The ten-episode series – set around a 20-something Brooklyn-based artist juggling friends, work and three very different lovers – has already landed some of the hottest up-and-coming names around, including Anthony Ramos from hip-as-heck musical Hamilton. Quiz show "The Weakest Link" sees a team of contestants answering general knowledge questions for money. As Netflix says in the teaser: the blow must go on. Indeed, Channel 5 recently played the film on Easter Day afternoon to a chorus of complaints from angry parents. From The Night Of to The Night Manager, Happy Valley to Silicon Valley, going out has never felt less appealing. Okay, fine, we’ll stop. This quintessentially British baking show, where participants compete in various baking tasks, complete with humor, fun, and sexual innuendo aplenty, is followed by viewers in approximately 200 territories around the world.
TabooBBC, JanuaryAside from his turn as Leo’s mud-caked nemesis in The Revenant way back in January, Tom Hardy has had a relatively quiet year (and this coming after a 2015 when he played not one but two Krays, and led the charge in the road movie romp that was Mad Max). Expect some giggling next to you on the sofa. The original British "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" game show, where host Chris Tarrant ran contestants through a series of multiple choice questions leading up to the million-pound question, debuted in 1998. Nick Briggs/Carnival Film & Television Limited 2015 for MASTERPIECE. The DeuceSky Atlantic, No release dateAnyone still re-watching The Wire box set and bemoaning the lack of an equivalent should be able to drag themselves away from McNulty and co for David Simon’s next series. First airing in 1981, "Postman Pat' follows Pat and his black and white cat Jess in the fictional town of Greendale. She’s Gotta Have ItNetflix, no release dateThree decades after a daring young filmmaker burst onto the scene with his revolutionary film debut, Spike Lee returns to give She’s Gotta Have It a contemporary TV update (likely to have a budget higher than the original’s US$175,000 thanks to Netflix’s deep pockets). Television series which originated in the United Kingdom and began in the year 2017.Shows that originated in other countries and only later aired in the United Kingdom should be removed from this category.
Detective drama "Endeavour" is a prequel to the long-running "Inspector Morse" series, based on novels by Colin Dexter. Period drama "Downton Abbey" follows the romances and fortunes of the fictional aristocratic Crawley family and their servants at a grand Yorkshire estate. At the end of each round contestants vote out the weakest team member, and host Anne Robinson utters the catchphrase, "You are the weakest link, goodbye.". Watership DownBBC, no release dateThose of a certain age may well remember the traumatic experience of the original 1978 animation (cute bunnies + bloody apocalypse = a lifetime of nightmares). Making a Murderer, Season 2Netflix, No release dateThe documentary series that put Manitowoc County, Wisconsin on the map (although not necessarily atop many holiday destination lists) is back. The following 146 pages are in this category, out of 146 total. Another period drama, "Mr Selfridge" tells the story of the American founder of London department store Selfridges. This category has only the following subcategory. Dance contest "Strictly Come Dancing" sees celebrities team up with professional ballroom and latin dancers. Helen Weeks must return to the hometown she loathes to help her childhood best friend, who finds herself at the centre of a media frenzy following the abduction of two teenage girls. Stranger Things, Season 2Netflix, 31 OctoberThere was absolutely zero chance that the surprise breakout hit of the year wasn’t going to be coming back, no doubt with a whole new catalogue of 80s references (this time, given the kids' shuffle towards their teenage years, it could be The Breakfast Club or Fast Times at Ridgemont High).