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07 Jun 2014, 2:21 pm

limping2victory wrote:
Upstairs, Downstairs
Blake's 7
Doctor Who
Waiting For God
As Time Goes By
Robin of Sherwood
All Creatures Great and Small
Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model
The Good Life
Jonathan Creek
Sapphire and Steel


Yes! Blakes7 was great and a more honest and realistic "star trek" universe than Star Trek was. And my all-time favorite is The Prisoner.


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25 Jun 2014, 6:17 pm

From what I've seen, here's a few....

Are You Being Served? (Pretty hilarious, albeit the dry humor)
Classic....Classic.....Doctor Who (yes, the first five Doctors, especially Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker -- Baker being my favorite Dr.)
Classic Tomorrow People (1973- 1979)
Children of the Stones (multi-episode mini-series first transmitted in the UK in 1977, but first seen here in the states back in 1983 via Nickelodeon on a science-fiction anthology called "The Third Eye").

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28 Jun 2014, 7:42 pm

The only British show I like is Misfits. I fell asleep trying to watch Sherlock twice, but I should give it a real chance.



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28 Jun 2014, 8:00 pm

I find it strange that no one mentioned Luther. That one goes right at the top of my list of police dramas.

Also:
Top Gear
Monty Python
Sherlock
Good Neighbors (The Good Life)
Dr. Who

I like those best of all, but I have enjoyed a great many other BBC shows. As far as movies go, Lindsay Anderson's films make a good start for a list. I've enjoyed the Guy Ritchie films I've seen, as well.