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61. The Fall and Rise of Reginal Perrin, and "Allo 'Allo

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Mon May 26, 2025, 06:29 PM

May 2025

The best ever IMO, followed by Vicar of Dibley.

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Anyone like British TV [View all] LogDog75 May 2025 OP

Foyle's War The Blue Flower May 2025 #1

Mrs. Aristus and I watch an insane amount of British television. Aristus May 2025 #11

And he always figures out who the culprit is The Blue Flower May 2025 #20

Foyle's War is very good! We both really liked it. yellowdogintexas May 2025 #66

Red Dwarf early 90's was hilarious Ponietz May 2025 #2

Now streaming on Peacock sorcrow May 2025 #9

Oh yeah, the cat is spot on Walleye May 2025 #36

I keep seeing this ad on Facebook. johnp3907 May 2025 #28

Yes, that was terrific. The curry-eating protagonist. Walleye May 2025 #35

Yes, Cat was great and Danny John-Jules EverHopeful May 2025 #78

So many! Beatlelvr May 2025 #3

I have watched most of those you mentioned in liked them all Walleye May 2025 #38

For laughs with a wide range of guests there is Graham Norton. Love all detective series including McDonald and Dobbs MLAA May 2025 #4

Yes, "New Tricks" was great Walleye May 2025 #39

Not British, but is on ACORN: Murdoch Mysteries. We love this series yellowdogintexas May 2025 #68

Another good series is Miss Fishers Mysteries. mwmisses4289 May 2025 #82

Yes indeed! I have read a few of the books and they are quite enjoyable yellowdogintexas May 2025 #93

Midsomer Murders and All Creatures Great and Small. Diamond_Dog May 2025 #5

The Detectorists CanonRay May 2025 #6

I loved this one too. FalloutShelter May 2025 #77

I grew up in England Skittles May 2025 #7

Goode Neighbors vanamonde May 2025 #8

Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister dickthegrouch May 2025 #10

Yes, Minister I remember one line from that Walleye May 2025 #40

So many... displacedvermoter May 2025 #12

currently addicted to 'the repair shop.' mopinko May 2025 #13

John Cleese was a writer for "Doctor in the House" & one episode featured the prototype for Basil Fawlty. sl8 May 2025 #14

Doctor in the House is one of my favorites lapfog_1 May 2025 #47

Love British sitcoms, old and new. tanyev May 2025 #15

Fawlty Towers...short, but sweet LudwigPastorius May 2025 #16

I watched The Young Ones when it aired on MTV. Shermann May 2025 #53

Yeah, I didn't like it at first. LudwigPastorius May 2025 #63

Whitstable Pearl, Endeavor, Missummer Murders Figarosmom May 2025 #17

I liked Endeavour so much that... Morbius May 2025 #18

We are also big fans of Stephen Fry; check out "Kingdom" in which he is a solicitor with a quirky family yellowdogintexas May 2025 #95

I absolutely loved Are You Being Served? Mad_Dem_X May 2025 #19

I laughed and laughed when I watched that series Walleye May 2025 #32

Senior sales woman Mrs Slocombe TubbersUK May 2025 #42

Mrs. Slocombe! Mad_Dem_X May 2025 #57

My least favorite show EVER dickthegrouch May 2025 #50

"Outnumbered" Great little tv show bif May 2025 #21

"Detectorists" One of my favorite British shows of all time! bif May 2025 #22

I like that one too. And "New Tricks" Walleye May 2025 #31

And of course, "Black Adder"! bif May 2025 #23

Yes! How could I forget that show?! Mad_Dem_X May 2025 #58

"Toast of London" is one of my favorites JoseBalow May 2025 #24

Yes! NoRethugFriends May 2025 #27

In the mid-70s there was a BBC sitcom called... Laffy Kat May 2025 #25

Loved that one! johnp3907 May 2025 #33

I think (not sure) there was a BBC re-boot, too. Also, meh. nt Laffy Kat May 2025 #45

No. No one does. underpants May 2025 #26

I loved Rumpole. And his "she who must be obeyed" Walleye May 2025 #29

Dr. Who Eugene May 2025 #30

The list is large TexLaProgressive May 2025 #34

I do! buzzycrumbhunger May 2025 #37

The Goodies! JoseBalow May 2025 #46

The Goodies and the Beanstalk Doc_Technical May 2025 #87

I haven't watched them in years JoseBalow May 2025 #90

I have to use CC they don't speak Murican. nt doc03 May 2025 #41

RUMPOLE! Sure miss it! elleng May 2025 #43

All Creatures Great and Small riverbendviewgal May 2025 #44

I really liked the first series, but don't care for the casting of characters in the newer series. Vinca May 2025 #75

All over britbox and acorn streaming JT45242 May 2025 #48

Keeping up Appearances The Madcap May 2025 #49

Time Team PJMcK May 2025 #51

Inspector Morse, Waking the Dead, Silent Witness whathehell May 2025 #52

Rowan Atkinson Keepthesoulalive May 2025 #54

Another 'Allo,'Allo fan. We love that ridiculous farce!! yellowdogintexas May 2025 #67

Great writers Keepthesoulalive May 2025 #73

An old boss of mine was stationed in England with the Air Force in the late '60s/early '70s. Xavier Breath May 2025 #55

The story about the van is true LogDog75 May 2025 #69

Interesting stuff, thanks. Xavier Breath May 2025 #72

Inspector Morse, Shetland and Are You Being Served are our favorites pdxflyboy May 2025 #56

watched brit tv when pbs became bbc lite in the 1080s . loved are u being served AllaN01Bear May 2025 #59

SO many!! choie May 2025 #60

The Fall and Rise of Reginal Perrin, and "Allo 'Allo 4TheArts May 2025 #61

I have a hard time understanding them. Emile May 2025 #62

One Foot in the Grave Lars39 May 2025 #64

I liked "Garth Marenghi's Darkplace", but it didn't last very long. sl8 May 2025 #65

Fawlty Towers ailsagirl May 2025 #70

Some more old British TV LogDog75 May 2025 #71

too many. also waiting for god. rising damp. DAVE ALLEN AT LARGE, + our uhf had the brit three's company. pansypoo53219 May 2025 #74

Oh My How could I leave out Waiting for God!!!!! nt yellowdogintexas May 2025 #94

Rumpole and Red Dwarf, a couple of my favorites! Ocelot II May 2025 #76

The Young Ones and Bottom are favorites. johnp3907 May 2025 #79

We subscribe to "Britbox" through Amazon Prime and wouldn't pay $8.99 a month if it wasn't really good. FadedMullet May 2025 #80

I loved Rumpole of Old Bailey viva la May 2025 #81

I love British telly stillcool May 2025 #83

Cadfael mysteries and the original (1970s or 1980s) Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. mwmisses4289 May 2025 #84

I love Time Team LogDog75 May 2025 #88

So many Mystery To Me May 2025 #85

Fantastic: STILL GAME!!! Forgot to post earlier Ponietz May 2025 #86

I love British TV---all the way back to the 1970's (Monty Python") (nt) Paladin May 2025 #89

Surprised no one mentioned AbFab. Mosby May 2025 #91

Danger UXB Zorro May 2025 #92

The Prisoner LogDog75 May 2025 #96