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  • A Man on the Inside

    A lonely retired widower gets a new lease on life when he answers an ad from a private investigator and becomes a mole in a secret investigation in a nursing home. Ted Danson stars in his best roles in years in this intelligent comedy and heartfelt drama

  • An Audience with Billy Connolly

    Television special in front of a star-studded audience, featuring the legendary Scottish comedian with his unique brand of stand-up comedy, his storytelling prowess and his sharp humour

  • Jo

    English-language French police procedural concerning a veteran detective in Paris' elite Criminal Brigade. Jo St-Clair, brilliant and brutal, must outwit pathological killers to solve the most shocking murders

  • The Massingham Affair

    Based on a real-life Victorian burglary, two poachers are accused of murdering a policeman. But one young crusading solicitor, with radical notions on 19th century justice, is convinced that they are the victims of rigged evidence - by the police

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It's murder and intrigue most foul in this 1960s British thriller written by the prolific Francis Durbridge when the victim of a murder phones his wife after she has identified his body

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Glyn Owen

We remember the prolific stage and screen actor who became a household name in the UK in the 1980s when he appeared as the boozy Jack Rolfe in Howards' Way, the series dubbed by the British press as the 'boating and bonking' serial

The Gaffer

The Gaffer (1981) Reviews

The Gaffer

The owner of a run-down small engineering firm is struggling for survival and constantly under threat from the taxman, union officials, customs and excise and his bank manager. He also doesn't care much for traffic wardens!

Chistopher Blake

Christopher Blake Biographies

Chistopher Blake

Television Heaven remembers the British actor and screenwriter Christopher Blake who enjoyed a prolific career in television, film and theatre before his life was cut tragically short in 2004, at the age of 55 years

Garry Halliday

Garry Halliday (1959) Reviews

Garry Halliday

Teen adventure series similar to 'Biggles' about the owner/pilot of a commercial airline company who gets involved with all kinds of adventures. Garry Halliday was a huge hit for the BBC over 50 episodic broadcasts of which only one survives

Triton

Triton (1961) Reviews

Triton

It's 1801 and Britain rules the waves with their vast fleet. But what if something could threaten their ships? What if they could be destroyed in the open sea by an unseen force - by a new, secret and revolutionary weapon?

Matlock

Matlock (Reboot) (2024) Reviews

Matlock

Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates stars as Madeline Kingston who returns to practice by getting a job using the alias of needy widow Matty Matlock. Her motive? To seek justice for the death of her daughter in the opioid epidemic

Red One

Red One (2024) Reviews

Red One

After Santa Claus is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with a notorious hacker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas. Could this box-office failure be a festive streaming success?

Clive Dunn

Clive Dunn Biographies

Clive Dunn

For those who grew up watching Dad’s Army, Clive Dunn is not just an actor; he is a cherished memory, a reminder of a time when television had the power to bring people together and make them laugh

Matlock

Matlock (1986) Reviews

Matlock

Andy Griffith starred as a widowed, elderly, somewhat cantankerous, but folksy lawyer from Atlanta in this 1980s legal drama that was as cosy as a well-worn rocking chair. Matlock is the epitome of 1980s formulaic television, but it lasted for 9 seasons