Reviews

Goodnight Sweetheart

Goodnight Sweetheart (1993)

Goodnight Sweetheart

When Gary Sparrow makes a discovery in Ducketts Passage in London's East End his will become life far more complicated than he could ever have imagined - in two time-zones...

Gormenghast

Gormenghast (2000)

Gormenghast

A gothic fantasy based on the first two novels by Mervyn Peake that follows the life of Titus Groan, the heir of an ancient and decaying castle who faces threats and challenges, not least of all from an ambitious murderer

Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl (2007)

Gossip Girl

American teen drama in which secrets and scandals are exposed by a mysterious blogger

The Government Inspector

The Government Inspector (1958)

The Government Inspector

A simple case of mistaken identity satirises human greed, stupidity, and the extensive political corruption of Imperial Russia - this 1958 BBC adaptation marked the first dramatic role for Tony Hancock

The Governor

The Governor (1995)

The Governor

Another cracking series from Lynda La Plante who has always excelled in placing her female lead characters in what are perceived to be male dominated roles.

Grace and Favour

Grace and Favour (1992)

Grace and Favour

Grace Brothers pension fund has been plundered and all that is left for the staff’s retirement is a rundown country house hotel, left to them in a will.

Grace and Frankie

Grace and Frankie (2015)

Grace and Frankie

Netflix comedy starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as two unlikely friends who are brought together after their husbands announce they are in love with each other and plan to get married

Grace Under Fire

Grace Under Fire (1993)

Grace Under Fire

US sitcom loosely based on the real life adventures of its star, the much troubled actress, writer, and stand-up comedian, Brett Butler

Grand Slam

Grand Slam (1978)

Grand Slam

It's not every day you have a weekend in Paris, especially when you know Wales is going to win - no question about it.

The Grand Tour

The Grand Tour (2016)

The Grand Tour

British motoring series created by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and Andy Wilman, made for Amazon exclusively for its online streaming service Amazon Prime Video, reuniting the 'dream team' from the BBC's 'Top Gear'

The Grandeur That Was Rome tv series 1960

The Grandeur That Was Rome (1960)

The Grandeur That Was Rome tv series 1960

First transmitted in 1960, Sir Mortimer Wheeler embarks on an epic journey from Britain to Africa, to investigate the legacy of the Roman Empire

Grange Hill

Grange Hill (1978)

Grange Hill

Crossing five generations of children and courting controversy at almost every twist and turn of its storylines, Grange Hill, was hailed in some quarters as the most important children's television series of all time.

The Great TV series

The Great (2020)

The Great TV series

Satirical comedic drama about the rise of Catherine the Great from outsider to the longest reigning female ruler in Russia's history.

Green Acres

Green Acres (1965)

Green Acres

Classic hit US sitcom about a couple who give up their sophisticated New York lifestyle to run a dilapidated rural farm

The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet (1966)

The Green Hornet

Created for the radio in 1936 by 'Lone Ranger' inventor George W. Trendle and writer Fran Striker, the Green Hornet aka Britt Reid was originally introduced as the son of Dan Reid, the masked man's nephew.

The Grove Family

The Grove Family (1954)

The Grove Family

The Grove Family was Britain's first soap opera for adults - coming two years after the children's equivalent, The Appleyards.

The Growing Summer

The Growing Summer (1968)

The Growing Summer

Alex, Penny, Robin and Naomi come home from school one day to find their predictable secure pattern of life completely changed.

The Guardians

The Guardians (1971)

The Guardians

Co-created by Rex Firkin and Vincent Tilsley, The Guardians was one of the first drama series to get its hands dirty with the soiled laundry of the political and social fall-out of the late 1960s.

Guinevere

Guinevere (1994)

Guinevere

It was her destiny to marry a King - Her duty to stand by his side in battle - And her fate to deny her true heart's desire...

Gerald Harper as Hadleigh

Hadleigh (1969)

Gerald Harper as Hadleigh

Super smoothy Gerald Harper starred as James Hadleigh, a former civil servant became the squire of the manor.

Hale and Pace

Hale and Pace (1986)

Hale and Pace

Sketch-based award-winning British comedy show starring former teachers Gareth Hale and Norman Pace - their most iconic creations being the stone-faced dim-witted bouncers known as The Two Rons

Hallelujah TV series

Hallelujah! (1983)

Hallelujah TV series

For over forty years, Salvation Army Captain Emily Ridley has fought the Devil. But after a series of mishaps, her superiors have decide to move her to the quiet little Yorkshire town of Brigthorpe...

Hammer House of Horror

Hammer House of Horror (1980)

Hammer House of Horror

From the mid-fifties to the mid-seventies, Hammer Films were one of the leading lights of the British film industry. Previously, Hammer had only cautiously entered the domain of television...

Tony Hancock

Hancock (1963)

Tony Hancock

When Tony Hancock left the BBC for ITV his was one of the most watched shows on British television. By the end of this ITV series his career was in shreds...

Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour (1956)

Hancock's Half Hour

"Hancock was below the laughter filled surface (like many brilliantly gifted comedians), a darkly troubled, insecure soul."

Happy Days

Happy Days (1974)

Happy Days

Set in the late 1950'S - what sealed the show's popularity was the introduction of the leather-jacketed, perennially 'cool' biker character of Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli