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Foundation

Foundation (2021)

Foundation

Science fiction streaming series loosely based on a series of stories by Isaac Asimov. Foundation is a complex saga of humans scattered on planets throughout the galaxy all living under the rule of the Galactic Empire

Upload

Upload (2020)

Upload

Sitcom about a 27-year-old computer engineer who, after being killed in a car crash, has his consciousness uploaded into a virtual afterlife, only to discover he is still under the thumb of his possessive living girlfriend

Lupin

Lupin (2021)

Lupin

French mystery thriller streaming series. Years after a tragic injustice, Assane seeks to settle a score — and a debt — by stealing a diamond necklace, but the heist takes an unexpected turn...

Gen V

Gen V (2023)

Gen V

American spin-off series of The Boys follows the lives of hormonal, competitive Superheroes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test

Up the Junction (1965)

The BBC's switchboard was jammed with complaints following the showing of its controversial play depicting the harsh realities of poverty, unwanted pregnancies, and the struggle for freedom amid societal constraints. Possibly the most important docudrama of all time...

The Stand 1994

The Stand (1994)

The Stand 1994

American post-apocalyptic television miniseries based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Stephen King, which poses the question - if we had a choice, would we choose good over evil?

Dynasty

Dynasty (1981)

Dynasty

With glamorous fashions, lavish sets and shoulder pads, Dynasty encapsulated everything that the self-indulgent 1980s was about

Surgical Spirit

Surgical Spirit (1989)

Surgical Spirit

Sheila Sabatini is a brilliant surgeon, but her sharp tongue gets her into trouble with fellow consultant surgeons, mainly because she likes to unearth their lazy and hypocritical behaviour at every opportunity

Cranford

Cranford (1951-1972-2007)

Cranford

Elizabeth Gaskell’s charming tale of a fictional Cheshire town and its eccentric characters has been adapted for TV three times by the BBC. In this review, we take a look at all three productions

Nuts in May

Nuts in May (1976)

Nuts in May

A middle-class couple go camping in Dorset, but peace and quiet elude them in Mike Leigh's masterpiece on the comedic potential inherent in human behaviour

Blue Remembered Hills

Blue Remembered Hills (1979)

Blue Remembered Hills

Dennis Potter's extraordinary and groundbreaking drama concerns a group of seven-year-olds playing in the Forest of Dean one summer afternoon in 1943 - the most striking feature of the play is that all the children are played by adult actors

Gormenghast

Gormenghast (2000)

Gormenghast

A gothic fantasy based on the first two novels by Mervyn Peake that follows the life of Titus Groan, the heir of an ancient and decaying castle who faces threats and challenges, not least of all from an ambitious murderer

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