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Automan

Automan (1983)

Automan

Glen A. Larson produced series that follows the adventures of a police officer and computer programmer who has created an artificially intelligent crimefighting computer program

Department S (1969)

"Whilst the cases which made up the bulk of the show's episodes were often fun, ingenious riffs on the standard spy/caper craze of that particular decade, where the series really scored was in the interplay between the three central characters involved."

The Railway Children

The Railway Children (1968)

The Railway Children

Looking back on the fondly remembered third BBC adaptation of Edith Nesbit's classic novel of family, the thrill of adventure and the resilience of children, which has held the imagination of generations since it was first published in 1905

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

A divorced housewife and a spy begin an unusual partnership after encountering one another in a train station in this Emmy Award winning series

T.J. Hooker

T.J. Hooker (1982)

T.J. Hooker

When he wasn’t boldly going where no man had gone before, William Shatner was also (amongst other things) playing hard ball with the bad guys as veteran cop, T.J. Hooker

The Latchkey Children

The Latchkey Children (1980)

The Latchkey Children

When they discover that their favourite meeting place is about to be 'modernised', five youngsters decide to fight their local authority. Drama based Eric Allen's prize-winning short novel which was used in many schools' curricula for years

Mistral's Daughter (1984)

US miniseries beginning in 1925 and starring an international cast including Stefanie Powers, Timothy Dalton, Ian Richardson, Stacy Keach and Joanna Lumley. A beautiful and naïve model arrives in Paris where she becomes an artist's model and the toast of the city

Cade's County

Cade's County (1971)

Cade's County

Sam Cade is a tough yet sensitive sheriff in sprawling Madrid County - a fictional semiarid desert area somewhere in the American Southwest. Between chases, shootouts and law enforcement, the series also touched on relevant '70s issues...

The Man from Atlantis

The Man from Atlantis (1977)

The Man from Atlantis

A water-breathing human, the sole survivor of an underwater civilization called Atlantis, emerges from the ocean with no memory of his past in a quirky sci-fi series which began by showing great potential, but ultimately drowned in the ratings

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

After the events captured in the finale of 'Breaking Bad', Jesse Pinkman runs from his captors, the law, and his past. He'll need a small fortune in cash to get away. Luckily, he knows where some may be stashed...

Sixpenny Corner (1955)

Britain's first daily soap opera about two newlyweds running a small business no longer exists in the television archives. But we've tracked down the available information on this groundbreaking production

1990 drama series

1990 (1977)

1990 drama series

Edward Woodward stars in a dark dystopian drama billed as 1984-plus-six, set at the start of a decade where Britain is under the iron-clad fist of the Public Control Department and its tools of bureaucratic repression

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt (1989)

Tales from the Crypt

American horror anthology based on the 1950s comic of the same name. Each episode introduced by the Cryptkeeper at the front door of his decrepit mansion...dare you venture inside...?

The Escape of R.D.7 (1961)

When a scientist’s almost fanatical devotion to a vaccine project brings her into collision with orthodox authority and there is a threat to put an end to her experiments, she rebels and continues on her own…with devastating consequences

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn (1958)

Peter Gunn

Ground-breaking and classic US detective series that set a new standard for what a television crime drama could be. The series was a precursor to shows like ‘The Rockford Files’ and ‘Magnum, P.I.’

The Moon Stallion

The Moon Stallion (1978)

The Moon Stallion

A young girl becomes embroiled in mystical intrigue. Though she is blind, she has the "sight" which connects her to a mysterious white stallion, an ancient legend of Arthur as a Celtic chieftain, and to danger from others who seek paranormal power

Lillie TV Series

Lillie (1978)

Lillie TV Series

Excellent BAFTA Award winning production about "The Jersey Lily"; a British-American socialite, actress and producer who charmed Victorian London.

The Camomile Lawn (1992)

Classic adaptation of Mary Wesley's much-acclaimed second novel. As storm clouds gather over Europe in 1939, five cousins meet to pay tribute to a world that will never be the same again...

The Naked City

The Naked City (1958)

The Naked City

Few television series can claim to have truly reshaped a genre, but The Naked City, which premiered in the United States in 1958, undoubtedly earns that distinction

North and South

North and South (1985)

North and South

Captivating miniseries with an all-star cast adapted from John Jakes' best-selling novel, that depicts the turbulent background between the North and South before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War

Fat Friends

Fat Friends (2000)

Fat Friends

They're all shapes and sizes and come from different walks of life, but there's something which unites them all - issues with weight. Laugh-out-loud comedy drama set in a local slimming club, Fat Friends treads a line between comedy and drama exceptionally well

The Herbs

The Herbs (1968)

The Herbs

A 'Watch With Mother' classic The Herbs remains one of British children’s television’s most whimsically enchanting creations

Those About to Die

Those About to Die (2024)

Those About to Die

Rome - and the dirty business of entertaining the masses, giving the mob what they want most - blood and sport

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones (1973)

Barnaby Jones

A retired private investigator returns to the field after his son is murdered while working on a case. Determined to find his son’s killer, Barnaby reopens his detective agency and is joined by his widowed daughter-in-law

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2024)

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

British teenage drama series in which a young student is not satisfied that the killing of a local school girl has been investigated enough, and takes matters into her own hands

The Chinese Detective

The Chinese Detective (1981)

The Chinese Detective

Detective Sergeant John Ho, a maverick British Chinese police officer, solves crimes in and around London's docklands while dealing with occasional prejudice and distrust - from his own community as well as within the police force

Lady in the Lake

Lady in the Lake (2024)

Lady in the Lake

Natalie Portman stars as an aspiring reporter, investigating two unsolved murders. Set against the backdrop of America’s political upheaval of the 1960’s, she clashes with a woman working to advance the agenda of the city's Black community