Hello there, im a 21 yo Dutch guy (so dont know much about British tv) but i watched the Inbetweeners a few years back and really loved it, watched it again recently and still do. Its really funny and has a sense of realism to me. I love how the characters just seem like random blokes and not some hotshot actors, and they just do stupid teenager shit you would expect them to do, with great character dynamics. The slang and accents make everything so much better. Neils dad is not bloody bent!

After rewatching the Inbetweeners i found out about Peep Show (through the comments on the song Flagpole Sitta which is just a song i love lol), and i really found myself enjoying it. It was such a big comfort show to me and i blew through the show in like a week. Such a great cast of characters and very funny. Dialogue was very witty. Loved watching Mark and Jez clash with each other and chase after random women all the time lol. And Superhans is one of my favourite characters in any show now lmao

Peep Show reminded me a bit of Inbetweeners and i loved both shows so i am wondering if there is more British tv like this you could recommend me. Something perhaps you could relate to and laugh at. I never really watch comedies but these British shows seem to do it right. Cheers!

Just finished rewatching This is England. I love the improvised way everything is directed/performed in that show. Makes for some of the most realistic arguments I’ve ever seen in a piece of media. I also really liked Adolescence and the Virtues. Any recommendations for something similar?

I love it when an actor gets big and I cast back into my memory to realise I remember them from some small role many years ago…

• Damian Lewis as a fresh-faced medical student in an episode of Poirot
• John Simm as a juvenile delinquent in an episode of Rumpole of the Bailey
• Charlie Cox as a troubled maths student in the pilot of Lewis
• Ian Glenn as Hamlet in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

What are your favourite early roles from actors?

tired topic, i know. but whenever i see lists of police/crime dramas, there are always different recommendations and shows with varying rankings. personal taste aside, which ones actually are the most popular? additionally, is there a consensus for the ones considered best?

Just watched Ghostwatch and was floored. Really want to checkout the behind-the-scenes. Does anyone know if it's available for streaming/is there a link to some British library website or something with it haha

I want to watch a couple of shows available on iplayer.

I'm outside the uk

Which vpns are working for getting access to iplayer content at the moment?

So about a year ago i was recommended the sketch show French and Saunders and I must say the movie spoofs and the music video parodies are 9/10 times hilarious but apart from that all the sketches in between I just don’t laugh at. Now I live Dawn French in the Vicar of Dibley and Jennifer in AbFab but as for F&S it’s really a 5/10 for me

There was one with a bald guy at the train, an alien invasion In the field, a race in the cafe, and a group of people in odd suits on bikes at the beach. And I thought 4seven had strange idents... I swear if nobody comments a full summary (I'm not the best at it) or anything I will rage Edit: I raged

We all knew someone who was obsessed with their "hands free".

Apologies if this is the wrong subreddit, but it seemed relevant because of OFCOM.

We hear about X number of complaints made about Y program from time to time. Is it possible to gain access to them to see what they say?

Just finished watching Adolesence and am beyond impressed by the production and acting; those two aspects alone make it an amazing work. The subject matter and how they presented it of course is amazing as well. I don't know much about the production, but it sure looks like they filmed each episode in one long take. Even if it was a few long ones spliced together, even those long takes are totally impressive.

Are productions with long takes a normal thing in British TV?

around 2007-2010 time i used to constantly have this music channel on (i’m not sure if it was sky or freeview, may have been on both!)

it was like starz tv where you could text in for your photos and messages to appear on screen but it was rock music, mainly playing small or independent artists, i have been trying to find the name of it for years but have had no luck

i remember the background of the chat & photo area been a light blue and the logo been black, but i may have misremembered that

i found my favourite band you me at six through them and deaf havana before kerrang, scuzz etc started playing them

please help! <3

My mind has gone blank, but I just remembered a Comedy Central show and for the life of me can’t remember the name of it! It was filmed/broadcast around Covid time and was slightly taskmaster-ish from what I recall, but all studio based. Liza Tarbuck was either the host or one of the contestants. Pretty sure it only ran for one series…

A lovely surprise!