Something You Said’s top TV shows of 2021

January 6, 2022

These are the very best TV shows that have aired over the past 12 months, as voted for by the Something You Said team:

1. IT’S A SIN

La! This UK drama saw a group of friends living through the AIDS epidemic in the early 1980s. Astonishingly good, and utterly heartbreaking television.

2. SUCCESSION

The Roy family’s civil war raged on, with Kendall and Logan going head-to-head. Meanwhile, the rest of the family got caught in the crossfire, and desperately tried to work the situation in their own favour. And how good was that finale?

3. TED LASSO

The second series of the generously-spirited and wholesome football-based show picked up from where we left off last time, with the team now plying their trade in the Championship.

Ted might not have a clue about the intricacies of the offside trap, but his unconventional, man-manager skills are second to none.

4. SQUID GAME

The Korean drama saw hundreds of cash-strapped contestants accept a mysterious invitation to compete in children’s games for a tempting prize. However, when the games began, they discovered that the stakes were deadly.

5. THE BEATLES: GET BACK

Absolutely mesmerising from start to finish, this three-part docco had so many highlights, not least Paul McCartney coming up with the song Get Back from scratch.

6. THE HANDMAID’S TALE

Season Four saw June, played brilliantly by Elisabeth Moss, strike back against Gilead as a fierce rebel leader.

7. LANDSCAPERS

So inventive, and it took a few very unexpected turns in terms of its style and storytelling mechanisms. It’s an absolute must-watch. One of the best of the year.

8. MIDNIGHT MASS

Described by critics as “a triumph of terror” this Netflix drama saw the arrival of a charismatic priest bring miracles, mysteries and renewed religious fervour to a dying town.