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Any ideas on a good TV series to watch?

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Purplepixie Sun 04-Feb-24 13:18:47

Hi all

I recently had a hysterectomy and so I am recuperating and looking for a really good TV series to watch. I loved watching Last Tango in Halifax, The Split, Happy Valley, Call the Midwife and currently watching The Flood when its on. I love anything with Sarah Lancashire and Nicola Walker in. Any ideas?? Thank you for reading.

Pammie1 Mon 05-Feb-24 19:43:34

Currently watching Time on BBC iPlayer. A bit brutal but excellent drama.

Daisy61 Mon 05-Feb-24 19:42:48

My bad...I meant Vigil....brain says one thing, fingers type another

Daisy61 Mon 05-Feb-24 19:39:01

Viper? The Long Shadow?

CoolCoco Mon 05-Feb-24 19:37:21

Take out a subscription to Apple TV for a month you can watch Bad Sisters, Slow Horses, Lessons in chemistry, Ted Lasso etc.

Smileless2012 Mon 05-Feb-24 19:37:21

Nothing to add to the suggestions already made Purplepixie but wanted to wish you a speedy recovery flowers.

CoolCoco Mon 05-Feb-24 19:29:16

White Lotus was the best series from last year, I think it’s on Prime and maybe some other platforms.

payens1 Mon 05-Feb-24 19:23:47

The Tourist

Sophrosyne Mon 05-Feb-24 19:16:39

Ahhh.. forgot the A Word, still available on BBC IPlayer of which there are three series. Great characters, great acting and great Lake District scenery.

Sophrosyne Mon 05-Feb-24 19:13:17

Not a series but a film available for another 13 days on BBC Iplayer - Edie, staring Sheila Hancock.

As Seabreeze has mentioned Keeping Faith, also BBC Iplayer is excellent. Wishing you a speedy recuperation.

Lucyd Mon 05-Feb-24 18:55:24

Another shout out for The Heart Guy - great series. Also loved 800 Words but not sure where you could find it. I enjoy Granchester ( bit of a Robson Greene fan!) . Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Megslotts Mon 05-Feb-24 18:25:37

Although nothing like what you seem to watch I can highly recommend 'Ted Lasso'. I'm not a big tv series watcher and definitely can't stand ' soaps'. However, Ted Lasso will make you laugh, cry, love & dislike & love again. It's a lesson in life that we could all do with learning in one way or another, everydays a school day. Theres a couple of downsides, it's on appletv but we joined as a trial then cancelled. Its also 3 series with 12 episodes each. It's based in the UK & you don't have to like football as it's the sentiment moreso. Well I loved it anyway. 😍

Seabreeze Mon 05-Feb-24 18:14:02

Hi. Have just binge watched 2 series of finding Faith. Just couldn't stop. On bbc Iplayer.

Puzzlelove Mon 05-Feb-24 18:04:06

I went to school with Mark Williams and was born in the same hospital at the same time as he was born.

Liz08 Mon 05-Feb-24 17:56:36

I pay the ITV X subscription to stop all those annoying adverts.
Every time a programme skips over what was obviously and advert break I think "well that was worth tuppence". grin

Littleannie Mon 05-Feb-24 17:49:35

jerseygirl
Sorry, sort of crossed post.

Littleannie Mon 05-Feb-24 17:47:42

MadeInYorkshire
Yes, you can watch ITVX without a subscription. But you get the adverts, which you don't get with a subscription, also you can't access all the lovely Britbox stuff. You need the £5.99 subscription for that. Well worth it in my opinion.

jerseygirl Mon 05-Feb-24 17:43:25

Try:
Grace on itvx great police drama starring John Sim
Goodnight sweetheart on itvx there's quite a few series of this.
Its a sin on channel 4
Still game on BBC I player
ITVX is great and has a good selection of oldies. Its free as long as you don't mind a few adverts. You get used to them. I don't think its worth taking out a subscription.

bookwormbabe Mon 05-Feb-24 17:37:01

If Hidden does turn up again it is well worth a watch, if you don't mind dark and atmospheric. Great North Wales locations too.

2420mags Mon 05-Feb-24 17:35:35

Annikka ( 2 series ) Nicola walker
Vigil - 2 x 6 parts stories who done its = Suranne Jones
Delicious - Dawn French, Emilia Fox
Signora Valope -set in Italy / detective - Emilia Fox
Madame Blanche mysteries.
Campion
Father Brown........................ to name but a few
You can get old series from BBC iplayer, Channel 4 & 5 replay services.Sometimes jogs your memory for things you missed

Nagmad2016 Mon 05-Feb-24 17:28:04

Mine was the same so I bought an Amazon Fire Stick (about £30) and now I can access all of the catch up channels.

GolferGrandma Mon 05-Feb-24 17:26:21

I really enjoyed Signora Volpe with Emilia Fox, on Drama TV. I believe there is another series due. I missed it on TV first time but caught it on UK TV play on computer.
I'm told Fool Me Once is very good, Netflix, but don't have a contract to watch that.

Nagmad2016 Mon 05-Feb-24 17:26:21

If you have Netflix I have been watching Fool Me Once based on Harlan Coben's book and The Stranger, (also Harlan Coben)
There are 6-8 episodes. The Boat (BBC) and The Tourist (BBC) were also very good.

petra Mon 05-Feb-24 17:22:31

Schitts Creek on Netflix. We are just at end of watching the whole series for the 3rd time.

GrammaH Mon 05-Feb-24 17:21:34

GraffaC & I have watched Kin on BBC iPlayer, it was compulsive viewing and not our usual style at all, being all about drug barons & Mafia type gangs in Dublin but we couldn't leave it alone. We're now waiting for the 2nd series which starts next week. In the meantime, we've found 5 series of Love/Hate on itv x which is very similar, we're well & truly hooked & are working outer way through it. If you want a good thriller, either of these will hit the spot but they are quite graphic....

petra Mon 05-Feb-24 17:17:22

PinkCosmos
Lessons in chemistry is brilliant.