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A for Andromeda

A For Andromeda (1961)

A for Andromeda

Now recognised as a classic science fiction series, A for Andromeda was developed for television by writer and BBC producer John Elliot from an original storyline by Cambridge astronomer and novelist Fred Hoyle.

The A Team TV series

The A-Team (1983)

The A Team TV series

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.

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott & Costello Show (1951)

The Abbott and Costello Show

Although slammed by the critics The Abbott and Costello Show became a firm favourite with the viewing audience as the comic twosome brought to the small screen the same brand of slapstick humour that had pulled in theatre patrons for years.

Abbott Elementary (2021)

American four-time Emmy Award winning mockumentary about a perpetually optimistic teacher in an predominantly black, underfunded and mismanaged school in Philadelphia

Armchair Thriller

ABC Armchair Thriller (1967)

Armchair Thriller

'ABC Armchair Thriller', although sometimes listed alongside the later 'Armchair Thriller' series (1978 & 1980), is a separate series from the later Thames productions, which it preceded by 11 years.

Abigail's Party

Abigail's Party (1977)

Abigail's Party

When teenager Abigail throws a party for her friends, her next-door neighbour, Beverly Moss, does likewise for the adults. But Beverly is the hostess from hell.

About Britain

About Britain / London Town (1950)

About Britain

Early British television series fronted by Richard Dimbleby who, with an outside film camera crew, would visit some of the more interesting and unusual parts of the capitol city and the people around them. For the first time the TV cameras could introduce viewers to London's life, customs and traditions.

About Face

About Face (1989)

About Face

A series of 12 unconnected half-hour sitcoms, all written by different writers, created as a starring vehicle for Maureen Lipman

About the Home

About the Home (1951)

About the Home

Long-running 1950s afternoon programme designed to help women improve their domestic skills with tips on everything they could wish to know about from cookery to soft furnishings and needlework to bringing up baby and doing their own DIY.