Ivan
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 10:39 AM |
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Any good British TV to watch
Looking for some good british series to watch - preferably amusing and light entertainment - tired of the Yank programs we have to put up with in
SA.
[Edited on 4/5/12 by Ivan]
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tegwin
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 10:43 AM |
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Green wing is hilarious!!! Its an acquired humour but I like it!
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Would the last person who leaves the country please switch off the lights and close the door!
www.verticalhorizonsmedia.tv
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flibble
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 10:45 AM |
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"not going out" is worth a wry smile.
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puma931
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 11:00 AM |
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Ivan, I remember in the early 80's when I lived in J'burg, Knight rider and Dallas were very popular in SA.
IMO British TV is not that good  best to watch youtube....
quote:
Originally posted by Ivan
Looking for some good british series to watch - preferably amusing and light entertainment - tired of the Yank programs we have to put up with in
SA.
[Edited on 4/5/12 by Ivan]
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Slater
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 11:11 AM |
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Ivan
I have recently discovered a program here in SA called Mad Scientist on DSTV. It's an Yank garage inventor guy who goes round finding other
garage inventors and gets to know what they are into (rocket power, microlights etc) and sets them a challange to build something in 2 days with his
help. he's very enthusistic in an "American" way but it very entertaining. Some of the guys he meets are crazy clever and some of
the outcomes make good TV. The water power jet pack was good one.
It might be from the USA but it's one of the good ones.
Keith
Why do they call Port Harcourt "The Garden City"?...... Becauase they can't spell Stramash.
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bi22le
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 12:14 PM |
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Try Mrs Brown's Boys.
It reminds me a little of Bottom and The young ones.
Its modern, filmed on a live set and is very light humour. It has the dirty slap stick humour of early 90s comedy to so not for younger eyes.
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/13/viewthread.php?tid=139152&page=1
Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
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scootz
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 01:02 PM |
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Blackadder... I know every gag off by heart, but I still laugh at the punchlines!
Do You Know What It Feels Like to Have The Wind Rushing Through Your Hair
Linky...
It's Evolution Baby!
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scudderfish
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 01:11 PM |
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Misfits
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whitestu
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 01:12 PM |
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Personally I think Benidorm is one of the best things on TV at the moment.
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A1
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 01:15 PM |
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men behaving badly?
outnumbered is amusing...
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Jasper
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 02:00 PM |
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Shameless, Misfits, Derren Brown, Brass Eye, Comic Strip Presents, Black Books, Father Ted, The Inbetweeners, Noel Fieldings Luxury Comedy, Siren,
Spaced, Green Wing, Bo' Selecta, and that's just from Channel Four!!
Absolutely Fabulous, League of Gentlemen, Fresh Meat, Live at the Apollo, QI, The Royle Family, Stand up of the Week, Russell Howards Good News,
Twenty Twelve, The Thick of It, Watson and Oliver
That should keep you going ...... I need to get out more 
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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Ivan
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 02:51 PM |
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Thanks all - lots to look into -  - most of those we have never heard of - will give them a gander.
Must admit - Black Adder and Allo Allo were amongst our favourites.
The Missus won't watch anything violent so we are very limited for our 1.5 hours of viewing every night, and we must be one of the few middle
class families in SA who don't have DSTV.
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Fred W B
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 05:31 PM |
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quote:
we must be one of the few middle class families in SA who don't have DSTV.
Don't believe it Ivan. We don't have it either and more and more people are thinking its not worth the R650 per month.
I stopped it once the kids left home. Who's got time to watch anyway, we've got cars to build!
Cheers
Fred w b
[Edited on 4/5/12 by Fred W B]
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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40inches
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 05:48 PM |
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Just discovered Doc Martin, now catching up on ITV3, Martin Clunes is ace, acting is superb and very funny.
[Edited on 5-5-12 by 40inches]
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Ivan
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 07:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Fred W B
quote:
we must be one of the few middle class families in SA who don't have DSTV.
Don't believe it Ivan. We don't have it either and more and more people are thinking its not worth the R650 per month.
I stopped it once the kids left home. Who's got time to watch anyway, we've got cars to build!
Cheers
Fred w b
[Edited on 4/5/12 by Fred W B]
Hi Fred - we are seriously thinking of giving up on Multichoice Terrestrial as well - hiring Videos and Youtube can replace it for roughly 15% of the
cost.
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Nickp
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 09:05 PM |
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'Life on Mars' best thing on british TV I can remember.
Enjoyed 'Sherlock' too
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James
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| posted on 4/5/12 at 11:56 PM |
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Got to 2nd much of what Jasper has said.
Would like to had to his list Peep Show which is very good IMO.
If you want to go back a bit then my girlfriend and I recently borrowed the entire Porridge set. That is utterly brilliant and has made me appreciate
quite how good Ronnie Barker really was!
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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RK
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| posted on 5/5/12 at 12:37 AM |
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Doc Martin is good.
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40inches
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| posted on 5/5/12 at 09:23 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Nickp
'Life on Mars' best thing on british TV I can remember.
Enjoyed 'Sherlock' too
I'll second both of those.
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