Half of British Television Always Starts Like This

By @MrMichaelSpicer.

[ErikratKhandnalie]

"Sometimes taking a vacation in Spain is the only way to see the best of Britain"

[theroaringdino]

"I've been up and down the country" is the default opening line for BBC scriptwriters.

[baldrbraa]

Don’t forget the British walk-and-talk. You can’t see the best of Britain unless you walk while you talk.

[SneedFeedAndSeed]

"Sometimes being abroad is the only way you can see the best of Britain."

[catmando]

"I'm on a quest to find out the answer to a question the experts knew the answer to years ago..."

[mattparkin]

"That might be the best thing I've ever eaten, I'm not even joking" was the most on-point line... I'm not even joking

[nathansharma]

This gives me immense 2008 era comfort. Watching British television on a cold wet grey winters day.

[hughjass]

I particularly liked the host clinking glasses and saying cheers with owner and head chef of the local eatery and numerous off screen locals that he has befriended moments ago.

[collectivecommentary]

The other half of British TV is like "Sarah is a 23 year old nurse, living with a condition where half her face is slowly peeling off her body."

[highdownmartin]

And as philomena says
“ I’ll be starting a sentence in one place”
“And finishing it in another “
AND SHOUTING AT HELICOPTERS

[elektra]

I actually love these little documentaries about idk... how cheese is made in a small rural town

[classydays]

I can hear my mum folding a blanket over her legs for this one.

[TiresiasAfricanus]

My brain instinctively started to relax as it prepared itself for a slightly informative & quirky documentary.

[YourContentSucks.]

*upbeat, adventurous glockenspiel music intensifies*

[archive]

I want to play this on my tv to see how long it takes my parents to notice

[AbsoluteMotivation]

Watching videos like this is really the only way to see the best of Britain

[corinbryant]

There's also usually an emotional moment where they try really hard to cry and say "Sorry can we stop filming for a moment?"

[MarkJT]

This is so true. You get a 2 minute intro telling you what the series is going to cover followed by another 2 minutes telling you what this episode is going to cover. And then about 5 minutes in the show starts. All too often you're not actually seeing Britain or whatever but the presenter doing various acts or stunts like milking a cow, making pottery or flying a zip wire. Its not about the scenery, its all about how great the presenter is.

[johnysharki]

I love how this is basically every Rick Stein food show😂

[leopold]

As a Brit, I'd be offended by this generalisation. But I can't be, because it's so bloody accurate. Scarily accurate. In fact, I'm half expecting it to be a genuine series by September...