{TV} Seen at last! Decades after the TV series/programme was first released, I finally got around to watching this programme!
Have finally seen this TV series/programme! . . . decades (or, at least, many years) after it was first broadcast on TV.
These are mainly classic/well-known programmes that I had always wanted to see. A few are less well known, but are dramas/factual programmes I had meant to view for a long time . . . or, having now watched them, wish I had known about the programme's existence earlier: it was that good!
Some of the series etc. are TV output of which I had previously caught a few snippets or fragments - if I was passing by the TV during broadcasts of the programme - but never had I seen the series or programme in its entirety.
Till now! :-)
These are mainly classic/well-known programmes that I had always wanted to see. A few are less well known, but are dramas/factual programmes I had meant to view for a long time . . . or, having now watched them, wish I had known about the programme's existence earlier: it was that good!
Some of the series etc. are TV output of which I had previously caught a few snippets or fragments - if I was passing by the TV during broadcasts of the programme - but never had I seen the series or programme in its entirety.
Till now! :-)
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- CreatorJed MercurioStarsTamzin MallesonMax BeesleyKeith AllenDark medical drama series following a junior doctor as he unearths the negligent practice of a senior obstetrician.Excellent & groundbreaking drama.
First watched in c. 2020: c. 16 years after the TV drama was originally released. - StarsLeonard RossiterPauline YatesJohn BarronHe story concerns a middle-aged middle manager, Reginald "Reggie" Perrin, and is driven to bizarre behaviour by the pointlessness of his job at Sunshine Desserts.Finally watched in 2019: 43 years after it was first broadcast
- CreatorBrian CookeJohnnie MortimerStarsRichard O'SullivanPaula WilcoxSally ThomsettSitcom exploring the trials and tribulations created by one man and two women flat-sharing in the 70s.Finally watched in 2020: 47 years after it was first broadcast
- CreatorPeter HammondStarsDavid McCallumJoanna LumleyDavid CollingsThe secrets Sapphire, Steel and their colleagues find include people trapped in photos, ghosts lost in time and a retro dinner party.Finally watched in 2020: 41 years after it was first broadcast
- CreatorRobert ButlerMichael GleasonStarsStephanie ZimbalistPierce BrosnanDoris RobertsThe cases of a female private detective partnered with a former thief who assumes the role of a fictitious detective in the business.Finally watched in 2018: 36 years after it was first broadcast.
(Although sadly :-( I haven't yet had access to - so haven't yet watched - ALL the series in the programme.) - CreatorLucy GannonStarsBen NealonRobson GreenJerome FlynnDrama following the life of the officers and men of the King's Own Fusiliers regiment, during their home lives, training exercises and battles.Finally watched in 2019: 28 years after it was first broadcast
- StarsSam NeillMichael BryantNorman RodwayA dramatization of the missions and adventures of the greatest spy in British history.Finally watched in 2020: 37 years after it was first broadcast
- CreatorFrank LupoStarsFred DryerStepfanie KramerCharles HallahanRick Hunter is a renegade cop who bends the rules and takes justice into his own hands. Partnered with the equally stunning and rebellious Sgt. McCall, he sets out to crack down on L.A.'s slimiest criminals.Finally watched from 2020-21: 36 years after it was first broadcast
- CreatorJohn BaskinFrank CardeaGeorge SchenckStarsJack WardenJohn RubinsteinPenny PeyserRough-and-tumble private Investigator Harry Fox, Sr. solves crimes with the reluctant help of his son, respected San Francisco lawyer Harrison Fox, Jr.Finally watched in 2020: 36 years after it was first broadcast
- CreatorPaul MendelsonStarsAnton RodgersFrances WhitePaul VenablesAlec Callendar, a Pinner solicitor, meets and falls in love with Zoe Angel, a woman half his age: their relationship, as well as the ups and downs of Alec's office mates: his secretaries, Hilary and Miss Flood, and Alec's son, Jamie.Finally watched in 2021: 32 years after it was first broadcast
- StarsKarl HowmanMike WallingJackie LyeJacko is a house painter who "appreciates" women. He sees the best in each one of them and they in turn, like him. Will he find true love? Will he settle down as he gets older?Finally watched in approx. 2018: approx. 32 years after it was first broadcast
- StarsPenelope KeithHarry DitsonElizabeth CounsellCaroline Fairchild returns to work as an Editorial Director for Oasis Publishing after spending the last 25 years raising her five children. Her husband, Donald Fairchild works for Gingsberg, also a publishing house. Oasis buys out Ginsberg and now Caroline and Donald are working for the same company. But, Oasis has a rule that doesn't allow married couples to work together. Since Caroline applied for the job under her maiden name Fielding, she decides not to quit her new job. Instead Donald and Caroline must pretend not to know one another in order for them to continue on with their careers.Finally watched in approx. 2018: approx. 32 years after it was first broadcast
- CreatorPeter TilburyStarsHywel BennettBelinda SinclairJosephine TewsonJames Shelley, an educated, sardonic, permanently unemployed "professional freelance layabout," has many battles with authority, the tax-man, his landlady, and his girlfriend Fran.Finally watched in approx. 2018: approx. 39 years after it was first broadcast
- CreatorPeter TilburyStarsHywel BennettAndrew CastellCaroline LangrisheAfter nearly five years away teaching in the Middle East, Shelley flies back into the UK. He's shocked to find a new world of high rent, yuppies, and wine bars--but Shelley is still Shelley--ready wit, work-shy behaviour, and all.Finally watched in approx. 2018: approx. 30 years after it was first broadcast
- StarsPenelope KeithMark KingstonGarfield MorganJean Price is the idealistic, newly-elected Labour Party Member of Parliament for a deprived inner-city constituency. She must try to balance her work with her family life, learn the ways of the House and try to keep her principles.Finally watched in 2021: 31 years after it was first broadcast
- DirectorMichael WhyteStarsAmanda BurtonMatthew MarshNicholas JonesCommander Clare Blake has risen to the top of her profession in the male-dominated Metropolitan Police Service and is now the head of the serious crimes unit. Some years previously she arrested James Lampton for murder. He was subsequently sentenced to life in prison but is now out on parole and is a successful author with a best-selling book. Blake's colleagues however, especially DCI Mike Hedges, believe Lampton is responsible for another murder and are out to prove his guilt. Things become complicated when Blake and Lampton become intimate and the question arises whether he is being honest with her or is simply a master manipulator.Finally watched in 2021:
First I watched this 1-off programme. It was the start of this TV series - aka a collection of TV films/dramas - that was first broadcast on TV in 2003.
