A Welsh murder mystery that gently pokes fun at the cosy crime genre by creating its own combination of comedy and mystery. A curmudgeonly retired actor meets an eager young detective - they're the perfect crime-fighting duo, if they can only get along
Billed as an "early evening scene" Dee Time starred charismatic former BBC Radio 1 DJ Simon Dee in a series of hip talk shows in which he interviewed the big names in the TV and film showbiz-set as well as stars of the world of popular music...
Courtroom Drama: One of the most ground-breaking and, at times, controversial American television shows of the 1960s
Crisis comes when auntie decides to leave her cash to a dogs' home. Murder follows.
It starts with a jaunty, jazz-tinged theme, then whisks you away on an journey of culinary arts - 1970s style
A high adrenalin, all-action series including obligatory car chases and beatings up of London's criminal fraternity (as well as international drug-pushers and terrorists) in a style that took over where The Professionals left off.
Dennis always tried to help out-only to find that he had created mayhem in his wake.
"Whilst the cases which made up the bulk of the show's episodes were often fun, ingenious riffs on the standard spy/caper craze of that particular decade, where the series really scored was in the interplay between the three central characters involved."
A moody, character-driven crime drama that delivers on both substance and style. Matthew Goode is mesmerising as the damaged detective, and the central mystery is rich enough to hook you early and keep you guessing
Henry Fonda starred - well occasionally, in this 1950s Western series that also gave a television debut to Robert Redford.
Deputy Dawg was, without doubt, Mississippi's laziest lawman.
Thibaud, a half-Arab, half-French knight travels the Holy Land defending the pilgrim route.
American sitcom centred round a successful interior design firm...
Classic British sitcom set in a Peckham barber shop, which is a gathering place for an assortment of local characters
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.