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Hawkeye tv series 1994

Hawkeye (1994)

Hawkeye tv series 1994

The further adventures based on characters created by James Fennimore Cooper.

Escape Into Night

Escape Into Night (1972)

Escape Into Night

Escape Into Night is a haunting story full of vivid images that were probably the cause of many a nightmare back in April 1972.

The Shield tv show

The Shield (2002)

The Shield tv show

The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules.

The Famous Five

The Famous Five (1978)

The Famous Five

Based on Enid Blyton's best selling books, Southern Television's adaptation of 'The Famous Five' brings to life the adventures of Julian, Dick, Anne, George and her dog Timmy.

The Tomorrow People review

The Tomorrow People (1973)

The Tomorrow People review

With the ability to read minds, levitate objects, and teleport themselves, the Tomorrow People are the next stage in human evolution.

Monk tv series

Monk (2002)

Monk tv series

Former Police Detective Adrian Monk has suffered from intensified obsessive-compulsive disorder and a variety of phobias since the murder of his wife.

DEVS

DEVS (2020)

DEVS

When a young computer engineer becomes embroiled in the mysterious disappearance of her boyfriend, who vanished on the first day of his new job at Cutting edge tech company Devs, she begins to suspect that his disappearance may not be as clear-cut as it seems. (Contains spoilers)

Jack Benny

The Jack Benny Program (1950)

Jack Benny

From the vaudeville circuit to a highly popular comedic career in radio, television, and film. Jack Benny was known for his comic timing and the ability to cause laughter with a pregnant pause or a single expression.

Touched by An Angel

Touched by An Angel (1994)

Touched by An Angel

Monica, Tess and Andrew are angels sent on Earth to help people who are struggling with difficulties and heartache.

Who Dares Wins

Who Dares Wins (1983)

Who Dares Wins

Daring 1980s comedy sketch show that helped launch the careers of a number of British comedians.

The Aweful Mr Goodall

The Aweful Mr Goodall (1974)

The Aweful Mr Goodall

Widower Jack Goodall is a 55-year-old former civil servant who worked for M.I.5. He is hoping to enjoy his retirement - but his section have other plans for him.

Pardon My Genie

Pardon My Genie (1972)

Pardon My Genie

When a young shop assistant casually tries to polish an old watering can he releases a genie who is as rusty as the can he lives in; he’s four thousand years old, and his magic doesn’t always work as well as it should.

Generation Kill

Generation Kill (2008)

Generation Kill

Emmy Award winning mini-series following the Marines of the First Recon Battalion as they attempt to survive the first forty days of the Iraq War.

Six of the Best

Six of the Best (1965)

Six of the Best

Six individual sitcoms that ITV hoped would produce a full series and do for them what 'Comedy Playhouse' did for the BBC.

Manchild

Manchild (2002)

Manchild

Comedy drama series about a group of stylish and solvent middle-aged men determined to live life to the full, especially if it involves behaving badly.

Dave Allen

Dave Allen at Large (1971)

Dave Allen

Hugely popular award winning sketch and stand-up (although he was mostly seated) comedy that often courted controversy for tackling taboo subjects.

Mad Men TV series

Mad Men (2007)

Mad Men TV series

Drama about the lives of the men and women who work in one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s.

The Expert TV series 1968

The Expert (1968)

The Expert TV series 1968

The professional and personal life of Home Office pathologist Professor John Hardy, who works not only for the police but also for other interested parties.

A Fine Romance

A Fine Romance (1981)

A Fine Romance

BAFTA Award winning comedy starring Judy Dench and her real-life husband Michael Williams, who play an unlikely couple that come together to form an unmarried union.

Playbox

Playbox (1955)

Playbox

1950s children's entertainment with games, stories and competitions.

Dollhouse

Dollhouse (2009)

Dollhouse

A shadowy organisation works out of a futuristic laboratory where young people's identities are erased and replaced with temporary specialised memories and skills - skills required to fulfil their wealthy clients needs...

End of Part One

End of Part One (1979)

End of Part One

Sketch show with a mixture of Pythonesque humour and satire that never really found its audience. Its writers went on to create some classic comedies.

Three of a Kind

Three of a Kind (1981)

Three of a Kind

BAFTA Award winning fast-paced sketch show starring Lenny Henry, Tracey Ullman and David Copperfield

Star Trek: Enterprise

Star Trek: Enterprise (2002)

Star Trek: Enterprise

A century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet.