Philip Madoc

The Brain of Morbius

On the planet Karn, an insect-like alien is killed by Condo who takes its head to his master, Solon. However, the head is unsuitable — Solon needs a head from a warm-blooded humanoid. On a storm-lashed night, the Doctor and Sarah arrive at Solon's front door

Catch Hand

Gritty, largely lost 1960s BBC drama following itinerant labourers as they drifted from job to job across Britain. Mixing adventure and social realism, it portrayed working-class resilience, friendship, and the unseen builders of modern Britain

Fifteen Iconic Comedy Moments

Whether it's pratfalls or pathos, awkward silences or extravagant chaos, British sitcoms have given us a treasure trove of moments that we’ll be quoting and re-enacting forever. Join us for 12 sitcoms with 15 iconic-never to be forgotten moments...

The Top Ten Single-Season Drama Series of All Time

These ten single‑season dramas reveal television at its most precise and daring, delivering unforgettable characters, bold ideas and cultural impact—inviting readers to rediscover how much power a single, perfectly crafted season can hold

Detective

BBC anthology series in which each week a different famous literary detective is brought to the screen. The series spawned several long-running series including 'Cluff,' 'Father Brown,' and 'Sherlock Holmes'

The Krotons

On the unnamed twin-sunned planet of the Gonds, two youngsters, the brightest of their generation, have been selected, like generations before them, to attend the machine of their masters, the Krotons. But legend has it that anyone who enters the machine never leaves

The War Games

The TARDIS arrives in the middle of a battlefield - but it soon becomes apparent that this is no ordinary war, as soldiers from different time periods appear through a mysterious mist. Time is running out for The Doctor and soon he'll have to face his biggest threat yet - his own race...the Time Lords

Ennal's Point

Six-part BBC2 series about the professional and personal lives of a Welsh lifeboat crew and their tight-knit community in a small seaside village which was adapted from a novel by Alun Richards and starred Philip Madoc and Glyn Owen

Hawkeye

The further adventures based on characters created by James Fennimore Cooper.

Hawkmoor

A nostalgic revisit to Hawkmoor finds a richly atmospheric historical drama whose superb photography, music, and performances survive better than its clumsy direction and muddled storytelling, revealing both the ambition and shortcomings of the BBC’s rare venture into Welsh folk history