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love-bokumono-fics · 2 years

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Fresh Crops! Week of June 27 - July 3, 2022

This week's newest fics and chapter updates for Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons on AO3.

Peace and Quiet and Good Tilled Earth - by send_nudes; WIP, 4/?, 4.7k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Categories: F/F, F/M, Other Fandoms: Friends of Mineral Town, DS Cute Characters: Claire, Thomas, Popuri, Zack, Doug | Dudley, Anna, Basil the Writer, Mary the Librarian | Marie, Ann the Innkeeper | Ran, Gotz | Gotts, Barley | Mugi, May | Mei, Cliff, Sasha, Jeff, Harris Summary: Claire has lived her whole life as a busy city girl. So much so, in fact, that she now finds herself a fully grown adult who’s never had a real friend—or romantic interest—in her entire life. And now an opportunity for her to uproot everything and move to a farm the countryside falls in her lap. It won’t be easy (Claire doesn’t know the first thing about farming), but it’s in her blood. With some hard work and a little magic, she just might make it. A tale of Claire’s adventures making friends (and possibly MORE than friends…) with the people of Mineral Town.

deja vu - by FountainOfDreams & pinkfrogsndaylilie; WIP, 4/?, 4.7k

Rating: General Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: F/M Fandoms: Animal Parade, Tree of Tranquility Relationships: Candace/Kevin the Farmer, Angela the Farmer & Kevin the Farmer, Gill/Angela the Farmer, Mayor Hamilton/Shelly; Characters: Kevin the Farmer, Angela the Farmer, Mayor Hamilton, Chase, Wizard, Witch, Harvest Goddess, Finn the Harvest Sprite, Toby, Gill, Kathy, Luke the Carpenter, Candace Additional Tags: farm, farmers, mayor hamilton is the best character, Character Development, Past life, mind wipe, gill is jealous, Sprites, justice for sprites, Twins, siblings start a farm, twin farmers, chatty cain, maya sucks at cooking, kathys just there to bully maya, toby just wants grilled fish, chase wants his marmalade, NOT CRACK I SWEAR, Short Chapters, Sibling Bonding, Slice of Life, Mystery, False Identity, Slow Burn, Slow Build, Slow To Update, Cross-Posted on Wattpad, Enemies to Friends, Enemies to Lovers, Sort Of, Background Relationships Summary: Twins Angela and Kevin, move to Castanet a faraway island in the middle of nowhere, to start their new lives on a farm. Their days passed peacefully, every one the same as the last; wake up, water the plants, feed the animals, give Chase his marmalade, visit the town, repeat, it all felt so…familiar. One day, a strange small fairy showed up in their kitchen in the middle of the night looking anxious and scared? Something wasn't right about this town and Angela and Kevin now feel obliged to get to the bottom of it.

I Don't Love You - by xMrBrightsidex; Complete, 1/1, 1.3k

Rating: General Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Categories: F/M, Gen Fandom: The Tale of Two Towns Relationship: Lillian/Cam; Characters: Lillian, Cam Additional Tags: uhh happy pride, Unhappy marriage, Happy Ending, Best Friends, mention of Cam/Ash Summary: Lillian has a revelation about her marriage.

The Wall Between Us - by Skullygal610; WIP, 22/23, 24k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: F/M Fandom: Trio of Towns Relationships: Female Farmer/Wayne, Female Farmer/Ex-boyfriend; Characters: Wayne, Lisette, Frank, Ford, Brad, Carrie, Female Farmer, Ludus, Siluka, Iluka, Komari, Hinata Additional Tags: Adopted, farmer - Freeform, Hurt, Love, Unrequited Love, relationships, Denial of Feelings, Fanfiction, Parents, friends - Freeform, Guilt Summary: It all started with a rejection. Scarlett can't seem to get over the loss of her best friend since she rejected his confession of love. Already dealing with her own self-worth and feelings while keeping up with daily life, things soon become difficult when a familiar face from the past comes back to haunt her. Wayne struggles to let go of the only girl he loved and move on with his current girlfriend. However, things never go the way he plans. His parents are across the world without him. Friends constantly concerned about his well-being. He wants change, yet she keeps pulling him back. Can they ever hope to rekindle their long-lost friendship, or will it become something more?

Gray x Kai ficlet(s?) - by Gaysaltamber; Complete, 1/1, 1.3k

Rating: Not Rated; Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Category: M/M Fandom: Friends of Mineral Town Relationships: Brandon/Rick, Gray/Kai; Characters: Gray, Claire, Kai, Rick, Doctor | Trent Additional Tags: Fluff and Smut, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Ficlet Summary: So, I've been playing SOSFOMT and majorly ship Gray x Kai so heres 2 ficlets in one chapter, and maybe more idk yet

Under the Name - by ModernTsunami; WIP; 6/60, 58k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: Major Character Death; Category: F/M Fandoms: Friends of Mineral Relationships: Elli/Doctor Trent | Torre, Elli | Elly & Stu | Yu, Elli | Elly & Old Ellen; Characters: Doctor | Trent, Elli | Elly, Old Ellen, Stu | Yu Additional Tags: Character Development, Slice of Life, Slow Burn, Co-workers, Roommates, Grief/Mourning, Smoking, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Other Ships Not Mentioned in Tags, Strangers to Lovers, Hurt/Comfort, Medical, Implied Sexual Content, Illness, Injury Summary: When Trent accepted the offer to run a rural health clinic, he didn't realize he was taking on the part of small-town doctor and neighbor. The dual relationships he develops with the residents of Mineral Town begin to shape his ideas of who he is and who he wants to be. But growing closer to others always runs the risk of clouding one's judgment. While small-town life is nothing new to Elli, being caretaker to her younger brother and homebound grandmother is. There’s nothing she wants more than the confidence that what she’s doing for them is right, but as she strives to fulfill her growing obligations to her family, she finds it harder to hold on to what she wants for herself. Together they work in the clinic and learn the difference between what you do and who you are.

Crush - by chewypetals; WIP, 6/7, 7k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: M/M Fandoms: Pioneers of Olive Town Relationships: Male farmer/Damon, male farmer/jack, Male Farmer/Ralph, Male Farmer/Emilio, Male Farmer/Iori, Male Farmer/Matsuyuki, Male Farmer/Clemens; Characters: Male Farmer, Ralph, Damon, Jack, Emilio, Iori, Clemens, Matsuyuki Additional Tags: Fluff, Crushes, Suggestive Themes Summary: Series of short stories revolving around the bachelors developing or realizing their crush on Olive Town's favorite farmer.

