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Old 07-21-16, 01:25 PM  
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I have to check when Graham Norton is on since he we are music geeks and he has good musical guests.

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Old 07-21-16, 01:59 PM  
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What has always amazed me about British TV is they have a lot of older characters on their shows, unlike the US where people over 50 don't exist. Almost the entire cast of Keeping Up Appearances were over 50 when that show ran.[/QUOTE]

I noticed that also. I like that about British Tv.
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Old 07-21-16, 02:11 PM  
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Luther. Enough said! I love Vera, too.

Netflix has a couple good ones, Happy Valley, The Fall.
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Old 07-21-16, 02:28 PM  
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I have to check when Graham Norton is on since he we are music geeks and he has good musical guests.

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It's usually on very early Friday morning, but he just completed a season and sometimes the show goes away for awhile unless you have on demand.

The musical guests are icing on the top. I discovered George Ezra (love-love-love), Hozier and James Bay from their performances here and had to purchase their music. It's the best talk show on TV, IMHO.
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Old 07-21-16, 02:35 PM  
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Old 07-21-16, 02:44 PM  
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I highly recommend Broadchurch (first season, really good, available in Netflix streaming). Oh yeah, Bletchley Circle is good too!

I also like Poldark, IT crowd, Luther, Dr Who, Sherlock, Call the Midwives, Red Dwarf, Indian Doctor (on Hulu), Being Human, Coupling, Jekyll, Misfits (I liked the first 2 seasons I think), Doc Martin, Larkrise to Candleford, etc.

May I recommend some Australian shows (available in Netflix)? I know you asked for British shows but these are really good!

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries is awesome!
Little Lunch is so funny!

Another Aussie show, comedy-ish but stressful to watch is Dreamland.

Canadian show: Murdoch Mysteries (I think this is called Artful Detective on PBS), Orphan Black

International/European setting: Crossing Lines (I like the first 2 seasons)

Keep the shows coming.
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Old 07-21-16, 02:49 PM  
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Lots of great shows already mentioned! I love British TV, and some of my other favorites include the mini-series adaptations of classic novels (e.g., Great Expectations, Jane Eyre, Tess of the D'Urbervilles). Also really enjoyed the adaptation of Wolf Hall, which was on PBS. If you like Little Britain, check out Catherine Tait - she's unbelievably funny (you can see clips on youtube). A great comedy is The Thick of It, but you need to be okay with profanity (we're talking Veep levels). But delivered by someone with a Scottish accent, it somehow seems eloquent.

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Old 07-21-16, 02:50 PM  
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Flowerpotcat, I love Crossing Lines!
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Old 07-21-16, 02:51 PM  
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Oh, I almost forgot my all-time favorite novel adaptation: North and South! Richard Armitage is beyond dreamy, and the story of the industrial revolution and class struggle in 19th century England is told really compellingly!

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Old 07-21-16, 02:53 PM  
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Flowerpotcat, I love Crossing Lines!
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