British TV show rec request

[liresius]

I'm calling out to all my friends who watch Brit TV. Can you rec me any shows you are currently enjoying or have recently enjoyed? I've watched a few over the course of time - like
Fawlty Towers, Hitchhiker's Guide, Red Dwarf, Gormenghast, Brideshead Revisited, QaF, Spooks, Coupling, The Office, Pride and Prejudice (and a couple of other historical dramas), LoM, Jekyll, The State Within, Torchwood and Dr. Who, and probably a lot of others I can't remember at the moment.

I'm up to date on Whitechapel, Merlin and I'm getting a hold of The Vicar of Dibley too. What's your take on the latter? I think that is one my Mum was watching but we don't always share the same taste so wondering if it's worth a shot ...

Is there anything else that's been taking your attention? *cookies* if you can let me have any suggestions

Comments

[pushkin666.livejournal.com]

If you like cop shows then I'd recommend The Sweeney (you'll see their homage to it in LOM). I'd also recommend The Professionals, slightly dated now but still the two lead characters are so very slashable.

This Life, which is about trainee lawyers and barristers living together (one of them is gay), and trust me it's spot on.

Poirot, Morse, Frost - all detective shows and all excellent.

I'd agree on the The Comic Strip present, Blackadder and Ultraviolet. All fantastic although The Comic Strip is quite topical and can therefore be dated. Still great to watch though.

Jeeves and Wooster with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. Sherlock Holmes with Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke. Brett to me is the best Holmes ever.

Last of the Summer Wine for gentle humour although I'd go with the older stuff (this show has gone on for years!).

For sci-fi well you've already got Dr Who and Torchwood. If you're going to watch Dr Who again go for some of the earlier stuff, not just from Chris Eccleston onwards. Also Blakes 7. Quite camp if you watch it now but it was meant to be Robin Hood in space. The main characters are all psychotic in some way and there are bdsm elements there in the clothing etc. It's also great fun.

I shall continue thinking but hope some of those help.

[liresius.livejournal.com]

Oh wow! Great list! You know I had all of The Sweeney on my HD a year or so ago, but had to delete it before I watched all of them.

I really like the sound of The Life. I have some older Who stuff on dvd - I'm more in the mood for SF shows a bit slicker, I s'pose.

Heard Blakes 7 mentioned a lot. I'll have to see if I can hunt it out. Thanks so much for these recs.

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[pushkin666.livejournal.com]

Anytime :D

I must confess This Life was and still is one of my favourite shows although it finished some time ago. It was required viewing by most lawyers/barristers I knew at the time.