Manna and the bottle - by Thefallen1986; Complete, 1/1, <1k

Rating: Explicit; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Fandoms: Friends of Mineral Town Character: Manna Additional Tags: wine bottle, Improvised Sex Toys, Sexual Frustration Summary: Manna decides too get what she needs one night with a bottle…

#fresh crop monday #harvest moon #story of seasons #friends of mineral town #trio of towns #animal parade #tree of tranquility #tale of two towns #pioneers of olive town #hm ds cute

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levenxa · 2 years

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ds-deranged.exe (subject // Ezzra)

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Character Name - Ezzra (Nightmare)

Nickname - Ezz, Chaotic Gremlin, “Wanted Criminal”

Personality - He is a lot quieter but still chaotic. Enjoys making fun of people jokingly, hugging Ribbon is fun as well. He’s somewhat caring and kind, just extremely secretive about most things in his life. He cares a lot about Ribo, and wants to keep her safe. Weakness is a no go, but he often jokes about how terrible he is. Gremlin energy at times most definitely, he likes to do minor crimes and be demi while doing them.

Sexuality - Demisexual

Height - 5’6

Pronouns: He/They (Male)

Voice Info - Tenor

Age - 147

Weakness - He always has to wear gloves so the second piece of his powers won’t happen again. He’s very unhappy with himself, and doubts fill his mind pretty often. He’s gone through multiple stages of Depression. He also really misses Pierce. Oh yeah, he’s still an insomniac :,)

Fear - Autophobia, the fear of being alone

Weapon - Moon Staff my beloved, he has his life draining power. When he first meets someone and touches them, he gets all of their backstory flashing in his mind. Or all of their painful experiences. Yeah :) The two abilities can be used at the same time. The draining power can get turned off, but if something triggers him it automatically turns back on. The backstory thing is on at all times, it doesn’t repeat however.

Likes // Passions & Talents- He still likes to occasionally crack jokes. Kevin and Ribo are his two closest friends. He still plays the violin, it calms him down a little.

Dislikes - He hates the smell of strong fragrances. Doesn’t like Dioxxi much anymore, but that could change. Himself honestly. He believes none of this would’ve happened if he didn’t exist.

backstory // other below the cut ->

Other - Once again he originated as an abducted child but he has these new powers that came out of nowhere. His side of the argument was just ‘I like to be alone. I WANT to be alone, and those villagers are trash at best.’ He grabs hold of Dream in anger, and then his powers work for the first time, draining the living shit out of the positive one. Dream goes and takes the apples while Nightmare runs off, hating himself and regretting everything.

He is alone for a few years, depressed in all ways. He misses his best friend a whole lot and it just hurts big time. He thinks of ending his life and occasionally cuts his arms to try and feel something that isn’t pure suffering and regret. After that dark time period he bumps into Cross (Pierce) right after Ink had joined Dream and now Cross was looking for company. Nightmare was unsure at first, but Cross’s dumbass energy was too comforting to let go, so he became best friends with Cross :3

He told Cross about his powers so the same thing doesn’t happen. Cross is totally okay with that and steals a pair of high tech gloves so that Nightmare can touch things without using his powers. He becomes a lot happier than before now that the burden of killing someone with a simple tap was mostly gone. But it doesn’t stop there. Cross was a wanted thief according to JR, and needed to be executed. So one day, when Cross left for a bit to go and explore she came across Dream, who captured her and, well, executed her in the execution room :,)

Nightmare finds out through numerous newspapers saying ‘Pierce, one of the greatest thieves of time was finally executed and killed!’ The depression came back maybe even worse than last time. It was a cycle of just his best friends getting hurt.

He went into a void while hiding from Iddriss (Ink) then hearing pleas for help. It was Error (Ribbon) right after The Bell Incident, eyes gone and blood everywhere. Nightmare was a little phased but he still had so much in his mind. He couldn’t leave Error there. That would be cruel. So he takes Error in, giving her Cross’s old room and making sure the house is safe. They are comfort buddies, both sides experiencing terrible experiences, Nightmare says less though.

Currently, Error and Nightmare still live together, running away from the forces of JR. He hasn’t told Ribo (Error) about Pierce (Cross) or about the covered cuts on his arms, (they are wrapped in bandages) he just says the bandages are for aesthetic purposes.

#ds-deranged.exe #deranged! ezzra #dreamswap nightmare #ds nightmare #dreamswap au #levenxa draws #tw self harm #tw depression #Ezzra’s color scheme looks like 💩 but I hope you like it <3 #watch as these progressively get worse 🥲✊#i mean the drawings btw #also thiss-#the small bells help Ribo locate him #Ribo thinks it’s stupid but it fits Ezzra’s gremlin energy #edit: OH FUCK I FORGOT HIS GLOVES—💀#edit 2: fixed it wooo 🪨

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bananacreamphi · 2 years

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Okay so everyone else is doing their post reboot ideas so I might as well throw my hat into the ring.

So basically, the story picks up like 5-6 years after the reboot ended. Ben never took off the watch and he ended up getting all full of himself in the meanwhile, and got into a private school and is just insufferable as hell, and then he comes back for summer break. More under the cut:

Ben:

Pretentious as hell

In a private school out of town because he started studying hard and got a scholarship

Atrocious fashion sense, he wears his school uniform except the sweater is tied over his shoulders and his hair is omniverse length but ~styled~ and he has these STUPID $200 wayfarer frame sunglasses on all the time and I HATE HIM SO MUCH-

Main Playlist: Bloxx, Shock Rock, Chromastone or Diamondhead, Way big, Eatle because it’s funny, Wildmutt, four others I haven’t decided for

Thinks he’s hot shit but he’s actually just shit

Adores his little brother glitch, who is the only person who still hangs around him at this point

“Nfts are the future bro trust me”

Gets a reality check when he comes back to Bellwood and has to start doing actual hero work again

Flaming Bisexual (but also horribly in denial about it)

Gwen:

After she graduated elementary school she crashed HARD, total gifted kid syndrome, is struggling with schoolwork and gets Cs and Ds

Undiagnosed ADHD because I’m projecting on her

No magic/Anodite powers, relies on technology to fight but she’s kinda weak

Hair up in a half ponytail, may or may not be greasy

Had a falling out with Ben because she resented that their roles had switched and she was no longer the smart kid, they don’t hang out anymore

Had a nasty nasty NASTY breakup with Kevin, everyone heard about it, blows were exchanged, they hate each other’s guts (I love Gwevin I just don’t think it’d work out here)

Kevin:

Works at Vin Ethanol’s garage

Tons of piercings & jewelry

The only main character with a brain cell

All tennysons are banned from being within a mile of anything he’s working on because they always end up wrecking them

Despite his best efforts, his car keeps getting destroyed in increasingly over the top and graphic ways

Idk if he’s osmosian or not, or maybe even half whatever bashmouth’s species is, either way he gets to keep the armor thing

Playlist includes bashmouth, bootleg and Humongoraptor because I love them

Finds Ben annoying, dislikes Glitch because he keeps eating his car parts, and Gwen because of the whole breakup thing

He hangs out with Rook a lot. They’re mechanic buddies

Rook

Idk how but he’s on Earth in this and knows all the others

He’s the only one of the main characters that can get along with pretty much everyone (Even Ben, despite finding him very annoying)

This results in him being a messenger a lot because these idiots won’t talk to each other

Gay and dating scout and may or may not have some chemistry with Ben going on

Has the proto-tool and proto-tech armor, while he keeps the former on him at all times unlike canon, he actually has multiple sets on normal clothes

Doesn’t get why Ben keeps getting all worked up about sumo slammers

He actually gets bullied a lot because of his weird mannerisms and appearance while wearing his ID mask, and later just for being an alien

Thus his self-esteem is deeply tied to his mechanical abilities and heroism and if he fails he thinks he’s the worst person ever

Glitch:

Baby boy. Baby

Actually dislikes being treated like a little kid and not taken seriously

Fiercely loyal to Ben and stays by his side no matter what

Still he’s annoyed by Ben’s behavior and the way he treats him like he can’t do anything on his own, but he doesn’t say anything about it until later in the story

Naive but smart

Nice to pretty much everyone

Has cravings for metal a lot and used to eat Kevin’s car parts until he got caught, idk if he can eat normal food

He feels sorry for eating Kevin’s car parts but he doesn’t know how to apologize without making Kevin mad

Has to learn to set boundaries and stand up for himself

Grandpa Max:

Feels sad that his grandkids and Kevin have all drifted apart on bad terms

He’s the only one that both stays with Ben and is willing to call him on his bullshit

A mentor to both Rook and Kevin

Everyone in the main cast likes him and goes to him with their problems which can be very emotionally taxing to him at times

A bit of a boomer but he’s trying his best

Ex-plumber but really really doesn’t want to get the kids involved and disagrees with Phil on this

Absolutely does NOT have a crush on Maxine

Phil Billings:

MONSTERFUCKER

By god he’s Something

Still involved in the plumbers

Also a mentor to Kevin

Decides that Ben coming back is the perfect opportunity to bring all the kids back together and form a team of heroes™️

He’s nice but he doesn’t get it at times

Ryan Sez:

Non-binary

He/they pronouns

Has some kickass dreadlocks tbh

Still not interested in Gwen at all sorry queen

Wants his little brother to make friends his age

Simon Sez:

Wants to play!! Friendship!!

Slightly less bratty

Tries to hang out with Glitch but Glitch is like ehhhhh 😬😬 but he’s still polite to him

Maxine Sez:

She’s the grandma everyone likes

Doesn’t know much about what’s going on but very accepting

“Oh hey aliens are real” “ok sweetie”

Billy Billions:

Ben’s equally insufferable cryptobro friend

May or may not attend the same private school as him

Has chilled out in the interim but still a little bastard when he wants to be

Grew up normally

Still wants friends

Julie:

The normal one

Never seen without ship

A big tennis star and takes her sport very seriously, she wants to be in the olympics one day

Ben has a big fat crush on her but until he gets his shit together there’s no way she’ll go out with him

Vilgax:

Bigger, badder, and even sluttier than ever

Still salty over being defeated by a literal child

He could fuck off and spend the rest of his life being a ruler of a bunch of planets but he can’t leave well enough alone

The story goes like this: There’s a new threat on town (possibly the highbreed) and Phil decides he needs a hero team to get rid of it. He gathers Ben, Gwen, Glitch, Kevin and Rook all together to tackle this, and the group refuses to work together. Too bad an invasion is already happening, so now they have to put their differences aside and work together anyway before the whole world gets totally destroyed.

TL;DR a bunch of teenagers who fucking hate each other have to come together and save the world.

#ben 10 #ben 10 reboot #ben 10 au #ben tennyson #gwen tennyson #kevin levin #glitch tennyson #rook blonko #ryan sez #simon sez #Maxine sez #billy billions #vilgax #phil Billings

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aion-rsa · 3 years

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Doctor Who: Previous Guest Stars Who’d Be Great as the New Doctor

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It’s not unusual, in the world of Doctor Who, for the same actor to play more than one role on screen. From classic to modern Doctor Who, Nicholas Courtney, Ian Marter, Lalla Ward, Jaqueline Hill, Jean Marsh, Adjoa Andoh, Eve Myles, Naoko Mori, Vinette Robinson and more have all played multiple parts in the whoniverse. Before she debuted as companion Martha Jones, Freema Agyeman was a Torchwood employee who fell foul of the Cybermen in series two’s ‘Army of Ghosts’. Karen Gillan was a seer in series four episode ‘The Fires of Pompeii’ before she recurred as Eleven’s companion Amy Pond. Even the Doctor has had test runs. Colin Baker played a Gallifreyan commander in season twenty before taking over from Peter Davison. Peter Capaldi appeared in ‘The Fires of Pompeii’ as well as playing John Frobisher on Torchwood before taking up residence in the TARDIS.

In the search for the new Doctor then, it makes sense to rifle through those actors the show already picked once to see who might be asked back. Continuity can be handled if need be – just do what Russell T. Davies did and make up something about spacial genetic multiplicity, or what Steven Moffat did and pretend it was all part of the Doctor’s plan to remind him to be a good man. In a few cases, the shared genetics wouldn’t even be an issue as the actor in question’s first appearance was either solely as a voice, or beneath too many layers of prosthetics to matter.

Gliding over a few previous guest stars whose current filming commitments likely take them out of the running (Andrew Garfield, Carey Mulligan, James Norton, Felicity Jones, Gemma Chan and Gugu Mbutha-Raw are probably all tied up…), here’s a choice selection of guest actors since 2005 who could all make fantastic, and very different, Doctors.

Chris Addison

Played: AI interface ‘Seb’, who greeted the recently deceased to Missy’s Nethersphere. Appeared in: Two-part Series Eight finale ‘Dark Water/Death in Heaven‘. Watch his stand-up and there’s a real Tenth Doctor energy about writer-director-producer-comedian-actor Chris Addison (The Thick of It, In the Loop, Veep). That probably means his time has come and gone on Doctor Who, as the show isn’t likely to want to repeat itself at this stage. Addison also has his plate full with the third series of Sky/FX’s excellent comedy-drama Breeders, but you could definitely picture him at the TARDIS console, couldn’t you?

Arsher Ali

Played: Bennett, a bookish recent military recruit to a Scottish underwater mining facility in 2119. Appeared in: Series 9 two-parter ‘Under the Lake/Before the Flood‘ Part of a large crew (initially at least) we didn’t see loads of Arsher Ali in his Doctor Who role, but what we saw was enough to convince that he has the presence and bearing of a potential Doctor. He was great as the lead in BBC’s Informer and as a conflicted journalist in the first series of The Missing, as well as in supporting role in Line of Duty‘s best series. Add all that to his breadth of stage experience and he’s a highly intriguing prospect.

Percelle Ascott

Played: Delph, a member of the Ux, humanoid aliens who live for thousands of years and have the power of telepathic inter-dimensional engineering (they can teleport planets). Appeared in: Season 11, Episode 10 ‘The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos‘. Not the only entry on this list with a Doctor Who-adjacent role in his back catalogue (see also: Anjli Mohindra in The Sarah-Jane Adventures), as a teenager, Ascott played science geek Benny in Russell T. Davies’ Wizards Vs Aliens. He was great then, but really showed his range in cancelled-too-soon Netflix supernatural drama The Innocents, where he stole the show. When he popped back up opposite Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor as the wise and conscience-led Delph, it was hard not to imagine what he might do in the Doctor’s role.

Zawe Ashton

Played: Lieutenant Journey Blue of the Combined Galactic Resistance, a solider on the Aristotle. Appeared in: the Ben Wheatley-directed Series 8 episode ‘Into the Dalek‘. A regular on ‘Next Doctor’ wishlists for some time now, Zawe Ashton is a terrific actor who came to fame as hedonist Vod in Channel 4 student comedy Fresh Meat and who’s recently been seen in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale. In ‘Into the Dalek’ she played a ‘shoot first ask questions later’ soldier, but Ashton has the range for serious, absurd and very funny – in short, everything required to make a great Doctor.

Maxim Baldry

Played: Dr Polidori, a nineteenth century character who was part of Mary and Percy Shelley’s social circle. Appeared in: Series 12’s ‘The Haunting of Villa Diodati‘, about the summer Mary Shelley conceived her famous science-fiction novel Frankenstein. Baldry’s scored a role in Amazon Prime Video’s new mega-money Lord of the Rings TV series, so his dance card is likely full for now, but he’s just the sort of actor to breathe fresh life into the role of the Doctor, much in the way Matt Smith did back in 2010. He’s probably best recognised right now as Viktor, the asylum-seeking boyfriend of Russell Tovey’s character in Russell T. Davies’ future-predicting Years and Years, but the Russian-British actor has been acting in films since he was a child.

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Played: UNIT’s Colonel Ahmed, a colleague of Kate Lethbridge-Stewart in the fight against Missy’s Cybermen-from-corpses wicked plan. Appeared in: Series 8 finale ‘Death in Heaven‘. This Doctor Who role was just not enough of Sanjeev Bhaskar, an actor-writer-comedian whose role as DS Sunny Khan in ITV detective series Unforgotten has elevated him to the status of national treasure (partly because of his backpack, but mostly because of his decency and warm humour). Bhaskar is playing Cain opposite Asim Chaudhry’s Abel in Netflix’s forthcoming The Sandman series, and there’s series five of Unforgotten on the way, but wouldn’t he be great as the Doctor? As would another member of his family (see below)…

Mark Bonnar

Played: 22nd century miner Jimmy Wicks in the one with the ‘ganger’ clones. Appeared in: Series 6 two-parter ‘The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People’. No, of course they won’t let another funny, clever, slightly scary Scot with a brilliant face be the Doctor so soon after Peter Capaldi, but in a parallel universe, Mark Bonnar would make a very fine Doctor – something that hasn’t escaped Big Finish. He’s got it all (funny, clever, slightly scary, brilliant face) and frequently steals whichever show he’s in. Watch this two-parter, Catastrophe, Unforgotten series two and the brilliant Guilt (series two of which is approaching) for evidence of that.

Kevin Eldon

Played: Ribbons of the Seven Stomachs, a trader in the ‘Antizone’ obsessed with the Doctor’s “tubular” (or Sonic Screwdriver), and the voice of companion Antimony in an animated online adventure. Appeared in: Series 11’s ‘It Takes You Away‘ and 2001 webcast ‘Death Comes to Time’. It just seems a waste for the multi-talented Kevin Eldon to only play just one (or technically two, but just one on-screen) role on Doctor Who. And because his series 11 appearance was under a faceful of prosthetics, it wouldn’t even cause any continuity errors for him to come back in the role of the Doctor. Or a companion. Or another alien. Whatever it is, just give us more Eldon please.

O-T Fagbenle

Played: ‘Other Dave’, an engineer on an expedition to The Library who was eaten by the Vashta Nerada but brought back to life in the computer core. Appeared in: Series 4 two-parter ‘Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead‘ Fagbenle has recently been seen as Natasha’s fixer in Black Widow, June’s husband Luke in The Handmaid’s Tale, and as the lead character in sitcom Maxxx, about a washed-up former boy band member. The man has dramatic and comedy range, a very good American accent (not necessarily relevant here) and excellent screen presence. He’d rock the role of the Doctor.

