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    Coming to you from "Beautiful Downtown Burbank," Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In was a madcap hour of slapstick comedy, stand-up gags and satirical sketches all set against a flower power influenced backdrop of vivid colours

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    Spaceships, galactic empires, and a ragtag crew of freedom fighters, Star Wars it wasn't, but Blake's 7 blazed its dark toned, moral ambiguous trail across our screens from 1978 to 1981

  • The Benny Hill Show

    Arguably the most visually successful performer since the great Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hawthorne Hill became one of the most accomplished funny men of his era, whose cheeky grin and feigned air of innocence made him one of televisions biggest stars and won him a legion of fans around the world.

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    Grab your kepi, stock up on sun cream, and Follow That Camel into a whirlwind of hilarious desert chaos. The Foreign Legion’s never been less disciplined — or more entertaining! But then it never had Bilko carrying on before...

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Adam Adamant Lives

Adam Adamant Lives! (1966) Reviews

Adam Adamant Lives

When workmen discover a male body in 1966 that was frozen alive in a block of ice in 1902, he is revived to continue his was on crime in this curious but undeniably charming blend of period swashbuckling and Sixties swagger

Planet of Giants

Planet of Giants Doctor Who

Planet of Giants

When the TARDIS doors open prior to materialisation, the travellers and their Ship shrink to the size of insects. Arriving on Earth, they uncover a murderous plot involving a new insecticide - but how can they stop the crime in their miniaturized condition?

Ben Casey

Ben Casey (1961) Reviews

Ben Casey

Played by the ruggedly handsome Vince Edwards Ben Casey burst onto our screens in the early 1960s with something refreshingly different: a hard-edged, emotionally complex protagonist who was unafraid to challenge the rules if it benefitted his patient

Mr Pastry

Mr Pastry (1958) Reviews

Mr Pastry

From Clumsy Capers to Timey-Wimey Tales: Richard Hearne, TV’s first clown created mayhem and disaster - was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, and was once considered to take control of the TARDIS!

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game (1968) Reviews

The Name of the Game

Ground-breaking series with three rotating stars, who were tied together by their link to Howard Publications. Episodes featured the flambouyant owner Glenn Howard, Jeff Dillon - a crusading investigative reporter, or Dan Farrell, a retired FBI agent

Cannonball TV series

Cannonball (1958) Reviews

Cannonball TV series

Fun, free-wheeling, undemanding early adventure series, Cannonball was a series of half-hour family dramas chronicling the adventures of two truckers who hauled freight on the highways of Canada and the U.S.A.

Casting the Runes

Casting the Runes (1979) Reviews

Casting the Runes

Prudence Dunning is a sharp and sceptical producer of an investigative TV programme. When her show ridicules the teachings of the occultist Julian Karswell, she unwittingly becomes the focus of his malice, in this chilling reworking of an M.R. James classic

All Gas and Gaiters

All Gas and Gaiters (1967) Reviews

All Gas and Gaiters

One of the first TV series to poke fun at the clergy (albeit in a very gentle manner), All Gas and Gaiters is the fondly remembered sitcom that elevated Derek Nimmo to household-name status in Britain and also spawned two spin-off series as well as a radio show.

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey (2010) Reviews

Downton Abbey

Reviving global interest in British period dramas, influencing fashion and tourism, and sparking discussions on class, gender roles, and historical storytelling, Downton Abbey is a cultural phenomenon with a lasting legacy