Series watched in 2022
These are all of the TV series that I have watched in 2022, whether in part or in their entirety, in order of viewing.
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- DirectorCharles GormleyStarsBilly ConnollyJohn MurtaghEwan StewartSet in Glasgow, Louie, the detective son of an upright police sergeant, is about to marry. His intended is the daughter of JoJo (Connolly), a wealthy and compulsive thief who attempts a spectacular robbery. Louie is put in charge of the investigation of JoJo's latest enterprise. JoJo learns of his peril and begins an exercise in risk management.7⭐ - I only watched episode 5 of season 3. This is an anthology series with standalone episodes.
- StarsKate AshfieldGeoffrey BretonRon CookDuring World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.7⭐ - I watched the full series: 5 episodes across 1 season.
- CreatorPeter BowkerFranny MoyleStarsSamuel BarnettSam CraneJosie FarmiloePeriod drama set in London about the rise of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.3⭐ - I watched the full series: 6 episodes across 1 season.
- CreatorRob WilliamsStarsKelly MacdonaldJames HarknessJamie SivesA mother seeks the whereabouts of her son's killer after he is released from prison, unleashing a series of events that surface tragic memories and unexpected consequences.5⭐ - I watched the full series: 4 episodes across 1 season.
- StarsDominic WestDavid OyelowoAdeel AkhtarTelevision adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel, which follows Jean Valjean as he evades capture by the unyielding Inspector Javert. Set against a backdrop of post-Napoleonic France as unrest begins to grip the city of Paris once more.9⭐ - I rewatched the full series: 6 episodes across 1 season.
- StarsAriane LabedThalissa TeixeiraGary CarrA London couple struggling with an expensive apartment agree to take on a roommate.9⭐ - I rewatched the full series: 8 episodes across 1 season.
- DirectorKen LoachStarsCarol WhiteGeraldine ShermanVickery TurnerFragments of the life of three working-class women, and the people around them, in South London in the 1960s. Scenes in homes, streets, pubs, prison and their workplace cover family, friendship, romance, sex, and abortion.3⭐ - I only watched episode 37 of season 1. This is an anthology series with standalone episodes.
- StarsLily JamesEmily BeechamDominic WestSet in Europe before World War II, the story follows the adventures of charismatic, fearless Linda Radlett and her best friend/cousin Fanny Logan. Consumed by a desire for love and marriage, each seeks out the ideal husband.4⭐ - I watched the full series: 3 episodes across 1 season.
- StarsMonica DolanEddie MarsanMark StanleyFour-part drama based on the extraordinary story of how prison officer John Darwin faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy - unbeknownst to his two sons.5⭐ - I watched the full series: 4 episodes across 1 season.
- CreatorMike BensonBarunka O'ShaughnessyStarsSheridan SmithSamuel BottomleyCecilia NobleAn emotionally troubled teacher's life begins to fall apart as she faces accusations of sleeping with a student.1⭐ - I watched the full series: 4 episodes across 1 season.
- StarsAmbreen RaziaAllan MustafaTom DavisComedy crime caper set in London in the early 1980s, following a gang of hopeless small time crooks who through their own stupidity and poor judgement find themselves embroiled in one of the biggest gold heists in history.3⭐ - I watched the full series to date: 6 episodes across 1 season. Season 2 has been announced.
- StarsMaxine PeakeBobby SchofieldRob JarvisThe story of Anne Williams' fight for the truth of her son's death.9⭐ - I watched the full series: 4 episodes across 1 season.
- CreatorRussell LewisStarsJohn SimmRichie CampbellBrad MorrisonDrama following Brighton-based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job.3⭐ - I watched the full series to date. I rewatched the 2 episodes from season 1 and watched the 3 episodes from season 2. Season 3 has been announced.
- StarsAlan CummingBen WhishawGemma WhelanEight short monologues were written for this series in response to the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Sexual Offences Act 1967, which decriminalized homosexual acts in private between two men aged 21 or over.8⭐ - I watched the full series: 8 episodes across 1 season.
- StarsJill HalfpennyOwen McDonnellAidan McArdleFour families gather for a dream luxury holiday but a dark secret triggers fears of betrayal and ends in murder.2⭐ - I watched the full series: 4 episodes across 1 season.
