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Goodness Gracious Me

Goodness Gracious Me (1998)

Goodness Gracious Me

Award winning and groundbreaking sketch show that took British culture and Asian culture and pointed a hilarious finger at both by casting a laugh-out-loud eye over their coming together

Trom tv series

Trom (2022)

Trom tv series

When the body of a missing animal rights activist is discovered during a local whale hunt, a journalist risks his own safety whilst trying to uncover a story that will send shock waves through an isolated community of the Faroe Islands

Fanny by Gaslight

Fanny by Gaslight (1981)

Fanny by Gaslight

The sad narrative of a young girl born to two lovers and brought up in the grimmest corner of Victorian London, Fanny by Gaslight is a classic novel that was adapted by the BBC in 1981

Roadkill

Roadkill (2020)

Roadkill

Hugh Laurie plays an embattled, morally questionable Tory politician who tries to leave his past behind as it may ruin his ambitions for his future. Shamelessly untroubled by guilt or remorse, he seeks to further his own agenda whilst others plot to bring him down

I Spy

I Spy (1965)

I Spy

Spy thriller - the first to feature an African American alongside a white actor in a lead role.

The Thick of It

The Thick of It (2005)

The Thick of It

BAFTA winning satirical comedy on the inner workings of the British Government set within the fictional Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship

Second Verdict

Second Verdict (1976)

Second Verdict

Two fictional policemen scrutinise six real life historical murder cases and present evidence for and against the verdicts

The Devil's Hour

The Devil's Hour (2022)

The Devil's Hour

Netlix's haunting psychological thriller is skillfully crafted across multiple timelines and will keep you guessing right to the end

The Informer

The Informer (1966)

The Informer

A disbarred barrister uses his connections with the underworld to pass information onto the police -for a price!

The Liars (1966)

'Lost' series of short stories about a family of liars who tell tall tales for their own amusement, which range from the hilarious to the macabre

Dick Barton - Special Agent

Dick Barton - Special Agent (1979)

Dick Barton - Special Agent

1970s Television series of the most popular British action-adventure radio series of the 1940s with rip-roaring escapades and tales of derring-do...

Extraordinary Attorney Woo

Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022)

Extraordinary Attorney Woo

A witty, light South Korean comedy drama about an autistic 27-year-old lawyer with an IQ of 164, impressive memory, and creative thought process, who graduated at the top of her class from a prestigious law school

Party of Five

Party of Five (1994)

Party of Five

Multi-award nominated and winning American drama series about the Salinger family - five youngsters who are trying to deal with the tragic loss of both parents in a car accident

Search for a Star

Search for a Star (1964)

Search for a Star

1960s ITV talent show which sought to discover a star female all-round entertainer. The semi-finalists fared better than the eventual winner...

House of the Dragon

House of the Dragon (2022)

House of the Dragon

HBO's prequel to Game of Thrones going back approximately 200 years to centre on the beginning of the end of the once all-powerful dynasty

Oh Happy Band tv series

Oh Happy Band! (1980)

Oh Happy Band tv series

British sitcom starring Harry Worth as the leader of a brass band in a small town that is being threatened with the development of an airport that would go right through it

Come Fly With Me

Come Fly With Me (2010)

Come Fly With Me

British mockumentary series that debuted to 10 million viewers but attracted thousands of complaints, and was eventually removed from all streaming services because of its perceived stereotyping

Suburra: Blood on Rome

Suburra: Blood on Rome (2017)

Suburra: Blood on Rome

In 2008, a fight over land in a seaside town near Rome spirals into a deadly battle between organized crime, corrupt politicians and the Vatican

Potter

Potter (1979)

Potter

Arthur Lowe's last television series may well have laid the ground for Keeping Up Appearances

SAS Rogue Heroes

SAS Rogue Heroes (2022)

SAS Rogue Heroes

Six-part BBC drama series based on Ben Macintyre's book of the same name, charting the creation of the famed Special Forces unit

Number 10 tv series

Number 10 (1983)

Number 10 tv series

A whole host of stars feature in this historical anthology series telling the stories of seven Prime Ministers and their time in office at London's most famous address

Disraeli TV series 1978

Disraeli (1978)

Disraeli TV series 1978

Ian McShane stars in this four-part series about the great statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Good Old Days TV show

The Good Old Days (1953)

The Good Old Days TV show

Mock Edwardian entertainment that proved so successful that it ran for 30 years and in the process introduced around 2000 performers

The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power

The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power (2022)

The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power

Set thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power covers all the major events of Middle-Earth's Second Age - the forging of the Rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron and the last alliance between Elves and Men

Taggart

Taggart (1983)

Taggart

Ground-breaking, intelligent and immensely watchable crime series set on the grey and rainy streets of Glasgow, 'Taggart' became one of the UK's longest running thriller series

Family Matters

Family Matters (1989)

Family Matters

Revolving around the Winslow family, a middle-class African-American family living in Chicago, 'Family Matters' was the last live-action scripted primetime show that debuted in the 1980s to leave the air, outlasting all other primetime network debuts of the 1980s with the exception of 'The Simpsons'