Movies and TV Best Recent British TV Dramas - Page 5

**Buck** · 05-07-2012, 10:55 PM

It would be ignorant for me to say I've run out of US dramas to watch, but I've probably knocked out at least 30 full series the last 5 years. I am sitting here watching Sherlock, series 1, episode 3 and I'm just amazed. I never really have given British TV a go, except for a show called Survivors, which I thought was very good.

Please recommend your top British TV dramas from the 2000s or later. I look forward to expanding my TV watching horizons.

Mojo Jojo · 01-16-2015, 06:55 AM

Surprised no one has mentioned Orphan Black. Took a while, but I'm hooked and last year it cleaned up at the British TV awards.

Nickhead · 10-21-2016, 11:34 PM

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Surprised no one has mentioned Orphan Black. Took a while, but I'm hooked and last year it cleaned up at the British TV awards.

thats cause orphan black was canadian/american i believe.

/breaks quote

black mirror, WAS a great show until someone else got their hands on it. netflix and whomever is to blame.

im on episode 5 of the new season, and although its not terrible, its not up to the same standards as the uk version. unless it gets better from here out, i will rate as disappointed.

Nickhead · 10-21-2016, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan

Try Broadchruch and Top of the Lake. Also it's not really drama but Black Mirror is absolutely brilliant.

top of the lake was new zealand btw. great show.

Nickhead · 10-21-2016, 11:40 PM

now this is bri-ish:

shameless

i binge watched all 11 seasons while off work with severed tendons. the only person you may recognize is frank. he played a part in hot fuzz as the shakespearean director. i am looking and apparently episodes are on netflix (thru season 4) and maybe youtube.

its a kack!!

(eta: skins, is a good show, but the format, after a couple seasons, they introduce new characters that get or it seems, younger each batch. by the end you feel like a grown man watching real world.

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**Baby Lee** · 10-22-2016, 12:00 AM

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top of the lake was new zealand btw. great show.

Did you see 'What We Do in Shadows?'

Apparently, they are turning the cops who were oblivious to the vampires and werewolves among them into a series.

Nickhead · 10-22-2016, 12:02 AM

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Did you see 'What We Do in Shadows?'

Apparently, they are turning the cops who were oblivious to the vampires and werewolves among them into a series.

not a vampire and werewolf fan. they scare me.. joking aside, still not a fan.

**Baby Lee** · 10-22-2016, 12:24 AM

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not a vampire and werewolf fan. they scare me.. joking aside, still not a fan.

Not sure if you're familar, but What We Do in Shadows is not scary in the least.

Jemaine Clement [Flight of the Conchords] and Taika Waititi [Hunt for the Wilderpeople] made a mockumentary about the only vampires in New Zealand. They're more like Real World bozos.

It's like if Spinal Tap met Tru Blood met The Real World.

Nickhead · 10-22-2016, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Not sure if you're familar, but What We Do in Shadows is not scary in the least.

Jemaine Clement [Flight of the Conchords] and Taika Waititi [Hunt for the Wilderpeople] made a mockumentary about the only vampires in New Zealand. They're more like Real World bozos.

It's like if Spinal Tap met Tru Blood met The Real World.

lololol, i was worried you were talking about something dramatic. whats great was while watching the first bit, all i could think about was 'flight of the concords', then the credits rolled

but this is a bbc/uk thread and i was joking about being scared LOL

NewChief · 10-22-2016, 06:34 AM

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I watched the first episode and couldn't get into it. What am I missing?

Everything. It's a gorgeous show with tight writing and some great acting, though Cillian Murphy steals every scene that doesn't have Tom Hardy in it.

I started watching with subtitles after a while, and that was a good move. Catch a LOT more of what's happening. I lived in England and dated a Brit for a whole, so I can generally handle the accents, but they're heavy on this show.

**Buehler445** · 10-22-2016, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by NewChief

Everything. It's a gorgeous show with tight writing and some great acting, though Cillian Murphy steals every scene that doesn't have Tom Hardy in it.

I started watching with subtitles after a while, and that was a good move. Catch a LOT more of what's happening. I lived in England and dated a Brit for a whole, so I can generally handle the accents, but they're heavy on this show.

That's a good idea. I'll kick them on and watch it again when I get a minute.

Nickhead · 10-22-2016, 01:22 PM

anything bri-ish needs subtitles, you proper royal blue bell end

**Baby Lee** · 10-22-2016, 01:41 PM

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anything bri-ish needs subtitles, you proper royal blue bell end

What local dialect gives you the most trouble

L.A. Chieffan · 10-22-2016, 02:05 PM

Black Mirror new season is on Netflix now.

Nickhead · 10-22-2016, 02:31 PM

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Black Mirror new season is on Netflix now.

i watched yesterday, i was very disappointed. not nearly as dark themed as the original three seasons. and its no longer bri-ish either.

Nickhead · 10-22-2016, 02:34 PM

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What local dialect gives you the most trouble

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