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59. The Brits can be quite dark in their sophisticated and dry humor way.

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 08:07 PM

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And they are not simplistic, but complex, perfectly acted drama.

It is hard to go back to American literature and TV after getting hooked
on the British stuff.

Thanks, I put it on my watch list.

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