# 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:** 5
**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, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/81 "2021-04-29T19:13:12Z")
Maybe if he pulled a few strings? šŸ¤Ø ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/82 "2021-04-29T19:13:23Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > But _The Prisoner_ ? The whole DVD set, just sitting on the shelf? I canā€™t get her to let us binge on that. Was that not just 17 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, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/83 "2021-04-29T19:15:14Z")
Yep, a very short run. ---
**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, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/84 "2021-04-29T19:17:26Z")
> [@Briny\_Deep](#): > > The general theme was: (a) British, and (b) anodyne, gentle to watch. _ **The Repair Shop** _. ---
**Author:** ![Eclipse\_Chaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@Eclipse\_Chaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eclipse_Chaser)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/85 "2021-04-29T19:57:20Z")
How about Call the Midwife? ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/86 "2021-04-29T20:38:24Z")
Vera. I love Vera. And Shetland, though itā€™s Scottish. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/87 "2021-04-29T20:39:55Z")
> [@ctnguy](#): > > _Endeavour_ has been mentioned already, but the original _Inspector Morse_ and the spinoff _Lewis_ are also great. I hate Inspector Morse, I thought the character was horrible. But I really like Endeavour, and I especially like Lewis. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/88 "2021-04-29T20:48:21Z")
> [@Eclipse\_Chaser](#): > > How about Call the Midwife? I forget. Which one was Call? šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/89 "2021-04-29T20:51:00Z")
I am definitely hooked on Britbox & Acorn ā€¦ especially police procedurals with a few exceptionsā€¦ I cannot recommend _The Detectorists_ highly enough- well written, deceptively easy pace but just filled with layers of great writing, characters and details. MacKenzie Crook wrote & directed and acted lead- amazingly talented , I had no idea! Ditto on _Shetland_- its dark and beautiful. Also really love _Happy Valley_ (though I think in US you have to purchase through Prime now) - Sarah Lancashire is great. _Wallander_ is good- Iā€™ve seen the Kenneth Branagh one and the Young Wallander series. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/90 "2021-04-29T20:58:29Z")
Grantchester The Mallorca Files The Pembrokeshire Murders The Bay The Coroner Unforgotten The Ruth Rendell Mysteries The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (with the incomparable Sharon Small) ---
**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, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/91 "2021-04-29T21:53:58Z")
> [@zbuzz](#): > > If you liked Death in Paradise, you might like Father Brown, a priest who solves murders in a small Cotswolds village. Thereā€™s a reason why your post and this one are the only posts to mention Father Brown. Itā€™s professionally produced and sort of OK, but not worth recommending. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/92 "2021-04-29T22:04:32Z")
I will recommend it, especially the earlier seasons. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/93 "2021-04-29T22:08:33Z")
Re: Death In Paradise. I liked it when Ben Miller starred. I never really warmed up to Kris Marshallā€™s take on the part. It was good to see Danny John-Jules working. Which reminds me of another great series: Red Dwarf. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/94 "2021-04-29T22:15:11Z")
> [@Lantern2](#): > > Yes Minister/Prime Minister has some of the sharpest political writing ever. The highlight clips on Youtube remain very watchable too. Thereā€™s a great piece of investigative work into the origin of a Yes Prime Minister joke here (although if you are unfamiliar with British tabloids it might go over your head): > **[What The Papers Say](https://www.dirtyfeed.org/2021/04/what-the-papers-say/)** > > HACKER: Donā€™t tell me about the press. I know exactly who reads the papers. The Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country. The Guardian is read by people who think they ouā€¦ However the scene about manipulating opinion polls is the most genius moment: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/G0ZZJXw4MTA/hqdefault.jpg "Leading Questions - Yes Prime Minister") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0ZZJXw4MTA) ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/95 "2021-04-29T22:18:21Z")
Do you get Absolutely Fabulous (Ad Fab) - well worth a watch. Last Tango in Halifax Killing Eve The Bodyguard Peaky Blinders ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/96 "2021-04-29T23:38:48Z")
Iā€™ve been planning to start this thread for a while now. I have watched so many Iā€™m running out. The best of the best are The Bay, Dr. Foster, Keeping Faith, and the very very best of them all is Foyleā€™s War. The best high-action cop show is Line of Duty. Iā€™m forgetting literally dozens. I will probably keep chiming in šŸ˜… ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/97 "2021-04-30T00:04:19Z")
I preferred Ardal Oā€™Hanlon myself. But Miller was good also. I do not like the new guy, too whiney. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/98 "2021-04-30T00:08:44Z")
You have to go back in time and dig some Young Ones. Also, Foyleā€™s War is pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/99 "2021-04-30T00:31:08Z")
If youā€™re going to check old British TV shows, Iā€™d also go for _The Prisoner_, _UFO_, _Yes Minister_, _Red Dwarf_, and _Oh, Brother!_ and its sequel _Oh, Father!_ ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998/100 "2021-04-30T00:39:22Z")
Only if one likes schmaltz. We did make it through several seasons, but were finally overcome by nausea. Itā€™s not British, but the Australian series ā€œRakeā€ is on Netflix. If you enjoy seeing a main character who has no redeeming characteristics, this is the one for you. Heā€™s a divorced, coke-using alcoholic lawyer who would screw a knothole. But itā€™s fairly amusing for all that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-british-shit-and-i-move-move-to-england/940998.md?page=6)