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Children's cartoon series centred around Duckula's adventures in search of riches and fame.

Three young rebels plan their own counter-attack when foreign troops occupy part of the British Isles-the Channel Islands-for the first time since 1066.

An alien 'agent', Simon King, sent to Earth by an intergalactic council posing as a journalist in order to unmask refugees from a dying planet, who wanted to take over the world.

Court Martial was a British made production co-funded by ITC (in the UK) and Roncom Productions (in the USA) which aired on ITV in 1965 and on ABC in 1966.

Possibly the starkest, darkest, popular drama series to have emerge from a British Television company since the classic Edge of Darkness, Granada Television's Cracker was an instant success.

Ray Saxon has a nose for sports racketeers. Working for the Sunday Globe he investigates corruption and murder.

In France crime passionnel (or crime of passion) was a valid defence during murder cases; during the 19th century, some cases could result in a custodial sentence for two years for the murderer.

Reality crime show in which members of the public are asked for help and information in criminal investigations.

1950s gameshow based on noughts and crosses

Courtroom drama in which the jury, who were made up of members of the public, would decide the verdict.

Creator Hilary Hayton invented a land where everything seemed fab and groovy and where best friends Crystal and Alistair lived in a pop-art world that one could easily envisage being a part of John Lennon's 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.'

Poorly received sitcom by Johnny Speight who attempted (and many would say failed) to highlight the stupidity of racism.

Cybill may be the closest American television has come to the spirit (and success) of the British hit Absolutely Fabulous.

One of TV's biggest hit in the 1980s and one which almost single-handedly revived the sitcom genre.

1950s series based on Alexander Dumas' masterpiece of mystery and intrigue, Le Comte de Monte Cristo, first published in 1845.

Unquestionably the longest running reality/talent/entertainment and gameshow on television, Come Dancing went through a number of format changes over the years...

Shabby looking homicide detective uses his criminal knowledge and eye for detail to pit his wits against criminals.

Sid James in his first TV series after Hancock. Written by Galton and Simpson.

Scientists are being kidnapped and taken to an undersea world.

Unfairly described as an English version of Friends, Granada's comedy/drama Cold Feet rose from humble beginnings to become an award winning ratings winner with a healthily average audience of 10 million viewers.

War drama about the infamous German POW camp and the prisoner's attempts to escape it.

Hollywood screen legend Boris Karloff as a determined police officer heads Scotland Yard's department for seemingly unsolvable cases.

The Cisco Kid was nominated in 1953 for an Emmy Award for children's programming. By 1955 it was the most popular filmed television series among American children.

Lavish historical drama from BBC Television which was much derided by critics and viewers alike.

Children's fantasy/paranormal drama series. When the Clare family moves into an old Bristol townhouse, the children discover a mysterious sealed room - and the skeleton inside.

One of the most significant TV shows of 1963, this five part John Boorman documentary, made by BBC West filmed five individuals as they confronted and conformed to the problems and pressures of everyday life in Britain in 1963.

John Sullivan's television scriptwriting debut concerned the exploits of would-be Marxist, Wolfie Smith, and the activities of his four-man revolutionary party, the Tooting Popular Front.

Any no-gooder underestimating the tweed-suited detective would do so at their own cost because Cluff's slow methodology belied a skilfully perceptive insight into human nature and behaviour, particularly in the criminal mind.