To ask which old TV shows should everyone watch?

[TammySwansonTwo]

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.

Yes Minister / Prime Minister - satire which was both clever and funny. Hawthorne & Eddington's performances were glorious.

Brass Eye - Nonce sense! Sadly, I don't think C4 have got the balls to ever repeat it....

Shows i remember loving are Roseanne and married with children.

Oh and friends! Loved that and also sex in the city!

Inbetweeners
Peep Show
The Vicar of Dibley
Only Fools and Horses
Gavin and Stacey
Merlin
Broadchurch
The Thick of It
Fresh Meat
Outnumbered

Oz, the Joan Hickson Marples, Father Ted.

Merlin,Robin Hood and Black Books.
For children the Original Clangers and Wacky Races.

Haven’t rtft yet so apologies if already mentioned but opened all hours - such a warm goodhearted old show. I’m midtwenties and have the box set. It helps me fall asleep 🙈

Open all hours that should say. The original ones, not these new ones.

BBC's Pride & Prejudice with Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth
Abigail's Party (not a series but Alison Steadman is excruciatingly brilliant)
The Dukes of Hazard (early seasons...gets shit later seasons)
That 70's Show (again, early seasons)
The Young Ones
Extras
The Office (UK)
True Blood (not late seasons, first season is awesome though).

Everything else already been mentioned, Spaced, Bottom, IT Crowd, Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Vicar of Dibley, Gavin & Stacey but avoid second series of Nighty Night, fuck knows what happened, first series is brilliant!

Brideshead Revisited.
Edge of Darkness.
Prime Suspect.
Morse.
This is England.
Anything Jane Austen by the Beeb.
Bouquet of Barbed Wire.
Fawlty Towers.
One Foot in the Grave.
Only Fools...
Boys from the Blackstuff.

Monkey!

Loved This Life, so cool, I used to wish I was in that house.

It’s always sunny in Philadelphia!! Such a hidden gem watch it past the first season though as it’s not as funny until Danny De Vito comes into it.

Not RTFT but

X Files
American Gothic (amazing)
Star Trek TNG
Quantum Leap
Magnum PI
The A Team
Captain Scarlet

If/when I have kids they’ll be “treated l” to my faves of
Danger Mouse
Wacky Races
Trap Door
Fraggle Rock!

Round the Twist and Jossies Giants for other kids ones for those of a certain era

Golden Girls!

Life on Mars
Ashes to Ashes (but only the first 2 series. I HATED the ending. Ruined the whole thing for me)
Lexx
Xena
CSI (Las Vegas)
Law and Order Criminal intent (Vincent D'onofrio is seriously awesome)
Stargate
Stargate Atlantis

Oh I forgot. Whitechapel.

Love:
May to December.
Sabrina the teenage witch.

Oh no, not Lost, that was one of the most frustrating programs I've ever watched! I didn't even reach the end of it either, which is a total let down too by all accounts.

Nighty- night.
www.bing.com/videos/search?q=nighty+night+clips&view=detail&mid=7C785068272E70980E6D7C785068272E70980E6D&FORM=VIRE&PC=APPL
OMG the nipples!
I see it is on dvd - must get them.

I love Two Broke Girls. I love Friends too and it has a bit of a Friends vibe about it.

Tomorrows World - interesting to see all the prototypes of things we now take for granted.

Oh dear, I can't bear Friends, sorry!

It has only just finished, but Detectorists is absolutely great! I'm so upset it is only a series of 6 although I think there is a Christmas special coming. I hope there will be another series. If you like gentle British comedies in the vein of Dad's Army or Last of the Summer Wine perhaps, then you will love it. No canned laughter on it either! My favourite at the moment. The DVD will be on my Christmas list!

Has anyone mentioned World at War yet?