Top 10 awesome shows like Harriet's Back in Town that you will enjoy watching
You just finished watching Harriet's Back in Town and you can't get over how good this show was. Now you want to watch more of such masterpieces. We have curated a list of similar shows which are created by the likes of John Russell, Pauline Yates and William Russell . Here goes the list -
- The Newcomers
- The Doctors
- Holiday Island
- Emergency-Ward 10
- Paradise Bay
- Skyways
- Morning Star
- How to Survive a Marriage
- One Man's Family
- Rituals
The Newcomers
Ellis Cooper, wife Vivienne, grandmother and their three children are relocated from London to a rural town Angleton by his employer. Helping them adjust to country living are the Harkers whose father also works for Eden Brothers.
This show, created by Mary Ridge, Gladys Henson and Maggie Fitzgibbon, scores 6.7 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
The Doctors
The series was set around a general practice in north London and leading cast members included: Justine Lord, Nigel Stock, Barry Justice, Richard Leech, Isla Blair and Lynda La Plante (billed as Lynda Marchal). Nigel Stock's character, Dr. Thomas Owens, was the lead in a later spin-off series, Owen, M.D., which aired between 1971 and 1973. Most of the episodes produced are missing from the archives; 139 of the 160 shows are thought to be lost.
This show, created by Mary Ridge, Richard Leech and Justine Lord, scores 6.5 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Holiday Island
This show, created by Colin Budds, Nick Tate and Alyson Best, scores 7.6 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Emergency-Ward 10
Set in Oxbridge General Hospital, this soap opera focused equally on the lives and loves of its medical staff and the pressure of their work.
This show, created by Rex Firkin, Jill Browne and Charles Bud Tingwell, scores 6.2 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Paradise Bay
The California coastal community of Paradise Bay was the setting for this daytime soap. The serial focused on the Morgan family and their involvement in the mysterious murder of teenager Sally Baxter, whose body washed ashore in the first episode. Patriarch Jeff Morgan managed a radio station, while daughter Kitty yearned to join a rock band.
This show, created by Dick Darley, Keith Andes and Marion Ross, scores 7.4 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
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Skyways
Pacific International Airport has five million passengers a year , and 800 people who work there; with Paul MacFarlane who is in charge.
This show, created by David Charles, Tina Bursill and Ken James, scores 7.1 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Morning Star
A soap centered on aspiring fashion designer Katy Elliot living in New York, her Connecticut family, and other people in her orbit.
This show, created by Elizabeth Perry and Edward Mallory, scores 7.8 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
How to Survive a Marriage
Daily struggles of several female characters, some feminists, others more conservative, who deal with loss, divorce, individualism and love.
This show, created by Peter L. Andrews, Jennifer Harmon and Fran Brill, scores 7.2 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
One Man's Family
This soap opera was the TV version of the radio serial that had begun in 1932. It tells the story of San Francisco banker Henry Barbour and his family, i.e., Paul, the eldest son; Hazel, the eldest daughter was 28 and eventually married Bill Herbert; the twins, Claudia and Cliff who were students at Stanford Univ; and 10-year-old Jack.
This show, created by Paul Chapin, Lillian Schaaf and Marjorie Gateson, scores 7.7 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Rituals
This show, created by Arlene Sanford, Kin Shriner and Kevin Spirtas, scores 6.6 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama