British TV dramas, with their unique sense ofhumor, delicate plots and rich cultural connotations,are attracting more Chinese audiences, especiallyyoung people. As they say, those who watch Britishseries despise those who watch American ones; theAmericans despise those who watch Japaneseshows; and the Japanese disdains those who watchSouth Korean ones. Let's have a look at some of themost popular British TV shows in China.
凭借独特的幽默感、精妙的故事情节和丰富的文化内涵，英国电视剧正吸引着越来越多的中国观众，尤其是年轻观众。如他们所言，看英剧的瞧不起看美剧的;看美剧的瞧不起看日剧的;看日剧的瞧不起看韩剧的。今天，我们就来看看在中国最受欢迎的一些英剧吧。
Sherlock
《神探夏洛克》
Talking about the top ranking British TV series, Sherlock will be definitely on the list. Accordingto statistics provided by Youku.com, the video website where the TV program was initiallyreleased with Chinese subtitles, viewership for Sherlock's third season premiere totaled 89.73million people, making it one of the most popular TV shows on the web.
说起人气超高的英剧，《神探夏洛克》一定榜上有名。视频网站优酷最早放出该剧的中文字幕版，该网站的数据显示，《神探夏洛克》第三季的首播集收视人数达到了8973万，让此剧成为互联网上有史以来最多人观看的剧集之一。
The BBC-produced videos are based on the classic detective stories in The Adventures ofSherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, and yet this time the setting is moved from the 19thcentury to the 21st century. The actors portraying the protagonists, Holmes and Dr. Watson,Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, have become new favorites for young people.
这部电视剧由英国广播公司(BBC)出品，内容改编自亚瑟·柯南·道尔的《福尔摩斯探案集》里的经典推理故事，不过这次故事背景从19世纪换成了21世纪。扮演主角福尔摩斯(Holmes)和华生医生(Dr.Watson)的分别是本尼迪克特·康伯巴奇(Benedict Cumberbatch)和马丁·弗里曼(Martin Freeman)，他们现在都是中国年轻人心目中的新晋男神。