A retired housewife decides to become a private investigator. With assistance from a reformed shoplifter and her husband Robert, combined with her own common sense, Hetty is confident she can solve any case
A successful police drama that aired for 12 series on BBC One from 1996 to 2007. However, if it had stayed on ITV when initially produced as a three-part miniseries titled A Pinch of Snuff, it might have only been remembered as an abject failure
Following the success of Hogfather, Terry Pratchett's earlier Discworld novels were adapted for the small screen. Blending fantasy and comedy, the story follows a naïve tourist and an incompetent wizard who are roped into a series of misadventures
1955 and a motley crew of draftees are enlisted into the RAF to do their National Service with comedic consequences.
Casting a fresh look on a timeless legend, this exciting, action-packed series focused on the interpersonal dynamics and relationships that define Lois, Clark and Superman. 'The first love triangle with only two people.'
"Take two relatively harmless compounds, say nitro and glycerine, mix them together and you have a very potent combination."
A fun, retro-style cartoon where a dog and his friends tackle different villains and monsters, all presented in a charming, pixelated animation style that was cutting-edge for its time.
Sid Stone is a London cab driver who often gets tangled up in the problems of others, usually through no fault of his own, in a rare straight role for Sid James. With only one episode surviving, we see how far this particular taxi will take us
As Professor Everett's fifth housekeeper in a year quits in utter frustration at trying to keep order in his chaotic household, a new, uninvited one, presents herself at his front door. But how did she know she would be needed?
Preceding 'Baywatch' by over ten years, 'Chopper Squad' was an Australian action/adventure series which featured sun, surf and beachside rescues
A man is persuaded to move into a house by its previous (dead) owners. The first fantasy series to appear on US television found its way to the small screen from a 1930's novel
The mere mention of this series name is likely to bring a very large smile to the faces of British sitcom fans, for The Good Life is one of the few series that is considered a true classic.
Richie Rich, a half-witted permanently out of work actor who considers himself a "veritable superstar", keeps company with his faithless permanently drunk minder Eddie Catflap and his agent Ralph Filthy, in this cult British comedy from Ben Elton
Lavish drama series set in the world of haute couture in the 1920s.
A one-off comedy show that reunited two of the regulars from That Was The Week That Was.
The exploits of a pensioner and his long-suffering wife in their battle against the trials of modern life.
A young surgeon from a small town, who has autism and Savant syndrome and has the ability to note minute details and changes, as well as possessing a near photographic memory, is recruited into the surgical unit of a prestigious hospital in California
Gripping action-drama thriller revolving around a non-NATO nuclear missile being fired from Turkey at the USSR, which leads to an automatic Soviet response as it is perceived as a NATO strike. Can continued escalation be avoided?
A Detective Sergeant navigates the challenges of crime-solving in the late 19th century. With its rich depiction of Victorian life and clever storytelling, Cribb earned a place among the classic period crime dramas of British television
Animated series based on the 1966 live action movie of the same name.
Six-part thriller from London Weekend Television starring Alan Dobie (Cribb) as John Diamond, a Fleet Street reporter who has a reputation for living dangerously
Crime-fiction mystery in which a celebrity panel watch a dramatization of a murderous deed before being given the chance to interrogate the suspects themselves and deduce whodunnit
A lonely retired widower gets a new lease on life when he answers an ad from a private investigator and becomes a mole in a secret investigation in a nursing home. Ted Danson stars in his best roles in years in this intelligent comedy and heartfelt drama
Television special in front of a star-studded audience, featuring the legendary Scottish comedian with his unique brand of stand-up comedy, his storytelling prowess and his sharp humour
English-language French police procedural concerning a veteran detective in Paris' elite Criminal Brigade. Jo St-Clair, brilliant and brutal, must outwit pathological killers to solve the most shocking murders
Based on a real-life Victorian burglary, two poachers are accused of murdering a policeman. But one young crusading solicitor, with radical notions on 19th century justice, is convinced that they are the victims of rigged evidence - by the police
It's murder and intrigue most foul in this 1960s British thriller written by the prolific Francis Durbridge when the victim of a murder phones his wife after she has identified his body
The owner of a run-down small engineering firm is struggling for survival and constantly under threat from the taxman, union officials, customs and excise and his bank manager. He also doesn't care much for traffic wardens!
An alien being comes to earth to learn more about humans
A group of pensioners steadfastly refuse to grow old gracefully.