I am fully engrossed in the wonders of Birtish TV. I think that the BBC and others are amazing. Huge fan of Channel 4.
As a nation they write great period dramas and excellent series like Silent Witness, comedy excellence such as My Family.
This is not to say that I don’t think other nations can write a cracking thriller, or a laugh out loud-ha-ha comedy.
However there is one major difference between the American and Brits when they are producing these things. It is the casting. The Americans cast well built and slightly tanned leading men. Aching well proportioned women. The Brits are not so perfect – pasty white leading men (sort of 
ruins the top less scenes), women with in-perfect hair and flat chests.
A great example of this difference is the wonderful office. Where the overweight Ricky Gervais is completely horrible – not so in the US series. There is the Australian Series of Kath and Kim – which slimmed down the Kim character where half the jokes were ruined, because she just was not horrible enough.
So what I am wondering is does this choice of the leading characters reflect the nations view of itself?
I think we just tend to accept people as they are, and like our programmes to reflect the world that we know we live in. If everyone on the screen looked perfect, we wouldn’t believe in it and relate to the characters.
Maybe that’s why I like the Big Bang Theory so much (even though it’s American) – they’re fantastic geeks, and I know people like them
Thanks so much for your comment. The Big Bang Theory is funny….