As Raffles - The Amateur Cracksman, Anthony Valentine gave one of his finest performances. A role that was seemingly tailor-made for him began in 1975 as a single play by Philip Mackie before becoming a major drama series in 1977
How period dramas fuel our obsession with rural English lifestyle
A look at how episodes of 'Danger Man' influenced 'The Prisoner' "From its beginning to its end, there is a near-palpable, mythological aura surrounding this cult series."
In 1978, Cedric Messina persuaded the British Broadcasting Corporation to take on the task of filming the whole canon of William Shakespeare's plays for television, under the title The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare.
The story of Britain's foremost drama series - Armchair Theatre