Siobhan Finneran

Played: 17th century landlady/witch prosecutor Becka Savage/Morax queen Appeared in: Series 11’s ‘The Witchfinders‘. If the new Doctor’s going to be a woman in her early fifties, then it should really go to Jo Martin, but if she’s busy, how great would Siobhan Finneran be? The Happy Valley and Downton Abbey actor’s a treat in everything. She can be equal parts funny and imperious, and you can easily imagine her running circles around alien fiends and having a load of fun doing it.

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Tamsin Grieg

Played: the Nurse who inserts Adam’s infospike on Satellite 5. Appeared in: Series 1 Simon Pegg-starring episode ‘The Long Game’, alongside Anna Maxwell-Martin (who might also deserve a place on this list come to think about it). Tamsin Grieg would make such a good Doctor it almost makes you angry she’s never played the role. She has the dramatic chops to deliver all the world-saving speeches, and the comedic skill to give it all a sparkling light touch. She was chilling in her small Series 1 role, but it only showed a tiny portion of what she can do. Also, wouldn’t she look great in a signature coat.

Suranne Jones

Played: Idris, into whom the ‘soul’ of the TARDIS was poured, making her the ship incarnate until her body died. Appeared in: Series 6 episode ‘The Doctor’s Wife‘, written by Neil Gaiman. Perhaps a bit too similar to Jodie Whittaker to be a likely successor, but you only have to see Suranne Jones in BBC/HBO drama Gentleman Jack to know that she’s made of Doctor material. As nineteenth-century landowner and famed lesbian Anne Lister, she’s cleverer and faster than everybody else, with a fierce sense of boundary-breaking why-not-ness, and plenty of emotion. Look at most of Jones’ roles, including that of the TARDIS itself, and she’d be great in the part, especially if her regular collaborator Sally Wainwright is enticed into the showrunner gig.

Paterson Joseph

Played: the venal Rodrick, who competed against Rose Tyler in The Weakest Link on the Game Station. Appeared in: Series 1 two-parter ‘Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways’. Paterson Joseph was famously up for the role of the Eleventh Doctor that ultimately went to Matt Smith, and has been a stalwart entry in ‘Who next?’ lists of this sort ever since, so… this isn’t going to happen, but wouldn’t it have been great if it had? The Peep Show, The Leftovers, Noughts + Crosses actor and Big Finish voice artist is currently showing off his commander chops in BBC One submarine thriller Vigil.

Ralf Little

Played: Steadfast, one of the few crew members of an off-world colony ship who weren’t murdered by nano-bots. Appeared in: Series 10 episode ‘Smile‘. He’s currently solving baroque murders on a fictional Caribbean island in Death in Paradise, but none of that lot ever last long, which could free Little up for another spin in the TARDIS. Little has been a familiar face on British TV for years, after playing feckless teenager Anthony on The Royle Family and starring in a BBC Three sitcom that spanned the entire noughties, but now a little older, with plenty of experience under his belt, it could be Ralf Little’s time.

Susan Lynch

Played: Pilot Angstrom, a competitor in an intergalactic race who meets Thirteen on her second ever adventure. Appeared in: Series 11 episode ‘The Ghost Monument’. You don’t need telling why Susan Lynch would make a great Doctor, just watch any decent British drama from the last decade and she’s in it, showing you. From Save Me to Unforgotten to Happy Valley to Killing Eve to any number of TV and film roles, she’s a scene-stealer who can play mystery, tragedy, power… everything the role calls for.

Daniel Mays

Played: Alex, the unwitting foster dad of a Tenza-in-human-form son, George. Appeared in: Series 6 episode ‘Night Terrors‘ written by Mark Gatiss. RADA-trained Danny Mays can do comedy, drama, has some serious dance moves, and was a Line of Duty guest star, so we know he’d have no problem at all learning the Doctor’s long speeches. If the TARDIS wanted to cast a Gallifreyan Doctor by way of Essex, he’d be top of the list.

T’Nia Miller

Played: The General, Military Commander of the Time Lords, in their Twelfth Regeneration. Appeared in: Series 9 finale ‘Hell Bent’. The Years & Years and Foundation star played a Time Lord in her Doctor Who debut and can even already tick ‘Regeneration’ off the to-do list. Miller clearly has the bearing and gravitas required of the Doctor, looks great even in impractically massive armour, and was the absolute stand-out in Netflix’s 2020 horror series The Haunting of Bly Manor. If they could work out the continuity for a reappearance, she’d rock the role.

Lucian Msamati

Played: Guido, the father of Isabella, a new enrolment at Rosanna Calvierri’s school for girls. Appeared in: Series 5 episode ‘The Vampires of Venice.’ Since appearing in this 2010 Doctor Who episode, Msamati has gone on to appear in major series, from Game of Thrones to Gangs of London and His Dark Materials. He’s an experienced stage actor too, who’d be sure to bring dramatic heft to the role of the Doctor.

Anjli Mohindra

Played: the Scorpion-like Queen of the Skithra, a species that relies on other species for their engineering. Appeared in: Series 12 episode ‘Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror‘. Anjli Mohindra already has a long history with Doctor Who, having appeared under layers of prosthetics and make-up in Series 12, provided the voice of the Mechanoid Queen for animated Time Lord Victorious series Daleks!, and playing the recurring role of Rani Chandra from series two of The Sarah Jane Adventures. Would that preclude the Vigil and Bodyguard star from stepping behind the TARDIS console in the top role? Nah.

Sophie Okonedo

Played: Elizabeth X of The United Kingdom aka Liz 10 of Starship UK. Appeared in: Series 5 episodes ‘The Beast Below’ and ‘The Pandorica Opens’. One of our finest actors, Sophie Okonedo not only played the future queen opposite Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in Doctor Who, she was also the voice of the Shalka Doctor’s companion in the BBC’s ‘Scream of the Shalka’ animated webcast, way back when. She’s currently starring in Amazon’s Wheel of Time adaptation and voices the key role of angel Xaphania in His Dark Materials, so probably has too full a plate to step into the TARDIS, but casting her as the Doctor would be a no-brainer.

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Tom Riley

Played: Robin Hood. Appeared in: 2014 Series 8 episode written by Mark Gatiss ‘Robot of Sherwood’. Tom Riley played a legendary genius and multi-hyphenate over three seasons of Da Vinci’s Demons so taking on the role of the Doctor wouldn’t really be a stretch. The actor is currently playing Augie in HBO/Sky drama The Nevers, which started life as a Joss Whedon-created supernatural fantasy before the showrunner left the project after the first six episodes.

