A revival of our 'must watch tv ' topic

A place for members to both recommend and talk about current tv shows 

No spoilers please!

Just finished Landman. Billy Bob Thornton and Ali Larter superb.

Superb new Australian drama series "The Narrow Road to the Deep North" has me hooked after half of the first episode.

Just finished The .Art of Joy on Sky Atlantic, Italian series about a girl who will do anything to get what she wants. Set around the time of the first world war. We enjoyed it.

On 24/03/2025 at 20:56, Soul-slider said:

BBC1 'This City Is Ours'.....oosh!

Just watched part 1.  Deaf subtitles should be optional not mandatory.  They were too intrusive and are only helpful if you need them.

 

it looks like iPlayer solves this so all good. 👍 

Edited April 24Apr 24 by Dylan

37 minutes ago, Dylan said:

Just watched part 1.  Deaf subtitles should be optional not mandatory.  They were too intrusive and are only helpful if you need them.

 

it looks like iPlayer solves this so all good. 👍 

I found the "subtitles on - sound off" option made it a whole lot more bearable but still had to call it a day after twenty minutes ... 😂

New series of Black Mirror 

Bit under whelmed with the first one of this new series, as a fairly obvious story line

has anyone clocked the rest of the episodes?

any standouts ?

I liked the third one, 'Hotel Reverie' and the fifth one,'Eulogy'

 

Net flix ,"Adolesence"  Absolutely harrowing , study of Knife crime motivation in UK youngsters ,starring Stephen Graham ,  Superb ,Breathtaking watch.

3 hours ago, John Hart said:

Net flix ,"Adolesence"  Absolutely harrowing , study of Knife crime motivation in UK youngsters ,starring Stephen Graham ,  Superb ,Breathtaking watch.

Hardhitting TV the young kid was fabulous. Graham rarely disappoints and he didn't here surely an award on it's way for this.

Mobland paramount +. Top stars and gets better every episode 

I watched The Night of the 12th last night - in French with easy to follow subtitles. Based on a gripping true story & well worth watching - it's available on Channel 4 catch up. Definite 👍 from me.

3 hours ago, Kathryn Magson said:

Definite 👍 from me.

That's tonight's viewing sorted 🙏

9 hours ago, Kathryn Magson said:

I watched The Night of the 12th last night

Very much enjoyed Kathryn but you could have said it was a film not a series, we assumed it was going to continue, hooked and ready for episode 2 ,credits rolled then nothing 🤣🤣, as you say well worth a watch.

13 hours ago, Twoshoes said:

Very much enjoyed Kathryn but you could have said it was a film not a series, we assumed it was going to continue, hooked and ready for episode 2 ,credits rolled then nothing 🤣🤣, as you say well worth a watch.

Sorry - my mistake! I'll remember for next time xx

Is anyone watching Malpractice? It's a brilliant, well-acted drama series on ITV - about the stresses & strains felt by NHS staff to meet targets etc. Another 👍 from me!

Edited May 11May 11 by Kathryn Magson

Started watching 'The Agency' on Paramount+

It's an english language  remake of a French series - 'Le Bureau des Légendes' (also on Paramount +) - that came out a few years back and which is one of my top 5 TV shows of all time

Well worth a watch and Michael Fassbiende is pretty good in the lead role. But IMHO, the french original is better.

oops -* Fassbender

Just finished binge watching Code of Silence - Rose Ayling-Ellis played an absolutely brilliant part! She really brought deafness into focus - well worth watching to see the problems that deaf people face every day & how they can overcome them. I worked mostly with hearing children for over 20 years, but occasionally we had a deaf child - & also hearing children with deaf parents. I was always interested in signing - I picked up a bit as I went along but never learnt it formally. Thumbs up to ITV for a decent drama!👍

Government Cheese on Apple TV freshly released ex con tries to get his life/family life back on track. Excellent comedy 👍🏼

Currently watching Memento Mori a Spanish Walter presents, serial killer on the loose, lead actor has me convinced, I tense up every time he's on the screen. Think there's going to be an interesting twist somewhere along the line or maybe one line of dialogue was a red herring?

14 hours ago, Twoshoes said:

Currently watching Memento Mori a Spanish Walter presents, serial killer on the loose, lead actor has me convinced, I tense up every time he's on the screen. Think there's going to be an interesting twist somewhere along the line or maybe one line of dialogue was a red herring?

Hello mate, I hope you're well. This is a great show. 🤫

11 hours ago, Peter99 said:

Hello mate, I hope you're well. This is a great show. 🤫

All good here Peter thank you, likewise I wish you well.

10 hours ago, Twoshoes said:

All good here Peter thank you, likewise I wish you well.

