Fleabag (2016)

The gold standard, and the show that turned the knowing glance into a weapon. Phoebe Waller-Bridge's asides start as jokes you're thrilled to be in on, then slowly reveal how much she uses you to avoid the people in the room. That's what makes series two land so hard: a priest starts to notice when she slips away to the camera, and suddenly your cozy complicity becomes part of the problem. It's only 12 episodes across two series, grew out of her one-woman Edinburgh Fringe show, and the second series swept the big Emmys for comedy, lead actress and writing. Short enough for a weekend, and best watched without skipping ahead.