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  • Donald Pleasence

    Television Heaven remembers and pays tribute to a versatile British actor who captivated audiences with his intense performances and distinctive voice

  • Cribb

    A Detective Sergeant navigates the challenges of crime-solving in the late 19th century. With its rich depiction of Victorian life and clever storytelling, Cribb earned a place among the classic period crime dramas of British television

  • Eric and Ernie's Musical Extravaganzas

    Morecambe and Wise treated us to some of the most memorable television song and dance routines ever. But with so many to choose from, just which one will come out the best?

  • Diamond Crack Diamond

    Six-part thriller from London Weekend Television starring Alan Dobie (Cribb) as John Diamond, a Fleet Street reporter who has a reputation for living dangerously

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Whodunnit

Whodunnit? (1972) Reviews

Whodunnit

Crime-fiction mystery in which a celebrity panel watch a dramatization of a murderous deed before being given the chance to interrogate the suspects themselves and deduce whodunnit

A Man on the Inside

A Man on the Inside (2024) Reviews

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

Billy Connolly

An Audience with Billy Connolly (1985) Reviews

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 - French Detective Series

Jo (2013) Reviews

Jo - French Detective Series

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

The Massingham Affair (1964) Reviews

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

Bat Out of Hell (1966) Reviews

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

Glyn Owen

Glyn Owen Biographies

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