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  • The Tomb of the Cybermen

    On Telos, the Doctor and his companions uncover the long-buried Cybermen, entombed in icy silence. As archaeologists awaken the deadly creatures, the Doctor must outwit the resurrected cybernetic horrors before the research party is annihilated

  • Chef!

    A volatile culinary genius turns every service into a comic battleground, clashing with staff, critics, and customers as his obsessive pursuit of perfection repeatedly detonates into wonderfully over‑the‑top kitchen chaos

  • Waugh on Crime

    Years before he was Hyacinth Bucket's hen-pecked husband, actor Clive Swift appeared as a thinking man’s detective; methodical, confident, and occasionally smug. Inspector Waugh was very much part of the groundwork on which later British crime television was built...

  • Barbara in Black

    What initially appears to be an unfortunate accident; a violent collision between a van and a lorry on a desolate mountain road in Wales, becomes an intriguing mystery when both vehicles disappear without trace

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An Enemy of the State

An Enemy of the State (1965) Reviews

An Enemy of the State

When electronics engineer Harry Sutton lands a lucrative contract to install a British‑designed computer in Moscow, he expects a career‑defining opportunity. Instead, he's drawn into a deadly conspiracy, framed for murder, and hunted by the Soviet security services

My Family

My Family (2000) Reviews

My Family

Grumpy dentists, chaotic children, and a family that thrives on dysfunction: My Family is a long-running British sitcom that turned everyday domestic misery into a surprisingly warm, enduring comedy favourite

Patience

Patience (2025) Reviews

Patience

When a man dies after apparently setting himself on fire in a suspected suicide, an autistic archivist identifies an interesting link to other cases, bringing her unique talent to the attention of the murder team

The History Man

The History Man (1981) Reviews

The History Man

A razor-sharp but controversial BBC adaptation of Malcolm Bradbury’s novel, The History Man skewers 1970s academic life through the manipulative rise of a charismatic, radical lecturer amid politics, power and hypocrisy

Kessler

Kessler (1981) Reviews

Kessler

Decades after the war, a notorious Nazi reinvents himself as a powerful industrialist, only to be hunted across Europe and South America as past crimes resurface, threatening his fortune, his allies, and his carefully constructed new life

Hawking

Hawking (2004) Reviews

Hawking

Remarkable BBC drama that charts Stephen Hawking's early years at Cambridge, pairing intellectual breakthroughs with personal struggle, anchored by Benedict Cumberbatch's compelling performance and a moving exploration of genius, illness and scientific revolution

The Passenger

The Passenger (1971) Reviews

The Passenger

David Walker makes a fateful decision on a lonely road: he stops to offer a lift to a young hitch-hiker. What begins as a moment of kindness spirals into catastrophe when she vanishes, only to be found murdered, with evidence cruelly designed to implicate Walker

Melissa

Melissa (1964) Reviews

Melissa

Few television thrillers can legitimately claim classic status across multiple generations, but Melissa occupies precisely that territory. We look at the three versions of this classic tale of blackmail, murder and secrets from the 60s, 70s and 90s

The Carnforth Practice

The Carnforth Practice (1974) Reviews

The Carnforth Practice

Short-lived BBC series concerning the personal and professional life of an aristocratic solicitor as he ran a small Lake District practice, navigating modest but meaningful cases that reflected the concerns of the surrounding community

Dead Head

Dead Head (1986) Reviews

Dead Head

Petty criminal Eddy Cass is drifting through life on minor scams and bad decisions. When he agrees to courier a package across London and then decides to open it, he is horrified by its contents. His life will soon spiral out of control...