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Bachelor Father

A gentle, almost forgotten BBC sitcom, Bachelor Father blends an unlikely real-life inspiration about a bachelor who adopts twelve children. Ian Carmichael’s understated charm, offers a warm, polished slice of early 1970s family comedy

The Scarf

After the body of a local actress has been discovered on farmland, bearing clear signs of strangulation, suspicion soon extends beyond the village widening the circle of suspicion before steadily tightening the net around one suspect

Mannix

Bone-crunching action, relentless suspense and a bruised but unbowed hero defined Mannix, a gripping, compulsively watchable detective drama often condemned for its violence and abruptly cancelled at the height of its popularity

Murder Most English

A softly spoken detective in a deceptively peaceful seaside town, Inspector Walter Purbright navigates Flaxborough’s polite façades to uncover the scandals simmering beneath. Murder Most English blends wry humour with sly intrigue as Colin Watson’s understated sleuth quietly gets his man

Chocky

Matthew Gore is an unusually intelligent and sensitive boy who is selected by a mysterious extra-terrestrial presence as a conduit for information about human life. As this unseen visitor begins to educate Matthew, his schoolwork and artistic abilities improve at an alarming rate

Fair Game

An ex-Army officer armed with savings but no street sense stumbles into post-war Britain’s civilian jungle, becoming easy prey for spivs and schemers in this witty, lost 1958 BBC comedy-drama

It’s Murder. But Is It Art?

Another 'lost' TV series, this time featuring Arthur Lowe, off-duty from Warmington-on-Sea, sporting a beard, and playing eccentric amateur detective Phineas Drake, in a whodunnit drama with comedic overtones

Star Maidens

Star Maidens delivers a gleefully camp slice of 1970s sci‑fi, built on a bold role reversal premise where men flee a matriarchal planet after it is knocked out of orbit and drifts into Earth's solar system

Oil Strike North

"The toughest sea in the world" - that's how the oilmen look upon the North Sea. Cold, grey, stormy - Triumph Oil are up against a deadline. Time, weather, supplies - everything is against them. Is it an impossible deadline?

Virgin of the Secret Service

In the Edwardian twilight of 1907, English Captain Robert Virgin of the Royal Dragoons, is intent on defending the British Empire, or what remains of it, on behalf of the British Secret Service

A Time of Day

A family already strained by ambition, resentment, and emotional fatigue unravels when young Janet Freeman vanishes, forcing Clive and Lucy into a desperate reckoning as their collapsing marriage becomes the backdrop to a deepening mystery

Gemini Man

A laid‑back secret agent gains the power of temporary invisibility after a radiation accident, using a wrist‑mounted "DNA stabilizer" to vanish for 15 minutes a day while tackling high‑risk missions for a government agency

The War Between the Land and the Sea

A hidden ocean civilisation rises to challenge humanity, plunging the world into panic as one man races to stop a catastrophic war between land and sea—where ancient grievances, political chaos, and fragile diplomacy decide the planet’s fate

The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night

Robert Hardy stars as a wealthy, brilliant, and endlessly curious eccentric with a taste for probing the occult and confronting manifestations of ancient terror, in a tantalising BBC drama that feels less like a failed experiment and more like a missed opportunity

Accident

A forgotten BBC drama turns a single 1970s road crash into a bold, non-linear "television novel", exploring fate, fractured lives and tough social issues through an impressive cast and gripping, experimental storytelling

Captain Zep - Space Detective

Part sci-fi serial, part interactive quiz, Captain Zep – Space Detective was a boldly imaginative children’s series that invited its audience to solve intergalactic crimes amid animated worlds and live-action adventure

Cuffs

British police procedural set in Brighton, following frontline officers as they balance demanding personal lives with the realities of modern policing, blending gritty crime, humour and human drama

The Cabin in the Clearing

In the Ohio wilderness of 1800, a settler family’s log cabin becomes a battleground, as siege, divided loyalties and desperate choices test courage and survival on a perilous American frontier in this 'lost' BBC series

Skins

Ground-breaking British teen drama that follows groups of Bristol teenagers through love, loss, rebellion, and identity, portraying adolescence with raw honesty, shifting casts, and unflinching emotional intensity

Wish Me Luck

Hard‑hitting wartime drama that follows the courageous women sent behind enemy lines in occupied France during the Second World War, revealing their perilous missions, hidden identities, and emotional and physical sacrifices

McCallum

From deep within the morgue at St. Patrick's Hospital in London's East End, Dr. Iain McCallum and Dr. Angela Moloney along with a team of brilliant pathologists and detectives help the dead tell their stories

The Skin Game

A powerful, now-lost 1951 TV adaptation of John Galsworthy’s (The Forsyte Saga) 1920s play: class against ambition, honour against ruthlessness, and a fight that costs more than anyone expects

Airwolf

From covert CIA dealings and Cold War intrigue to a supersonic, weapons-loaded chopper hidden in the desert, Airwolf wasn’t just another action show—it was a full-throttle, high-tech thrill ride

Points of View

Before social media turned everyone into instant critics, Britons channelled their grievances, praise and perplexities into Points of View—the BBC’s politely indignant clearinghouse for national opinion, where a good, strong letter was the ultimate act of rebellion

The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Step back into the slick, stylish world of 1960s espionage! Discover how The Man From U.N.C.L.E. became television’s coolest spy phenomenon—full of daring missions, iconic gadgets, unforgettable stars, and a legacy that still thrills today

Robert's Robots

Step back into the wonderfully wacky world of Robert’s Robots! From opera-singing androids to robots in love with gas cookers, rediscover the 1970s kids’ sitcom that blended sci-fi, slapstick and pure nostalgia

King Solomon's Mines

Treasure hunter Allan Quatermain journeys into Africa’s perilous heart in search of King Solomon’s legendary mines—facing ruthless enemies, ancient secrets, and deadly trials in a sweeping 2004 miniseries of danger, romance, and high adventure

Orlando

Spun off from the Moroccan-set series Crane, Orlando brought beloved character actor Sam Kydd to centre stage for the first time, starring in this lively 1960s children’s adventure show that transformed him from perennial supporting player into an unlikely teatime hero

The Morning After

Juliet Mills’ striking ITV debut, also starring Annette Crosbie and Leonard Rossiter, was a daring dramatic play about young marriages, bohemian nights, and the painful “morning after.” A timeless look at love, loss, and growing up too soon.

The Tom & Jerry Show

Tom and Jerry have been causing delightful chaos for 85 years! From Oscar-winning slapstick to unlikely moments of friendship, discover how this iconic cat-and-mouse duo became animation legends. Ready for a nostalgic chase down memory lane?