Ah, to each their own, no worries. Oddly enough she was the only nu-Who companion I could stand (minus Astrid but she wasn't long term) and Clara (as wooden as her character is, Jenna Coleman still has a lovely personality in and of herself). I wanted to drop Rose (despite having the same name as Susan's real name) out of an airlock, and Martha-Sue gave me a royal migraine that I almost got to the point of muting her in most episodes. That being said I understand your reasoning for disliking Catherine Tate as she isn't everyone's cup of tea. :)

The topic is the best British TV shows and nobody mentioned "Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister"?
(I mean the Original with Sir Nigel Hawthorne, Paul Eddington and Derek Fowlds)

I knew I was forgetting something, but then again I also forgot Fry and Laurie, and a few other good ones.

Catherine Tate reminds me of the ladies from Bennie Hill with the curlers in their hair and rolling pin in their hand, or am I think of Andy Capp's wife.
And my favorite Rose, is your least favorite. With Clara and Amy Pond next in the running (I have not watched any of the pre-Eccleston DW).

Man I have to see if I can stream some Bennie Hill episodes. I haven't watched them since my late teens.

I think that's Andy Capp's wife you are thinking of. I think with having watched the show and every companion her luster might wain a bit. I did like Amy Pond but I always did have a thing for red heads, so that is a huge factor in that. I do like that Russell T Davies did name his first companion after THE first companion of the Doctor. That and actually using episodes like Genesis of the Daleks and Remembrance of the Daleks as precursors to his creation (The Last Great Time War). Interesting side note that it is neither the first inter-species conflict the Time Lords ever had nor was it the first cosmos shaking war/military action. :) I recommend reading up on the Time Lords vs. the Great Vampires, it is really a fantastic read, or also the conflict with Faction Paradox.

I'd also have to say that Jeremy Brett was my favourite Sherlock Holmes.

In addition, I'd like to recommend Sharpe and Hornblower, if you have any interest in the French Revolutionary/Napoleonic era.

To be fair it is made mostly in Britain (while on location in a few other countries), is based completely on a British novel whos writer is on board and is mostly an entire British cast. It also received a reasonable amount of British funding. It wasn't that much of a crazy mistake, it is certainly accurate to call it part British.

As for TV shows, I would recommend:

The League of Gentleman - dark twisted comedy everyone should see
Bottom - similar style to The Young Ones
Smack the Pony
Him & Her
Being Human
Faulty Towers
The It Crowd
Goodnight Sweetheart - comedy series about a guy who finds an alley that can transport him to the 1930s during the war when he walks through it

I'll add more if I think of any.

I see nobody has suggested Qi, the finest, most comedic, and yet absolutely vulgar quiz panel show known to mankind?

I'm not even British and I'd suggest it!

I'd recommend "Look Around You" the second season.

Actually, George R R Martin is from New Jersey. While you are correct on most of what you said, for example the locations (filmed in Ireland), he is very much an American. I kind of lost faith in the series (though I still love the books), so I'm giving season 4 a chance otherwise I think I might stick to the novels.

I just mixed him up with another author everyone assumes is American (in my experience anyway, I always hear people say) called Neil Gaiman! My fault, I just woke up though :)

No worries, we all have our moments of error. Good god Neil Gaiman needs to do more episodes of Doctor Who...and MOAR SANDMAN! :D

I do like Sandman, although I have only read about half of them so far, but I would rather see some more novels from him first.

Red Dwarf
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Blackadder
'Allo 'Allo
A bit of Fry and Laurie
Little Britain
Father Ted
My Hero
Absolutely Fabulous
The Young Ones
Bottom
A touch of Frost
Dr Who
Not the 9 o'clock news
Alas Smith & Jones
Mr Bean (not the movies)