24 hailed 'most addictive' show

24 hailed 'most addictive' show (Image credit: PA Wire/Press Association Images)

Kiefer Sutherland's 24 has been voted the most addictive TV series. The award-winning TV thriller - which sees Kiefer's character Jack Bauer battle against terrorism - beat off Lost, Friends and Heroes to top the poll by more than 3,000 Lovefilm members. "Although crime doesn't pay, as our list reveals, it most certainly pulls in the viewers, and shows like 24 have clearly found the right mix of suspense, drama and action to keep us coming back for more," said Darren Bignell from Lovefilm.com. The Wire and Dr Who were UK shows that made the list, alongside other favourite American series like CSI, Prison Break, The Sopranos and Sex And The City. 24, which has won Kiefer numerous awards for his portrayal of the invincible agent, has spanned seven seasons to date, and is currently filming on the eighth.

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix.

An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.