THE TOP 10 TV SHOWS OF 2014
by MOscarbradley | created - 09 Jan 2015 | updated - 09 Jan 2015 | PublicThese were the 10 best television shows I watched in 2014
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1. Gomorrah (2014–2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ciro disregards tradition in his attempt to become the next boss of his crime syndicate. The internal power struggle puts him and his entire family's life at risk.
Stars: Salvatore Esposito, Marco D'Amore, Ivana Lotito, Cristiana Dell'Anna
Votes: 44,476
The movie was good but the first series of the television version wiped the floor with it and everything else this year. "Gomorrah" was truly epic; up there with "The Godfather Trilogy".
2. The Fall (I) (2013–2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A seemingly cold but very passionate policewoman goes head to head with a seemingly passionate father who is in fact a cold serial killer in this procedural out of Belfast. The only thing they share is their common complexity.
Stars: Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, John Lynch, Aisling Franciosi
Votes: 119,716
Series 2 of "The Fall" added a new dimension to the first series and together they represented the best crime drama in years. Anderson must be a shoo-in for the BAFTA.
3. Fargo (2014–2024)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Various chronicles of deception, intrigue, and murder in and around frozen Minnesota. All of these tales mysteriously lead back one way or another to Fargo, North Dakota.
Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks
Votes: 422,170
The body count in the top three television series of the year could have filled a small city. Like "Gomorrah", "Fargo" was also based on a film. Though different, the plot and characters might have seemed familiar but the tv version turned it inside out and upside down.
4. The Newsroom (2012–2014)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
A newsroom undergoes some changes in its workings and morals as a new team is brought in, bringing unexpected results for its existing news anchor.
Stars: Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill
Votes: 124,740
After only three series "The Newsroom" reached its conclusion. It may not have been popular and the romantic subplots may have been a distraction but when it was good Aaron Sorkin's latest was as good as it gets.
5. Sherlock (2010–2017)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The quirky spin on Conan Doyle's iconic sleuth pitches him as a "high-functioning sociopath" in modern-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson, who's introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance.
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Rupert Graves
Votes: 999,289
We only got 3 episodes at the very start of the year and we have to wait until Christmas and 2016 for more of the same (as Cumberbatch and Freeman have gone on to bigger, if not always better, things on the big screen). Hugely imaginative and one of the best acted things on television this or any other year.
6. W1A (2014–2024)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
Ian Fletcher, formerly the Head of the Olympic Deliverance Commission, has taken up the position of Head of Values at the BBC.
Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Monica Dolan, Jessica Hynes, Sarah Parish
Votes: 3,133
Perhaps only the BBC could send itself up like this. Great satire and proof that there is more to Hugh Bonneville's bow than "Downton Abbey".
7. Gran Hotel (2011–2013)
TV-14 | 3,098 min | Crime, Drama, History
A family-owned hotel in the fictional coastal Spanish town of Cantaloa in 1905: love, blackmail, jealousies, crime, comedy, and plots and counter-plots all involving the hotel's owners, guests, detectives, and residential employees.
Stars: Adriana Ozores, Amaia Salamanca, Yon González, Eloy Azorín
Votes: 11,203
The second series of "Grand Hotel" was just as exciting as the first. It's been called a Spanish "Downton Abbey" but with more killings. It's also sexier and funnier and should keep the most dedicated thriller fan on the edge of their sofa.
8. The Secret History of Our Streets (2012– )
Documentary
Stars: Steven Mackintosh, Eileen Christie, Terry Sullivan, Richard Wallace
Votes: 41
Social history at its very best.
9. From Scotland with Love (2014)
76 min | Documentary, History, Music
Made entirely of Scottish film archive, 'From Scotland With Love' is a 75-minute film by award-winning Director Virginia Heath with a transcendent score by Scottish musician and composer ... See full summary »
Director: Virginia Heath
Votes: 123
The year's best television documentary looked back at Scottish history over the last 100 years and did so without any narration. Instead we got a terrific song score by King Creosote that matched the images perfectly.
10. Strictly Come Dancing (2004– )
TV-PG | 85 min | Music, Reality-TV
A dance competition where celebrities compete to be crowned the winner. Who is kicked out of the competition each week is decided by the judges' scores and viewer votes.
Stars: Alan Dedicoat, Craig Revel Horwood, Tess Daly, David Arch
Votes: 1,884
Still going strong and still the best entertainment programme on television.
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