21-05-2005 12:18									#1
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Mine are Coupling and Absolutely Fabulous.. just got my hands on the AbFab seasons and let me tell you these are awesome even after a while..

What are your favourite UK shows and if you want to, tell us the favourite character in them.

In Coupling: Jeff

In Absolutely Fabulous: Patsy

	21-05-2005 13:21									#2
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UFO, 1969, starring Ed Bishop.

Doctor Who, with any of the first four doctors (especially Tom Baker)

and of course, Monty Python's Flying Circus.

	21-05-2005 13:30									#3
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Probably "Blackadder". Followed by "Monty Python's". "Faulty Towers" is good, as is "Father Ted".

	21-05-2005 19:01									#4
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Oh, where to start. Imran's are cult British TV but there are others which are not as well known outside of the UK. Anyone heard of 'Only Fools And Horses' or 'One Foot In The Grave' when it comes to sitcoms?

	21-05-2005 19:10									#5
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Oh man, just too many to mention them all...

Yes Minister (Prime-Minister), House of Cards - To Play the King - The Final Cut, Python, Watery Fowl , The Young Ones, Bottom, AbFab, Allo "You Stupid Woman!" Allo, Blackadder (the last episode had the most depressing end scene ever), and the list goes on and on...

	21-05-2005 19:14									#6
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Have I Got News for You is good, but it often won't translate.

	21-05-2005 19:15									#7
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Yeah, that's one that would have to be watched in English methinks...

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quote: Originally posted by Hueij Oh man, just too many to mention them all... Yes Minister (Prime-Minister), House of Cards - To Play the King - The Final Cut, Python, Watery Fowl , The Young Ones, Bottom, AbFab, Allo "You Stupid Woman!" Allo, Blackadder (the last episode had the most depressing end scene ever), and the list goes on and on...

Ah yes, nothing like Flowery Tw@ts

	21-05-2005 19:24									#9
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Argh! I forgot to mention The Singing Detective. As well as being one of the greatest series ever it also made me aware of the fact that good music didn't start with Elvis

	21-05-2005 20:01									#10
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Peep Show and Dr. Who. Why, Peep Show is so good someone other than me once made a thread about it on these forums!

	21-05-2005 20:09									#11
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Well I agree with most of you but why have nobody mentioned "Red Dwarf" That is hilarious

	21-05-2005 20:17									#12
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Ah yes, Red Dwarf. Alas, there are too many to mention

	21-05-2005 20:44									#13
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Red Dwarf, Keeping Up Appearances, Mr. Bean

	21-05-2005 20:48									#14
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Topgear and The Office.

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quote: Originally posted by Dauphin Have I Got News for You is good, but it often won't translate.

There's a dutch version. It was pretty bad at first but now is ok.

One that hasn't been named:
You rang m'Lord. ( not as good, but a good show to watch on a sunday)

	21-05-2005 22:22									#16
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Keep your eyes open for a brand-new comedy- "The thick of it". It'll be considered one of the greats a few years from now.

The greatest UK drama serial is "Edge of darkness".

The best one-off drama was "Threads", which was also the most harrowing TV movie ever.

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quote: Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp The greatest UK drama serial is "Edge of darkness".

If this is the serial about a cop and a CIA agent then you may be right

	21-05-2005 23:32									#18
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"Are you being served?"

	22-05-2005 01:21									#19
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quote: Originally posted by Hueij If this is the serial about a cop and a CIA agent then you may be right

That's the bunny. The final two episodes saw my jaw repeatedly hitting the floor.

	22-05-2005 02:49									#20
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I loved the 'League of Gentlemen', it had an evil monty pythonesque thing going on. Still its like marmite as a few friends of mine hated it?

But i also enjoy all the others that have been mentioned here. I think we can make good TV in the uk(sadly we also produce a load of dross too).

Oh yeah and my mum converted me to watching the 'Vicar of Dibley'(like a feminsit version of the excellent Father Ted) - she did a simular move about 15years ago by playing the 'Archers' radio soap at meal times

	22-05-2005 03:08									#21
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Vicar of Dibley- one of the finest comedies to come out of Britain in the last decade <--as decided by monkeys

	22-05-2005 03:40									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison Oh, where to start. Imran's are cult British TV but there are others which are not as well known outside of the UK. Anyone heard of 'Only Fools And Horses' or 'One Foot In The Grave' when it comes to sitcoms?

