17 Hidden TV Show Gems On Amazon Prime

2. Catastrophe

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Channel 4

Created by and starring Rob Delaney - who made his name as one of the funniest people on Twitter - and Sharon Horgan - who's now creating Sarah Jessica Parker's new HBO series - Catastrophe is a British sitcom that aired on Channel 4 earlier in the year, and is now available on Amazon Prime. 

It tells the story of two people, named Rob and Sharon funnily enough, who begin a relationship after a brief affair when he's visiting the UK on business leads to Sharon falling pregnant. There's a constant stream of jokes throughout, some clever and some rather gross (in the good way), but there's also a lot of heart, and these people dealing with a new relationship and impending parenthood manages to feel very real. 

Season 2 is, thankfully, already in the works, and with only six episodes to get through there isn't really a good excuse to not watch this. 

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