West Wing WAS brilliant, until Aaron Sorkin got bored. S5 and beyond were pony, I still haven't even watched the last episode of it. I was a MASSIVE WW fan until probably halfway through S4, and then it just seemed to run out of steam :(
Can't believe no one has mentioned Luther yet!!! Idris Elba (who I had no idea was British till I watched this - I think the yanks have done a swap with Damien Lewis on that one) from The Wire is in it, think 21st Century Cracker?