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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'

Kid Flanagan

Kid Flanagan (1948)

Kid Flanagan

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

Knightmare

Knightmare (1987)

Knightmare

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

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...

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.

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.

keeping up appearances

Keeping Up Appearances (1990)

keeping up appearances

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.

Jacks and Knaves TV series

Jacks and Knaves (1961)

Jacks and Knaves TV series

Short police procedural series; the forerunner to the highly successful Z-Cars (and sometimes cited as the inspiration for it).

Kenneth Williams on Jackanory

Jackanory (1965)

Kenneth Williams on Jackanory

Storytelling series that proved to be one of the most popular children’s programmes of all time.

Glynis Barber as Jane

Jane (1982)

Glynis Barber as Jane

Daily Mirror comic strip heroine brought to the small screen.

Jack the Ripper

Jack The Ripper (1973)

Jack the Ripper

Two fictional detectives go off in search of clues to one of the world's greatest unsolved cases.

John Thaw as Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse (1987)

John Thaw as Inspector Morse

Arguably the world's, and certainly Britain's, finest entry in the long and distinguished history of the television/detective fiction genre.

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling (1959)

Interpol Calling

The International Police investigate everything from murder to blackmail, drugs to hijacking and assassination to slavery.