WE HAVE OUR FINALISTS! IT'S TIME TO VOTE!
The suggestion round is officially complete, and we now have the shows moving on to the vote!
For this round, we removed any recommendations that were sitcoms or exceeded our 6-series limit. Don’t worry, those shows aren’t gone! We’ll be bringing them back into future comedy/open voting rounds.
To keep this vote from becoming an absolutely MASSIVE list, we’ve narrowed it down to the eligible shows that received 10 or more mentions.
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who submitted recommendations, and an extra thank you to everyone who followed the rules and made sorting through everything much easier. 😂❤️
Now comes the fun part…
🔥 IT’S TIME TO VOTE FOR WHAT WE WATCH NEXT! 🔥
The poll will stay open until: Wednesday at 7 PM our time (Midnight British time)
Get your vote in and make it count... this is a VERY strong lineup!
Comments (78)
I wish you would react to 'some mothers do ave em' in the future ...very funny classic British comedy ..up there for laughs in my opinion 😊
HAPPY VALLEY . Just one of the best things to hit British TV . Sarah Lancashire is absolute perfection along with all supporting cast , epic TV . One you will want to watch again
Happy valley is incredible… very few Americans have seen it but it would blow you guys away emotional gripping and intense.
Wahoo!! Life on Mars then. If possible try and watch the BBC iPlayer versions (the Amazon Prime edit has some minor scenes missing, nothing major at all but some nice little bits which would give you the full experience)
Looks like 'Life on Mars' will be the winner. I have only seen it once, so will see parts I never noticed the 1st time.
I would like This Is England but I understand it gets really really dark. Once you've seen it it makes something like Adolescent seems underwhelming.
How has slow horses only got 4%??
I've never heard of it before
Life on Mars would be a great choice as would most of these to be fair, although for me Line of Duty is the stand out one and a must watch when you can.
Jonathan creek has some familiar faces throughout...just saying 😏
I voted for Sherlock, but Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes are a blast. There's some properly funny dialogue in the show along with some brilliant characters. Tough choices NGL
I feel for Slow Horses as it's an Apple show and I guess this would be a first watch for more than others so I doubt it will do well, same with Cracker, an older show that might not be well known with younger members, I think a random selection would be fairer as all the shows mentioned are good. Good luck guys.
Oof, its a list my nan would have watched hahah
Your Nan sounds cool.
I was hoping for Adolescence, but Life on Mars would be good too.
If you end up doing Life on Mars (which looks like it may win!), you need to follow it up directly with Ashes To Ashes - it's basically a sequel to the series but with a different protagonist but same concept (and some cross-over characters). So you won't get the full story without watching that as well. So, Life on Mars Series 1 and 2, then Ashes to Ashes Series 1-3
I feel a bit guilty for going with Life on Mars over Sherlock. Love both shows but Life on Mars edges it for me..(just). Sorry Sherlock, Dr. Watson and Moriarty! We will meet again. The game is afoot…
I don't like Benedict as Sherlock that's why I never watched it 🤷🏻♂️
Life On Mars every day of the week, only reason I wouldn't pick it is if it was up against Doctor Who. You are going to get everyone telling you to watch Ashes to Ashes afterwards, as that is its sequel show, so be prepared for that, I think you'll want to watch it though, you'll want more.
'Cracker'....PLEAASSSEEE do 'Cracker'....it remains the best crime drama I've ever seen. Totally unique and unpredictable gritty storylines from the excellent Jimmy McGovern. This is a show that you will never forget. Stars Robbie Coltrane, Christopher Eccleston, Geraldine Sommerville and a host of guest Stars who went on to fame through the roles in this - most notably Robert Carlyle, Susan Lynch and Samantha Morton. It will have you on the edge of your seat I'm telling you.
All these are boring to me😂. Hope the best one wins the vote!.
dam , ngl , haven't seen a single one of them.. ive heard of life on mars that's about it , cant help but think black mirror would of taken a steamer on most of these , at least for me that is.
would have
Aww man, this is one of the toughest lineups! Went for Life on Mars in the end because it is a gem! Even seeing it on this list makes me want to go and rewatch it lol I would be happy with most of this list honestly although I have to say Broadchurch is excellent but (as mentioned by someone else in the comments) it is very heavy, but features some unbelievably good performances and story beats.
A great line-up of shows. Will look forward to watching Life on Mars with you if it wins. I remember watching the first episode and thinking this is a bit daft and didn't watch any more. Since then I've heard nothing but great things about it and I keep meaning to get round to watching it. Looks like I might at last.....
Went with Adole 👌
Only seen 5 of the 15 before, and only 3 of the top 10 before.
One of which ⭐'s one of my faves in terms of attractiveness 😍
Hope Adolescence gets a viewing even if it doesn't make it here. Only 4 episodes and think it would be hard but brilliant watch for you guys. Some options on here I hadn't thought of! Luther and line of duty are amazing and completely slipped my mind. Looks like quite a split and nice mix of older and newer shows. Be interesting to see the winner 😊
Voted for Sherlock but not really bothered as I won’t be around for the reaction, rarely watch British dramas if at all
You need "Men Behaving Badly" on there. Not enough Tubers have done reactions to that classic show.
