TV shows/dramas/series worth a look.

I am not sure if they are all still available but I was really gripped by:

After the Party
Blue Lights
The Tower

Ludwig was, I thought very entertaining.

I saw State of Happiness when it was first shown and found it very interesting and the characters believable.

I recently watched DeptQ and it was gripping, but I don't think I will watch it again as there was too much very graphic violence.

I recently watched The Last Anniversary, it is set on a fictional island in Australia and is about the mystery of an abandoned baby years ago. I found it very different and enjoyable, it is on BBC iPlayer.

Lovetotravel

Marilla

Another Department Q (Netflix) fan!

I can’t get into this series, perhaps I should persevere?

I think it’s a ‘marmite’ series, I absolutely loved it but my DH tried with three episodes and gave up. I tried to rationalise our different responses and concluded that for me the characters were important, if I don’t identify with characters I lose interest, I loved the three main characters especially Akram. My DH focuses more on storyline and action and found it too slow moving so gave up.

I have just found Bookish on Alibi. It's a murder mystery with extra layers. Starts Mark Gatiss as an unconventional book shop owner who helps police solve crimes in 1946 London. I am really enjoying it.

Anyone else watching 'The Accident' on Netflix? 1'm finding it quite compulsive viewing. Some subtitles but mainly English dialogue. Along the lines of one tragic incident snowballing into a lot of other issues and problems. Some violence.

Mamie

lafergar

Devorgilla

Just binge watched 3 episodes of Dept.Q. Completely hooked now. Lafergar, as you say, the hidden person is disturbing, but intriguing at the same time. Speculating already.

The young woman with the red hair is excellent. So eager to find somebody to discuss this with!

I agree that it is excellent television, but am annoyed by the changes to plot and characters from the book, which is much better than the Netflix version.
It is very disconcerting to find that Denmark has become Scotland!

It seems to be a thing these days

Department Q - Denmark became Scotland
Annika - Norway became Scotland

... seems to be a theme .... and spookily Jamie Sives was in both and he was in Shetland and the Shetland islands used to be Norwegian!

Just finished The Breakthrough. I found it excellent and very interesting.

I didn't realise The Breakthrough was only 4 episodes so have already binge watched three. Thanks for ideas of what to go on to.

Mix Tape

I read the book a while ago and recommended it on the book forum. I have just found out that the BBC are showing a four part adaptation starting on Tuesday 15th July.

I really enjoyed the book. As you can probably guess from the title, it involves music. The music is from the 80's/90's

I hope the series lives up to the book

www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/mix-tape-acquisition

'This City is Ours'. Brilliant series! Best TV for ages.

Little Fires Everywhere is a stand alone series of 6 ( or may have been 8) episodes it starred Reece Witherspoon but all the characters were engaging, not too shallow but not too deep either.
On Chanel 4 catch-up.

Just started watching The Breakthrough on Netflix. So far promises to be good. About a double murder and the search for the killer. Subtitles. So far not especially violent.

I binge watched Outrageous on U all about the Mitfed sisters and throughly enjoyed it. Set in the 30's and before 2nd world war.

Season 3 of The Gilded Age has just started. The two previous series are on catch up.
If you liked Downton Abbey this is also written by Julian Fellowes and follows families in New York in the 1880s.

For those of you who enjoyed the first two series of The Squid Game', the new episodes are now on Netflix. Yes, it's violent, but I enjoy looking behind the scenes at the concept of poor people being manipulated by a few very rich people for their amusement. Quite frightening actually in terms of how many people today are taken in by promises of a better life as long as they do .......????.....

The “Walter presents” are usually very good. And one is educated in the troubles and violence in other countries…

I didn’t expect to like DeptQ as I don’t like gritty dramas, but ended up glued to it. I’m a big fan of Matthew Goode and this was a bit of a departure for him, I think. I hope there’s a series 2.

I wish there was another season of Dept Q as I am about to run out of my latest binge. I binged the whole of Deadwind, all three seasons, and hope another is in the making. Excellent.
Now bingeing The Traitors NZ. You have to hand it to the NZ producers, they really know how to do twists. Every bit as good as their season 1.
Now I will have to troll this thread for another inspiration. Thinking of Malpractice, and have to finish 'The Better Sister'.

Marilla

Another Department Q (Netflix) fan!

And another one here! Hope there’s another series.

I just finished watching The Last Anniversary on BBC iPlayer, it is set on a fictitious island in the Hawkesbury River, New South Wales and is about the mystery of a young couple who disappeared decades ago leaving a young baby behind. I really enjoyed it. Prior to that I watched the second series of The Gold, about the police trying to recover the gold taken in the Brink’s-Mat robbery in 1983, very good as was series one.

I really liked Dept Q . Hopefully there will be a second series .
I’m about the start the second series of The Gold , loved the first one .

For fans of 'The Traitors', the latest NZ one started on iplayer BBC3 last night. On all week, I think. The first NZ one was the best of the lot and I have high hopes for this one.

Just popped on to give another vote for Department Q.
Strong characters, intriguing story and some weird sets - urinals! but a warning for the squeamish it’s quite violent.

We started watching Burden of Truth last night, it’s on STV player, which is free with adverts. Looks like it’s going to be worth continuing watching.

Marilla

Another Department Q (Netflix) fan!

I can’t get into this series, perhaps I should persevere?