The Best TV Drama Ever

It may be ridiculously early to start wallowing in 90s nostalgia but when something as good as the re-running of the entire two series of the excellent This Life on BBC2 comes along, who cares.

The show which launched the careers of Andrew Lincoln (Teachers, Afterlife) and Jack Davenport (Pirates of the Carribean, The Talented Mr Ripley) follows the trials and tribulations of a group of young legal graduates who all share a house together in London. It's not exactly Lost in terms of plotlines but it's the realism, superb characterisation and ground-breaking (at the time) camerawork that sets it apart from any other TV drama.

And after watching the first ever episode on Monday night, apart from a few dodgy haircuts and some outdated references to Paul Ince and Princess Diana, it's still as fresh and relevant as ever. Which makes the prospect of this year's long-awaited Christmas special even more exciting.

I missed it first time around due to being a tad too young to appreciate it but got hooked on it when it was repeated in the summer of 2000. And it quickly became one of my favourite ever TV shows. Two episodes are being screened every weeknight, so it's going to be hard to keep up, but the final episode, with THAT punch will make staying up til 1am for the next couple of months worth it alone.