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Imposter

Imposter (1962)

Imposter

The Earth has been at war with the Outspacers for many years. The fate of the planet depends on the success of a vital project headed by one man.

In Search of Happiness

In Search of Hapiness (1960)

In Search of Happiness

The story of a crowded day in the life of a modern Russian family - a day in which a young girl falls in love, a black marketeer is trapped by police, and a few hasty words spark a teenage rebellion.

Luck of the Draw

Luck of the Draw (1962)

Luck of the Draw

Accepting the luck of the draw has become the Green's family motto. But Arthur, at 28 the only unmarried one, begins to have doubts. Should he carry on as before or should he forget family tradition and give fate a definite hand?

Master of Arts

Master of Arts (1961)

Master of Arts

At a famous public school, a housemaster is in love with a girl without realising that her young brother is a member of his house. The boy takes a photograph of his sister in the housemaster's arms.

The Haunting

The Haunting (1969)

The Haunting

Children can sometimes have an instinct for situations that are beyond the grasp of their young minds...

The Major Barbara

The Major Barbara (1962)

The Major Barbara

"The greatest of our evils and the worst of our crimes is poverty, and our first duty, to which every other consideration should be sacrificed is not to be poor."

Love on the Dole

Love on the Dole (1967)

Love on the Dole

"I wonder how much longer us women'll take to learn that living and loving's all a damn swindle? Love's all right on the pictures, but love on the dole ain't quite the same thing."

Missing from Home

Missing from Home (1960)

Missing from Home

Nell Merriman disappears from home and the police organise a search on a large scale. Anxiety for her safety mounts, but the one person who is completely happy and undisturbed by events is Nell.

The Hothouse

The Hothouse (1964)

The Hothouse

An ailing mango, two wives and an ambitious employee, all help to upset a youthful tycoon's weekend in the hothouse.

The Man Out There

The Man Out There (1966)

The Man Out There

In the loneliness of space the world's first astronaut, cut off from base, is linked up by freak radio reception with a Canadian trapper's wife isolated with a life or death problem.

Santa Clarita Diet

Santa Clarita Diet (2017)

Santa Clarita Diet

Drew Barrymore is Sheila, a working mother with a relatively normal - if somewhat discontented - life. That's until she undergoes a metamorphosis, dies, and returns with a great hunger. Then nothing is ever normal again.

Crossroads

Crossroads (1964)

Crossroads

The soap that was the byword for every dropped line, every wobbly doorway, every mundane plot. For many years Crossroads rose above the slating it took from the critics and with ratings as high as 15 million viewers won fans from far and wide.

Two in Clover

Two in Clover (1969)

Two in Clover

Sid and Vic are two frustrated office workers who decide to leave behind their nine to five lifestyle for the simpler life of living in the countryside and running a farm. But will the simpler life be all it promises to be?

Twin Peaks: The Return

Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)

Twin Peaks: The Return

FBI agent Dale Cooper remains trapped in the extra-dimensional Black Lodge, and 25 years after the murder of homecoming queen Laura Palmer, there are still many questions left unanswered.

Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation (2009)

Parks and Recreation

Amy Poehler gives an award-winning performance as mid-level bureaucrat Leslie Knope in this US mockumentary about public officials striving to make their Indiana town a better place.

Never the Twain

Never the Twain (1981)

Never the Twain

Antique dealers Simon Peel and Oliver Smallbridge were once partners until Oliver had an affair with Simon's wife. Now they are bitter rivals - and next-door neighbours.

The Stranger TV series

The Stranger (1964)

The Stranger TV series

When a mysterious stranger is found unconscious on the doorstep of a family home is Australia, it is the start of a series of events that will change that family's life forever.

Action in the Afternoon

Action in the Afternoon (1953)

Action in the Afternoon

Action in the Afternoon was television's first live outdoor Western, originating in the wide-open spaces of suburban Philadelphia and telecast five afternoons a week.

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

The Ed Sullivan Show

In this multi-channel DVD world, it is hard to imagine that one television show could satisfy every member of the family. But for an awful long time in the USA The Ed Sullivan Show did just that.

Knightfall TV series

Knightfall (2017)

Knightfall TV series

The Knights Templar, the elite warriors of the Crusades, begin their journey in search of the Holy Grail.

30 Rock

30 Rock (2007)

30 Rock

Liz Lemon, head writer of the sketch comedy show "TGS with Tracy Jordan", must deal with an arrogant new boss and a crazy new star, all while trying to run a successful television show without losing her mind.

The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist

The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist (1980)

The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist

Oliver is sent to public school to complete his education, but his evil half-brother Noah is determined to ruin him. And with Fagin having escaped execution and Dodger avoiding deportation, trouble is never going to be far away.

The Man in Armour

The Man In Armour (1951)

The Man in Armour

Two children discover a suit of armour in an antique shop. Inside it is a 500-year-old living knight, still looking for the woman he loves.

Hell on Wheels

Hell on Wheels (2012)

Hell on Wheels

Cullen Bohannon has lost everything in the civil war. His wife and son have been murdered, his faith is in shreds. He is a man alone, looking for revenge.

Grace and Favour

Grace and Favour (1992)

Grace and Favour

Grace Brothers pension fund has been plundered and all that is left for the staff’s retirement is a rundown country house hotel, left to them in a will.

Castle Haven

Castle Haven (1969)

Castle Haven

1960s soap opera about a number of families living in two Victorian house conversions in Yorkshire.

Mozart in the Jungle

Mozart in the Jungle (2014)

Mozart in the Jungle

Amazon's first tentative forays into production of its own content saw a young, very talented oboist hoping for her big chance with the New York Symphony, when a brash new Maestro takes over as principle conductor.