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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?

Campion

Campion (1989)

Campion

Margery Allingham's 1930s private detective, Albert Campion, has had several versions on BBC television. Here's a rundown on each of them...

The Middle US sitcom

The Middle (2009)

The Middle US sitcom

US sitcom set round the daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the town of Orson, Indiana

Educating Marmalade

Educating Marmalade (1982)

Educating Marmalade

1980s children's sitcom written by Andrew Davies which revolves round Marmalade Atkins - 'The Worst Girl in the World'

Harry O TV series

Harry O (1973)

Harry O TV series

David Janssen as an embittered and revenge-seeking ex-cop who has been pensioned out of the service following an injury, turns private investigator, in the popular actor's final long-running TV series

Carnival Row

Carnival Row (2019)

Carnival Row

Dark, adult-orientated fantasy series in which a human detective and an immigrant fairy rekindle a dangerous affair, in a dangerous Victorian England fantasy world of murder and monsters

Killing Eve

Killing Eve (2018)

Killing Eve

British spy thriller in which a spy hunts down an assassin. But while the hunter becomes obsessed with the hunted, the hunted becomes obsessed with the hunter

Peaky Blinders (2013)

Stylish, epic gangster saga centring on a gang led by fierce boss Tommy Shelby. Beginning on the lawless streets of 1920s Birmingham, Tommy sets about creating an empire for himself and his family, and stop anyone who gets in their way

The Last Kingdom

The Last Kingdom (2015)

The Last Kingdom

Series based on Bernard Cornwell's 'The Saxon Stories' series of novels, set in the ninth century, 'The Last Kingdom' is the story of Uhtred of Bebbanburg, born a Saxon but raised a Viking after his father’s death in battle.

The Stand 2020

The Stand (remake) (2020)

The Stand 2020

How would the survivors react to a total collapse of civilisation? Stephen King's epic post-Apocalyptic tale got a remake in 2020

Grace Under Fire

Grace Under Fire (1993)

Grace Under Fire

US sitcom loosely based on the real life adventures of its star, the much troubled actress, writer, and stand-up comedian, Brett Butler

Spanish Princess review

The Spanish Princess (2019)

Spanish Princess review

Catherine of Aragon travels to England to meet her husband by proxy, Arthur, Prince of Wales, heir apparent of Henry VII of England. When Arthur dies suddenly, her destiny as the one who will bring peace between Spain and England seems in doubt, until she sets her sights on Prince Henry

Destination Downing Street 1957

Destination Downing Street (1957)

Destination Downing Street 1957

Lost short-lived BBC spy thriller in which a team of experts in various fields are brought together by the Prime Minister to defeat ruthless saboteurs

The Jetsons

The Jetsons (1962)

The Jetsons

Hanna-Barbera's animated series that followed The Flinstones - turning stone age into space age seemed a simple enough task. But how did it go down with the television audience of the day?

The White Princess

The White Princess (2017)

The White Princess

The marriage of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York effectively ends the Wars of the Roses by uniting the houses of Lancaster and York, in this historical drama starring upcoming star Jodie Comer

Boy Dominic

Boy Dominic / Dominic (1974)

Boy Dominic

The setting is Yorkshire in the year 1820 and the realisation that the well-to-do Bullman family are about to have their world torn apart...

The Caves of Steel

The Caves of Steel (1964)

The Caves of Steel

Lost BBC production of an Isaac Asimov tale concerning an investigation which follows the murder of a robot specialist

La Femme Musketeer

La Femme Musketeer (2004)

La Femme Musketeer

D'Artagnan's daughter Valentine and the three sons of her father's three legendary musketeer comrades must team up to rescue King Louis XIV's fiancée who's been kidnapped

Sky TV series 1975

Sky (1975)

Sky TV series 1975

A stranded alien needs to return home before the forces of nature overpower him. Thought provoking 1970s science fiction series

Toast of London

Toast of London (2012)

Toast of London

An eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past, spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on stage

Children of the Stones

Children of the Stones (1977)

Children of the Stones

Matthew Brake and his astrophysicist father Adam move to Milbury, a village framed by an ancient stone circle. But all is not right in Milbury. The stones emit a strange power

The Midnight Men tv series 1964

The Midnight Men (1964)

The Midnight Men tv series 1964

In 1913, a naïve farmer in the Balkan states becomes involved in political intrigue, including a deadly assassination attempt

Thorndyke

Thorndyke (1964)

Thorndyke

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

Space Dandy

Space Dandy (2014)

Space Dandy

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

Bullseye TV game show

Bullseye (1981)

Bullseye TV game show

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