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American Born Chinese

American Born Chinese (2023)

American Born Chinese

Part fantasy adventure, part coming-of-age tale; American Born Chinese fuses familiar elements from both genres to fashion a sort of Asian-flavoured superhero origin story

Now Look Here

Now Look Here (1971)

Now Look Here

Ronnie Corbett as a bachelor who fails to break the ties with his domineering and emotionally manipulative mother, even after he marries

I've Got a System

I've Got a System (1965)

I've Got a System

In the final play of Allan Prior's Blackpool trilogy, the writer decided to go for a story with a bit more of an edge to it, the theme being betting and gambling

Kindly Leave the Kerb

Kindly Leave the Kerb (1971)

Kindly Leave the Kerb

A failed sitcom - three times over. Despite the sublime talents of Ronnie Barker, Richard O'Sullivan, Peter Jones, Peter Butterworth, Brian Murphy and Roy Kinnear, no one could raise a laugh from this dreary comedy concept

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy (1981)

The Fall Guy

Hollywood stunt performers moonlight as bounty hunters and find their daring movie skills stand them in good stead

Silo

Silo (2023)

Silo

In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, an engineer starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo

The Girl in the Picture

The Girl in the Picture (1964)

The Girl in the Picture

The second in the series of three plays by Allan Prior, all set along Blackpool's Golden Mile, featured television débutée Nicola Pagett and future Doctor Who companion Peter Purves

They Throw It At You

They Throw It At You (1964)

They Throw It At You

Featuring a number of well-known faces, this 'lost' ITV play is the first in a trilogy which were all set along Blackpool's Golden Mile

Poker Face

Poker Face (2023)

Poker Face

Stylish character driven murder mystery series, adapting the inverted detective story format popularised by Columbo, centred round a casino worker with a 'special talent', who goes on the run from her boss when he threatens to kill her