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Quote: chipolata @ 20th July 2024, 3:59 PM

Try Succession. It was created by a Brit and stars a Brit in one of the main roles.

Two Brits, actually.

Quote: chipolata @ 20th July 2024, 11:46 AM

Better Call Saul.

Quote: Chappers @ 20th July 2024, 2:18 PM

Sorry but I know nothing about these American shows.

I believe Better Call Saul was a comedy drama about the footballer who scored the winning goal in the 1967 Cup Final.

Quote: Chappers @ 20th July 2024, 2:18 PM

Lovejoy definitely but Duty Free is pure sitcom.

Yeah I meant The Booze Cruise

And I'll add Jonathan Creek, The excellent Curse of Comedy singles, and controversially for some maybe, but not for me, Life on Mars, gritty but stuffed with humour and a fantasy premise.

Slow Horses(Apple TV) is vey funny, yet still a cracking espionage drama.

There are secret recordings of actual mobsters discussing The Sopranos and deciding the writer or someone must have infiltrated them to get it so accurate.
They were trying to work out which one of them was Tony
Paulie Walnuts was a real-life gangster who turned to acting when he came out of prison.

Slow Horses(Apple TV) is vey funny, yet still a cracking espionage drama.
I'll give that a go, I like spy shows

Quote: Stephen Goodlad @ 21st July 2024, 11:23 AM

There are secret recordings of actual mobsters discussing The Sopranos and deciding the writer or someone must have infiltrated them to get it so accurate.
They were trying to work out which one of them was Tony
Paulie Walnuts was a real-life gangster who turned to acting when he came out of prison.

Slow Horses(Apple TV) is vey funny, yet still a cracking espionage drama.
I'll give that a go, I like spy shows

In which case I think you'll enjoy it.
Gary Oldman is brilliant.

I haven't got Apple, Fox or Sky.

Quote: Chappers @ 22nd July 2024, 5:18 PM

I haven't got Apple, Fox or Sky.

...said the celebrity when their children wandered off at the market!!

Do we think The Persuaders and The Avengers count as comedy drama? If so, them!

Boys from the black stuff

Big Deal

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