Subsequently I watched the next 4 series, that had been broadcast up till till 2008.
Finally watched - all 7 films/dramas (or all 5 series) - in 2021: 18 years after the series was first broadcast - CreatorFran DrescherPeter Marc JacobsonStarsFran DrescherJohn Michael HigginsTichina ArnoldIn their 18 years of marriage, a middle-aged couple tries to move on with their lives after the husband confesses he's gay.Finally watched from 2020-21: 9 years after it was first broadcast
- CreatorJohn EdwardsClaudia KarvanJacquelin PerskeStarsClaudia KarvanAsher KeddieBrendan CowellA story about a group of thirty-somethings dealing with the ups and downs of life.A gem, unknown to me till I came across it on an online player. From Australia's TV output. What a find!
First watched in 2021: 17 years after the TV drama was originally released.
(Although sadly :-( I haven't yet had access to - so haven't yet watched - ALL the series in the programme.) - CreatorClaudia KarvanJacquelin PerskeStarsClaudia KarvanMatt KingRodger CorserA dentist Suzy meets the ghost of an 80s English rock star Henry Mallet.A gem, unknown to me till I came across it on an online player. From Australia's TV output. What a find!
One of the most compelling love stories ever made for television. But also touching, funny, original, & stylish . . . Just brilliant.
First watched in 2021: 11 years after the TV drama was originally released. - DirectorJeffrey WalkerStarsGuy PearceMarta DusseldorpAaron PedersenA former criminal lawyer is getting his life back together and now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and finding those who don't want to be found - dead or alive. When an ex-client wants his help, he lets it pass away. But then this guy turns up dead which forces him back into the ominous past he thought he left for good.Finally watched in 2021: 9 years after it was first broadcast.
First I watched this, the first of three 1-off dramas (or TV movies). This first TV film was the start of the franchise that was first broadcast on TV in 2012.
Overall the franchise has formed a collection of three TV films/dramas, followed by three (six-episode) TV miniseries. The franchise lasted from 2012 up to 2021.
Subsequent to watching this first TV film, I watched the next two TV films/dramas, then the three TV miniseries. - DirectorJeffrey WalkerStarsGuy PearceMarta DusseldorpAaron PedersenJack Irish has no shortage of friends, but family members are few and far between. His wife was murdered by an ex-client and his father is a fading photo on the pubs football wall of fame. So when Des Connors, the last link to his dad, calls to ask for help in the matter of a missing son, Jack is more than happy to lend a hand. But sometimes prodigal sons go missing for a reason... As Jack begins to dig, he discovers that Gary Connors was a man with something to hide, and his friends are people with yet darker and even more deadly secrets.Finally watched in 2021: 9 years after it was first broadcast.
This was the second of three 1-off dramas (or TV movies). This second TV film was a continuation of the franchise that was first broadcast on TV in 2012.
Overall the franchise has formed a collection of three TV films/dramas, followed by three (six-episode) TV miniseries. The franchise lasted from 2012 up to 2021.
Subsequent to watching this second TV film, I watched the last of the TV films/dramas, then the three TV miniseries. - DirectorJeffrey WalkerStarsGuy PearceMarta DusseldorpAaron PedersenWhen a high profile judge commissions Jack Irish to locate a mysterious red book, Jack is thrown into a world of sexy club owners, drug dealers and unhinged killers.Finally watched in 2021: 7 years after it was first broadcast.
This was the third of three 1-off dramas (or TV movies). This third TV film was a continuation of the franchise that was first broadcast on TV in 2012.
Overall the franchise has formed a collection of three TV films/dramas, followed by three (six-episode) TV miniseries. The franchise lasted from 2012 up to 2021.
Subsequent to watching this last of the TV films/dramas, I then watched the three TV miniseries. - CreatorPerry ChafeAllan HawcoMalcolm MacRuryStarsAllan HawcoKrystin PellerinMark O'BrienJake Doyle and his father Malachy run a private investigations agency in St. John's, Newfoundland. Their cases involve them in all sorts of dealings - not all of them on the right side of the law.A gem, unknown to me till I came across it on an online player. From Canada's TV output. What a find!
First watched in 2021: 11 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorAndrew AnastasiosMatt CameronAndrew KnightStarsGuy PearceAaron PedersenRoy BillingJack is engaged to find a missing person, only to be later framed for his murder. Jack is quickly caught up in a complex web of powerful vested interests that stretches from his home town of Fitzroy to a remote village in the Philippines.Finally watched in 2021: 5 years after it was first broadcast, but 9 years after the 'Jack Irish' character was first brought to television.
S1 was far better than the 3 earlier TV films, which were great entertainment in themselves. The series improved upon the 1-off dramas mainly because the 6 episodes gave the storyteller more time to tell the tale than the limited framework of a 1½h TV drama. S1 was punchy, with a gripping story, & well-paced. Great viewing.
