When workmen attempt to remove a large stone on a property their efforts seem to awaken a centuries-old curse. Katharine, the property owner, begins to bleed from invisible wounds, and when the stone is finally lifted, a skeleton is discovered beneath it
Set in 1803, six years after Elizabeth and Darcy’s marriage, Death Comes to Pemberley transforms Austen’s world into a gripping murder mystery, where family ties, old rivalries, and dark secrets collide against the grandeur of Pemberley estate
A colony spacecraft transporting the Robinson family to a new world is sabotaged by an infiltrating enemy agent, causing them to crash-land on a remote planet deep in uncharted space.
Based on three modern classic novels by award-winning writer Kathleen Peyton, Flambards traces the journey of a teenage girl coming of age during a period of great social and technological upheaval—an era of horses and aeroplanes, class conflict, suffragettes, war, and renewal
Cryogenically frozen, a group of individuals awaken 52 years after an asteroid devastates London. The Last Train, now largely forgotten by UK viewers, is a gripping post-apocalyptic sci-fi tale of survival, secrets, and humanity on the brink
Dickens' last completed novel, which many regard as his greatest, a satire on class and money, and one of his most complex and sophisticated fictions has been film three times by the BBC. This review covers the two most recent adaptation
Step into the minds of history’s most notorious serial killers with Mindhunter on Netflix — a chilling, intelligent thriller you won’t forget
A forgotten gem from the late '70s, Leave It to Charlie delivered gentle laughs, rich characterisation, and northern charm
What happens when you fake your identity, steal half a million from your ruthless boss, and fall for the wrong woman? Chancer has all the answers — with a young, magnetic Clive Owen at the centre of the chaos
Loosely based on a novel by Edgar Wallace, The Four Just Men was one of the first series that mixed an all-star cast, crime-fighting adventure and exotic locations. Unfortunately, the studio that made it soon went bust...
When Riviera Police debuted it looked set to be a hit. It had all the ingredients of a light-hearted crime drama designed to dazzle: an exotic French Riviera backdrop, a cast of international detectives...so why did it flop so badly?
When Alien first stalked cinema screens in 1979, it redefined science fiction horror with a single, unforgettable truth: in space, no one can hear you scream. Nearly half a century later, Alien: Earth dares to bring that terror home
Step inside the raw, emotional world of The Befrienders—a forgotten 1970s BBC drama that tackled loneliness, mental health, and human connection long before its time, and discover why it still resonates today
The drama begins in 1579 and exposes the conflict between Elizabeth's sense of duty and the instincts of her heart, her doomed affair with the Earl of Essex, and the struggles of a powerful and independent woman battling to survive in a male-dominated world
The Anglo-Scottish border was a volatile frontier where cross words could lead to crossed swords and a brawl could start a war. The warden of the Scottish Middle March struggles to keep order over a hot-headed people owing more allegiance to their surnames than to the Crown
The BBC’s adaptation of The Woman in White brought Wilkie Collins’ classic Victorian thriller to television in a six-part serial. With its gothic atmosphere and intricate plot the production aimed to capture the suspense and intrigue of the original novel for a new generation of viewers
Rag, Tag and Bobtail, the gentle tales of a hedgehog, mouse and rabbit, first appeared on British television in September 1953, slipping neatly into the newly named Watch with Mother cycle
Originally aired in 1971, Wilfred Greatorex’s Hine is a bold, intelligent and deeply unsettling exploration of the international arms trade, personified through its charismatic and morally ambiguous central character
Adam Krane is a respected solicitor—or so it seems. Beneath the surface lies a calculating killer. In this psychological thriller, the police must untangle a web of seemingly random murders before he strikes again
Think classic Western, espionage thriller, and science fiction romp all rolled into one, with a good helping of humour. In short, it was “James Bond on horseback.”
A moody, character-driven crime drama that delivers on both substance and style. Matthew Goode is mesmerising as the damaged detective, and the central mystery is rich enough to hook you early and keep you guessing
Teenage drama that explores bullying, intolerance, and the struggles of a Romany girl. Kizzy critiques the care system, contrasts tradition with modernity, exposes class prejudice and champions diversity and the celebration of difference
Lost BBC espionage series, starring Robert Hardy, detailing the investigation of a torpedo found on the shore of an island in the Hebrides - which turns out to be no ordinary weapon of war
A brutal murder in 1970s England sparks a gripping investigation that uncovers a trail leading to $4 million of Al Capone’s hidden fortune, intertwining organized crime, financial intrigue, and dark secrets buried across decades
A man visiting Cyprus to investigate the death of his brother is soon drawn into a strange conspiracy, with the narrative twists of the 8-part serial employing various supernatural and mythological motifs
A delightful stop-motion animated children's series that emerged from the lush, storybook landscapes of Wales in the early 1980s. Originally titled Deri Deg in Welsh, the series later reached wider audiences with its English-language version
High-stakes divorce law collides with tangled family loyalties as Hannah Stern navigates betrayal, ambition, and love. Sharp, stylish, and emotionally charged—this legal drama cuts deep beneath the surface
After retiring from the force, the eccentric and irascible George Kitchener Bulman turns private eye, plunging into London’s murky underworld and tangled espionage, where every clue leads deeper into danger and deception
When strange anomalies start to appear all over England, Professor Cutter and his team must track down and capture all sorts of dangerous prehistoric creatures from Earth's distant past and near future
The events of a 16th-century conspiracy unfold with the pace and intrigue of a modern political thriller as an Italian banker plots to assassinate the Queen and place Mary, Queen of Scots on the throne