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Round at the Redways
1955 United Kingdom

A curious mixture of soap opera and DIY, 'Round at the Redways' appeared on the new independent network from the first week of ITV’s launch.

Jesus of Nazareth
1956 United Kingdom

In 1956, the BBC made Television history with a series of eight programmes on the life of Christ. Placed in the children's programmes slot on Sundays, it attracted an adult audience whose appreciation placed it, as a BBC survey showed, next to the Coronation of 1953 in national appeal.

The Secret Agent (1992)
1992 United Kingdom

A meticulously detailed psychological drama in which a mostly inactive spy is ordered by his superior to carry out a terrorist act.

Saint Joan BBC 1951
1951 United Kingdom

Early BBC adaptation of a play by George Bernard Shaw about 15th-century French military figure Joan of Arc.

The Silent Village
1951 United Kingdom

Seven tourists arrive and gather in a deserted inn. The dinner lies half-prepared in the kitchen. Cards lie on a bridge table. A tap is running aimlessly, overflowing the bath, and yet there is not a living soul in sight.

Two and a Half Men
2003 United States

A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.

What's My Line
1951 United Kingdom

Quiz show in which a panel of guest celebrities attempt to guess the occupation of people unknown to them.

Metal Mickey
1980 United Kingdom

When a boy scientist creates a robot to do household chores, he is unprepared for the mayhem it causes when it comes alive.

The Trip
2010 United Kingdom

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon star as fictionalised versions of themselves on a restaurant tour of northern England, Italy, Spain and Greece.

There's Always Juliet
1951 United Kingdom

Single play that has been reimagined on several occasions by the BBC and was the inspiration for a movie.

Beryl's Lot
1973 United Kingdom

Domestic drama-cum-sitcom about a 'domestic' who begins studying philosophy in order to better herself.

Crusoe tv series
2008 United States

The action-packed adventure of a man who has been shipwrecked on a remote tropical island, and who - along with his companion, must face formidable foes and violent marauders in order to survive.

Comrade Detective
2017 Romania

A hard bitten detective seeks vengeance for the murder of his partner.

The Magician
1973 United States

A professional stage magician uses his skills to solve crimes and help the helpless.

The Office (US)
2005 United States

Following the everyday lives of workers at a paper company which are caught on camera for a documentary, this remake of the popular British comedy managed to eclipse its parent show.

Peter Kay's Car Share
2015 United Kingdom

Supermarket employee John Redmond finds himself travelling into work with colleague Kayleigh Kitson as part of a work car share scheme. Both have different work ethics, and he is far from prepared for the impact the buddy he is paired with will have.

Andy Pandy
1950 United Kingdom

Andy Pandy, with his blue and white striped suit and floppy hat, along with Teddy and Looby Loo, entertained several generations of children

The Flowerpot Men
1952 United Kingdom

Bill and Ben were the Flowerpot Men who lived in a shed at the bottom of a garden and in between their large flowerpot homes lived Little Weed.

Perfect Strangers
1986 United States

Can two cousins–one all-American and the other from Mediterranean Europe–share an apartment without driving each other crazy?

The House of Usher
1966 United Kingdom

“Fear haunts this house - it lurks beyond the candleflame - it whispers down the corridors. Fear of living, fear of dying.”

American Bandstand
1952 United States

The longest-running music programme in US television history

American Dreams
2002 United States

This unique drama explored life and events in the early and mid-1960's through the eyes of a fictional Philadelphia family.

Watchmen
2019 United States

Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, Watchmen embraces the nostalgia of the original ground-breaking graphic novel of the same name while attempting to break new ground of its own.

Two's Company tv series
1975 United Kingdom

A successful American thriller writer, living in London, hires a British butler. But can two hugely different characters from completely different cultures get on?

Bless Me Father
1978 United Kingdom

Arthur Lowe swapped his Home Guard uniform for Sacred Vestments to play a mischievous and cheerful eccentric in this gem of a comedy.

Helen- A Woman of Today
1973 United Kingdom

After her husband has an affair, Helen decides to go it alone with her children. But her friends and family urge her to forgive and forget. This is something Helen can't and won't do.

Ghosts
2019 United Kingdom

Alison and Mike think their cash troubles are over when a distant relative bequeaths them a sprawling country estate. There's one catch: The old house is haunted by the ghosts of its former inhabitants.

Flash Gordon
1954 United States

The continuing adventures of Alex Raymond's legendary sci-fi comic strip hero in a vintage television series.