British TV Series Favourites
a very mixed selection of British TV shows I've enjoyed over the years
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- StarsKarl PilkingtonRicky GervaisStephen MerchantBritish comedy duo Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send their simple and closed-minded friend Karl Pilkington on a trip around the world to experience a variety of people and cultures.
- StarsMatt LucasDavid WalliamsLindsay DuncanThis is a parody of shows about the inner workings of an airport.
- StarsDan ClarkDavid ArmandLeila HoffmanThis series revolves around a neurotic twenty-nine year old man named Don. As he tries to make his way through life, his overactive mind and inappropriate behavior is always getting him into trouble.
- DirectorBill AndersonStarsCharlie CoxSophie WinklemanColin StarkeyDI Robert Lewis teams up with DS James Hathaway to look into the murder of an Oxford mathematics student.almost as good as Morse but not quite there.
- StarsBrendan O'CarrollJennifer GibneyPaddy HoulihanA comedy centered on a loud-mouthed Irish matriarch whose favorite pastime is meddling in the lives of her six children.
- CreatorsMatthew GrahamTony JordanAshley PharoahStarsJohn SimmPhilip GlenisterLiz WhiteAfter a near-fatal car accident, smart, savvy, sharp-suited detective Sam is mysteriously transported back to 1973. Confused by his new surroundings, Sam tries to return to the present, but the police force of long ago needs his help.
- CreatorsWarwick DavisRicky GervaisStephen MerchantStarsWarwick DavisRicky GervaisStephen MerchantThe show centers on Warwick Davis in his day-to-day life, complete with the frustrations he faces.
- CreatorFred BarronStarsRobert LindsayZoë WanamakerGabriel ThomsonBen Harper, a misanthropic dentist, has little time for most people, including his wife Susan, and their children Nick, Janey, and Michael.
- StarsAlan DaviesStephen FrySandi ToksvigA comedy panel game in which being Quite Interesting is more important than being right. Sandi Toksvig is joined each week by four comedians to share anecdotes and trivia, and maybe answer some questions as well.
- CreatorsMark GatissSteven MoffatStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsThe quirky spin on Conan Doyle's iconic sleuth pitches him as a "high-functioning sociopath" in modern-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson, who's introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance.
- StarsChris O'DowdRichard AyoadeKatherine ParkinsonThe comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss and their grifting supervisor Jen, a rag-tag team of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.
- CreatorsDavid BenioffD.B. WeissStarsEmilia ClarkePeter DinklageKit HaringtonNine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.
- CreatorPaul AbbottStarsChloë SevignyRoma ChristensenJorden BennieFollows the life of transgender contract killer Mia, who travels to West Yorkshire to seek out her ex girlfriend.
- CreatorsDominic MinghellaMark CrowdyCraig FergusonStarsMartin ClunesCaroline CatzIan McNeiceThe trials and tribulations of Martin Ellingham, a brilliant but socially challenged doctor who moves from London to the picturesque village of Port Wenn in Cornwall.
- StarsSharon HorganJennifer SaundersAisling BeaHelen Stephens is wrongly sentenced to 12 years in prison for murdering her boss Eric Bridges, the managing director of Entirely Tiles. Although she is sure that it will only be a matter of time before this mistake is rectified, everyone around her seems to be conspiring to keep her behind bars. Her lawyer Tony is incompetent, her sister Laura wants her flat, and fiancé Justin--her alibi--has disappeared. Her colleague Henry seems to be the only one willing to help, but he has an ulterior motive.
- CreatorsDavid AllisonNeil JonesChris ParkerStarsHugo SpeerCharlotte SaltLacey TurnerDrama and supernatural chills in this series centered around a haunted insane asylum-turned-apartment building.
- CreatorRobert ThorogoodStarsElizabeth BourgineDon WarringtonDanny John-JulesA Detective Inspector is transferred from London to the island of Saint Marie in the Caribbean.
- StarsMax BeesleyJohn SimmPhilip GlenisterFollows the reunion of four old sixth form friends. They head to Spain to visit the fifth member of the gang, but things take a dark turn.
- CreatorRichard CurtisStarsRowan AtkinsonBrian BlessedElspet GrayIn the Middle Ages, Prince Edmund the Black Adder constantly schemes and endeavors to seize the crown from his father and brother.
- StarsJennifer SaundersJoanna LumleyJulia SawalhaThe wild misadventures of Edina "Eddy" Monsoon and her best friend Patsy Stone, who live in a nearly constant haze of drugged, drunken selfishness.
- StarsGeraldine McEwanJulia McKenzieStephen ChurchettAn elderly spinster living in the village of St. Mary Mead helps her friends and relatives solve mysterious murders.
- StarsDavid SuchetHugh FraserPhilip JacksonHercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.
- StarsMartin ClunesArsher AliCharles EdwardsSir Arthur Conan Doyle recaptures his zest for life by pursuing and challenging a notorious miscarriage of justice.
- CreatorsJack WhitehallBen CaveyStarsLayton WilliamsMathew HorneCharlie WernhamComedy series about a teacher who is a bigger kid than the kids he teaches.
- CreatorJimmy McGovernStarsOrla BradyEwen BremnerMyAnna BuringBritish convicts have been sent to Australia as punishment for their crimes. As they try to live their new lives, they have to live with the new rules. The soldiers also have to adjust.