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Kindly Leave the Kerb

A failed sitcom - three times over. Despite the sublime talents of Ronnie Barker, Richard O'Sullivan, Peter Jones, Peter Butterworth, Brian Murphy and Roy Kinnear, no one could raise a laugh from this dreary comedy concept

The Fall Guy

Hollywood stunt performers moonlight as bounty hunters and find their daring movie skills stand them in good stead

Silo

In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, an engineer starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo

The Girl in the Picture

The second in the series of three plays by Allan Prior, all set along Blackpool's Golden Mile, featured television débutée Nicola Pagett and future Doctor Who companion Peter Purves

They Throw It At You

Featuring a number of well-known faces, this 'lost' ITV play is the first in a trilogy which were all set along Blackpool's Golden Mile

Poker Face

Stylish character driven murder mystery series, adapting the inverted detective story format popularised by Columbo, centred round a casino worker with a 'special talent', who goes on the run from her boss when he threatens to kill her

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

Prequel spin-off of the Netflix series Bridgerton. The story focuses on young Queen Charlotte's rise to prominence and power in the late 18th century

Wolf Pack

Glossy, graphic and often gruesome teen horror series starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

Baywatch

Action drama about lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii - although it appeared to do little more than showcase the golden bodies of the cast, it became a guilty pleasure to millions

The Diplomat

In the midst of an international crisis, Kate Wyler, a career diplomat, lands a high-profile job for which she is not suited

Xo, Kitty

Romance and comedy come together when Kitty reunites with her long-distance boyfriend at the same boarding school attended by her late mother

Yellowjackets

In 1996, a plane carrying a high school girls' soccer team crashes deep in the wilderness and the surviving team members are left stranded for nineteen months. This seven Primetime Emmy Awards nominated series chronicles their attempts to stay alive

Over My Dead Body

Edward Woodward stars as a former best-selling mystery novelist who teams up with an aspiring reporter to solve crimes that have the police stumped

The Peripheral

Set in the future when technology has subtly altered society, a woman discovers a secret connection to an alternate reality as well as a dark future of her own

Daisy Jones and the Six

Set in the Los Angeles music scene of the late 1970s, the series charts the ups and downs of a fictional rock band, partly inspired by Fleetwood Mac, through a documentary style series of interviews

The Mandalorian

The first live-action series in the Star Wars franchise, The Mandalorian is a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, who goes on the run to protect a Force-sensitive child

The Young Ones

What would happen if six celebrities in their seventies and eighties went back to 1975? Liz Smith, Lionel Blair, Dickie Bird, Kenneth Kendall, Sylvia Sims and Derek Jameson were about to find out

Knight Rider

A lone crimefighter battles the forces of evil with the help of a virtually indestructible and artificially intelligent supercar in this US series filled with action, pacey storylines and an element of tongue-in-cheek humour

8 Simple Rules...

Domestic sitcom about a married couple raising their three children. The hit series was renewed for a second season before tragedy struck...

The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die

In the wake of King Edward's death, Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his comrades adventure across a fractured kingdom in the hopes of uniting England in this sequel to The Last Kingdom

Spaced

The misadventures of two twenty-something Londoners who decide to move in together after only just meeting each other

Endeavour

First class prequel to the long-running Inspector Morse, Endeavour, which ran for 9 seasons, takes us back to Oxford in the 1960s where a young and head-strong detective constable is starting out on his career

Mrs. Brown's Boys

Hit Irish sitcom starring Brendan O'Carroll as Agnes Brown, the loud-mouthed matriarch of the Brown family who is constantly meddling in the lives of her children

For the Love of Paul O'Grady

Special tribute show to the late presenter, actor, comedian and tireless supporter of numerous charities and the legacy he leaves

The Bed-Sit Girl

Another sitcom from the prolific two Ron's writing team of Chesney and Wolfe, The Bed-Sit Girl was written as a starring vehicle for Sheila Hancock...

Aggretsuko

Animated comedy from Japan about a red panda who works as a meek office drone in a large company where she is overworked, bullied by her boss and objectified by the office flirt. Confused and frustrated, she gives vent to the emotions she suppresses by singing "death metal" music

Ted Lasso

A well-intentioned American coach attempts to turn around the fortunes of a fictional English football club - AFC Richmond. You don't need to like football to enjoy it, after all, Ted barely understands the game himself

Shadow and Bone

In a world filled with supernaturally gifted individuals called Grisha, a plucky orphan discovers that she’s the long-prophesied Saint who can liberate their world from a sinister force that’s been plaguing it for centuries

Arrested Development

US mockumentary about a dysfunctional family and their formerly wealthy members who continue to lead an extravagant lifestyle despite their changed circumstances

Charley's Aunt

Eric Sykes and Jimmy Edwards star in an adaptation of the celebrated farce that broke all box-office records when it first appeared on the London stage