Jonathan Cecil

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It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling

Reviews 1971 United Kingdom

Four 'posh' young women share a London flat. An unremarkable plot and a less than successful sitcom which significantly introduced Joanna Lumley to the world of sitcom and Jeremy Lloyd to producer David Croft, a meeting that would lead to the creation of Are You Being Served? the following year

Romany Jones

Reviews 1972 United Kingdom

Bert Jones and his wife Betty live on a caravan site. They both have ideas above their station. Betty has told her mother she lives in luxury rather than squalor. Can Bert get them out of it? Not while he has a distinct aversion to working...

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The Best of...Steptoe and Son - The Desperate Hours

Articles Jul 9, 2026

On a bitterly cold winter's day, escaped convicts Johnny and Frank take refuge in the Steptoes' freezing home, where unexpected friendships and striking parallels reveal that life in Oil Drum Lane can feel like a prison itself

The Sullivans

Reviews 1976 Australia

Australian soap opera set against the turmoil of World War II, The Sullivans follows a resilient Melbourne family navigating love, loss, and loyalty—delivering heartfelt drama, rich history, and unforgettable characters that bring a nation’s past vividly to life

The Tenth Planet

Doctor Who Jul 10, 2026

As the Solar System’s newest planet reveals a terrifying secret, the Doctor and his companions confront the emotionless Cybermen at a remote Antarctic base. Amid humanity's fight for survival, the Doctor faces his own greatest challenge as his first incarnation reaches its end

Casey Jones

Reviews 1957 United States

Popular Western series for kids that was made along similar lines to The Lone Ranger, The Cisco Kid and other successfully syndicated US shows of the late 1950's.

Vega$

Reviews 1978 United States

A suave private investigator navigates the glitz and danger of 1970s Las Vegas, with a guest cast that is a veritible Who's Who of American talent, solving crimes with charm and style in a city that never sleeps

Colony in Space

Doctor Who Jul 7, 2026

The Time Lords send the Doctor and Jo to the distant colony world of Uxarieus, where greedy mining interests, desperate settlers, ancient secrets and the Master's search for a devastating super-weapon threaten the planet's future

Next of Kin

Reviews 1995 United Kingdom

A self-absorbed middle-class couple are preparing to take early retirement in the south of France. But when their estranged son and his wife are killed, they are forced to return to Britain to become guardians to their three troublesome grandchildren

Antony and Cleopatra

Reviews 1974 United Kingdom

ATV's 3 hour presentation of arguably Shakespeare's most celebrated play, which emphasises the futility of the unworldly love of his seemingly perfect couple against the cold calculating worldly might of Octavius.

Merlin

Reviews 1998 United States

Three-part miniseries that retells the legend of King Arthur from the perspective of the wizard Merlin, covering the rise and fall of Camelot

Heidi

Reviews 1978 Switzerland, Germany

In the breathtaking Swiss Alps, a spirited orphan melts her stern uncle’s heart with resilience and optimism, in this faithful retelling of a beloved classic

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Reviews 1987 United Kingdom

Carefully crafted, often gripping adaptation of one of Britain’s most respected crime writers, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries delivers a measured, thoughtful brand of storytelling that remains compelling decades on

The A-Team

Reviews 1983 United States

A group of ex-Vietnam Commandos band together to form an unlikely partnership in order to assist the victims of injustice, whilst on the run themselves for a crime that they did not commit.

Kane & Abel

Reviews 1985 United States

Born on the same day near the turn of the century on opposite sides of the world, both men are brought together by fate and the quest of a dream. Kane and Abel battle for the success and triumph that only one man can have

No Place Like Home

Reviews 1983 United Kingdom

Arthur and Beryl Crabtree planned for a quiet life once their children had left home...or so they thought!

The Flintstones

Reviews 1960 United States

Long before The Simpsons took American prime time by storm, a slightly less dysfunctional cartoon family blazed the trial for generation crossing animated antics.

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