22 Undersung TV Gems to Binge Right This Second

More gems on BritBox (which is quietly one of the best streamers, if you ignore its comically basic interface): Murder Is Easy, Inspector Morse, MI-5, Miss Marple, The Fall, Cracker, Being Human, Chewing Gum, Life on Mars and the sequel Ashes to Ashes, The Buccaneers (the 1995 miniseries, so good), Vera, Sherlock, Three Little Birds, The Night Manager, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Brideshead Revisited (still slaps), Blackadder, Absolutely Fabulous, 26 seasons of Doctor Who, and the Up documentary series.

Men of a Certain Age (Max)

It’s still impossible to believe that Andre Braugher is gone. But there’s no better demonstration of his versatility than this program, which, admittedly, does not have the sexiest premise: How do three men adjust to the indignities and ambiguous rewards of middle age? The thing is, when the writing and the ensemble are this good, and when the leads are played by Scott Bakula, Ray Romano, and Braugher, the answers to that question are often amusing and rewardingly complicated. A spin through both seasons will likely make you miss Braugher even more, but it’s worth it.

A selection of Max gems: Pennyworth, Somebody Somewhere, Warrior, South Side, Banshee, Starstruck, Gomorrah, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Adventure Time, Sweet Tooth, Enlightened, Station Eleven, The Plot Against America, Peacemaker, My Brilliant Friend, David Makes Man, Jett, Sort Of, Harley Quinn, Angels in America, Epitafios, Insecure, Our Flag Means Death (RIP sob), Veneno, Flight of the Conchords, Miss Sherlock, Gotham, Regular Show, How to With John Wilson, Mosaic, Betty, Rome, I May Destroy You, Gentleman Jack, In Treatment, Togetherness, Deadwood, A Black Lady Sketch Show.

Miss Scarlet and the Duke (PBS)

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