If you like British mysteries

[XanaDUer2]

I cannot recommend Vera enough. It stars Brenda Blethyn as an older police detective in Northern England. It's on Acorn

[elleng]

1. I watch as often as I can,

has been on my PBS stations.

[viva la]

2. If ever there was a sign of the difference between the US and UK TV watchers...

Blethyn is a no-nonsense older woman who is the least glamorous "star".

In the US, her character would probably be played by a Jennifer-Garner wannabe who is gorgeous and "old" by Hollywood standards but looks like 30.

I'm always impressed by the British shows where the main character is a middle-aged or older woman.

[Lochloosa]

4. My wife and I watch several UK shows. So much better than US.

[leftieNanner]

6. Judy Dench, Maggie Smith, Helen Miren

Beautiful women and fabulous actors.

[viva la]

12. I loved Judi Dench in the Bond series

To James Bond: "I Think You're A Sexist, Misogynist Dinosaur. A Relic Of The Cold War."

[XanaDUer2]

24. Me too

She's great

[SallyHemmings]

3. It's one of my favorites

I started watching during the pandemic.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

5. Yup!

It's a winner and one of my favs.

[montanacowboy]

7. Watch British mysteries all the time

but I have the hardest time understanding them sometime (accent wise) especially Vera

[XanaDUer2]

9. I use captions nt

[Shrike47]

10. Closed captioning is a life saver.

[MLAA]

8. Love Vera!

[Arkansas Granny]

11. One of my favorites. Our PBS station carries the series.

[Fla Dem]

13. I just started watching Vera on Brit Box, unfortunately they don't carry the 1st 2 series

so had to start with series 3 ep 1. Looks good.

Have finished Silent Witness,
New Tricks
MI5
Shetland, except for new season
Happy Valley
Unforgotten
DCI Banks

All great series.

[XanaDUer2]

14. Thanks for the titles nt

[Fla Dem]

20. Certainly! Happy to share.

[Beatlelvr]

16. Did you watch all of Silent Witness?

Aren't there a couple decades of programs? I started watching it in the beginning, with Amanda Burton.
My PBS station stopped showing it, so now I'm loving playing catchup.

Vera is awesome, mostly because Brenda is awesome.
Captioning is a great idea, going to try it, especially with Shetland.

Did you see they just made some new Midsomers?
Line of Duty is really good. They develop one story each season.

[Fla Dem]

19. Yes I'm watching the current season (23) of Silent Witness.

It was my go to series when I didn't want to start a new one. For a while I'd switch between SW and MI5, but MI5 only had 10 seasons.

Here's a bit of news about Amanda Burton:

Silent Witness has announced that Amanda Burton is set to reprise her role as Sam Ryan in honour of the long-running crime drama's upcoming 25th anniversary. The BBC revealed the news on Tuesday (October 5), following the series 24 finale.

https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a37878914/silent-witness-amanda-burton-sam-ryan-return-25th-anniversary/

She was on for 8 seasons so 17 years have gone by. She has aged, albeit gracefully.

Season 24 hasn't been released to Brit Box yet, probably in 2022 as it has just finished telecasting, so season 25 won't be available streaming until probably 2023.

[XanaDUer2]

27. I'm all watched up on MM

Anxiously awaiting the newest one! All episodes are on Acorn.

Vera is missing some seasons, which is a pain

[csziggy]

18. Acorn TV carries the earlier seasons

So you kind of have to go back and forth to watch them all - but it is worth it.

[Fla Dem]

21. Thanks, probably won't, already have several streaming services.

If I do, I'll just sign just up long enough to watch the 2 seasons. Now that I think about it, I will do that.

[csziggy]

25. Acorn is really cheap, like $6 a month, if I remember correctly

Plus, they have a lot of other great British mysteries!

[Me.]

15. Gillian Anderson In THe Fall Is Brilliant

[demigoddess]

17. I watch vera and a lot of others. Love Midsomer Murders. Just started The Tower today.

It is darker than most but still good.

[XanaDUer2]

23. I love Midsomer

I've seen them all more than once, and was looking for something else when I found Vera.

[Aristus]

22. Mrs. Aristus and I watched the first two episodes.

We haven’t continued yet. It’s too depressing.

[stopdiggin]

26. If you like the Brits (doesn't everybody)

you really should give the Aussies, the Kiwis and some of the Scandinavian stuff a go. A lot of it is really, really solid. Not to mention just good entertainment.

Mystery Road
Brokenwood Mysteries
One Lane Bridge
Loch Ness

and, not a mystery - but anybody that had any interest in period series like Downton Abbey or Belgravia - a strong recommendation for 'A Place to Call Home.' Better than either of the above.