Reviews

The Kumars at No. 42

The Kumars at No. 42 (2001)

The Kumars at No. 42

With critical acclaim, multiple prestigious awards including International Emmys and a Peabody Award, and a lasting legacy, The Kumars at No. 42 was a trailblazer in British television

kung fu

Kung Fu (1972)

kung fu

US action-adventure drama in which a Shaolin monk who travels through the American Old West, armed only with his spiritual training and his skill in martial arts, goes in search of his half-brother.

La Femme Musketeer

La Femme Musketeer (2004)

La Femme Musketeer

D'Artagnan's daughter Valentine and the three sons of her father's three legendary musketeer comrades must team up to rescue King Louis XIV's fiancée who's been kidnapped

Lady in the Lake

Lady in the Lake (2024)

Lady in the Lake

Natalie Portman stars as an aspiring reporter, investigating two unsolved murders. Set against the backdrop of America’s political upheaval of the 1960’s, she clashes with a woman working to advance the agenda of the city's Black community

Ladykillers TV Series

Ladykillers (1980)

Ladykillers TV Series

A series of seven hour-long plays produced by Granada television based on real-life murder trials where the accused was female - proving that when it comes to foul play the gentler sex can be just as deadly as the male.

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants (1968)

Land of the Giants

A sub-orbital commercial flight enters a space-warp and crash-lands on a planet that is home to people 12 times the normal height.

Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost (1974)

Land of the Lost

Children's adventure series in which a father and his two children are transported to a mysterious prehistoric world populated by dinosaurs and primitive humanoids and where they have to rely on quick thinking and bravery to survive

Laramie

Laramie (1959)

Laramie

Two friends run a ranch and trading post in the Wild West in this classic US series

Lark Rise to Candleford

Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)

Lark Rise to Candleford

"Based on the autobiographical novels of Flora Thompson, the first published in 1939, Lark Rise’s strengths lie prominently in the calibre of its cast."

The Last Days of Patton

The Last Days of Patton (1986)

The Last Days of Patton

In 1986 George C. Scott reprised his acclaimed cinematic role as General George S. Patton. In this made-for-television miniseries, a critically ill Patton reminisces about his marriage, his childhood and his days on the battlefields

The Last Detective

The Last Detective (2003)

The Last Detective

After Detective Constable "Dangerous" Davies reports a crime committed by a fellow officer, he is treated as a pariah by his colleagues, and his superiors dub him "the last detective" who would be considered to head up a major case

The Last Kingdom

The Last Kingdom (2015)

The Last Kingdom

Series based on Bernard Cornwell's 'The Saxon Stories' series of novels, set in the ninth century, 'The Last Kingdom' is the story of Uhtred of Bebbanburg, born a Saxon but raised a Viking after his father’s death in battle.

Last Laugh in Vegas

Last Laugh in Vegas (2018)

Last Laugh in Vegas

How a group of celebrated British entertainers from the 1960s, 70s and 80s united to perform a showcase in Las Vegas, and the reception they got...

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans (1971)

The Last of the Mohicans

Filmed in the Scottish Highlands, this elaborate British TV adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's novel excels in almost every department, and is a fine showcase for British television drama in the 1970s.

The Last of Us (2023)

Twenty years into a pandemic which causes its hosts to transform into zombie-like creatures, a smuggler and an immune teenager must make the journey across a post-apocalyptic United States

The Last Ship

The Last Ship (2014)

The Last Ship

Following a pandemic that wipes out 80 per cent of the world's population, one US naval ship and its crew try to save humanity from extinction.

Last Tango in Halifax

Last Tango in Halifax (2012)

Last Tango in Halifax

Alan and Celia, both widowed and in their seventies, rekindle a passionate relationship that fate stole from them over sixty years ago

The Last Train

The Last Train (1999)

The Last Train

Cryogenically frozen, a group of individuals awaken 52 years after an asteroid devastates London. The Last Train, now largely forgotten by UK viewers, is a gripping post-apocalyptic sci-fi tale of survival, secrets, and humanity on the brink

The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon (2016)

The Last Tycoon

F. Scott Fitzgerald's last novel is an absorbing trip back to Hollywood's not-so-Golden Age and centers on its first wunderkind studio executive in the 1930s, and the power struggle between him and his mentor and current head of the studio.

The Latchkey Children

The Latchkey Children (1980)

The Latchkey Children

When they discover that their favourite meeting place is about to be 'modernised', five youngsters decide to fight their local authority. Drama based Eric Allen's prize-winning short novel which was used in many schools' curricula for years

The Laughing Policeman

The Laughing Policeman (1974)

The Laughing Policeman

Deryck Guyler with an assortment of musically minded puppets in a fun lunchtime music show aimed at pre-school children from Yorkshire Television

Law & Order TV series

Law & Order (1990)

Law & Order TV series

Dick Wolf's unique, multi-award winning, two-tiered examination of the complex mechanics of the American justice system.

The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen (1999)

The League of Gentlemen

Following in the mighty footsteps of Monty Python and influencing popular follow-ups like Little Britain, The League of Gentlemen always felt that little bit more twisted.

Leave It to Charlie

Leave It to Charlie (1978)

Leave It to Charlie

A forgotten gem from the late '70s, Leave It to Charlie delivered gentle laughs, rich characterisation, and northern charm