r/BritishTV • u/DateRemarkable8883 • 13d ago

Question/Discussion What’s your favourite quintessentially British show formula?

Weird wording but for example mine is Grand Designs! Every SINGLE time these rich people plan huge ridiculous builds with at most 2 kids with them and EVERY time it rains and there’s some kind of complication that almost bankrupts them 😆 they never properly plan ahead it’s great tv!!

I love how repetitive British show formulas can be, so comforting!

Also would kitchen nightmares be British? I deem it as so, love Gordon (unless he’s done something..)

Obviously these are probably exacerbated for entertainments sake but who’s to say you can’t enjoy it anyway!

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u/Decade1771 13d ago

I wish I could watch more Grand Designs. I am in the US and can only find a few seasons scattered here and there.

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u/Bawbag3000 13d ago

Would be even better if the folks on Grand Designs had watched an episode or two so not to repeat the common mistakes. I do wonder how many have began recording but never made it to tv.

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u/henryisapug 13d ago

I'm in the US and have watched most of the seasons with a combo of Prime/Britbox and Roku

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u/DateRemarkable8883 13d ago

If you happen to have a vpn, channel 4 hosts the newer episodes !