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Masada

Masada (1981)

Masada

Primetime Emmy winning US miniseries on the historical siege of Masada by legions of the Roman Empire - starring Peter O'Toole in a rare television role

Dead Boy Detectives

Dead Boy Detectives (2024)

Dead Boy Detectives

The ghosts of Charles Rowland and Edwin Payne have chosen not to enter the afterlife in order to investigate crimes that involve the supernatural, with the help of a psychic medium who can see and communicate with spirits

The New Look

The New Look (2024)

The New Look

Dior, Chanel, Balenciaga, Balmain, these people were contemporaries who rebuilt a tattered fashion industry in post-war Europe. This is their story...

Portrait of a Marriage

Portrait of a Marriage (1990)

Portrait of a Marriage

Set against the backdrop of post-World War I England, this captivating miniseries delves into the real-life love affair between feminist writer Vita Sackville-West and Violet Keppel Trefusis and the effects it had on their family and friends

Dan August

Dan August (1970)

Dan August

Whilst it may not have been the most popular TV series of 1970 (cancelled after one season) Dan August can boast of having launched one actor on his path to superstardom...oh, and some of those guest stars...

Walking with Dinosaurs

Walking with Dinosaurs (1999)

Walking with Dinosaurs

Multi award-winning nature documentary series inspired by the film Jurassic Park - using CGI, animatronics and live-action footage to depict a time before humankind walked the Earth in the era of the dinosaur

Geek Girl

Geek Girl (2024)

Geek Girl

Harriet Manners is a teenage girl who is both physically and socially awkward; unsure of herself, she is an easy target for a group of bullies at her school - and then she unexpectedly becomes a fashion model...

American Gods

American Gods (2017)

American Gods

Based on Neil Gaiman's 2001 novel set in a hidden world where magic is real, a collection of 'Old Gods' are facing a collection of 'New Gods' - a storm is coming and nothing will ever be the same again...

Foyle's War

Foyle's War (2002)

Foyle's War

Drama series featuring a delightful mix of profiteering, black market shenanigans, and—of course—murder that unfolds against the tumultuous backdrop of World War II

Oz 1997

Oz (1997)

Oz 1997

HBO's first one-hour drama series was set in an experimental prison where the intention was to rehabilitate the inmates during their period of incarceration - however, the different factions end up constantly at war with one another