If MIL liked Downton Abbey...

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... and lives overseas so doesn't get much in the way of new British telly, what else might she like? I think they have a DVD player that can play Region 2 DVDs but will double check that.

Not sure about Call the Midwife as I haven't seen it (traumatic birth experience!).

These are brilliant. I LOVE Game of Thrones but MIL will not approve of anything to see or with swearing. Violence is fine, if not terribly graphic.

*too sexy

I'd rule out GP then, Phase! Quite a lot of sex, IIRC. Some swearing.