Sadly S2 became over-detailed & rambling: too many sub- & sub-sub-plots. Plus the old trope of a troubled female youth for the lead male character to 'adopt'. I was bored & irritated - let alone disappointed - by the end of episode 2. So I had to reduce the series to an IMDb star-rating of 8, after giving it a 9 after S1. Shame . . .
Roll on S3: hopefully this will return the series to the classy finish of S1. - StarsWilliam GauntPatricia GarwoodMichael Sharvell-MartinWhen Arthur and Beryl Crabtree are set to begin a quiet life at last, their four grown-up children return home one by one. With a son-in-law and neighbours always popping in as well, the quiet life never gets started.Finally watched in c. 2017: 34 years after it was first broadcast.
(Although sadly :-( I haven't yet had access to - so haven't yet watched - all episodes of the last series [Series 5] in the programme.) - StarsJohn ThawReece DinsdaleElizabeth BennettJohn Thaw is Henry Willows, a middle-aged man in middle-management who has been divorced from his wife for seven years and is perfectly happy with the arrangement. Apart from his prudish and persnickety daily cleaner Enid (Elizabeth Bennett), he's alone--and he revels in his hard-won solitude. However, Henry's serenity is shattered when, out of the blue, his eldest child Matthew (Reece Dinsdale) turns up on his doorstep. It seems that Matthew is disenchanted with life at home because of his mum's new boyfriend and wants to stay with his dad--for good.Finally watched in c. 2017: 36 years after it was first broadcast.
- CreatorBrian CookeJohnnie MortimerStarsRichard O'SullivanTessa WyattTony BrittonNow a qualified chef, Robin from "Man About the House" (1973) sets up home with his girlfriend, and a business with his girlfriend's father.Finally watched in 2021: 44 years after it was first broadcast.
- CreatorRobin BarataudBrigitte PeskineSolen Roy-PagenaultStarsCécile BoisRaphaël LengletClara AntoonsFrench police Commandant Candice Renoir and her team solve different crime cases in a harbor city of southern France. Candice herself is a divorced mother of four whose daily routine is always packed.A gem, unknown to me till I came across it on an online player.. From French TV. What a find!
First watched in 2021: 8 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorEric ChappellStarsPeter BowlesGeorge ColeIsla BlairUpon being released from prison, ex-con Howard Booth comes to live with his sister Mary disrupting her calm life with her cynical, uptight husband, Trevor.A classic.
First watched in 2022: 40 years after the TV comedy drama was originally released. - CreatorChris FedakJosh SchwartzStarsZachary LeviYvonne StrahovskiJoshua GomezWhen a computer geek inadvertently downloads critical government secrets into his brain, both the CIA and the NSA assign an agent to protect him and exploit his newfound skills.Superb US series.
First watched in 2022: 15 years after the TV comedy drama was originally released. - StarsJames BolamBarbara FlynnDudley SuttonTrevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Swinburne teaches English and wants to help save the planet. Trevor meets a beautiful blond, a detective sergeant and a pair of men running a junior football team.A classic. The first of a trilogy of miniseries by the great writer Alan Plater.
First watched in 2022: 37 years after the TV comedy drama was originally released. - StarsJames BolamBarbara FlynnDudley SuttonTrevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Swinburne teaches English and wants to help save the planet. They live together and just want a quiet life. Then they meet John the barman who died but is much better now. John gave them a tape which led to meeting Dave the wimp. They find out about The People's Front For The Liberation of West Yorkshire. The man with no name called Mr Peterson came to see them. He was followed by the six men in grey suits. Jill goes to see The Oldest Suffragette In Town. Trevor and Jill go on a trip to Amsterdam with their class from "San Quentin High". Trevor and Jill meet The Honourable Order of Elks who are "looking for a bit of action".A classic. The second of a trilogy of miniseries by the great writer Alan Plater.
First watched in 2023: 36 years after the TV comedy drama was originally released. - StarsJames BolamBarbara FlynnTerence RigbyTrevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to jazz. Jill Chapman teaches English and wants to help save the planet. They live together and just want a quiet life. Since their last adventure in ('Beiderbecke Tapes, The (1987) (TV)'), Jill and Trevor have a child - Firstborn. Big Al asks them to put up a friend of his and, of course, they agree. But when Ivan arrives, they find he speaks no English but thinks that "Bix is cool".A classic. The last of a trilogy of miniseries by the great writer Alan Plater.
First watched in 2023: 35 years after the TV comedy drama was originally released. - CreatorJanet TamaroStarsAngie HarmonSasha AlexanderJordan BridgesDetective Jane Rizzoli and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Maura Isles team up to solve crimes in Boston.Superb US series.
First watched in 2022: 12 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorRobert DohertyStarsJonny Lee MillerLucy LiuAidan QuinnA crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London, eccentric Sherlock escapes to New York where his father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.Superb US series.
First watched in 2022: 10 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorJames DuffStarsMary McDonnellG.W. BaileyTony DenisonThe Closer (2005) spin-off series, which follows Captain Raydor of the Los Angeles Police Department.Follow-up to 'The Closer'.
First watched in 2022: 10 years after the TV drama was originally released.
{ Also see entry in another of my lists: www.imdb.com/list/ls562835549/ } - StarsKeith AllenJohn ThomsonSunetra SarkerA British television drama with an interweaving plot based around a fictional mobile phone operator and the adverse-effect of mobile phone radiation to health.A gem of a miniseries, unknown to me till I came across it by chance.
First watched in 2023: 16 years after the TV drama was originally released. - StarsRobert HardyRichard KaneGeoffrey PalmerThe 'Crucible' is a new muck-raking tabloid newspaper in London. Managing editor Russell Spam is always on the lookout for the latest dirt and gossip, while senior editor Harold Stringer struggles to preserve some sense of dignity (usually to no avail). Spam writes such questionable stories as lurid details about Prince Andrew's girlfriend, a campaign to bring back capital punishment, and accusing a bishop of being a werewolf.A gem of a sitcom, unknown to me till I came across it by chance.