😍

I'm watching Under the Banner of Heaven - released in 2022 but now available on ITVX - a harrowing, disturbing drama based on a true account of events in 1984 USA. It involves - violence - murder - sexual abuse - incest - all supposedly in the name of "religion".........

A gripping, but very disturbing story.

Edited June 3Jun 3 by Kathryn Magson

On 04/05/2023 at 11:00, Soulfusion said:

BBC drama so most have probably seen it but Blue Lights, for me, is the best Cop drama I've watched in years. Elements of classic Hill Street Blues and set in Belfast. Had me captivated from the start and brilliant from the third episode on. Great writing, acting and filming. Just brilliant.

Sounds really good. I will certainly watch it

On 21/05/2025 at 16:33, Kathryn Magson said:

Just finished binge watching Code of Silence - Rose Ayling-Ellis played an absolutely brilliant part! She really brought deafness into focus - well worth watching to see the problems that deaf people face every day & how they can overcome them. I worked mostly with hearing children for over 20 years, but occasionally we had a deaf child - & also hearing children with deaf parents. I was always interested in signing - I picked up a bit as I went along but never learnt it formally. Thumbs up to ITV for a decent drama!👍

Yes I agree it was really good and the acting was superb! Thanks Kathryn x

18 hours ago, Kathryn Magson said:

I'm watching Under the Banner of Heaven

Great series Kathryn,we enjoyed it, when you have finished the series have a look on the net about the series, I'll say no more.

3 hours ago, Twoshoes said:

Great series Kathryn,we enjoyed it, when you have finished the series have a look on the net about the series, I'll say no more.

Thanks - I've already looked - makes me feel glad I've never got into religion!

7 hours ago, Kathryn Magson said:

Thanks - I've already looked

I was slightly disappointed Kathryn to find that Jeb Pyre was a fictional character as was the other detective,can't remember his name. Still a gripping tale though.

Binge watched The last Anniversary , really good, a lot going on what with flashbacks etc, very clever at the end how they tie up all the loose ends so you're not left with any questions about what happened to who, who did what etc. highly recommended.

12 hours ago, Twoshoes said:

I was slightly disappointed Kathryn to find that Jeb Pyre was a fictional character as was the other detective,can't remember his name. Still a gripping tale though.

I just googled the name Jeb Pyre & it brought up quite a bit of info on all the characters in the series. Apparently - although the name Jeb Pyre was fictional - the character was based on real-life detective Terry Fox. He was responsible for investigating the chain of events & his life & religious beliefs were very similar to those of Jeb Pyre. After his retirement from the police force, he worked at Brigham Young University.

Lots more info about the series on a website called "TheCinemaholic"

On 11/05/2025 at 13:38, Kathryn Magson said:

Is anyone watching Malpractice? It's a brilliant, well-acted drama series on ITV - about the stresses & strains felt by NHS staff to meet targets etc. Another 👍 from me!

Yes I watch Malpractice too. It's a really good series, and well acted too x

3 hours ago, Kathryn Magson said:

I just googled the name Jeb Pyre

As did I Kathryn, you obviously found a better site with more info. When I looked it didn't give a name and just said Pyre was loosely based on a real life detective. Cheers for that, interesting site " the cinemaholic", thanks for that too.

I started watching Shardlake on ITV - I normally like Sean Bean so was expecting it to be really good, but so far it's disappointing & I wouldn't recommend it.....anybody else watching it?

3 hours ago, Kathryn Magson said:

I started watching Shardlake on ITV - I normally like Sean Bean so was expecting it to be really good, but so far it's disappointing & I wouldn't recommend it.....anybody else watching it?

I was underwhelmed by it , but I've read all of CJ Sansom's Shardlake series of books so I was over critical.

The Bombing of Pan Am 103 is well worth watching. Hard to watch, but it's really well-acted & sympathetically-done. Thanks & hats off to all concerned for handling this sad story in such a sensitive & tactful way.👍

Edited Tuesday at 16:422 days by Kathryn Magson

just a heads up that looking at merging this and the film topic into a 'catch all' media video type of thing

any thoughts on that before flicking the switch ?

Seems reasonable to me Mike, I think the majorcontributors to both threads are more or less the same people.

Sounds good to me Mike👍

And me.👌👍

Dept Q on Netflix is a good gritty Scottish crime drama, Well recommended.

Edited 6 hours ago6 hr by Jessie Pinkman

Treading Water, 2024 release,

Director Gino Evans , Produced by Ben Toye ,

Stars , Joe Gill , Becky Bowe , Darren Connolly.

Following his release from prison, Danny struggles with addiction & intrusive thoughts. He reconnects with schoolfriend Laura who is equally trapped in her own choices .

BFI 2 nominations, currently showing on Prime , I think . Filmed in Manchester & one to look for .