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standout telly drama series' of the last year or two...

forzaborza [Edit] [Delete] 44 replies 16:32, 11 April '13

bar the high-profile shit like Boardwalk Empire, Man Men (heh), Treme, Breaking Bad, and the better-known Scandi stuff which you've all seen because the Guardian dictates what you watch - The Killing, Borgen, The Bridge, maybe Bergmann, etc, has there been any other properly decent stuff that we might not have seen, say, over this year and last?

i watched the first episode of that Arne Dahl series on BBC4 last night. like it. looks like it might be a bit more standard police drama than The Killing, etc, but still pretty good.

also going to get into that Kelsey Grammar one, and House of Cards.

shoot...

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  • In about 4 years if the good wife's stil around

    There will be loads of stuff about how good its going to get and how everyone should watch it

    fluffybum | 11 Apr '13, 16:36 | X
  • In The Flesh

    Utopia
    Accused
    The Street

    marckee | 11 Apr '13, 16:42 | X
    hanshotfirst this'd this
    • This for Utopia

      hanshotfirst @marckee | 11 Apr '13, 16:58 | X
      nice_squirrel, silverfoxqpr, plasticniki, andyvine, TheWza, funkycow, and chris-budget this'd this
      • need to watch Utopia already

        JaguarPirate @hanshotfirst | 11 Apr '13, 17:33 | X
      • and In The Flesh

        andyvine @hanshotfirst | 11 Apr '13, 18:19 | X
        badmanreturns, joeymahone, and dorftrottel this'd this
  • How long ago was The Fades on?

    I liked that. Got weaker towards the end but the black kid in it was awesome.

    saps | 11 Apr '13, 16:42 | X
  • This is England '88

    plasticniki | 11 Apr '13, 16:50 | X
    • This is England '86

      plasticniki @plasticniki | 11 Apr '13, 16:50 | X
      • Haven't seen '88

        but '86 is DARK.

        colinzealuk @plasticniki | 11 Apr '13, 16:57 | X
        • '88 is proper dark too,

          but essential viewing imo

          plasticniki @colinzealuk | 11 Apr '13, 16:58 | X
          • I've had it hanging around the flat for a while

            just not got around to it yet. One day...

            colinzealuk @plasticniki | 11 Apr '13, 17:00 | X
        • Think you might possibly be getting them mixed up there.

          '86 was quite lighthearted, from what i remember, whereas '88 was about Lol's dad, who was pretty much the scariest character on TV.

          forzaborza @colinzealuk | 11 Apr '13, 17:01 | X
          • What the hell?

            Lol's dad was in episode 3 and 4 of '86.

            plasticniki @forzaborza | 11 Apr '13, 17:03 | X
            • Right you are.

              *** SPOILERZ ***

              It's me who's getting them confused. I thought '86 was about the scooter gang and Gadget pulling the milf, then '88 was about Lol's ordeal...but thinking about it, the dad was dead at the start of '88, wasn't he? YEAH, that's it.

              forzaborza @plasticniki | 11 Apr '13, 17:05 | X
              • Yup,

                and '88 was all about how Lol couldn't cope with stuff.

                plasticniki @forzaborza | 11 Apr '13, 17:07 | X
  • Read that they are making a moody UK version of the Bridge

    with the body being found in the channel tunnel.

    jacques_le_biscuit_ | 11 Apr '13, 16:52 | X
    • I will not have her tunnel bandied around this office willy-nilly

      nebbie @jacques_le_biscuit_ | 11 Apr '13, 17:02 | X
      cc981 and is_it_giro_day_tom this'd this
    • Called The Tunnel iirc

      andyvine @jacques_le_biscuit_ | 11 Apr '13, 18:20 | X
  • The Fear

    Was alright, its on 4OD still. It was pretty dark and silly but pretty good all the same. Its about an old dude ex gangster in brighton who keeps blacking out cos of alzheimers and being violent while trying to help out his sons who have got into soem deep shit. Only 4 episodes worth a watch prob.

    jimitheexploder | 11 Apr '13, 16:53 | X
    • Was that the one with Peter Mullan?

      marckee @jimitheexploder | 11 Apr '13, 16:56 | X
      • no idea

        never heard of him, could well have been. Not that well up on any kinda actors really.

        jimitheexploder @marckee | 11 Apr '13, 17:01 | X
        • You'd recognise him.

