Reviews

An updated review of the world's longest running soap opera

Introducing the most bizarre characters on television...

One of TV's biggest hit in the 1980s and one which almost single-handedly revived the sitcom genre.

New York lawyer George Simon is about to jump out of his office window in the Empire State Building...

Children's cartoon series centred around Duckula's adventures in search of riches and fame.

1950s series based on Alexander Dumas' masterpiece of mystery and intrigue, Le Comte de Monte Cristo, first published in 1845.

Richard Chamberlain leads an all-star cast in the 1975 television adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel about a beleaguered young seaman who, after being wrongfully imprisoned for many years, plots his revenge

Three young rebels plan their own counter-attack when foreign troops occupy part of the British Isles-the Channel Islands-for the first time since 1066.

An alien 'agent', Simon King, sent to Earth by an intergalactic council posing as a journalist in order to unmask refugees from a dying planet, who wanted to take over the world.

Court Martial was a British made production co-funded by ITC (in the UK) and Roncom Productions (in the USA) which aired on ITV in 1965 and on ABC in 1966.

If General Custer had survived the Battle of Little Big Horn, would a court find him hero or fool?

In 14th century England, the Grey family deal with romance, political intrigue, and war. This much maligned and heavily criticised series, cancelled during its first run, is deserving of a reappraisal

A band of outcasted misfits travel aimlessly through a colonized solar system in the year 2071. The show that arguably influenced director Quentin Tarantino, who drew from it in his film "Kill Bill: Vol. 1"

Live action series based on the 1998 Japanese anime series of the same name

Possibly the starkest, darkest, popular drama series to have emerge from a British Television company since the classic Edge of Darkness, Granada Television's Cracker was an instant success.

"It's Friday, it's five o'clock, yes it's Crackerjack!" From 1955 and for almost 40 years the BBC bought us children's entertainment in front of a live theatre audience. For many, Crackerjack is remembered with great nostalgia and even greater affection and is very firmly placed in the annals of television history.

Richard Crane gives up the life of a city businessman for one of excitement and adventure in Morocco, buys himself a boat and opens a beachfront bar near Casablanca. He also has a nice little operation dealing in illegal contraband

Elizabeth Gaskell’s charming tale of a fictional Cheshire town and its eccentric characters has been adapted for TV three times by the BBC. In this review, we take a look at all three productions

Nigel Kneale's gripping tale of a party of explorers who arrive in Tibet, in search of the legendary Abominable Snowman. A classic 'lost' BBC play

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

Sketch show featuring the incomparable Bernard Cribbins in which he portrays a variety of characters including a burglar, tramp, cowboy and more...

Gripping BBC adaptation of Dostoevsky's timeless masterpiece, starring John Hurt as Raskolnikov, a troubled young student who grapples with his philosophical beliefs and the chilling consequences of his actions

Ray Saxon has a nose for sports racketeers. Working for the Sunday Globe he investigates corruption and murder.

In France crime passionnel (or crime of passion) was a valid defence during murder cases; during the 19th century, some cases could result in a custodial sentence for two years for the murderer.

Reality crime show in which members of the public are asked for help and information in criminal investigations.

Criminal: UK zeroes in on the intense world of suspect interrogations, each self-contained episode focusing entirely on the high stakes questioning process as the clock for questioning is running down

1950s gameshow based on noughts and crosses

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."

The soap that was the byword for every dropped line, every wobbly doorway, every mundane plot. For many years Crossroads rose above the slating it took from the critics and with ratings as high as 15 million viewers won fans from far and wide.

Brilliantly suspenseful and moving drama in which Prentice McHoan’s investigation into the disappearance of his Uncle Rory uncovers his relatives’ long-buried secrets, and the lengths we’ll go to in order to protect those we love