BBC shows on Netflix
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I enjoyed this show until the last season when they tried to force feed a new character at me who I didn't care about at all. It definitely had some very funny moments.
Another solid comedy was Gavin and Stacey. The new host of the Late Late Show, James Cordell, played Gavin's best friend.
I can't keep straight which BBC shows are on Netflix but here are some lesser known ones you might look for. The first group are mysteries. [Brit grammar]
Inspector George Gently
Inspector Morse
Foyle's War
Wallander
Jack Taylor
New Tricks (DVD only)
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Poirot
Robin Hood
Skins
Doc Martin
Inspector George Gently
Inspector Morse
Foyle's War
Wallander
Jack Taylor
New Tricks (DVD only)
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Poirot
Robin Hood
Skins
Doc Martin
Definitely do. Starting from the beginning is best to learn the characters and get the relationships straight.
Tom Paris is right that the show lost a step (or 2) when the Jeff character left after the 3rd season. But the 4th season was still OK, just not up to the standards set previously.
While none of the actors have become famous, you see all of them (except maybe Sally) in other shows from time to time. Which is to say that you may recognize the actors from more recent work. The actor who played Jeff, for example was a main character in Crossbones (the Blackbeard series staring Malkovich). If you saw Crossbones first, you'll recognize the accent and manner but you'll be blown away by the comedy chops.
I don't know if Netflix has them, but I would highly recommend the Granada production of Sherlock Holmes that ran in the late 80s and early 90s. I think it was largely PBS, but I've seen episodes on BBC.
I like the current Sherlock a great deal, but the true Victorian version with Jeremy Brett as Holmes is probably the best overall version I've seen. And I loved the old Basil Rathbone black-and-whites. Brett's interpretation is almost flawless and hews most closely with Conan Doyle's stories. They had two Watsons (can't remember the actors) but great guest stars and the best stories of the Holmes canon (Sign of the Four, The Spotted Band, Hound of the Baskervilles, A Study in Scarlet, The Dancing Men, The Red-Headed League and the Final Solution.)
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