10 exciting British TV series, unjustly deprived of attention
Cinema / / December 19, 2019
The sixth season of "Game of Thrones" has long been completed, and before the new series "Sherlock" is still far away. What to do with the sultry evening serialomanu bored? We will tell: British series. Those who for some reason did not superpopulyarnymi, but definitely worth it to see them.
"Desperate romance» (Desperate Romantics)
- Genre: Drama.
- Released: 2009.
- Length: 1 season (6 episodes for 50 minutes).
- Rating IMDb: 7,6.
Mini-series about the "Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood" - rebels and rock stars of the second half of the XIX century. Budding artists Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais and journalist Fred Walters try come to success and fame, solve problems with money, critics and nudes, and still drink a lot, and obviously, paint.
Known facts from biographies of artists dramatically rethought: the touching relationship of John Millais and Effie Ruskin, tragic fate of the Pre-Raphaelite muse Lizzie Siddal and, of course, the famous story of creation "Ophelia". If before watching the look in "Wikipedia", have more fun, but in any case will not be bored.
"Wallander» (Wallander)
- Genre: Thriller, Drama, Detective.
- Exit years: 2008-2015.
- Duration: 4 seasons (12 episodes of 90 minutes).
- Rating IMDb: 7,9.
Kurt Wallander works commissioner of police in the small Swedish town called Ystad. For a person whose profession is - every day to face the pain of others, loss and death, it has one fatal flaw - a comprehensive sympathy. Wallander is just not able to get used to violence and will never cease to ask the question "Why?". First of all - yourself.
«Hour» (The Hour)
- Genre: Drama.
- Exit years: 2011-2012.
- Duration: 2 seasons (12 episodes of 60 minutes).
- Rating IMDb: 8,0.
The story is about how to make news on the BBC in the difficult atmosphere of the 50s, when talking about the current political developments in the air was extremely difficult. The plot is very rich: journalistic investigation turns spy intrigue, personal dramas interwoven with historical events so that the look is not only interesting but also informative. And yet in the series excellent Ben Whishaw and Romola Garai.
"Reservoir Dogs» (Mad Dogs)
- Genre: thriller, drama, crime.
- Exit years: 2011-2013.
- Duration: 4 seasons (14 episodes of 45 minutes).
- Rating IMDb: 7,6.
A reunion of old friends gone completely as planned: the party on the retirement of one of them ended in the murder of hero for the day. Heroes - ordinary middle-aged men who have been so in the wrong place at the wrong time as possible. Now they have to deal with the Serbian mafia, drug trafficking and corrupt police.
"Abode of darkness Garth Marenghi» (Garth Marenghi's Darkplace)
- Genre: Comedy.
- Year: 2004.
- Length: 1 season (6 episodes of 25 minutes).
- Rating IMDb: 8,6.
A delightful and creepy funny parody on the horrors of the 80s, with their ridiculous plot, clichéd characters, silly dialogue, sexism and cheap special effects. Little gem, which in 2004, the audience for some reason not appreciated. But just look at this screensaver!
I believe that no form of life, whether human, animal or plant should not be affected when you create a television series. So I'm really sorry that cat, which we killed.
"Garrow's Law» (Garrow's Law)
- Genre: Drama.
- Exit years: 2009-2011.
- Duration: 3 season (12 to 50 minutes episodes).
- Rating IMDb: 8,4.
Story of a young lawyer William Garrow, who first introduced the concept of "innocent until proven guilty" in a criminal court of the Old Bailey. Smart and brave, he is not afraid to take on the most complex cases, because it strongly believes that everyone has the right to a defense. In his work he is faced with the Luddites and the slave trade with the false denunciations, false evidence and simply unhappy people. Almost all subjects are drawn from these court cases of the XVIII century.
"Dirk Gently» (Dirk Gently)
- Genre: Detective, comedy, fantasy.
- Exit years: 2010-2012.
- Length: 1 season (4 episodes of 60 minutes).
- Rating IMDb: 7,8.
Dirk Gently - a private investigator, which operates using a holistic method. Dirk is convinced that everything around is a network of closely related events: to find a missing cat to open the secret of the sudden disappearance of a billionaire, and the case of the murder of the genius programmer is woven exposing wrong husband. The series is based on works of Douglas Adams - author of the famous book series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" - and filled with absurd situations, unexpected twists and, of course, a great British humor - sometimes quite black.
As a rule, people who think they are lost, checked against the card. I have also another method, I call it Zen navigation. I find a man who seems to know where he was going, and follow him. With this method rarely get to where originally planned, but it always appears where it should be.
"The thick of events» (The Thick of It)
- Genre: political satire.
- Exit years: 2005-2012.
- Duration: 4 seasons (24 episodes of 30 minutes).
- Rating IMDb: 8,8.
If you have always been interested in the political backstage, then you will like this show, which tells about the hard and very nervous the everyday life of the British government officials. Taken all in style mockumentary film. Heroes weave, trying to cope with the next crisis breaks absorb Lunch boxes made of plastic and did not mince words, so that you can take note of many sophisticated English expletives.
"A little light - in Candleford» (Lark Rise to Candleford)
- Genre: Drama.
- Exit years: 2008-2011.
- Duration: 4 seasons (40 minutes at 50 episodes).
- Rating IMDb: 8,1.
Historical drama about a village girl getting a place in town Candleford post office. Family tragedies and secrets of the past, relations with friends and rivals, social prejudice and romance Victorian England - if you are interested in the life of people of that era, is worth a look. The series is very kind and bright.
"Be a man» (Being Human)
- Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror.
- Exit years: 2008-2013.
- Duration: 5 seasons (36 episodes of 60 minutes).
- Rating IMDb: 7,8.
Mitchell the vampire, werewolf George and the ghost of a girl named Annie live in the same house in Bristol and are trying to lead a normal life. But apart from the problems of normal people, such as job search and unfriendly neighbors, they also have many other. How to cope with the craving for blood, if you are 80 years of age was a ruthless killer? How to make the monthly transformation into a wolf as safe as possible for themselves and others? As revenge ex-boyfriend, who, in fact, you and I killed? But first and foremost it is a show about friendship - a friendship that helps to cope with the monsters inside, and that even death is not terrible.
- So are you a ghost?! That is, you can move your stuff... and move from one room to another?
- Well, actually, it all can be.