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Chico and the Man

Chico and the Man (1974)

Chico and the Man

When a cantankerous elderly widower, the owner of a petrol filling station, hires an upbeat fast-talking young Chicano, they soon find themselves at loggerheads.

My Name is Earl

My Name is Earl (2005)

My Name is Earl

Petty criminal Earl Hickey wins $100,000 on the lottery and decides to correct his bad deeds to wipe out his never-ending misfortune.

Star Stories

Star Stories (2006)

Star Stories

British comedy sketch show featuring parodies of the home lives of renowned celebrities, which bends the truth and uses deliberately over-the-top impressions to affectionately mock the famous.

Send Foster

Send Foster (1967)

Send Foster

Johnny Foster is a junior reporter on the Redstone Chronicle, a job that introduces him to some interesting people, some funny and some frightening.

The Great TV series

The Great (2020)

The Great TV series

Satirical comedic drama about the rise of Catherine the Great from outsider to the longest reigning female ruler in Russia's history.

marjorie and men

Marjorie and Men (1985)

marjorie and men

Patricia Routledge in her first starring comedy role as Marjorie Belton who, despite a bitter and hurtful divorce, is still hoping to find the type of romance one would only come across in a Mills and Boon novel.

Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful (2014)

Penny Dreadful

Dark, mysterious and suspenseful, featuring the most terrifying characters from classic horror literature, Penny Dreadful goes to the darkest corners of Victorian London with blood-curdling results.

Suburban Shootout

Suburban Shootout (2006)

Suburban Shootout

Little Steppington is a small suburb which is, on the face of it, calm, cozy, quiet and crime-free. But in this dark satirical British comedy, it's the housewives who are keeping this outward appearance - by killing each other.

The Young Ones

The Young Ones (1982)

The Young Ones

Anarchic sitcom about four mismatched university students who appear to have no interest in their university life, and their surreal antics sharing a house together.

Arena

Arena (1975)

Arena

Multi award-winning British documentary series produced since 1975 and voted as one of the top 50 most influential programmes of all time.

The New Statesman

The New Statesman (1987)

The New Statesman

The most selfish, greedy, dishonest, devious, lecherous, sadistic, self-serving ultra-right-wing Conservative of them all, plots to achieve his megalomaniacal ambitions.

Duty Free

Duty Free (1984)

Duty Free

David and Amy Pearce have been married for some years but the spark appears to have gone from their relationship. They hope that a holiday may help. In Spain, they meet Robert and Linda Cochran. Robert is largely oblivious to his wife and things are about to get complicated.

Rome

Rome (2005)

Rome

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

Have I Got News For You

Have I Got News For You (1990)

Have I Got News For You

John Winterson Richards reviews the BBC's eternal, totally-irreverent, often controversial satirical quiz show that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in the pursuit of laughs.

Hazell

Hazell (1978)

Hazell

Private Eye James Hazell is an East End lad, once a copper. He is not the type to play with physical violence. He does not like fighting, but he is no coward. A rough and ready cockney, he may drop his aitches, but he never loses his determination.

Andromeda

Andromeda (2000)

Andromeda

After being frozen for several centuries, Dylan Hunt, the captain of the spaceship Andromeda Ascendant, is horrified to discover that the Systems Commonwealth has collapsed and the known galaxies have descended into barbarism.

Doogie Howser, M.D.

Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)

Doogie Howser, M.D.

Possessing a genius intellect and an eidetic memory, Doogie Howser becomes a qualified doctor at the age of fourteen.

Hot Metal

Hot Metal (1986)

Hot Metal

The Crucible is a new muck-raking tabloid newspaper in London and managing editor Russell Spam is always on the lookout for the latest dirt and gossip.

Summerton Mill

Summerton Mill (2005)

Summerton Mill

Down at the bottom a very pretty valley, there's a magical place called Summerton Mill. And when the waterwheel turns at Summerton Mill, a little bit of magic takes place. And, for a little while, everything goes back to how it used to be...

The Young Pope - HBO series

The Young Pope (2016)

The Young Pope - HBO series

HBO series following the early years of young American-born Pius XIII's pontificate. Pius XIII quickly demonstrates that he will not be a mere figurehead for the Vatican. Instead, Pius XIII is arrogant, self-serving, and power hungry.