If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, The Big Breakfast is available on streaming right now. Every one of its 11 seasons holds up. With 6 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Watch it for Melanie Sykes — one of the stronger performances out there right now. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, The Big Breakfast is worth clearing space for. The writing in The Big Breakfast treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. The Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 and S4C each weekday morning from 28 September 1992 until 29 March 2002 during which period 2,482 shows were produced. The Big Breakfast was produced by Planet 24, the production company co-owned by former Boomtown Rats singer and Live Aid organiser Bob Geldof. The programme was distinctive for broadcasting live from former lockkeepers' cottages commonly referred to as "The Big Breakfast House", or more simply, "The House", located on Fish Island, in Bow in east London. The performances from Melanie Sykes and Richard Bacon give it more weight than the premise alone would suggest. It ran for 11 seasons (1992–2002), and the writing holds up across every one of them. What elevates The Big Breakfast is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

The Big Breakfast is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. Viewers who responded to 60 Minutes will find a lot to like here too. 11 seasons gives the story real room to develop. Melanie Sykes is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record. The patience it asks of you early on is paid back with interest.

The Big Breakfast wrapped up in 2002, created by Charlie Parsons — and 11 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.