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Fanny by Gaslight

The sad narrative of a young girl born to two lovers and brought up in the grimmest corner of Victorian London, Fanny by Gaslight is a classic novel that was adapted by the BBC in 1981

Roadkill

Hugh Laurie plays an embattled, morally questionable Tory politician who tries to leave his past behind as it may ruin his ambitions for his future. Shamelessly untroubled by guilt or remorse, he seeks to further his own agenda whilst others plot to bring him down

I Spy

Spy thriller - the first to feature an African American alongside a white actor in a lead role.

The Thick of It

BAFTA winning satirical comedy on the inner workings of the British Government set within the fictional Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship

Second Verdict

Two fictional policemen scrutinise six real life historical murder cases and present evidence for and against the verdicts

A Man of Our Times

Unsentimental drama about a middle-aged man whose life is enmeshed in domestic turmoil of his own making

The Devil's Hour

Netlix's haunting psychological thriller is skillfully crafted across multiple timelines and will keep you guessing right to the end

The Informer

A disbarred barrister uses his connections with the underworld to pass information onto the police -for a price!

The Liars

'Lost' series of short stories about a family of liars who tell tall tales for their own amusement, which range from the hilarious to the macabre

Dick Barton - Special Agent

1970s Television series of the most popular British action-adventure radio series of the 1940s with rip-roaring escapades and tales of derring-do...

Extraordinary Attorney Woo

A witty, light South Korean comedy drama about an autistic 27-year-old lawyer with an IQ of 164, impressive memory, and creative thought process, who graduated at the top of her class from a prestigious law school

Party of Five

Multi-award nominated and winning American drama series about the Salinger family - five youngsters who are trying to deal with the tragic loss of both parents in a car accident

Search for a Star

1960s ITV talent show which sought to discover a star female all-round entertainer. The semi-finalists fared better than the eventual winner...

House of the Dragon

HBO's prequel to Game of Thrones going back approximately 200 years to centre on the beginning of the end of the once all-powerful dynasty

Oh Happy Band!

British sitcom starring Harry Worth as the leader of a brass band in a small town that is being threatened with the development of an airport that would go right through it

Come Fly With Me

British mockumentary series that debuted to 10 million viewers but attracted thousands of complaints, and was eventually removed from all streaming services because of its perceived stereotyping

Suburra: Blood on Rome

In 2008, a fight over land in a seaside town near Rome spirals into a deadly battle between organized crime, corrupt politicians and the Vatican

Potter

Arthur Lowe's last television series may well have laid the ground for Keeping Up Appearances

SAS Rogue Heroes

Six-part BBC drama series based on Ben Macintyre's book of the same name, charting the creation of the famed Special Forces unit

Number 10

A whole host of stars feature in this historical anthology series telling the stories of seven Prime Ministers and their time in office at London's most famous address

Disraeli

Ian McShane stars in this four-part series about the great statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

The first television serialisation of C. S. Lewis' fantasy story for children in the magical realm of Narnia, a fantastic place where all things are possible

The Good Old Days

Mock Edwardian entertainment that proved so successful that it ran for 30 years and in the process introduced around 2000 performers

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

BAFTA nominated eight-part drama series based on Winston Churchill's enforced political exile during the 1920s and 1930s, starring Robert Hardy and an all-star cast

The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power

Set thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power covers all the major events of Middle-Earth's Second Age - the forging of the Rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron and the last alliance between Elves and Men

Candid Camera

Hidden camera show where the public were the stars. "Smile - you're on Candid Camera!"

Taggart

Ground-breaking, intelligent and immensely watchable crime series set on the grey and rainy streets of Glasgow, 'Taggart' became one of the UK's longest running thriller series

Family Matters

Revolving around the Winslow family, a middle-class African-American family living in Chicago, 'Family Matters' was the last live-action scripted primetime show that debuted in the 1980s to leave the air, outlasting all other primetime network debuts of the 1980s with the exception of 'The Simpsons'

Money Heist (La Casa de Papel)

International Emmy Award winning (Best Drama Series) Spanish crime caper in which a gang of robbers take 67 hostages as part of their daring and dangerous assault on the Royal Mint of Spain, where they plan to print and escape with €2.4 billion

Narcos: Mexico

US crime drama originally intended as the fourth season of 'Narcos' but instead developed as a companion series, with events prequelling the original