Should a doctor tell his patients the truth - whatever the cost? Harry Branksome, brilliant surgeon, is dedicated to the truth, no matter whom it hurts.
A six-part BBC anthology probing extrasensory perception, spiritualism, and the porous border between psychological disturbance and the supernatural. The Mind Beyond juxtaposes scepticism and faith, psychology and mysticism, parapsychology and folk horror
Nell Merriman disappears from home and the police organise a search on a large scale. Anxiety for her safety mounts, but the one person who is completely happy and undisturbed by events is Nell.
Juliet Mills’ striking ITV debut, also starring Annette Crosbie and Leonard Rossiter, was a daring dramatic play about young marriages, bohemian nights, and the painful “morning after.” A timeless look at love, loss, and growing up too soon.
Lauded by drama critics as a masterpiece of the modern stage, Mourning Becomes Electra with themes of murder, adultery, incestuous love and revenge, was the first substantial success of post-war television drama
Michael Crawford is caught between two long-time adversaries who use him as a pawn in their grudge fight.
When Agatha Christie decides to kill off her most famous and long-running character, she has an unexpected visitor - none other than the great detective himself - Hercule Poirot
A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world
The story of Quentin Crisp, from his youth in the early 20th century to his emergence as a flamboyant gay icon, made a star of actor John Hurt and catapulted Crisp himself into overnight celebrity status
Drama filmed in a documentary style to show the many problems within a typical NHS hospital.
Albert Stokes finds himself perpetually fighting the dominance of women, not least of all his possessive widowed mother.
After broadcast in 1952 the BBC was bombarded with letters of enthusiastic appreciation and gratitude for this simple yet moving piece of drama...
One of the most significant pieces of unrecorded and therefore "missing" drama presentations from the television archives, 'Number Three' was an 80-minute science fiction drama shown under the BBC's 'Sunday-Night Theatre' strand.
A middle-class couple go camping in Dorset, but peace and quiet elude them in Mike Leigh's masterpiece on the comedic potential inherent in human behaviour
Post-apocalyptic drama - one of the first TV plays on a politically sensitive topic, about the survivors of a nuclear attack on the British isles.
Tempers flare and troubles abound when a coach load of 30 remedial kids - and their teachers - set out for an outing from Liverpool to North Wales
It is 1915. Young Annie Hudd, in spite of her family's jeers, is determined to go to France to help the wounded soldiers. She is to suffer many setbacks before her ambition to become a nurse is realised.
Frederick James Parsons is fanatical, dedicated, sincere; with his willing but slow-witted accomplice, Harry Warblow, he has planned a crime so sensational that it will surely call world-wide attention to his aims.
Ten single television plays based on the works of the celebrated science fiction writer who wrote over 40 novels and 120 short stories
The world of beautiful women and fashion photographers-what happens when a girl from the country arrives in London and finds herself out of her depth?
A group of building workers have one thing in common - their dreams for the future; but Ken, the foreman, is cruelly determined to make them see that their dreams can never be fulfilled.
BBC anthology series of six stories, each offering a speculative look into the near future, providing audiences with an intriguing vision of what might lie ahead. Some of the predictions have proven to be remarkably accurate
Noel Coward's short story starring Lynn Redgrave as an ugly duckling who only later turns into a most possessing young swan.
A jungle clearing in the Far East. A solitary hut. Inside, four soldiers retreat from an all consuming fire. Beyond a burning curtain, stretched out, the blanketed form of a human being
The rich and attractive Lady Pruella writes to a marriage bureau for a husband and a most surprising candidate turns up...
Most people are quite happy talking about life, but try to avoid living it. They need home and security so they can sit in comfort and talk about life-a roof over their mouths.
The end of a summer; pale sky; white sand; a small tent - enter small, immaculate, dapper Teddy singing "By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea!" Not the beginning of a musical but of Molly Kazan's comedy Rosemary.
A collection of handpicked trending posts.
The BBC’s ambitious early-1980s ferry drama Triangle pioneered location video filming but sank beneath dreadful scripts, gloomy North Sea realism and seasick performances
A look at the completely lost 1969 variety series, examining Ronnie Corbett’s underrated comic brilliance, the glamour of ITV light entertainment, and the cultural tragedy of Britain’s wiped television archive era
A nostalgic revisit to Hawkmoor finds a richly atmospheric historical drama whose superb photography, music, and performances survive better than its clumsy direction and muddled storytelling, revealing both the ambition and shortcomings of the BBC’s rare venture into Welsh folk history
During the Second World War, the staff of the supposedly secret naval station HMS Thundercloud quietly avoid military duty while profiting from Admiralty supplies, leaving one rule-bound officer struggling to maintain order amid incompetence, romance and bureaucratic confusion
In the breathtaking Swiss Alps, a spirited orphan melts her stern uncle’s heart with resilience and optimism, in this faithful retelling of a beloved classic
A classic British sitcom born from a forgotten radio script, To the Manor Born paired Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles in a charming battle of class and romance, becoming one of television's most beloved and successful comedies
A prolific British character actress whose four-decade career spanned theatre, film, and television, Ann Lynn overcame personal tragedy to become one of Britain's most respected and versatile performers
