Monarch of the Glen

Series Similar to Monarch of the Glen

If you enjoyed Monarch of the Glen, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Men in Trees

   2006 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, hidden gem.

   To help Marin get rid of issues that weigh her down, Cash takes her to visit a guru. On the way back down the mountain trail, an arctic cyclone erupts. Jack goes out to look for them and a pregnant Lynn can't do anything to stop him. Everyone hunkers down at the Chieftain to wait out the storm, and they learn some surprising things about each other. Mai and Buzz argue over his first choice of a wife, the engaged Patrick and Annie see her competitive spirit at work, Celia and Dick take their relationship to a new intimacy level, and Sara tells Ben about her mysterious court summons much to the chagrin of wife Theresa.

2. The Larkins

   2021 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, hidden gem.

   In the idyllic and beautiful Kent countryside, known as the Garden of England, The Larkins have a achieved a small patch of paradise where nothing is wasted and they enjoy life to the full.  There's an overwhelming sense of plenty in their lives and a lot of joy and raucous laughter, as Ma Larkin provides a seemingly endless supply of delicious, hearty meals.  And no matter what time of day, The Larkins and their guests aren't averse to enjoying the odd cocktail or two!   The Larkins are fundamentally good-hearted people who are always happy to share what they have with others, despite the fact that what they have is sometimes obtained by unusual means!  In a rather mean-spirited way their good heartedness is not always shared by certain members of the local community. From government officials and snobbish second homeowners to aggressive urban developers, the Larkins often deal with threats to their idyllic way of life – but they never take things lying down.

3. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

   2006 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, highly rated (8).

   The executive producer of a late night sketch comedy show sparks a media frenzy when he has an on-air meltdown during a live broadcast. The newly minted network president has to scramble to make things right by hiring back two former prized employees to become the new executive producers of her network's flagship program.

4. The Darling Buds of May

   1991 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile.

   The Darling Buds of May paints an idyllic picture of 1950's rural England as seen through the lives of the Larkins, a farm family living in Kent. The show revolves around Pa Larkin (David Jason), a man of a kind and mischievous nature with a penchant for getting into scrapes and talking his way out of them with equal equanimity; and his daughters (including Catherine Zeta-Jones, in the role that launched her career), as they deal with growing up and discovering the joys and sorrows of young love.

5. Doc Martin

   2004 · Drama, Comedy, Medical · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, highly rated (8.2).

   Successful surgeon Dr Martin Ellingham relocates to the seaside village of Portwenn in Cornwall; but his gruff demeanour and poor bedside manner bring him into conflict with the locals as he begins his new life as a GP.

6. Six Feet Under

   2001 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, highly rated (8.1).

   When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as--and far less predictable than--the one inside on Six Feet Under.

7. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

   2009 · Drama, Comedy, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem, also on BBC One.

   The first BBC drama to be filmed entirely on location in Botswana, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a charming story chronicling the adventures of Mma Ramotswe, a Motswana woman who starts up the country's first female-owned detective agency. Based on the novels by Alexander McCall Smith.

8. Emma

   2009 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem, also on BBC One.

   Nothing delights Emma more than meddling in the love lives of others. But when she takes protege Harriet Smith under her wing, her plans can only end in disaster...

9. Rescue Me

   2004 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, highly rated (8).

   Tommy Gavin is a lifesaver. Whether he is pulling survivors from fiery high-rise infernos or the twisted steel of a subway collision, Gavin takes great pride in leading the heroic but often overwhelmed firefighters of New York City's Truck Company 62. Gavin is also a man drifting between sorrow and anger over a recent separation from his wife and three kids, and recurring memories of comrades and other New-Yorkers who fell victim to the tragedy of 9/11.

10. Rake

    2010 · Drama, Comedy · ended

    Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, highly rated (8).

    Cleaver Greene, a talented but self-destructive barrister who uses unconventional methods and usually defends those beyond redemption. With unyielding optimism he takes on only the most difficult court cases that no one else wants, from suicide bombing to sex offences and thefts to psychotic school girl drama. At the same time the Sydney barrister tries to put his personal life in order, where his addiction to short term highs and women land him into trouble.