Anyone like British TV [View all]

I was stationed in England in the 80s and 90s and I loved watching British TV. Their comedies are either low key, farces, or parodies of life. I had watched some British TV on PBS before going to England like Doctor in the House. While in South Korea, AFN televised Rumpole of the Bailey, starring Leo McKern, an old Bailey (criminal court) hack who only defends the criminal element and I got hooked on the show. The program is both drama with a lot of comedy by Horace Rumpole and his antics both in the court and within his fellow lawyer's chambers. I own the complete series on DVD.

Another show is Doc Martin. Doctor Martin Ellingham is a renown London surgeon who develops a blood phobia. Since he can no longer do surgery he takes a job as a general practitioner at Port Wenn where he spent his childhood summers with his Aunt Joan. Martin is aloof, abrupt, lacks a good bedside manner, and doesn't tolerate anyone who doesn't come up to his standards. Unfortunately, there a number of eccentric citizens that caused Martin to get into hilarious situations. The thing is, Martin is an excellent diagnostician and the locals, although they may not approve of his behavior to them, the do appreciate what he does for them.

So, anyone have a favorite British TV series?