[boogie woogie]

It's fair to say we've seen quite an array of miniseries of varying quality in the past decade. Two that spring to mind for me recently would have to be the chilling 'Appropriate Adult' and the absorbing but equally gritty 'This is England 88.' The former took a taboo subject and told a very sensitive story from the perspective of Fred West's real-life appropriate adult Janet Leach and how her life would never be the same after being assigned the Cromwell Street case. The latter followed the equally brilliant 86 installment and portayed the psychological breakdown of central character Lol with gusto, realism and a heartbreaking performance from Vicky McLure. I've compiled a list of some notable mini series that spring to mind. If there are any others that I've missed out (as I'm sure there are many!) please mention them if you rate them particularly highly:

Marchlands
This is England 86
This is England 88
Mayday
The Children
Five Days
Broadchurch
Place of Execution
White Heat
Five Daughters
See No Evil: The Moors Murders
Collision
The Prisoner
The Crash
Elizabeth I
The Virgin Queen
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
Birdsong
House of Sadam
Appropriate Adult
The Jury II
Murderland
Titanic
Injustice
True Dare Kiss
Casanova
Unforgiven
State of Play
The Red Riding Trilogy
A Mother's Son
The Last Enemy
Bleak House
Lost in Austen
Sense and Sensibility
The Pillars of the Earth
North and South

[degsyhufc]

One that I really liked but is not as well known as others is Conviction which was on BBC Three
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conviction_(2004_TV_series)

From your list my favourites would be See No Evil, Red Riding and State of Play (which I only watched a year or so back after seeing the film adaptation)

[degsyhufc]

oh, and not forgetting Blackpool and Viva Blackpool

[Stephen_Simpson]

Does Our Friends In The North count as one ?

[boogie woogie]

Originally Posted by degsyhufc

One that I really liked but is not as well known as others is Conviction which was on BBC Three
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conviction_(2004_TV_series)

From your list my favourites would be See No Evil, Red Riding and State of Play (which I only watched a year or so back after seeing the film adaptation)

Just read the premise there on the Wiki page. It sounds quite gripping.

[boogie woogie]

Originally Posted by Stephen_Simpson

Does Our Friends In The North count as one ?

Our Friends In the North transmitted 17 years ago. White Heat, which aired on BBC two years ago, has quite a similar concept to it.

[Stephen_Simpson]

I did like White Heat, in fact I loved it.

[degsyhufc]

Originally Posted by boogie woogie

Just read the premise there on the Wiki page. It sounds quite gripping.

In my opinion it was excellent and I always give it a mention when these types of threads pop up.

[boogie woogie]

Originally Posted by Stephen_Simpson

I did like White Heat, in fact I loved it.

Second that. Good performances all round and I liked the intrigue surrounding who had passed away. I was actually quite taken aback when the character's identity was revealed as I found it quite affecting. I also loved the soundtrack, complementing the social and cultural changes throughout the decades. Structurally, it was interesting as we traced the trajectories of the characters' lives throughout the ages and how real-life events and changes influenced them.

[DFI]

Apparitions

[fayebeatle]

Red Riding, State of Play, Blackpool, The Shadow Line. All first class

[fayebeatle]

Red Riding, State of Play, Blackpool, The Shadow Line. All first class must make a mention of both series of Life on Mars.

[boogie woogie]

Forgot to add 'Dead Set' to the list...Davina McCall getting savaged by blood thirsty zombies in the Big Brother studio- epic

[guestofseth]

Parade's End, outstanding performances from Rebecca Hall and Benedict Cumberbatch and a masterly script from Tom Stoppard. I mention it in as many threads as I can but for me it's the best british drama in years.

[jake lyle]

Five Daughters
Occupation
Criminal Justice

[Brain Donor]

If Broadchurch is going to be counted as a "miniseries" with 8 episodes then I can count Utopia as a miniseries at 6 eps. So:

Utopia

[fayebeatle]

Originally Posted by guestofseth

Parade's End, outstanding performances from Rebecca Hall and Benedict Cumberbatch and a masterly script from Tom Stoppard. I mention it in as many threads as I can but for me it's the best british drama in years.

Oh yes this gets my vote too. Took me by surprise that I loved this for many more reasons than just the wonderful Mr Cumberbatch.
Rebecca Hall is masterful as the infuriating Sylvia. All the cast from the fab Roger Allam to the bonkers vicar Rufus Sewell.
It's beautifully romantic (the end)and also quite funny (breakfast in the vicarage or the golf course!).

[boogie woogie]

Originally Posted by jake lyle

Five Daughters
Occupation
Criminal Justice

Loved this series. Great cast in the form of Sarah Lancashire, Eva Birthistle, Jaime Winstone and Nathalie Press amongst others. I particularly liked how the personal lives of the troubled victims were to the forefront and not their horrific demises. We were given an eloquent portrait of the lives of five ordinary women and the devastating effects of their passing on the families left behind. Particularly touching was when we saw Annette Nicholls' poetry being referred to. Unfortunately the series isn't available on DVD, does anyone know where I could view it again?