"It's One Of The Funniest Shows Ever Created" – People Ae Sharing Their British And Irish TV Recommendations, And My Watch List Just Got Longer

"It is one of the few DVDs I have kept and I don’t even have a DVD player."

Recently, we've been sharing our recommendations for British and Irish TV shows we love but may go slightly under the radar.

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Well, people were so keen to share their own, that we thought we'd add another 20 British and Irish TV shows that we think deserve some more love:

1. Black Books

Channel 4

Genre: Comedy

"It's one of the funniest shows ever created, especially the first season. I don't know that I've ever laughed harder."

—sweetcuppincakes

Where to watch: All 4, Sky, Pluto

2. Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

Channel 4

Genre: Comedy

"It has to be mentioned. It only has six episodes but is one of the funniest things ever made."

—commentnumber3

Where to watch: All 4, Amazon Prime, Peacock

3. Crashing

Channel 4

Genre: Comedy

"Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Jonathan Bailey. It's centred around a group of people in their 20s and 30s living in an abandoned hospital as property guardians. It’s cringe, and absolutely unfiltered. You can relate so much to these walking disasters, but you really don’t want to."

—strangerthanitseems

Where to watch: All 4, Netflix, Amazon

4. We Are Lady Parts

Channel 4

Genre: Sitcom

"Only one series but it was very witty and fun, about a bunch of Muslim girls who form a punk band. I really hope they do another series of it!"

—soniab5

Where to watch: All 4, Sky, Peacock

5. Bad Sisters

Apple TV+

Genre: Thriller / Comedy 

"It is fantastic. Sharon Horgan is a treasure!"

—megannwalsh

Where to watch: Apple TV+

6. Dinnerladies

BBC One

Genre: Sitcom

"This show is comedy perfection!"

—dawnw42c9bb8ed

Where to watch: Sky, ITVX, Britbox

7. 15 Storeys High

BBC Two

Genre: Sitcom

"It's incredible. Written by Sean Locke and starred himself and a young Benedict Wong."

—reallyneedtoreport

8. Silent Witness

BBC One

Genre: Drama

"Years of episodes, one of which had a twist I'm STILL shaken by."

—emazinggrace12

Where to watch: Sky, BBC iPlayer, Britbox

9. Gentleman Jack

BBC One

Genre: Drama

"All the things Bridgerton would love to be, but better costumes, the real-life story of Anne Lister: early 1800's heiress who dressed as a man, ran her own life, married her love, and took no shit from anyone.”

—whood

Where to watch: BBC iPlayer, Sky, MAX

10. Taskmaster

Channel 4, Dave

Genre: Comedy game show

"It's a different kind of genre, but deffo worth a watch."

—caitlinryan

Where to watch: All 4, Sky, Netflix, Pluto

11. Gavin and Stacey

BBC Three

Genre: Sitcom

"It needs a place on this list. It was back when James Corden was mildly tolerable."

—katerumtruffle

Where to watch: Britbox, Sky, BBC iPlayer

12. The Great Pottery Throwdown

Channel 4

Genre: Game show

"It’s a wholesome, entertaining, and lovely ceramics competition show!"

—thisisfine

Where to watch: Apple, MAX

13. Father Ted

Channel 4

Genre: Sitcom

"It's one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen, co-written by the creator of The IT Crowd."

—clothildedauphin

Where to watch: All 4, Sky, Roku

14. Blake’s 7

BBC1

Genre: Sci Fi

"It’s sort of like Firefly but on a lower budget yet still fantastic cast and some great scripts (some of the duff ones have comedy value for how bad they are)."

—jbmasta

Where to watch: Britbox

15. Miranda

BBC 1

Genre: Sitcom

"A sitcom about a woman who uses her inheritance to buy a shop to run as a joke shop and the misadventures she gets into with friends, her mother and people who get caught up in her antics."

—jbmasta

Where to watch: Britbox, Sky

16. People Just Do Nothing

BBC TWO

Genre: Sitcom

"It's a great show with great characters! Chabuddy G and Miche are comedy gold!"

—twigletpops

Where to watch: Sky, BBC iPlayer, Amazon

17. Green Wing

Channel 4

Genre: Sitcom

"It was hilarious and absolutely wild! Like Scrubs, but somehow more ridiculous."

—mills10

"It is one of the few DVDs I have kept and I don’t even have a DVD player."

—camilla431

Where to watch: All 4, Roku

18. Peaky Blinders

BBC Two

Genre: Drama

"You'll be hooked from the very first episode."

—doofenshmirtzevilinc

Where to watch: BBC iPlayer, Netflix

19. The Thick of It

BBC Two

Genre: Comedy

"It needs to be on here."

—jilld16

Where to watch: Britbox, ITVX

20. Some Girls

BBC Three

Genre: Sitcom

"It's hilarious. Kinda like an Inbetweeners with girls. It’s absurd but relatable."

—bblackberri35

Where to watch: Sky, BBC iPlayer, Roku

What other British TV shows do you have to recommend? Let us know in the comments below!

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