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American shows are like mutton hot pot: big portions, thick meat, a rolling broth, and one bite gives you full satisfaction. British shows are like cold-tossed radish skin: crisp, sharp, a little spicy. After too much hot pot, one plate of radish skin and your head clears.

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Fictional crime-solving just hits different in the U.K. Whether it’s those accents, the pleasantly dreary atmosphere, or all that tweed, we can’t get enough of British crime dramas. What we can get enough of is paying for loads of streaming services. Though the streaming era was meant to do away with the cable TV model,…

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Many of the best British TV shows of all time shine because of the way they craft their lead characters. This especially applies to the best British crime dramas out there. Sure, they routinely feature amazing and complex murder mysteries and other criminal investigations, but what we really remember are the detectives on the case.

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Every fall in the U.S., “The Great British Bake Off” is the perfect companion for the lead up to the holiday season. There’s a reason it’s one of the best reality shows of all time, according to IMDb users. It has a relaxing vibe and doesn’t require much mental energy to watch, but it’s still…

Just two years after Ellen DeGeneres told the audience at a stand-up show that she was “going bye-bye,” the comedian has notions of returning to television. The twist? DeGeneres is now a U.K. resident, so her daydreams involve being on Channel 4 instead of NBC. During a Friday appearance on The Graham Norton Show, DeGeneres…