Witty & clever; in the same genre as 'Drop the Dead Donkey', that was first broadcast a few years later.
First watched in 2022: 37 years after the TV comedy was originally released. - CreatorLucy GannonStarsBen NealonRobson GreenJerome FlynnDrama following the life of the officers and men of the King's Own Fusiliers regiment, during their home lives, training exercises and battles.A great drama for many series.
First watched in v.c. 2018: 27 years after the TV drama was originally released
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{TV - I have quit watching - after sticking with it for a while}
Abandoned mid-run/partway in: a TV series I HAD to stop watching as it sadly became/turned out to be such rubbish! :-(
(www.imdb.com/list/ls064962604/) } - CreatorTracy TorméRobert K. WeissStarsJerry O'ConnellSabrina LloydJohn Rhys-DaviesA boy genius and his comrades travel to different parallel universes, trying to find their way back home.A great drama for many series.
First watched in v.c. 2017: 22 years after the TV drama was originally released.
{ Also see entry in another of my lists:
{TV - I have quit watching - after sticking with it for a while}
Abandoned mid-run/partway in: a TV series I HAD to stop watching as it sadly became/turned out to be such rubbish! :-(
(www.imdb.com/list/ls064962604/) } - DirectorRicky GervaisStarsRicky GervaisKerry GodlimanDavid EarlThe Broadhill residents are planning for a wedding. Derek goes on another date. Kev's behaviour provokes an extreme reaction from Hannah. Vicky prepares to take over from Hannah.This was the last episode of a gem of a sitcom: 'Derek', starring Ricky Gervais. (I HAVE watched the rest of 'Derek'!)
For some reason this episode either wasn't broadcast on mainstream TV - or for some tragic reason I MISSED WATCHING THIS, THE ULTIMATE EPISODE, WHEN IT WAS FIRST BROADCAST! Ay caramba! To miss the last ever episode of this great series!!
And when I went a-hunting the ultimate episode, to watch it online, back in 2014, it wasn't on the channel Web-player! All the other episodes of 'Derek' were available, but not this Christmas Special. Arghh! ,-D
So it was first watched way later, in 2023: 9 years after the TV comedy episode was originally released.
And it was well worth the wait! - DirectorGuy JenkinStarsBill PatersonJosephine ButlerJohn BowlerFed-up with modern politics, journalist Ben White stands as an independent candidate at the 1997 General Election, thus getting himself involved in a scandal with a former, now married, flame, who also happens to be an MP.A superb & pithy 1-off TV drama. Critiques both the politics of government & the press. And to great avail. A gem, unknown to me till I came across it on an online player. What a find!
First watched in 2023: 26 years after the TV drama was originally released. - StarsAlan DaviesRolf SaxonIan BartholomewEnglish comic Alan Davies Is Simon Treat the Timeshare Salesman Extraordinare who puts a New Spin, on the Old Sales Adage of Selling Fridges to Eskimos. He presents his Travelogue of Ideal Timeshare Locations for his Boss Scott, played by Ian Bartholomew.Unknown to me till I came across it on an online player. A piece of 1990s' lad/backpack travelling culture. Somewhat 'mehhhh' in quality. Could have been better made. Only a 6.5 out of 10 (if I could rate at IMDb in half-points!). But good to see the great Alan Davies in something that was new to me. And good to see a TV programme that utilises a technique that is a variant of breaking the fourth wall, rather like 'Peep Show' did years later.
First watched in 2023: 28 years after the TV comedy was originally released. - CreatorJamie MathiesonStarsRichard GaddGeorgina CampbellJamie DemetriouBest friends Milo and Danny embark on a series of bizarre adventures across multiple, parallel universes.A gem, unknown to me till I came across it on an online player. An original concept for a comedy series. Witty & innovative.
First watched in 2023: 8 years after the TV comedy was originally released. - CreatorMax LandisStarsSamuel BarnettElijah WoodHannah MarksHolistic detective Dirk Gently investigates cases involving the supernatural.Not a patch on the British version, made 6 years earlier. And that series was way too short, at only 4 episodes in total. A sad truncation. :-(
The UK version was far truer to the quirkiness of the author Douglas Adams - and as he is after all a British writer, this whimsy is prevalent throughout his writing. THIS version from the USA has a far larger - too varied - cast, near-gross violence, & much less comedy. It loses the story both its offbeat eccentricity, and its sense of a small community of friends and cohorts muddling along together in the strangest of circumstances. A diminution of nearly everything that makes Adams' book 'DGHDA' so brilliant.
I gave the UK version 9/10, & it was worth it even with only 4 episodes. THIS series? . . . Well, I stopped watching it after just 2 episodes! :-/
First watched in 2023: 7 years after the TV comedy was originally released. - StarsFrank SkinnerConleth HillPaula WilcoxFrank Sandford has big hopes for his pop duo, Blue Heaven, but his home life is less than satisfactory.Unknown to me till I came across it on an online player. A piece of 1990s' lad culture. But a good script makes the basic premise more appealing. It is a mainstream comedy/sitcom expected of the Channel 4 output, but with an extra edge of very clever wit.
An above-adequate product: a 9 out of 10. So good to see the great Frank Skinner in something that was new to me. Plus it was great to see the series' script was written by the clever comedian himself.
