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Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul (2015)

Better Call Saul

A spin-off, prequel and sequel to 'Breaking Bad', 'Better Call Saul' is regarded by many critics as one of the greatest television series of all time, a claim backed up by over 80 awards showered on the series

Mighty Moments From World History

Mighty Moments From World History (1985)

Mighty Moments From World History

C4 comedy series in which the National Theatre of Brent act out pivotal points in history as presented by Desmond Olivier Dingle, its Founder, Artistic Director, and Chief Executive

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)

In the 23rd century and in the decade before the original Star Trek series, Captain Christopher Pike, a young Spock, and the crew of the USS Enterprise explore new worlds and carry out missions throughout the galaxy on behalf of The Federation

Empty Nest

Empty Nest (1988)

Empty Nest

US sitcom which was a spin-off of 'The Golden Girls' tells of the day to day misadventures of a widowed paediatrician and his two adult daughters

The Terminal List

The Terminal List (2022)

The Terminal List

American action thriller television series based on Jack Carr's 2018 novel of the same name. The series follows Lieutenant Commander James Reece (Chris Pratt) after his platoon of Navy SEALs are ambushed while on a covert mission

The Paper Lads

The Paper Lads (1977)

The Paper Lads

Set in Newcastle Upon Tyne, The Paper Lads centres around the lives of young boys on a paper round who often make the news as well as deliver it

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