Reviews

Brett

Brett (1971)

Brett

A globetrotting journalist with a taste for the high life and a penchant for trouble has a shady past which is now catching up with him, as all the people he has crossed now seek revenge

Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited (1981)

Brideshead Revisited

At the time it was made Brideshead Revisited was the biggest television film project attempted by any company including the BBC, who had considered it, but decided it too hard to make. There was a point where Granada must have been thinking the same.

The Bridge

The Bridge / Bron / Broen (2011)

The Bridge

When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.

Bridge of Sighs

Bridge of Sighs (1960)

Bridge of Sighs

A young refugee couple stand on the bridge between East and West. The girl is about to have a baby. The frontier guards will not let them pass to the other side. What can they do?

Bridgerton

Bridgerton (2020)

Bridgerton

Fictional romance set in the competitive world of Regency era London's 'ton' during the social season, where the marriageable youth of nobility and gentry are launched into society - season 3 update

Brights Boffins

Bright's Boffins (1970)

Brights Boffins

Children's comedy series about a group of scientists who work in a rambling long-forgotten Government establishment called Halfwitt House.

Britannia

Britannia (2018)

Britannia

In 43 AD, the Roman Army - determined and terrified in equal measure - returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia

Broadchurch

Broadchurch (2013)

Broadchurch

A seemingly calm and friendly seaside town becomes a town wrapped in secrets when the death of an eleven-year-old boy sparks an unwanted media frenzy

Brond

Brond (1987)

Brond

Glasgow set thriller starring Stratford Johns as the amoral leader of the Scottish Liberation Army who is witnessed murdering a small boy on a bridge by a university student, who gradually gets drawn into a sequence of violent events...

The Brontës of Haworth ITV series 1973

The Brontës of Haworth (1973)

The Brontës of Haworth ITV series 1973

Yorkshire Television's dramatized biography of the Brontë sisters Charlotte, Anne and Emily who each wrote some of the greatest works in English literature

Brooklyn South

Brooklyn South (1997)

Brooklyn South

Steve Bochco produced police drama that followed 'Hill Street Blues' and 'NYPD Blue.' With such a good pedigree it should have been another smash hit. But it wasn't.

Brookside

Brookside (1982)

Brookside

Airing on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982 Brookside changed the face of soap opera in England by tackling realistic and socially challenging storylines.

The Brothers BBC tv series

The Brothers (1972)

The Brothers BBC tv series

Compelling and hugely successful BBC drama series about boardroom strife and family conflict endured by three brothers.

Brothers In Law

Brothers In Law (1962)

Brothers In Law

The television series that marked the first major starring role for a then 27-year-old Richard Briers, whose performance as a green but earnest pupil barrister set the tone for a career defined by affable, intelligent comedy

The Brothers Sun

The Brothers Sun (2024)

The Brothers Sun

Action packed violent comedy drama starring Michelle Yeoh, the fiercely protective mother of two brothers with completely different characters - one being a geeky university medical student, the other a ruthless Triad assassin

The Browning Version

The Browning Version (1966)

The Browning Version

Schoolmaster Andrew Crocker-Harris is retiring because of ill-health, and Taplow, one of his pupils, brings him a present on the eve of his retirement in this Terence Rattigan play from 1966.

Brush Strokes

Brush Strokes (1986)

Brush Strokes

Jacko is a wisecracking house painter who enjoys life, is an incorrigible womaniser, and spends his spare time 'appreciating' the fairer sex. Will he ever find true love?

The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers (1956)

The Buccaneers

Future Hollywood actor Robert Shaw (The Sting, Jaws) made his small screen debut as ex- pirate Dan Tempest, the leader of a small band of freebooters who roamed the Caribbean Seas in the 1720's on their ship The Sultana.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

In 1987, NASA astronaut Captain William "Buck" Rogers is piloting the space shuttle Ranger 3 when he flies into an unexpected space phenomenon and is frozen for 504 years

Budgie

Budgie (1971)

Budgie

Cheeky cockney and loveable rogue Ronald 'Budgie' Bird. Budgie was a small time crook, a petty thief, a chancer who always dreamed of getting rich but mainly had to content himself with the slimmest of pickings.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy The Vampire Slayer went for the emotional jugular then finished the viewer off with an adrenaline-powered stake to the heart. It was hot, sassy and sexy. It's was also a hellmouth full of fun.

A Builder by Trade

A Builder By Trade (1963)

A Builder by Trade

Pamela Gems' first play for ITV is about two sisters, May Vine (Vanda Godsell), Louie Robbins and the man who becomes their lodger.

The Bulldog Breed

The Bulldog Breed (1962)

The Bulldog Breed

A single series of seven comedies about Tom, the perennial optimist, as he wanders through life leaving chaos in his wake totally oblivious to the problems he causes for everyone.

Bullseye TV game show

Bullseye (1981)

Bullseye TV game show

Darts based game show that at its peak enjoyed an audience of nearly 17 million viewers in a late Sunday afternoon slot

The Bunker

The Bunker (1981)

The Bunker

Anthony Hopkins stars in this historical drama which takes place as the Battle of Berlin rages above ground and Nazi forces are nearing certain defeat, and the last weeks of the Nazi regime are played out

Burkes Law

Burke's Law (1963)

Burkes Law

Millionaire police officer heads LAPD's murder squad to solve high profile cases.

The Bush and the Tree ITV Play

The Bush and the Tree (1960)

The Bush and the Tree ITV Play

Alf Liddell is a quiet, good humoured, home-loving man who prefers to keep out of the limelight. But when Alf is elected to the local council he proves to be a man of principles-so strong that he soon makes powerful enemies.

Butterflies TV series

Butterflies (1978)

Butterflies TV series

Gently thoughtful, amusing and well observed eighties situation comedy series for the BBC about a seemingly ordinary, contented, middle class suburban housewife who suddenly find herself plunged into the middle of a disorienting, emotionally tumultuous, mid-life crisis.