The movies/filums thread seems to have died, so hopefully can start a new one.
For me, and again in no particular order (except No 1).
The Wire
House of Cards
Sex and the City
Boston Legal
Hill Street Blues/NYPD Blue
The Bureau (France)
Edge of Darkness
Underbelly
Line of Duty
Smiley’s People
Rush
Trapped (Iceland)
Happy Valley
Endeavour
Fawlty Towers
I Claudius
Norman Gunston
True Detective
Minder
Band of Brothers
Others
Kath & Kim
Chernobyl
Will try and reply to Jacks thread after thinking about it for a while.Just going off thread for a while.Hearing the Tv ratings on the radio then having a look online.
Channel 7 top rating show for a decade,MKR.Is rating around 400,000 an episode. That puts it around No 17 on the ratings charts.With the major news services and married at first sight rating over 1 million per episode.Goodbuy MKR.
That’s a huge list Jack. You watch way too much television.
I don’t have the patience to watch TV series these days but when I first got Foxtel I got hooked on The Sopranos long after it ran on TV though didn’t see the first series I don’t think and missed the finale due to some recording clash.
Another one I have watched on Stan twice is Deadwood long after it was on TV. Unfortunately it only lasted 3 seasons due to falling ratings and ultra expensive cost of the set. I believe they’ve made or a movie but one of stars has since passed away so he would be impossible to replace. Absolutely brilliant series.
Back in the day some rippers like :
No 96
Kingswood Country
The Sullivan’s
Star Trek
Cop Shop
Prisoner
Water Rats
Homicide
Matlock Police
Division 4
Fawlty Towers
Are You Being Served
On The Buses
George and Mildred
Porridge
Minder
All Creatures Great and Small
Some Mothers do Hav’em
To The Manor Born
Turn it up, DD - mine is over 50 years worth. 
I actually watch a lot less TV now than I did when living in Oz. I generally download anything I want to watch, so can be quite selective.
Post 1990-
Underbelly
The Simpsons
Seinfeld
Family Guy
The D Generation Late Show
Frontline
The Games
Breaking Bad
The X Files
The Office
Cheers
South Park
Twin Peaks
Kath & Kim
The Wonder Years
Hale And Pace
Wentworth
Married With Children
Pre 1990-
WAFL Coverage (Ch2 & Ch7)
Cricket Coverage (Ch9)
The Winners
Kingswood Country
Paul Hogan Show
The Muppets
Norman Gunston Show
The Young Ones
On The Buses
Fawlty Towers
George & Mildred
Dukes Of Hazzard
Chips
Emergency
The A Team
Magnum P.I
The Two Ronnies
Blackadder
Man About The House
Love Thy Neighbour
Benny Hill Show
Knight Rider
Countdown
Starsky & Hutch
Rage
The Henderson Kids
Looney Tunes Cartoons
Prisoner
geez there was some good telly then hahahaha some ripper viewing whack in Benny Hill for a good chuckle at night
sneaking out in the dark slowly closing the doors & watching Alvin Purple & Number 96 when Mum & Dad went to sleep hahaha
Division 4
Homicide
Combat
Gilligans Island
Fawlty Towers
Black Adder
The Good Life
Some Mothers Do Have Them
On The Buses
Aint Half Hot Mum
Are you being Served
Minder
Yes Minister
Benny Hill Show
Paul Hogan Show
Emergeny
Rockford Files
Hogans Heros
I Dream of Jenny
Beverly Hill Billies
Green Acres
Tom and Jerry
Bugs Bunny _ Roadrunner
Hey Hey it’s Saturday probably has to be in the discussion.
Don Lane Show
Graham Kennedy late night show.
Blankety Blanks.
Welcome Back Kotter
I liked “Til death do we Part” with Alf Garnett.. Probably never to be replayed due to Political Correctness. Was priceless..
Black Adder & Roadrunner were good
I liked “Til death do we Part” with Alf Garnett.. Probably never to be replayed due to Political Correctness. Was priceless..
Black Adder & Roadrunner were good
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Yeah that was great
I Claudius, - one from left field there Jack…Interesting one.
Hey Hey it’s Saturday probably has to be in the discussion.
Don Lane Show
Graham Kennedy late night show.
Blankety Blanks.
Welcome Back Kotter
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A couple of good ones there DD, I had forgotten Welcome Back Kotter that was a ripper back in the day.
That late night news show Graham Kennedy did in the late 80s Coast To Coast with Ken Sutcliffe/John Mangos from memory as the straight guy was another funny show.
Not many of those over 30 years old.. DD has the older classics.
Hey Hey it’s Saturday probably has to be in the discussion.
Don Lane Show
Graham Kennedy late night show.
Blankety Blanks.
Welcome Back Kotter
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A couple of good ones there DD, I had forgotten Welcome Back Kotter that was a ripper back in the day.
That late night news show Graham Kennedy did in the late 80s Coast To Coast with Ken Sutcliffe/John Mangos from memory as the straight guy was another funny show.
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Yeh it was a beauty and one of my favourite songs. Was that song written for the show or a song they borrowed?
You could make a list of 10 shows alone on afternoon (after school) shows.
Welcome Back Kotter
Happy Days
The Brady Bunch
Bewitched
I Dream of Genie
Get Smart
The Beverly Hill Billies
Hogan’s Hero’s
Dr Who
Marine Boy
McHales Navy
Gilligans Island
Looney Tunes (bit like Ozfooty sometimes) :lol:
I’m sure there’s more…
I liked “Til death do we Part” with Alf Garnett.. Probably never to be replayed due to Political Correctness. Was priceless..
Black Adder & Roadrunner were good
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Yes the PC brigade would be having kittens over Alf Garnett on Til Death Do Us Part these days.
He was a big West Ham fan was ol Alf :lol:
Not many of those over 30 years old.. DD has the older classics.
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8 out of the 20 are 1990 or before, including 6 from the 70s.
Yes the bloody bbc would never do fawlty towers these days – although basil never wins on any show. The closest he came was in that episode with the silly deaf woman and dragon fly.
They still aren’t as classical as your modern list. Love to know which 6 come from the 1970’s.
Norman Gunston, I Claudius, Fawlty Towers & Minder are from the 1970’s.
They still aren’t as classical as your modern list. Love to know which 6 come from the 1970’s.
Norman Gunston, I Claudius, Fawlty Towers & Minder are from the 1970’s.
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I’m not sure where you are coming from, LS.
I said nothing about “classical” in my OP. My list covers every decade from the 70s onwards.
You, for some reason, then set the bar at 1990, and I responded with 8, 5 of which were from the 70s (not 6 as I originally stated).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_(1974_TV_series)
It’s a list, not a bloody competition.