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A female editor with no previous experience is given the task of resurrecting a failing local newspaper

With the Roman Catholic Church in chaos and Jude Law's Young Pope in a coma, the Cardinals decide to replace him with a British pope, played by John Malkovich

James Herriot's tales of a country vet had first appeared on screen in a 1974 movie, became a TV series in 1978 and was revived successfully in 2020

British pre-school series that, in 1969, was a departure from the norm

Hattie Jacques plays it straight as private investigator Stacey Smith, whose cases always turn out far more complicated than at first sight, and get her into some very odd situations

Not afraid to be lewd, crude, shrewd, or sophisticated, this US sketch comedy show proved too controversial for US television

A simple case of mistaken identity satirises human greed, stupidity, and the extensive political corruption of Imperial Russia - this 1958 BBC adaptation marked the first dramatic role for Tony Hancock

Adult animated adventure series set amid the stark discord of twin cities - the utopian Piltover and the oppressed underground of Zaun, where two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions

Nigel Kneale's gripping tale of a party of explorers who arrive in Tibet, in search of the legendary Abominable Snowman. A classic 'lost' BBC play

This 'lost' BBC play is a dark psychological story of how a kindly, benevolent, and somewhat mundane bachelor can transform into a cold and pre-meditated murderer

Moiraine, a member of a powerful organization of women who can channel the One Power, seeks a group of five young villagers, believing one of them is the reincarnation of the Dragon, an extremely powerful channeller who broke the world

When the opulent Rose family have everything taken away from them; home, wealth, and self-esteem, they are forced to give up their luxurious lifestyles and live in a motel in an aptly named small town. Devoid of money or belongings, they are most definitely up Schitt's Creek

Four-part science fiction series that failed to make an impact with either viewers or critics, and was never repeated before being 'junked' less than a year after transmission

US sitcom Show about a who mother struggles with everyday family problems - starring Valerie Harper and a young Jason Bateman

It's the summer of 1922 and the small village of Clochmerle - nestled in the Beaujolais region of France, is a happy little enclave that has avoided modernity and impropriety in a timeless atmosphere of calm and culture - until now...

Can ten days in a boutique health-and-wellness resort, that promises healing and transformation, really change you forever? Nine stressed city dwellers are about to find out...

A self-absorbed middle-class couple are preparing to take early retirement in the south of France. But when their estranged son and his wife are killed, they are forced to return to Britain to become guardians to their three troublesome grandchildren

Multi-award-winning police action/adventure series that broke new ground by having its central buddy characters, rather than being the standard team of uninspired Starsky and Hutch clones, female officers doing a tough and dangerous job as well - if not better - than any of their male counterparts.

Much maligned children's magazine series which, despite its critics, ran for 22 years

It is the height of the Cold War and the position of France as a major colonial power is in crisis. Faced with the independence of Algeria, French society is also changing, with a rising counterculture exemplified by new music, new fashions, growing feminism and New Wave cinema

Gabe Kotter returns to his old high school as a teacher and is put in charge of a class full of unruly, wisecracking, underachieving and incorrigible students called the Sweathogs. This US sitcom launched the successful acting career of John Travolta

With a light-hearted tone compared to most political shows, the BBC's award winning current affairs programme which ran from 2003 to 2019 was often described as "punchy, irreverent, and satirical"

An unattractive girl becomes the personal assistant to the owner of a high fashion magazine...

US anthology series by the production company owned by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, that gave rise to 'The Twilight Zone' and 'The Untouchables'

An FBI taskforce is assigned to find people who have gone missing without trace

Famed for its mocking irreverence and savage lampooning of 'The Establishment' it wasn't long before the British satire show TW3 made its way across the Atlantic. But in election year, one of the presidential frontrunners did everything he could to scupper the series...

Fictional account of events during the Roman Empire's occupation of Germania and one of the most decisive battles of world history

Seven strangers from different walks of life are forced together to complete a community payback sentence in Bristol

Ten years ago 'The Great Crumble' wreaked havoc on the world and led to the mysterious emergence of hybrid babies born part human, part animal. Unsure if hybrids are the cause or result of the virus, many humans fear and hunt them

Resurrected from the 1949 movie, Harry Lime is now an international businessman with organizations in most of the world's capitals. But shady deals, and equally shady characters are never far away...