My 2020 Top Five Favourite TV Shows

🔝5️⃣ Plenty of time in 2020 to watch the box you’d think, although I have to say for very long periods I struggled so much separating work from home that I would settle for something mindless over immersing myself into a proper series.

Still, I did find picking My 2020 Top Five Favourite Shows tough, as there were probably ten worthy. Nevertheless here are my five picks with a couple of honourable mentions:

1️⃣ The Queen’s Gambit
What a bewitching and handsome miniseries this was. Anya Taylor-Joy was a delight as an oprhaned chess prodigy. Set in the 50’s and 60’s this is a rags to riches story with chess the rare centrepiece.

2️⃣ Ozarks 3
Series number three may have been the best yet of Ozarks. There’s some brilliant acting especially by Laura Linney and I binged my way through this edge of the seat last season never wanting it to end.

3️⃣ The Last Dance
I’m not really a sports documentary person, but the story of Michael Jordan’s time as the king of Chicago (I’ve lived there I know all about MJ’s transcendent reputation) puts to shame any sports doc that came before it. Searing honesty captivatingly told. Jordan is the most single-minded winner of all time.

4️⃣ Big Little Lies 1 & 2
A dark comedy set in a California seaside town. These two series gripping, addictive and bitingly funny. Great peformances to from Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley and Laura Dern.

5️⃣ Deadwater Fell
Investigations into a deadly Scottish house fire produce a sinister and fascinating mystery. David Tennant plays a very dark character. A whodunnit with artsy filmography adding to the drama.

Honourable mentions: The Spy; Unorthodox; Better Call Saul 5.