          He's been in tonnes of stuff.

          Pretty much the best TV actor going, in Britain at least.

          forzaborza @jimitheexploder | 11 Apr '13, 17:04 | X
          • He was vaugly familuar but I dunno what from

            it is him, just googled. Only thing I can think of I've seen him in was the Red Riding trilogy that was on a while back and pretty ace and maybe Trainspotting, Shallow Grave if he played any kinda prominent charecter.

            jimitheexploder @forzaborza | 11 Apr '13, 17:08 | X
            • think he played Mother Superior in Trainspotting.

              The Fixer was alright, as well.

              forzaborza @jimitheexploder | 11 Apr '13, 17:10 | X
        • Yeah, it was that one.

          He's a terrific actor (and director too). I missed it first time around, but if it's still on 4oD, I might catch up.

          marckee @jimitheexploder | 11 Apr '13, 17:10 | X
          • Ey its defo worth a watch

            jimitheexploder @marckee | 11 Apr '13, 17:16 | X
  • Have you seen any of the French crime shows, like Spiral and Braquo?

    marckee | 11 Apr '13, 17:00 | X
    • Nope

      Are they worth digging out? I don't watch much telly really and prob even less drama but if they're worth a shot I'll have a look.

      jimitheexploder @marckee | 11 Apr '13, 17:18 | X
      • lol thought you replied to me

        reee-build.

        jimitheexploder @jimitheexploder | 11 Apr '13, 17:24 | X
  • Top Boy

    hanshotfirst | 11 Apr '13, 16:59 | X
    silverfoxqpr this'd this
  • Rebuild?

    marckee | 11 Apr '13, 17:22 | X
  • Black Mirror, all of them

    JaguarPirate | 11 Apr '13, 17:34 | X
    andyvine and TheWza this'd this
  • Sherlock

    Royter-Hatfood | 11 Apr '13, 17:36 | X
    andyvine this'd this
  • arne dahl is really weird

    shrewbie | 11 Apr '13, 18:05 | X
    • stick to the tarka then

      Royter-Hatfood @shrewbie | 11 Apr '13, 18:08 | X
      • ha

        shrewbie @Royter-Hatfood | 11 Apr '13, 18:14 | X
  • Top of the Lake

    is really good.

    Vikings and Black Orphan are watchable but walk a tight line. Shameless US is amazing.

    george_oscar | 11 Apr '13, 18:34 | X
    • guy pearce is in vikings but doesn;t have any lines and then gets killed

      that was weird.

      codpieceface @george_oscar | 11 Apr '13, 22:51 | X
  • I'm not really one

    TheWza | 11 Apr '13, 18:37 | X
    • for drama, but I enjoyed

      -Homeland, and
      -Borgen

      TheWza @TheWza | 11 Apr '13, 18:38 | X
      • Also,

        there were some non-comedy bits in Fresh Meat that were really well done.

        TheWza @TheWza | 11 Apr '13, 18:41 | X
        joeymahone this'd this
  • Not strictly drama, but the first couple of series of Misfits were really excellent.

    Ripper Street was a bit trashy but very enjoyable if you like some Victoriana.

    hip_young_gunslinger | 11 Apr '13, 19:04 | X
  • Spartacus

    good fun all around

    theShipment | 11 Apr '13, 19:25 | X
  • hit & miss might be up your street if you haven't seen it

    8stepstoperfection | 11 Apr '13, 23:06 | X
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