Danny Sapani

Played: Colonel Manton/Runaway (depending on your perspective). Appeared in: Series 6 episode ‘A Good Man Goes to War’. The River Song/Melody Pond revelation overshadowed much else that happened in ‘A Good Man Goes to War’, but nonetheless, seasoned Brit actor Danny Sapani made an impression as enemy of the Doctor, Colonel Manton, who conspired with Madame Kovarian to kidnap Amy and Rory’s baby. Sapani’s enjoying a long career on screen and stage, with stand-out TV roles in Penny Dreadful, Harlots and Killing Eve, as well as the upcoming part of Captain Jacob Keyes in video game adaptation Halo.

Amit Shah

Played: Rahul, brother to missing person Asha Chandra, both victims of Tzim-Sha. Appeared in: The Series 11 opener ‘The Woman Who Fell to Earth‘. A skilled comedic actor who has a habit of stealing scenes, even in serious supporting roles like this one, or last year’s turn as a doctor experimenting on children in His Dark Materials, Amit Shah would be a great surprise to find in the TARDIS. Experienced but not yet a household name, there’s a Matt Smith vibe about this one. Revive him as a companion, at the very least?

Peter Serafinowicz

Played: the voice of alien warlord The Fisher King (though the character’s screams were provided by Slipknot front man Corey Taylor). Appeared in: Series 9 episode ‘Before the Flood‘. Likely not the photo of Peter Serafinowicz his Nan keeps on the mantelpiece, this is the villain he voiced in a Series 9 two-parter. It’s Serafinowicz out of the make-up and prosthetics though, who’d make an intriguing prospect as the Doctor. Great voice(s), great face, serious presence, humour, loads of experience… what else do you need?

Nina Sosanya

Played: Trish Webber, mother of Chloe Webber, the little girl endowed with the psychic powers of an Isolus. (And in Big Finish audio adventure ‘Aquitaine’ Captain Maynard’). Appeared in: Series 2 Olympics episode ‘Fear Her‘. A regular RTD collaborator, with previous roles in Casanova and Wizards Vs Aliens as well as Doctor Who, Nina Sosanya is a joy to see in any cast, which must be why she’s (thankfully) in everything. She’s great in comedy (Good Omens, WIA, Staged, Nathan Barley) and in drama (Last Tango in Halifax, Killing Eve, His Dark Materials, Little Birds) and would no doubt make a very convincing centuries-old two-hearted big-brained Time Lord. Get her a statement coat and get her in the TARDIS.

Meera Syal

Played: Dr Nasreen Chaudhry, the scientist in charge of an ill-fated deep drilling mission in a Welsh village. (As well as voicing audio stories and audiobook Borrowed Time). Appeared in: Series 5 two-parter ‘The Hungry Earth’ and ‘Cold Blood‘. Actor-writer-comedian Meera Syal, CBE, had a fair crack of the whip in Series 5 Silurian two-parter, but would always, always be welcome back for more. As well as comedic talent, she has the dramatic presence, brains and stature to play the Doctor. Her husband Sanjeev Bhaskar (see above) will just have to fight her for the role.

Joivan Wade

Played: Bristol graffiti artist Christopher Riggens aka Rigsy. Appeared in: Series 8’s ‘Flatline’ and Series 9’s ‘Face the Raven‘. Joivan Wade is currently starring as Victor Stone in Doom Patrol for the MCU, so it may be a while before he returns to the UK, but his two appearances in Doctor Who proved him to be a charismatic talent who’d energise the TARDIS if welcomed back.

Harriet Walter

Played: British Technology Secretary and later, Prime Minister Jo Patterson. Appeared in: Series 12’s ‘Revolution of the Daleks‘ (as well as voicing the role of Beatrice in audio story ‘The Boy That Time Forgot’). Having a Dame in the TARDIS would be quite something; that Dame being Harriet Walter would be off the charts brilliant. Just look at her – the face, the voice, the hard-to-define quality that means the moment she opens her mouth, everybody shuts up and listens. Harriet Walter, stage and screen star of Killing Eve, Succession, The Crown, Downton Abbey and so much more, would make a very fine Doctor indeed.

Marc Warren

Played: Elton Pope, co-founder member of LINDA, a group of humans who meet to swap stories on their encounters with the Doctor. Appeared in: Little-loved Series 2 episode ‘Love & Monsters‘. A very familiar face on British screens, with regular roles in hits including Hustle, Mad Dogs, The Good Wife and The Musketeers, there’s always been something about Marc Warren that makes you think he’d make a really great alien. See him as The Gentleman in Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, or Mr Teatime in The Hogfather, and you’ll agree. Top Doctor potential.

Gemma Whelan

Played: the voice of loads of characters for Big Finish audio adventures, but never (yet) on screen. Appeared in: ‘Ninth Doctor Adventures’, ‘Dalek Universe’, ‘Counter-Measures’ and more. Always a treat wherever you find her on screen, actor-comedian Gemma Whelan is best recognised as warrior leader of the Iron Islands, Yara Greyjoy in Game of Thrones but she’s been great in Killing Eve, Gentleman Jack, Upstart Crow, The End of the F***ing World, and recently, a killer episode of Inside No. 9. If Doctor Who is looking for another late-thirties Yorkshire lass to take on the Doctor’s mantle in future, go Whelan or go home.

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The British public loves a good police show. Here are some of the best!

The TV police procedural has been a stalwart of British television since Dixon of Dock Green first walked the beat in 1955. The genre has evolved and developed over the years, but the British TV bobby has never been too far from our hearts as we have tuned in en mass to watch their adventures.

