A cowboy with a fine sense of fair play who did not smoke, drink or swear and who always let the bad guy start the fight. Seriously?
How do you get a ship in a bottle? How did a medieval knight, laden with armour, mount his horse? How do non-stick saucepans stay non-stick?
Hugely popular long-running comedy series starring former stage partners Hugh Lloyd and Terry Scott as a type of modern day Laurel and Hardy double-act.
Classic US domestic sitcom about and starring the incomparable Lucille Ball
The history of The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is one of idealism, despair, struggle, passion, success, failure and enormously long lunch-breaks.
BBC drama series centred on a new current-affairs show being launched by the BBC in June 1956, at the time of the Hungarian Revolution and Suez Crisis.
Frankie Howerd in a series of three shows written by Eric Sykes.
A Harley Street psychiatrist devotes his time to helping the not so well-off.
US Western series that attempted to recreate Bonanza's success
Super smoothy Gerald Harper starred as James Hadleigh, a former civil servant became the squire of the manor.
From the mid-fifties to the mid-seventies, Hammer Films were one of the leading lights of the British film industry. Previously, Hammer had only cautiously entered the domain of television...
Set in the late 1950'S - what sealed the show's popularity was the introduction of the leather-jacketed, perennially 'cool' biker character of Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli
Comedy serial written by Peter Ling (co-creator of Compact and Crossroads) made by the BBC Children's Television department and broadcast throughout the school holidays of 1954.
Ronnie Barker starred in this sitcom as Lord Rustless, an ageing but perennial scatterbrain.
Life in a fictional West End department store employing around 4,000 staff.
Before Five-0 policed Hawaii there was a team of private detectives...
US Western series which chronicled the exploits of the college educated, West Point trained, black clad lone solider of fortune known simply as 'Paladin'
An elite division of Scotland Yard, the Ghost Squad was set up to investigate and infiltrate spy rings, underworld gangs or anything else that came outside the duties of regular policing.
1960s detective series about a policeman with an enormous capacity for work and a strong self-discipline.
Although never a huge hit in the UK, Gilligan's Island was a massive success in its native USA, and has stood the test of time by becoming almost an icon of 1960's American sitcom.
Two married women, one with her head in the clouds and the other with her feet on the ground, decide it's time their husbands took more notice of them.
Porridge was always going to be a tough act to follow. And Going Straight suffered because of it.
Something of a rarity in the TV life of Richard Briers-an unsuccessful sitcom which came sandwiched between two successful ones, namely, The Good Life and Ever Decreasing Circles.
When Gary Sparrow makes a discovery in Ducketts Passage in London's East End his will become life far more complicated than he could ever have imagined - in two time-zones...
Crossing five generations of children and courting controversy at almost every twist and turn of its storylines, Grange Hill, was hailed in some quarters as the most important children's television series of all time.
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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
