My favourite television series
by adrianbonds | created - 16 Jan 2018 | updated - 27 Jan 2018 | PublicA list of marvelous television series I have seen in my days.
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1. Downton Abbey (2010–2015)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance
A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.
Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern, Brendan Coyle
Votes: 225,041
10/10 - This series has given me so many wonderful times. Pure beauty!
2. Against the Wind (1978)
617 min | Drama, History, Western
Mary Mulvane, an 18 year old Irish girl, is transported to New South Wales for seven years for doing little else than protecting her own property. She must endure the horror of transport to... See full summary »
Stars: Mary Larkin, Kerry McGuire, Jon English, Warwick Sims
Votes: 946
10/10 - Such an important and well played series!
3. The Weissensee Saga (2010–2018)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
The lives of two families in East Berlin between 1980 and 1990 as the era of communist DDR slowly comes to an end.
Stars: Florian Lukas, Uwe Kockisch, Jörg Hartmann, Ruth Reinecke
Votes: 2,338
10/10 - Very well done about East and West Berlin
4. The Persuaders! (1971–1972)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two worlds collide when Lord Brett Sinclair, a titled British man, and Danny Wilde, a Bronx-raised, self-made American, reluctantly join forces to right wrongs and protect the innocent.
Stars: Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Laurence Naismith, Juliet Harmer
Votes: 5,901
10/10 - When you want action, but with elegance and humour, this is it!
5. The Saint (1962–1969)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Simon "The Saint" Templar, a wealthy adventurer and 20th-century Robin Hood, travels the world in his white Volvo P1800S, solving unsolvable problems and righting wrongs.
Stars: Roger Moore, Ivor Dean, Leslie Crawford, Justine Lord
Votes: 6,221
10/10 - A lot of episodes quite similar, but I love it!
6. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl.
Stars: Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Winona Ryder, David Harbour
Votes: 1,337,736
9/10 - (With a reservation: I have just seen first season) - Such a thrill!
7. Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.
Stars: Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Lena Headey
Votes: 2,286,702
9/10 - Well produced series indeed.
8. Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future.
Stars: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Betsy Brandt
Votes: 2,138,853
9/10 - Something very special.
9. Sherlock (2010–2017)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The quirky spin on Conan Doyle's iconic sleuth pitches him as a "high-functioning sociopath" in modern-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson, who's introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance.
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Rupert Graves
Votes: 999,542
9/10 - Only criminal drama worth watching
10. The Returned (2012–2015)
TV-MA | 418 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In a small French mountain town where everyone knows each other, the dead begin to inexplicably return as if their death never happened. Forcing the townsfolk to confront their difficult past as they seek to understand this phenomenon.
Stars: Anne Consigny, Clotilde Hesme, Frédéric Pierrot, Céline Sallette
Votes: 21,328
9/10 - Very mystical watching
11. Upp till kamp (2007)
360 min | Drama
Gothenburg, Sweden in the late 1960s and 1970s. Industry and welfare overflowing. Political protest, mods and rock music.
Stars: Sverrir Gudnason, Fanny Risberg, Simon J. Berger, Ruth Vega Fernandez
Votes: 825
9/10 - Great Swedish drama
12. Grotesco (2007– )
30 min | Comedy
A Swedish sketch comedy show bordering on satire, absurdist and surrealism with socialist zombie outbreaks, refugee crisis musicals and the misogynist conspiracies of male comedians.
Stars: Per Andersson, Linus Eklund Adolphson, Emma Molin, Emma Peters
Votes: 830
9/10 - Funny humour!
13. Anno 1790 (2011)
60 min | Crime, Drama, History
In 1790 Johan Gustav Dåådh joins the Stockholm police, in an attempt to change, or at least improve, the system from within. He is a modern thinker in an old hierarchy. Torn between alliances, he solves crimes among rich and poor.
Stars: Peter Eggers, Joel Spira, Linda Zilliacus, Johan H:son Kjellgren
Votes: 715
9/10 - Great detective drama
14. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton
Votes: 136,194
8/10 - A philosophical journey
15. The 100 (2014–2020)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Set 97 years after a nuclear war destroyed civilization, when a spaceship housing humanity's lone survivors sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth, hoping to repopulate the planet.
Stars: Eliza Taylor, Bob Morley, Marie Avgeropoulos, Isaiah Washington
Votes: 276,319
8/10 - Very exciting!
16. Äkta människor (2012–2014)
60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In an alternative present, companion robots are commonplace. When humans make copies of themselves so lifelike that they form emotional bonds, questions and ethical dilemmas arise.
Stars: Lisette T. Pagler, Pia Halvorsen, Johan Paulsen, Natalie Minnevik
Votes: 6,790
8/10 - Our future if we don't stop them
17. Knight Rider (1982–1986)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A lone crimefighter battles the forces of evil with the help of a virtually indestructible and artificially intelligent supercar.
Stars: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Richard Basehart, Patricia McPherson
Votes: 37,617
8/10 - About a cool guy and his car
18. Roots (1977)
TV-14 | 74 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.
Stars: LeVar Burton, Robert Reed, John Amos, Louis Gossett Jr.
