If I were to watch one show from your country, what would you recommend?
We can obviously skip English language shows as those are all well known. I’m sure other countries also have great shows that are not that popular. Ideally, something original and specific to this country, not some big Netflix show that’s the same a shows from any other country.
To start, from Spain I would recommend “Riot Police”: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10883660/
Great story, great characters, great acting. It covers universal problems like police brutality and corruption so it’s accessible to anyone but it also shows them though a Spanish prism that makes it unique.
UK: I’d recommend Slow Horses on AppleTV. Gary Oldman heads a cast of misfits from an MI5 unit of rejects. Drama and comedy in a perfect blend.
You spelled father Ted and Black Books wrong.
I’m usually the guy who cries that the TV show/movie isn’t as good as the book, but in this case the show is much better than the books. The author tries to be clever and just comes off as snarky.
They adapted another of his books “Down Cemetery Road” with Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson. Enjoy
Yes, we’ve watched that; it was excellent. I do enjoy the books too.
Along similar lines, Dept Q.
Edinbrugh based cold case squad works out of the basement of police headquarters. The boss has severe PTSD after being shot on the job, and his subordinates are equally broken.
Another excellent show we thoroughly enjoyed!