I think those are broadcasted here too.
Lots of good shows, but I liked Blackadder most, and The fast Show was great (the first season, the second was okay too, but after that it was so horribly not funny)


And Pekka, I don't understand why you like Coupling.. That show is so.... crap? On top of that the actors behave like idiots..

	22-05-2005 04:10									#23
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quote: Probably "Blackadder". Followed by "Monty Python's". "Faulty Towers" is good, as is "Father Ted".

- but with Father Ted above Monty Python.

	22-05-2005 05:47									#24
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quote: And Pekka, I don't understand why you like Coupling.. That show is so.... crap? On top of that the actors behave like idiots..

The last season was bad, but the ones before were brilliant.


Not one mention for little Brittain? Has that been to the US yet? I'm really interested to see how that will be received.

	22-05-2005 08:56									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison Oh, where to start. Imran's are cult British TV but there are others which are not as well known outside of the UK. Anyone heard of 'Only Fools And Horses' or 'One Foot In The Grave' when it comes to sitcoms?

One Foot in the Grave was okay. It played here until last year. My wife thinks I had alot in common with the old pensioner.

	22-05-2005 08:58									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Verto Red Dwarf, Keeping Up Appearances, Mr. Bean

Still see Keeping Up Appearances here. That show needs an ugly American to give that annoying woman a reality check.

	22-05-2005 09:13									#27
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UK programs (or comedies as this thread seems to be) that are good, in no particular order:

The Day Today
Brass Eye
Knowing Me, Knowing You (with Alan Partridge)
I'm Alan Partridge
Big Train
Spaced
League of Gentlemen

	22-05-2005 14:53									#28
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Hi, I'm back. Well, I never really left, just stopped posting because I'd run out of things to say.

quote: Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp Keep your eyes open for a brand-new comedy- "The thick of it". It'll be considered one of the greats a few years from now. The greatest UK drama serial is "Edge of darkness". The best one-off drama was "Threads", which was also the most harrowing TV movie ever.

In The Thick Of It had a few moments and the byzantine plot was very entertaining. But it lacked one crucial quality; jokes. Just compare it with Yes, Minister and you'll see many, many more funny lines in 10 minutes of that show than the whole 30mins of the new show.

Have to agree with you about Threads though. I watched on TV when I was a nipper, and got myself a download just last month. It hasn't aged as much as I expected. For the first 30mins you're begging for the war to start. Then around the time the milk-bottles melt, you start feeling guilty, or want everything to be normal again.
I burnt it on to DVD to test it about 2 weeks ago and took it downstairs at about 2am to see if it worked. Me and my flatmates ended up watching all of it, in one horrible go. Similarly I could recommend "When the Wind Blows", by the same guy who did 'The Snowman', except it's not about one welsh choirboy's love for a sack of water, but a cartoon about Nuclear war. With a soundtrack by Bowie and Roger Waters. Yikes.

quote: Originally posted by alva Not one mention for little Brittain? Has that been to the US yet? I'm really interested to see how that will be received.

Terribly. Little Britain is repetitive, has one joke character sketches that drag on for far too long, unlike the Fast Show, which would say the catchphrase and then piss off. It relies on sick and urine jokes, borderline racism and it's own media driven sense of importance.



EK's hot picks... Brass Eye, The Day Today, the Power of Nightmares, Blackadder, Kenny Everett, Peep Show (S2) and Not the Nine O'Clock News.

	22-05-2005 15:20									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Evil Knevil Terribly. Little Britain is repetitive, has one joke character sketches that drag on for far too long, unlike the Fast Show, which would say the catchphrase and then piss off. It relies on sick and urine jokes, borderline racism and it's own media driven sense of importance.

Should do well over here.

	22-05-2005 16:00									#30
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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui Probably "Blackadder". Followed by "Monty Python's". "Faulty Towers" is good, as is "Father Ted".

Father Ted is Irish you limey imperialist!