{TV} The art form of TV is NOT yet dead! Proven by these programmes; whether in the format of drama, comedy drama, ents, or factual
These are TV programmes that show that great television is still being made. They prove that well-thought-out craftsmanship is the basis of a good TV programme.
In this list are TV broadcasts that are either in the format of a dramatic tale, a sitcom/comedy drama, an entertainment programme, or a documentary/factual production. Some are a multi-episode series, and some are a 1-off programme.
All are programmes that stand out from the overall TV output. They are particularly well put together in their artistic style - be it ground-breaking, different, or just plain good.
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NOTE re TV programmes I have chosen to include in this list:
In order to keep this list pertinent to its implication - by the "yet" in the list title - that the programmes cited are of a more recent TV output, I chose to leave out older series. Superb series - e.g. programmes from the 1990s - such as 'Drop the Dead Donkey' (1990–98) spring to mind; and still older series that snaked back into the '80s! - e.g. 'Seinfeld' (1989–98).
I thus opted to include only TV progs made from (approx.!) the year 2000 onwards.
However, a few of the older greats just crept their way ,-) onto the list! (Although they were, at least, all from the final decade of the last century . . . rather than rolling back further still ,-) to the 1980s!) I have included several outstanding series, that lasted till the Noughties but began back in the '90s. These include, amongst other great TV programmes, the sitcoms 'Frasier' (1993–2004) & '3rd Rock from the Sun' (1996–2001). I have also included a FEW programmes of the 1990s: they had just stuck in my mind as so memorable. One of these was a superb miniseries - 'Takin' Over the Asylum' (1994) - starring Ken Stott & a very young man now well-known to viewers: David Tennant. It is so brilliant a programme in concept & delivery that I automatically put it on this list before I remembered it was such an early TV drama! I had watched it 25 years before I created this list (!), but I still remembered the programme's powerful effect on me. That is the timelessness & quality of certain TV programmes.
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NOTE re date I first watched the programmes in this list:
If no watch date is notated by me in this list, then I watched the programme when it was INITIALLY broadcast on UK TV.
In this list are TV broadcasts that are either in the format of a dramatic tale, a sitcom/comedy drama, an entertainment programme, or a documentary/factual production. Some are a multi-episode series, and some are a 1-off programme.
All are programmes that stand out from the overall TV output. They are particularly well put together in their artistic style - be it ground-breaking, different, or just plain good.
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NOTE re TV programmes I have chosen to include in this list:
In order to keep this list pertinent to its implication - by the "yet" in the list title - that the programmes cited are of a more recent TV output, I chose to leave out older series. Superb series - e.g. programmes from the 1990s - such as 'Drop the Dead Donkey' (1990–98) spring to mind; and still older series that snaked back into the '80s! - e.g. 'Seinfeld' (1989–98).
I thus opted to include only TV progs made from (approx.!) the year 2000 onwards.
However, a few of the older greats just crept their way ,-) onto the list! (Although they were, at least, all from the final decade of the last century . . . rather than rolling back further still ,-) to the 1980s!) I have included several outstanding series, that lasted till the Noughties but began back in the '90s. These include, amongst other great TV programmes, the sitcoms 'Frasier' (1993–2004) & '3rd Rock from the Sun' (1996–2001). I have also included a FEW programmes of the 1990s: they had just stuck in my mind as so memorable. One of these was a superb miniseries - 'Takin' Over the Asylum' (1994) - starring Ken Stott & a very young man now well-known to viewers: David Tennant. It is so brilliant a programme in concept & delivery that I automatically put it on this list before I remembered it was such an early TV drama! I had watched it 25 years before I created this list (!), but I still remembered the programme's powerful effect on me. That is the timelessness & quality of certain TV programmes.
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{w.i.p. - i.e. list is not yet fully updated in this respect:}
NOTE re date I first watched the programmes in this list:
If no watch date is notated by me in this list, then I watched the programme when it was INITIALLY broadcast on UK TV.
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- CreatorSteve PembertonReece ShearsmithStarsReece ShearsmithSteve PembertonDerek JacobiGenre-mixing anthology series, inviting viewers into some very different and enigmatic No. 9s.
- CreatorBryan ElsleyStarsOona ChaplinBen ChaplinWill MellorThe social minefield that is 21st century dating.
