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The Thorn Birds

It's the 1920s in the Australian Outback, and a Catholic priest and a beautiful young woman stand powerless before God's will, tormented by desire. But how far are they willing to go in the name of love?

The Stranger

When a mysterious stranger appears in town and starts to blackmail citizens with their darkest secrets, a web of conspiracy begins to unravel, leading to deadly consequences

Veronica Mars

American teen noir mystery drama set in the fictional town of Neptune, California. After her best friend is murdered, and her father is removed as county Sheriff, Veronica Mars dedicates her life to cracking the toughest mysteries

Don't Wait Up

Tom Latimer is just getting his life together during the process of his divorce, so the last thing he wants is for his father, Toby, to turn up on his doorstep with the news that Tom's mother has thrown him out

The Witcher

Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than monsters and beasts.

Belgravia

Historic drama set in the affluent district of London in the Victorian era, based on the novel by Julian Fellowes

Sanditon

British historical drama adapted by Andrew Davies from an unfinished manuscript by Jane Austen written only months before her death in 1817

Cuffy

Bernard Cribbins as a scruffy rather mischievous tinker who lives in a shabby caravan and has a tendency to get into all sorts of trouble

Carrie's War

Two children are evacuated at the start of the Second World War to a remote village in Wales, where they are taken in by a timid and kindly lady and her mean-spirited tyrant of a brother

Gilmore Girls

American comedy-drama centering around the relationship between a thirtysomething mother and her teen daughter

WandaVision

Three weeks after the events of Avengers: Endgame, Wanda Maximoff and Vision are living an idyllic suburban life in the town of Westview, New Jersey, trying to conceal their true natures

Food for Ravens

Drama profile of Aneurin Bevan, noted for his tenure as Minister of Health in Clement Atlee's government which spearheaded the creation of the National Health Service

Echoes of Louisa

Louisa is a wilful Victorian teenager whose jealousy of her brother's attention to a friend (Allegra), who is staying with her, is responsible for a tragedy which is to echo through the ages.

Man Like Mobeen

British comedy-drama set in Small Heath, Birmingham, which follows the life of a 28-year-old Muslim as he spends time with his friends Nate and Eight and, in the absence of parents, raises his much younger sister

Man Down

Greg Davies stars in a sitcom about a forty-something school teacher who is undergoing a mid-life crisis made worse by the fact that his long-term girlfriend, tired of his childishness, has left him

Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles

CGI-animated action-comedy set in a futuristic city where a teenage rabbit, eager to become a true samurai, teams up with warrior friends to protect their city from monsters, ninjas and evil aliens

Sherlock Holmes

The first British television series featuring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic master-detective was written by a celebrated film and television critic

The Nanny

US sitcom in which a former cosmetics saleswoman becomes the nanny to the three children of a rich English widower

FUBAR

In his first scripted television role, Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the CIA's top field operatives. Unknown to him - so is his daughter, and they are about to discover each other's best-kept secrets

Black Mirror

Inspired by The Twilight Zone, Black Mirror is a British anthology series that uses the themes of technology and media, through a diversity of genres, to comment on contemporary issues

That's My Boy

When Ida Willis takes a job as a housekeeper, she has no idea that the man of the house is the son she gave up for adoption when he was a baby

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

In 1987, NASA astronaut Captain William "Buck" Rogers is piloting the space shuttle Ranger 3 when he flies into an unexpected space phenomenon and is frozen for 504 years

Sorry I'm Single

Derek Nimmo as a bachelor living in a Hampstead bed-sit during London's swinging sixties era

Never Have I Ever

Comedy drama centred round the life of a first-generation Indian-American girl who wants to spruce up her social status - but friends, family and feelings won't make it easy for her

The Dark Number

A man is called back to Glasgow after his estranged wife goes missing, only to find himself accused of her murder

Arnold

Three-part down-to-earth documentary about bodybuilder, actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger

The Summer I Turned Pretty

US coming-of-age romantic drama based on a trilogy of novels

The Wrestlers

A 1965 documentary on the popularity on television of wrestling as a spectator sport

Spate of Speight

60-minute one-off sketch show from one of Britain's most controversial comedy scriptwriters

The Bear

A fine-dining chef returns home to run his family's sandwich shop after the suicide of his older brother, who left behind debts, a rundown kitchen, and an unruly staff