It’s a wet Sunday afternoon, jobs are done, what can I watch that will draw me in (the grittier the better)

[Luckymeluckyme]

I’m losing the will to live over TV just now, I just can’t find anything I want to watch.

I love dark British/Welsh (occasionally American and Scandinavian)
dramas, complex characters, takes on historical true crime cases and social issues, I also really enjoy and moving or unforgettable documentaries

I really dislike glossy (unrealistic) characters and storylines, anything Spy/MI5 or as soon as the synopsis suggests as hint of science fiction and comedy.

Occasionally I’ll find a diamond that I’ve previously over looked because off it having the one of above themes in it (Life on Mars being one of series that I think I might like but put off with the time travel and that it might not be dark enough) The Handmaids Tale being the perfect example and one of the best things I’ve seen.

Things that I’ve really enjoyed over the last few years…

This is Britain
Happy Valley
Red Riding
Snow Angels
Craith/Hidden
Hinterland
Man hunt
True Detective
We need to Talk about Kevin
The Long Shadow
Sharp objects
Little Fires Everywhere
Mare of Eastown

Help me MN!! 🙏🏻

The Walking Dead

Mind hunter on Netflix

Cheeky placemark. I’m not well atm so need the recommendations.

Inside man
criminal (I just watched the UK one but there are lots of countries versions)

I recently watched Dear Child on Netflix. It’s a German thriller - six episodes - only watch if you don’t mind subtitles. It is a gripping watch. It starts with an abducted woman escaping and shows the aftermath and lots of flashbacks

It's dubbed as well I think.

The Handsmaids Tale

Thirteen with Jodie Comer.

if you haven’t seen them…

Line of Duty (first series is best)
The Bodyguard
Cardiac Arrest

Well, that's me sorted. Thank you Mumsnet !!😂

If anyone would like to find all these in one dump list, I just realised my list app allows me to copy them all.

Stuff to watch on TV

TO WATCH NEXT
• Time
Mumsnet - iplayer - “ stars Stephen Graham - by Jimmy McGovern very well reviewed.

ONLINE RECOMMENDATIONS
• Ashes to Ashes
Mumsnet - “dressed up as gloss and fun but oh so dark. Excellent Keeley Hawes.”
• Black Bird
Mumsnet - “black bird Is good for a true crime dramatisation again quite gritty and slow horses for a British drama/comedy.”
• Black Op
Mumsnet - BBC crime / comedy
• Bloodlands
Mumsnet - “James Nesbitt , set in Ireland .”
• Blue lights
Mumsnet
• Bosch
Mumsnet - on Prime
• Bosch Legacy
Mumsnet - on Prime
• Burning Body
Mumsnet - Netflix - “The true story of Rosa Perale. “
• Criminal justice
Mumsnet - “2 series with separate storylines. I was gripped by both and so impressed by Maxine Peakes acting in the 2nd series.”
• Dal y Mellt
Mumsnet - BBC iplayer - Welsh crime drama
• Defending Jacob
Mumsnet - on Apple
• Dogs of Berlin
Mumsnet - Netflix
• Dope Sick
Mumsnet - a few recommendations - stars Michael Keaton
• Edge of Darkness
Mumsnet
• Fearless
Mumsnet - stars Helen McCrory
• Girl in the wall
Mumsnet - BBC
• Hidden
Mumsnet - “Welsh police drama. Dark, damp, atmospheric.”
• I may destroy you
Mumsnet - “Emotional violence”
• It’s a sin
Mumsnet - on 4 OD - “Both joyful and very sad. Stuck with me for a long time after”
• Justified
Mumsnet
• Love and Death
ITV - Stars Elizabeth Olsen - Mumsnet
• Man of All Kind
Mumsnet - Apple
• My brilliant friend
Mumsnet - “Emotional violence”
• Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland
Mumsnet - documentary series
• Payback
Mumsnet - ITVX
• Queen of the South
Mumsnet - “about a woman who comes of the streets of Culiacan and rises through the ranks of a cartel eventually forming her own. Think its American but quite compelling”
• Redeeming Love
Mumsnet - Prime - “Did not know what to expect when reading the synopsis but it was outstanding.”
• Saburra Blood
Mumsnet - Netflix - Italy /Rome
• Save Me
Mumsnet - “Gritty crime thriller with Lennie James :)”
• Severance
Mumsnet - Apple TV - It is American and slightly sci-fi ish but very dark, unsettling and absolutely gripping. Best thing I've watched in such a long time - first episode is slow but it’s def worth sticking.”
• Shadowlands
Mumsnet - “good film. The "true" story of CS Lewis. No fantasy or sci-fi. Sad but uplifting.”
• Slow Horses
Mumsnet - “beautifully written” - “I actually gasped in shock at parts of it. Gary Oldman plays the most fantastic character.”
• Station 11
Mumsnet - “(not the one about fire stations ) on Disney Plus-it' s based on a great book by Emily St John Mandell.
• The Act
Mumsnet - stars Patricia Arquette
• The Bear
Mumsnet - “Emotional violence”
• The Burning Girls
Mumsnet - on Paramount??
• The Cry
Mumsnet - BBC
• The Following
Mumsnet - “James Purefoy & Kevin Bacon. Underated.”
• The Gallows Pole
Mumsnet - “3 part drama by Shane Meadows (This is England etc) set at start of Industrial Revolution (true story). Great characters and natural dialogue. Was on bbc in April”
• The girls from plainville
Mumsnet - “True story of cyber aided suicide. Channel 4 I think.”
• The Inheritance
Mumsnet - “While this doesn't fit the brief I found The Inheritance surprsingly good. Like you, I like a gritty crime drama, but this was really good, and well acted.”
• The Long Shadow
Mumsnet
• The Newsroom
Mumsnet
• The Night Of
Mumsnet - “It is an exceptional series, one of the best I've ever seen. Bleak though, I don't think I could ever watch it again.”
• The Responder
Mumsnet- with Martin freeman
• The Shield
Mumsnet
• The Split
Mumsnet - “Another gem with the outstanding Nicola Walker”
• Thirteen
Mumsnet - “with Jodie Comer”
• Unbelievable
Mumsnet - “Netflix is fantastic. Toni Collette is utterly brilliant in it as is Merritt Wever. They make a hell of a duo. It’s based on a true story. “
• Unforgotten
Mumsnet - ITVX
• White lotus
Mumsnet
• Wrong Side of the Tracks
Mumsnet - Netflix - Spanish
• Years and Years
Mumsnet

Ohh that's clever @wednamenov thanks! And thanks to everyone else, too - this is exactly what I needed.

Big Little Lies is excellent

Oh wow what app is that?

It's called 'Any list'. Free. I use it for groceries normally. I've struggled to find a decent app to help me remember what I've watched already, and what I should watch based on recommendations. The number of times we start something only to realise we've already watched it 🙄

So I decided this morning to start using it for this too. I cannot remember titles of film / series, so am terrible at recommending things to other people. The app allows you to create categories, so I've got 'online recommendations', and items can be dragged and dropped into 'things to watch next' and then dragged from there into 'good' or rubbish. And capacity for notes too. I don't know why I didn't think of using it before.

apps.apple.com/gb/app/anylist-grocery-shopping-list/id522167641

Hope that link works. You can also share lists. So I've added DH onto it as well.

@mum2jakie it was also excellent!

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