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The Storyteller

The Storyteller (1987)

The Storyteller

Jim Henson's live-action/puppet television series telling a variety of European folk tales which are retold in nine new stories

Brush Strokes

Brush Strokes (1986)

Brush Strokes

Jacko is a wisecracking house painter who enjoys life, is an incorrigible womaniser, and spends his spare time 'appreciating' the fairer sex. Will he ever find true love?

Who, Me?

Who, Me? (1959)

Who, Me?

'Lost' BBC drama that was a forerunner to Z Cars, and one of the first police procedurals to be set outside of London

Cribbins TV Series

Cribbins (1969)

Cribbins TV Series

Sketch show featuring the incomparable Bernard Cribbins in which he portrays a variety of characters including a burglar, tramp, cowboy and more...

Leonardo tv series 2021

Leonardo (2021)

Leonardo tv series 2021

Amazon Prime's bio-series dramatizing Leonardo da Vinci's extraordinary life through the works that made him famous, and through the stories hidden within those works

Singles

Singles (1988)

Singles

Four characters, who have been on the relationship merry-go-round time and again, are coping with the various levels of frustration that go with their single life, when their lives intertwine

The Aliens

The Aliens (2016)

The Aliens

Excellent science fiction drama series that unflinchingly explores discrimination, exploitation and ghettoisation

The Other 'Arf

The Other 'Arf (1980)

The Other 'Arf

Sir Galahad comes in many guises, and in the case of beautiful model Lorraine Watts he's in the form of Tory MP Charles Latimer. But what is his fiancé going to say?

The Mary Tyler Moore Hour

The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (1979)

The Mary Tyler Moore Hour

After the success of her long running sitcom, Mary Tyler Moore was ready for a new challenge. But things didn't go as well as was hoped for...

Spiral

Spiral / Engrenages (2005)

Spiral

A tangled web of political intrigue, prostitution and drugs unfold in this superb French police procedural drama

Three Sisters

Three Sisters (1954)

Three Sisters

Another 'lost' BBC play. Anton Chekov's celebrated play concerns the lives of an aristocratic family who struggle to search for meaning in the modern world.

Everybody Loves Raymond

Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)

Everybody Loves Raymond

To the rest of the world Ray Barone seemingly has it all - he's a successful sportswriter with a wonderful wife, a beautiful family, and a nice house. And if that wasn't enough, everybody loves him!

Chigley

Chigley (1969)

Chigley

"Are you going to Trumpton? Camberwick Green? Chigley? Can we come with you?"

Lollipop Loves Mr Mole

Lollipop Loves Mr Mole (1971)

Lollipop Loves Mr Mole

Maggie and Reg have married late in life and are now looking forward wedded bliss. But that bliss is interrupted when Reg's brother, the brash and workshy Bruce and his jumpy wife Violet, return from South Africa with nowhere to live.

Treasure Hunt

Treasure Hunt (1982)

Treasure Hunt

Can contestants solve the cryptic clues and direct Anneka Rice to different locations, via helicopter, to find treasure - in just under an hour?

The Final Test by Terence Rattigan BBC 1951

The Final Test (1951)

The Final Test by Terence Rattigan BBC 1951

An ageing cricketer's last match is marred by his poor final innings, but the arrival of his pretentious, sport-hating son brightens the day in Terence Rattigan's debut television comedy.

Trumpton

Trumpton (1967)

Trumpton

"This is the clock, the Trumpton clock, telling the time, never too quickly, never too slowly..."

The Search Party

The Search Party (1951)

The Search Party

Another 'lost' BBC play from the early days of television. In this uproarious satire, an unhinged anarchist settles in a small Irish community, setting off a series of increasingly ridiculous events.

Camberwick Green

Camberwick Green (1966)

Camberwick Green

Monday's Watch With Mother offering which began in 1966 with the words "Here is a box, a musical box, wound up and ready to play. But this box can hide a secret inside. Can you guess what is in it today ?"

Bagpuss

Bagpuss (1974)

Bagpuss

Classic children's series that, in spite of only appearing in 13 adventures, was voted in a BBC poll as the most popular children's TV programme of all time.

The Irregulars

The Irregulars (2021)

The Irregulars

A crew of misfits investigate a series of supernatural crimes in Victorian London at the behest of Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes

Joan of Arc 1999 miniseries

Joan of Arc (1999)

Joan of Arc 1999 miniseries

Two-part Emmy and Golden Globe nominated Canadian miniseries - spurred by divine voices and visions, fifteenth century teenager Joan d'Arc leads French forces against the English

Murder by the Book

Murder by the Book (1987)

Murder by the Book

When Agatha Christie decides to kill off her most famous and long-running character, she has an unexpected visitor - none other than the great detective himself - Hercule Poirot

Spring and Autumn

Spring and Autumn (1973)

Spring and Autumn

Jimmy is in the autumn of his life when his home is demolished and he is forced to live with his daughter and son-in-law. When he meets Charlie, a wayward and neglected youngster, an unlikely friendship blossoms

The Wombles

The Wombles (1973)

The Wombles

Years before “recycling” and “environmentally friendly” became part of our everyday language, 'The Wombles' captured the imagination of a generation of children with their comical antics and the simple motto "Make Good Use of Bad Rubbish."

Ozark

Ozark (2017)

Ozark

When Marty Byrde's business partner is caught skimming money off a drug cartel's profits, it's Marty and his family who have to pay off the debt. Everyone else has been murdered...

Shout Aloud Salvation

Shout Aloud Salvation (1951)

Shout Aloud Salvation

This BBC Sunday Night Theatre presentation, broadcast on 15 April 1951, tells the story of two young women dispatched towards the latter part of the 19th century to introduce the Salvation Army into a bleak northern town.