British TV Shows?

[Darkchilde]

Wish Greek TV was as good as British TV, and didn't spend the money on bad comedies whose jokes might be new in the cretaceous era...

I spent a lot of years in Athens. From what I could gather, Greek comedies revolve around fat men with annoying voices dressing up in women's clothes.

[Thommo]

In addition to things that have already been mentioned:

That Mitchell and Webb look
Coupling (first two series)

[Deep Sea Isopod]

Chelmsford 123.... http://www.rationalia.com/forum/viewtop ... chelmsford





Allo Allo.

[Chinaski]

The League of Gentlemen, absolutely. Blackadder, obviously.

And I don't think anyone's mentioned the Mighty Boosh yet. So try that one.

[RuleBritannia]

OMG! How has no one said Only Fools and Horses! It holds the record for highest UK audience for a sitcom at 24.3 million viewers, it would be like an American sitcom getting 150 million viewers for one episode.

[CookieJon]

My co-worker was just talking about Primeval. Any good? Worth picking up on DVD? What about Red Dwarf? I've never seen that either, though I've heard of it.
Any other good shows worth getting? They don't have to be SF.

I thought Primeval was so-so... neither great nor terrible, and mainly aimed at the kiddies (and certainly not as dire as that godawful Torchwood series!). And Red Dwarf had its moments, but it's a very "culty" sci-fi comedy show; you'll either love it or hate it.

But if you want a really good BBC sci-fi yarn along the same lines as Primeval (but a bit more adult) then I highly recommend Invasion Earth. It's a 6 part miniseries and, although a bit derivative in parts, it's got a cracking storyline, great production values and a really unique ending. I sat down to watch just one episode, and ended up watching the whole thing in one go!

My 2 cents.

[Pappa]

Fawlty Towers!!!

I love all the Pythons, but believe it or not I've never seen an episode of Fawlty Towers

There's only 13 episodes... get a torrent now... before the world ends!!!

[CookieJon]

Fawlty Towers!!!

I love all the Pythons, but believe it or not I've never seen an episode of Fawlty Towers

There's only 13 episodes... get a torrent now... before the world ends!!!

How can you NOT have seen it?? Probably one of the best things ever made for TV ever!

[klr]

Fawlty Towers!!!

I love all the Pythons, but believe it or not I've never seen an episode of Fawlty Towers

There's only 13 episodes... get a torrent now... before the world ends!!!

13 episodes? What was the 13th?

Greatest. Comedy. Show. Ever.

[heyjude]

Fantastic to see Porridge mentioned (just downloaded it recently and it *really* stands up to the test of time I hadn't seen it since I was wee!

OOh... Auf Weidersehn Pet... man, that was some good teevee!! I'd like to see it again.. I wonder if a torrent even exists. Have to see!

If you haven't see Coupling.. watch it. Just crazy silly funny.

[CookieJon]

If you haven't see Coupling.. watch it. Just crazy silly funny.

Absolutely! Other great British comedies I'd also recommend are One Foot in the Grave, The Brittas Empire, Yes Minister (of course!) and Absolutely Fabulous.

I'm also a big fan of Dad's Army, but I"m not sure it'd go down as well in the US.

[Pappa]

Fawlty Towers!!!

I love all the Pythons, but believe it or not I've never seen an episode of Fawlty Towers

There's only 13 episodes... get a torrent now... before the world ends!!!

13 episodes? What was the 13th?

Yikes... only 12.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fa ... s_episodes

[klr]

Fawlty Towers!!!

I love all the Pythons, but believe it or not I've never seen an episode of Fawlty Towers

There's only 13 episodes... get a torrent now... before the world ends!!!

13 episodes? What was the 13th?

Yikes... only 12.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fa ... s_episodes

Going beyond sitcoms, I have only two words: This Life

[Pappa]

Going beyond sitcoms, I have only two words: This Life

Well, it was an interesting phenomenon and everyone loved it... but looking back, was it actually any good? I don't think it was really.

[heyjude]

If you haven't see Coupling.. watch it. Just crazy silly funny.

Absolutely! Other great British comedies I'd also recommend are One Foot in the Grave, The Brittas Empire, Yes Minister (of course!) and Absolutely Fabulous.

I'm also a big fan of Dad's Army, but I"m not sure it'd go down as well in the US.

Oh Dad's Army is great! Nice gentle humour.

I have fond memories of some doozies... like It Ain't Half Hot Mum (which is pretty racist and I bet me and my Indian husband would cringe and laugh at it now)... but it was funny at the time. John Alderton and Pauline Collins were great - No Honestly? What about The Good Life?

I'll always have a real soft spot for Judi Dench in As Time Goes By. That was really sweet.