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What is the best tv show you’ve ever watched

355 replies

Arseconono · 06/06/2024 20:16

Just that really. It could be recent, could be donkeys years old.

A Few of mine are

  • The Thick of It
  • Ashes to Ashes
  • line of duty
  • 2012
OP posts:
MostlyGhostly · 07/06/2024 19:01

Mad Men, I could watch it over and over again
Succession
The Royle Family

MostlyGhostly · 07/06/2024 19:04

Oh and I absolutely loved Hinterland. Relentlessly bleak but in a good way with beautiful scenery

Elderflower14 · 07/06/2024 19:05

Ashes To Ashes
Call The Midwife
Pennyworth....

SharpWriter · 07/06/2024 19:05

ER
The Sopranos
Dexter

Justnevergetsthere · 07/06/2024 19:12

X-Files

toycat · 07/06/2024 19:15

Love this thread!

Some of my faves over the years.... I struggled to whittle down 😅

Better Things
Reservation Dogs
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Poker Face
Better Call Saul
Succession
The Thick of It
Veep
Catastrophe
Breaking Bad
The Wire
1883
Kath and Kim
Peep Show
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (it's hit and miss later on, but loads of amazing episodes)
Maid
Station Eleven

I'll stop there. We watch way more TV series than films

Girlofyourdreams · 07/06/2024 19:21

Handmaids Tale
Friends
Friday night dinner
Unforgotten
Bodies
This is England

Ghostlyfeet · 07/06/2024 19:22

The Shield.

ALongHardWinter · 07/06/2024 19:53

Unforgotten. Wish they'd make more of them.

notprincehamlet · 07/06/2024 20:03

The Bureau
Succession
The Sopranos
Frasier

stormy4319trevor · 07/06/2024 20:22

Vikings, when Ragnar was in it. Breaking Bad and The Wire. The Walking Dead, before Rick leaves it. Nighty night - utterly cringe and cruel, but weirdly funny. I do love Julia Davis.

TheBunyip · 07/06/2024 20:31

I came to say dark. I’m not be big telly watcher but it was brilliant

and im posting so I don’t lose the thread

TheOriginalFrench · 07/06/2024 20:36

Forgot Station Eleven!

FormerlySpeckledyHen · 08/06/2024 21:30

zaxxon · 06/06/2024 22:38

Dark is incredible! It lives rent-free in my head.

A few more that haven't been mentioned yet:

Edge of Darkness
Spaced
The Simpsons, seasons 3ish to 7ish

Edge Of Darkness 👏 Eric Clapton 🎸

Scorchio84 · 09/06/2024 13:02

Forgot to add Oz

PuppyMonkey · 09/06/2024 13:07

Till recently would have said Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones or Succession but my current love is Slow Horses - literally binged the entire lot last week! Amazing telly.

BigFatLiar · 09/06/2024 13:23

Lots

However I did really like 'Star Cops'

Invent · 09/06/2024 13:50

Twin Peaks
Catastrophe
Dr Who ( DT and CE seasons)

Cumberbatch's Sherlock Holmes.

Lila878 · 09/06/2024 20:02

X files
sex education
the fall
all because GILLIAN ANDERSON

Yiayoula · 09/06/2024 20:49

@Iwashappyinthehaze - OMG, how could I have forgotten Chancer !
Clive Owen was absolutely mesmerising.❤️

FlyingontheGround · 09/06/2024 20:51

Homeland
Bodies - the Max Beesley one
Peep Show

VolvoFan · 09/06/2024 21:00

A few. I'm currently rewatching Due South.

BluebirdBoogie · 09/06/2024 21:18

Hepzibar · 06/06/2024 20:36

Our friends in the North
Pride and Prejudice
Life on Mars
Line of Duty

Are you me?

poilz · 09/06/2024 21:52

State of Happiness (Norwegian)
Shtisel

EscapeTheCastle · 09/06/2024 22:30

I agree with so many of your lists.
Going to add a couple of shows I was crazy for but not yet mentioned.

The Knick
Penny Dreadful