Can anybody recommend me a series that's light and soapy but well acted?

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I'm watching The White Lotus but I'm finding it quite dark and depressing. I loved Nashville and Desperate Housewives back in the day. Is there anything with a similar vibe on any of the streaming services? I don't have Apple but I have Netflix and Now.

Hart of Dixie on ITVx is like Virgin River

Ransom Canyon and Sweet Magnolias - Netflix
Etoile on Amazon Prime - it’s by the creators of the Gilmore Girls and Mrs Maisel

Meet Me in Paris (Netflix)

The Resident on netflix !!!!!! Great hospital drama...so so good ..addictive!

Five bedrooms (was on iPlayer but not anymore - think it’s on Amazon prime)
Bump (iPlayer)
a million little things (available on U which is free streaming channel)
Did you ever watch Last tango in Halifax? It’s an oldie but a good one.

Have you watched Modern Family? Short episodes, very funny. Think it's on Netflix.

Also The Middle on ITV Hub.

I also loved Sirens and Four Seasons.

just remembered how bereft I felt when I finished Sweet Magnolias.. Netflix Do give it a look, I think you’ll enjoy it.

I had to get series 9 on dvd. Series 10 is so expensive!

This is us x

Superstore on Netflix.

Yellowstone. It has a bit of fist-fight type violence but no sexual violence. It’s a great family saga with lovely scenery and mesmerising cowboying. And if you like it, there are loans of spin offs to keep you going thereafter.

I was watching Yellowstone until Season 4 but it got insanely violent. I turned it off mid episode and never went back to it.

The Good Girl's Guide To Murer on Netflix is good (originally shown on BBC)
All Creature's Great And Small (new one)
The Durrells (originally C5)

Did you watch Friday Night Lights?

First series of Scandal (Disney plus) is all about the politics and is fun and glam. Then they started chucking in violence in subsequent series. I really resent spoiling a fun series with pain and misery. Just leave it at the scheming and dastardly plotting.

An old one but Stella?

I love the madam blanc mysteries, really enjoyed Death Valley, also death in paradise, beyond paradise, the good ship murder, hope street, Shakespeare and Hathaway

agree with others about Colin from accounts and 5 bedrooms also upper middle bogan

You DO need Colin from Accounts! So good!

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Such Brave Girls - a mum and two daughters who are struggling financially since the dad left.

All on iPlayer.
Quirky comedies, a little bit different and unexpected, definitely entertaining with great characters.

I also loved Mad Men but you've probably seen that, it's an old one.

Mum on BBC iPlayer
Better Things (I think is on iPlayer)
Kim's convenience on Netflix

Bump on BBC iPlayer

That's how I felt about Yellowstone. I liked the scenery and Kevin Costner being all rugged and the banter between Beth and Rip. I don't know why they had to make it so dark.

Things I’ve loved and binge watched

• Scott and Bailey (UK female police officers)
• Unreal (us fictional reality show)
• the Newsroom
• this is us
• the gilded age

My Family. Shows my age 😂

Bonus Family on Netflix - Swedish family drama, great actors, nothing violent, funny, touching, beautiful to look at

Brothers and sisters

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