
Amerika (1987)

Ten years after a bloodless Soviet takeover of the United States, leading to slave-labour camps for some, collaboration or rebellion for others, a maverick politician is released from prison hoping to end the occupation
Ten years after a bloodless Soviet takeover of the United States, leading to slave-labour camps for some, collaboration or rebellion for others, a maverick politician is released from prison hoping to end the occupation
Amos N' Andy had the distinction of being one of the longest running (since 1929) and most popular US radio shows of all time before it came to TV screens in June of 1951. It also aired in the UK on the BBC between 1954 and 1957, making it the first US sitcom shown on British television.
Robert Neilson (John Gordon-Sinclair) is an actor who dreams of being a star - alas, the best he has achieved so far is the face of Doberman Aftershave in a TV commercial...
In 1960 the BBC embarked on their most ambitious television production up until then, a fifteen-part serial adaptation of the eight sequential historical plays of William Shakespeare.
Canadian husband and wife team Bernard Braden and Barbara Kelly in domestic bliss.
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After being frozen for several centuries, Dylan Hunt, the captain of the spaceship Andromeda Ascendant, is horrified to discover that the Systems Commonwealth has collapsed and the known galaxies have descended into barbarism.
Hit sitcom that stayed at the top of the ratings through its entire 8-year run. Set in small-town America where traditional values were upheld and people knew and cared for each other
Andy Pandy, with his blue and white striped suit and floppy hat, along with Teddy and Looby Loo, entertained several generations of children
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Hugely successful and long-running British sitcom set in a London department store.
Multi award-winning British documentary series produced since 1975 and voted as one of the top 50 most influential programmes of all time.
For many, Armchair Theatre was not only an essential part of Sunday night viewing in Britain throughout the 1960s, but an outstanding contributor in the history of television production.
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Hugely successful series from Granada TV that started in 1957 as a fortnightly live sitcom, which was moved to a weekly spot when it became so popular. The series followed the misfortunes of a mixed bag of army conscripts.