- CreatorMatthew HallStarsEve MylesBradley FreegardMark Lewis JonesFaith, a small-town Welsh lawyer, is forced to cut short her extended maternity leave when her husband and business partner, Evan, goes missing. As the truth of his actions surface, Faith must fight to protect her family and her sanity.Having now watched the last series (Series 3), I have had to reduce my rating of this show to only 5/10 stars. This is a reduction from the 8/10 I gave as a rating after watching Series 1. This rating change is because the programme faltered after Series 1. It somehow lost its way.
IMHO the programme could/should have ended after Series 1, with of course a neater last episode to that series. That final episode could have pulled together all the last - open - threads to the story, giving the ending to the drama the definition it needed.
If the programme HAD ended after Series 1, it would have retained the rating of 8/10 stars. If it had even ended after Series 2, then I would have rated it 7/10 stars. As it was, after Series 3 the programme dropped - greatly - in my estimation. - StarsRobert CarlyleMira SorvinoDonald SutherlandGirls that have been kidnapped a d sold as slaves, police find and help them back to their home and family.
- CreatorHossein AminiJames WatkinsStarsYoalah BrinsonJames NortonMerab NinidzeAlex Godman has spent his life trying to escape the shadow of his family's past. But when a murder unearths their past, Alex is drawn into the criminal underworld where he must confront his values to protect those he loves.
- CreatorDavid FarrStarsTom HiddlestonHugh LaurieElizabeth DebickiThe night manager of a Cairo hotel is recruited to infiltrate an arms dealer's inner circle.
- StarsLesley ManvillePeter MullanSam SwainsburyAfter the death of her husband, a woman attempts to rebuild her life while surrounded by her sometimes problematic family and friends.
- CreatorDawn FrenchStarsDawn FrenchAlfred MolinaTheo EfrimidisComedy drama about the day to day lives of husband and wife, Roger and Val. After they've just got in from work.
- CreatorFarhad SafiniaStarsKelsey GrammerConnie NielsenHannah WareMayor Tom Kane, diagnosed with a dementia disorder, struggles to keep his grip on power in Chicago.
- CreatorRichard WarlowStarsMatthew MacfadyenAdam RothenbergMyAnna BuringThe streets of Whitechapel are the haunt of Detective Inspector Edmund Reid and his team of officers, who aim to maintain law and order in a place once terrorized by Jack the Ripper.
- CreatorToby WhithouseStarsLenora CrichlowRussell ToveyAidan TurnerA werewolf, a vampire, and a ghost try to live together and get along.
- CreatorRobert PopperStarsTamsin GreigSimon BirdPaul RitterTwo siblings share their Friday-night dinners at their parents' home and, somehow, something always goes wrong.
- CreatorDavid CraneJeffrey KlarikStarsMatt LeBlancStephen ManganTamsin GreigA couple of British TV producers move to Hollywood to export their most popular series, and find it is not what they expected.
- StarsKatherine ParkinsonGemma ChanLucy CarlessIn a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth'--a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human--is transforming the way we live.
- CreatorMichelle KingRobert KingStarsJulianna MarguliesChris NothJosh CharlesAlicia Florrick has been a good wife to her husband, a former state's attorney. After a very humiliating sex and corruption scandal, he is behind bars. She must now provide for her family and returns to work as a litigator in a law firm.
- CreatorMark GatissSteven MoffatStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsThe quirky spin on Conan Doyle's iconic sleuth pitches him as a "high-functioning sociopath" in modern-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson, who's introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance.
- CreatorRicky GervaisStarsRicky GervaisKerry GodlimanDavid EarlDerek is a loyal nursing home care assistant who sees only the good in his quirky co-workers as they struggle against prejudice and shrinking budgets to care for their elderly residents.
- StarsTracey UllmanLucy MontgomeryJason ForbesTracey Ullman returns to British screens with this new sketch show, introducing us to a slew of new comic characters and impersonations of celebrities.
- StarsTracey UllmanTony GardnerLaurence HowarthTracey Ullman impersonates political figures as well as everyday people all reacting to the aftermath of the 2017 British election and one year anniversary of Brexit in this one-off satirical comedy special.
- StarsMyleene KlassKatherine JenkinsRolando VillazónEight pop stars or musicians have to learn how to sing opera. They are mentored by classical singer Katherine Jenkins and opera singer Rolando Villazon. One will get voted off each week until there is a winner.
