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Edwardian murder-mystery series in which the first real forensic scientist of detective fiction is put to the test

Japanese science fiction anime television series featuring the cosmic and comic adventures of a handsome space explorer tasked to tour the universe and discover new alien beings

Darts based game show that at its peak enjoyed an audience of nearly 17 million viewers in a late Sunday afternoon slot

Comedy chat show hosted by an Australian megastar and featuring some lesser famous guests

In the post Victorian era a group of working-class women are discovering a feisty new spirit as their thoughts turn to the suffrage movement

A band of eight unlikely heroes, find themselves on a quest to save the realm of Exandria from dark magical forces in this animated series that was originally funded via Kickstarter

Described as the most daring network television series of the 1990s, 'The Simpsons', the longest-running American animated series, American sitcom, and scripted primetime television series, continues to parody American culture, television, and society in general

Loyalty and treason on the eve of the Armada in this eight-part BBC serial featuring some of television's best known names

Two former lovers meet unexpectedly after not having been in contact for 38 years. Their time for romance has passed - or has it?

Based on the BBC miniseries of the same name, House of Cards follows Francis Underwood, the politician's politician - masterful, beguiling, charismatic and ruthless

One-off sketch show showcasing the comic talents of Ulrika Jonsson, written by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer and starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams

Live action series based on the 1998 Japanese anime series of the same name

The inter-university quiz, first launched in 1962, in which some of the sharpest undergraduate minds in the country battle it out, has become part of the national culture

A retired bank manager has embarked on a private crusade: a mission to bring peace and love to a tired and cynical world. Unfortunately, he unwittingly unleashes the forces of good and evil!

A band of outcasted misfits travel aimlessly through a colonized solar system in the year 2071. The show that arguably influenced director Quentin Tarantino, who drew from it in his film "Kill Bill: Vol. 1"

Early TV music series that highlighted the top tunes of the day - billed as "America’s Barometer of Song" - the series gave rise to the term 'Hit Parade'

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