I loved the Downtown Abbey Christmas special (shown in the middle of summer, but enjoyed nonetheless with my female friends, Him Outdoors and a bottle of Central Otago Pinot Noir) and will watch Coronation Street if I'm home when it's on.
I've begun to take note of Single Father with the incomparable David Tennant and Suranne Jones (Karen from Coronation Street), and Homeland with the wonderful Damien Lewis (who appears to be becoming the new Hugh Laurie - i.e. the Americans want to appropriate him). As I've only seen one episode of each, however, it's too early to tell, and the former is a four-part miniseries anyway, so perhaps that doesn't count.
Football and cricket also meet the regular viewing requirements, but there are some programmes I consider 'appointment viewing'.
5 Favourite TV Shows (at the moment):
- Frozen Planet - David Attenborough narration over some of the most incredible photography of some of the most amazing landscape and animals; inspiring and beautiful
- Outnumbered - Fantastic acting from both the parents and children. If ever I feel the merest twinge of remorse that I have not reproduced, five seconds of this programme supports my decision
- Miranda - Comedy for grown-ups who haven't ever grown-up, with great scripts and asides to camera
- QI - A quiz programme that doesn't really care about the score; Stephen Fry and Alan Davies plus a coterie of educated and entertaining guest panellists. It's been going for ages and I still enjoy it
- The Graham Norton Show - Series 10 (I think) and still going strong - a 'light' entertainment chat show with a mix of guests, stand-up, regualr features and performers that works - better in format than Johnathan Ross, or any other chat show on TV
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I agree with your top 4, but not the fifth... Frozen Planet is amazing, and the film makers must have been so patient to capture the images they caught.
Love Scarey
Pretty similar tastes in TV there Kate. Graham Norton is on Radio 2 here on a Saturday morning and it quite honestly makes my morning if I'm not running around doing the Team Mom thing. Mum introduced me to Miranda and it is wonderful stuff, very much looking forward to the 3rd series. Have you had the pleasure of Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock? It is No1 in my list!
Hi Nellie,
I saw the first three Sherlock episodes, but the next three never made it to TV here, so I finally cracked and bought the DVD when I was back in England. Yes, I love it. Benedict Cumberbatch is wonderful and Martin Freeman is one of my favourite actors.
I'm working my way through the box sets of Madmen at the moment, which I'm really enjoying. Have yuo any other recommendations?
Cheers
Kate
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