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- StarsKeeley HawesJosh O'ConnorMilo ParkerLouisa Durrell raises her four children single-handedly after her husband's death. Following a financial crisis, the family moves to the Greek island of Corfu and tries to adapt to life there.Not very historically accurate, however, an enjoyable watch regardless, with interesting characters and a beautiful production.
- StarsPaul EddingtonNigel HawthorneDerek FowldsThe Right Honorable James Hacker has landed the plum job of Cabinet Minister to the Department of Administration. At last he is in a position of power and can carry out some long-needed reforms, or so he thinks.Very clever and, by all accounts, accurate portrayal of politics in Britain.
- StarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew SachsHotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.Funniest sitcom according to many polls.
- CreatorDavid CroftJeremy LloydStarsGorden KayeCarmen SilveraVicki MichelleIn France during World War II, René Artois runs a small café where Resistance fighters, Gestapo men, German Army officers and escaped Allied POWs interact daily, ignorant of one another's true identity or presence, exasperating René.A personal favourite, lovely sitcom.
- CreatorSally WainwrightStarsSarah LancashireSiobhan FinneranJames NortonYorkshire-based crime drama centering on the personal and professional life of Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood.Yorkshire as a gritty backdrop to an all around compelling police story.
- CreatorRaphael Bob-WaksbergStarsWill ArnettAmy SedarisAlison BrieBoJack Horseman was the star of the hit television show "Horsin' Around" in the '80s and '90s, but now he's washed up, living in Hollywood, complaining about everything, and wearing colorful sweaters.Excluding the character of Todd (my biggest problem with the show), the characters offer a very real portrayal of depression, bad habits, self-loathing, self-pitty and other human troubles (which is saying something, given the characters are mostly humanoid animals).
- CreatorDavid BenioffD.B. WeissStarsEmilia ClarkePeter DinklageKit HaringtonNine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.Despite it being a fantasy, it feels quite an accurate dipiction of what would be the Middle Ages, with real and complex characters and great storytelling (quality does sadly begin to drop when it surpasses its source material).
- StarsAndrew EllisAndrew ShimChanel CresswellShaun has just finished his final exams and he realizes he is no longer a kid. It's mid 80's England, and the gang are back, looking for a laugh, a job and something that resembles a future.Working class England, a very real portrayal.
- CreatorAnna WingerJörg WingerStarsJonas NayMaria SchraderUlrich NoethenMartin Rauch is recruited by the HVA to infiltrate the West Germany army. As a rookie spy, his decisions constantly put his cover at risk and force his agency to take extreme measures.Perhaps not as accurate of a showcasing of Cold War espionage as I would like to believe, still an interesting watch and a well thought out story.
- StarsAyça BingölYildiz Çagri AtiksoyAras Bulut IynemliSet in the 1960, the series follows the dramatic changes to the lives of the Akarsu family after the patriarch's extra marital affair.A very dramatic, yet very real depiction of family troubles.
- CreatorNahnatchka KhanStarsRandall ParkConstance WuHudson YangA Taiwanese family makes their way in America during the 1990s.Quite funny show of an Asian-American family doing things.
- CreatorGene RoddenberryStarsPatrick StewartBrent SpinerJonathan FrakesSet almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.Some episodes better then others, but an all around good watch, with the occasional real-clever stroyline.
- CreatorSamuel BaumStarsTim RothKelli WilliamsBrendan HinesAbout Cal Lightman, the world's leading deception expert who studies facial expressions and involuntary body language to expose the truth behind the lies.Clever and interesting, it sadly does become more of a soap-opera with time, because of course romance cannot be left out.
- StarsDerek JacobiJohn HurtSiân PhillipsThe personal and governmental affairs of the Julio-Claudian dynasty at the beginning of the Roman Empire, as recalled by one of its rulers.Clever BBC series depicting Ancient Rome with rather marvelous Shakespearean actors.
- CreatorJohn SullivanStarsDavid JasonNicholas LyndhurstRoger Lloyd PackComedy that follows two brothers from London's rough Peckham estate as they wheel and deal through a number of dodgy deals and search for the big score that'll make them millionaires.A wonderful balance of human hardships and humour.
- CreatorBill DialMichael PillerStarsRichard Dean AndersonJohn de LancieMark Adair-RiosIn the waning days of the 19th century, dime novelist Ernest Pratt assumes the persona of his noble literary hero, Nicodemus Legend, and roams the Old West with his scientist friend Dr. Janos Bartok.Delightful and Western.
- StarsIan HolmAnna CropperWilliam HootkinsThe story of J.M. Barrie and his relationship with the Llewelyn-Davies family. Barrie writes PETER PAN for the five boys, and later adopts George, Jack, Peter, Michael, and Nicholas.Interesting showing of the man and family behind Peter Pan.
- CreatorMaurice GranLaurence MarksStarsElizabeth SpriggsMaggie SteedLinda RobsonUpon being demobbed, RAF serviceman Harvey Moon returns home and finds his family involved in various troubles. His wife is not interested in resuming their relationship, and works in a seedy nightclub frequented by American servicemen.Interesting showing of England after the Second World War.
- StarsEileen AtkinsTom BellKarl JohnsonBBC adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's novel about a sensitive young man growing up in a Nottinghamshire mining community.Best adaption of book I have found.
- StarsMarina AleksandrovaMichael GorVladimir YaglychThe life of Russian Empress Ekaterina II (Catherine the Great), a German-born princess who came to Russia as the wife of Peter III, chosen by her aunt Elizabeth, and who, once in power, transformed the Russian empire.Good production, interesting story.
- StarsAlec BaldwinBrian CoxChristopher PlummerThe dramatized account of the war crime trials following the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.Well written and quite interesting
- CreatorDebora CahnStarsKeri RussellRufus SewellDavid GyasiIn the midst of an international crisis, Kate Wyler, a career diplomat, lands in a high-profile job for which she is not suited, with tectonic implications for her marriage and her political future.A lot going on, but my reasoning for liking it might have more to do with the fact that it has elements for what would be a cliche story (love affairs, "girl-boss" protagonist, obvious villain and hero) yet it does not fully act on it, offering instead a seemingly much more real, genuine and fresh story, compelling till the end.
- CreatorJames MitchellStarsJames BolamJames GarbuttJean HeywoodSet in Gallowshields on Tyneside between the 2 World Wars, this story follows the life of ex-sergeant Jack Ford and the Seaton family as they deal with the aftermath of the Great War, the Great 1920s Depression and trade union activists.Interesting showing of England, more specificaly North England, after the First World War.
- CreatorAmy Sherman-PalladinoStarsRachel BrosnahanAlex BorsteinMichael ZegenAfter her husband leaves her, young mother of two Miriam "Midge" Maisel discovers that she has a talent for stand-up comedy. Could this be her calling?Interesting characters and great production.
- CreatorElizabeth MeriwetherStarsAmanda SeyfriedNaveen AndrewsMichel GillTV series that chronicles Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' attempt to revolutionize the healthcare industry after dropping out of college and starting a technology company.Can't be sure how accurate it is to real life events, but regardless, a very captivating series with a solid pace.