# I love this British shit and I move move to England! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [April 28, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998 "2021-04-28T22:41:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/21 "2021-04-29T01:42:56Z")
**Fallet** a quirky short detective series. **Derry Girls** is cute and entertaining. **Misfits** young punks with superpowers is a tired plot, but somehow the writing makes this better than it should be. Endure the pilot, it improves. If the OP enjoyed Sherlock, I recommend **Prey**. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/22 "2021-04-29T01:45:56Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > I don’t know how well it was regarded in Britain. My wife loves it, but I find it a little cheesy. The first couple of years were a fascinating police procedural. I don’t know how well they dated. When the writers ran out of things to say, and left, the producers change the show into a soapy. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/23 "2021-04-29T01:47:58Z")
If the OP likes Poriot, then Marple is the obvious next choice. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/24 "2021-04-29T01:56:14Z")
Roald Dahl’s _ **Tales of the Unexpected** _ is a classic anthology series comparable to _ **Alfred Hitchcock Presents** _. Many episodes are on YouTube. Speaking of classic series, you have to watch _ **I, Claudius** _. Derek Jacoby, Brian Blessed, Sean Philips, George Baker, John Hurt, Patrick Stewart, _et al._ at the height of their careers. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/25 "2021-04-29T02:01:29Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > We started with [Sherlock](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1475582/) They’re older shows, but before he did Sherlock, the same showrunner did Jekyll - a different modern retelling. It kind of goes off the rails and it features the worst American accent I’ve ever heard, but it’s definitely interesting. He also did a very good comedy called Coupling - it gets compared to Friends a lot. (I like both shows, they are not the same at all). For much more recent things, Catastrophe & Fleabag (both comedies). ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/26 "2021-04-29T02:51:20Z")
I think Peep Show is the best show ever made, only just slightly better than Father Ted, but the humour may not appeal and there’s no point forcing it. More broadly appealing would be Hamish Macbeth, a very wry Scottish-based police show. Very much in the same vein as Doc Martin with quirky locals, and starring the ever-excellent Robert Carlyle. Not sure if its ever been streamed, but probably exists as a DVD box set going for tuppence these days. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/27 "2021-04-29T02:55:19Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Sean Philips Siân Phillips ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/28 "2021-04-29T02:55:57Z")
> [@Banksiaman](#): > > I think Peep Show is the best show ever made, This. Though I agree also you’ll decide if it’s for you or not very quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/29 "2021-04-29T02:57:46Z")
What is it with British seasons? New Tricks ran 15 season but only 90 episodes. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/30 "2021-04-29T03:02:08Z")
They believe in quality over quantity and don’t flog shows long after their prime. The seasons (“series”) are deliberately kept short for the same reason. John Cleese was offered the opportunity to make more episodes of _ **Fawlty Towers** _, but he turned it down. He thought Basil had already run his course. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/31 "2021-04-29T04:19:43Z")
The _ **Criminal** _ series on Netflix was pretty good, and the UK series was the only one to get a second season. _ **Marcella** _, also on Netflix, was good as well. It’s quite dark, and a slow burn kind of show. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/32 "2021-04-29T04:42:01Z")
> [@Banksiaman](#): > > I think Peep Show is the best show ever made, > [@Sitnam](#): > > This. > > Though I agree also you’ll decide if it’s for you or not very quickly. Yesssssssss. Although I’d place **Spaced** second, not **Father Ted** (but FT is up there!) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/33 "2021-04-29T04:50:36Z")
If you like _ **Foyle’s War** _, you’ll also enjoy _ **Danger: UXB** _. It’s the story of the Royal Engineers’ bomb disposal units during WWII, starring a young Anthony Andrews. Every episode has at least one butt-clenching moment as you wait to see who’s going to get blown to bits this time. _ **The Jewel in the Crown** _ is the story of the last days of the British Raj in India. A couple of years ago, it was shown on PBS for the first time in several decades, and it was just as good as I remembered. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/34 "2021-04-29T05:03:54Z")
lol well why watch marple when you can have one of the best british actresses ever ripping off christie in murder she wrote ? 😝 \ **Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/35 "2021-04-29T05:27:16Z") > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Someone mentioned 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown and that’s great. Actually, they just mentioned _8 out of 10 Cats_, which is a different (related) show. So’s _Countdown_. Another great quiz show is Only Connect, presented by Victoria Coren-Mitchell. It’s excellent. And I think Netflix’s _Sex Education_ needs a shout-out. Also, seconding _Misfits_. > [@Banksiaman](#): > > I think Peep Show is the best show ever made And _That Mitchell & Webb Look_ is also great. ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/36 "2021-04-29T05:58:37Z")
_ **Rumpole of the Bailey** _ - 7 seasons and 42 episodes broadcast between 1975 and 1992. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/H0CHMqz_kMg/hqdefault.jpg "Rumpole of the Bailey - John Simm") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0CHMqz_kMg) ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/37 "2021-04-29T06:04:26Z")
If you liked Death in Paradise, you might like Father Brown, a priest who solves murders in a small Cotswolds village. There are a lot of murders. Seriously, don’t ever visit Kembleford. Downton Abbey is a classic, even if it is just a pulp soap opera at heart. Depending on your age or maybe political slant, you might try The Young Ones, about 4 students living together, very 80s, very anarchic humor. Doc Martin has been mentioned but it has to be mentioned again. If you’re a fan of cringe humor, there’s Ricky Gervais’ original UK version of The Office. In the same vein but even better than The Office imho is his show Extras, about movie extras. It’s worth it just to hear Patrick Stewart pitch his brilliant screenplay idea. ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/38 "2021-04-29T06:18:30Z")
Also, if you like an anthology style show with discrete stories you can’t get much better than Inside No. 9, from 2/4 of the League of Gentlemen [another recommendation itself]. These are standalone twist-in-the tail creepy-comedy-dramas, and are generally excellently constructed and got a lot of stalwarts of British theatre and TV involved. Also two other detective shows - - River - Unforgotten Nicola Walker is the common factor in these, and anything with her in it is doubleplus good. ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/39 "2021-04-29T06:27:09Z")
> [@Banksiaman](#): > > I think Peep Show is the best show ever made, only just slightly better than Father Ted, but the humour may not appeal and there’s no point forcing it. I’ll pile on in agreement with this; Peep Show portrays a quintessentially English desperation beautifully, and is outright hilarious. The more recent Mitchell and Webb series ‘Back’ is worth a look too. Great supporting characters, great script, and a fantastic cameo from Anthony Head. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/40 "2021-04-29T06:51:10Z")
I think the British versions of _ **Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?** _ and _ **The Weakest Link** _ were vastly superior to the American ones. Much less idle chatter and much sharper contestants (most of the ones I’ve seen, anyway). Is _ **Mastermind** _ still on in the UK? Quiz shows don’t get any more intense than this! Speaking of _ **WWtBaM?** _, watch the full version of the BBC documentary _ **Major Fraud** _ on YouTube if you haven’t already. See how easy it is to con a quiz show out of lots of money, so long as you don’t get too greedy! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998.md?page=3)