Reviews

Entertaining Mr Sloane

A handsome, sexy and completely amoral young man, joins Kath's household as a lodger and proceeds to manipulate her and her brother. Joe Orton's play made its television debut almost a year after the author was bludgeoned to death by his partner.

Episodes

Two British TV writers - Sean and Beverly, played by Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig, move to Hollywood to remake their successful British sitcom. But when the network wants to change the format and cast Matt LeBlanc in the lead role, Beverly is less than impressed.

The Equalizer

After retiring from a life of espionage Robert McCall goes into business as a private investigator - a modern-day Robin Hood acting as a righter of wrongs.

ER

ER first hit the television screens with all the speed and force of an express train in 1994, and immediately earned the label of 'rock 'em - sock 'em' television, hardly giving the viewer a chance to catch breath as each story-line unfolded.

The Eric Barker Half Hour

"He was a pioneer", wrote Nicholas Parsons, "the first person to do 'topical satire' on television, but as the phrase had not yet been coined, and as the sketches were part of conventional variety shows, he never received the credit he deserved for originality."

Errol Flynn Theatre

British-produced anthology series along similar lines to Douglas Fairbanks Presents; both were made to cash in on the growing US and British television markets.

Escape Into Night

Escape Into Night is a haunting story full of vivid images that were probably the cause of many a nightmare back in April 1972.

The Escape of R.D.7

When a scientist’s almost fanatical devotion to a vaccine project brings her into collision with orthodox authority and there is a threat to put an end to her experiments, she rebels and continues on her own…with devastating consequences

Ever Decreasing Circles

Although very popular in its day this BBC sitcom now seems to be curiously overlooked.

Everybody Loves Raymond

To the rest of the world Ray Barone seemingly has it all - he's a successful sportswriter with a wonderful wife, a beautiful family, and a nice house. And if that wasn't enough, everybody loves him!

Everyman

A modern adaptation of the 15th/16th century morality tale The Somonyng of Everyman

Evil Roy Slade

The meanest villain in the West falls for a pretty schoolteacher and tries to change his ways. A forgotten television movie that might possibly have been the inspiration for 'Blazing Saddles'

Executive Stress

Two of British comedy's most popular stars came together for this highly original and cleverly written series.

Exile

Emotional drama about living with the effects and heartbreak of Alzheimer's

The Expanse

Hundreds of years in the future the solar system has been colonized by humanity. A disparate band of protagonists place themselves between the political tension of a cold war and unravel the single greatest conspiracy of all time

The Expanse - Seasons 2 to 6

The Expanse seasons two to six deepen character arcs and expand the universe. From fractured alliances to existential threats, the Rocinante crew navigates shifting loyalties, cosmic revelations, and humanity’s fight for survival

The Expert

The professional and personal life of Home Office pathologist Professor John Hardy, who works not only for the police but also for other interested parties.

Extraordinary Attorney Woo

A witty, light South Korean comedy drama about an autistic 27-year-old lawyer with an IQ of 164, impressive memory, and creative thought process, who graduated at the top of her class from a prestigious law school

Extras

Ricky Gervais sitcom set in around the world of film and television extras.

F Troop

Set at the fictional Fort Courage after the American Civil War — “somewhere west of the Missouri River” — the series delivered a hearty mix of physical gags, visual silliness and irreverent humour

Fabian of Scotland Yard

The first ever British made filmed series, shot by Trinity Productions for the BBC and consisting of 39 black and white episodes, Fabian of Scotland Yard has been described as Britain's first generation of the TV detective.

Faces of Jim

Jimmy Edwards series of one-off sitcoms that introduced a minor supporting character actor who would go on to become 'the guv'nor' of British comedy...Ronnie Barker.

The Facing Chair

An ITV Play of the Week presentation about a seaside fortune teller

The Facts of Life

US sitcom spin-off from Diff'rent Strokes in which the Drummond's former family maid is now the housemother of a group of girls at an exclusive school

Fair Game

An ex-Army officer armed with savings but no street sense stumbles into post-war Britain’s civilian jungle, becoming easy prey for spivs and schemers in this witty, lost 1958 BBC comedy-drama

The Falklands Play

The gripping account of how Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's government handled the biggest crisis in British foreign affairs since the Suez Canal.

The Fall

Hard hitting and somewhat bleak drama series about a cold but passionate policewoman who goes head to head with a cold serial killer in Belfast.

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Sitcom about a man falling headlong into the calamity of mid-life-crisis who fakes his own suicide.

The Fall Guy

Hollywood stunt performers moonlight as bounty hunters and find their daring movie skills stand them in good stead

Fall of Eagles

1970s BBC historical dramatisation about the collapse of three great European dynasties: the Romanovs, the Habsburgs, and the Hohenzollerns.