Wisteria Lane is a perfect upper-middle-class American suburb, with beautiful homes, neat lawns, minivans and sport-utility vehicles in the driveways, and an occasional baseball game in the street for the youngsters. But there are troubles beneath the surface.
Lost short-lived BBC spy thriller in which a team of experts in various fields are brought together by the Prime Minister to defeat ruthless saboteurs
BBC anthology series in which each week a different famous literary detective is brought to the screen. The series spawned several long-running series including 'Cluff,' 'Father Brown,' and 'Sherlock Holmes'
"In the beginning this tale tells how I, George, eldest born son of Master Salathiel Treet, strolling player and man of genius, came to have greatness thrust upon me."
Ambitious BBC dramatisation of the life and times of the Plantagenets - Henry sees the opportunity to seize the Crown of England and create a kingdom of law and order.
Netlix's haunting psychological thriller is skillfully crafted across multiple timelines and will keep you guessing right to the end
When a young computer engineer becomes embroiled in the mysterious disappearance of her boyfriend, who vanished on the first day of his new job at Cutting edge tech company Devs, she begins to suspect that his disappearance may not be as clear-cut as it seems. (Contains spoilers)
With Dick Van Dyke at the helm as the sleuthing Dr. Mark Sloan, and his detective son trying to unravel the truth behind each mysterious homicide, Diagnosis: Murder was a comfortable blend of mystery, heart, and humour
Police series made with the cooperation of Scotland Yard, which threw a spotlight on real police methods of the time.
Six-part thriller from London Weekend Television starring Alan Dobie (Cribb) as John Diamond, a Fleet Street reporter who has a reputation for living dangerously
A bold, bruising, and often brilliant experiment. While Diary of a Young Man may not be as widely remembered as some of the more iconic works of the 1960s, it deserves recognition as a milestone in the evolution of British television drama
In 1958 the BBC embarked on its most ambitious television series yet. The Diary of Samuel Pepys was a 14-part historical costume drama that had over 120 cast members with 162 speaking parts.
1970s Television series of the most popular British action-adventure radio series of the 1940s with rip-roaring escapades and tales of derring-do...
BBC televisions longest running sketch-show, running as it did from 1963 until 1981, was one that introduced some of the mediums most memorable and enduring comedic characters, skilfully brought to life by an undisputed master of his craft.
Low-budget, 1950s series of Chester Gould's often controversial detective character.
Turpin, cheated out of his wealth while on duty in Flanders, decides to regain his money using his own, not so lawful methods.
This much loved, top rated US comedy series from the 1960's very nearly didn't make it on the air because then CBS chief, Jim Aubrey, disliked it so intensely that he had to be persuaded by the shows sponsors, Proctor and Gamble, to put it on.
The excellent scriptwriter Wolf Mankowitz has surpassed himself in 'Dickens of London', a miniseries recounting the life of Charles Dickens from early boyhood till his death.
This third series to run under the title of The Dickie Henderson Show aired on November 14 1960 and continued until March 1968 by which time Henderson had established himself as one of Britain's top all-round entertainers.
Diff’rent Strokes was a sitcom created around the talents of its young star, Gary Coleman, and it was a perfect fit–and a much-needed success for a ratings-starved NBC in the late 1970's. But after the show went off the air, its three non-adult stars found life difficult...
It is a bright New York November and the rich Mrs Oliver Jordan is planning a dinner party. As the guests gather it is revealed there are love affairs, jealousy, crooked business deals and even death comes to join...
Miss Sophie has hosted the same dinner party for the same guests for a number of years, in spite of the fact that she has now outlived them all!
Working class sitcoms come few and far between, and 'dinnerladies' is one of the more relatable and bittersweet of them all.
Funny, cuttingly satirical, and unafraid to tackle topical issues of social and political importance like drug abuse, body image, racism, and the environment - 'Dinosaurs' was way ahead of it's time
In the midst of an international crisis, Kate Wyler, a career diplomat, lands a high-profile job for which she is not suited
Pyschological thriller with Cate Blanchett as a television documentary journalist whose work has been built on revealing the transgressions of long-respected institutions. Until one day, her own past catches up with her...
Ian McShane stars in this four-part series about the great statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In a poverty-stricken Welsh mining town in the 1920s, a nurse has to fight for respect and recognition
At a top Paris talent firm, agents scramble to keep their star clients happy and their business afloat...
George Dixon was a policeman of the old school. A dependable officer who would help old ladies cross the street and whose idea of treating juvenile delinquents was with a 'clip' round the ear. George Dixon was a 'Community Copper' before the term had even been invented.