Ooh this is quite a treat for me - here at TV Scoop we each have shows that we cover (no-one else has dared review The Mighty Boosh for example...) so it's good to look back at the year and have a little chat about shows I didn't get to review at the time.

Well, that's the theory anyway - in practice I usually ran to the computer as soon as a show I loved came to an end. So Cranford, Boosh and Peep Show are all involved, but with the added bonus of Doctor Who and Life On Mars! Woo!

DOCTOR WHO (BBC Two): The Master saves the series
The first half of this series of Doctor Who was, it has to be said, disappointing. Martha was a charmless companion, the Doctor was low-key and the writing - especially during that woeful Daleks in Manhatten two-parter - was poor. Blink and the John Smith story were wonderful but it wasn't until the stupidly brilliant John Simm came to the series as The Master that the series really came alive. It was an inspired piece of casting, the perfect foil to Tennant's Doctor. Please, Mr T Davies - bring him back soon!

OUTNUMBERED (BBC One): Karen wants a pet puffin
Ah little Karen, my nomination for Best Actress of 2007 (if just being herself can really be considered acting). There were many choice lines of course - I particularly liked that she asked, on being told that everything is made from atoms, whether dreams and shadows are made from atoms too. But the best moment, without doubt, was when she asked whether she could have a puffin as a pet - her delivery was just stunning.

THE FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS (BBC Four): Murray Hewitt takes roll call
The Flight Of The Conchords was a fantastic series (apologies for missing it out of the Top 50!) featuring wonderful musical sequences with Jermaine and Brett. I was close to choosing the moment where Labyrinth-era Bowie visited Brett (yes, because I'm a huge Labyrinth fan) but I really have to 'big up' Murray (Rhys Darby). He was the highlight of every episode, and I laughed literally every single time he took a register at band meetings.

LIFE ON MARS (BBC One): Sam Tyler returns to 1973
Our number one show of the year had an amazing ending. Sam finally returned to 2005, only to realise that he doesn't want to be a part of that era's red-tape bound, sterile police force after all, and so jumped off a high-rise, and returned to 1973 - to Annie's open arms and Hunt's non-PC wise-cracks. The writers say he committed suicide, but as the consumer of the text I reserve the right to interpret it differently. In any case, it's an ending which felt uplifting and satisfying at the time, but then unravelled the more you thought about it - perfect.

BIG BROTHER (Channel 4): Samanda are 'psychopathic'
This year's series of Big Brother was not a favourite among super-fans, but I actually really enjoyed it. It may not have had the drama of previous series but the relationship between Chanelle and Ziggy was genuinely fascinating. Best of all, though, was when the telepathy task between Sam and Amanda *actually worked*. They were literally telepathic! And, hilariously, they utterly failed to realise the significance of it, and just celebrated the fact that they got a party as a reward for passing the task...

DAWN FRENCH'S BOYS WHO DO: COMEDY (BBC Four): Russell Brand shows his sensitive side
I was as ready as everyone else to hate Russell Brand - I mean look at him, surely the guy's a fool! And a womanising, druggy fool at that! But he's not. Well, he probably is still a bit of womaniser, but he's cleaned up and knows himself inside out. It makes for quite a spiritual man, and this half-hour interview stripped away the layers of faux-Victoriana and got through to that man. He was funny, honest and charming - and it meant that even Charlie Brooker has come round to the opinion that he's hugely talented.

NORTHANGER ABBEY (ITV1): ITV gets something right
That might be a rather harsh headline but, as they say, true. ITV had a poor year all told, punctured by the odd costume drama which they presumably thought would automatically turn it into a classy channel. Not all of them hit the mark, but Northanger Abbey was wonderful. The writing was witty and light-hearted, and the leads thoroughly charming. JJ Feild was a brilliant Tilney, and I can't wait to see him reprise his role of Fred Garland in The Shadow Of The North, with Billie Piper (BBC One, Sun 30 Dec, 8.55pm).

PEEP SHOW (Channel 4): Mark has the worst wedding ever
Peep Show isn't my favourite programme by any means, and this series was certainly hit and miss, but the final episode was impressive simply for portraying what must have been the most depressing wedding ever seen on TV (Eastenders aside, obviously). Mark was finally getting to wed Sophie - unfortunately, though, he had recently realised that he didn't love her after all, and she wasn't overly convinced either. It was funny, dark, and, for once, we saw some genuine affection between Mark and Jez.

CHARLIE BROOKER'S SCREENWIPE (BBC Four): Charlie Brooker takes on rolling news
Charlie Brooker does funny/nasty better than most, we all know that, but for the episode of Screenwipe which looked at 24-hour news he took a more serious tone - and you know what, it was the best of the series hands down. Fox News, unsurprisingly, got a beating for its unapologetic one-sidedness, but we saw that British networks are little better. The constant need for updates when there really aren't any, and the ridiculous reliance on graphics all received the criticism they so thoroughly deserve.

CRANFORD (BBC One): Harry inherits Mr Carter's estate
I've gone on and on about how much I love Cranford, but this is the last time I'll mention it for a while, I promise. While the two Dames Judi Dench and Eileen Atkins were brilliant, it was in fact the beautiful storyline concerning Harry, Lady Ludlow and Mr Carter. Carter gained a son (and a possible partner is Miss Galindo), Lady Ludlow gained some humanity and Harry got the thing he most wanted - an education. The effect that the kind-hearted Mr Carter had on those around him was really magical.

THE MIGHTY BOOSH (BBC Three): Howard and Vince harness the Power Of The Crimp
While I have no doubt that all of the episodes from this new series will grow on me over time - I even needed to let series two bed in for a while before I truly loved it - the Power Of The Crimp found a place in my heart straight away. It felt so warm and good-natured, the rapport between Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt was at its very best and, of course it was laugh-out-loud hilarious.