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Who Pays the Ferryman

Who Pays the Ferryman? (1977)

Who Pays the Ferryman

British ex-serviceman Alan Haldane returns to Crete after 30 years. The discovery that he fathered a child during the war sets off a chain of events that feels as ancient and inevitable as the Greek tragedies it echoes

The World of Tim Frazer

The World of Tim Frazer (1960)

The World of Tim Frazer

Tim Frazer is an easy-going structural engineer who gets involved with a secret government department and is recruited as an undercover agent.

The Virginian

The Virginian (1962)

The Virginian

Set on the Shiloh Ranch in Medicine Bow, Wyoming, the stories centred around the ranch foreman known only as The Virginian and his impulsive young friend, Trampas.

The War of Darkie Pilbeam

The War of Darkie Pilbeam (1976)

The War of Darkie Pilbeam

For most families the 1940s consisted of air-raid shelters, the sound of ack-ack and rationing. Some people profiteered - people like Darkie Pilbeam.

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer

Vic Reeves Big Night Out (1990)

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer

Vic Reeves Big Night Out was perhaps one of the most weird and wonderful comedies to come out of the 1990s, but the origins of the show started way before that...

Virgin of the Secret Service

Virgin of the Secret Service (1968)

Virgin of the Secret Service

English agent Captain Robert Virgin of the Royal Dragoons, is intent on defending the British Empire, or what little remains of it, on behalf of the British Secret Service.

Wacky Races

Wacky Races (1968)

Wacky Races

Animated series where contestants lined up each week to claim the title of the 'World's Wackiest Racer.'

Wagon Train

Wagon Train (1957)

Wagon Train

The adventures of a wagon train as it makes its way from Missouri to California.

War on Crime

War on Crime (1951)

War on Crime

One of the first crime series on British television and the forerunner to today's police procedural dramas.

Vision On

Vision On (1964)

Vision On

British children's television programme designed specifically for deaf and hearing children.

The Waltons

The Waltons (1972)

The Waltons

The everyday life of a family of 11 living in rural Virginia during the depression.

Villains TV series

Villains (1972)

Villains TV series

Nine prisoners escape from prison and go on the run. But can they escape capture?

Vicar of Dibley

The Vicar of Dibley (1994)

Vicar of Dibley

Sitcom set in the fictional village of Dibley, which is assigned a female vicar, much to the consternation of the Chairman of the Parish Council.

Undermind

Undermind (1965)

Undermind

Scifi thriller about an alien force that tries to take over by undermining British society.

Upstairs Downstairs

Upstairs, Downstairs (1970)

Upstairs Downstairs

Edwardian drama series contrasting the different life led by a wealthy (upstairs) family and their (downstairs) servants.

Uckridge

Uckridge (1968)

Uckridge

Ukridge is a bounder, a schemer and an outrageous conman who will do anything for financial gain - as long as it doesn't involve working.