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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.

V 2009 reboot

V (reboot) (2009)

V 2009 reboot

Reboot of the classic 80s series about a race of technologically advanced alien species who claim to come in peace, but actually has sinister motives.

Valentine Park

Valentine Park (1987)

Valentine Park

Tom Morris is an employee of the council whose job it is to maintain the standards of his local park. Unfortunately, his task is not helped by the incompetent people around him, which include two overzealous park officers - Bodie and Doyle

Valerie

Valerie (1986)

Valerie

US sitcom Show about a who mother struggles with everyday family problems - starring Valerie Harper and a young Jason Bateman