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Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Will Smith in his break-out role as a street-smart rapper from a rough neighbourhood who finds himself deposited with wealthy relatives in a rich Californian residence

Lipstick on Your Collar

Lipstick on Your Collar (1993)

Lipstick on Your Collar

Dennis Potter's witty and moving musical drama that takes a nostalgic dive into 1950s Britain was among the last works of the highly acclaimed writer

A Warning to the Curious

A Warning to the Curious (1972)

A Warning to the Curious

A ghostly tale in which a treasure hunter visits the English coast in search of a lost, fabled crown that supposedly helps protect Great Britain against invasion, but uncovers something much more sinister

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

The Lifes and Loves of a She-Devil (1986)

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

BBC drama serial adapted from Fay Weldon's 1983 novel about the destruction of love and the burning need for revenge when a dowdy wife discovers her husband is having an affair with a glamourous romantic novelist

Vietnam

Vietnam (1987)

Vietnam

A stunningly powerful re-enactment of the bitterly controversial issue of Australia's involvement in what was perceived as an American war

Fame

Fame (1982)

Fame

More than just a television series; Fame was a cultural touchstone that captured the hopes, dreams, and struggles of a generation

Daddy Kiss It Better

Daddy Kiss It Better (1968)

Daddy Kiss It Better

Television play about a married couple who's marriage is falling apart, written by one of British theatre's greatest writers of the last 60 years, that was broadcast on Yorkshire Television's opening night in July 1968

The Crow Road

The Crow Road (1996)

The Crow Road

Brilliantly suspenseful and moving drama in which Prentice McHoan’s investigation into the disappearance of his Uncle Rory uncovers his relatives’ long-buried secrets, and the lengths we’ll go to in order to protect those we love

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man (1958)

The Invisible Man

A scientist becomes victim of his own experiments into light refraction, leaving him permanently transparent.

Sister Dora

Sister Dora (1977)

Sister Dora

Biographical drama starring Dorothy Tutin as a 19th century nurse who accopmlished in civilian duty what Florence Nightingale did for military hospitals

The Main Chance

The Main Chance (1969)

The Main Chance

After many years working in London, ambitious solicitor David Main returns to his native Leeds to set up a new practice and to improve his station by working for the rich and powerful

Palm Royale

Palm Royale (2024)

Palm Royale

Ten-part comedy-drama set in 1969. Outsider Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons strives to attain a place in the high society of Palm Beach through the town's most exclusive country club, in the process learning what she will and won't do to achieve this

Van der Valk (1972)

You can't keep a good detective down and although this Amsterdam based investigator lacks diplomacy he has a knack of solving cases, which has been proven in multiple series and films

Brond

Brond (1987)

Brond

Glasgow set thriller starring Stratford Johns as the amoral leader of the Scottish Liberation Army who is witnessed murdering a small boy on a bridge by a university student, who gradually gets drawn into a sequence of violent events...

Out

Out (1978)

Out

Eight years ago, Frank Ross and four others were cornered like rats down a hole, in a tunnel, eighteen inches from half a million in a bank vault. Now, Frank is out and looking for the squealer who grassed them up

Mr and Mrs Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024)

Mr and Mrs Smith

Two strangers agree to become secret agents and are paired together as husband and wife. As they face the reality of espionage, 'John' and 'Jane Smith' must deal with their inner turmoil and their growing romantic feelings

Baby Reindeer

Baby Reindeer (2024)

Baby Reindeer

Controversial and much talked about black comedy drama-thriller in which bartender and comedian, Donny, offers a cup of tea to a seemingly dejected customer, Martha. This one innocent act of kindness sends his life into a destructive spiral

The English 2022 TV series

The English (2022)

The English 2022 TV series

In 1890, Lady Cornelia Locke (Emily Blunt), arrives at a remote hostelry in Kansas from England, on the trail of the man she holds responsible for her son’s death

The White Lotus

The White Lotus (2021)

The White Lotus

The exploits of various guests and employees of The White Lotus is a weird amalgamation of black comedy, murder mystery, and travelog all rolled into one. It's definitely worth checking in to this luxury resort

Brett

Brett (1971)

Brett

A globetrotting journalist with a taste for the high life and a penchant for trouble has a shady past which is now catching up with him, as all the people he has crossed now seek revenge

Crane

Crane (1963)

Crane

Richard Crane gives up the life of a city businessman for one of excitement and adventure in Morocco, buys himself a boat and opens a beachfront bar near Casablanca. He also has a nice little operation dealing in illegal contraband

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

Feud

Feud (2017-2024)

Feud

Anthology drama that chronicles real Hollywood rivalries. The first season concerns the feud between actresses Joan Crawford and Bette Davis; The second season focuses on the end of Truman Capote's friendships with many New York socialites

Mapp and Lucia

Mapp and Lucia (1985)

Mapp and Lucia

In the quaint town of Tilling, Mapp and Lucia engage in a fierce battle for social supremacy. Their secret weapon? Cucumber sandwiches! As they nibble away, alliances form, and the fate of afternoon tea hangs in the balance

The Protectors (1972) (1972)

'There is a small group of private detectives who are able to work more efficiently because they are operating outside the law.'

Drake's Venture

Drake's Venture (1980)

Drake's Venture

Swashbuckling adventure on the high seas starring John Thaw as Sir Francis Drake during his circumnavigation of the world in the sixteenth century, and the growing alienation between himself and his life-long friend Thomas Doughty

Picket Fences

Picket Fences (1992)

Picket Fences

In the quaint little town of Rome, Wisconsin, Sheriff Jimmy Brock and his team try to keep the peace whilst being distracted by a student revealing a severed hand during show-and-tell at school, a grim history of town mayors meeting tragic fates, and cow udders spontaneously exploding!