It was also interesting to see an example of a TV programme that utilises breaking the fourth wall. Plus I have never heard F.S. sing anything other than the 'Three Lions (Football's Coming Home)' soccer anthem of 1996+ - so this series' songs were a treat! Not to mention the delight of seeing several early - or first! - roles by now household names. Including the talented comedian-musician Bill Bailey in what was only his second on-screen role . . . & dressed as a giant football mascot, a feathered bird! :-D
First watched in 2023: 31 years after the TV comedy was originally released. - CreatorPeter SpenceStarsPenelope KeithPeter BowlesAngela ThorneFollowing her husband's passing, Audrey fforbes-Hamilton is forced to sell her stately home. While she comes to terms with her downward mobility, she decides to show the new owner a thing or two about "nobility".A classic. I had previously only ever watched the entirety of one episode: the Christmas special [very poor, BTW; but the only 'duff' episode in the series' canon]. And a few segments of other episodes if I was passing the TV when reruns were being broadcast.
But never had I watched the entire series. What a joy. Such style to the series.
First watched (all the episodes i.e. from the very start of the programme to its conclusion) in 2023: 44 years after the TV comedy was originally released. - StarsBelinda LangGary OlsenJulia HillsFollows the lives of the Porters; a seemingly average family whose world is frequently turned upside-down, due to bad luck and bizarre occurrence.A sitcom classic.
In the past I had only watched a few episodes. But never had I watched the entire series.
What a joy. Such entertainment. And far more than just a classic sitcom: it has a zany, quirky edge to so many episodes. Far more original a creative idea than I expected. Great.
First watched (all the episodes i.e. from the very start of the programme to its conclusion) in 2023: 32 years after the TV comedy was originally released. - StarsCatherine RussellBarbara FlynnSusan FleetwoodElly and Dee team up to form a detective agency.A good UK drama - about two female P.I.'s - unknown to me till I came across it by chance.
First watched in 2023: 29 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorMichael MannStarsRobert UrichBart BravermanPhyllis DavisDan Tanna is a private investigator in the gambling town of Las Vegas, Nevada. Vegas can be seedy or glamorous, depending on your point of view.A great US drama. Starring the superb Robert Urich.
In the past I had only watched a few episodes. But never had I watched the entire series.
What a joy. Such a fun & entertaining series.
First watched (all the episodes i.e. from the very start of the drama to its conclusion) in 2022: 44 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorJohn WilderStarsRobert UrichAvery BrooksRon McLartyMystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.Another great US drama starring the superb Robert Urich.
In the past I had only watched a few episodes. But never had I watched the entire series.
What a great character 'Spenser' is. Such an enticing series.
First watched (all the episodes i.e. from the very start of the drama to its conclusion) in 2022: 37 years after the TV drama was originally released. - DirectorPeter LydonStarsPeter CapaldiSarah ParishAnna MadeleyJim and Sue married young and 20 years later find themselves on holiday in Spain - an anniversary present from their children - with very little to say to each other. Jim can't bear to be separated from his mobile and his business; and while Sue wants to relax with a chick-lit novel, Jim's idea of fun is immersing himself in a heavyweight historical biography. On discovering that their pool is shared with the adjacent villa, they do all they can to keep themselves to themselves, but the glamorous young couple next door soon bring a new perspective to Jim and Sue's relationship. Felipe has just asked Esther to marry him and their apparently blossoming relationship throws Jim and Sue's into stark relief. They frolic by the pool, sing songs to each other and are young love personified. Jim and Sue's holiday, meanwhile, goes from bad to worse when Sue falls asleep in the sun and suffers severe sunburn. Locked out of the sun in their villa, Sue and Felipe soon start to confide in each other and she discovers that his relationship with Esther may not be love's young dream after all. And while Jim is initially impressed with the young and beautiful Esther, he soon discovers that her cooking and singing leave a lot to be desired!A great little 1-off drama. Unknown to me till I came across it by chance on an online player.
First watched in 2023: 17 years after the TV comedy drama was originally released. - CreatorJoe CacaciBarney RosenzweigBeth SullivanStarsSharon GlessRon RifkinGeorgann JohnsonNewly single Rosie has become a public defender in LA, leaving a lucrative practice. Her boss is Ben, officemate Hank and secretary Carole. On the home front is mother Charlotte, sister Doreen, and stepdaughter Kim.A great US drama series, starring Sharon Gless. Unknown to me till I came across it by chance on an online player.
First watched in 2023: 33 years after the TV drama was originally released. - StarsMax BeesleyJohn SimmPhilip GlenisterFollows the reunion of four old sixth form friends. They head to Spain to visit the fifth member of the gang, but things take a dark turn.A great miniseries, spanning 4 series. A superb drama.
First watched in 2023: 12 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorBen RichardsNeil CrossStarsAndrew BuchanJody LathamTamzin OuthwaiteEx-special forces operative and convicted murderer John Mercer is awarded an early release from prison on the condition that he becomes an assassin for the government.A good UK drama, unknown to me till I came across it, uploaded on YouTube
First watched in 2023: 15 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorChris DowneyJohn RogersStarsTimothy HuttonGina BellmanChristian KaneA crew of high-tech crooks attempt to steal from wealthy criminals and corrupt businessmen.A fun US drama.
In the past I had only watched a few episodes of S1. But never had I watched much of a series. Have now watched the entire S1.
What a joy. Such a good series of lightweight entertainment.
First watched (a full series) in 2023: 15 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorBrandon CampMike ThompsonStarsDominic PurcellJayne BrookJohn Marshall JonesA man who seems to know everything but his own name helps police solve crimes as he searches for his identity.A good drama from the Noughties, unknown to me till I came across it on an online player.
First watched in 2023: 21 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorHans BeimlerRobert Hewitt WolfeStarsPaul BlackthorneValerie CruzTerrence MannHarry Dresden is a wizard, the only one listed in the Chicago phone book. He's got a handle on the crimes that can't be solved by anyone else. Paranormal? No problem. Dresden deals in all matters of supernatural threats.A good drama from the Noughties, unknown to me till I came across it on an online player.
First watched in 2023: 16 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorBarbara HallStarsTéa LeoniTim DalyErich BergenA political drama which looks into the life of the Secretary of State as she tries to balance work with family.A super US drama.
