Britdrama recs?
Feb. 15th, 2011 12:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sereneI liked Downton Abbey (a Masterpiece Classic thingy). Didn't love it; liked it quite a lot. Not a big fan of Elizabeth McGovern's acting in it; otherwise, pretty solid, and while I don't have a history of reading/watching stuff set in that period, it worked for me because it paid attention, the way ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
papersky's Farthing novels do, to some of what was not good about that age. (Plus: queerness. Minus: evil queers. Plus: socialists and suffrage-for-women advocates. Minus: who nonetheless soak in their privilege. Minus: nearly no people of color, and the one notable non-UK person is very assimilated and dies very quickly. Other similar pluses and minuses kept me from loving it, but I liked it.)
I've also liked/loved, in the Britdrama realm:
MI-5 (Spooks) (While folks I trust disliked the level of violence, I found that to be so wonderful -- finally, a spy drama that acknowledges that spies are in truly terrible peril a lot of the time)
A Touch of Frost (David Jason has my heart. I even watched the silly Pratchett thing so I could see him act circles around Sean Astin)
the new Robin Hood for about a season before I got tired of it
Jekyll until the mom became a big plot point
and, of course, I love Torchwood and Doctor Who
Got recommendations for me? Extra bonus points if it's something I can get on Netflix. I've never watched that detective thing with Helen Mirrin -- Prime Suspect, is it? Is it wonderful? And what else should I check out?
papersky's Farthing novels do, to some of what was not good about that age. (Plus: queerness. Minus: evil queers. Plus: socialists and suffrage-for-women advocates. Minus: who nonetheless soak in their privilege. Minus: nearly no people of color, and the one notable non-UK person is very assimilated and dies very quickly. Other similar pluses and minuses kept me from loving it, but I liked it.)I've also liked/loved, in the Britdrama realm:
MI-5 (Spooks) (While folks I trust disliked the level of violence, I found that to be so wonderful -- finally, a spy drama that acknowledges that spies are in truly terrible peril a lot of the time)
A Touch of Frost (David Jason has my heart. I even watched the silly Pratchett thing so I could see him act circles around Sean Astin)
the new Robin Hood for about a season before I got tired of it
Jekyll until the mom became a big plot point
and, of course, I love Torchwood and Doctor Who
Got recommendations for me? Extra bonus points if it's something I can get on Netflix. I've never watched that detective thing with Helen Mirrin -- Prime Suspect, is it? Is it wonderful? And what else should I check out?