Writer Neil Cross spins wild and weird stories of gruesome killers against a less than lush London backdrop.
A grim-faced loner of the New York homicide division fights crime in an action packed cops and robbers series.
Consistently good Western Series starring Hugh O'Brian about the famous US Marshal, whose trademark was a pair of "Buntline Special" pistols with extra-long barrels with which he kept the peace.
Six-part children's TV series with an educational theme set in Elizabethan London
Western series in which a mysterious stranger arrives in town to be the righter of wrongs and the defender of the oppressed. Who was that masked man?
"To eat the fruit of the lotus is to lose the desire to return home. But everyone who does has a reason."
Mike Lane; always broke, always short of rent, always running after easy money or a hard-to-get blonde.
According to television everybody was getting a taste of the 'permissive society' in the 1970s. Everybody, that is, except Geoffrey Bubbles Bon Bon and Beryl.
BBC children's series about a mischievous 12 year-old girl, Penelope Arbuckle, and her imaginary witch friend who only Penelope (and the TV audience) could see.
Kolchak, a reporter for Chicago's Independent News Service, who investigates mysterious crimes, especially those involving the supernatural.
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.
A sub-orbital commercial flight enters a space-warp and crash-lands on a planet that is home to people 12 times the normal height.
"Based on the autobiographical novels of Flora Thompson, the first published in 1939, Lark Rise’s strengths lie prominently in the calibre of its cast."
Classic sitcom about a family that is ruled over by their overbearing mother.
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.
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.
Two panels of comedians compete against each other to tell the funniest joke.
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.
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'
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...
Although women taking centre stage in police procedurals was nothing new, previous shows hadn't yet promoted females beyond the rank of Detective Sergeant...
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.
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After discovering he was adopted following the tragic death of his parents, teenager Billy Stanyon embarks on a journey across Britain and Europe to uncover his true origins, revealing long-buried family secrets entwined with Cold War history and personal identity
Seen as an indictment of society's inability to care for its outcasts, Edna, The Inebriate Woman was a stirring piece of televisual drama that was made all the more powerful by Patricia Hayes' superb performance of a woman trying to hold on to the last vestiges of her dignity
Stylish adaptation of Homer's classic tale of the adventures of Odysseus
An iconic English comedienne, Hylda Baker, short in stature and with a rich Lancashire accent, became a star later in life until finally, her career came to a shuddering halt
A suave private investigator navigates the glitz and danger of 1970s Las Vegas, with a guest cast that is a veritible Who's Who of American talent, solving crimes with charm and style in a city that never sleeps
Reviewing John Barrie’s life and career from stage actor to television favourite as Sergeant Cork, highlighting his 1964 interview, love of the North, family values, and later life lived quietly away from the spotlight
UK version of the popular children's programme where children were invited into the studio to play. Romper Room captivated kids from the age of 3 to 6 for 13 years on Anglia Television and had a waiting list of around a thousand kids
Popular Western series for kids that was made along similar lines to The Lone Ranger, The Cisco Kid and other successfully syndicated US shows of the late 1950's.
In a realm shadowed by old bloodlines and brutal honour, hedge knight Ser Duncan the Tall and enigmatic young Egg are drawn into deadly intrigue that will forge friendship, test courage, and shape legend
In the breathtaking Swiss Alps, a spirited orphan melts her stern uncle’s heart with resilience and optimism, in this faithful retelling of a beloved classic
Dick Emery's characters were some of the best remembered on British television for a number of years. This article looks at how he created these characters utilising his natural flair for mimicry.
Mission: Impossible has evolved from a groundbreaking 1960s espionage series into one of Hollywood's biggest film franchises. We explore its television origins, behind-the-scenes drama, memorable revivals and Tom Cruise's blockbuster transformation of the iconic brand
