Please recommend something we can watch with MIL!

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MIL is 89 and shielding. We got her a Facebook Portal and it means we can sort of ‘hang out’ virtually. We want to watch a box set with her and would love recommendations! Ideally Netflix cos we all have that.

Not loads of sex! But she enjoyed Big Little Lies so she can cope with a bit.

Do you have bbc iplayer? What about The Detectorists? I'm not sure if it's on Netflix though.

Thank you! Normally we would have i player but we’re living abroad at the moment so can’t access it (and haven’t figured out how to do the clever thing of making your internet browser pretend it’s in a different country)

Watching for inspiration. Good thread to start. Thanks

Welcome XX! Fingers crossed we get some...

The crown

Definitely The Crown!

Sweet Magnolias

We’ve all seen the Crown sadly, but you’re right on her wavelength!

The Two Popes on Netflix. Watched with elderly mum and she enjoyed.

I second The Two Popes. Didn't think I would enjoy it but it was lovely.

Ladies in Black is lovely. Have you/has she seen The King's Speech? There's some old Jonathan Creek on Netflix that I've rewatched recently

Normal People

Normal People

Joke! Tried to watch first episode with 34 year old daughter; had to give up 🤦🏻‍♀️

Last tango in Halifax on iPlayer

My parents (mid 80s) love it, me too

Sweet magnolias

Afterlife

❤️

Normal People

Lots of sex in this FYI!

I've watched Downton, A Place To Call Home, All The Rivers Run and Paradise as box sets with my DM. recommend all but especially A Place To Call Home. It's like an Australian Downton with less aristocracy!

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries - think it’s on Netflix. Set in 1920s Melbourne and fairly light-hearted for a detective series.

Possibly Medici?

These are great ideas, thank you so much! Apparently MIL has successfully set herself up on Amazon Prime so that’s an option too now.

And yep, don’t think I could cope with watching Normal People with MIL, even if we’re not in the same room!

Normal People? I assume regard a joke. Don't think it's an 89 year olds cup of tea. Plus it's crap. I switched off after 5 episodes.

at Normal People.

I bet she’d like Anne with an E, OP.

Then, I’d try The Good Wife and that series with Jane Fonda - Frankie and someone or other.

There’s a new one called Hollywood haven’t watched it yet but sounds the ticket.

And if all else fails just do Tiger King.

Sweet Magnolias - lovely
Anne with an E - lovely
Ladies in Black - lovely
Hollywood - scenes of sex including male prostituion both with men and woman. Funny & I love it, but maybe not right for 89 MIL unless she is open minded.
The Good Wife & The Good Fight - both good humorous dramas, I enjoy them both.
Suits similar vein.
Frankie & Grace - good funny with mentions of vibrators, lobe and husbands going off with each other. Haven't see season 3 yet.
Amazon Prime - the Marvellous Mrs. Maziel - a bit near the mark but funny