My 10 best TV shows
Just a list of tv shows which I enjoyed. In no way intended as a definitive list.
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- CreatorJimmy McGovernStarsRobbie ColtraneGeraldine SomervilleKieran O'BrienDr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald is a criminal psychologist. He is rather anti-social and obnoxious but he has a gift for solving crimes. Thus he is employed as a consultant by the Manchester Police.Men Should Weep knocked me off my feet when I first saw it back in 94. Robbie Coltrane has, in my opinion, never been better as an actor then in this series.
- StarsMarita BreuerRüdiger WeigangKurt WagnerThe village of Schabbach experiences the shifting fortunes of Germany from 1919 to 1982.This first series has everything, great setting, great characters and it's an unflinching portrait of small-town Germany just before and after WW2. I was born in the North of The Netherlands and recognized many off the ways in which people live their lives.
- StarsRobert DuvallTommy Lee JonesDanny GloverTwo former Texas Rangers renew their spirit of adventure as they and several other residents of a small Texas town join a cattle drive to the Montana Territory.Saw this series about a month after I had finished the novel. Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall embody the main characters in such a way that whenever I read the novel again, its these 2 men I see.
- CreatorDavid MilchStarsTimothy OlyphantIan McShaneMolly ParkerA show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime.I like westerns, I like crime and I like the the 19th century as a whole. This is probably HBO's best series by a mile.
- CreatorDouglas HeyesStarsKirstie AlleyGeorg Stanford BrownDavid CarradineTwo friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War.I am a civil war nut and although this series is very romantic it's still one of the best adaptations of a civil war novel around.
- CreatorJoshua BrandJohn FalseyStarsRob MorrowJanine TurnerBarry CorbinA city doctor is forced to work in the remote Alaskan town of Cicely, where he encounters peculiar locals, including a former astronaut, as he adjusts to small-town life.This town full of quirky, hardy characters has me in stitches every time I see it.
- CreatorEric Ellis OvermyerDavid SimonStarsKhandi AlexanderRob BrownKim DickensLife after Hurricane Katrina as the residents of New Orleans try to rebuild their lives, their homes, and their unique culture in the aftermath of one of the worst natural disasters in the USA.Racial tensions, devastated city, incompetent and corrupt officials, food and great Jazz. I love this.
- CreatorTerry NationStarsMichael KeatingPaul DarrowPeter TuddenhamA group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.This series was the start of a life-long love affair with science fiction and fantasy. It might have dodgy special effects but it's bleak outlook and fantastic acting makes this series unforgettable (if you are a certain age).
- StarsDerek JacobiJohn HurtSiân PhillipsThe personal and governmental affairs of the Julio-Claudian dynasty at the beginning of the Roman Empire, as recalled by one of its rulers.The mother of all Roman series and films. Any series or film with Derek Jacobi is worth watching and this tale of intrigue and murder is riveting. Budget made this not as lavish as HBO's Rome but it's acting takes it a par above that series.
- StarsArend KuikJan KrolJantje WeurdingMy only Dutch series in this. This, to me, is pure nostalgia. It is set in the county of The Netherlands where I was born and the novel on which this is based is compulsory reading for anyone from that neck of the woods.