- CreatorSheldon EppsStarsScott YooJulie AndrewsRenée FlemingFilmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.This webpage is IMDb's only citation of the UK programme 'Operatunity', broadcast in the UK in 2003. P.S. The lack of an IMDb webpage covering the TV series 'Operatunity' itself is clearly a fault at IMDb.com! ,-)
SYNOPSIS of 'Operatunity' (2003):
This TV series is about a group of people in the UK who have a keen desire to sing opera, but have not had the opportunity to do so. Over the duration of the programme the participants are put through intensive auditions and training. At the end of the series one of the contestants will be voted the winner by the panel of judges, and as a prize will get to star in a real opera performance.
[Reason for citation at IMDb webpage re 'Great Performances' (1971 TV series):
This webpage re the programme 'Great Performances' is does not cover the TV programme 'Operatunity' per se. Instead it details a DIFFERENT TV series, from the US, named 'Great Performances' (a long-standing programme that started in 1971). In the US series 'Great Performances' there was 1 episode that formed a compilation of parts of the UK's 'Operatunity' TV series.] - CreatorJessica HynesStarsJessica HynesVicki PepperdineEmma PiersonA group of Suffragists band together to spread the word--but they need to learn their own lessons first.
- CreatorJennie Snyder UrmanStarsGina RodriguezAndrea NavedoYael GrobglasA young, devout Catholic woman discovers that she was accidentally artificially inseminated.
- CreatorGlenn Gordon CaronStarsPatricia ArquetteMiguel SandovalJake WeberSuburban mom Allison DuBois attempts to balance family life with solving mysteries using her special gift. The dead send her visions of their deaths or other crimes while she sleeps.
- StarsPeter KaySian GibsonDanny SwarsbrickAssistant manager John Redmond and promotions rep Kayleigh Kitson are forced to commute together every day. But will they get along?
- CreatorPaul AbbottStarsJoanna ScanlanElaine CassidyWill MellorFollows a group of police officers on the front line wondering what they did to end up where they are now, on the ugly side of Manchester.
- StarsLindsay DuncanTimothy SpallLiam CunninghamA US property developer realises that he has a battle on his hands when he tries to renovate a London building containing a vast photographic collection and discovers that the library employees will resort to anything to thwart him.
- CreatorDavid ShoreStarsHugh LaurieOmar EppsRobert Sean LeonardUsing a crack team of doctors and his wits, an antisocial maverick doctor specializing in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way.
- CreatorRyan MurphyStarsDylan WalshJulian McMahonJoely RichardsonTwo plastic surgeons--one a dedicated family man and one an unscrupulous playboy--strive to maintain their business whilst having to work their way through numerous hardships ranging from personal to clients with criminal connections.
- CreatorHarry WilliamsJack WilliamsStarsRichard DormerJodi BalfourKieran BewTold in reverse, the show follows DCI Gabriel Markham and his team as they try to hunt down a serial killer.
- StarsPolly WalkerJames MurraySue JohnstonAge Before Beauty centers around an eclectic crew of characters who manage a family-owned beauty salon.[Watched: 2018]
- CreatorNeil CrossStarsIdris ElbaDermot CrowleyMichael SmileyJohn Luther is a brilliant homicide detective with a knack for getting inside the minds of murderers. Unfortunately, his unconventional methods and personal demons put him at odds with his team.
- CreatorSally WainwrightDiane TaylorStarsSuranne JonesLesley SharpTony MooneyDetectives Janet Scott & Rachel Bailey investigate murders with Manchester Police's Major Incident Team.
- CreatorSally WainwrightStarsSarah LancashireSiobhan FinneranJames NortonYorkshire-based crime drama centering on the personal and professional life of Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood.
- CreatorJohn GrayStarsJennifer Love HewittDavid ConradCamryn ManheimMelinda Gordon, a newly married woman, possesses the gift of communicating with the dead. With her best friend Andrea's assistance, she helps the earthbound spirits to find peace and cross over.
- CreatorMichael SchurStarsKristen BellWilliam Jackson HarperJameela JamilFour people and their otherworldly frienemy struggle in the afterlife to define what it means to be good.
- StarsSharon HorganRob DelaneyMark BonnarAmerican man Rob gets Irish woman Sharon pregnant when they hook up for a week while he is on a business trip in London.
