Reviews A-Z

The Black and White Minstrel Show

The Black and White Minstrel Show (1957)

The Black and White Minstrel Show

A firm Saturday night favourite for many years The Black and White Minstrel Show, a mixture of American deep South music previously popularised by internationally famous vaudeville stars such as the great Al Jolson.

Black Arrow

Black Arrow (1972)

Black Arrow

Teenage adventure series. Black Arrow was a lone figure of mystery who protected the poor against greedy warrior barons fighting for power and influence throughout the 15th century Wars of the Roses.

Black Books

Black Books (2000)

Black Books

Bafta-winning sitcom about the antics of a foul tempered and eccentric bookshop owner, his long-suffering assistant, and his one single friend

Black Mirror

Black Mirror (2011)

Black Mirror

Inspired by The Twilight Zone, Black Mirror is a British anthology series that uses the themes of technology and media, through a diversity of genres, to comment on contemporary issues

Black Sails

Black Sails (2015)

Black Sails

In the Golden Age of Piracy, on New Providence Island, a lawless territory controlled by history's most notorious pirate captains, the most feared is Captain Flint.

Blackadder

Blackadder (1983)

Blackadder

Series set in four eras centred round Edmund Blackadder, a treacherous, selfish and devious rogue.

Blakes 7

Blake's 7 (1978)

Blakes 7

In the distant future, a crew of seven misfits, led by a the heroic Blake, wages a rebellion against "The Federation."

Bleak House

Bleak House (2007)

Bleak House

"The word "big" doesn't really do it justice. Fifteen episodes, eight hours of television, 85 characters, 40 of them major speaking roles. No-one could accuse 'Bleak House' of being an unambitious project." - Radio Times 22nd October 2005.

Bless Me Father

Bless Me Father (1978)

Bless Me Father

Arthur Lowe swapped his Home Guard uniform for Sacred Vestments to play a mischievous and cheerful eccentric in this gem of a comedy.

Bless This House

Bless This House (1971)

Bless This House

Devised by Vince Powell and Harry Driver, Bless This House was a starring vehicle for Sid James that showed him in a new and unfamiliar light-as a family man.