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What's your comfort watch that you fall back to when don't know what to put on?

202 replies

BiscuitLover09876 · 16/11/2021 16:20

I'd love to know!

OP posts:
Bin85 · 17/11/2021 11:11

Miss Marple
Poirot
The Crown
Hunted
Celebrity Hunted
Escape to the Country
Who Do You Think You Are.
Pointless
Frost
Morse
All good if ill or tired

JadeTrinket · 17/11/2021 11:11

@HeronLanyon

jade I would love to watch survivor (or at least see what it’s like) but don’t think it is available in England (have searched a few times)
It's utter nonsense, but for a certain state of mind, it's the right kind of nonsense for me -- I work with narrative a lot during the way, and at night, I don't want something compellingly narrative, I want something very simple.

Yes, I think pickings are very slim in general in the UK, and I've seen people complaining about it online before. The only place I can find it (and only the Australian version) is on Amazon Prime, where a few seasons are available.

starfishmummy · 17/11/2021 11:18

Probably something on itv3 so morse/lewis/Midsomer Murders/a Marple or Poirot. Not so much Frost or Foyle. Or an old film on talking pictures.

DH would put on police chases!

Violetroselily · 17/11/2021 19:05

Friday Night Dinner
Grand Designs
Scott & Bailey

Depending on the mood, obv

1910username · 17/11/2021 22:19

@Lampzade, where do you watch Frasier?

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 17/11/2021 22:21

I work in rotation. when I get to the bottom of the list I start it all again

Downton abbey
The Big bang theory
friends
Modern family
The royle family
My family
Gilmore girls

Repeat

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 17/11/2021 22:23

@HeronLanyon

jade I would love to watch survivor (or at least see what it’s like) but don’t think it is available in England (have searched a few times)
Australian survivor is great- and it's on Prime (uk)
frenchfancy81 · 17/11/2021 22:26

Dinner ladies
Benidorm
Trollied

Ha!!

Helenluvsrob · 17/11/2021 22:28

Canals with Tim and prue

Slow TV at its best and they are just lovely

popcorndiva · 17/11/2021 22:28

Keeping Up Appearances
Friday night dinner
Jonathan Creek

Shmithecat2 · 17/11/2021 22:29

TOWIE Blush

imamearcat · 17/11/2021 22:30

Gossip girl
Sex in the city
Friends
Special victims unit

NotagainTuesday · 17/11/2021 22:51

Sex & the City
Motherland
Gavin & Stacey
Downtown Abbey
Cold Feet
Alma’s Not Normal (new to the list)

If I can be bothered to remember how the DVD player works - Playing the Field - wish they’d add it to BritBox!

tillytoodles1 · 17/11/2021 23:18

Benidorm.

FrenchyQ · 18/11/2021 05:13

@bizboz

Gossip Girl, even though I am 40 😳.
I'm 43 and love gossip girl too, that or arrested development are my go to shows
blessedbethechocolate · 18/11/2021 05:50

IT crowd
Simpsons (I swear I've seen at least one episode every days since I was 10)
Bojack Horseman
Friday night dinner
Breaking bad
The good place

To be honest I have a habit of once I like something I just watch it over and over again. I'm the same with audio books.

SilentBob · 18/11/2021 06:34

Any and all cosy murder shows- Midsomer, Poirot, Marple, Death in Paradise, Shakespeare and Hathaway, Lewis...I could go on

SpeckledyHen · 18/11/2021 06:40

The Office
Anything with Rick Stein

users689033 · 18/11/2021 12:07

AbFab
Gavin and Stacey
The Cockfields
Outnumbered
The Holiday
Something Borrowed
The Catherine Tate Show

tintodeverano2 · 18/11/2021 12:17

@Lostthetastefordahlias

Gilmore girls 100% - especially this time of year!
Me too!
Fairyfalls · 18/11/2021 12:27

Four in a bed on ch4

MynahBird · 18/11/2021 12:35

Bluey!

Redland12 · 18/11/2021 12:40

Benidorm

SammyScrounge · 18/11/2021 12:54

Cagney and Lacey

ShineBrightly · 18/11/2021 12:55

This is a great thread. I'm waiting on some potentially awful life-changing news, so need the distraction. Just a selection here that's been working for me -

What We Do In The Shadows
Motherland
Ghosts
Plebs
Friday Night Dinner
The Good Fight
Succession

YouTube - Luxeria's watchalongs to Noughties Reality Shows, Bailey Sarian's Murder Mystery Mayhem series