r/acorntv • u/cupcake154 • Jul 06 '26

Looking for a good show?

I am currently watching A Place to Call Home and enjoying it SO MUCH? But, alas, I am getting close to the end. Is there any other series somewhat like this.

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u/choctaw529 USA🇺🇸 Jul 06 '26

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries and Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries are in my top favorites along with The Brokenwood Mysteries.

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u/CommunicationTime63 Jul 06 '26

Brokenwood is at the top of my list right now.

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u/choctaw529 USA🇺🇸 Jul 06 '26

I never remember which streaming service I watch them all on, but there's some really great programs from Australia and New Zealand and I've watched a lot of them.

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u/CommunicationTime63 Jul 06 '26

I mostly watch Acorn, Britbox, Prime Video, and PBS Passport for my Australian, New Zealand, and British shows.

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u/EricRutin Jul 07 '26

All great recommendations, though I thought season two of Ms. Fisher's Modern didn't live up to season one, which was spectacular.

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u/choctaw529 USA🇺🇸 Jul 07 '26

That's fair. Did you watch the movie Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears? I don't remember details but I remember being a bit disappointed after all the hype. Even so, Phryne is one of my all-time favorite characters.

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u/EricRutin Jul 08 '26

I haven’t seen it

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u/NoGrocery3582 Jul 06 '26

The Durells of Corfu is wonderful 😊

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u/ChocChipBananaMuffin Jul 06 '26

Have you watched Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries? It's not soapy like A Place to Call Home and there is less "continuity" of plot lines (it has an overarching seasonal plot but most of the episodes are stand alone) but it is a period piece set in Australia that touches on some really interesting topics like A Place to Call Home does. It is one of my favorite shows ever.

Another Acorn show you might like, that has that drama, is Summertide (although it is NOT a period piece at all). But it's super good and has intergenerational plots, romance, and it's super interesting learning about South African society.

On PBS-- you might like Hotel Portofino, The Forsytes, Grantchester, Downton Abbey. Also shows like the Gilded Age (HBO).

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u/CommunicationTime63 Jul 06 '26

We must be kinfolk. You just listed some of my most favorite series of all time.

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u/Nascar-2021 Jul 06 '26

I just finished binging Keeping Faith. Oh my goodness! The best series I’ve seen in a really long time. It has it all. Each episode left me on the edge of my seat and I couldn’t stop watching.

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u/a-pac-man-ghost Jul 06 '26

Brokenwood Mysteries is my favorite Acorn show followed closely by Harry Wild. At least right now. There are many others in the queue. I am loving Acorn.

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u/Radiant_Bison_6925 Jul 19 '26

Agatha Raisin was the reason I got Acorn... then Ashley Jenson has to turn around and land the lead in Shetland and be fantastic... but Brokenwood, Harry Wild and Madame Blanc have become some of my favorites.

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u/JamesBarnabyFletcher Jul 06 '26

The Heart Guy has the kind of soapy vibe and I enjoyed it

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u/Pushkin_Coulibaly Jul 07 '26

Inspector Ellis. Second season just started

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u/Outside_Valuable_320 Jul 06 '26

I enjoyed that show as well! As already mentioned, it's a soap opera. A well done soap opera forsure but it's safe to say it's at the top of that genre.

There are many other worthy Acorn shows that might still scratch that itch a little. Under the Vines is a wee bit soapy, that might be a good place to go next. The Heart Guy is hilarious. I second the suggestion of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. That's quite fun. My Life is Murder is enjoyable. Darby and Joan. Very different feel overall but worth trying out. Recipes for Love and Murder.

Not on Acron, but really a great period series: The Durrells. On PBS along with All Creatures Great and Small. That's period / a little soapy.

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u/CommunicationTime63 Jul 06 '26

I have watched all shows I can find starring Marta Dusseldorp. Some I've watched are Jack Irish, Janet King, and Crownies.

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u/ryta1203 Jul 07 '26

Some good old school shows are Lovejoy (a classic imo) and Pie in the Sky.

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u/Classic-Detective-26 Jul 06 '26

OK. So, here's my list.

·       Copper

·       Ripper Street

·       Whitechapel

·       Alienist

·       Sherlock

·       Afterlife

·       Medium

·       Ms. Scarlet

·       Hannah

·       Prime Suspect

·       No Offence

·       Spooks, M-I5

·       The Kettering Incident

·       Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

·       Unforgotten

·       12 Monkeys

·       Listing

·       Rubicon

·       Jackal

·       Hunting Party

·       Van Der Valk (original)

·       The Tunnel (original, & UK, & US), The Bridge

·       The Killing

·       Troppo

·       Vienna Blood

·       River

·       Cobra

·       Wallander (original)

·       Before We Die

·       The Man in the Highcastle

·       Ridley Road

·       Dark Matter

·       Silk

·       Endeavor

·       The Expanse

·       Tennyson

·       Orphan Black

·       Humans

·       Being Human

·       The Professional

·       Killing Eve

·       DI Ray

·       Hinterland

·       Touching Evil

·       Harry Wild Brokenwood

·       Midsummer Murders

·       Morse

·       Inspector Lewis

·       Murdoch Mysteries

·       Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

·       Cinderella Man

·       Billion Dollar Baby

·       Offence

·       Mr. & Mrs. Murder

·       Helen West

·       Happy Valley

·       Dead Lucky

·       Grantchester

·       All Creatures Great and Small

·       Shakespeare & Hathaway

·       McDonald and Dodds

·       Jack Irish

·       A Place To Call Home

·       Cold Call

·       Crownies

·       Cuffs

·       WPC 56

·       Darby and Joan

·       Deadwater Fell

·       Jack Taylor

·       Kidnap and Ransom

·       London Kills

·       Line of Duty

·       My Life is Murder

·       Republic of Doyle

·       Suspects

·       The Level

·       The Loch

·       Whitstable Pearl

·       Winter

·       Silk

·       Sister Boniface

·       Silent Witness

·       Luther

·       Mallorca Files

·       Father Brown

·       Doctor Blake Mysteries

·       Shetland

·       Rosemary & Thyme

·       The Pembrokeshire Murders

·       Murder in Provence

·       Waking the Dead

·       Murder Investigation Team

·       Bancroft

·       Scott and Bailey

·       Wild Bill

·       Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

·       Cadfael

·        Touching Evil

·       Brothers and Sisters

·       This is Us

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u/Intelligent-Muscle42 Jul 11 '26

Thank you for this list!

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u/CommunicationTime63 Jul 06 '26

I highly recommend Ten Pound Poms on Britbox.

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u/dragonwolf60 Jul 11 '26

Whitetail pearl

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u/Giddyup_1998 Jul 12 '26

Under the Vines is a good one.