Reviews

Hine

Originally aired in 1971, Wilfred Greatorex’s Hine is a bold, intelligent and deeply unsettling exploration of the international arms trade, personified through its charismatic and morally ambiguous central character

His and Hers

Role reversal comedy that was perhaps a little ahead of its time...

The History Man

A razor-sharp but controversial BBC adaptation of Malcolm Bradbury’s novel, The History Man skewers 1970s academic life through the manipulative rise of a charismatic, radical lecturer amid politics, power and hypocrisy

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

The history of The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is one of idealism, despair, struggle, passion, success, failure and enormously long lunch-breaks.

Hitler: The Rise of Evil

Primetime Emmy Award winning Canadian drama series that explores the rise of Nazi power during the years prior to World War II

H.M.S. Paradise

'Lost' British sitcom which tried to recreate on television the popularity of the radio series 'The Navy Lark'

Hobson's Choice

The first television adaptation of Harold Brighouse's black comedy.

Hogan's Heroes

The prisoners at a camp in Germany run rings around their captors

Holby City

Spinning-off from Casualty, Holby City was a gripping medical drama that looked into the fate of the patients once they left A&E. The series was loved by fans but slated by professionals. Find out why in our review...

Holding the Fort

Sitcom starring Peter Davison and Patricia Hodge in which to maintain a reasonable standard of living a wife works in the Army while her husband brings up baby.

Holly

Psychological thriller starring Brigit Forsyth as a university lecturer who has become the obsession of a former fellow pupil to the point where he is attending her lectures, taking photographs of her, and following her home

Hollyoaks

A vibrant, fast‑paced British soap set in a lively Chester community, known for its youthful cast, gripping twists, and fearless approach to real‑world issues that keep viewers emotionally invested

Home Improvement

Multi-award winning US sitcom about the star of a DIY TV show, which launched the career of Tim Allen.

Home to Roost

Generation gap comedy series by Eric Chappell

Homeland

US spy thriller in which a former hostage, having been held in Iraq for many years, is returned to his homeland. But has he turned his allegiance from one state in exchange for another?

Homicide: Life on the Street

Police procedural centred on the work of homicide detectives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Honey West

Described as television's most beautiful private eye

The Honeymooners

One of the USA's most fondly remembered sitcoms

Hong Kong Phooey

Cartoon series about a crime-busting, kung fu-ing dog. What else?

Hopalong Cassidy

A cowboy with a fine sense of fair play who did not smoke, drink or swear and who always let the bad guy start the fight. Seriously?

Hornblower

When 17-year old Horatio Hornblower enlists in the Royal Navy during the period of the French Revolutionary Wars, he is embarking on a career that will lead him to become one of Britain's most courageous of naval heroes.

Horse in the House

A schoolgirl trains a stallion on trust.

Hot Metal

The Crucible is a new muck-raking tabloid newspaper in London and managing editor Russell Spam is always on the lookout for the latest dirt and gossip.

Hot Summer Night

In this groundbreaking 90-minute play, when the daughter of a trade union organizer reveals her relationship with a black man, it unearths profound prejudice and concealed conflicts within her family

The Hothouse

An ailing mango, two wives and an ambitious employee, all help to upset a youthful tycoon's weekend in the hothouse.

Hound of the Baskervilles

There's no police like Holmes. But not all his TV exploits have been a success. Here's a classic example.

The Hour

BBC drama series centred on a new current-affairs show being launched by the BBC in June 1956, at the time of the Hungarian Revolution and Suez Crisis.

House

Dr. Gregory House is an antisocial, pain killer addict, witty and arrogant who helps his team of doctors solve puzzling cases

House of Cards

A politician's amoral and manipulative scheme to become leader of the governing party and, thus, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

House of Cards (USA)

Based on the BBC miniseries of the same name, House of Cards follows Francis Underwood, the politician's politician - masterful, beguiling, charismatic and ruthless