TV Show recommendations

[Milltown Row2]

Fauda which is set in West Bank, Israel and Gaza is not everyone's cup of tea.. but if you disassociate it from the topic (if that makes sense) then it's a cracking show.

Homeland at the start was top notch

[ziggy90]

Any good cold war era spy series / movie recommendations?

The Americans
t**ker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
The Good Shepherd
No Way Out
Bridge of Spies
Charlie Wilson's War
Argo
Spy Game

Not Cold War, but if you want espionage, The Bureau (Le Bureau des Legendes) is the best written, most suspenseful, most thrilling and gripping depiction of it ever seen on screen, large or small. And it's not even close.

Agreed. And its Parisian cousin "Spiral" is right up there in the pantheon of "gritty cop" shows.

[nrico2006]

Any good cold war era spy series / movie recommendations?

The Americans
t**ker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
The Good Shepherd
No Way Out
Bridge of Spies
Charlie Wilson's War
Argo
Spy Game

Not Cold War, but if you want espionage, The Bureau (Le Bureau des Legendes) is the best written, most suspenseful, most thrilling and gripping depiction of it ever seen on screen, large or small. And it's not even close.

Agree with all those, although never watched Charlie Wilson as I thought it was a spoof. The following are along the same lines too:

A Most Wanted Man
The Night Manager
Our Kind of Traitor
The Red Sea Diving Resort
Operation Finale
Munich
The Gunman
The Constant Gardener
The Ghost Writer.

Watched The Worricker Trilogy and thought they were terrible.

[lurganblue]

Any Star Wars fans... I just finished the first 2 episodes of Acolyte there.  Off to a good start in my opinion, although I see reviews aren't favourable. Star Wars fans can be very harsh at times.  That said, I didn't particularly like the Ashoka series and would be hopeful that this one is better.

[gallsman]

Not only is Charlie Wilson's War not a spoof, it's a true story 

Philip Seymour Hoffman is terrific in it. Completely steals it from Hanks. Speaking of which, I'd completely forgotten about A Most Wanted Man. Brilliant movie.

[Ronnie]

Any good cold war era spy series / movie recommendations?

The Americans
t**ker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
The Good Shepherd
No Way Out
Bridge of Spies
Charlie Wilson's War
Argo
Spy Game

Not Cold War, but if you want espionage, The Bureau (Le Bureau des Legendes) is the best written, most suspenseful, most thrilling and gripping depiction of it ever seen on screen, large or small. And it's not even close.

Some great shows there

[Newbridge Exile]

Any good cold war era spy series / movie recommendations?

The Americans
t**ker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
The Good Shepherd
No Way Out
Bridge of Spies
Charlie Wilson's War
Argo
Spy Game

Not Cold War, but if you want espionage, The Bureau (Le Bureau des Legendes) is the best written, most suspenseful, most thrilling and gripping depiction of it ever seen on screen, large or small. And it's not even close.

The Americans is a superb series

[Jell 0 Biafra]

Patriot is probably the best show I've seen (of any type) in recent years. Two seasons.  American spy turns folk singer, while continuing to be a spy.  His mission keeps going from bad to worse, calling for ever more desperate measures.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4687882/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_patriot

Though in fairness, it is more of a black comedy with the spy thing as setting, rather than a play-it-straight spy story.

[dec]

Has anyone watched Bodkin. A few Oirish stereotypes but I thought it was ok 

[Jell 0 Biafra]

I didn't expect to like it, but thought it was really good.  I think they did a good job turning the stereotype expectations against the viewer (e.g., the guard who gets drunk in the afternoon when they visit him).

[tbrick18]

I didn't expect to like it, but thought it was really good.  I think they did a good job turning the stereotype expectations against the viewer (e.g., the guard who gets drunk in the afternoon when they visit him).

Yeah I thought it would be rubbish - but finished up really liking it.

[J70]

Has anyone watched Bodkin. A few Oirish stereotypes but I thought it was ok

I liked it. The red headed bearded lad was excellent.

[Gerard O’Neill]

Has anyone watched Bodkin. A few Oirish stereotypes but I thought it was ok

I liked it. The red headed bearded lad was excellent.

David Watkins. A brilliant actor, been in loads of Irish films, the younger priest in Calvary and the Ra man in '71 come to mind. 

[Milltown Row2]

Has anyone watched Bodkin. A few Oirish stereotypes but I thought it was ok

I liked it. The red headed bearded lad was excellent.

David Watkins. A brilliant actor, been in loads of Irish films, the younger priest in Calvary and the Ra man in '71 come to mind. 

David Wimot?

[NAG1]

Has anyone watched Bodkin. A few Oirish stereotypes but I thought it was ok

I liked it. The red headed bearded lad was excellent.

David Watkins. A brilliant actor, been in loads of Irish films, the younger priest in Calvary and the Ra man in '71 come to mind. 

Jaysus but that Calvary was some heap of rubbish