First watched in 2023: 9 years after the TV drama was originally released. - StarsRobert BathurstFiona GilliesTracie BennettA comedy writer talks about his failed marriage.A delight. Pure farce. And of the best kind.
Unknown to me till I came across it online at YouTube. A piece of 1990s' quality comedy. And so good to see Robert Bathurst in something that shows he can do a 100% comedy programme. Who knew?! ,-) (The first thing I ever saw him in - & the only regular part I have previously seen him in - was 'Cold Feet'.)
First watched in 2023: 32 years after the TV comedy was originally released.
(P.S. the YouTube channel where I found the sitcom sadly hadn't uploaded any episodes of S2, just all of S1 . . . so I had to source the second series elsewhere! And it was well worth doing so! What a clever and funny programme.) - DirectorPhilippa LangdaleStarsPhilip GlenisterLloyd HutchinsonSusan TracyJust transferring into a squad run by her ex-Lover, DI Judy Hill is assigned to the case of a strangled schoolgirl.A good police drama from the Noughties, unknown to me till I came across it on an online player.
First watched in 2023: 22 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorMickey FisherStarsHalle BerryPierce GagnonGrace GummerAn astronaut struggles to learn how she became pregnant while on a thirteen-month-long solo space mission.First watched in 2023: 9 years after the TV drama was originally released.
BTW, only watched as far as halfway through episode 11, as I found the series doesn't match my current requirements for good/worthwhile TV viewing; but I am glad I had a chance to view the series at last, on a free-to-view channel. - StarsGabriel ByrneRalph InesonCharles DanceSecret State explores the relationship between a democratically elected government, big business and the banks.First watched in 2023: 11 years after the TV drama was originally released.
- StarsPeter DavisonGraham CrowdenBarbara FlynnThe various misadventures of Stephen Daker, a young doctor who works for the health centre of a modern British university.First watched in 2023: 37 years after the TV drama was originally released.
BTW, only watched as far as the first 2 episodes of series 2, as I found the drama had at that point greatly changed style from series 1, and had lost its enjoyable qualities. I DID skim-watch the rest of the series, as I was intrigued to see just how out-there the drama became, but with little attention. Ditto I skim-watched the 1-off follow-up special set in Poland - 'A Very Polish Practice' - made 4 years after the main series ended. Those superficial viewings of the remaining episodes gave me all the answers I was expecting: the drama had become largely unpleasant and - more importantly - far less funny & entertaining.
But I am glad I had a chance to view this 'classic' series at last. - CreatorStephen J. CannellPatrick HasburghStarsBrian KeithDaniel Hugh KellyJoe SantosA retired judge and his last defendant follow up on cases that were dismissed due to technicalities.Superb lightweight action drama of the 1980s. Great fun. From the US.
Unknown to me till I came across it by chance on an online player.
First watched in 2024: 41 years after the TV drama was originally released. - StarsDavid BamberAmanda BoxerMartin BallThis comic series tells the extremely chaotic adventures of the long suffering staff and pupils of Galfast High School.Supreme comedy drama. David Bamber is superb - he should have won a BAFTA or another TV comedy award. The script & storylines are excellent.
I don't remember this from the '90s, but then []. So I only became aware of its existence when I came across it by chance on an online player.
First watched in 2024: 27 years after the TV comedy was originally released. - StarsEwan StewartIsla BlairHugh RossCases of two Edinburgh-based lawyers.{ I actually THINK I might have watched this series 'back in the day'. But am not sure, it was that long ago!
But I definitely watched it (all the episodes i.e. from the very start of the drama to its conclusion) in 2023. }
A super legal drama from the 1990s. - StarsIan McShaneJoanna KanskaMatthew MarshA wrongfully imprisoned man seeks legal revenge on the detective who framed him. With help from a feisty lawyer, he slowly rebuilds his life by aiding her other mistreated clients.Great to see Ian McShane in another drama.
Unknown to me till I came across it by chance on an online player.
First watched in 2024: 28 years after the TV miniseries drama was originally released. - CreatorHoward RodmanStarsDavid JanssenAnthony ZerbePaul TulleyAfter being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry runs a private detective agency out of his beach house.Great US series, starring the ever-superb David Janssen.
Unknown to me till I came across it by chance on an online player.
First watched in 2024: 51 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorLeonard SternStarsRock HudsonJohn SchuckSusan Saint JamesSan Francisco Police Commissioner Stewart "Mac" McMillan and his amateur detective wife keep their marriage unpredictable while solving the city's most baffling crimes.Great US series.
First watched in 2023: 52 years after the TV drama was originally released. - StarsKenneth MoreDennis BurgessGraham CrowdenBased on the stories of G.K. Chesterton, a British Catholic Priest solves mysteries.Super. The original TV adaptation of G.K. Chesterton's novels. Starring the great Kenneth More.
i had wanted to see if for ages. Then I came across it by chance on an online player: great!
{ . . . Until in Feb24 I noticed all the uploads had become unavailable, and found that the YouTuber had suddenly closed his channel; so I never got to see the entire series :-( }
First watched in 2023: 49 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorBrian ClemensRichard WaringStarsJohn AldertonHannah GordonTim BarrettDivorced ex-couple George and Suzy Bassett separately move to the country for separate fresh starts, then find out that they have moved into adjoining cottages. One 1973 episode won a British Academy TV Award.A sitcom classic.
First watched in 2024: 52 years after the TV comedy was originally released. - StarsDennis WatermanEmma WrayNiall ToibinWhen Londoner Thomas Gynn escapes from his dodgy associations in the capital for a new life up north, he literally runs in to feisty Yorkshire lass (and damsel-in-distress) Sally Hardcastle on the A1 - getting her broken down car back on the road. Sally runs a narrowboat business in Leeds, and it soon seems that this unlikely couple will be exploring new and uncharted waters together.A classic comedy drama of the '80s-'90s.
