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Homeland v Broadchurch? House of Cards v Corrie? Veteran actress Celia Imrie has lambasted British TV for being boring. What do you think?

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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel star, 62, criticised home-grown TV shows for their frustratingly slow pace compared to US rivals.

And she said that she had little time for TV hit Broadchurch, the crime drama starring David Tennant and Olivia Colman.

"I found it all rather grim. Also rather boring," Imrie told Glamour magazine.

"Quite frankly, I think English television is rather boring in general these days.

"I'll sit there shouting, 'Get on with it!' at the TV, because things just move so slowly."

The Calendar Girls actress added: "American TV, on the other hand, is absolutely brilliant at the moment. Nashville, House of Cards and Homeland."

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