Pegasus Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 MIL has asked for some Netflix recommendations. I let her know that we are enjoying "The Good Place" as the second season recently arrived. She tried one episode and it was NOT to her liking. Based on the following that she has enjoyed, can you recommend any others that are on Netflix? Father Brown Doc Martin Midwife The Crown Heartland Longmire Blue Bloods Friday Night Lights Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Miss Fisher's Mysteries Midsomer Murders If she doesn't mind real-life - she may like "Churchill's New Secret Agents" - which has lot of WWII history. It takes ordinary people and tries to train them like the British Secret Agents for WWII. It's not really a competition but someone is asked to leave if they don't measure up. The sad thing is that most of the ones along the lines you described are only available in Disk: New Tricks George Gently The Brokenwood Mysteries The Last Detective Doctor Finlay Jonathan Creek The other sad thing is that it is hard to find feel good shows on Netflix. They seems to be heavy on gritty and dark or funny or irreverent these days. For instance: When I put in Midsomer Murders the 2 of the other suggestions were "True Detective" and "Prime Suspect" uh...no. From the list you gave and from her not liking "The Good Place" it sounds like she wants something less gritty. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) Foyle's War and Grantchester Has she tried Broadchurch? Edited September 3, 2018 by stephanier.1765 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 1 hour ago, stephanier.1765 said: Foyle's War and Grantchester Has she tried Broadchurch? From the list she gave I don't think her mother in law will like Broadchurch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 The Good Witch When Calls the Heart Endeavour 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Death in Paradise (the title sounds much worse than the show, which is a basic who done it) And I third Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrichor Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Sherlock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrichor Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Anne with an E? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Midsomer Murders. Grantchester William and Mary (Martin Clunes as William) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Don’t know title for certain but a few episodes were made of Alexander McCall Smith’s Number 1 Lady Detective Agency I wish it had continued 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 3 hours ago, PrincessMommy said: From the list she gave I don't think her mother in law will like Broadchurch Really? With that list, I would have thought Broadchurch a given. I enjoy the same list of shows and Broadchurch is one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 I enjoyed many from the list too and I loved Broadchurch, but most of the shows on her list are kind of light and aren't too edgy. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 Wow! Thank you, everyone. This looks like a great list that will keep her entertained for a while. I welcome additional recommendations as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) 58 minutes ago, stephanier.1765 said: Really? With that list, I would have thought Broadchurch a given. I enjoy the same list of shows and Broadchurch is one of my favorites. I like some on the original list and also enjoyed Broadchurch, but Broadchurch is definitely far more intense and psychological and graphic than the "cozy mysteries" on the original list. JMO! ? Edited September 3, 2018 by Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 7 hours ago, PrincessMommy said: George Gently Just an FYI for OP: While I enjoyed George Gently, it is definitely a big step up in intensity, subject matter, and graphic-ness -- not a cozy mystery like the others on PrincessMommy's great list. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, Lori D. said: I like some on the original list and also enjoyed Broadchurch, but Broadchurch is definitely far for intense and psychological and graphic than the "cozy mysteries" on the original list. JMO! ? Agreed. It’s pretty gritty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 15 minutes ago, Lori D. said: Just an FYI for OP: While I enjoyed George Gently, it is definitely a big step up in intensity, subject matter, and graphic-ness -- not a cozy mystery like the others on PrincessMommy's great list. ? That's a very good point. It's been a long time since I saw it and I definitely could have forgotten some of the more grim parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbelle Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Larkrise to Candleford 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljpisme Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Land Girls is good. Heartland is supposed to be good as well. Is she open to getting any other subscriptions? She might like Acorn TV (cheaper than Netflix). All sorts of great British and Australian TV shows, including Doc Martin which is no longer on Netflix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brehon Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Inspector Morse Inspector Lewis the Miss Marple Mysteries (from the 80s-90s) And I’ll third or fourth Midsomer Murders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Have you tried tastedive? https://tastedive.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 On 9/3/2018 at 10:17 AM, stephanier.1765 said: Foyle's War and Grantchester Has she tried Broadchurch? Foyle's War left before I could watch much of it! Finally decided to savor a show and they pulled it! I've watched all on her list and the few suggested. I switched to lots of British crime shows. Or Australian ones. They seem better quality. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 The Great British Bakeoff (now known in the new season as The Great British Baking Show). It's British and enjoyable. Meets your criteria, yes? ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashfern Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Larkrise to Candleford and Grantchester. I just started watching Grand Hotel (it's Spanish with subtitles). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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