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New ideas for series to watch please.

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NotSpaghetti Tue 14-May-24 10:46:50

Enjoyed: Reindeer Mafia, Seaside Hotel, The Mafia only kills in Summer, The Man in the High Castle (mainly), A Place to call Home, Shardlake, Pren ar y Bryn, The Tourist

and others

Looking for something else... ideas welcome!
Thank you.

Louella12 Tue 14-May-24 20:34:05

Oh I second Mrs Wilson

Fabulous and fascinating.

MiniMoon Tue 14-May-24 20:50:50

Renegade Nel on Disney + about a female highwayman. DH and,I are enjoying it.
Wolf like me on Prime video. Comedy horror if you like that kind of thing. I think it's great.

Calendargirl Tue 14-May-24 20:52:00

Home Fires on UKTV Play.

Sar53 Tue 14-May-24 22:00:52

I'm watching Hinterland on BBC iplayer. Set in Wales. 3 series, very atmospheric police drama.
I enjoyed Blue Lights, Granite City and red Eye.

vegansrock Wed 15-May-24 06:27:05

Kin on BbC iplayer and series 1 is on Netflix
The Wrong Side of the Tracks - Netflix, Spanish series

Sparklefizz Wed 15-May-24 07:57:13

Bridgerton starts tomorrow on NF

NotSpaghetti Wed 15-May-24 10:42:11

More good ideas! Thank you again.

Commonground Wed 15-May-24 11:40:11

I started watching The Gathering, yesterday evening. After about 20 minutes I was tempted to give up, as I was struggling with the Liverpool accents. I persevered and was totally hooked. I watched the whole series and thought it was brilliant. It was the best thing I've watched since Happy Valley.

Commonground Wed 15-May-24 11:47:37

It's on Channel 4 and All 4

Joseann Wed 15-May-24 11:52:54

Commonground

I started watching The Gathering, yesterday evening. After about 20 minutes I was tempted to give up, as I was struggling with the Liverpool accents. I persevered and was totally hooked. I watched the whole series and thought it was brilliant. It was the best thing I've watched since Happy Valley.

It started very slowly yesterday, but at least I now know who was drowned. I will continue with the rest.

Witzend Wed 15-May-24 11:57:48

If you don’t mind subtitles, we thought the French police series Spiral (Engrenages) was superb. IIRC not much of it was on iplayer, so I bought the box set for dh a couple of Christmases ago and we binge-watched the lot!

NotSpaghetti Wed 15-May-24 12:45:12

Thanks. I'm very happy with subtitles*Witzend*!

Some I've mentioned above have them too. I enjoyed Money Heist for example which had subtitles and I'd recommend.

Moonwatcher1904 Wed 15-May-24 13:02:09

We binge watched A Man in Full on Netflix last night with Jeff Daniels. Only 6 episodes but good.
We have watched many old series as I hate the plethora of game shows we are bombarded with.
Law and Order SVU on Netflix, Clocking Off and currently going through Judge John Deed. We also watched every episode of Silent Witness. There is always something you may have missed watching things the second time round.

oldstuuk Thu 16-May-24 11:09:57

Without a doubt, the best series on TV is Red Eye

Niochorio Thu 16-May-24 11:24:51

I have just finished watching the murder/thriller ‘Click Bait ‘ on Netflix. I watched it over several nights and I was gripped. I thought I had it sussed but a real twist at the end.

Skullduggery Thu 16-May-24 11:25:16

Astrid:Murder in Paris on All4 is brilliant (assuming you either speak French or are ok with subtitles). Really enjoying the budding friendship between the two leading women.

Also enjoying The Blacklist on Prime.

Bodkin on Netflix is a bit cringy with the exaggerated cod Irish but the scenery is absolutely stunning. Although I’m biased as I used to live in the village where it was filmed and recognise many of the extras and I’m only a few miles further down the coast now. 😁

NotSpaghetti Thu 16-May-24 11:27:18

I love Ireland Skullduggery
I feel at home there.
♥️

Cid24 Thu 16-May-24 11:52:20

The Twelve is excellent. Just started series 2

Juneslass Thu 16-May-24 12:01:21

61st street 2 series

Nelli123 Thu 16-May-24 12:11:41

We just finished watching A Small Light on Disney+. It tells the story of Miep Gies, the young lady who helped Ann Frank's family hide in Amsterdam during the war. It was a brilliant series and kept you on the edge of your seat throughout. Obviously we all know what happened ultimately, but it's a story of courage and optimism despite all the horrible things happening.

jerseygirl Thu 16-May-24 12:14:55

Red Eye, Binge watch on ITVX
Scott and Bailey, ITVX
Wire in the blood, ITVX

Susieq62 Thu 16-May-24 12:14:59

Blue Lights
Traces
Peaky Blinders

TanaMa Thu 16-May-24 12:24:02

I have been watching Red Eye and am amazed at what must be a HUGE aircraft!! Upstairs, downstairs, storage space for multiple dead bodies, people constantly walking through, what seems to be, numerous cabins!!

Labadi0747 Thu 16-May-24 12:33:50

Marcella now on Netflix. Excellent. Not many people seem to know it now
Who is Erin Carter Netflix👍
A place to call Home

NoraBatty Thu 16-May-24 12:56:44

Has any watched Succession? It seemed to pass me by. Is it worth watching? (I like a drama/who done it, but not into heavy violence/torture etc.)