- CreatorDaniel BrierleyStarsVicky McClureEric ShangoNabil ElouahabiDrama series following Lana Washington, an experienced bomb disposal officer working for the Metropolitan Police.1⭐ - I watched the full series to date: 6 episodes across 1 season. Season 2 has been announced.
- StarsSinéad KeenanLola PetticrewAmy James-KellyDramatisation of three real-life stories of how three families were each affected by Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion law before it was lifted in 2019.8⭐ - I watched the full series: 2 episodes across 1 season.
- CreatorSteve CooganSarah SolemaniStarsSarah SolemaniSteve CooganWanda SykesA successful producer and a woke writer/director are brought closer by a creeping attraction and a feeling that they are just pawns in the studio's agenda for a Saudi Arabian buyout.6⭐ - I watched the full series to date: 6 episodes across 1 season. I expect that there will be a second season.
- StarsRafe SpallAnne-Marie DuffAnnabel ScholeyThree episode, fact based drama from the BBC, about the 2018 Novichok poisoning crisis in the city of Salisbury.2⭐ - I watched the full series: 3 episodes across 1 season.
- CreatorRob WilliamsStarsNina SosanyaJamie-Lee O'DonnellLaura CheckleyDrama series revealing the uncensored, shocking and often darkly funny reality of life as a prison officer in a 21st century British male prison.2⭐ - I watched the full series to date: 6 episodes across 1 season. Season 2 has been announced.
- StarsEve HewsonEva GreenHimesh PatelAdventure mystery set in the midst of New Zealand's 1860's gold rush period. It has all the stuff that makes a good drama: murder, love and revenge, as men and women travel the world making their fortunes.3⭐ - I watched the full series: 6 episodes across 1 season.
- DirectorKen LoachStarsCarol WhiteRay BrooksWinifred DennisA wedding. Happy and promising. A young couple, new to the ways of life. The joys of parenthood: A dream comes true. Then the first incident in a long, spiraling chain of events, and down they go. No job, no money. Moving from house to house, each smaller than the last. Hope is briefly found, But fate strikes again under a cruel word: Eviction. The family flees. A caravan is their shelter. But little did they know what was to come. Fire, destruction. Rage. Discrimination towards the poor. Hope is lost. The last straw is pulled. Distress. Separation. The family torn apart. Mother and children, father all alone. The ship can sink no lower. Or so they thought. Broke. Crushed. Chased from their last shelter. A mother clings to her children. And the final blow: children ripped from her loving arms.7⭐ - I only watched episode 72 of season 1. This is an anthology series with standalone episodes.
- StarsJoe ColeLucy BoyntonTom HollanderAs the Cold War rages, ex-smuggler turned reluctant spy Harry Palmer finds himself at the centre of a dangerous undercover mission, on which he must use his links to find a missing British nuclear scientist.3⭐ - I watched the full series: 6 episodes across 1 season.
- CreatorSimon AllenStarsRichard DormerLara RossiAdam HugillA group of misfit cops rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe.4⭐ - I watched the full series to date: 8 episodes across 1 season. I expect that there will be a second season.
- CreatorDaniel BrocklehurstStarsSheridan SmithLily SutcliffeLouis Ashbourne SerkisAn idyllic family holiday in Turkey turns into a nightmare when the 16-year-old son is accused of a serious crime.1⭐ - I watched the full series: 4 episodes across 1 season.
- CreatorDaragh CarvilleRichard ClarkStarsDaniel RyanErin ShanagherAndrew DowbigginPolice in the Morecambe Bay area in Lancashire investigate missing persons and suspicious deaths.3⭐ - I watched the 6 episodes of season 3, having previously watched the 12 episodes from seasons 1 and 2. Season 4 has been announced.
- StarsAnne-Marie DuffJames NesbittSacha DhawanVeteran detective Danny Frater is called to a hospital mortuary to identify a corpse only to find it is his estranged daughter. Traumatized by the news she took her own life, Frater sets out to discover the truth about her death.4⭐ - I watched the full series to date: 8 episodes across 1 season. There may be a second season.
- CreatorNick HornbyStarsPatricia ClarksonBrendan GleesonChris O'DowdLouise and Tom who meet in a pub immediately before their weekly marital therapy session. Each episode pieces together how their lives were, what drew them together, and what has started to pull them apart.9⭐ - I watched the full series to date: 20 episodes across 2 seasons. There may be a third season.
