Comfort viewing TV/film download suggestions

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I've got a whole load of stressful/busy trips and waiting around coming up in the next couple of months, so I am after suggestions of downloadable shows to pass the time please.

Criteria: Must be lightweight, easy to watch, no big brain power required. Film or TV, but easy to stop and start without having to rewind and catch up.

I have: BBC, Netflix, Disney, NowTV (Sky movies and entertainment channels) to choose from.

Examples of similar shows I have enjoyed previously: Sweet Magnolias, Chesapeake Shores, The West Wing (always!), Suits, BBC Pride and Prejudice, typical hallmark Christmas films. Was just about to start watching Virgin River, but may hold it till I start travelling.

Thank you!

Have you seen Firefly Lane on Netflix? There's two seasons and it's easy watching. Also Catastrophe if you want something funny. DH and I are watching Yellowstone, it's good so far!

The American Office, Brooklyn 99, Parks and Rec are my comfiest watches. Seen them all several times. Man on the inside (I think that’s what it’s called) also very gentle and lovely. Recently watched The Good Life which also fit the bill.

Call the Midwife is lovely, gentle viewing and easy to dip in and out of.

Gilmour Girls (Netflix)
Brothers & Sisters (Disney)
Agree Firefly Lane is great (Netflix)
Desperate Housewives (Disney)
Normal People (iPlayer/Netflix)
Conversations With Friends (iPlayer)
Everything I Know About Love (iPlayer)
Mum (iPlayer)
Fleabag (iPlayer)
The Good Wife (Amazon?)
Modern Love (Amazon)

Perfect Strangers (iPlayer)
Emma - Romola Garai series (iPlayer)

All Creatures Great and Small (the new ones) on channel 5.

Lightweight and easy to watch.

Only Murders in the Building. Great fun.

Here we go(BBC comedy)
Derry girls
Gavin and Stacey
Stranger things
Motherland
Amanda land
Mandy

The Residence- Netflix

Schitt’s Creek is very easy to dip in and out of.

Persuasion with Amanda Root as Anne.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NKdcX6jId-M&pp=ygUPUGVyc3Vhc2lvbiAxOTk1

1995, what a year for Austen adaptations!

We Are Lady Parts (Ch4 sitcom)

Another vote for all creatures great and small. I watch it on Amazon acorn

Another vote for The American Office! If youve seen and liked the English version you have to perserve past the first episodes where you make comparisons, but after that it takes on a life of its own and is brill!

The Brokenwood Mysteries on U .. Will also be free and easy to download the app.

Shakespeare and Hathaway - superb series.- iplayer

Race across the world - player

The Wrong Paris - very cliche/cheesy, terrible-but-good film. Easy watching. - Netflix

Schitts Creek ! You get to love the characters

Wooofff, loads of ideas thanks! 😍

SHORT(ish)LIST

• Yellowstone: someone else mentioned this and I'd forgotten, thanks! Also adding Brooklyn 99, Parks and Rec
• Brothers and Sisters, Normal People, Conversations with Friends, Everything I know, Mum, Modern Love
• Perfect Strangers, Emma, Persuasion
• All Creatures.... I am a child of the old BBC series, so I will trial a few of the new version before I go, and see how it lands!
• Only Murders in the Building. Think I might have seen a spoiler but will double-check.
• Here We Go, The Residence, We Are Lady Parts
• The Residence, The Wrong Paris

NOT QUITE

• Couldn't get on with: Firefly Lane, Gilmore Girls, or Good Wife, Derry Girls, Stranger Things, Mandy (I know they are wildly loved so it's definitely me!)
• Catastrophe, Motherland, Amandaland, Fleabag, G&S: loved all of them but not quite long enough gap for a re-watch yet.
• Probably also Call The Midwife and Desperate Housewives, but might add 1-2 seasons to see how it goes.
• Schitts Creek I watched when it first came out and probably about a dozen times since! I can recite dialogue I love it so much!
• RATW: Love it, but waiting for the celeb version!
• American Office: is on one of the Sky channels so seen quite a lot of them lately.
• Man on the inside was very gentle, watched that a few months ago.
• Brokenwood, Shakespeare and Hathaway: not really a fan of police/detective dramas

Couple of suggestions from me in return are Friends Like Us and Nobody Wants This if you are looking for something!

I’m offended 😂

but seriously, Brokenwood is closer to Only Murders in the Building than it is a standard detective drama. It’s much lighter than many of the type.

I always mentIon Detectorists and This Country on these threads. Very gentle, very funny, and short episodes.

Edited because I just read your update 🤣. I also quite liked The Diplomat on Netflix. A bit silly, but watchable, and the presence of Rufus Sewell helps!

Emily in Paris - very easy like a romcom
Anne with an E
downton abbey
schitts creek (sooo heartwarming)

Love Begins on Netflix - noughties family comedy drama
Mr Bigstuff - sky with Danny Dyer - silly, funny and actually quite emotional, really grown on me
Fisk - Australian comedy on Netflix about a middle aged suburban probate solicitor - absolutely BRILLIANT
Colin from Accounts - iplayer - gentle Australian comedy
The Good Place - Netflix Ted Danson

Enjoy!!

If you like Fisk and Colin from Accounts, try Summer Love on Prime. Each is a separate story of people staying in the same holiday home. First episode has Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer in it.

Ooh fab, thanks!