A series my wife and I listened to that is good for slowing down my thoughts to a more normal, sane speed is Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. Botswana speed, nice and slow rolling. Some of the characters are rather witty, too.
I never watched the television series, so I cannot compare, but for me, books are usually better.
The Corduroy Mansions series he did was good, but I think there were only maybe 2 books?