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If anyone needs something original, really well written & very funny to watch then Shrinking is ingenious - Harrison Ford & Jason Segel. Written by Brett Goldstein (Roy from Ted Lasso). A bunch of therapists, one whose wife has just died, brilliant humanity observation, stellar cast. Apple TV+ or streaming. Two seasons.

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Was watching ā€˜a good girlā€™s guide to murderā€™ on Netflix, when half way through the first episode I realised that the tiny little English village it was filmed in looked very familiar; it was Axbridge, where we had just done a pet sit a few weeks prior :laughing: Thought it was a funny coincidence!

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Iā€™m currently flying through episodes of Riviera on Netflix. I loved Julia Stiles in ā€œ10 Things I Hate About Youā€ (showing my age!) and itā€™s lovely to see her in something as a grown up! Also loving the beautiful location of the show, warmth and sun which are currently in short supply here in Scotland.

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Haha 10 things I hate about you is one of my go to comfort movies :laughing:

ā€œThat will be Nigel with the brieā€¦ā€

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Same here @Nagy26 :heart: Bogey Lowenstein was such a funny side character :rofl:

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Anyone who enjoys medical dramas (a la ER or St Elsewhere) should consider checking out The Pitt.
New to HBO/MAX, only 3 episodes have aired so far but I am completely hooked.

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I have just watched The Breakthroug in Netflix. Itā€™s a mini series based on a true crime investigation in Sweden.

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Iā€™ve just started this @Newpetlover - Iā€™m enjoying it so far! Did you like it?

We watched and loved The Detectorists. Have you seen it?

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Love The Detectorists @NCSitterPD!!
Such wonderful quirky characters

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Those are my words as well. Quirky delightful misfits.

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Iā€™ve just seen the final episode of Patience on UKā€™s C4, based on a French series Astrid et Raphaelle, and based in York. Itā€™s about a young neurodivergent woman working as a police records archivist and who solves the puzzles of murders in York - I was sad to get to the end of yesterdays episode and hope there will be another series.

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I love it too.

Yes, I did.
Thereā€™s the crime investigation, which is entertaining and you know itā€™s based on a true story but there are also some other side topics like family, friendship and the controversial use of personal information. Quite interesting and well done.

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Have just watched the documentary of the Jerry Springer show currently on Netflix. The show was my guilty pleasure for years, but it shows a very disturbing behind the scenes story. Manipulated guests, unscrupulous staff and public humiliation at its worst. Interesting documentary and very thought provoking.

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We watched (for a 2nd time) the series House. Itā€™s kind of strange to watch it again so many years later and a bit worrying that we canā€™t recall half of the episodes! As a sitter I enjoy the episodes where they investigate a sick patientā€™s home for possible causes like: mould or fridge contents or vermin etcā€¦ā€¦:laughing:

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NORTH SHORE, a crime drama about a UK politicianā€™s daughter being murdered in Sydney, and the UK and Australian cops working together, not always amicably, to solve the case. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Also, PLAYING NICE, a dark drama about 2 babies switched at birth in the neo natal unit of the hospital. filmed in Cornwall England.

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Astrid on Amazon Prime, if you like listening to the French language and reading subtitles and Tears of God on Appletv

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Thanks for the recommendation. Weā€™ve now binge-watched all seasons of Unforgotten, and loved it (though were saddened and shocked by the final episode).

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@Happypets hopefully we wonā€™t have long to wait until Season 6 is released! :crossed_fingers::slightly_smiling_face: