I’ve been thinking about English-language television programmes (dramatic – the comedic can wait for another time, as can non-English language productions) and have tried to come up with a ‘top ten’ list that excludes ‘one offs’ and single play strands.

Here we go…

1. Callan (ABC/Thames, 1967-7)
2. Public Eye (ABC/Thames, 1965-75)
3. Homicide – Life on the Street (NBC, 1993-9)
4. The Sweeney (Euston Films, 1974-8)
5. Gangsters (BBC, 1976-78)
6. Cracker (Granada, 1993-2006)
7. Southland (NBC/TNT, 2009-13)
8. Twin Peaks (ABC, 1990-1)
9. Law & Order (NBC, 1990-2010)