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Howards' Way

Howards' Way (1985)

Howards' Way

Tom Howard decides to invest his skill, time and redundancy money in a run-down local boat-building yard. The decision puts a great strain on his marriage. Dubbed 'Dallas on Sea', Howards' Way was the BBC's attempt to emulate the success of the American super-soaps of the 1980s

Berlin 2023 TV series

Berlin (2023)

Berlin 2023 TV series

A criminal gang gather in Paris to plan one of the most ambitious robberies ever in a prequel to the hit series Money Heist

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.

Good Girls

Good Girls (2021)

Good Girls

Three suburban mothers find themselves facing desperate financial circumstances and decide their only choice is to rob a supermarket. But it has dire consequences when they later discover that the supermarket manager was money-laundering for a local crime boss

Castlevania

Castlevania (2017)

Castlevania

Adult animated dark fantasy action series based on the Japanese video game series of the same name by Konami. When his human wife is burned at the stake after being falsely accused of witchcraft, Dracula declares all the people of Wallachia will pay with their lives

American Gothic

American Gothic (1995)

American Gothic

Everything is not what it seems in Trinity, South Carolina. Sheriff Lucas Buck develops a sinister interest in Caleb. Caleb's cousin Gail tries to protect him, and Caleb's dead sister returns as an angel, warning him that Buck is an incarnation of evil

Manifest

Manifest (2018)

Manifest

The passengers of a plane that has been missing for five years suddenly return with no grasp of the lapsing time. Their mysterious reappearances unravel a web of intricate conspiracies that hint at a bigger force at play

To the Ends of the Earth

To The Ends of The Earth (2005)

To the Ends of the Earth

Three part BBC BAFTA nominated miniseries which is an adaptation of a trilogy of nautical novels by William Golding set aboard a converted man-of-war, which is transporting British migrants to Australia in the early 19th century

Maid Marian and Her Merry Men

Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989)

Maid Marian and Her Merry Men

In 1989, Tony Robinson brought us the true story of a famous legend. Robin was a cowardly and incompetent ex-tailor from Kensington and Marian, an idealistic freedom fighter, was the brains behind the Merry Men. Anything else is pure fiction...

The Brothers Sun

The Brothers Sun (2024)

The Brothers Sun

Action packed violent comedy drama starring Michelle Yeoh, the fiercely protective mother of two brothers with completely different characters - one being a geeky university medical student, the other a ruthless Triad assassin

McCloud TV series

McCloud (1970)

McCloud TV series

A fish-out-of-water cowboy lawman brings his easy-going Western style of justice to the bustling streets of New York City

Virgin River

Virgin River (2019)

Virgin River

Seeking a fresh start, a nurse practitioner moves from Los Angeles to a remote town thinking it will be the perfect place to start afresh. But she soon doscivers that small-town living isn't as simple as she expected...

Rise of Empires: Ottoman

Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)

Rise of Empires: Ottoman

The Ottoman leader Mehmed II launches a legendary assault on the Byzantine stronghold of Constantinople, changing the course of history for centuries to come

Ginny & Georgia

Ginny & Georgia (2021)

Ginny & Georgia

US comedy-drama in which free-spirited Georgia moves with her daughter (Ginny) and son (Austin) to a new town after her husband dies. However, no matter how far away she runs from her problems they are always going to catch up with her...

Doctor Who (2005)

Following the Time War, the Doctor, the last survivor of the Time Lords, is left to wander all of time and space. Along the way he/she picks up some new companions and meets some old enemies.

T-Bag

T-Bag (1985)

T-Bag

Tallulah Bag and Tabatha Bag are two beautiful but evil witches who set out to destroy all the harmony and good in the world utilising their magical powers obtained by drinking tea made from the High T-Plant

When the Boat Comes In

When the Boat Comes In (1976)

When the Boat Comes In

The lives and loves of the depressed north-east following the end of the First World War is expertly realised in James Mitchell's compelling series

Blue Eye Samurai

Blue Eye Samurai (2023)

Blue Eye Samurai

Driven by revenge, a young warrior cuts a bloody path towards her destiny in an adult animated series featuring the voices of George Takei, Masi Oka, Maya Erskine and Kenneth Branagh

Emily in Paris

Emily in Paris (2020)

Emily in Paris

From Sex and the City creator Darren Star - an American from Chicago with a Master's in communications moves to Paris for a new job opportunity, only to find she has difficulty communicating

Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl (2007)

Gossip Girl

American teen drama in which secrets and scandals are exposed by a mysterious blogger

Holly 1972 tv series

Holly (1972)

Holly 1972 tv series

Psychological thriller starring Brigit Forsyth as a university lecturer who has become the obsession of a former fellow pupil to the point where he is attending her lectures, taking photographs of her, and following her home

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

Animated dark fantasy spin-off of the Netflix series The Witcher, which tells the origin story of a young witcher who slays monsters for money and glory, but has to face his past when a new threat emerges

Me Mammy

Me Mammy (1968)

Me Mammy

Bunjy Kenefick is a top exec with a large company in London. He is a bachelor living in a luxury flat and driving a sleek sports car. However, his old-fashioned Catholic mother often puts a stop to his plans, many of them involving his girlfriend Miss Argyll

Three Gifts for Cinderella

Three Gifts for Cinderella (1973)

Three Gifts for Cinderella

This hugely popular European film, shown in the UK as a three-episode mini-series, is a more accurate version of Charles Perrault's fairy-tale than Disney's renowned and much-loved retelling. Loved by a generation of telly-watchers, it's a suitable tale for Christmas

Pokémon

Pokémon (1997)

Pokémon

Television Heaven recalls an old review from 2000, shortly after the Pokémon craze had hit the UK, we surmised, "Whether the animated Pokémon will ultimately earn a fondly remembered place amongst the ranks of other, much-loved cartoon series will be a question for a future generation to decide..."

Click and Collect

Click and Collect (2018)

Click and Collect

Two mismatched neighbours take a road trip across the country to pick up the one toy that will make a little girl’s Christmas dreams come true