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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.

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.

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.

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.

The Good Place

The Good Place (2016)

The Good Place

When those who have been good throughout their lives pass away they go to 'The Good Place.' When Eleanor arrives there, it soon becomes apparent that she's been sent to 'the wrong place.'

The Umbrella Academy

The Umbrella Academy (2019)

The Umbrella Academy

Based on the comic book series of the same name, 'The Umbrella Academy' revolves around a dysfunctional family of adopted siblings who are trained to be superheroes in order to stop an impending apocalypse. Seasons 1 to 4 reviewed.

Bread

Bread (1991)

Bread

Carla Lane's sitcom divided opinion when it was first shown, but eventually the series peaked at 21 million viewers

Sez Les

Sez Les (1969)

Sez Les

Once described as the best-loved fat man in Britain Les Dawson won his place in the national heart not for his corpulence but for his comedy. Sez Les was made during the peak of his popularity and is often unfairly overlooked as a prime example of sketch-show comedy at its very best.

I, Claudius

I, Claudius (1976)

I, Claudius

The thirteen episodes of 'I, Claudius' were a masterpiece of costume and design and when shown in the USA on PBS the series single-handedly redefined the boundaries of acceptability on American television.

Saki: The Improper Stories of H.H. Munro

Saki, The Improper Stories of H.H. Munro (1962)

Saki: The Improper Stories of H.H. Munro

Hector Hugh Munro, better known by the pen name Saki, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edwardian society and culture and he is considered a master of the short story.

Medium TV series

Medium (2005)

Medium TV series

Primetime Emmy Award winning series about a mother and housewife who has psychic visions about dead people and the violence surrounding their deaths. Can she balance her family life whilst solving crime - and who is going to believe her?

The Ravelled Thread

The Ravelled Thread (1979)

The Ravelled Thread

Set in Portsmouth in 1864, John Lucarotti’s 'The Ravelled Thread', is a story of secrets and lies and a plot that could drag England into the American Civil War.

Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy (2008)

Sons of Anarchy

An adrenaline-charged, often violent journey into the treacherous world of a motorcycle club that operates both legal and illegal businesses in the small town of Charming, USA - and how the loyalty of two brothers are divided.

Freedom in September

Freedom in September (1962)

Freedom in September

A Soviet musician is missing from his hotel. He wanders through 1962 London trying to contact people he has met and known in Russia. Who are these people? What lies behind his desperate search?