With Dick Van Dyke at the helm as the sleuthing Dr. Mark Sloan, and his detective son trying to unravel the truth behind each mysterious homicide, Diagnosis: Murder was a comfortable blend of mystery, heart, and humour
"Frasier is the modern US sitcom at its zenith. Brilliantly written, acted and slickly produced..."
Groundbreaking British television drama that delved into the shadowy, complex world of private detection through the cases handled by an English detective agency
Action adventure series about a flying and underwater car.
Brilliantly witty British chat show, starring Caroline Aherne as the sharp-tongued but endearingly nosey Mrs Merton, and her unforgettable one-liners. "So what first attracted you to the millionaire Paul Daniels?"
Detective Jeff Slade and his colleague Holly are armed with something very special in the ongoing fight against crime - their very own time machine
The brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein believes he has created a perfect human. But his initial triumph turns to horror when he discovers a fatal flaw—the reanimated flesh begins to decay, both physically and mentally
Gripping British crime drama following Detective Nick Lewis as he investigates unsolved cases buried in police archives. With suspense, intrigue, and compelling performances, the Enigma Files delivered classic detective thrills
Dr. Edward Roebuck, a consultant at Maybury General Hospital, deals with numerous difficult cases in this ground-breaking drama that treated mental illness with humanity and grit, in the first British series to be set in a psychiatric unit
"Hancock was below the laughter filled surface (like many brilliantly gifted comedians), a darkly troubled, insecure soul."
Disaster befalls the UK under a seemingly corrupt Conservative government. The Labour Party is elected - but committed to radical change, under a firmly left-wing leader. That's not supposed to happen. Who will save the traditional rulers?
Surreal, silly and very very funny, Father Ted was a sitcom that not so much thumbed its nose at some of Irish cultures most sacred cows, but rather brazenly bludgeoned them to death with a gleefully wielded sledgehammer.
Tense psychological thriller in which employees at a biotech company undergo "severance"—a medical procedure that ensures the have no memories of the outside world whilst at work, and no recollection of their job once they leave
Long-running children's sci-fi sitcom that owed just a little to Doctor Who with its concept of an alien who arrives on Earth in a spaceship disguised as a wardrobe which acts as a portal to his own world. Oh, and there's regeneration, too...
If you grew up in the 1980s in the UK, there's a strong chance Russ Abbot's Madhouse was part of your Saturday night viewing routine. A zany sketch show offering a blend of slapstick, parody, and wacky characters. "See you, Jimmy!"
Long before The Simpsons took American prime time by storm, a slightly less dysfunctional cartoon family blazed the trial for generation crossing animated antics.
Spinning-off from Casualty, Holby City was a gripping medical drama that looked into the fate of the patients once they left A&E. The series was loved by fans but slated by professionals. Find out why in our review...
An ambitious police officer leads the Complaints Investigation Bureau of the Met Police to investigate corruption inside the force in this gripping and dramatic series that predated Line of Duty by 20 years
"The story of two sisters, Jessica Tate and Mary Campbell..." "Confused? You won't be..."
Stark one-off drama about two cold-bloodied thugs who are witnessed violently assaulting an innocent man. But the witnesses, in fear for their own safety, refuse to give evidence. "Sometimes," say one of them, "it doesn't pay to see too much."
Something of an oddity in the BBC’s development of science fiction/horror plays and series for television, Time Slip was broadcast live in November 1953 and was unrecorded. The Radio Times didn't even publish a cast list!
The third instalment in the series of Terry Pratchett adaptations for the screen. After years of pulling off confidence tricks, Moist von Lipwig is finally caught and sentenced to execution. However, he is given a choice: become the new postmaster or face the noose!
TV investigative journalist Jemima Shore turns amateur detective to uncover blackmail and murder among the upper classes in this 1980s blend of cozy mystery and conventional crime thriller
BBC anthology series of six stories, each offering a speculative look into the near future, providing audiences with an intriguing vision of what might lie ahead. Some of the predictions have proven to be remarkably accurate
The Monkees: Micky, Davy, Mike, and Peter—in hilarious, surreal adventures packed with slapstick comedy, catchy music, and quirky charm. It broke the fourth wall and parodied pop culture with a fun, chaotic energy!
Downtrodden private eye struggles to make ends meet.
A troubled, abused child is evacuated to the countryside at the outbreak of the Second World War to live with a reclusive and grumpy old man. Both the victims of tragic circumstances, they soon develop a close bond
Six-part BBC2 series about the professional and personal lives of a Welsh lifeboat crew and their tight-knit community in a small seaside village which was adapted from a novel by Alun Richards and starred Philip Madoc and Glyn Owen
A team of con-merchants (known as grifters) steal from the greedy. "The con is on."
Swashbuckling adventure set during the English Civil War - seen through the eyes of two families; the Laceys, loyal to King Charles I, and the Fletchers, loyal to Oliver Cromwell