英剧推荐：美国人评选最伟大的英剧TOP10
婚礼、糖果、电视剧，这些只是英国人习惯上比美国人做的要好的几件事。
In celebration of BBC America’s launch of its new Drama, we asked readers to submit their choices for the Greatest British TV Drama of all-time.
在庆祝BBC美国发布新剧之际，我们请观众选出他们心目中历来最好的英国电视剧。
Let’s get started with No. 10.
让我们从第十名开始揭晓吧!
10. Upstairs Downstairs (1971-1975)
《楼上楼下》(1971-1975)
Dramas about class divisions are as British as windy moors, and the soapy goings-on at 165 Eaton Place, home to the wealthy Bellamys and their servants, captivated audiences worldwide in its initial run in the early ’70s.
这部关于社会阶层的电视剧刻画了像吹牛的摩尔一家这样的英国人，并讲述了其圆滑的行事作风，这一家人住在伊顿广场165号，而富有的贝拉米一家和他的仆人们也住在这个地方。70年代早期，这部电视剧刚播出就迷住了世界各地的观众。
9. I, Claudius (1976)
《我，克劳迪乌斯》(1976)
The miniseries, charting the rise of a stammering Roman emperor, managed to be just as dishy and enjoyable with fewer funds. Most deserving of praise is the obscenely talented cast.
这部电视连续剧记录了一位说话结巴的罗马君主的崛起，故事既吸引人又有趣，而且花费了很少的资金就拍摄完成了。最值得赞扬的就是非常有才的演员们了。8. Sherlock (2010 – )
8. Sherlock (2010 – )
《神探夏洛克》(2010-)
Much of the British series’ acclaim is owed to Steven Moffat‘s clever update of Holmes’s tales from 19th century London to the Digital Age. But credit must be given to Benedict Cumberbatch, an actor of endless intellectual and comedic gifts, who has vigorously shaken the cobwebs off the legendary detective.
大家对这部英剧的称赞主要归功于史蒂芬·莫法特，是他以独创性的改编形式把福尔摩斯的故事从19世纪的伦敦带到了数字化时代。但是，我们同样要称赞本尼迪克特·康伯巴奇，这位拥有无穷的知识和喜剧天赋的演员有力地摆脱了这位传说中的侦探的束缚。
7. MI-5 (2002 – )
《军情五处》(2002-)
In an early episode, a lead character gets offed in an absolutely gruesome fashion. No one is safe in this spy drama. This is true white-knuckle, so-suspenseful-it’s-nauseating drama.
在这部剧早期的情节中，一位主角以一种非常可怕的方式被杀害了。在这部间谍剧中，没有人是安全的，真心让人神经紧张又焦虑，是一部令人憎恶的电视剧。
6. State of Play (2003)
《政局密云》(2003)
This drama is about ambitious journalists investigating a political conspiracy. Bill Nighy is in his best role to date as shrewd news editor Cameron Foster.
这部剧讲述了野心勃勃的记者们调查政治阴谋的故事。比尔·奈伊在这部剧中扮演的精明的新闻编辑卡梅隆·福斯特是他迄今为止最好的角色。
5. Prime Suspect (1991 – 2006)
《头号疑犯》(1991-2006)
A “less dark” version of the British crime thriller: Helen Mirren‘s DCI Jane Tennison doggedly struggled against obstacles both external (assorted killers, sexism on the force) and internal (her addictions).
一部“不那么黑暗的”英国犯罪惊悚片：海伦·米伦的中央情报总监简·特尼森顽强地与外部(各种各样的杀手、情报局里的性别歧视)和内部(她的癖嗜)障碍作斗争。
4. Life On Mars (2006 – 2007)
《火星生活》(2006-2007)
The opening credits of Life On Mars set up the show’s whole concept. And the writers used the retro setting to explore racism and sexism in ’70s England.
《火星生活》的开场就设定了这部剧的整体概念。作家用复古的设置来探索70年代英国的种族歧视和性别歧视。
3. Pride & Prejudice (1995)
《傲慢与偏见》(1995)
Considering the numerous adaptations of this Jane Austen classic, Fitzwilliam Darcy has been played by everyone from Laurence Olivier to Matthew Macfadyen, but it was Colin Firth, and his iconic self-baptism in that lake, that made legions of fans swoon.
就简·奥斯汀这部经典作品的各种改编版本而论，从劳伦斯·奥利弗到马修·麦克菲迪恩，人人都扮演过菲兹威廉·达西，然而，是科林·弗思以及他在那片湖中标志性的自我考验使得众多粉丝为这个角色而神魂颠倒。
2. North and South (2004)
《南方与北方》(2004)
A Southern minister’s daughter fights an attraction to a repressed Northern cotton mill owner whom she initially disdains. The miniseries transformed Richard Armitage from a little-known stage and screen actor into one of Britain’s leading heartthrobs.
一位南方长官的女儿努力吸引一位被镇压的北方纺织厂主人，而最初的时候，她十分蔑视他。这部连续剧使理查德·阿米蒂奇从一个默默无闻的舞台剧兼电影演员成为英国最重要的万人迷之一。
1. Doctor Who (1963 – )
《神秘博士》(1963-)
It’s about an alien from the planet Gallifrey who jet-sets around time and space in a blue police box. Does that make it any less a drama than, say, Cracker? (BAFTA couldn’t resist awarding the long-running sci-fi series its coveted “Best Drama” trophy back in 2006.)
这部剧讲述了来自格里弗雷行星的一名外星人凭借一个蓝色的警察岗亭在时间和空间中随意穿梭的故事。这使得这部剧不如《解密高手》这类的电视剧吗?(早在2006年，英国电影与电视艺术学院就忍不住为这部长篇科幻作品颁发令人垂涎的“最佳影片”奖。)
