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The Mrs Merton Show

The Mrs Merton Show (1993)

The Mrs Merton Show

Brilliantly witty British chat show, starring Caroline Aherne as the sharp-tongued but endearingly nosey Mrs Merton, and her unforgettable one-liners. "So what first attracted you to the millionaire Paul Daniels?"

Crime Traveller

Crime Traveller (1997)

Crime Traveller

Detective Jeff Slade and his colleague Holly are armed with something very special in the ongoing fight against crime - their very own time machine

Frankenstein: The True Story

Frankenstein: The True Story (1973)

Frankenstein: The True Story

The brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein believes he has created a perfect human. But his initial triumph turns to horror when he discovers a fatal flaw—the reanimated flesh begins to decay, both physically and mentally

The Enigma Files

The Enigma Files (1980)

The Enigma Files

Gripping British crime drama following Detective Nick Lewis as he investigates unsolved cases buried in police archives. With suspense, intrigue, and compelling performances, the Enigma Files delivered classic detective thrills

Maybury

Maybury (1981)

Maybury

Dr. Edward Roebuck, a consultant at Maybury General Hospital, deals with numerous difficult cases in this ground-breaking drama that treated mental illness with humanity and grit, in the first British series to be set in a psychiatric unit

Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour (1956)

Hancock's Half Hour

"Hancock was below the laughter filled surface (like many brilliantly gifted comedians), a darkly troubled, insecure soul."

A Very British Coup

A Very British Coup (1988)

A Very British Coup

Disaster befalls the UK under a seemingly corrupt Conservative government. The Labour Party is elected - but committed to radical change, under a firmly left-wing leader. That's not supposed to happen. Who will save the traditional rulers?

Father Ted

Father Ted (1995)

Father Ted

Surreal, silly and very very funny, Father Ted was a sitcom that not so much thumbed its nose at some of Irish cultures most sacred cows, but rather brazenly bludgeoned them to death with a gleefully wielded sledgehammer.

Severance

Severance (2022)

Severance

Tense psychological thriller in which employees at a biotech company undergo "severance"—a medical procedure that ensures the have no memories of the outside world whilst at work, and no recollection of their job once they leave

Mike and Angelo

Mike & Angelo (1989)

Mike and Angelo

Long-running children's sci-fi sitcom that owed just a little to Doctor Who with its concept of an alien who arrives on Earth in a spaceship disguised as a wardrobe which acts as a portal to his own world. Oh, and there's regeneration, too...

Russ Abbot's Madhouse

Russ Abbot's Madhouse (1980)

Russ Abbot's Madhouse

If you grew up in the 1980s in the UK, there's a strong chance Russ Abbot's Madhouse was part of your Saturday night viewing routine. A zany sketch show offering a blend of slapstick, parody, and wacky characters. "See you, Jimmy!"

The Flintstones

The Flintstones (1960)

The Flintstones

Long before The Simpsons took American prime time by storm, a slightly less dysfunctional cartoon family blazed the trial for generation crossing animated antics.

Holby City

Holby City (1999)

Holby City

Spinning-off from Casualty, Holby City was a gripping medical drama that looked into the fate of the patients once they left A&E. The series was loved by fans but slated by professionals. Find out why in our review...

Between the Lines

Between the Lines (1992)

Between the Lines

An ambitious police officer leads the Complaints Investigation Bureau of the Met Police to investigate corruption inside the force in this gripping and dramatic series that predated Line of Duty by 20 years

Soap TV series

Soap (1977)

Soap TV series

"The story of two sisters, Jessica Tate and Mary Campbell..." "Confused? You won't be..."

Tearaway

Tearaway (1956)

Tearaway

Stark one-off drama about two cold-bloodied thugs who are witnessed violently assaulting an innocent man. But the witnesses, in fear for their own safety, refuse to give evidence. "Sometimes," say one of them, "it doesn't pay to see too much."

Time Slip

Time Slip (1953)

Time Slip

Something of an oddity in the BBC’s development of science fiction/horror plays and series for television, Time Slip was broadcast live in November 1953 and was unrecorded. The Radio Times didn't even publish a cast list!

Terry Pratchett's Going Postal

Terry Pratchett's Going Postal (2010)

Terry Pratchett's Going Postal

The third instalment in the series of Terry Pratchett adaptations for the screen. After years of pulling off confidence tricks, Moist von Lipwig is finally caught and sentenced to execution. However, he is given a choice: become the new postmaster or face the noose!

Jemima Shore Investigates

Jemima Shore Investigates (1983)

Jemima Shore Investigates

TV investigative journalist Jemima Shore turns amateur detective to uncover blackmail and murder among the upper classes in this 1980s blend of cozy mystery and conventional crime thriller

Play for Tomorrow

Play for Tomorrow (1982)

Play for Tomorrow

BBC anthology series of six stories, each offering a speculative look into the near future, providing audiences with an intriguing vision of what might lie ahead. Some of the predictions have proven to be remarkably accurate

The Monkees

The Monkees (1966)

The Monkees

The Monkees: Micky, Davy, Mike, and Peter—in hilarious, surreal adventures packed with slapstick comedy, catchy music, and quirky charm. It broke the fourth wall and parodied pop culture with a fun, chaotic energy!

Goodnight Mister Tom

Goodnight Mister Tom (1998)

Goodnight Mister Tom

A troubled, abused child is evacuated to the countryside at the outbreak of the Second World War to live with a reclusive and grumpy old man. Both the victims of tragic circumstances, they soon develop a close bond

Ennal's Point

Ennal's Point (1982)

Ennal's Point

Six-part BBC2 series about the professional and personal lives of a Welsh lifeboat crew and their tight-knit community in a small seaside village which was adapted from a novel by Alun Richards and starred Philip Madoc and Glyn Owen

Hustle

Hustle (2004)

Hustle

A team of con-merchants (known as grifters) steal from the greedy. "The con is on."

By the Sword Divided

By the Sword Divided (1983)

By the Sword Divided

Swashbuckling adventure set during the English Civil War - seen through the eyes of two families; the Laceys, loyal to King Charles I, and the Fletchers, loyal to Oliver Cromwell

Night Train to Surbiton

Night Train to Surbiton (1965)

Night Train to Surbiton

Two passengers discover a dead body on a train - they rush off to find a railway official, but when they return with a guard the body has gone and they are indignantly told not to play childish pranks in this 'lost' BBC comedy-thriller

Leave it to Todhunter

Leave it to Todhunter (1958)

Leave it to Todhunter

Long lost six part BBC serial about a man who commits the perfect murder only for his deed to have unexpected consequences. 'Full of suspense and a great deal of humour - in some cases rather macabre'

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls (1985)

The Golden Girls

Superior comedy that pulled no punches in addressing the realities of growing old, whilst treating its core characters in a positive way, proving that not only did life begin at forty it also went on well into the 50's, 60's and beyond.

Quiller

Quiller (1975)

Quiller

British spy series starring Michael Jayston as a covert operative who is sent on various missions across the globe to retrieve missing documentation, prevent secrets from falling into the hands of the enemy, or eliminate those whom Her Majesty's Government wishes to disappear