I enjoyed the final episode (and the whole series) of Last Tango in Halifax and am enjoying Death Comes to Pemberley.
I thought Gangsta Granny was fab.
During the last few months, Ripper Street was one of the best series I've ever seen and Peaky Blinders had me gripped.
It's easy to look back and think tv was better then - we forget the dross that was on and only remember the highlights.
When I was little there was always a circus on over Christmas, a Disney programme that showed clips of Disney films and even then the same old films.
Circus would be boring today on tv - no animals and no camera tricks - and everyone who loves Disney has all the films on dvd.
This is the Christmas schedule for 1972. Not gripping, in my opinion
https://sites.google.com/site/ukchristmastv/bbc1972