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Kolchak

Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)

Kolchak

Kolchak, a reporter for Chicago's Independent News Service, who investigates mysterious crimes, especially those involving the supernatural.

kung fu

Kung Fu (1972)

kung fu

US action-adventure drama in which a Shaolin monk who travels through the American Old West, armed only with his spiritual training and his skill in martial arts, goes in search of his half-brother.

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants (1968)

Land of the Giants

A sub-orbital commercial flight enters a space-warp and crash-lands on a planet that is home to people 12 times the normal height.

Lark Rise to Candleford

Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)

Lark Rise to Candleford

"Based on the autobiographical novels of Flora Thompson, the first published in 1939, Lark Rise’s strengths lie prominently in the calibre of its cast."

Ladykillers TV Series

Ladykillers (1980)

Ladykillers TV Series

A series of seven hour-long plays produced by Granada television based on real-life murder trials where the accused was female - proving that when it comes to foul play the gentler sex can be just as deadly as the male.

Joe 90

Joe 90 (1968)

Joe 90

A nine-year old schoolboy is given the brain pattern and special skills of experts in order to carry out secret missions.

Brian Blessed as Long John Silver

John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1986)

Brian Blessed as Long John Silver

When the Disney Channel contracted the UK ITV broadcaster HTV Wales to bring to the screen this major drama series, it realised a legacy left by Robert Louis Stevenson when he wrote his classic thriller more than a hundred years ago.

Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown (1968)

Journey to the Unknown

Psychological suspense, medical experimentation and science fiction, with a little murder mystery thrown in for good measure

Judge Dee TV series

Judge Dee (1969)

Judge Dee TV series

Ancient Chinese detective stories written in English by a modern Dutch diplomat.

Julia TV Series

Julia (1968)

Julia TV Series

Not since the 1950s, when Ethel Waters starred as a maid to the Henderson family in the ABC sitcom Beulah, had a black female been cast in a leading TV role...

Stephanie Turner in Juliet Bravo

Juliet Bravo (1980)

Stephanie Turner in Juliet Bravo

Although women taking centre stage in police procedurals was nothing new, previous shows hadn't yet promoted females beyond the rank of Detective Sergeant...

jungle boy tv series

Jungle Boy (1957)

jungle boy tv series

A boy grows up in the wilds as an orphan when the rest of his family is killed in an airplane crash. Filmed entirely on location in Kenya, East Africa.

just good friends

Just Good Friends (1983)

just good friends

Witty banter and delightful comedic situations as girl meets boy - except this is the boy who had jilted her at the altar five years previously.

Knight Errant TV series

Knight Errant '59 (1959)

Knight Errant TV series

"Knight Errant '59. Quests undertaken, dragons defeated, damsels rescued. Anything, anywhere, for anyone, so long as it helps. Fees according to means"

Knights of God

Knights of God (1987)

Knights of God

Set in the year 2020, Great Britain has been devastated by civil war after years of political unrest, the government has been overthrown and the Royal Family executed.

Kojak TV series

Kojak (1973)

Kojak TV series

Lt. Kojak was a tough cop with a smart mouth and wits even sharper than his top flight dress sense.

Juke Box Jury

Juke Box Jury (1959)

Juke Box Jury

Popular music show of the 1960s where a guest panel listened to the latest releases and predicted whether or not they'd be a 'Hit' or a 'Miss'