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The Godfather Saga miniseries review

The Godfather Saga (1977)

The Godfather Saga miniseries review

Seven hour miniseries that combined The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, re-edited in chronological order with additional footage

The Loner tv series

The Loner (1975)

The Loner tv series

Trilogy of dark comedic plays about a man coming from nowhere, going nowhere, and about what happens to him in transit

Noah's Ark tv series 1956

Noah's Ark (1956)

Noah's Ark tv series 1956

US drama series set in a veterinary hospital. Featuring television's first paraplegic character

The Boys - Amazon Prime

The Boys (2019)

The Boys - Amazon Prime

In a universe where superpowered individuals work for a powerful corporation, their alter-egos are neither benevolent nor mild-mannered...

The Defenders

The Defenders (1961)

The Defenders

Courtroom Drama: One of the most ground-breaking and, at times, controversial American television shows of the 1960s

The Orville tv series review

The Orville (2017)

The Orville tv series review

Inspired by the original Star Trek and set in the 25th century, The Orville is a not-so-top-of-the-line Starship of Earth's interstellar fleet

The Watch tv series

The Watch (2020)

The Watch tv series

Fantasy police procedural inspired by the Discworld series. Set in a fictional city where crime has been legalized

Mourning Becomes Electra BBC play 1952

Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)

Mourning Becomes Electra BBC play 1952

Lauded by drama critics as a masterpiece of the modern stage, Mourning Becomes Electra with themes of murder, adultery, incestuous love and revenge, was the first substantial success of post-war television drama

It's a Sin TV series

It's a Sin (2021)

It's a Sin TV series

British drama series described as a poignant masterpiece of humour and humanity, focusing on a group of gay friends, as they determine to live and love more fiercely than ever in the shadow of AIDS

Black Books

Black Books (2000)

Black Books

Bafta-winning sitcom about the antics of a foul tempered and eccentric bookshop owner, his long-suffering assistant, and his one single friend

Desmonds

Desmond's (1989)

Desmonds

Classic British sitcom set in a Peckham barber shop, which is a gathering place for an assortment of local characters

Chernobyl mini series

Chernobyl (2019)

Chernobyl mini series

In April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant became one of the world's worst man-made catastrophes. "This is one of those programmes everyone, absolutely everyone, should see at least once"

Noggin the Nog

Noggin The Nog (1959)

Noggin the Nog

"Listen to me and I will tell you the story of Noggin the Nog, as it was told in the days of old"

Britannia

Britannia (2018)

Britannia

In 43 AD, the Roman Army - determined and terrified in equal measure - returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia

The Inbetweeners

The Inbetweeners (2008)

The Inbetweeners

The misadventures of four teenage pupils at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive who are not exactly among the social outcasts, but nowhere near smooth enough to hang out with the cool kids

Friday Night Dinner

Friday Night Dinner (2011)

Friday Night Dinner

The Goodman family get together around the dinner table every Friday night. When they do, madness and mayhem is guaranteed to be on the menu...

Big Brother

Big Brother (2000)

Big Brother

Reality show in which contestants, known as "housemates", live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world

Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road (2006)

Waterloo Road

A melting pot of class and race set in a challenging comprehensive school, where the day-to-day troubles of its students spill out in dramatic ways

The Expanse

The Expanse (2015)

The Expanse

Hundreds of years in the future the solar system has been colonized by humanity. A disparate band of protagonists place themselves between the political tension of a cold war and unravel the single greatest conspiracy of all time

Tempo

Tempo (1961)

Tempo

Innovative arts programme that broadened the genre's outlook - despite an uncertain start

FlashForward TV series

FlashForward (2009)

FlashForward TV series

Everybody in the world experiences an eerie, chaotic vision of the future after a mysterious event makes them lose consciousness. Can they change the future?

Stay Lucky tv series

Stay Lucky (1989)

Stay Lucky tv series

Thomas Gynn is on the run from London when he runs into feisty Yorkshire lass Sally Hardcastle, who very quickly decides she wants nothing to do with him. But the unlikely couple will be seeing a lot more of each other.

Shirley Bassey

The Shirley Bassey Show (1976)

Shirley Bassey

Best known for her full-blooded vocal delivery in a career spanning more than 60 years, Shirley Bassey, the girl from Tiger Bay, has a longevity and status almost unsurpassed by any other major performer. In the 1970s she made two series for the BBC