Post: #51

+1 for Misfits and Inbetweeners

Also one that hasn't been mentioned, Fresh Meat

Post: #52

Man, this thread has performed really well!

Thanks for all your recommendations, guys. There's at least two years worth of television and movies to watch listed here!

Keep the recommendations coming!

Quote:I really like the cop comedy Hot Fuzz, probably one of my favorite comedies in the last decade.

Yeah, that was a good one. I remember seeing Shaun of the Dead, also featuring Simon Pegg, when it first came out. Both were fun movies.

Pretty sure I also saw this flick in the movie theater:

Post: #53

Check this show out:









http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m8mf

Post: #54

(12-19-2012 10:18 AM)Vorkuta Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 01:23 PM)houston Wrote:  Mr. Bean

(12-18-2012 03:02 PM)houston Wrote:  I watched that Monty Python Holy Grail and had to turn it off halfway.

You prefer Mr.Bean to Monty Python?!

They're both kind of lame but if I had to choose, it would be Mr. Bean. Let me throw ya a toothbrush mate

Post: #55

The IT Crowd is a good show, very funny.

Post: #56

Monty Python.....lame?? I think you're missing something there kid

Spaced is awesome, same director and actors as Sean of the Dead, also great.

Post: #57

Benny Hill- One of the greatest comedies of all time.

Are You Being Served- Fucking funny show. Old school but I recommend.

Post: #58

The first season (series) of Misfits is fucking awesome. The next couple seasons are not so great IMHO, but I would welcome someone to argue otherwise:





The Inbetweeners and Peep Show are kinda like the British versions of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm.













As far as comedy movies are concerned, I loved A Fish Called Wanda as a young chap:





And I love Withnail & I as an adult who has lived in the UK (not London):

Post: #59

Loved Misfits season 1, purely for Nathan's antics.

Post: #60

Little Britain.

Post: #61

(12-18-2012 03:27 PM)Therapsid Wrote:  Luther's a great show.

Indeed. Been catching up on some episodes via Netflix after a friend told me about it. Great acting.

Post: #62

Top Gear

Post: #63

The Office. End of.

Haha, yeah Layer Cake is excellent, Doctor Who isn't for me, 'Top Boy' is a great 'urban' TV show that aired recently.

EDIT: Peep Show is great too.

Post: #64

Trainspotting is fantastic.

And +1 for Layer Cake and 28 Days Later

Post: #65

I think Luther in fantastic. I wish they made more episodes.

Shameless is good in a trashy king of way. (is Frank Gallagher alpha?)

No homo, but I will also admit to liking Downton Abbey.

Post: #66

(12-19-2012 10:37 AM)bret Wrote:  +1 for Misfits and Inbetweeners

Also one that hasn't been mentioned, Fresh Meat

Agree with the inbetweeners, not on Misfits. I just don't understand how anyone likes it??

My favourite is Extras, it's finished now, but you can still catch it online. One of the few shows that literally puts me in tears crying, absolutely amazing!

Post: #67

The First Churchills:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC91C14150811E4A7

It's a bit old (it was made in 1969), but I liked its portrayal of Baroque period politics and international relations.

Post: #68

The British comedies speak for themselves. They are pretty famous around the world - and most of the best ones are in this thread.

As for films - I think Britain has really only made two classic films - 'Withnail and I' and 'Trainspotting'.

As for dramas - I love 'Bodies' and 'Cracker'. Below is a classic example of the genius of 'Cracker' (my favourite thing ever):





And the best writer in Britain is Alan Bennett. His Talking Head monologues are brilliant. This is my favourite one:

Post: #69

I only like two of the older comedies in Britain. 'Blackadder' and 'Yes Minister'.

'Yes Minster' is also blessed with the finest opening credits to a show ever.

Post: #70

There is an excellent mini-series from '79 made by ITV called Danger UXB about guys who were defusing unexploded bombs dropped by the Germans on London during the Blitz. Very well done and extremely suspenseful at times. Netflix has it as a DVD rental (not streaming). Highly recommended.

Post: #71

League of Gentlemen series 1 and 2 are very funny. Some seriously dark, twisted humour in there.

Post: #72

Yeah, Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister were great.
Another worthwhile show starring Paul Eddington was The Good Life:



Pretty funny and unexpectedly deep, about self-sufficiency.

Also, Patrick McGoohan in The Prisoner:

Post: #73

There was a fantastic series about a nuclear cover-up called Edge of Darkness. Damn, Joanne Whalley was cute back then.

Boys From The Blackstuff was landmark drama too.

Post: #74

I just finished season one of Broadchurch, a show which investigates the effect a young boy's death has on a small town. The principle story revolves around the two lead detectives tracking down the murderer but the heart of the series is what happens when secrets are revealed.

The British series is excellent--do not watch the American remake Gracepoint. I only watched one episode and it sucked. It is literally a shot for shot replication of the British series except with bad acting. The weird thing is that in the remake they cast the same exact dude, the Scottish David Tennant, as the lead detective--except he has an American accent in Gracepoint. It was unnerving to watch the same guy play the same role but every other part was played by different people but with the same story as Broadchurch. Then I thought that it would be interesting to bring David Tennant back and play the same role continually in different countries each time searching for the murderer of a young boy as some sort of fucked up purgatory.

Anyway, check out Broadchurch (not Gracepoint).

Post: #75

Inbetweeners is great if you want to learn more about British Culture and how to run bad game. Specifically the caravan, Duke of Edinburgh, French Exchange and Thorpe Park episodes.