Spinning-off from Casualty, Holby City was a gripping medical drama that looked into the fate of the patients once they left A&E. The series was loved by fans but slated by professionals. Find out why in our review...
In this hilarious and defining Carry On film, two enslaved Britons are taken to Rome. One of them is mistaken for a fighter, and gets drafted into the Royal Guard to protect Caesar. "Infamy! Infamy! They've all got in-for-me!"
An ambitious police officer leads the Complaints Investigation Bureau of the Met Police to investigate corruption inside the force in this gripping and dramatic series that predated Line of Duty by 20 years
A comedic powerhouse of British TV and cinema, Joan Sims captivated generations with her unforgettable charm and wit and was equally adept at straight drama, although she will always be remembered as the mainstay of the Carry On franchise
Stark one-off drama about two cold-bloodied thugs who are witnessed violently assaulting an innocent man. But the witnesses, in fear for their own safety, refuse to give evidence. "Sometimes," say one of them, "it doesn't pay to see too much."
Something of an oddity in the BBC’s development of science fiction/horror plays and series for television, Time Slip was broadcast live in November 1953 and was unrecorded. The Radio Times didn't even publish a cast list!
The third instalment in the series of Terry Pratchett adaptations for the screen. After years of pulling off confidence tricks, Moist von Lipwig is finally caught and sentenced to execution. However, he is given a choice: become the new postmaster or face the noose!
TV investigative journalist Jemima Shore turns amateur detective to uncover blackmail and murder among the upper classes in this 1980s blend of cozy mystery and conventional crime thriller
The Seventh Doctor and Mel, looking for a swimming pool, land in a luxurious 22nd-century high-rise apartment building which has now fallen into disrepair and chaos, and Kroagnon, the incorporeal architect of the giant building, wants kill all the residents
BBC anthology series of six stories, each offering a speculative look into the near future, providing audiences with an intriguing vision of what might lie ahead. Some of the predictions have proven to be remarkably accurate
The Monkees: Micky, Davy, Mike, and Peter—in hilarious, surreal adventures packed with slapstick comedy, catchy music, and quirky charm. It broke the fourth wall and parodied pop culture with a fun, chaotic energy!
He may not have been a household name in the way that some of his fellow actors were, but to those who knew Sam Kelly, he was a true gem of British television. Television Heaven pays tribute to one of Britain's favourite character actors
Andrew O'Day examines the 1980 BBC2 Playhouse presentation about a couple who fall prey to paranoia and doubt when they begin to think that their unborn child will grow up to be evil.
"At the turn of the 18th Century, Britain was at war. These were the years when history was written in the blood and smoke of mighty sea battles and the name Nelson typified the spirit of the British Navy. But on the good ship Venus - my, you should have seen us!"