Favorite British TV shows that don't air in the US - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 08-27-2018, 12:12 AM

What are some great (or rather good) British TV shows (dramas, comedies, even reality if you feel like it) that have largely remained British successes? Either shows that have never aired in the US or are only known to a very small cult audience in the US?

Steve_uk · 08-28-2018, 04:57 PM

Well you didn't get Poldark 1975 for a start.

icecream · 08-29-2018, 07:29 PM

I don't think Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em has ever aired on my stations, even back when my PBS affiliate and BBC America aired more Britcoms. The only way I could see this great show is online.

Steve_uk · 08-30-2018, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catsrule

I don't think Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em has ever aired on my stations, even back when my PBS affiliate and BBC America aired more Britcoms. The only way I could see this great show is online.

I watched that as a child and it's from the British humour tradition of self-deprecation. I'm not sure how far this would travel in the era we have now of the Reagan-Thatcher machismo winner-takes-all philosophy.

This is one of the best episodes. Put it this way: if you don't like this one you can forget the rest. https://youtu.be/PRKS9ik2VVQ

icecream · 08-31-2018, 01:34 PM

I did not know the Spencers got a cat, she wasn't in any of the season 1 episodes.

AMackII · 02-12-2019, 12:00 PM

Birds of a Feather
Britain's Got Talent

I would also like to insert British Game Shows(just in case) to a list of Best UK TV Shows that never aired in the US:
- Blockbusters(original Bob Holness-hosted UK version)
- Countdown(only the classic episodes from the 1980s & the 1990s)
- Family Fortunes(Pre-1999 episodes of Les Dennis version)
- Blind Date(only the first 7 years of the Cilia Black era)
- Play Your Cards Right(1980s & 1990s versions with Bruce Forsyth)

IGNTBone · 02-16-2019, 01:15 AM

Mind Your Language

MichaelKeith · 02-26-2019, 04:36 PM

I really like "As Time Goes By" and PBS quit airing it about four months ago. Used to show it on Saturday primetime. Wish it would come back on that channel.

Steve_uk · 03-18-2019, 04:54 PM

Rollerskating anyone..https://youtu.be/lFLpwRMS00g

Reinhold_Weege · 12-07-2024, 11:32 PM

Barbara - 1999-2003

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_(TV_series)

08-27-2018, 12:12 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,856	Favorite British TV shows that don't air in the US What are some great (or rather good) British TV shows (dramas, comedies, even reality if you feel like it) that have largely remained British successes? Either shows that have never aired in the US or are only known to a very small cult audience in the US?

08-29-2018, 07:29 PM	#3
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,635	I don't think Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em has ever aired on my stations, even back when my PBS affiliate and BBC America aired more Britcoms. The only way I could see this great show is online.
	__________________ Top 200 TV Shows https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...14#post6225214 Top 150 Movies https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...84#post6175384 Top 1100 Scripted TV Characters https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...d.php?t=493306 Top Rookie TV Shows by Calendar Year https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...d.php?t=365017 Top Movies by Calendar Year https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...d.php?t=473533

03-18-2019, 04:54 PM	#9
Steve_uk Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 29, 2012 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 5,803	Rollerskating anyone..https://youtu.be/lFLpwRMS00g
	Last edited by Steve_uk; 03-18-2019 at 10:16 PM.

08-28-2018, 04:57 PM	#2
Steve_uk Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 29, 2012 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 5,803	Well you didn't get Poldark 1975 for a start.

08-31-2018, 01:34 PM	#5
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,635	I did not know the Spencers got a cat, she wasn't in any of the season 1 episodes.

02-12-2019, 12:00 PM	#6
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,206	Birds of a Feather Britain's Got Talent I would also like to insert British Game Shows(just in case) to a list of Best UK TV Shows that never aired in the US: - Blockbusters(original Bob Holness-hosted UK version) - Countdown(only the classic episodes from the 1980s & the 1990s) - Family Fortunes(Pre-1999 episodes of Les Dennis version) - Blind Date(only the first 7 years of the Cilia Black era) - Play Your Cards Right(1980s & 1990s versions with Bruce Forsyth)

02-16-2019, 01:15 AM	#7
IGNTBone Member Senior Member Join Date: May 03, 2000 Location: Tequesta, FL Posts: 1,201	Mind Your Language

02-26-2019, 04:36 PM	#8
MichaelKeith Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1,139	I really like "As Time Goes By" and PBS quit airing it about four months ago. Used to show it on Saturday primetime. Wish it would come back on that channel.

12-07-2024, 11:32 PM	#10
Reinhold_Weege Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 15, 2020 Posts: 231	Barbara - 1999-2003 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_(TV_series)