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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.

Teen adventure series similar to 'Biggles' about the owner/pilot of a commercial airline company who gets involved with all kinds of adventures. Garry Halliday was a huge hit for the BBC over 50 episodic broadcasts of which only one survives

Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates stars as Madeline Kingston who returns to practice by getting a job using the alias of needy widow Matty Matlock. Her motive? To seek justice for the death of her daughter in the opioid epidemic

It's 1801 and Britain rules the waves with their vast fleet. But what if something could threaten their ships? What if they could be destroyed in the open sea by an unseen force - by a new, secret and revolutionary weapon?

After Santa Claus is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with a notorious hacker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas. Could this box-office failure be a festive streaming success?

Andy Griffith starred as a widowed, elderly, somewhat cantankerous, but folksy lawyer from Atlanta in this 1980s legal drama that was as cosy as a well-worn rocking chair. Matlock is the epitome of 1980s formulaic television, but it lasted for 9 seasons

Award-winning comedy fantasy set on Discworld where the Hogfather, the equivalent of Father Christmas, has gone missing and Death is forced to take his place. Happy Hogswatch!

In 1986 George C. Scott reprised his acclaimed cinematic role as General George S. Patton. In this made-for-television miniseries, a critically ill Patton reminisces about his marriage, his childhood and his days on the battlefields

Alan Ayckbourn's dark, often farcical comedy about nine people who spend four days together over the Christmas period in the hope of having a pleasant family celebration together, only to find they fail dismally...

Hugely popular children's show that began on BBC in 1956. Terry Hall was one of the first ventriloquists to use an animal rather than a little boy...

Parisian detective is a compassionate yet implacable hunter of criminals in this classic BBC series. Rupert Davies remains the quintessential Maigret on our screens, even though others have followed in his footsteps

Satirical comedy that follows the chaotic and farcical production of a fictional superhero film and the crew of an unloved franchise who are fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe

Excellent award winning police procedural series set in the Australian Outback which lost some of its impact due to the controversy it caused when the chief protagonist, an Aborigine of dual-racial heritage, was not portrayed by an indigenous actor

TVM depicting events leading up to Gen. George Washington's historic crossing of the Delaware River in 1776 "The enemy has twenty thousand. And I swear, I will not eat, nor will I sleep, until I have put that river between him and us."

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

US crime drama about a single mother with an exceptional mind (IQ 160) who has an unconventional knack for solving crimes - described by Variety as 'a solid police procedural'

A successful psychiatrist and his ex-model wife are celebrating their Silver Wedding. Their very special guest is their closest friend and best man, whose evening is about to become his worst nightmare

This NBC reimagining of the 1970s mega-hit series starring British actress Michelle Ryan as a young woman whose life is saved by the implementation of enhanced bionics was short lived. NBC missed a trick in not giving it a fair chance to fully develop...

The Saint enthralled audiences in the UK and the USA as well as in Europe and Australia in the 1960s. Its style, appealing lead, and fast-paced plots helped it transcend national borders to become a staple of international television, and still retains its charm today

Pyschological thriller with Cate Blanchett as a television documentary journalist whose work has been built on revealing the transgressions of long-respected institutions. Until one day, her own past catches up with her...