20 Best TV Shows Of 2016 

15. Fleabag

Best TV Shows 2016
BBC

Fleabag is one of the most surprising TV shows of 2016, and one of the very best to come out of the UK too.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge adapted her own one-woman stage play into this BBC/Amazon co-production, in which she stars as a woman (we never learn her name) trying to navigate life while dealing with immense grief and guilt.

Waller-Bridge is astoundingly good, giving one of the most open and honest performances you'll see all year. The show itself deftly handles both its comedy and drama aspects, with Waller-Bridge herself easily able to shift gears between the two.

With its fourth-wall breaking the audience was let in on the act, serving as a companion for Fleabag to tell her secrets and make witty asides to. It also had an excellent supporting cast, including the likes of Olivia Colman (who should really be in everything) and Hugh Skinner, and was an intimate, often tough-to-watch portrayal of life and grief.

Best Episode: Episode 4

Contributor
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NCTJ-qualified journalist. Most definitely not a racing driver. Drink too much tea; eat too much peanut butter; watch too much TV. Sadly only the latter paying off so far. A mix of wise-old man in a young man's body with a child-like wonder about him and a great otherworldly sensibility.