- StarsArabella WeirElaine C. SmithAlex NortonComedy centered around a couple and their insufferable neighbors.
- DirectorCatherine MorsheadStarsAlex NortonArabella WeirDaniela NardiniIt's Hogmanay in Glasgow and Eric and Beth are hoping soldier son Angus will be back from Iraq in time. Their other son Ian turns up to the party with boy-friend Tony as do Beth's over-the-top sister Caroline and boastful couple Cathy and Colin, who are moving up in the world. Healthy Norwegians Henning and his pregnant wife Nina are next to arrive and Beth is perturbed by her sister's outrageous flirting with the young husband whilst a group of teenagers gate-crash, looking for booze. Beth feels the evening is falling apart whilst Ian is upset when he thinks his father prefers Angus to him. Caroline's attempt to seduce Henning ends in the destruction of Eric's gazebo whilst Colin hears bad news to puncture his ambitions. Ian and Tony agree to marry and Angus returns for a family reunion but by this time Beth has thrown out all the unwanted guests.. . . this was so good it turned into a pilot for the subsequent TV series
- CreatorRicky GervaisStephen MerchantStarsRicky GervaisMartin FreemanMackenzie CrookThe story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager David Brent as they continue their daily lives.
- CreatorJesse ArmstrongSam BainAndrew O'ConnorStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbMatt KingMark and Jez are a couple of twenty-something roommates who have nothing in common - except for the fact that their lives are anything but normal. Mayhem ensues as the pair strive to cope with day-to-day life.
- StarsJenna ColemanEwen LeslieAsher KeddieA young woman crumbles after her baby disappears. Though the public is quick to place blame, the truth proves to be more complex.
- CreatorPhoebe Waller-BridgeStarsPhoebe Waller-BridgeSian CliffordOlivia ColmanSeries adapted from the award-winning play about a young woman trying to cope with life in London whilst coming to terms with a recent tragedy.
- CreatorKenneth BillerMike SussmanStarsEric McCormackRachael Leigh CookKelly RowanDr. Daniel Pierce is an eccentric neuropsychiatrist who uses his unique outlook to help the federal government solve complex criminal cases.One particular feature of the show showed a contribution to the art form of TV: the lead protagonist's 'visions'
- StarsDane BaptisteDon WarringtonLiz Hume Dawson30 something male lives at home with his parents. He dislikes his job, loves his girlfriend, and dislikes his twin sister. He works hard to make everything better, yet some how makes things worse in a hilarious manner.One particular feature of the show showed a contribution to the art form of TV: the lead protagonist's 'day dreams', etc.
- CreatorRussell T. DaviesStarsAnne ReidRory KinnearJessica HynesAs Britain slowly turns into a dictatorship throughout the years, the lives of a typical busy family from Manchester converge on one crucial night in 2019.
- CreatorPhoebe Waller-BridgeStarsJodie ComerSandra OhFiona ShawAfter a series of events, the lives of a security operative and an assassin become inextricably linked.
- StarsPaul KayeSharon RooneyJames BuckleyJames Buckley is transported to a parallel world featuring "psychopathic Fairies, Shell Men, seductive Demi-Fins and vicious Throcks".
- CreatorTom Rob SmithStarsRichard GereBilly HowleHelen McCroryA fractured family at the heart of politics and power is pulled together under catastrophic circumstances.
- StarsSimon PeggJessica HynesJulia DeakinFriends Tim and Daisy, 20-something North Londoners with uncertain futures, must pretend to be a couple to live in the only apartment they can afford.
- CreatorStephen M. IrwinLeigh McGrathStarsIoan GruffuddDarren GilshenanDamien GarveyHarrow tells the story of Dr. Daniel Harrow, a forensic pathologist with a total disregard for authority.Regarding the style of this programme there is largely little in this series that is particularly standout or artistic - ground-breaking or different - so perhaps in all truth the programme doesn't really belong on this list about TV that proves the art form is not dead . . .
BUT . . . in fact it DOES belong on this list as it is, put plainly, so good. This proves that the art form of TV IS still alive & well, through this programme being such a well-made series!
