To ask which old TV shows should everyone watch?

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Finally got around to watching Sons Of Anarachy and one of the series finales has me sobbing like a child. I often think there's nothing new to watch, but there are so many great older shows that people have missed out on.

My biggest recommendation would be The Shield - watched that back to back a few years ago, well after it aired, probably the best TV series I've ever seen.

Aside from the obvious (Breaking Bad, Dexter, Mad Men etc), which other long-since finished TV shows would you suggest?

My list would also include Carnivale, and 30 Rock because it's bloody hilarious.

Fawlty towers, mash, only fools and horses, one foot in the grave morse poirot. Miss Marple all creatures great and small. Modern tv is shit

the wire us brilliant and for a bit of nostalgia Budgie starring Adam Faith. First few episodes are in black and white and its very pre PC.

Jeeves & Wooster - Fry & Laurie at their absolute comedic best, helped by some epic writing

Some of these are not old but I think should be watched IMO

The wire, It's more of a sociological critique of modern society than a TV series and you really need to concentrate on it to get the most out of watching it. If you make the time and effort to do so though you won't be disappointed.

Person of Interest
Six Feet Under
The Sopranos
Peaky Blinders
Seinfeld
Mr Robot

Ones not yet mentioned (can't understand why!)
Burn Notice
Chuck
Scrubs
Vicar of Dibley
Has anyone said Royle Family?
And an all time favourite Allo Allo
Also I've bought Cardiac Arrest to rewatch - I hope it is as brilliant as I remember!

@WoollyMollyMonkey I came on specifically to suggest The royle family! Watched it again recently, it’s even funnier than I remember. Like the comedy has distilled and improved with age.

We have to rewatch all the Christmas specials at this time of year too. Don't decline a recline Barbara! Brilliant.😂

I loved party of five , as a teenager.
Can't believe no one mentioned, dinnerladies. Absolute classic 😁

Not really old, but just watched 'the widow' available on itv iPlayer (itv3) based on a true story. Very good.
Life on mars.
Scott and bailey
House (gets shit about series 3)
Greys anatomy (upto about series 4/5)
Wire in the blood

Definitely Band of Brothers, DH and I are re-watching it for probably the 5th time at the moment and it still doesn't fail to make me cry, so well made.

More cheerfully, The Good Wife is brilliant, and I loved Desperate Housewives, back when I was on mat leave I used to watch it on e4.

House is definitely one to watch as well, Hugh Laurie is amazing.

House
Madmen
The West Wing
ER
Frasier
Ally McBeale
Northern Exposure

coupling
this life
cold feet
our friends in the north
Steptoe and son
salem's lot

Mash, Frazier, House, My name is Earl (American) Father Ted, Black Books, Spaced, Blackadder.

Justified
The west wing
The sopranos
The walking dead
Six
Homeland
Game of thrones
Outlander
Peaky blinders

Oh god, yes Spaced!!

Steptoe

The Vicar of Dibley

Breaking bad; The Wire; the Sopranos, first couple of series of Homeland for drama. For comedy Father Ted; black books and the American show Everybody loves Raymond, and Cheers and Frasier.

Arrested Development
My name is earl
Parks and recreation
30 Rock

Showing my age here, but if a tv channel ever decided to do a re-run of Flambards, I’d be a very happy woman

@MrsWicket I'd not heard of Flamgards. They have it on Amazon if that's any good to you. Sometimes people upload these series on Youtube, doesn't look like they have it though.

Lost (although the end was a bit of a disappointment)

Spaced
Peep Show
league of Gentlemen

Edge of Darkness - probably the best piece of drama the BBC has ever produced.