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Archangel

Archangel (2005)

Archangel

When a maverick academic attends a conference in Moscow about the newly opened Soviet Archives he uncovers a secret which could change the face of Russian history forever. A riveting British TV series that will keep you on the edge of your seat

The Lincoln Lawyer

The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)

The Lincoln Lawyer

American legal drama based on the books of Michael Connelly in which a defence attorney in Los Angeles works out of a chauffeur-driven Lincoln Navigator

Tich and Quackers

Tich and Quackers (1965)

Tich and Quackers

Children’s television series hosted by the incomparable Ray Alan, a master ventriloquist who breathed so much life into his dummies that you’d swear blind they were living creatures

Ahsoka

Ahsoka (2023)

Ahsoka

Part of the Star Wars franchise and a spin-off from the series The Mandalorian. After the fall of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy...

Happy Valley

Happy Valley (2014)

Happy Valley

Multi-award-winning British crime drama starring Sarah Lancashire as a resilient and determined police sergeant who tries to uphold the law whilst facing down her own demons

Green Acres

Green Acres (1965)

Green Acres

Classic hit US sitcom about a couple who give up their sophisticated New York lifestyle to run a dilapidated rural farm

One Piece

One Piece (2023)

One Piece

Adapted from the manga of the same name, 'One Piece' is a fantasy adventure live-action series which has won praise for its performances, writing and visual effects

Stalin TV Movie

Stalin (1992)

Stalin TV Movie

American political drama television film starring Robert Duvall as the Soviet leader, telling the story of Joseph Stalin's rise to power until his death

Adventures of Rupert Bear

The Adventures of Rupert Bear (1970)

Adventures of Rupert Bear

Live-action puppet television series, based on Mary Tourtel's much-loved character Rupert Bear, produced by ATV and featuring one of the most enduring theme tunes of all time

Rentaghost

Rentaghost (1976)

Rentaghost

Classic British children’s comedy featuring a group of ghosts who work for a company that hire them out for various tasks, such as haunting, entertaining, or helping people

Ms. Marvel 2022

Ms. Marvel (2022)

Ms. Marvel 2022

Kamala, a superhero fan with a vivid imagination, feels like she doesn't fit in at school and sometimes even at home, that is, until she gets superpowers like the heroes she admires

Peter the Great

Peter the Great (1986)

Peter the Great

3 Primetime Emmy Award-winning biopic of Peter I, Czar of Russia, from childhood in 1682 to the Great Northern War against Sweden during the 1700s

Children's Ward

Children's Ward (1989)

Children's Ward

Award-winning teenage drama set in the children's ward of a bustling metropolitan hospital. The show expertly portrays the ups and downs of life in an environment filled with illness and uncertainty

Bluey

Bluey (2018)

Bluey

Australian preschool series that has won fans around the world with short but packed stories that emphasise learning through play, understanding responsibility and accepting differences

New Tricks

New Tricks (2003)

New Tricks

A senior police officer puts together a team of retired officers; eccentric misfits who have been re-employed to solve a series of previously unsolved cases

Hale and Pace

Hale and Pace (1986)

Hale and Pace

Sketch-based award-winning British comedy show starring former teachers Gareth Hale and Norman Pace - their most iconic creations being the stone-faced dim-witted bouncers known as The Two Rons

The Durrells

The Durrells (2016)

The Durrells

British dramedy loosely based on three autobiographical books about a family's four years on the Greek island of Corfu following the death of their beloved husband and father

The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae (1984)

The Master of Ballantrae

An all-star cast lead in the classic story of two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the uprising of 1745, when Bonnie Prince Charlie lands in Scotland and the last Jacobite rebellion breaks out

Basil Brush Show

The Basil Brush Show (1968)

Basil Brush Show

Basil Brush, the mischievous puppet raconteur, best known for his catchphrase “Boom Boom!!!”, was a British television success whose fame reached the other side of the world where he was equally loved in Australia and New Zealand

Orange Is the New Black

Orange Is the New Black (2013)

Orange Is the New Black

American comedy-drama concerning a usually law-abiding woman who is convicted of transporting drug money to an ex-girlfriend. Sentenced to a year and a half behind bars she has to face the reality of how life-changing prison can really be

Prison Break

Prison Break (2005)

Prison Break

In order to save his falsely accused brother from a death sentence, a brilliant structural engineer commits an armed robbery which results in him being sentenced to the same prison. His aim - to break his brother out...

Super Gran

Super Gran (1985)

Super Gran

Stand back Superman, Ice Man, Spiderman, Batman and Robin too. Hang about! Look out! For Super Gran!

The Bounder

The Bounder (1982)

The Bounder

Peter Bowles and George Cole in a comedy about an ex-convict who, upon release from prison for fraud, goes to live with his sister and brother-in-law and begins immediately to disrupt their happy marriage

The Full Monty 2023

The Full Monty (2023)

The Full Monty 2023

The original cast of the film reprise their roles in a sequel series where they navigate Sheffield and its crumbling healthcare, education and employment sectors, exploring how communal effort can still triumph over adversity

Blue Peter

Blue Peter (1958)

Blue Peter

"There are a very select group of series that almost magically transcend their original target audience and humble origins to almost accidentally attain the coveted status of treasured and much loved national institution."

Captain James Cook

Captain James Cook (1986)

Captain James Cook

Based on Captain James Cook's three voyages, this Australian miniseries tells the story of one of the greatest navigators and explorers of all time