The best feel good TV series you’ve seen?

Philly_Q

Maybe I've never grown up, but the first things I thought of which genuinely make me feel good are programmes I watched as a kid.  The old Smallfilms programmes like Noggin the Nog, Bagpuss, Pogles ' Wood.  And Mr Benn.  And Trumpton, Camberwick Green and Chigley.  The Flashing Blade.  The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.  White Horses.  I could go on...

If we were talking films, anything by Jacques Tati.  And the 1930s Universal monster movies.

fretmeister

The Good Place.

Some of the finest, wittiest telly I've ever seen.

Jalapeno

Does The Repair Shop count ?

FarleyUK

Jalapeno said:

Does The Repair Shop count ?

With that shirker Jay Blades?

"Yeah, I'll see what I can do for ya"

*walks over to one of the team*

"'Ere, I got this laverly table 'ere, I need ya to do it up proper...."

And then the arsehole takes all the glory for basically being a project manager!

Dopesick

Only Fools & Horses

BigBearKris

The IT crowd is great for a quick watch and some laughs.

EricTheWeary

FarleyUK said:

Jalapeno said:

Does The Repair Shop count ?

With that shirker Jay Blades?

"Yeah, I'll see what I can do for ya"

*walks over to one of the team*

"'Ere, I got this laverly table 'ere, I need ya to do it up proper...."

And then the arsehole takes all the glory for basically being a project manager!

...and he was rubbish on House of Games. 

Anyway, comedies - Taskmaster, Modern Life is Goodish, Porridge, Father Ted - stuff I probably never go out of my way to watch but settle into like a comfy chair if I stumble across it. 

breakstuff

Detectorists. Pretty much every single episode. Tv heaven.

scrumhalf

Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister. Top-class performances and a script with not a word wasted.

Porridge, for much the same reasons. 

West Wing. At times a bit too "we're very clever and virtuous and the other lot are criminals" but it zipped along magnificently. 

axisus

I'm going with (already mentioned) The Good life. A charming and delightful series with probably the woman I most fancied on tv in Barbara Good (Felicity Kendall). She was so lovely, but not really in a rampant sexy way, just in a way where you wanted to be with her.

Don't watch the last episode though! Horrible scene.

not_the_dj

Northern Exposure....from the local’s point of view. 

tone1

Married with Children 

jonnyburgo

Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia is a massive mirth fest in our house

jonnyburgo

I always wat Salvage Hunters too, thats great

Leiversalone

I pity the fool who doesn't watch The A-Team. Sucker!

Sassafras

24.
Jack Bauer always saves the planet from total annihilation.

stratman3142

CountryDave said:

The Wonder Years - cheesy, but generally feelgood

You can see its influence on Young Sheldon.

VimFuego

based on this thread just started watching The Good Place, only 5 mins in, but 1st impressions are very good.

axisus

VimFuego said:

based on this thread just started watching The Good Place, only 5 mins in, but 1st impressions are very good.

I watched one episode after it was recommended. Just wasn't feeling it myself.

axisus

Another feelgood show for me is The Goldbergs. There's always a 'life problem' that gets sorted to satisfaction by the end.