Year review pt1

 Year review time. The traditional round up of what was good on the telly and music wise that I've seen this year.  We'll start with television. 

A few good things this year. 

Unforgotten giving us the best Autistic character rep in Marty Baines, and despite a weak ending, one of the true must see television spectacles of the year. 

An end to Vera where instead of killing her off, just let her retire with grace and such. I'm never sure which of Ann Cleeves books are based on her and which are Shetland stories but it was nice to see an actual good end for once. Also there's a nice folk song the Magpie used in this. 

Cooper and Fry.

Another northern detective show, this time on Channel 5. A mix of folklore and local era detective work.

Also based on a book that I've never seen.  A nice redemption for Mandip Gill who was in Doctor Who with Jodie Whittaker. She played the new detective Diane Fry down from Leeds and settling in Edendale, Derbyshire. Like I say it's one of those series I'll have to keep an eye out for, but never seemed to be on my radar. 

Miranda awards.

This goes to Watson an incredibly generic and dull medical drama in the vein of House and other shows of its ilk. 

In the style of Lucy Liu, make Doctor Watson a minority (in this case a black dude) and erase any personality he may have. I lasted all of ten minutes and gave up, it was that dull. #

EDIT.

The war between the land and sea or whatever they're calling it. A five part Sunday night snoozefest. It's by Russell T Davies so be grateful it didn't turn out like this. You wish that it ended with every Aqua homo killed off with the virus, but it didn't. It was preachy anti climate nonsense, with a side of boring.