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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.

dragonfly46 Sat 08-Jun-24 10:01:39

Fisk - Netflicks
Firefly Lane - Netflicks
Suits - Netflicks and IPlayer
Colin from Accounts - Netflicks
Baby Reindeer - Netflicks
One of Us IPlayer

NotSpaghetti Sat 08-Jun-24 09:54:34

So grateful to everyone who has posted here.
Currently watching Blue Lights which is very good I think.

I have also enjoyed Black List which started great but I fear is a bit "all on one note" now I fear. I won't give up on it yet though as often these things change. 🤞

CocoPops Sat 08-Jun-24 04:25:34

Greyduster
Fear ye not. A new series of Virgin River has just been filmed over 4 months not far from where I live .

Coolgran65 Fri 07-Jun-24 18:20:49

Outsider is brilliant.

Really love Blue Lights especially as it is local to me.
Recognising many locations. Some of it filmed very local.

Calendargirl Fri 07-Jun-24 17:59:49

State Of Play, UKTV, 2003 classic.

granfromafar Fri 07-Jun-24 16:41:52

Have started watching The Good Doctor on Channel 4 catch up. A bit like ER (impossibly handsome doctors and attractive nurses) but am quite enjoying it. Stars Freddie Highmore, a British actor, playing an American Doctor with Autism and is a savant (like Dustin Hoffman in Rainman). Has a few scenes of surgery, so won't be to everyone's taste, but I have found it absorbing and funny at times.

NotSpaghetti Mon 03-Jun-24 00:25:36

Just watched "Spiral of lies" a French murder story with a police lead.

I was trying to watch "Spiral" Witzend - worth watching but not great.
Will look for your suggestion again!
Thank you.

NotSpaghetti Sun 26-May-24 00:07:46

Have finished Bodkin which we really enjoyed- and now enjoying The Blacklist. A bit far fetched but don't care.

Thanks everyone.
I now have a massive queue! smile

annodomini Sat 25-May-24 23:45:06

I thoroughly enjoyed The White Lotus, a black comedy, set in a luxury resort hotel with a varied cast of characters. You don't have to have watched Season 1 to understand and enjoy Season 2, but there is one quite important thread through the two series.

segape Sat 25-May-24 23:10:23

I also recommend Bodkin, I love this type of series, I devoured all 7 episodes.

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Eloethan Tue 21-May-24 23:11:52

I couldn't watch Red Eye on the TV - I think it is because I need a more up-to-date TV. But I could watch it on my computer, which is not very relaxing.

At first I thought it was really exciting and interesting, but it got so ridiculous, with bodies all over the place, on a plane full of regular passengers, that I was sorry that I had wasted so much time, and discomfort, watching it. I can't even remember what the outcome was.

dogsmother Tue 21-May-24 11:17:51

Did anyone watch Outlanders ?
I’m tempted to go and hunt that series down as I loved the series of books when they were Crosstitch and on from there. I just never got around to it.

NotSpaghetti Tue 21-May-24 10:42:34

Thank you!
I promise I won't watch the end first! grin

Grannynannywanny Tue 21-May-24 09:44:08

Just realised that link I sent is for the final episode. You don’t want to start there 😆

Grannynannywanny Tue 21-May-24 09:42:33

I recommend the multi award winning U.S sitcom Modern Family. My teenage granddaughter introduced me to it and we watch a few episodes together every weekend. I love it. Great characters and storylines and very funny. We watch on Disney+ but I think it’s also available on channel 4 catch up.

www.channel4.com/programmes/modern-family

Aldom Tue 21-May-24 08:50:16

Wisting Thriller, BBC iplayer.

Race Across the World BBC iplayer.

Bridie22 Tue 21-May-24 07:36:27

Enjoying Rylan and Rob tour on bbc2 and iplayer, also Clarksons farm...hilarious.

Jane43 Mon 20-May-24 21:37:49

I just finished The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart on Amazon Prime. It is an Australian series and stars Sigourney Weaver who owns a flower farm which is also a women’s refuge, the flowers are beautiful and so is the Australian scenery.

Greyduster Sat 18-May-24 19:06:21

I thoroughly enjoyed Virgin River on Netflix. It’s a bit “folksy” but I hope there will be a new series. “Bosch” - brilliant. “A Gentleman in Moscow” with Ewan McGregor on Paramount is well worth watching. “For All Mankind” is excellent. Series 1 of “The Diplomat” with Kerri Russell and Rufus Sewell on Netflix is very good and there is to be a second series (soon I hope).

JamesandJon33 Sat 18-May-24 19:01:14

Just watched the new Bridgerton series 3. Not a patch on the first two. Story very limp.

oodles Sat 18-May-24 17:04:01

If you've Netflix, Fat Friends, am currently enjoying watchingthis

NotSpaghetti Sat 18-May-24 10:07:32

No, SueEH I've definitely not watched Dopestick - I think that's the one about opioid use? The other one mh daughter suggested.

I'm building up lots of options now. Excellent, thanks again everyone.

NotSpaghetti Sat 18-May-24 10:04:16

Yes, Skullduggery War of the Buttons!
I loved that film.

NotSpaghetti Sat 18-May-24 10:02:08

Oh yes! I loved that one Petra

petra Sat 18-May-24 08:52:17

Schitts Creek
Still the best ever 😂