Someone has to do this...
Originally Posted by SamuelW:
“New things I would have as BBC1 controller: a Countryfile spin-off called Countryfile Relocated, airing on Wednesdays at 8pm, which would hook in the OAPs for BBC1 in a tricky slot [bound to get 4m+].”
Countrywise (as it's a midweek show - obviously Countryfile came first).
Originally Posted by SamuelW:
“A show about benefit cheats, but more upmarket than C4's version.”
Benefits Street/On Benefits and Proud.
Originally Posted by SamuelW:
“A full series focussing on the Savoy hotel.”
The Savoy.
Originally Posted by SamuelW:
“A male skewing gangster drama featuring some of the top acting talent in the country [similar to Australia's early seasons of Underbelly].”
Peaky Blinders.
Originally Posted by SamuelW:
“A factual series called Meet My Family, which reunites members of families who have not seen each other for years [for non-adoption related reasons].”
Long Lost Family.
Originally Posted by SamuelW:
“Los Blancos, a new sitcom set in the fictional Spanish resort of Los Blancos, featuring a middle class couple who have ended up spending their holiday in a 2 star hotel which has oddball characters.”
Benidorm.
Originally Posted by SamuelW:
“Inspector Smith, a cosy crime drama set in a beautiful Cornish village where everyone knows everyone and people get murdered for strange reasons, with every episode being nice and sunny with simple crimes for the viewers to understand all solved in less than 60minutes.”
Doc Martin meets Midsomer Murders - to be fair I can see this one working!
Originally Posted by SamuelW:
“Ham and Cheese, a female crime duo from the North who have been sent down to London to solve major crimes. Can Elizabeth Ham and Victoria Cheese cope with the stresses of being in charge of the London unit and how will their unorthodox approach go down with their new colleagues?”
Scott and Bailey with a bit of Prime Suspect thrown in - though Ham and Cheese is a ruddy brilliant name for it.
No wonder you were so happy at BBC One buying The Voice - it seems that your BBC One will be chock full of commercial rip offs.