First watched in 2024: 35 years after the TV drama was originally released. - StarsCameron JackSam LogginFrances TomeltySince moving out of her parents' housing-estate flat, 24-year-old Lucy Sullivan has landed an apartment in trendy West London and a job in the city. Now she is on the lookout for love.Fun 'ladette'-era drama of the 1990s.
First watched in 2024: 25 years after the TV drama was originally released. - StarsHugh LaurieJessica TurnerPippa GuardA charming conman's gambling addiction and reckless behavior threaten his life. Seduced by his secretary and pressured by a corrupt boss, he must regain control before losing everything.A super drama miniseries from the 1990s.
Unknown to me till I came across it by chance on an online player.
First watched in 2024: 31 years after the TV drama was originally released. - DirectorGraham DixonStarsKevin WhatelyKaty MurphyAlexandra MilmanAn out-of-work architect turns his house into a bed and breakfast hotel.A super 1-off drama from the '90s, starring Kevin Whateley.
Unknown to me till I came across it by chance on an online player.
First watched in 2024: 32 years after the TV drama was originally released. - StarsRichard WidmarkRonny CoxGeorge ColeA dedicated New York police officer named Madigan hunts down lawbreakers locally and internationally.A 1970s' US cop drama, starring the great Richard Widmark. (A TV follow-on to the feature film of the same name, made 4 years earlier.)
Unknown to me till I came across it by chance on an online player.
First watched in 2024: 42 years after the TV drama was originally released. - StarsRebecca GibneyRobyn NevinSusanne ChapmanJane Halifax is a freelance forensic psychiatrist (f.p.) a psychological super-sleuth immersed in a mire of crime and punishment: Jane is an expert of the human mind.A great 1990s crime drama. From Australia's TV output.
First watched in 2024: 30 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorDan HarmonStarsJoel McHaleDanny PudiDonald GloverA suspended lawyer is forced to enroll in a community college with an eccentric staff and student body.A great US sitcom.
First watched in c. 2021: 12 years after the TV comedy was originally released. - CreatorDavid ChisholmWilliam LinkStarsEdward WoodwardJessica LundyJill TracyMaxwell Beckett worked for Scotland Yard as a researcher. Today is an author of mystery novels living in San Francisco. Somehow everyone believes that he was an Inspector, so that's what they call him. And it seems that he has been going through a slump. It seems that his books don't have the same spark that they had before. While he struggles to regain his form, Nikki Page a reporter, who is assigned to do mundane jobs, would like to be taken seriously. So, whenever there's a mystery, she turns to Max to help in solving it, thinking it would make a good story. Max thinks Nikki's a nuisance, but hoping that their snooping around would be good material for his next novel goes along.A super and fun US drama from the '90s, starring the great Edward Woodward, on top form in a comedic role. Unknown to me till I came across it on an online player.
First watched in 2024: 34 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorRobert Banks StewartRichard HarrisStarsTrevor EveMichael MedwinDoran GodwinLighthearted detective series set in the West Country, about radio-phone-in detective Eddie Shoestring.A super P.I. drama., a classic from the 1970s
First watched in 2024: 35 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorRon LeavittArthur SilverStarsJoseph BolognaMatt LeBlancJoey Lauren AdamsA spin-off with characters from the "Married...with Children" series. Intellectually-challenged Vinnie and his chronically-unemployed father share an apartment. Re-worked the following year as "Vinnie and Bobby."A 1990s US sitcom, starring - amongst others - Matt Le Blanc. It was short-lived at only 1 series.
Unknown to me till I came across it on an online player.
First watched in 2024: 33 years after the TV comedy was originally released. - CreatorPeter S. FischerStarsVincent BaggettaWendy PhillipsKen SwoffordThe mysteries of headstrong attorney Eddie Capra.A US series from the 1970s, about a lawyer who investigates mysteries. It was sadly short-lived at only 1 series.
Unknown to me till I came across it on an online player.
First watched in 2024: 46 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorAdrian PoyntonStarsGeorgia TennantWill MellorJoel FryOllie is a helpless handyman who is somewhat hindered by his lazy, freeloading right-hand-man Darren. This series follows the pair's hilarious capers as they leave a trail of destruction after every job.A sitcom starring Will Mellor et al.
Unknown to me till I came across it on an online player.
First watched in 2024: 13 years after the TV comedy was originally released. - StarsNigel HaversTony BrittonDinah SheridanTom Latimer is a young GP, his father Toby is a Harley Street consultant. Tom, in the process of divorcing his wife, sees his newly found bachelor life disrupted when his father leaves his wife, Tom's mother, and moves in with him.A classic sitcom from the '80s.
In the past I had only watched a few episodes of the programme. Never had I watched much of one particular series. But now I have watched all of the series of this sitcom.
What a joy. Such a great sitcom; such entertaining fun.
First watched (a full series) in 2024: 41 years after the TV comedy was originally released. (BTW, then I watched ALL the series!) - StarsFrank SkinnerElizabeth BerringtonDavid SchneiderSitcom about a wise-cracking minicab driver who lurches from one mid-life crisis to another.A sitcom starring Frank Skinner.
Unknown to me till I came across it on an online player.
First watched in 2024: 20 years after the TV comedy was originally released. - CreatorEdward HumeStarsBuddy EbsenLee MeriwetherMark SheraPrivate eye Barnaby Jones works with his widowed daughter-in-law to solve cases.A great US series from the 1970s.
First watched in 2024: 51 years after the TV drama was originally released. - CreatorWillis HallKeith WaterhouseStarsAdam FaithIain CuthbertsonLynn DalbyChirpy Cockney petty crook Ronald "Budgie" Bird is the main character in this British television series.A classic 1970s series, starring the great Adam Faith.
