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Laurel and Hardy

Beginning in 1949, television introduced Laurel and Hardy to an entirely new generation of viewers. Their classic films became hugely popular in syndication, ensuring their comedy lived on long after their cinematic heyday and cementing their status as timeless entertainment icons

Ike: Countdown to D-Day

As Europe braces for liberation, Eisenhower battles clashing egos, catastrophic setbacks, and the crushing weight of command, ultimately staking his reputation—and the lives of thousands—on the perilous gamble that will become D‑Day

The New Road

Set in the Scottish Highlands of 1733, The New Road follows young Aeneas Macmaster's quest to uncover the truth about his father's death. Along General Wade's military road, he encounters intrigue, murder, romance, and a changing world

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

In this acclaimed 1968 BBC adaptation of Anne Brontë’s radical novel, a mysterious widow seeking refuge at Wildfell Hall conceals a painful past involving an abusive marriage and challenging Victorian conventions in a powerful story of courage, independence, and survival

The Big M

When a businessman dies in his office, allegedly before revealing why he sought help, private detective Johnny Treherne investigates a protection racket, uncovering betrayal, corruption and murder while fighting to clear himself of suspicion

Jane Eyre

After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre enters service at Thornfield Hall, where Charlotte Brontë’s resilient heroine meets Edward Rochester, the brooding master she serves as governess in the BBC’s atmospheric 1963 adaptation

Jesus of Nazareth

Franco Zeffirelli’s acclaimed biblical epic chronicles the life, ministry, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Led by Robert Powell’s iconic performance, the star-studded miniseries remains one of television’s most ambitious and enduring religious dramas

To The Manor Born

A classic British sitcom born from a forgotten radio script, To the Manor Born paired Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles in a charming battle of class and romance, becoming one of television's most beloved and successful comedies

Midsomer Murders

Behind the calm of picture‑postcard English villages, the series fuses cosy mystery, dark comedy and quirky rural traditions as successive Detective Chief Inspectors unravel a continual run of killings, cementing its place as one of Britain’s most enduring detective dramas

Triangle

The BBC’s ambitious early-1980s ferry drama Triangle pioneered location video filming but sank beneath dreadful scripts, gloomy North Sea realism and seasick performances

The Corbett Follies

A look at the completely lost 1969 variety series, examining Ronnie Corbett’s underrated comic brilliance, the glamour of ITV light entertainment, and the cultural tragedy of Britain’s wiped television archive era

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

Thundercloud

During the Second World War, the staff of the supposedly secret naval station HMS Thundercloud quietly avoid military duty while profiting from Admiralty supplies, leaving one rule-bound officer struggling to maintain order amid incompetence, romance and bureaucratic confusion

Dead Like Me

After dying in a freak accident, cynical teenager George Lass becomes a grim reaper tasked with guiding souls to the afterlife while watching her fractured family cope with her death in this darkly funny, heartfelt cult drama

Hard Times

Set in the grim fictional world of Coketown, itself inspired by the industrial north of England in the 19th century, this adaptation of Dickens' novel captures the oppressive spirit of mechanised Victorian society with extraordinary precision

Quincy, M.E.

A fearless medical examiner battles corruption, cover-ups and deadly secrets across Los Angeles, risking his career to expose the truth behind suspicious deaths and fight for victims no one else will defend

For Maddie with Love

Facing terminal illness with courage and candour, Maddie confronts life’s final choices in a drama that blends humour and heartbreak, exploring love, dignity, and the right to decide when suffering should end

Connie

After eight years in Greece, glamorous businesswoman Connie returns to the East Midlands determined to reclaim her failing family fashion empire. Armed with charm, manipulation and razor-sharp instincts, she sparks chaos, scandal and power struggles in the ruthless world of the rag trade

Our Miss Pemberton

In a close-knit country town, kindly shopkeeper Miss Pemberton becomes confidante, problem-solver and friend to the local community. This gentle late-1950s BBC daytime serial, now entirely lost, charmed audiences with its everyday dramas and quietly reassuring portrait of small-town British life

Not In Front of the Children

Wendy Craig stars as scatter-brained housewife Jennifer Corner, juggling suburban family life, children, husband Henry and endless domestic chaos in the role that would make her synonymous with the frazzled but lovable British sitcom mother

The Moonstone

After a priceless diamond stolen from an Indian temple disappears during a birthday celebration, suspicion engulfs an English household. As secrets unravel, a baffling mystery involving betrayal, greed, murder, and mistaken innocence slowly moves toward its startling solution

MacGyver

Armed with only his scientific genius, a Swiss Army knife, and everyday objects, secret agent Angus MacGyver tackles deadly missions, outsmarts dangerous enemies, and proves that brains are far more powerful than bullets in this iconic action-adventure series

Night Gallery

“Good evening, and welcome to a private showing of three paintings, displayed here for the first time. Each is a collector’s item in its own way—not because of any special artistic quality, but because each captures on a canvas, suspended in time and space, a frozen moment of a nightmare.”

The Grimleys

Set in 1970s Dudley, The Grimleys follows awkward schoolboy Gordon Grimley as he navigates family chaos, school rivalries and his hopeless crush on teacher Geraldine Titley in a sharply written, nostalgic comedy packed with warmth, romance and cynical humour

You Can't Win

A thoughtful seven-part Granada drama following an aspiring novelist and science teacher, played by a young Ian McShane, from the uneasy months before World War II to post-war London, as he navigates love, ambition, marriage and the quiet disappointments of adult life

Vacant Lot

'Bendlove and Bodium Ltd. Builders and Decorators, Cabinet Makers to the Gentry, Funeral Directors and Taxi Hire specialists (estimates given free)' - We review this lost sitcom starring Alfie Bass and Bill Fraser

Rule Britannia

Four former naval friends from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland reunite after 25 years, rekindling their bond through boozy misadventures, national rivalries and chaotic schemes that disrupt ordinary life and lead to increasingly absurd and unpredictable situations

The Kids from 47A

Set in Birmingham, four siblings have to fend for themselves after their mother is admitted to hospital, juggling school, work, and family tensions while trying to stay together and avoid being taken into care

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

A 'lost' 1967 BBC2 anthology series adapting thirteen of Conan Doyle’s lesser-known tales, following Oxford acquaintances through eerie, comic, romantic, and mysterious adventures-showcasing his storytelling range beyond Sherlock Holmes

The Warrior Queen

In Roman Britain, Boudica rises from cautious ally to fierce rebel after betrayal and brutality ignite vengeance—leading her people in a desperate, defiant uprising against the might of Nero’s empire