Reply With QuoteHave a try at Lillyhammer on Netflix,that's pretty entertaining and quite different.
Hi,
Traveling quite a lot with work at the moment and wondered if any of you had any good recommendations for TV shows (Either UK or US).
I've recently really enjoyed Forgotten, Luther and Dr Foster (and not even for just Suranne Jones!!) and I'm looking for more. Couldn't really get into Game of Thrones or Vikings, but probably just me on that
Anyone got any suggestions please
John
Have a try at Lillyhammer on Netflix,that's pretty entertaining and quite different.
Definitely.Originally Posted by thorpey69
Also enjoying The Good Wife at the moment.
i believe there was 3 seasons made and to be fair its not that bad well worth watching
Funny i have just finished season 2 on NETFLIX , excellent stuff well worth a look ....
cheers
Wayne
It isn't to everyone's taste, but I really enjoyed the recent Fargo series. And the series prior to that as well.
One of the best things I have seen on the box for ages.
Iv not seen it myself but now youv mentioned it Ill take a look, Seems anything worth watching now day is on netfilxs
Not necessarily new but have recently really enjoyed "Broadchurch" and "The Tunnel"
Just finished Marco Polo on Netfix, not bad at all....
Been watching Blindspot on Sky Living... Really good so far. The Mrs and I like it a lot.
Deutschland 83, Spin, both on More4 and available on catch up.
The first is a spy thriller set in '80s East / West Germany, the second is a French political drama set in modern day.
Both are gripping, and capture the mood of the time in which they are set.
They are subtitled though.
Edit: completely missed the UK / US bit.
I'm watching archer on Netflix at the minute. Makes me laugh a LOT.
Press on past the pilot episode because it gets really good after that.
Also watching making a murderer and blindspot
Not sure how many watch this ... but Ruth jones returns tonight @ 9pm SKY1 series 5 of Stella comedy and drama in equal measures well worth a look ,
Tidy and cracking as they say
http://www.sky.com/tv/show/stella
And while we are on the Welsh tip Hinterland returns.. a welsh Nordic Noir !!, the killing .the Bridge etc.. dark bleak and really watchable spoken in welsh and English but dont be put off... Dead good so to speak
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03sgfbz
Cheers
Wayne
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Just finished Aquarius season 1 on sky catch up - sky Atlantic I think. Loosely based on Charles Manson, very good. Season 2 has been commissioned but no release date yet.
Recommend 1st series of True Detective, again on sky. 2nd series not so good but fortunately it's a completely different story with a different cast, series 1 was top draw
Dave
Its a slow-burner, but stick with it and it gradually grows on you.
Better call Saul? Not very new but a lot of people I've spoken to have overlooked it.
If you've never seen Breaking Bad, it's worth watching. It's very easy to binge watch, although for me it felt a bit tired towards the end (I'm sure plenty will disagree).
Watch Mad Men - all of it.
I like what I've seen of Deutschland 83 and Spin so far, they're not UK or US, but as has been pointed out they're both subtitled.
Silicon Valley, The Brink & Ballers.
Happy valley
veep
In the 'actors who can really act' thread, Liev Schrieber and Eddie Marsan get mentioned - both are in Ray Donovan, as is Jon Voigt. If you liked The Sopranos, you'll probably like Ray Donovan.
Banshee
Billions is our new favourite
Line of Duty on BBC is good.
Breaking Bad, The Wire are personal favourites.
Sons of Anarchy gets good write ups and my assistant at work wears a SoA hoody into work... He's a repressed motorcyclist, though!
Hap and Leonard is excellent - new 6 parter on Amazon in the UK. Funny - 'Omar' from The Wire is excellent - and a big finish too.
Better Call Saul.
It's a spin off from Breaking Bad and almost as good.
Agree Line of Duty is very good, also Undercover which is on BBC1 on Sunday evening is also very good
A couple I've enjoyed recently here in Canada - Lucifer, about the devil leaving hell and sets up a hot nightclub in Los Angeles, and somehow gets mixed up in a police investigation, and then starts to like helping solve crimes. It is very funny in parts, and the lead actor is a Brit, in the middle of all these Americans, two countries separated by a common language.
And the second one is X-Company - about a joint UK/Canadian/US training facility and the spies they produced to go behind enemy lines in WW2 France - series one is on Netflix and the 2nd series has just finished here.
And, I've just thought of another one - Schitts Creek. A Canadian production with Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara and Dan Levy - was awarded Best Comedy at the Canadian TV Awards a few weeks ago, and it is very funny indeed.
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Any of the Scandinavian dramas on BBC4 Saturday night.
Thanks for that, read the books and enjoyed them all. Wasn't aware that they had done a tv series, cast looks great and if it's as funny as the books then it's going to be good. Cheers
IMO Banshee and Ray Donovan are the two best shows on at the moment.
Agreed, up to date with Banshee right now, just done watching episode 3 of season 4, now awaiting the return of Ray Donovan. Enjoying Line of Duty too.
Currently watching the following..
The Americans
Blindspot
The Blacklist, last episode was a shocker
Slasher
Mad Dogs
My wife loved The Americans.
The problem I have is she binge watched as she's on maternity leave, so by the time I'm ready to continue, she's a series ahead!
Vikings is supposed to be good. Hell on wheels too I've heard good things about.
I always want to watch Fortitude but never have time
I did manage Narcos, though. Enjoyed that very much although I wanted it to build at a slower pace than it did tbh.
Sorry if someone has already mention this but Band of Brothers is very good.
The People vs OJ Simpson is very good, just one series of 10 parts. I remember watching parts of the original trial as it was on TV when I was at university. 20 years ago!
I'm enjoying the new series of Jack Irish on Fox....
Peeky Blinders on Netflix and in the second series Tom Hardy has a belting part!
watched breaking bad,excellent.watching vikings now,the lead character is a joy to watch..
Billions and Vinyl are our two favs currently
I've been enjoying Follow the Money on BBC 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b072h7rk Now on iPlayer. Lots of plotlines, intrigue etc. A Danish programme with subtitles (don't let those put you off).
JUST noticed episodes 1 and 2 expire today (in 7 hours' time, so you may want to grab those tonight. Episodes were broadcast in pairs. There's a week left to catch up with parts 3 and 4. This series is not downloadable as far as I know)
I'll look up Spin, thanks, as I enjoyed Deutschland '83 (esp as I visited the old Berlin secret police offices a couple of years ago so it was great to see them used in the series - more luxurious, for their time, than you might imagine (provided you weren't in a cell!)
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"The Tunnel Sabotage" on Sky is superb. All the episodes are available on Catch Up TV
Banshee is fantastic, well worth a watch.
I really like Billions too, think its coming to Sky next month.
The best thing on are the Wild things....
If you loved it"s a knockout ! people dressed up as Animals, running into Trees falling over Logs, and being hit by Conkers
While their partners shout directions at them .. then this is the show for you
i have to say it is bloody funny !!
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Been binge watching Fortitude the last few days, got the final episode 12 to watch later, its a really good story, and an eye opener, oh, and you get to see, Sienna Guillory completely in the buff :P
Mr. Robot
Halt and Catch Fire
The Blacklist
The Expanse
Killjoys
The Night Manager
Hinterland on BBC4 .
game of thrones is no1 out there
Residue is a great Netflix 3-parter
Bosch S1 and S2 on amazon, noir type police drama
Hand of God on Amazon
Mr Robot on Netflix
Fargo S1 and S2
American crime
Making a murderer on Netflix
That should keep you occupied!
'All the Way' on HBO has all the elements to become a good 'un, I think. Bryan Cranston is Lyndon B. Johnson.
Menno
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