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Classic sitcom about a family that is ruled over by their overbearing mother.

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.

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.

Commercial Television's first home-grown sitcom

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

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.

Cartoon series for kids inspired by James Bond.

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

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

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...

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.

Courtroom drama series based on a one-off play.

One-off adventure for Doctor Who's robot dog and his former companion Sarah Jane Smith.

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

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.

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

Music and light entertainment show starring the 25 million plus record selling artiste

Music, dance and comedy sketches starring Kathy Kirby from Ilford, Essex.

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'

Two newly divorced women move into an apartment together.

1960s current affairs programme

Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet), who spends her entire time trying to climb the local social ladder, much to the dismay of her long suffering husband Richard.

A young boxer's career is destroyed by a scheming woman in this one-off BBC play that also starred Sid James.

One brave child, the Dungeoneer, with the giant, horned 'Helmet of Justice' on their head, against the forces of evil.

Madcap radio DJ Kenny Everett brings his lunacy to television in a show that was made "in the best possible taste."

Children's fantasy series starring Hattie Jacques as a magical aunt.

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