With the recent death of Inspector Morse author Colin Dexter, and the highly anticipated 4th series of the amazing Line of Duty starting later today, Snooty Ushers Dave and James have put their heads together to make a list of our favourite British TV cop shows. The only rule was that it had to be about actual British police (so no Sherlock, Cracker, or any of those amateur sleuth shows). So, in no particular order, let us begin

Just missing out: New Tricks, The Fall, Ripper Street, Between The Lines, Rebus (with Ken Stott, not John Hannah), Maigret (because it is French!), A Touch of Cloth

Line of Duty (BBC, 2012-)

Dave: What better place to start than with the original inspiration for this list, the brilliant Line of Duty. The show focuses on AC-12, a special team of elite officers who investigate the police. While this echoes the similarly themed Between The Lines from the 90s, it stands on its own as one of the best British police procedural dramas. About to enter its 4th season, each series focuses on a different, but interconnected case, fronted by a high profile British actor. The AC-12 team recur throughout. It is grounded firmly in reality and it so brilliantly written, intricately plotted and tightly directed that something as simple as 3 people sitting in a room having a conversation can deliver such incredible tension. The cast to deserve so much credit, the AC-12 officers led by Irish stalwart Adrian Dunbar’s damaged every-man Superintendent, Martin Compston is instantly relatable as the terrier like DS Steve Arnott (although I do take issue with him not using his Scottish accent), but it is Vicky McClure as DC Kate Flemming who is the real star. The 3 series so far have weaved such a tight web of intrigue and tension that I wouldn’t dare revel any plot points here, I would just implore you all to catch up before the new series starts. If you need another reason, Keeley Hawes, in Series 2, gives one of the most devastating, intense and down right brilliant performances in recent memory.

James: This is a show that proves that British TV can match anything from around the world. It’s also my favourite ongoing British show of any genre. One mistake seemingly ruins a promising young police officer’s career, and he is shunted to the AC-12 (“Internal Affairs” if we were in America), in an attempt to push him out of the force. But instead, DS Arnott truly finds his niche, as does the show itself. There are loads of police shows with conflicted and morally ambiguous lead characters, but Line Of Duty focuses almost entirely on their feet of clay, yet never falls into witch-hunt territory. Lennie James, Keeley Hawes, and Daniel Mays have given three different performances as heroic cops who come under AC-12’s gaze, and the three series so far have all taken different paths, never covering the same ground. And the interrogation room scenes are the high point of the show as weeks, sometimes years worth of story lines are brought together. A truly great show.

Life on Mars (BBC, 2006-07)

Dave: If Line of Duty is grounded in reality, this is something different all together. Sam Tyler (John Simm) is a DCI working in Manchester. When he is involved in a car accident, he wakes up in 1975. He is still a cop, but a rank lower and finds himself working for the oafish DCI Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister). This just worked on every level. The ambiguity surrounding Sam’s predicament kept us guessing. Is he dead? crazy? In a coma? Or has he actually traveled back in time? The world of modern policing contrast with the good old days of the 70s made for some thrilling moments and some genuinely funny moments too, with the chemistry between Simm’s straight laced, lateral thinking, by the book cooper and Glenister’s blunt instrument works a treat. The ambiguity continued after the conclusion of the series, with the story continuing on the 80s set sequel series Ashes To Ashes, which saw Gene Hunt move to London and paired with a female detective (Keeley Hawes). While never hitting the heights of Life On Mars, it ran for 3 seasons and gave us a satisfyingly heart-breaking conclusion. This will be forever remembered for giving us immortal and unforgettable DCI Gene Hunt.

James: Whether it was their intention from the very beginning or not, the makers of Life On Mars got to cherry pick all of the best bits out of 70s cop shows. We got a modern piece of television – Sam Tyler struggling with the nature of his reality and Gene Hunt getting into car chases and punching criminals. And as someone who lived in Manchester it was great to see how they shot around the city to get that Seventies feel.

Also, the third series of Ashes To Ashes also deserves a mention, as Daniel Mays (who featured in Line Of Duty as well) gave a fantastic performance that shepherded the whole saga to a great conclusion.

Snooty Usher TV Trivia Fact #711 – The American version of Life On Mars (with Harvey Keitel as Gene Hunt) ended after one season, and being years away from wrapping their own version, the original writers gave their US counterparts free reign, and they came up with a doozy. Both the “modern day” and 1970’s realities were both just a simulation to keep astronauts minds active on a mission to Mars, and a glitch had causes Sam’s program to jump from one simulation to another.

Snooty Usher TV Trivia Fact #712 – There are currently Czech and Russian versions running in those countries that take their Sam Tyler character back to Soviet-era police, giving another level to the show.

Inspector Morse/Lewis (ITV, 1987-2015)

Dave: Based on the novels of Colin Dexter, Inspector Morse ran for 33 episodes across 13 years, becoming one of the nations favourite detectives. He was the epitome of the gentleman detective, a middle class bachelor with middle class interests, he drove a classic Jaguar, listens to opera and has a fondness for real ale, this was contrast in his relationship with his partner DS Lewis, a working class family man from the North East. Set in the beautiful city of Oxford, with the various colleges and classic architecture used as a stunning back drop. Now, the term national treasure is banded about a little too often for my tastes, but is there a better way to describe John Thaw? His gruff nature embodies Morse with an every-man quality that masks his vast intellect. Kevin Whately’s Lewis is perfect foil as his put upon Sergeant. Their relationship is central to the show’s success and longevity. The series ended in 2000, when Morse collapse and died of a heart attack, his legacy would live on however when in 2006, when Kevin Whatley’s Lewis would return.

Robbie Lewis is now a Detective Inspector, he is widowed and his kids are grown. Paired with a new DS, James Hathaway played by Lawrence Fox. Hathaway is a chain-smoking, emotionally detached intellectual. Lewis is Colombo like, in as much as his scruffy appearance and the fact that is not an Oxford man, means he is constantly under estimated by the high brow university community. While he relies of Hathaway’s classic education at times, he is more than a match for Oxfords criminal element. Lewis and Hathaway’s chemistry would rival but not quite eclipse that of Morse and Lewis, but was the driving force behind this shows success, it was baffling when after 7 series and a natural conclusion, they brought the show back for 2 more years, changing the dynamic of the leads and for the first time in nearly 30 years, the show began oustay its welcome.

The conclusion of Lewis was not the end for the franchise. In 2011, ITV turned back the clock with the prequel series Endeavour. Set in 1965, it focuses on Morse’s early years as a DC. Shaun Evans does a great job of honouring Thaw and giving us a believable young Morse and Roger Allam adds a touch of class as Morse’s noble DI, Fred Thursday.

James: Morse is a national treasure. It really is the gold standard that all detective shows are aiming for. The character work between Morse and Lewis was brilliant, and they knew when to inject some levity and humour into what was a serious drama. Decades before Sherlock, theses were basically films that were shown on ITV, and we got thirty three of them. Although Lewis is slightly in its predecessors shadow, it featured a nice change of dynamic with the two leads, and in a nice touch of symmetry, there were also thirty three episodes of Lewis.

