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Programmes of the 1970s and 80s broke moulds and scarred minds. Better that than endless reality shows and Downton-esque drama, says Rob Young, author of The Magic Box
Read our guide to the very best of 2023's small-screen entertainment – The Gold, Boat Story and more of the year's finest television.
From a raucously analogue spy thriller to television that made you feel as if you were from another planet, here are the shows that made your year
The Jessie Armstrong-helmed masterpiece, starring Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong, topped Radio Times' list of the top shows followed by Happy Valley and Blue Lights
This time last year, I nearly wept at the stellar shows I had to leave out of my 2022 top 10. This year? Well, let’s just say my eyes are dry, as I recall 12 months of telly dominated by the solid yet unspectacular (The Gold, The Long Shadow, The Gallows Pole, and a whole bunch of other shows starting with the definite article). As such, I have favoured shows that dared to be a little different. The big call at No 1, however, is between two series who had to pull off the tricky task of bringing