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Saint Joan BBC 1951

Saint Joan (1951)

Saint Joan BBC 1951

Early BBC adaptation of a play by George Bernard Shaw about 15th-century French military figure Joan of Arc.

Saki: The Improper Stories of H.H. Munro

Saki, The Improper Stories of H.H. Munro (1962)

Saki: The Improper Stories of H.H. Munro

Hector Hugh Munro, better known by the pen name Saki, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edwardian society and culture and he is considered a master of the short story.

Salem's Lot

Salem's Lot (1979)

Salem's Lot

Ben Mears, a writer, has returned to Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, after 25 years to try to write his next novel, only to find that the town has been invaded by vampires

Sally

Sally (1964)

Sally

A 'lost' ITV play from 1964 which gave Vanessa Redgrave her Independent Television debut is a tale of a disabled artist who is commissioned to paint a portrait of a woman, whose married son she is having an affair with

Sam TV Series

Sam (1973)

Sam TV Series

Gritty drama set in Yorkshire which, over three series, followed the fortunes of Sam Wilson from boy to man.

Samurai Rabbit: the Usagi Chronicles

Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles (2022)

Samurai Rabbit: the Usagi Chronicles

CGI-animated action-comedy set in a futuristic city where a teenage rabbit, eager to become a true samurai, teams up with warrior friends to protect their city from monsters, ninjas and evil aliens

Sanditon

Sanditon (2019)

Sanditon

British historical drama adapted by Andrew Davies from an unfinished manuscript by Jane Austen written only months before her death in 1817

The Sandman

The Sandman (2022)

The Sandman

After numerous failed attempts to bring it to the screen, Neil Gaiman's fantasy drama comic book is finally brought to the screen in an enthralling Netflix series

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son (1972)

Sanford and Son

Remaking a classic: Included in Time Magazine's 2007 list of "100 Best Shows of All Time", Sanford and Son was based on the BBC Galton and Simpson sitcom Steptoe and Son.