Reviews

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

This hit US sitcom spin-off about an incompetent southern bumpkin who is enlisted into the Marine Corps was a top-ten hit throughout its entire five-season run

The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor (2017)

The Good Doctor

A young surgeon from a small town, who has autism and Savant syndrome and has the ability to note minute details and changes, as well as possessing a near photographic memory, is recruited into the surgical unit of a prestigious hospital in California

Good Girls

Good Girls (2021)

Good Girls

Three suburban mothers find themselves facing desperate financial circumstances and decide their only choice is to rob a supermarket. But it has dire consequences when they later discover that the supermarket manager was money-laundering for a local crime boss

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2024)

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

British teenage drama series in which a young student is not satisfied that the killing of a local school girl has been investigated enough, and takes matters into her own hands

The Good Life

The Good Life (1975)

The Good Life

The mere mention of this series name is likely to bring a very large smile to the faces of British sitcom fans, for The Good Life is one of the few series that is considered a true classic.

The Good Old Days TV show

The Good Old Days (1953)

The Good Old Days TV show

Mock Edwardian entertainment that proved so successful that it ran for 30 years and in the process introduced around 2000 performers

Good Omens

Good Omens (2019)

Good Omens

Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's comedic apocalyptic fantasy of the final days before Armageddon.

The Good Place

The Good Place (2016)

The Good Place

When those who have been good throughout their lives pass away they go to 'The Good Place.' When Eleanor arrives there, it soon becomes apparent that she's been sent to 'the wrong place.'

Goodbye Mr. Kent

Goodbye Mr. Kent (1982)

Goodbye Mr. Kent

Something of a rarity in the TV life of Richard Briers-an unsuccessful sitcom which came sandwiched between two successful ones, namely, The Good Life and Ever Decreasing Circles.

The Goodies

The Goodies (1982)

The Goodies

The Goodies were the quintessential image of a 1970's Britain that had not yet shaken off its 1960's 'swinging' image.

Goodness Gracious Me

Goodness Gracious Me (1998)

Goodness Gracious Me

Award winning and groundbreaking sketch show that took British culture and Asian culture and pointed a hilarious finger at both by casting a laugh-out-loud eye over their coming together

Goodnight Mister Tom

Goodnight Mister Tom (1998)

Goodnight Mister Tom

A troubled, abused child is evacuated to the countryside at the outbreak of the Second World War to live with a reclusive and grumpy old man. Both the victims of tragic circumstances, they soon develop a close bond

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.

Grimm

Grimm (2011)

Grimm

Grimm blends police procedural with dark fantasy, weaving folklore and mythology into a modern-day detective drama. Set in Portland, it follows Nick Burkhardt, a homicide cop turned supernatural guardian, navigating a hidden world of monsters and mystery

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.