Favourite TV Characters

We have a thread for our favourite film characters but not one for the small screen, to my knowledge, so who are your favourites and why?

Fisrt up from me is what I think is the greatest US President, fictional or otherwise, and a fantastic role from Martin Sheen.

Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet.

He actually was only supposed to be a recurring character in The West Wing but apparently Sheen impressed so much Aaron Sorkin started to write him more into the show and I'm glad he did as you can't think of The West Wing without Jed.

The Crackpots and These Women: Bartlet's Speech

Best Denny Crane moment

Denny Crane.

Boston Legal.  Best thing I've watched in the last few years.

Tony Soprano, Mr Benn, Larry in Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Tony Soprano, Mr Benn, Larry in Curb Your Enthusiasm.

haven't watched Curb yet, but I'll def agree with you on Tony Soprano!

Jack Bauer - 24
Eric Taylor - Friday Night Lights
Dr. Cox - Scrubs
Fry/Bender - Futurama
Ben - Lost
Walter White - Breaking Bad
Paulie Walnuts - Sopranos
Arthur Mitchell - Dexter

And of course:

The very best of Randy Marsh

Probably going to date myself a bit but my favorite of all time is Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum on Magnum P. I.

I'm a big fan of Steve McGarrett on Hawaii 5-0, the current one played by Alex O'Loughlin.

Also loved Desmond on Lost. Henry Ian Cusick.

Tony Soprano
Al Swearengen
Dale Cooper
Omar Little
Walter White

haven't watched Curb yet, but I'll def agree with you on Tony Soprano!

Larry David is comic genius.

Larry David Pissed Off - Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 7

Homer Simpson

The Simpsons||Best Moments

Lord Flashheart

Lord Flashheart's Grand Entrance - Blackadder - BBC

Fantastic.

RIP Rik.

The Newsroom: The Best of Charlie Skinner

Charlie Skinner

Newsroom.

Love his character.

The Winchester boys from Supernatural are great, but I'm only early into season 4 and Castiel and Uriel are intriguing me.

Nobody beats Malcolm Tucker:

Malcolm Tucker rant

Phil Dunphy from "Modern Family":

Phil Dunphy Funniest Moments

Robin Williams(RIP) in Mork & Mindy (NCIS Gibbs' real wife!). Na-nu Na-nu.

Mike Ehrmantraut.

*Possible Spoilers*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6R5yBL1LSI#ws

Mike Ehrmantraut.

*Possible Spoilers*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6R5yBL1LSI#ws

Good shout that.
I second it

Been watching a little Grimm on my phone, as of late, Silas Weir Mitchell, who the Prison Break aficionados will recognise as the actor who played Haywire, absolutely knocks his role on this show, as Monroe - a Wieder Blutbad, out of the park. Hits a sweet spot for me, sits kind of mid-range between Buffy and Supernatural with a touch of the crime procedural.  Definitely not for all, but I'm sure it will work for a few geeks like me, who are definitely out there.

Favourite ever tv character has to be Jeff from Coupling. If you haven't seen this show, you must!

https://youtu.be/hstPHM3R1dY

Basil Fawlty from Fawlty Towers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcliR8kAbzc#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja-k4BNy1k8#

Favourite ever tv character has to be Jeff from Coupling. If you haven't seen this show, you must!

https://youtu.be/hstPHM3R1dY

Quality!

Rewatching Breaking Bad and I know I mentioned Mike Ehrmantraut before in here but I also forgot how much I really like Hank and how his character develops over the seasons.

Dean Norris does a great job here.

Roger from American Dad.  He is an alcoholic, drug addicted, cross dressing, pansexual, sociopathic, criminal  space alien.  And he's f***in' HILARIOUS.

Jax Teller - Sons of Anarchy
Ray Donovan

Brilliantly played characters.

Malcom Tucker is right up there with mine. Absolute hero.

A new one but a real show stealing character for me and Ben Mendelsohn does a great job in his portryal.

Danny Rayburn  from Bloodline.

Francis J Underwood.

Gloriously evil and compelling and could well end up being my favourite TV character of all time.

Spacey plays his role with relish and I can't believe it took me this long to watch House of Cards.

Some excellent shouts in here:

Danny in Bloodline
Frank Underwood in House of Cards
Homer Simpson

I would also add:

Brian Potter in Phoenix Nights
David Brent in The Office - I didn't like him and I'd hate to have a boss like him but he was still a good character nonetheless
Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do Ave'em
Mr Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter) in Rising Damp
Norman Stanley Fletcher in Porridge
Hank Moody in Californication

KRAMER
CARTMANN
CAPTAIN RED BEARD RUM
RICK ( YOUNG ONES )
BLACKADDER
TYRION LANNISTER
McNULTLY and OMAR