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The Fast Show

The Fast Show (1994)

The Fast Show

Full of one-liners and running gags that sent up most forms of stereotypical British society, The Fast Show was pure sketch-comedy gold

That's Life

That's Life (1973)

That's Life

British consumer affairs programme that championed the cause of the underdog and, with a comical twist provided by members of the public, became a staple of Sunday night viewing for millions

Inspector Montalbano

Inspector Montalbano (1999)

Inspector Montalbano

Italian police procedural located in the imaginary town of Vigàta, Sicily, Inspector Montalbano (Italian: Il Commissario Montalbano) has been broadcast in over 65 countries, including the UK on BBC Four

New Scotland Yard

New Scotland Yard (1972)

New Scotland Yard

Ground-breaking and uncompromising police series in which the action features the exploits of Britain's crime-busting elite

The OA

The OA (2016)

The OA

After missing for seven years, Prairie is found and returned to her adoptive parents who cannot understand what has happened to her. She was blind and can now see. What other mysteries surround this young lady who now answers the the name of The OA?

H.M.S. Paradise (1964)

'Lost' British sitcom which tried to recreate on television the popularity of the radio series 'The Navy Lark'

Tomorrow's World review

Tomorrow's World (1965)

Tomorrow's World review

BBC's flagship technology show which introduced viewers to the latest inventions from the most trivial to the most important

The Sarah Jane Adventures

The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007)

The Sarah Jane Adventures

Doctor Who spin-off starring Elisabeth Sladen as the Timelord's former travelling companion, Sarah Jane Smith, an investigative journalist who with the help of her adopted son, his friends, and an intelligent supercomputer, combats evil alien forces

The Outlaws

The Outlaws - Season 2 (2022)

The Outlaws

The gang is confronted with the consequences of keeping the stolen drugs money and make a promise to pay it back - or else, one of them will pay with their life...

Rainbow City

Rainbow City (1967)

Rainbow City

Ground-breaking BBC series which was the first British TV drama to feature a black actor in the lead role

Borgen

Borgen (2011)

Borgen

Danish political drama about a prime minister's rise to power

Marking Time

Marking Time (1961)

Marking Time

A 'lost' ITV play starring Coronation Street's William Roache as a soldier stationed in Germany who gets a local girl pregnant

Empire Road

Empire Road (1978)

Empire Road

Depicting the lives of the African-Caribbean, East Indian and South Asian residents of a racially diverse street in the city of Birmingham, Empire Road was the first British television series to be written, acted and directed predominantly by artists of colour

Hunter's Walk

Hunter's Walk (1973)

Hunter's Walk

Untypical 1970s police drama set in a small provincial town. More 'Dixon of Dock Green' than 'The Sweeney'

Succession

Succession (2018)

Succession

The Roy family control the biggest media and entertainment company in the world, but the family begins to disintegrate when their patriarch refuses to name a successor

Hinge and Bracket - Dear Ladies

Dear Ladies (1983)

Hinge and Bracket - Dear Ladies

Quirky sitcom centred around two cultured ladies, Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket who reside together in the genteel and picturesque village of Stackton Tressel

Stressed Eric

Stressed Eric (1998)

Stressed Eric

British made adult animated series which revolves around a middle class 40-year-old divorcee who is permanently stressed due to family and work - in fact all aspects of life cause him stress

It's Marty tv show

It's Marty (1968)

It's Marty tv show

Marty Feldman's series of madcap sketches only burned brightly for two series but won him the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for the Best Light Entertainment Series, and a BAFTA for Best Script

Mare of Easttown

Mare of Easttown (2021)

Mare of Easttown

Award winning American Crime drama starring Kate Winslet as Mare, a detective sergeant in the small community of Easttown, Pennsylvania. Mare has been unable to solve the case of a missing young girl for a year. Then another girl is found murdered...

Stranger Things

Stranger Things (2018)

Stranger Things

Exciting, heartbreaking, and sometimes scary, Netflix's 'Stranger Things' pays homage to vintage 1980s film and television - Think 'ET', 'The Goonies', 'Back to the Future' and 'Gremlins' and you're on the right track. But best of all - is the music

The Short Stories of Conan Doyle

The Short Stories of Conan Doyle (1967)

The Short Stories of Conan Doyle

13-part anthology series featuring Conan Doyle's non-Sherlock Holmes stories encompassing many genres, including comedy, romance, crime, medicine, and the supernatural.

Ten Percent

Ten Percent (2022)

Ten Percent

In a London talent agency, a scramble is on to keep star clients happy and the business afloat after the sudden death of its founder. But does this British version of the acclaimed French series 'Dix Pour Cent' have what it takes to keep its viewers happy?