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Quizball
1966 United Kingdom

General knowledge quiz show featuring two sides representing a football team from the English or Scottish Leagues, as they battle it out off the pitch.

Radisson
1957 Canada

The first major dramatic series to be filmed in Canada, Radisson starred Jacques Godin as true-to-life Pierre-Esprit Radisson a French explorer and soldier of fortune who lived between 1636-1710.

Raffles
1977 United Kingdom

A gentleman thief burgles the rich.

Rainbow
1972 United Kingdom

Pre-school fun, songs and learning with a dedicated hard core adult following, Rainbow ran for almost twenty years on the ITV network as a production of Thames Television.

Raumpatrouille Orion
1966 West Germany

"What may sound like a fairy tale today may be tomorrow's reality." - The first German science fiction television series.

Rawhide
1959 United States

Cattlemen drive their herds across the Great Plains.

Ready Steady Go
1963 United Kingdom

Pop music show that epitomised the swinging 60s. - "The Weekend Starts Here"

Red Dwarf
1988 United Kingdom

Lost deep in space the mining vessel Red Dwarf is crewed by a cat, a hologram, a robot and the last surviving human.

Redcap
1964 United Kingdom

John Thaw starred as a Military Police Officer who investigated troops accused of crimes ranging from murder to desertion.

Redgauntlet
1970 United Kingdom

Redcoats versus Jacobites in an adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's romantic swashbuckler.

Return of the Saint
1979 United Kingdom

Simon Templar returns to the small screen in a new series of adventures.

Rhoda
1974 United States

Spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show about the weight-conscious, flamboyantly fashioned best friend of Mary Richards, who leaves Minneapolis to return home to New York City.

The Rag Trade
1961 United Kingdom

Staff turn militant in an East End sweatshop.

The Rat Patrol
1966 United States

World War Two action series set in the North African desert.

Poldark
1975 United Kingdom

Winston Graham's series of historical novels published from 1945 to 1953 and again from 1973 to 2002, was one of the most successful British television adaptations of all time having been sold to over forty countries.

Police Five
1962 United Kingdom

Groundbreaking series of 5-minute appeals for information or witnesses to unresolved crimes.

Police Woman
1974 United States

US police series that broke new ground in featuring a woman in the lead role as a police officer .

Porridge
1974 United Kingdom

Life behind bars for an habitual thief is made easier by winning 'little victories' over the system.

Charlie Chester
1952 United Kingdom

Debuting in 1952 Pot Luck is notable as the first ever British audience participation series.

Press Gang
United Kingdom

The series that inspired a generation of journalists: The Junior Gazette, a young newspaper, is produced by pupils of a comprehensive school.

The Pretenders
1972 United Kingdom

17th century historical action teenage adventure series.

Prime Suspect
1991 United Kingdom

Hard hitting crime drama starring Helen Mirren as a determined and strong female detective.

Probation Officer
1959 United Kingdom

Documentary style drama series about the work of Probation Officers and the youths they work with.

Prospects
1986 United Kingdom

Gritty comedy drama was set during the grim high unemployment days of Thatcher's Britain in the mid eighties

The Protectors
1964 United Kingdom

A private company offers security but ends up involved in forgery, espionage and murder.