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Any ideas on a good TV series to watch?

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Doodledog Sun 04-Feb-24 14:32:06

Spooks is excellent, and I think it is on UKTV Play, which also has a lot of old series such as Bad Girls and Soldier Soldier.

I also really like No Offence, which is on 4OD. There are four series of that, and it is well worth a watch, as is It's A Sin (also on 4OD).

Slow Horses on Apple TV is brilliant, and This Is England (86, 88 and 90) are, too - another Ch4 series, available on 4OD. I think This Is England is one of the best UK tv shows ever.

Wolf Hall is on iPlayer, and The Tudors is on 4OD if you like history.

Bonnybanko Sun 04-Feb-24 14:32:00

Crime is brilliant if your Scottish

Bonnybanko Sun 04-Feb-24 14:31:22

Try Boss on Netflix itsbrilliant

MeowWow Sun 04-Feb-24 14:28:15

I’ve just finished watching The Couple Next Door on channel 4. Very good.

Llamedos13 Sun 04-Feb-24 14:19:58

We are binge watching Spooks just now, it’s brilliant if you like spy stories and lots of thrilling action. Nicola Walker appears in the second series I think. There are 10 series with lots of episodes so lots to keep you entertained.

Labradora Sun 04-Feb-24 14:16:00

I think Nicola Walker was in Spooks ? That is an action/ spy thingy and quite old so you will have to dig it out.
Just watched "Wilderness "; thriller built around a murder but lively and a bit tongue in cheek.Good plot twist.
Try "The Affair" ? This is basically an American soap opera with Dominic West and Ruth Wilson (not meant perjoratively; I follow the UK medical soaps myself); the affair itself is a jumping-off point but a large cast of characters across several time periods ensues.

Marmin Sun 04-Feb-24 13:33:31

Free on iplayer are all eleven series of Father Brown.

ayse Sun 04-Feb-24 13:26:47

Take out a monthly contract on ITVX. This has been combined with BritBox and there are lots of older series on there. The Unforgotten with Nicola Walker springs to mind.

Calendargirl Sun 04-Feb-24 13:22:09

Spooks with Nicola Walker?

Calendargirl Sun 04-Feb-24 13:21:31

Nothing like what you have mentioned, but I have been hooked on Mad Men, on UKTV play.

With the gorgeous Jon Hamm as dastardly Don Draper.

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.