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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

Kelly Monteith

The affable American comedian made such a hit with the British public that the BBC gave him his own stand-up comedy and sketch show, which featured a host of well-known stars

Petrocelli

Harvard-educated lawyer Anthony Petrocelli turns his back on the courtrooms of Manhattan for a quieter legal career in a small Arizona town, but seems to have no trouble running into his share of murderers to defend

Bottom

Eddie and Richie are two pathetic, misogynistic, slobby flatmates living in a filthy, damp flat. Perpetually bored and broke, they waste their days thinking about sex, money, and trying not kill one another

The Sandman

After numerous failed attempts to bring it to the screen, Neil Gaiman's fantasy drama comic book is finally brought to the screen in an enthralling Netflix series

Dear John (USA)

A rarely successful adaptation from Britain to America in this sitcom concerning a divorced man who tries to get his life back in order after losing everything to his ex-wife

Harry Enfield’s Television Programme

Popular BBC sketch show that introduced a whole host of memorable characters and a plethora of catch-phrases. So unfair!

The Survivors

In this ‘lost’ BBC play - the long-drawn and bitterly contested American Civil War is over, but there is a legacy of hatred left over from the fighting - hatred which comes slowly to a climax in a bar in Decker City

The Tinderbox

One of Hans Christian Andersen's first fairy tales, 'The Tinderbox' came to British television screens in 1966 as a three-part series, having been made as a full length feature in 1959

Narcos

Set and filmed in Colombia, Netflix's crime drama is based on the story of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, who became a billionaire through the production and distribution of cocaine

Champion the Wonder Horse

1950s adventure series about one boy and his horse (and dog)

Better Call Saul

A spin-off, prequel and sequel to 'Breaking Bad', 'Better Call Saul' is regarded by many critics as one of the greatest television series of all time, a claim backed up by over 80 awards showered on the series

Mighty Moments From World History

C4 comedy series in which the National Theatre of Brent act out pivotal points in history as presented by Desmond Olivier Dingle, its Founder, Artistic Director, and Chief Executive

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

In the 23rd century and in the decade before the original Star Trek series, Captain Christopher Pike, a young Spock, and the crew of the USS Enterprise explore new worlds and carry out missions throughout the galaxy on behalf of The Federation

Empty Nest

US sitcom which was a spin-off of 'The Golden Girls' tells of the day to day misadventures of a widowed paediatrician and his two adult daughters

The Terminal List

American action thriller television series based on Jack Carr's 2018 novel of the same name. The series follows Lieutenant Commander James Reece (Chris Pratt) after his platoon of Navy SEALs are ambushed while on a covert mission

The Paper Lads

Set in Newcastle Upon Tyne, The Paper Lads centres around the lives of young boys on a paper round who often make the news as well as deliver it

The Fast Show

Full of one-liners and running gags that sent up most forms of stereotypical British society, The Fast Show was pure sketch-comedy gold

That's Life

British consumer affairs programme that championed the cause of the underdog and, with a comical twist provided by members of the public, became a staple of Sunday night viewing for millions

Inspector Montalbano

Italian police procedural located in the imaginary town of Vigàta, Sicily, Inspector Montalbano (Italian: Il Commissario Montalbano) has been broadcast in over 65 countries, including the UK on BBC Four

New Scotland Yard

Ground-breaking and uncompromising police series in which the action features the exploits of Britain's crime-busting elite

The OA

After missing for seven years, Prairie is found and returned to her adoptive parents who cannot understand what has happened to her. She was blind and can now see. What other mysteries surround this young lady who now answers the the name of The OA?

First of the Summer Wine

Writer Roy Clarke goes back to 1939 to prequel his own successful sitcom 'Last of the Summer Wine' with equally hilarious results

H.M.S. Paradise

'Lost' British sitcom which tried to recreate on television the popularity of the radio series 'The Navy Lark'

Tomorrow's World

BBC's flagship technology show which introduced viewers to the latest inventions from the most trivial to the most important

The Boys - Seasons 2 & 3

Following on from our review of The Boys, this article focuses exclusively on the second and third seasons.

The Sarah Jane Adventures

Doctor Who spin-off starring Elisabeth Sladen as the Timelord's former travelling companion, Sarah Jane Smith, an investigative journalist who with the help of her adopted son, his friends, and an intelligent supercomputer, combats evil alien forces

Six Shades of Black

Six single plays linked by a common theme. The hero one week became the villain next week

The Outlaws - Season 2

The gang is confronted with the consequences of keeping the stolen drugs money and make a promise to pay it back - or else, one of them will pay with their life...