Inspired by the 'comedian' thread and in the spirit of good debate:

What TV programmes (apart from the same old rubbish soaps) do you find unmissable or have stuck in your memory as being exceptionally good?



Someone I like very much is Louis Theroux. If you ever watch his programmes he's an awfully good jounalist, I think he's made some fantastic stuff. He can do a great job of completely taking the mick out of his subjects without them ever realising. Some of his best stuff for me was the episode he did about the extreme church in America, it was shocking and brilliant at the same time.

I am also a big fan of anything Derren Brown does but especially his live shows. When I saw the live tour Something Wicked This Way Comes on TV last year it was the first thing I'd ever seen of his, tbh I'd never heard of him before that, and he blew me away.

Some mothers do av em and Love thy neighbor.

I don't watch a lot of T.V if I'm being honest, well, I do, but mainly Sky Sports News, if I do watch something, though, 'I'm Alan Partridge' is definitely something I love to watch

On the comedy line - Fawlty Towers, Blackadder Series 2 and 4, Rising Damp, Yes (Prime) Minister.

Steptoe and Son

Comedy - The Inbetweeners, My Name is Earl, The Big Bang Theory, Family Guy...

On the comedy route I'm also a huge huge fan of The League of Gentlemen. Some absolute genius characters to which Little Britain has a lot to be thankful for and will never compare.

Tough this, seperating things you just sort of like and things that you really do love.

Comedy : I'm Alan Partridge, Peep Show, The Office.

TV : Ross Kemp In Afghanistan, The Apprentice, Masterchef, Come Dine With Me, Cutting Edge/Dispatches stuff, Lost (Yes, I am), The Crystal Maze.

Oh yes, League of Gentleman.

Apart from Dr Who (no pareil), the best thing I have ever, ever seen on TV was Our Friends in the North (spot the link).

I'm really enjoying Being Human. Been watching it on iPlayer in my space time. Then theres the American dramas such as Lost, 24 and Heroes. As for the regulars, Waterloo Road, Hustle, Gavin and Stacey, Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week, Not Going Out, TV Burp and recently I was enjoying Total Wipeout.

Mary Whitehouse Experience

I'm angry with myself that I've missed off Rogue Traders, easily one of my favourite shows. I love the rogue on the move when confronted.

This.
I wasn't around when it was on TV, but I sat and watched my uncle's DVD collection and found it histerical.

Now, I laughed very hard at it as I percieved it as very Ironic. 71, Cat, Ed Byrne, have I been living a lie all this time or is it actually irony?

I also loved The Likely Lads (and Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?), Benidorm and Phoenix Nights.

The real Hustle
Loose Women
Big brother

Heroes is back on Monday.

Oh and has anyone been watching that Pritchard and Dainton (off of Dirty Sanchez) programme? It is pant wettingly funny.

The 'jap-scat' scene and the one when he gets a leech caught on his bell-end are hilarious.

I missed that, really wanted to watch it.


I have to admit to a love of American TV too. 24 is my favourite, closely followed by Lost.

I'm also a really huge fan of the 'Extraordianry People' type programmes you get on Fiver and DMAX. Been some amazing documentaries and they tend to make you greatful for what you have.

Who are you? Scott Mills? You know, him "off of" Radio 1?!? I hate him for saying that. Don't you start.

Rented this through Lovefilm simply because Steve Pemberton is in it (and I love League of Gents) and actually really enjoyed it. It's my nightmare holiday and I found it hilarious.

Steve Pemberton is a) a comedy genuis and b) has the greatest surname. Ever.

Is it yours?

Not exclusively

Very mysterious. And he is a comedy genius. In fact all the Gents are.

A truly excellent series.

Did you watch Whitechapel? He was in that, and did a cracking job of making the transition into more dramatic acting. His influence on the writing was quite apparent, too.