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Poldark

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

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

Police Woman

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

Porridge

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

Pot Luck

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

Press Gang

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

Pretenders

17th century historical action teenage adventure series.

Prime Suspect

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

Probation Officer

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

Prospects

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

The Protectors (1)

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

The Powder Monkey

Thirty minute play in set during the Battle of Trafalgar.

The Practice

Twice weekly series set round a modern health centre

The Practise (USA)

David E. Kelley series centring on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm.

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Eccentric teacher takes charge of a class at a girls finishing school.

The Prisoner

Resigned British agent is captured by people unknown and taken to a mysterious village. "I am not a number, I am a free man!"

Pinwright's Progress

The first TV sitcom, transmitted on the BBC in 1946, about the owner of 'the smallest multiple store in the world.'

Planet of the Apes

Two astronauts are thrown into a future Earth where the apes are the dominant species and mankind is treated as dangerous beasts.

Plateau of Fear

Mystery after dark threatens to close Potencia-One, Santa Montana's lonely nuclear power station in the Andes.

Play School | Play Away

"Here is a house, here is a door, windows -one, two, three four. Ready to knock? Turn the lock. It's Play School."

Please Sir! | The Fenn Street Gang

Novice teacher is given charge of an unruly class of students with hilarious results.

Pogles' Wood

Mr and Mrs Pogle, young Pippin and his sprite friend Tog and the ways of the countryside.

The Plane Makers | The Power Game

Ruthless businessman runs a multi-million pound empire.

A Perfect Spy

Magnus Pym is a self-serving, unfeeling individual who leads a life of duplicity and betrayal.

The Passing Show

Music and music-hall acts from the Edwardian era in a drama setting

Pathfinders in Space | Pathfinders to Mars | Pathfinders to Venus

A rocket takes off for space but soon becomes involved in intrigue and terror.

Perry Mason

Court room dramas featuring an invincible defence lawyer.

Petticoat Junction

The small farming community of Hooterville provided the setting for widower Kate Bradley and her three beautiful daughters, who ran a small hotel called The Shady Rest.

Peyton Place

US Soap opera set in the small New England town of Peyton Place, whose quaint charm masks a complicated web of intrigue.

The Phil Silvers Show | Bilko

Conniving Army sergeant always on the lookout for a money-making scheme.