- StarsConleth HillPauline McLynnDemi Isaac OviaweFollows PJ Collins, a gentle mountain of a man, who hides from people and fills his days with comfort food and half-hearted police work.3⭐ - I watched the full series to date: 4 episodes across 1 season.
- CreatorMatthew GrahamTony JordanAshley PharoahStarsJohn SimmPhilip GlenisterLiz WhiteAfter a near-fatal car accident, smart, savvy, sharp-suited detective Sam is mysteriously transported back to 1973. Confused by his new surroundings, Sam tries to return to the present, but the police force of long ago needs his help.6⭐ - I watched the full series: 16 episodes across 2 seasons.
- CreatorMatthew GrahamAshley PharoahStarsPhilip GlenisterKeeley HawesDean AndrewsAfter being shot in 2008 while investigating DCI Sam Tyler, DI Alex Drake wakes up in 1981.7⭐ - I watched the full series: 24 episodes across 3 seasons.
- StarsSean LockBenedict WongDan MershThe lives of two men sharing a flat in South London.3⭐ - I watched the full series: 12 episodes across 2 seasons.
- CreatorHossein AminiJames WatkinsStarsYoalah BrinsonJames NortonMerab NinidzeAlex Godman has spent his life trying to escape the shadow of his family's past. But when a murder unearths their past, Alex is drawn into the criminal underworld where he must confront his values to protect those he loves.7⭐ - I rewatched the full series to date: 8 episodes across 1 season. There may be a second season.
- CreatorJack RookeStarsDylan LlewellynJon PointingCamille CoduriShy, closeted Jack has spent the past year grieving for his father at home with his mum. But the time has come for him to take his place at uni.9⭐ - I watched the full series to date: 6 episodes across 1 season. Season 2 has been announced.
- StarsMichael BryantDaniel MasseyAlison FiskeDramatisation of Jean-Paul Sartre's trilogy.7⭐ - I watched the full series: 13 episodes across 1 season.
- CreatorJack ThorneStarsLily LovelessTom EllisDaniel KaluuyaPaul has apocalyptic dreams, and sees spirits of the dead called The Fades. He must stop them before they destroy humanity.3⭐ - I watched the full series: 6 episodes across 1 season.
- CreatorDerren LittenStarsJason ManfordCatherine TyldesleyStephanie ColeFollow the lives of a group of residents at a seaside town in North Yorkshire.5⭐ - I watched the full series: 6 episodes across 1 season.
- StarsLewis GribbenSamuel BottomleyRory KeenanDanny was a baby when his mother was killed in a car crash. Overcome with grief, his father locked him away in a house, telling him the outside world is full of monsters that will spirit him away like his mother.5⭐ - I watched the full series to date: 8 episodes across 1 season. There may be a second season.
- StarsHannah Khalique-BrownSimon PeggMaisie Richardson-SellersIn 2024, a leading team of analysts buried in the heart of GCHQ secretly works to ward off a foreign cyber-attack on the country's electoral system.2⭐ - I watched the full series: 6 episodes across 1 season.
- DirectorDuncan WoodStarsTony HancockSidney JamesAustin TrevorIn Sidney Lumet's classic film, one courageous juror holds out and justice prevails. When Hancock is foreman of the Jury the outcome isn't quite so inspiring.2⭐ - I only watched episode 4 of season 5.
- StarsAidan TurnerShaun ParkesCamilla BeeputDoctor Joseph O'Loughlin a man who appears to have the perfect life and a successful career as a clinical psychologist. But nothing can be taken for granted. Even the most flawless existence is only a loose thread away from unravelling.6⭐ - I watched the full series to date: 5 episodes across 1 season.
- CreatorBen ChananStarsHolliday GraingerBen MilesLia WilliamsWhen a British soldier is charged with a crime, the tenacious young detective handling his case begins to uncover a conspiracy.8⭐ - I rewatched the 6 episodes of season 1 and watched the 6 episodes of season 2. There may be a third season.
- CreatorMark GatissSteven MoffatStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsThe 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.6⭐ - I rewatched the full series to date: 13 episodes across 4 seasons, a well as the season 3 mini-prequel. I did not watch the unaired pilot.