Votes: 18,888
8/10 - About family and roots
19. Outlander (2014– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Claire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse in World War II, mysteriously goes back in time to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a dashing Highland warrior and gets drawn into an epic rebellion.
Stars: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin
Votes: 179,195
7/10 - Have just seen first season, could change rating
20. Hedebyborna (1978–1982)
58 min | Drama
Hedeby is a sleepy village in the rich, agricultural province of Sörmland. On the face of it, not much has changed during the centuries. The count lives outside the village in his large ... See full summary »
Stars: Roland Söderberg, Tor Isedal, Helena Brodin, Nina Gunke
Votes: 156
8/10 - Fine story of people in a village
21. I, Claudius (1976)
Not Rated | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History
The personal and governmental affairs of the Julio-Claudian dynasty at the beginning of the Roman Empire, as recalled by one of its rulers.
Stars: Derek Jacobi, John Hurt, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed
Votes: 19,382
22. c/o Segemyhr (1998–2004)
23 min | Comedy
Four people living together in an apartment can give rise to a lot of funny situations.
Stars: Johan Ulveson, Lennart Jähkel, Sussie Ericsson, Olle Sarri
Votes: 898
8/10 - A comedy show with a lot of joy
23. Lasermannen (2005)
270 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Follows the Swedish serial killer and bank robber John Ausonius, nicknamed "the laser man".
Stars: David Dencik, Mats Blomgren, Sten Johan Hedman, Ralph Carlsson
Votes: 1,163
8/10
24. Ängelby (2015)
45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Vera, a mother of two children, simultaneously loses her job and is left by her husband.
Stars: Mia Skäringer, Göran Ragnerstam, Joel Spira, Michaela Thorsén
Votes: 762
8/10
25. Kvarteret Skatan (2003–2006)
28 min | Comedy
Meet the odd characters who populate the district of Skatan.
Stars: Vanna Rosenberg, Johan Glans, Rachel Mohlin, David Batra
Votes: 1,137
8/10
26. Snapphanar (2006)
174 min | Action, Drama, History
About The War between Sweden and Denmark, and the providence "Skåne" at late 1600Ac
Stars: André Sjöberg, Tuva Novotny, Anders Ekborg, Malin Morgan
Votes: 1,107
8/10
27. House of Cards (1990)
TV-14 | 57 min | Drama
The schemes of a ruthlessly ambitious British politician who will stop at nothing to get to the top.
Stars: Ian Richardson, Susannah Harker, Miles Anderson, Alphonsia Emmanuel
Votes: 15,076
8/10
28. The Same Sky (2017)
120 min | Drama, Thriller
Lars is a "Romeo agent" from East Germany in the 1970s. His task is to go West, first to seduce and then to spy on Western women who worked in government or defense institutions.
Stars: Tom Schilling, Sofia Helin, Friederike Becht, Ben Becker
Votes: 2,540
8/10
29. North and South, Book I (1985)
TV-PG | 94 min | Drama, History, Romance
Two friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War.
Stars: Kirstie Alley, Georg Stanford Brown, David Carradine, Philip Casnoff
Votes: 11,902
7/10
30. Någonstans i Sverige (1973–1974)
350 min | Drama, War
In the end of 1939 the Soviet Union attacks Finland. In Sweden 100.000 men are quickly drafted to guard the northeastern border. Men, who have almost no military training, are suddenly ... See full summary »
Stars: Janne Carlsson, Jan Nygren, Per Waldvik, Willie Andréason
Votes: 162
7/10
31. The OA (2016–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Having gone missing seven years ago, the previously blind Prairie returns home, now in her twenties with her sight restored. While many believe she is a miracle, others worry that she could be dangerous.
Stars: Brit Marling, Jason Isaacs, Scott Wilson, Alice Krige
Votes: 115,946
32. Under the Dome (2013–2015)
TV-14 | 1,668 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
An invisible and mysterious force field descends upon the small town of Chester's Mill, Maine, USA, trapping residents inside, cut off from the rest of civilization. The trapped townspeople must discover the secrets and purpose of the "dome" or "sphere" and its origins, while coming to learn more than they ever knew about each other and animals too.
Stars: Mike Vogel, Rachelle Lefevre, Alexander Koch, Colin Ford
Votes: 112,582
7/10
33. Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
TV-PG | 63 min | Drama
An examination of the trials and tribulations of the Jordache family, from the period following World War II to the late 1960s.
Stars: Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte, Susan Blakely, Dorothy McGuire
Votes: 3,429
7/10
34. The Prisoner (1967–1968)
TV-PG | 1,010 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
After he resigns, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is actually a bizarre prison. He refuses to give his warders information while attempting to escape.
Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Angelo Muscat, Peter Swanwick, Peter Brace
Votes: 15,054
7/10
35. Hammarkullen (1997)
Drama
Welcome to new Sweden. Will Kristina manage to seduce the janitor? Can the employment officer convince Mohammed to take a black job? Does the balloon man abuse helium?
Stars: Reine Brynolfsson, Göran Forsmark, Dan Sjögren, Jonas Karlsson
Votes: 241
7/10
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