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To The Ends of The Earth

Three part BBC BAFTA nominated miniseries which is an adaptation of a trilogy of nautical novels by William Golding set aboard a converted man-of-war, which is transporting British migrants to Australia in the early 19th century

Maid Marian and Her Merry Men

In 1989, Tony Robinson brought us the true story of a famous legend. Robin was a cowardly and incompetent ex-tailor from Kensington and Marian, an idealistic freedom fighter, was the brains behind the Merry Men. Anything else is pure fiction...

The Brothers Sun

Action packed violent comedy drama starring Michelle Yeoh, the fiercely protective mother of two brothers with completely different characters - one being a geeky university medical student, the other a ruthless Triad assassin

Gunsmoke (aka Gunlaw)

The longest-running Western series on television, Gunsmoke starred James Arness as US Marshall Matt Dillon

McCloud

A fish-out-of-water cowboy lawman brings his easy-going Western style of justice to the bustling streets of New York City

The Rat Catchers

Secretive operators work to ensure the security of the country.

Virgin River

Seeking a fresh start, a nurse practitioner moves from Los Angeles to a remote town thinking it will be the perfect place to start afresh. But she soon doscivers that small-town living isn't as simple as she expected...

Rise of Empires: Ottoman

The Ottoman leader Mehmed II launches a legendary assault on the Byzantine stronghold of Constantinople, changing the course of history for centuries to come

Ginny & Georgia

US comedy-drama in which free-spirited Georgia moves with her daughter (Ginny) and son (Austin) to a new town after her husband dies. However, no matter how far away she runs from her problems they are always going to catch up with her...

Doctor Who

Following the Time War, the Doctor, the last survivor of the Time Lords, is left to wander all of time and space. Along the way he/she picks up some new companions and meets some old enemies.

T-Bag

Tallulah Bag and Tabatha Bag are two beautiful but evil witches who set out to destroy all the harmony and good in the world utilising their magical powers obtained by drinking tea made from the High T-Plant

When the Boat Comes In

The lives and loves of the depressed north-east following the end of the First World War is expertly realised in James Mitchell's compelling series

Blue Eye Samurai

Driven by revenge, a young warrior cuts a bloody path towards her destiny in an adult animated series featuring the voices of George Takei, Masi Oka, Maya Erskine and Kenneth Branagh

Emily in Paris

From Sex and the City creator Darren Star - an American from Chicago with a Master's in communications moves to Paris for a new job opportunity, only to find she has difficulty communicating

Death of an Expert Witness

Anglia Television's first adaptation of a P.D. James novel finds Adam Dalgliesh investigating the murder of a forensic biologist

Gossip Girl

American teen drama in which secrets and scandals are exposed by a mysterious blogger

Holly

Psychological thriller starring Brigit Forsyth as a university lecturer who has become the obsession of a former fellow pupil to the point where he is attending her lectures, taking photographs of her, and following her home

Boundless | Sin Limites

Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano's epic voyage around the world after they set sail from Spain 500 years ago

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

Animated dark fantasy spin-off of the Netflix series The Witcher, which tells the origin story of a young witcher who slays monsters for money and glory, but has to face his past when a new threat emerges

Me Mammy

Bunjy Kenefick is a top exec with a large company in London. He is a bachelor living in a luxury flat and driving a sleek sports car. However, his old-fashioned Catholic mother often puts a stop to his plans, many of them involving his girlfriend Miss Argyll

Three Gifts for Cinderella

This hugely popular European film, shown in the UK as a three-episode mini-series, is a more accurate version of Charles Perrault's fairy-tale than Disney's renowned and much-loved retelling. Loved by a generation of telly-watchers, it's a suitable tale for Christmas

Pokémon

Television Heaven recalls an old review from 2000, shortly after the Pokémon craze had hit the UK, we surmised, "Whether the animated Pokémon will ultimately earn a fondly remembered place amongst the ranks of other, much-loved cartoon series will be a question for a future generation to decide..."

Click and Collect

Two mismatched neighbours take a road trip across the country to pick up the one toy that will make a little girl’s Christmas dreams come true

Shadowlands

World-renowned writer and confirmed bachelor C.S. Lewis (Joss Ackland) receives a captivating letter from an American woman (Claire Bloom). They strike up a correspondence and over time he finds himself falling in love with her

Fraggle Rock

Children's musical fantasy about a race of creatures who live in a fantastical world in the rock under a lighthouse (UK version), below an inventors workshop (US version) below a bakery (France)

The Bionic Woman

Better...stronger...faster...Jaime Sommers is The Bionic Woman

Laramie

Two friends run a ranch and trading post in the Wild West in this classic US series

Walker, Texas Ranger

Chuck Norris stars as a member of the Texas Ranger Division, keeping law and order in the Code of the Old West - utilising his skills as a martial arts expert - of course

Barrier Reef

Groundbreaking drama series filmed on location in North Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef. The most expensive Australian series produced at that time and the first to feature extensive underwater colour filming

The Wannsee Conference / Die Wannseekonferenz

German TV film portraying the events of the Wannsee Conference, a meeting of senior government officials of Nazi Germany and SS leaders, held in Berlin in January 1942