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What is the best TV series from start to finish?

258 replies

Soubriquet · 13/03/2024 09:48

Gotta be

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Good Place

there are other shows I love but I think these two don’t have a single bad episode. It’s all brilliant right from the pilot to the finale

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Jellycatspyjamas · 13/03/2024 23:13

Pose
Happy Valley
Line of Duty

all perfection from start to finish.

Sonolanona · 13/03/2024 23:14

Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Teachers
It's a Sin
The Walking Dead
Grey's Anatomy

ScaredSceptic · 14/03/2024 00:13

Six Feet Under

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SittingontheSidelines · 15/03/2024 18:14
  • Brideshead Revisited, without a doubt. If you want more modern, Schitt's Creek.*

Oh my goodness this reminded me that my two all time, never to be beaten, favourites are
Brideshead Revisited and
The Jewel in the Crown

TigerOnTour · 15/03/2024 22:35

Casualty

TwylaSands · 15/03/2024 22:45

This is Us
schitt’s creek
ghosts
Superstore
only fools and horses
band of gold
birds of a feather

cheapskatemum · 15/03/2024 23:03

I agree with quite a few of those mentioned above. I also love these, which haven't been mentioned yet:
1883
Shameless
Sanditon
Not sure if a pp was talking about Detectorists

OLDERME · 15/03/2024 23:26

Not quite a series but terrific. I had to really concentrate,but I keep thinking about it. UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN. On ITVX I found it very unusual,

And many of the others already mentioned.

swimlyn · 16/03/2024 01:29

Six Feet Under

Thursa · 16/03/2024 02:29

Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes
The Wire
The Shield
Line of Duty

WibblyWobblyWeeble · 16/03/2024 02:33

Happy Valley
Friends

MrsMikeHeck · 16/03/2024 02:43

I’m going to be contrary here - Seasons 1 & 5 of The Wire take it out of the running here.

And BB99 is my favourite tv series ever, but they should have quit before the final series.

MrsMikeHeck · 16/03/2024 02:46

And The Bear, another incredible series, was a lot less consistent in S2. Some episodes were mind blowing but there were a few duds, especially in the first half of the season.

INeedToClingToSomething · 16/03/2024 02:55

Succession. Hands down the best thing I've ever seen on TV.

Tarquina · 16/03/2024 03:46

Extras. Watched all episodes at least ten times

lavenderlou · 16/03/2024 04:35

Band of Brothers - I'm not usually that interested in war dramas but this was outstanding

The Bridge
Gavin and Stacey
The Handmaid's Tale

cariadlet · 16/03/2024 04:36

Happy Valley
Being Human
Line of Duty
The Serpent
Blackadder
Mash
Tenko
Father Ted
Fawlty Towers
The Detectorists
The Royle Family
Outnumbered
House of Cards (original - I haven't seen the US version)
Sherlock
The Office

Funderthighs · 16/03/2024 04:56

The Middle
Last Tango in Halifax
Gavin & Stacey

Rolypolyfishheads · 16/03/2024 06:49

Life on Mars
Ashes to Ashes
Derry Girls

CaravaggiosCat · 16/03/2024 07:56

Schitts Creek
The Middle
Curb your enthusiasm
Lost in Space (new)
Manifest
IT Crowd
Black Books
Father Ted
Motherland
Frasier
People Just do Nothing

Shetlands · 16/03/2024 09:19

Thanks for the recommendation of The West Wing - as a political junkie I am now hooked!

I mean to add Six Feet Under to my previous list.

ThreeImaginaryBoys · 16/03/2024 09:27

The Wire
Line of Duty
The Good Wife
Peaky Blinders
The Sopranos
M.A.S.H.
Wednesday
The West Wing
Succession
Billions
Happy Valley
The Divorce

CaveMum · 16/03/2024 22:26

Shetlands · 16/03/2024 09:19

Thanks for the recommendation of The West Wing - as a political junkie I am now hooked!

I mean to add Six Feet Under to my previous list.

Very jealous you’re getting to watch it fresh! When you’ve finished watching the series there’s a podcast called West Wing Weekly which does an episode by episode breakdown and loads of cast and crew interviews.

QueenBodicea · 16/03/2024 22:46

Our Friends in the north

CormorantStrikesBack · 21/03/2024 08:41

I’m going to add Slow Horses after just watching this. Amazing