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Edna, the Inebriate Woman

Edna, The Inebriate Woman (1971)

Edna, the Inebriate Woman

Seen as an indictment of society's inability to care for its outcasts, Edna, The Inebriate Woman was a stirring piece of televisual drama that was made all the more powerful by Patricia Hayes' superb performance of a woman trying to hold on to the last vestiges of her dignity

Rosemary & Thyme

Rosemary & Thyme (2003)

Rosemary & Thyme

Murder, mystery, and mesmerizing landscapes! Rosemary & Thyme (Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris) offer crime-solving with a picturesque twist

Come Back Lucy

Come Back Lucy (1978)

Come Back Lucy

A Victorian house is haunted by a malevolent force in this unsettling blend of psychological drama and ghost story, laced with themes of identity, loss, and the seductive pull of the past

Dalgliesh

Dalgliesh (1983)

Dalgliesh

"More Morse than Regan, Dalgliesh is an intensely cerebral and private person who writes poetry, lives in an expensive flat above the Thames at Queenhithe and drives a Jaguar."

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969)

Welcome to the world's most unusual detective agency. Randall and Hopkirk take on any case — dead or alive. And while Mr. Hopkirk may be deceased, he’s far from retired!

Captain Pugwash

Captain Pugwash (1957)

Captain Pugwash

Arrr, listen up, ye scallywags! Captain Pugwash be the finest, bumblin’ pirate to ever sail the high seas aboard the Black Pig! With his trusty crew, he be always gettin’ tangled up in misadventures—blast that sneaky Cut-Throat Jake!

The Forsyte Saga

The Forsyte Saga (1967)

The Forsyte Saga

The last major British serial to be filmed in black and white...The series chronicled the saga of a London merchant family between 1879-1926.

The Mind of Mr J G Reeder

The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1969)

The Mind of Mr J G Reeder

Based on Edgar Wallace's short stories, this classic British series introduces the mild-mannered yet razor-sharp Mr. Reeder—whose mastery of criminal psychology makes him the ultimate nemesis of London’s most devious lawbreakers

The Black Arrow

The Black Arrow (1972)

The Black Arrow

Teenage adventure series. Black Arrow was a lone figure of mystery who protected the poor against greedy warrior barons fighting for power and influence throughout the 15th century Wars of the Roses.

Smith

Smith (1970)

Smith

Meet Smith: Apprentice highwayman, living in fear of being nubbed by the hangman on Tyburn Tree. He lifted a document from a man's pocket and shortly after, the man was murdered. Now Smith is on the run from the law and in mortal danger of his life...