a thousand times this
Sharpe
Morse
Interceptor
Thewlis as well.
Does shooting the past count?
The Singing Detective
Probably shouldnāt say this but I bloody loved Taboo.
If weāre talking things that still hold up now, and changed the way tv was done going forward, another shout for The Office and The Day Today. Blackadder is still one of the funniest comedy series, and Utopia was/is incredible.
No love for Alan Partridge?
One of my top 5 of all time. Iād consider it a classic but I donāt know if the masses would.
auf wiedersehen, pet
This Is England should also be considered as a classic. Itās fucking brilliant.
Love This is England. Absolutely harrowing in many places but still incredible moments of warmth which i donāt think American shows have ever matched (or any previous British shows either). I still think of that scene where Lol goes to visit Combo in prison to tell him thank you and she loves him for what he did. Maybe how dark it is prevents it from being an out and out classic in peopleās minds, I could imagine it being a bit much for some which is understandable.
Red Riding was wonderful too, I need to rewatch that havenāt seen it since it was originally shown.
Watched Red Riding again a few weeks ago: still great
Game On
I actually started rewatching it recently and had to duck out, just because I knew what was coming and was feeling particularly emotionally vulnerable at the time. Shows how powerful it was though. As I think I mentioned on here before, that āfightā scene between Woody and Milky was just outstanding, the most real fight Iāve ever seen on TV or in a film. Hardly any actual hitting, just lots of emotion and not knowing what to do.
Black Books
I still use the phrase ādouble hard bastardā all the time.
edge of darkness
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