It's a sitcom
Line of Duty please
What’s this ‘Life on Mars’ about??? Never heard of it 🤷🏻♂️
Same.
Woo. Johnathan Creek. Absolute classic.
There were alot of brilliant shows there. All are winners and hopefully all will be watched at some point. Makes me proud of British dramas. Our sitcoms are world class. This will showcase dramas too
I really hope Life on Mars wins, my old friend Marshall Lancaster plays DC Chris Skelton in it, never seen anyone react to it before and it's such a different type of show
Life on Mars is great but it has so many specific British cultural references of the 1970’s that I fear most of it might not make sense. But good luck with the winning show. I hope you enjoy it.
That was my problem first time I tried to watch it. I am not from UK and after second episode I lost my interest so I stopped watching it. I will give it a second chance since it seems like it would be winning.
Line of duty has a genuinely great story and amazing acting and it will have you hooked for a long time!! 💯💯
I can honestly say I've never watched any of them, except a bit of goodnight sweetheart, which didnt hold my interest long. So I'll pass
Life on Mars is an absolute banger of a show. You will love it (if it wins).
Amazed Men Behaving Badly doesnt get mentions more..i think the guys would be in wetting thwmselves with laughter
That's not really a drama. Its a Sitcom. Not appropriate for this list imo but worthy of a mention in the right category
i didn't make any suggestions but the majority of what i would've put forward are up there anyway. Lots of good stuff up there which you should probably watch at a later date. Just work your way through.
I hope Life on Mars wins :D It’s my favourite tv series. If you do watch it, I hope you don’t watch the cut-down versions like on Amazon Prime, they’re not quite the same when you start noticing scenes are missing. Even on iPlayer they’ve changed the music from my favourite episode!
Wow you haven’t black mirror?!?! Iconic
Really wanted Sherlock to win and that was my vote but the likely winner Life On Mars is really good 🙂🪐
Voted for Adolescence one of the best mini show that I have watched
adolescence is only 4 episodes but it is brilliant it may not win the vote but it is one you need to watch.
Life On Mars is outstanding television. Happy Valley is also incredible (I discovered it very late but it's superb). Slow Horses is the best thing on TV in the last 5 years. Some heavy hitters here and it's a good selection., but I went with Life On Mars because you'll love every second I'm sure.
I really enjoyed Slow Horses.
Voted for Cracker just because it looks like the oldest thing on there and most modern TV isn't my thing. Having said that, I enjoyed Slow Horses a lot - you can't go wrong with Gary Oldman, he's consistently brilliant.
Thanks mate, that's what I'm hoping wins. It's a million times better than any other suggestion and the fact it's a 90s show makes no difference at all.
Life on Mars for me as it's absolutely brilliant but I've never seen a reaction to it. Jonathan Creek is also a real favourite but two other reactors have done it in recent years so Life on Mars wins out Line of Duty would probably be my third pick - amazing telly. To be honest, it's a strong list and you can't really go wrong. 😎😃
Happy Valley is some of the greatest TV ever made, imo. It's a serious show though so be ready for that 👍
Some really big hitters in this poll. It's a tough 1. Life On Mars,Jonathan Creek,Sherlock & Line Of Duty are the ones jumping out at me. Decisions Decisions
There's several good shows here that you might want to react to, after the winner. I voted for Adolescence, it's only four episodes and produced very uniquely and interestingly. There's zero cuts in each hour long episode, and the acting from Stephen Graham etc is incredible. Broadchurch is also a great series. Hopefully they'll get the reaction treatment some other time, if not this time.
I love Stephen Graham he is great guy
Seen and loved a bunch of these shows. Happy Vally was one I was late to the party too. I’d always heard good things but never got round to watching when it was on tv. Gave it a go the other year and never binged a show so fast! So good! And even better when you hear the main actresses accent in the show vs real life 😆
Even if it doesn't win, Adolescence could be one to slot in between other long series as it's only 4 episodes total. I voted Sherlock as we can only vote for one on this occasion.
Gutted that Inside No. 9 didn't make the top 10 for voting, but there rest are great. Hard to choose, but any would be brilliant to watch alongside. Cant wait for Inside No. 9 to show again in future. I think you guys would love the twist element, and it has dark humour in a lot of the episodes.
Easy choice for me, Life on Mars is excellent
goodnight sweetheart (a sitcom) didn't make the vote but was mentioned
Some absolute bangers on this list. Whatever wins, you're in for a great time!
Adolescence! Just WOW!
Oh adolescence 🫣🥺😫😭 I might have to watch that again myself. Such a geniusly directed and acted show 👏
In my opinion one of the best shows ever
Is only fools coming today please?
Yes uploading it now, should be available here soon
goodnight sweetheart is a sitcom
It didn’t make the vote
Pretty much every show is quality
Voted for Sherlock but it was a tough choice between that, Life on Mars and Jonathan Creek. All brilliant shows. Broadchurch is also brilliant but very heavy, it’s worth it but it is a difficult watch.
It was tough, was going to go Sherlock but watched it with King boomer recently, so went life on mars .. still tough though..
Such a tough decision
Yeah the ones I’ve looked up all look really good tbh, I think this would be a hard one for me to choose