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Take five: European drama box sets

published Thu, Aug 16 2012 03:36 GMT
With the post-Olympics comedown in full swing, it's the perfect time to dip into Europe's treasure trove of classic TV seriesWhen it comes to TV watching there has long been a strong Eurosceptic streak in the British and at first glance it's hard to take issue with this. A hotel bedroom channel-hopping spree in many of the continent's capitals gives a bewildering viewing experience that makes The Fast Show's Channel 9 look highbrow and leaves you insanely grateful for being raised with the BBC as standard. Nonetheless, over time European TV has raised its game and there now exists an active thirst for Swedish, Danish, French and Belgian dramas that are practically sucked down the Channel Tunnel by the gaping ...

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