non-US/UK scripted television

i'd put "S/D" in the title but i'm really just wondering about the "search" half. it is a bit weird (relative to film at least) that outside of anime/spanish soaps/uhh degrassi there is v little awareness of shows outside the US and UK. there have to be some gems, right? post them here, plz

nb Non US/UK sitcoms: lets talk about them exists, but this thread is for drama also

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We have tonnes of French and Scandinavian crime shows in the UK. Engrenages, The Bridge and the Krister Henriksson Wallander series are personal favourites.

The Russian show Brigada was terrific. I had the theme tune as my ringtone for about five years.

The first series of the Australian gangster serial Underbelly was superb too.

is one of those crime shows the one i've seen referred to as "the french wire" and is that statement just lol

the original Danish series "The Killing" got enough attention in English-speaking TV land to get adapted on AMC, though I haven't seen either version.

Some reasonably good Aus series (I'll likely get scoffed at for this): SeaChange, Secret Life of Us (at least the first 2 seasons, then it went to shit), Rake, Mr & Mrs Murder.

i loved ms fisher murder mystery, last year AU
top of the lake (AU/NZ) is some serious shit, deserves its own thread, though too intense personally

Ive heard a lot of praise for that show! Havent seen it tho.

Xps, I think Braquo, which I still haven't seen, gets most of the French Wire comparisons. It is meant to be great though.

i went through a phase of trying NZ comedies and both of them sucked and i can't remember the names and i can't even seem to google the names. short phase.