After so much dross being peddled to TV viewers for far too long, a great detective series was long overdue! Purported TV drama this programme is not: it IS drama! And the good stuff, too. - StarsRichard HarringtonMali HarriesAlex HarriesA noir crime drama set in Aberystwyth, Wales, where troubled DCI Tom Mathias solves murders while searching for redemption.In the style of this programme there is nothing in this series that is particularly standout or artistic - ground-breaking or different - so perhaps in all truth the programme doesn't really belong on this list about TV that proves the art form is not dead . . .
BUT . . . in fact it DOES belong on this list as it is, put plainly, so good. This proves that the art form of TV IS still alive & well, through this programme being such a well-made series!
After so much dross being peddled to TV viewers for far too long, a great detective series was long overdue! Purported TV drama this programme is not: it IS drama! And the good stuff, too. - StarsLee MackPatrick BaladiNeil FitzmauriceReal-time sitcom following the hapless Stuart struggling between his new family and ex-wife, who lives across the road
- StarsKen StottKaty MurphyDavid TennantA salesman starts to run a hospital radio station inside a facility for people with mental heath needs.Oops! This is one of the oldest TV programmes to be included on this list: 1994's 'Takin' Over the Asylum'.
It is so brilliant a drama in concept & delivery that I automatically put it on this list - that otherwise consists mainly of TV issue made post-2000 - before I remembered it was such an early production!
Such is the memorability of certain TV programmes, like this superlative mini-series, that the viewer remembers it as dateless! It becomes timeless! So I have left it here. - StarsVictoria WoodThelma BarlowAndrew DunnComedy about the workers in a factory canteen.
- CreatorNeil ForsythStarsMark BonnarEmun ElliottHenry PettigrewTwo brothers accidentally run over and kill an old man. They cover their tracks, but their lives start to fall apart when neighbors and relatives of the dead doubt the way he died.
- CreatorTony JordanStarsRobert GlenisterRobert VaughnRob JarvisA motley group of London con artists pulls off a series of daring and intricate stings.
- CreatorRob GrantDoug NaylorStarsChris BarrieCraig CharlesDanny John-JulesThe adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.Couldn't resist adding this old classic to a list that is largely of later issue that the late-'80s . . .
Once TV companies replicate - on a REGULAR basis - the standard of this superb series, then I will KNOW television is back to a satisfactory level of quality. - StarsAdrian Lewis MorganJan PearsonMatthew ChambersThe daily lives of staff at a Birmingham medical practice, including their often-dramatic involvements with their patients.Various episodes of this long-running drama series have shown outstanding artistic merit.
An example of a recent episode - just one of the more noteworthy stories - is Series 21 Episode 118 "Matchmaker" (writer: Rob Kinsman) (broadcast: 6 May 2020).
Not to mention other superb episodes such as the half-hour slots recreating famous tales of Jane Austen & William Shakespeare - i.e. interpolating the stories into a modern framework.
For a continuing drama, this series has a VERY high quality standard. Some episodes are completely original in the way that they use TV to tell a tale. A true art form. - StarsNick HelmElliot Speller-GillottDaisy HaggardAn amateur musician of stunted emotional growth is reluctant to take care of his young nephew, but as his reluctance grows, his other emotions begin to follow to the fore, meaning he may even become a better, more-rounded person.
- CreatorJames WoodTom HollanderStarsTom HollanderOlivia ColmanSteve EvetsThe misadventures of an Anglican vicar, his wife, and a small but odd group of parishioners in London.
- StarsAnne ReidMaureen LipmanMorag SillerTwo middle-age crazy English widows become best friends via letters, over many misadventure-filled years. Having met under a table at a wedding, when both were drunk with merriment, misunderstanding comes naturally to them.
- CreatorBill LawrenceStarsZach BraffDonald FaisonSarah ChalkeIn the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, intern John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.
- CreatorBryan FullerStarsLee PaceAnna FrielChi McBrideA pastry chef with the power to bring dead people back to life solves murder mysteries with his resurrected childhood sweetheart, a cynical private investigator, and a lovesick waitress.
- StarsHugh DennisClaire SkinnerTyger Drew-HoneyA part-improvised comedy about a couple bringing up their three young children.
- CreatorSteve FranksStarsJames Roday RodriguezDulé HillTimothy OmundsonWhen a novice sleuth convinces the police he has psychic powers, he and his reluctant best friend are hired on as consultants to help solve complicated cases.
