Recommendations for TV programmes 90s/early 00s

[Bluebellsinthewind]

Me and Dh are running out of things to watch from this time. A

We have watched so far:

Fat friends - loved, probably more than the first time we watched it, when it came out.

The Booze Cruise 1, 2 and 3 - love these so much and gutted they didn't make more. Watched and loved them when they first came out.

Cutting It - watching just now and on series 3. Absolutely batshit crazy. We watched this first time around but couldn't mind anything about it.

Any other programs we should watch along the same lines?

This Life
The Lakes
Bad Girls
Cold Feet

A bit of retro reality TV when it was more organic, Faking It on Channel 4 app. It's superb.

Hi @Bluebellsinthewind

Try these. I recently rewatched the last two. OFITN is one of my all-time faves, as is This Life.

Our friends in the North
The Cops
Clocking off
State of play
House of Cards (the original UK version)

I rewatched Cutting It and Clocking Off a few years ago and loved them.

Silent Witness - with Amanda Burton who was brilliant.
Band of Gold.
At Home with the Braithwaites. Never watched it first time round, decided to a couple of years ago and it was brilliant - similar vibe to Cutting It with drama and brilliant comedy moments.

Not really the same but still very retro would be Part of Five, loved it first time round as I was close to the characters' ages, but it might have aged badly!

I've started watching Ugly Betty again from 2006. I really enjoy it. I didn't see every episode when it first aired and it was so long ago, I haven't remembered everything about the series.

It's on All4.

I absolutely love Alison Steadman but I found Fat Friends difficult to watch fully. I'll probably give it another shot though.

Not sure about the years these were made but I have viewed these movies/series recently and enjoyed immensely:

My Sailor, My Love (Netflix)
23 Walks (Amazon Prime and Alison Steadman)
Love and Marriage (Amazon Prime and Alison Steadman)

Greys anatomy
Criminal minds
suits

(May be slightly late but I really enjoyed them)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Six Feet Under, Bad Girls, Desperate Housewives..

Green wing, loved it and have watched it again a few times

We've recently reqarched My Family and found the comedy on that has aged really well. Though last time around I identified with the teenagers and this time I'm definitely in the parent's camp!

Cracker

I've seen The Lakes & Bad Girls both are really good

Life on Mars & Ashes to Ashes really recommend

Waking the Dead is very good tv

This is another winner sooo good

Band of gold

Widows

Bad girls

Cracker

Were favourites of mine.

Came here to suggest Bad Girls and At Home With The Braithwaites but see others with excellent taste have beaten me to it! An amazing few British programmes were made around this time!

For pure trash tv I would also suggest Footballer's Wives but I'm still annoyed how it ended on an unresolved cliffhanger because of them cancelling the series!

Benidorm is a bit later than the time you're looking but still worth a watch!

Cardiac arrest
This life

Band of gold
Bad girls
Prime suspect

Soldier Soldier! - Robson and Jerome!

Touching evil
Shameless
Coupling
Big Train
Game On

Making out if anyone remembers that.

If you like crime drama:

NYPD Blue
Law & Order SVU
Homicide: Life on the Streets

North Square, only 1 series of it made I think. Loads of great actors, about barristers in Leeds. It was on channel 4.

The Street was excellent
This is England also

Six Feet under

I’d love to watch Northern Exposure again but it’s only on payment.