*sigh* again a hard choice. there are, actually, two. one that i'm sure everyone in the English-speaking world with a telly (and most without), will have heard of, and one that is more of a cult thing and is, sadly, no longer being made.
the first is, of course, Doctor Who. how could it not be? prime-time british scifi with this depth and scope - the acting, the storylines, the effects - everything is totally primo, and has been since dear ol' Russell Davies revived it and made it as it was always meant to be made. i will plan my weekend around it's showing, and even cut a family christmas day visit short in order to race home and watch it. i think my family understand...
the second? well - i am unable to adequately describe the surreal genius that was Green Wing. in short, it's a sitcom set in a hospital. but it's more - oh, so much more - than that. characters say and do bizarre things, time speeds up and slows down at will, the dialogue is sharp and often hysterically funny, and every time i watch it (yes, we have the DVDs of both series and the special), i notice some new weirdness or nuance that just keeps on giving. there's never been anything like it before or since, and i treasure it as something that will keep me laughing for many, many years.
oh, yes - and we named one of our chickens after one of our favourite characters in the show.
Oh, oh, I definitely agree with the first one. And I want to check out Green Wing.
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