The best TV shows of all time ranked...

[YT]

Reminds me of Columbo YT. Consistently predictable and mildly amusing. Loved Peter Fall's old car.

A small autocorrect error there, my friend. It's Falk.

 

[Cucking Funt]

Outrageous that Sherlock is so high on the list. An abomination of epic proportions and an insult to the legacy of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Get rid of it.

 

[Palace Old Geezer]

A small autocorrect error there, my friend. It's Falk.

Thanks YT. Typed on my phone - damn small keybostd.
BTW, how did you highlight 'Fall's'? I haven't figured that out yet.

 

[Hrolf The Ganger]

No mention yet of:
Porridge
Dixon of Dock Green
The Avengers
Hancock's Half Hour
Till Death Us Do Part
The Prisoner
Gideon's Way
Public Eye
The Human Jungle

All better than some of the junk that's churned out today.

Porridge was a great comedy in its day, but comedy rarely ages well. It is still one of the best British comedies and still worth watching if only for the brilliant performance of Ronnie Barker along with a strong supporting cast.
I should have put On The Buses on my list. Funny in its day and still funny now
in a nostalgic way. The snobby critics hated it. The cast were superb, but it fizzled out when Reg Varney and Michael Robbins left.

 

[Hrolf The Ganger]

I just realised that I forgot the original series of Rebus with John Hannah. Brilliant.

You can keep your Ken Stott. The latest one was an improvement on his efforts, but still not a patch on Hannah.

 

[ex hibitionist]

1) Reggie Perrin
2) Fawlty Towers
3) Porridge
4) The Singing Detective
5) The Century of Self - Adam Curtis
6) The Power of Nightmares - Adam Curtis
7) The Trap - Adam Curtis
8) Magnetic North - Jonathan Meades
9) The House that Gerry Built - Jonathan Meades
10) The History of Britain - Schama

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Porridge was a great comedy in its day, but comedy rarely ages well. It is still one of the best British comedies and still worth watching if only for the brilliant performance of Ronnie Barker along with a strong supporting cast.
I should have put On The Buses on my list. Funny in its day and still funny now
in a nostalgic way. The snobby critics hated it. The cast were superb, but it fizzled out when Reg Varney and Michael Robbins left.

As an aside Reg Varney always seemed an odd choice as Stan since he was 53 at the time. Nothing wrong with with being 53 but you'd have thought there were younger options available. He was 10 years older than Blakey - Stephen Lewis who wrote the film & play Sparrows Can't Sing.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

1) Reggie Perrin
2) Fawlty Towers
3) Porridge
4) The Singing Detective
5) The Century of Self - Adam Curtis
6) The Power of Nightmares - Adam Curtis
7) The Trap - Adam Curtis
8) Magnetic North - Jonathan Meades
9) The House that Gerry Built - Jonathan Meades
10) The History of Britain - Schama

Jonathan Meades is brilliant. His books are full of extravagant words which make Willo sound like Tonto with a hangover.

 

[Hrolf The Ganger]

Yes, Reg got away with playing a younger man and Stephen Lewis looked old for his age with a bit of make up to help.
Sadly, Robbins died young of cancer, Grant killed himself, and Anna Karen died in a house fire.

 

[Hrolf The Ganger]

1) Reggie Perrin
2) Fawlty Towers
3) Porridge
4) The Singing Detective
5) The Century of Self - Adam Curtis
6) The Power of Nightmares - Adam Curtis
7) The Trap - Adam Curtis
8) Magnetic North - Jonathan Meades
9) The House that Gerry Built - Jonathan Meades
10) The History of Britain - Schama

I recently watched Reginald Perrin again, and I have to say that series one was OK, but the later series was very average. Not as good as I remember it. I think that Rising Damp has aged a little better.

Rossiter burned bright until his death, but his perfectionism was hard going for his fellow actors.