First watched in 2024: 53 years after the TV drama was originally released. - StarsHannah GordonPeter EganJohn BirdBank manager (Hannah Gordon) wants to retire, but her house husband (Peter Egan) likes things the way they are, and doesn't want to go back to work.A classic sitcom from the late '80s.
First watched in 2024: 35 years after the comedy drama was originally released. - StarsPenelope KeithChristopher VilliersJoan BlackhamHelen Walker, a 41-year-old who runs a building firm, falls in love with the 25-year-old Peter Morgan and becomes pregnant with his child. Issues between the two arise due to their age difference.A sitcom from the '80s.
First watched in 2024: 41 years after the comedy drama was originally released. - CreatorBarry KempSheldon BullStarsBob NewhartMary FrannTom PostonThe misadventures of an author-turned-innkeeper and his friends in rural Vermont.A classic US sitcom from the '80s.
First watched in 2024: 42 years after the comedy drama was originally released. - StarsMartin FreemanHugh BonnevilleAbigail CruttendenEd Robinson is a divorced reinsurance actuary who realizes that reinsurance is not his passion and decides to rethink his life.{ I actually THINK I might have watched this series 'back in the day'. But am not sure, it was that long ago!
But I definitely watched it (all the episodes i.e. from the very start of the drama to its conclusion) in 2024. }
A brilliant comedy miniseries from the mid-Noughties. - StarsRupert Penry-JonesShaun EvansGenevieve O'ReillySet over a long weekend in East Anglia, a surprise phone call from an old university friend, invites Ian and his wife for a few days by the sea. Their hosts, Ollie and Daisy, are a golden couple, and the scene is set for sunlit relaxation. Dangerous tensions quickly emerge from within the stifling atmosphere of a remote cottage in the hottest days of summer. Ominous revelations from Ian's past slowly intrude, and his rivalry with Ollie intensifies as they resurrect a long established and highly competitive triathlon. Each day becomes a series of challenged for higher and higher stakes, setting in motion actions that have irreversible consequences.{ I actually THINK I might have watched this series 'back in the day'. But am not sure, it was that long ago!
But I definitely watched it (all the episodes i.e. from the very start of the drama to its conclusion) in 2024. }
A brilliant drama miniseries from the early-2010s. - StarsMollie SugdenChristopher BlakeJennifer LonsdaleIda Willis goes to her employment agency, and finds herself with a new job - that of housekeeper to Robert Price and his wife. She soon discovers the man is her son Shane, whom she gave up for adoption many years earlier.A classic sitcom from the early-'80s.
First watched in 2023: 42 years after the TV comedy was originally released.
{ Sadly, only a few episodes of series 1 to 3 were uploaded to YT, so I never got to see the entire programme of 5 series :-( } - StarsMollie SugdenWilliam MooreDeddie DaviesThe high-powered head of personnel at a prestigious advertising agency, finds her professional and personal lives colliding when her husband takes a job as chief doorman for her company. This British series stars Mollie Sugden as personnel manager Nora and her real-life husband William Moore as her on-screen mate, George.A classic sitcom from the late-'80s. Starring 2 famous sitcom actors. And they were married to each other in real life!
First watched in 2024: 37 years after the TV comedy was originally released.
{ Sadly, only a few episodes of the first series were uploaded to YT, so I never got to see the entire programme of 2 series :-( } - StarsRobert GillespieStacy DorningGlyn HoustonDudley Rush is an artist with a difference. Eccentric and childlike, he insists of wearing his large lion ventriloquist glove-puppet on his hand whenever he draws the "Barney, the Bionic Bulldog" comic strip. Unhappy about having to spend what he considers valuable time working, he always procrastinates, so he's always late meeting the strip's deadlines, which frustrates his long-suffering agent, Duncan Thomas, who often falls victim to Dudley's practical jokes. Duncan frequently visits the Rush home; it's quite obvious that he's strongly attracted to Dudley's lovely wife Muriel, which drives Dudley to bouts of excessive jealousy. Dudley is also annoyed at the excessive number of Muriel's delicious cakes that Duncan delightedly tucks into when he visits. With Dudley, Muriel, and their attractive daughters Jacqui and Susan all being blessed with their own wonderfully weird, ready wit, life at the Rushes' is never dull.A classic sitcom from the early-'80s.
First watched in v.c. 2017: 37 years after the TV comedy was originally released. - StarsMaureen LipmanLisa JacobsMartin ClunesSheila Haddon's husband died 18 months ago, sans life insurance, leaving her with nothing but cherished memories and a hefty mortgage on 'No. 20.' Now Sheila and daughter Monica face the awful prospect of selling their beloved family home. The soft-hearted but independent Sheila doesn't relish the thought of calling on the help of old family friend Richard Beaming - perhaps lodgers will prove the solution to her predicament?A classic sitcom from the late-'80s.
First watched in v.c. 2017: 31 years after the TV comedy was originally released. - CreatorAnna RaeburnLen RichmondStarsMaureen LipmanSimon WilliamsMaria CharlesA successful radio host and advice columnist struggles with her unreliable husband, her interfering mother and constant advances from a co-worker.A classic sitcom from the '70s to early-'80s.
First watched in v.c. 2022: 43 years after the TV comedy was originally released. - StarsMaureen LipmanMaria CharlesNiall BuggyA sitcom from the '90s; a follow-up to 'Agony'.
First watched in 2024: 29 years after the TV comedy was originally released. - CreatorAlan ZweibelStarsFarrah FawcettRyan O'NealLane SmithA sitcom about two sports anchors, a vain faded football star and a former Miss America, who have a love-hate relationship.A superb US sitcom from the '90s.
First watched in 2024: 33 years after the comedy drama was originally released.