Great Britain is called Great Britain because it is just that, Great! Great Britain has a beautiful and diverse countryside with beautiful changing seasons. We used to known as people with a "stiff upper lip". But these days we are much more open-minded, flexible, well educated. We have over 100 Nobel Prize winners which proof that here in Britain we have some of the very best scientists, writers, economists and peace-makers.
When it comes to entertainment and the arts you can’t beat Great Britain. We have a great history for creating the very best music, think the Beatles to name just one group. Britain is truly a nation of drama lovers and don’t forget this is the country that brought you Shakespeare. Britain hosts some of the best and most varied theatres in the entire world. London’s westend houses 40 theatres showing all of the top glitzy musicals.
Some of the best TV shows are written and created in Britain. Some of the top TV shows are getting serious critical acclaim recently. Downton Abbey is a period drama set in the early 1900’s. The series is produced by the British media company Carnival Films for the ITV network. The show is gaining in popularity all the time and is a great success in the USA. These past couple of months saw then win 6 Emmys.
Another great British show is Inspector Morse which has been running since 1987. Since it began there have been 33 episodes and the main character is portrayed by the great British actor John Thaw. Morse is a fictional character who is a senior CID officer with the Thames Valley Police in Oxford. The show has won a number of TV awards over the years. John Thaw won best actor in 1990 and 1993 at the Baftas. He also won most popular actor in 1998 at the National Television Awards. In 1991 and 1992 the show won the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for best original drama series. In 1992 the show won a Bafta TV award for the best drama series and also in 1993. With plenty of other nominations it just goes to show that this detective drama is a quality British TV show.
Midsomer Murders is another British television detective drama which is based on books written by Caroline Graham. The lead character is acted by the great John Nettles. You may remember him in Bergerac which I thought he was brilliant in. Most of the show is centred on the working and family life of a country policeman Tom Barnaby (Johns character). Neil Dudgeon has now taken his place in a brand new series which continues this Autumn 2011.
So there you go, some reasons why Great Britain is Great. These are just the tip of the iceburg though. There are many more reason making Great Britain just that Great! If you don’t believe me why not take a visit and see what Great Britain has to offer.
Here in Britain we are proud of all of our great TV shows and have location tours which fans can go on. Brit movie tours offers a great day out for Midsomer Murders fans with the Midsomer Murders Tour. You can also go on an Inspector Morse Tour Oxford or a Harry Potter tour, Doctor Who tour. In fact if a TV show is ver popular and doing well world wide you can be sure there will be a tour based around it. So check out Brit Movie Tours if your looking for a different day out in Great Britain.
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