- CreatorTom DavisJames De FrondStarsTom DavisLaura CheckleyCamille CoduriA sitcom that follows the trials and tribulations of family man Gary King and his wife Terri as she aspire to achieve success in competitive suburbia--and impress Gary's dad Big Gary.
- CreatorGeorge JeffrieBert Tyler-MooreStarsRafe SpallSimon GreenallIan KirkbyPete, a journalist, is an average bloke, but what sets him apart is that his life is observed, analysed and commented on by two sports commentators.
- StarsGraham CrowdenStephanie ColeDaniel HillAn unusual alliance develops between Diana Trent, a cynical retired photojournalist and Tom Ballard, a former accountant, while staying at the Bayview Retirement Home.
- StarsRichard WilsonAnnette CrosbieDoreen MantleVictor Meldrew is a retiree who attracts bad luck. If he's not driving his long suffering wife Margaret crazy with his constant moaning, he's fighting with neighbours.
- CreatorMark BussellJustin SbresniStarsBen MillerSarah AlexanderAlison SteadmanMel and Howard's wedding is one week away. Howard experiences a series of humiliating disasters in the week leading up to the ceremony.
- CreatorMike BullenStarsJames NesbittRobert BathurstJohn ThomsonThe show follows the lives of 30-something couples Adam and Rachel, Pete and Jenny, and David and Karen as they navigate love and life in Manchester.
- CreatorAmy JenkinsStarsJack DavenportAmita DhiriAndrew LincolnA series following the lives of Miles, Milly, Warren, Egg and Anna, five young legal professionals.
- CreatorMark FrostDavid LynchStarsKyle MacLachlanMichael OntkeanMädchen AmickAn idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.
- CreatorMackenzie CrookStarsMackenzie CrookToby JonesRachael StirlingThe lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to disturb the tedium by unearthing the fortune of a lifetime.
- CreatorSarah-Kate LynchStarsRachelle LefevreMatt WhelanMatt NableMaggie and Tom Cabbott move to the town of Pelorus to escape the oppressive influence of Tom's family. But when he disappears, unsettling facts about Tom soon come to light and the search brings long-buried wounds to the surface.
- StarsHugh LaurieHelen McCroryOlivia VinallPolitician Peter Laurence's private life is falling apart. Shamelessly untroubled by guilt or remorse, he seeks to further his own agenda while others plot to bring him down. Can he outrun his own secrets to win the ultimate prize?
- CreatorFred BarronStarsRobert LindsayZoë WanamakerGabriel ThomsonBen Harper, a misanthropic dentist, has little time for most people, including his wife Susan, and their children Nick, Janey, and Michael.
- StarsLee MackSally BrettonKaty WixThe mishaps of slacker Lee and the love of his life, Lucy along with their friends & family.
- StarsMiranda HartPatricia HodgeTom EllisSocially inept Miranda always gets into awkward situations; working in her joke shop with best friend Stevie, being hounded by her pushy mother, and around her crush Gary.
- CreatorDeb CoxFiona EaggerStarsClaudia KarvanToby SchmitzGeorgina NaiduThe 'Upstairs Downstairs' of legal dramas follows Josephine Newton as she juggles the high-powered barrister's world of Knox Chambers and the haphazard legal tangles of her former solicitor's office.[Watched: 2020]
- StarsDavid TennantBirute GaldikasRob PilleyAnimatronic spy creatures infiltrate the animal world to observe their behavior.
- DirectorJohn DownerStarsDavid TennantSpy in the Wild (2017) franchise returns with a brand new wintertime entry about animals that live in the coldest places in the world.A 1-off spin-off of 'Spy in the Wild' (2017).
- StarsRobert WinstonAndrew BlackallPhillippaThe BBC explores the human body from the inside out as never before.
- StarsNikolay DrozdovKenneth BranaghAvery BrooksDocumentary-style series about the era of the dinosaurs, mixing real locations and CGI.
- StarsKenneth BranaghEdward GeroThe final installment in the "Walking with" series is a 90-minute documentary about the evolution of life before the dinosaurs.
- StarsJoanna LumleyNicholas JonesOliver CottonA 61-year-old woman copes with her life's unexpected problems.
- StarsTom HollanderSaskia ReevesTom TaylorThe poignant and hilarious story of the Petersens during their vacation across Europe where the father Douglas tries to win back the love of his wife Connie and become reconciled with their son Albie.[Watched: 2021]
- CreatorSimon EvansPhin GlynnStarsDavid TennantMichael SheenGeorgia TennantDavid Tennant and Michael Sheen star as two actors whose West End play has been put on hold due to Covid-19, but whose director has persuaded them to carry on rehearsing online.[Watched: during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown 2020 +]
- CreatorChris ChibnallStarsDavid TennantOlivia ColmanJodie WhittakerThe murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.Great (until series 2 & 3 were unnecessarily made, & depleted the quality of the programme).
- StarsJulie GrahamTracy-Ann ObermanTamzin OuthwaiteDun Breedin is a hot, sweaty, flashy and brutally honest show about the taboo subject that is the menopause. A show that puts women's sexuality, agency and worth under the spotlight. Set it Brighton it explores the experience of a group of women who have formed and forged relationships through marriage, births, deaths, depression, loss, domestic violence and wine. Lots of wine[Watched: during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown 2020 +]
- CreatorClaudia KarvanJacquelin PerskeStarsClaudia KarvanMatt KingRodger CorserA dentist Suzy meets the ghost of an 80s English rock star Henry Mallet.One of the most compelling love stories ever made for television. But also touching, funny, original, & stylish . . . Just brilliant.
[Watched: 2021] - CreatorChristine BartlettMichael LucasNathan MayfieldStarsKat StewartStephen PeacockeDoris YounaneAfter meeting on the singles table at a wedding, five humans down on their luck in both love and life jokingly arrive at a solution to their real estate angst as solo flyers: they could pitch in and buy a house together.Great (until the quality was dropped by series 2, when it became soap-y & humdrum, so I stopped watching at the end of that series).
- StarsRobbie ColtraneJulie WaltersAndrea RiseboroughPaul Finchley (Robbie Coltrane) is a bona fide "national treasure", one half of a popular, long-running comedy double act. However, the famous comedian's world is thrown into chaos when he is accused of historic sexual abuse.
- CreatorSimon BlackwellStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbLouise BrealeySitcom following estranged foster-brothers Stephen and Andrew as they vow to take over the family business following their father's death.
- CreatorSharon HorganHolly WalshGraham LinehanStarsAnna Maxwell MartinLucy PunchDiane MorganThis is a programme about navigating the trials and traumas of middle-class motherhood. It looks at the competitive side and unromantic tale on parenting--not the cute, acceptable face of motherhood.
- CreatorAmy HubermanRebecca O'FlanaganStarsAmy HubermanPaul ReidHannah James-ScottA woman finds herself thrust into the limelight when she gets a job filling in for Ireland's most-beloved vlogger, Flora the Happy Hunter.N.B. This TV drama - 'Finding Joy' - is included in this list only because of the drama's first series (Series 1).
The only other series - Series 2 - changes timbre altogether; and to the programme's detriment. The second series is very poor in its overall quality. And - astoundingly - it is played out as if it's a completely different drama programme!
This is why, after watching Series 2, I had to reduce my initial rating of 7 or 8 stars for this series, to just 3 stars. - CreatorShaun MicallefTim PyeJason StephensStarsShaun MicallefKat StewartJonny PasvolskyThe series follows the adventures of married couple Nicola and Charlie Buchanan, who run an industrial cleaning business while solving the most baffling murder mysteries.[Watched: c. late 20teens]
- CreatorMizzi MeyerStarsGreg DaviesZita SattarJane LewisPaul 'Wicky' Wickstead, a state-certified cleaning technician, is responsible for the removal of any signs of death from crime scenes.Series 1: This new comedy is marvellous. An original concept, & very funny.
Series 2: Sadly the programme seems to be losing a lot of its comedy in Series 2, and instead appears to have a content of greater pathos. It is now more about the tragedy of the human condition. I have a feeling this change in style might well be something to do with the concurrent advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. If so, such a dark change in output would be understandable. But still: I miss the great black comedy we saw in Series 1. - CreatorAndrew AnastasiosMatt CameronAndrew KnightStarsGuy PearceAaron PedersenRoy BillingJack is engaged to find a missing person, only to be later framed for his murder. Jack is quickly caught up in a complex web of powerful vested interests that stretches from his home town of Fitzroy to a remote village in the Philippines.And all the TV movies in the 'Jack Irish' saga.
[Watched: 2020-2021]