I would like to recommend a British mystery series, C. B. Strike

[Ohiya]

These shows are based on the Cormoran Strike mystery series by Robert Galbraith, (aka J.K. Rowling). My wife and I are both big fans of Galbraith's novels and we found this series on DVD at our library. I just looked up where to watch these on line and saw that they are on Amazon Prime.

[liberalmuse]

1. I love a good British mystery series.

Thanks for the recommendation!

[Ohiya]

2. You're welcome,

We feel that these are very well done and we are really enjoying them. Martin Shaw, who played George Gently in another fine British mystery appears in the first episode. It was fun seeing him as a not so good guy.

[Bleacher Creature]

5. Have you seen the Stranger?

I just started it yesterday and it is DEFINITELY mysterious (and British).

[liberalmuse]

7. Not yet.

But it's on my list now. Thanks for the heads up!

[gibraltar72]

3. Love Brit. shows because the actors don't all look like they came from Central Casting.

[Nitram]

8. My wife and I love Brit shows , too, but the more you watch, the more you realize the pool

of actors is actually quite small compared to the US. We recognize a lot of them in different shows now.

[soothsayer]

13. And in US shows, too!

[Nitram]

14. True, but there's a far bigger population to choose from.

[soothsayer]

15. I mean we constantly see British actors in American shows

Doing American accents

[Nitram]

16. That's right, increasing the diversity on American TV. The reverse doesn't happen quite as often

[intheflow]

4. This is a great series in both book and video!

I think only the first three books have been filmed and released in the US. Waiting for the 4th book...

[Ohiya]

6. The first three books are on the DVD we have.

I read that the 4th book has been produced, so hopefully it will be available here before long. I've been reading the fifth book - Troubled Blood for over a week now, (it's over 900 pages). My wife keeps bugging me, "Hurry up!"

[csziggy]

9. "Available with HBO on Prime Video Channels"

I think that means you have to pay for an HBO membership to see it.

[Ohiya]

10. Thanks for the info, I didn't know that

[csziggy]

11. I keep running into it with things I want to watch on Prime Video

Right now I don't want to pay for another channel so I am unwilling to add HBO to my line-up. It can be frustrating!

[IcyPeas]

17. It is on HBO On Demand now. I just checked.

Thanks for this suggestion.

[csziggy]

18. Yes, if it is on a channel through other outlets you can get it directly

Through Amazon Prime I have been offered shows on Acorn TV, BritBox, HBO, and several other channels. This irritates me since I prefer to subscribe directly and to only be offered what is actually on the channel I am searching.

[nuxvomica]

19. Thanks for the suggestion. I found it on HBOMax.

It turns out one of the leads, Tom Burke, gives a stunning but brief portrayal of Orson Welles in the Netflix movie Mank. I mentioned it in my review: https://www.democraticunderground.com/114310756