Reviews

A crew of misfits investigate a series of supernatural crimes in Victorian London at the behest of Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes

A concert party in India in 1945 are bullied by a loud mouthed Sergeant Major in this classic British sitcom

Sitcom about a computer support team - Roy, Moss and Jen, who make up the I.T. Department of Reynholm Industries. Jen knows nothing about computers, whilst Roy and Moss are socially inept geeks.

The earliest complete surviving BBC television play of the 1950s.

Long-time comedy double-act Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warris star in a sitcom about a couple running a small general store.

British drama series described as a poignant masterpiece of humour and humanity, focusing on a group of gay friends, as they determine to live and love more fiercely than ever in the shadow of AIDS

Former Goon Michael Bentine in a surreal sketch show; combining satire, zany slapstick and animated models.

Four 'posh' young women share a London flat. An unremarkable plot and a less than successful sitcom which significantly introduced Joanna Lumley to the world of sitcom and Jeremy Lloyd to producer David Croft, a meeting that would lead to the creation of Are You Being Served? the following year

Marty Feldman's series of madcap sketches only burned brightly for two series but won him the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for the Best Light Entertainment Series, and a BAFTA for Best Script

Another 'lost' TV series, this time featuring Arthur Lowe, off-duty from Warmington-on-Sea, sporting a beard, and playing eccentric amateur detective Phineas Drake, in a whodunnit drama with comedic overtones

In 1964, ITV took a chance on a young Liverpudlian comedian with a quick wit and a cheeky grin by handing him his first series. It could have all gone hopelessly wrong.

One-off sketch show showcasing the comic talents of Ulrika Jonsson, written by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer and starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams

Roger Moore in his TV series debut starred as Sir Walter Scott's 19th century hero Wilfred of Ivanhoe.

Ivanhoe returns to England from the Crusades after serving alongside King Richard I, who is believed to be imprisoned abroad. Disguised as a pilgrim Ivanhoe navigates a divided kingdom where Prince John plots to usurp the throne

UK/US co-production of Sir Walter Scott's classic romantic novel with an all-star cast.

In the final play of Allan Prior's Blackpool trilogy, the writer decided to go for a story with a bit more of an edge to it, the theme being betting and gambling

Classic children's animation about a small green railway engine from "the top left corner of Wales"

Izeena lives in her magic tree house in a world of animal friends.

From the vaudeville circuit to a highly popular comedic career in radio, television, and film. Jack Benny was known for his comic timing and the ability to cause laughter with a pregnant pause or a single expression.

Music, quick-fire comedy and soundbites that influenced a generation of DJs

Michael Caine, in his first acting role for British television for twenty years, goes after the famous East End murderer...

Two fictional detectives go off in search of clues to one of the world's greatest unsolved cases.

Storytelling series that proved to be one of the most popular children’s programmes of all time.

Short police procedural series; the forerunner to the highly successful Z-Cars (and sometimes cited as the inspiration for it).

Doctor Who meets Mr Benn? Jamie discovers a magic carpet which takes him back in time. But who is the mysterious Mr Zed and where does he come from?

Children's cartoon series made by Cosgrove Hall about the adventures of Jamie, a small boy and his dog, Wordsworth, in a magical world called Cuckooland.

Daily Mirror comic strip heroine brought to the small screen.

A professor in criminology at Nairobi University is temporarily attached to Scotland Yard. Jango is a 'funny, scruffy geezer with glasses, a dirty raincoat, tweed hat and a twisted walking stick who is operating a one-man law business.'