I would echo Dave to say that Endeavour really does uphold the quality of the shows that came before it. There’s the same sheen of quality, and Shaun Evans portrays Morse’s traits without simply mimicking John Thaw.

Snooty Usher TV Trivia Fact #713 – Inspector Morse author Colin Dexter made a cameo in all but three of the Morse episodes.

Snooty Usher TV Trivia Fact #714 – In the pilot episode of Endeavour, Morse questions a newspaper editor. The editor asks if they have met, as he seems familiar to her. The editor is played by John Thaw’s daughter Abigail. She recurs throughout the series

Luther (BBC, 2010-16)

James: Neil Cross wrote for Spooks and Doctor Who before being Luther, and his writing deserves a lot of credit. He has created a conflicted detective haunted by his past, and set him in a harsh, yet real-feeling London. However, in this could be the set up for almost any detective show – Idris Elba makes Luther into a great piece of work. His performance really nails the complex character, making him sympathetic but still hard as nails. He will make a great next Bond… or Doctor Who!

The show also stands out by giving Luther a full-on nemesis. Ruth Wilson play Alice Morgan, a character who comes in and out of the show. Cross has always said Luther is inspired by Sherlock Holmes and Columbo, and by giving the detective his own Moriaty, Luther raises the bar again.

I truly hope that we get more episodes of Luther. The most recent series was only two episodes, and surely it would be possible to squeeze another couple into Elba’s (and Cross’) increasingly busy schedule. Perhaps just even a one-off to finally wrap up the series, although the end of the third series seemed to do that quite well – coat and all – before it was brought back. Maybe Netflx or Amazon Prime could throw enough money at it to get another go around.

Taggart (STV 1983-2010)

Dave: Now, I am a Scotsman who has lived in England for the better part of 10 years and this show has a lot to answer for. The amount of times I have been asked to utter the phrase “Thurs bin a murder”, well let’s just say it is more than once.

Set in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, Taggart was and remains the UK’s longest running TV police series. The show survived the death of its title character, when the great Mark McManus died in 1994.

Jim Taggart, was a gruff no nonsense Glaswegian, with little time for sensitivity. The show was just so brilliantly Glaswegian, the best part of watching this growing up was trying to spot the locations where it was filmed. The show declined in quality following McManus’s death, relying on the more gruesome elements to attract viewers, (I recall one episode where 6 people were murdered, too much!!). Those early years though gave us something so intrinsically Scottish that DCI Jim Taggart will forever be one of my all time favourite TV cops.

Heartbeat (ITV, 1992-2010)

James: Trips to Aidenfield were a staple of Sunday nights when I was growing up. It started out with Nick Berry was Nick Rowan, a London police officer who moves to North Yorkshire with his wife , Dr Kate Rowan (Niamh Cusack). The two of them have to deal with small town life, as well as some pretty hard hitting storylines. Bill Maynard’s turn as lovable rogue Greengrass provided the light relief, and the policing team of Ventress, Bradley, and Blakeston were always welcome.

Later series broadened the focus from a single lead character when Rowan transferred to the Mounties in Canada after Berry decided to leave. Jason Durr came in as Mike Bradley, and it became more of an ensemble show, with the storylines moving into the more usual Sunday night territory that. But those early shows left and indelible mark on this Snooty Usher.

Messiah (BBC, 2001-2008)

Dave: The first series of Messiah was one of those shows that just blew me away. It was dark, it was scary, it was gruesome. Ken Stott is DCI Red Metcalfe, he and his team are faced with series of brutal killings. As they delve deeper, they find that someone is killing people, mimicking how Jesus’s apostles died. Now, I am a sucker for serial killers with a religious motive and this is one of the finest examples of it.

Red and his team returned for 3 more series and new cast taking over in 2008 for a further 1 series, with Marc Warren taking over from Stott in the lead. While they were suitably gruesome, it never quite hit the heights of this ground breaking first case.

James: My sister and I used to buy cheap books from charity shops when we went on holiday. One of these books was about a series of gruesome murders that wove religious themes into plot. We talked about how it would make a great film or TV show – and when we got home we found out that it did! Ken Stott was just perfect as the detective trying to get to the bottom of these horrific crimes. He played the role like a man with the weight of the world on his shoulders, like he constantly had a splitting headache. The supporting characters were excellently cast as well.

A Touch of Frost (ITV, 1992-2010)

Dave: I love Del Boy Trotter as much as anyone, but for me at least, this is David Jason’s finest hour. The gruff, empathetic Detective Edward ‘Jack’ Frost. Based on the novels of R.D Wingfield, A Touch of Frost was a firm favourite in the McKee household. This is set in the fictional town of Denton, in the south midlands and while they are completely different, it is difficult not to compare Frost with ITV other long running Detective series Inspector Morse.

Frost never had an established DS like Lewis, working with a series of different sidekicks which really worked. The humour in the show came from Frost’s interactions with his boss Superintendent Norman “Horn Rimmed Harry” Mullett.

James: A Touch of Frost was great. David Jason knew just how much comedy business to put into his performance. I think everyone was surprised just how good he was in the more serious role, and I remember trying to find out if Denton FC was a real football team.

Prime Suspect (ITV, 1991-2006)

Dave: While I enjoyed the early episodes of Prime Suspect, I was never a massive fan of it, mainly down to the fact that I don’t really like writer Lynda La Plante’s work.

Having said that, the quality of this show and the performance of Helen Mirren demands attention. Ground breaking and harrowing at times, this gave us a really believable, flawed female lead. Tennison has been oft imitated and never, to date, bettered.

The Bill (ITV, 1984-2010)

Dave: And finally, no list of police shows would be complete without this long running series. Set in the fictional Sun Hill Police station, this gave us a load of memorable characters. Remember PC Reg Hollis? WPC June Ackland? DCI Frank Burnside? The list goes on. It lost something for me when it changed from the 30 minute episode format, but I still hold many fond memories of this show

James: I love shows that are truly episodic. Whether it is the monster of the week episodes of shows like Buffy or The X-Files, or the half an hour episodes of The Bill that were on every Tuesday and Thursday. The ongoing tales from Sun Hill lost something when it went to an hour long, but those early episodes will last a long time in my memory.

Until next time, thanks for reading. Stay gold Ponyboy, stay gold, and catch ya later on down the trail.

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