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Terry Pratchett's Hogfather

Award-winning comedy fantasy set on Discworld where the Hogfather, the equivalent of Father Christmas, has gone missing and Death is forced to take his place. Happy Hogswatch!

The Last Days of Patton

In 1986 George C. Scott reprised his acclaimed cinematic role as General George S. Patton. In this made-for-television miniseries, a critically ill Patton reminisces about his marriage, his childhood and his days on the battlefields

Season's Greetings

Alan Ayckbourn's dark, often farcical comedy about nine people who spend four days together over the Christmas period in the hope of having a pleasant family celebration together, only to find they fail dismally...

The Lenny the Lion Show

Hugely popular children's show that began on BBC in 1956. Terry Hall was one of the first ventriloquists to use an animal rather than a little boy...

Maigret

Parisian detective is a compassionate yet implacable hunter of criminals in this classic BBC series. Rupert Davies remains the quintessential Maigret on our screens, even though others have followed in his footsteps

Boney

Excellent award winning police procedural series set in the Australian Outback which lost some of its impact due to the controversy it caused when the chief protagonist, an Aborigine of dual-racial heritage, was not portrayed by an indigenous actor

The Franchise

Satirical comedy that follows the chaotic and farcical production of a fictional superhero film and the crew of an unloved franchise who are fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe

The Crossing

TVM depicting events leading up to Gen. George Washington's historic crossing of the Delaware River in 1776 "The enemy has twenty thousand. And I swear, I will not eat, nor will I sleep, until I have put that river between him and us."

The Romper Room (UK)

UK version of the popular children's programme where children were invited into the studio to play. Romper Room captivated kids from the age of 3 to 6 for 13 years on Anglia Television and had a waiting list of around a thousand kids

High Potential

US crime drama about a single mother with an exceptional mind (IQ 160) who has an unconventional knack for solving crimes - described by Variety as 'a solid police procedural'

The Break

A successful psychiatrist and his ex-model wife are celebrating their Silver Wedding. Their very special guest is their closest friend and best man, whose evening is about to become his worst nightmare

Bionic Woman (Reboot)

This NBC reimagining of the 1970s mega-hit series starring British actress Michelle Ryan as a young woman whose life is saved by the implementation of enhanced bionics was short lived. NBC missed a trick in not giving it a fair chance to fully develop...

The Saint

The Saint enthralled audiences in the UK and the USA as well as in Europe and Australia in the 1960s. Its style, appealing lead, and fast-paced plots helped it transcend national borders to become a staple of international television, and still retains its charm today

Disclaimer

Pyschological thriller with Cate Blanchett as a television documentary journalist whose work has been built on revealing the transgressions of long-respected institutions. Until one day, her own past catches up with her...

Slow Horses

A team of MI5 agents who have all committed career-ending mistakes, and subsequently work in a dumping ground department called Slough House, are used for cases deemed too risky for regular agents or where 'plausible deniability' is essential

The Champions

After a near-fatal plane crash, three secret agents are endowed with extra sensory powers in this cult classic from the ITC production stable

H.R. Pufnstuf

Short lived but lively musical series based on The Wizard Of Oz.

Law & Order

Dick Wolf's unique, multi-award winning, two-tiered examination of the complex mechanics of the American justice system.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

When a woman is rescued from a doomsday cult and lands in New York City, she must navigate a world she didn’t think even existed anymore. This US sitcom, inventive and fast-paced, was nominated for 20 Emmy awards. Why didn't it win any?

Logan's Run

In the year 2274 the remnants of human civilization are forced to live in a dystopian society where people are killed at the age of 30. Some people, like Logan, go on the run to escape their fate

Vega$

A suave private investigator navigates the glitz and danger of 1970s Las Vegas, with a guest cast that is a veritible Who's Who of American talent, solving crimes with charm and style in a city that never sleeps

The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

Ronnie Barker's first starring series was the launching-pad for a career that soon reached into the stratosphere of TV comedy

The Walking Dead

Post-apocalyptic horror series based on the comic book of the same name which ran for 11 seasons and inspired several spin-offs

Threads

British drama on the effects of a nuclear holocaust on the working class city of Sheffield, and the eventual long-term effects on civilization, which is as traumatising and resonant today as it has ever been

The Day After

The effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas when the unthinkable happens

Sally

A 'lost' ITV play from 1964 which gave Vanessa Redgrave her Independent Television debut is a tale of a disabled artist who is commissioned to paint a portrait of a woman, whose married son she is having an affair with

Hawaii Five-0

Surf, sand, and crime-fighting! Follow Steve McGarrett and his elite Five-0 task force as they take down criminals in paradise. High-octane action and breathtaking Hawaiian scenery - from the original to the reboot

Pachinko

Based on the New York Times bestseller, this sweeping saga chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive

The Enfield Haunting

Timothy Spall excels as a ghost hunter with a deep sense of loss and vulnerability, determined to prove the existence of the supernatural, in this British drama horror based on the real-life claims of ghostly activity at a residential property

Chiefs

US miniseries starring Charlton Heston as an influential State Senator, and concerning three generations of police chiefs in a southern town over a period of four decades, portraying the fundamental shift in race relations between to 1920s and the early 1960s