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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.

Doodledog Thu 08-Feb-24 11:13:17

Get well soon, Purplepixie.

I've thought of another one. The Serpent on BBC iPlayer. It's a true story about a serial killer in the 70s who kills young travellers in Thailand. It's chilling but compelling, with Jenna Coleman as his girlfriend/accomplice. I might rewatch it, now I've remembered about it.

TinSoldier Thu 08-Feb-24 11:36:53

Nicola Walker was in four excellent episodes of Series 3 of Scott and Bailey. It was a longer-running storyline than usual, loosely based on the West case. It's on ITVX but showing as Premium so only available to subscribers.

NotSpaghetti Mon 14-Apr-25 22:38:57

This is always going to be a good thread.
I know it's not new but I, for one, need some new ideas please...

NotSpaghetti Tue 15-Apr-25 00:02:21

Just started to watch "The Sticky"
Seen 2 episodes.
Witty and a bit like Fargo.
About a maple syrup heist.

Easy watching.

tattynan Tue 15-Apr-25 11:59:02

Nicola Walker is in Annika as a detective.
Other shows I’ve liked are The Chelsea Detective, Miss Scarlet and the Duke, The Marlow Murder Club and Recipes for love and murder.

kircubbin2000 Tue 15-Apr-25 12:02:18

Bosch and Bosch Legacy on Amazon.

kircubbin2000 Tue 15-Apr-25 12:07:05

Bodies. Not the crime one but set in hospital.

kircubbin2000 Tue 15-Apr-25 12:15:14

I presume we've all watched Spiral but we could look again. A favourite.

Nonny Tue 15-Apr-25 14:17:03

The Fall with Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan.Set in Northern Ireland.
Very suspenseful. Watch on Netflix and maybe BBC catch up

MayBee70 Tue 15-Apr-25 14:49:00

Currently enjoying A Thousand Blows on Disney. By the makers of Peaky Blinders so pretty violent. Still not as good as Renegade Nell which for some reason didn’t get a second series. I always listen to Must Watch on BBC Sounds because their tv recommendations are usually spot on.

vegansrock Tue 15-Apr-25 15:51:22

White Lotus is the best.

Tenko Tue 15-Apr-25 17:14:04

White lotus
Yellowstone
This City is ours
Mobland
Kin
The last three are quite violent but has a good cast and some strong female characters.

JamesandJon33 Tue 15-Apr-25 18:07:22

1883 was excellent, if a little gory. A prequel to Yellowstone , I believe Netflix ?

petra Tue 15-Apr-25 20:43:54

The Other One.
It’s been out a while but I watched it all again because it’s side splittingly funny.
Brilliant cast.

Jane43 Tue 15-Apr-25 21:50:16

Bonnybanko

Crime is brilliant if your Scottish

I’m not Scottish and I loved Crime.

Jane43 Tue 15-Apr-25 21:55:33

I just finished American Primeval on Netflix, it is very graphic and violent but a very good story. A woman is trying to travel west to meet her husband and is accompanied by her son. She has to pay guides to accompany her and the journey is very perilous.

MayBee70 Tue 15-Apr-25 23:57:00

Jane43

I just finished American Primeval on Netflix, it is very graphic and violent but a very good story. A woman is trying to travel west to meet her husband and is accompanied by her son. She has to pay guides to accompany her and the journey is very perilous.

I binge watched it when I was staying at my daughters recently. I was absolutely gripped by it. Reminded me of The Revenant which I also loved. The Last of the Mohicans was on tv the other night. I bought the dvd after seeing it at the cinema but have never put it on. However, whenever it’s on tv I find myself gripped by it and have to watch it. Often chat to people on Facebook about it because so many people rave about one certain stand out scene. The music is superb, too, as is the acting.

Pantglas2 Wed 16-Apr-25 06:06:11

I’ve just started Your Friends and Neighbours series - first episode a bit slow but I’m intrigued to see how it ends.

Feud is another which has hooked me, I may binge that this weekend if the weather doesn’t improve!

LemonDrop Wed 16-Apr-25 11:25:24

Mob Land with Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren and Tom Hardy in Paramount is a must. Quite violent and bad language, but a really good gritty watch.

Aveline Wed 16-Apr-25 11:30:13

I'm re watching Mad Men. It's about the advertising industry in the 1960s. So much smoking and drinking - hard to believe these days. Good characters and storylines

Sar53 Wed 16-Apr-25 12:37:34

I've just finished watching the 2 series of Black Snow on BBC I Player.
Both set in Australia, worth watching.

MayBee70 Wed 16-Apr-25 12:45:35

A good thing about A Thousand Blows is that it doesn’t have any steamy sex scenes in it ( as have been watching it with the family this week and thinking it was going to be Peaky Blinder’ish! blush)

NotSpaghetti Wed 16-Apr-25 12:54:23

Purplepixie - sorry I've just thought about this resurrection of your thread - sorry I'm piggybacking on it! - hope you are 100% feeling good again after a year or so.
cupcake

petra Thu 17-Apr-25 20:53:37

The Capture on Netflix.
You will never believe anything you ever see again as evidence of a crime being committed.
Brilliant.

MayBee70 Fri 18-Apr-25 00:20:23

LemonDrop

Mob Land with Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren and Tom Hardy in Paramount is a must. Quite violent and bad language, but a really good gritty watch.

Helen Mirren is in as many things as Judy Dench and Olivia Coleman. Where do they get their energy from!