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The Umbrella Academy

The Umbrella Academy (2019)

The Umbrella Academy

Based on the comic book series of the same name, 'The Umbrella Academy' revolves around a dysfunctional family of adopted siblings who are trained to be superheroes in order to stop an impending apocalypse.

Uncle Harry

Uncle Harry (1958)

Uncle Harry

This 'lost' BBC play is a dark psychological story of how a kindly, benevolent, and somewhat mundane bachelor can transform into a cold and pre-meditated murderer

Undermind

Undermind (1965)

Undermind

Scifi thriller about an alien force that tries to take over by undermining British society.

University Challenge

University Challenge (1962)

University Challenge

The inter-university quiz, first launched in 1962, in which some of the sharpest undergraduate minds in the country battle it out, has become part of the national culture

Up Pompeii! (1970)

The bawdy tales of ancient Rome as told by Lurcio (Frankie Howerd), slave to the womanising senator Ludicrus Sextus.

Up the Junction (1965)

The BBC's switchboard was jammed with complaints following the showing of its controversial play depicting the harsh realities of poverty, unwanted pregnancies, and the struggle for freedom amid societal constraints. Possibly the most important docudrama of all time...

Upload

Upload (2020)

Upload

Sitcom about a 27-year-old computer engineer who, after being killed in a car crash, has his consciousness uploaded into a virtual afterlife, only to discover he is still under the thumb of his possessive living girlfriend

Upstairs Downstairs

Upstairs, Downstairs (1970)

Upstairs Downstairs

Edwardian drama series contrasting the different life led by a wealthy (upstairs) family and their (downstairs) servants.

V TV series

V (1983)

V TV series

When Earth is visited by apparently benevolent aliens, known as "The Visitors," they are welcomed by the governments and people of the world - but their human-like façade hides the truth of their real appearance: Carnivorous reptilian humanoids.