[itssme]

Masterpiece Theatre is the best...loved and continue to love reruns of Morse, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Foyle’s War, the new Morse series, Downton Abbey, Mr Selfridge, Bletchey Circle. The new Sherlock Holmes irritates me in that they find it necessary for Sherlock to move and speak like he's on speed..all the time! He talks too damn fast, something the original Sherlocks did not do. On the other hand, the Dr Watson character and the actor who plays the part is excellent. The Sherlock Holmes of old with Basil Rathbone was the best in my book. It was soothing to take in, and interesting to watch...the new Sherlock makes me a nervous wreck because of the way the program speeds through each episode. I also loved MI-5...this was a great show, and it reflects the very problems we here in the USA are experiencing today.

[formerlytempaussie]

My wife and I just completed watching all 7 seasons of The Murdoch Mysteries. Though not British, it is Canadian and based in Toronto at the end of the 1800s and early 1900s.

Good writing, good characters and quite wholesome. It was a different time with people dressing and showing respect for others. Refreshing.

One note about the series is that they bring in contemporary historical figures such as Arthur Conan Doyle, Churchhill, Tom Edison etc. Adds a lot of historic context to the series.

Watched the first six seasons on Amazon and the most recent one on Watch-Series-Online, a great site for free viewing of just about anything on TV.

[what's up]

I think Rathbone was the best too. That's a rare opinion.

Most think Jeremy Brett was the best. Too flamboyant IMO.

[Sir_Ed]

The guy who played Watson is excellent in the new series Fargo.

He’s using a flat, midwestern Minnie-soda accent that sounds pretty legit.

Excellent actor.

Ed