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Poldark

Poldark (1975)

Poldark

Winston Graham's series of historical novels published from 1945 to 1953 and again from 1973 to 2002, was one of the most successful British television adaptations of all time having been sold to over forty countries.

Police Five

Police Five (1962)

Police Five

Groundbreaking series of 5-minute appeals for information or witnesses to unresolved crimes.

Police Squad

Police Squad! (1982)

Police Squad

A nutty satire of police dramas from the creators of the `Airplane!' films, with a nonstop barrage of sight gags, puns and silly jokes.

Police Surgeon

Police Surgeon (1960)

Police Surgeon

A socially conscious doctor works with the Metropolitan Police and often gets too involved in his cases.

Police Woman

Police Woman (1974)

Police Woman

US police series that broke new ground in featuring a woman in the lead role as a police officer .

Porridge

Porridge (1974)

Porridge

Life behind bars for an habitual thief is made easier by winning 'little victories' over the system.

Porterhouse Blue

Porterhouse Blue (1987)

Porterhouse Blue

David Jason was among the many stars in the television realisation of Tom Sharpe's satirical and punchy novel which tells the story of Skullion, the Head Porter of Porterhouse, a fictional college of Cambridge University.

Charlie Chester

Pot Luck (1952)

Charlie Chester

Debuting in 1952 Pot Luck is notable as the first ever British audience participation series.

Potter

Potter (1979)

Potter

Arthur Lowe's last television series may well have laid the ground for Keeping Up Appearances