Reviews

Little Dorrit

The BBC's acclaimed adaptation of Little Dorrit transforms Dickens' sprawling novel into a gripping drama, blending mystery, romance and social satire through outstanding performances, sumptuous production values and a moving exploration of love, greed, imprisonment and redemption

Little Grey Rabbit

1950s children's puppet series

Little House on the Prairie

A beloved classic of American television which follows the life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the nineteenth century American Midwest

A Little Princess

A young girl, left penniless when her father dies, is put to work as a servant in the school that he had sent her to in order to get a good education.

The Little Ship

Six-part children's TV series with an educational theme set in Elizabethan London

The Little World of Don Camillo

In a small village in the Po Valley a permanent state of feud exists between the parish priest Don Camillo and the Communist mayor Peppone. Camillo comforts himself in his frequent times of crisis with intimate little conversations with the Almighty

Live & Kicking

Over three hours of Saturday morning children's entertainment originally presented by Andi Peters – fresh from the Broom Cupboard – and Emma Forbes, which later entered the height of its popularity when it was presented by Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston

The Liver Birds

Two feisty flatmates navigate love, work, and friendship in 1970s Liverpool. The Liver Birds—witty, warm, and wonderfully of its time. A true British sitcom classic!

Liza of Lambeth

The BBC's 1965 adaptation of Liza of Lambeth, based on W. Somerset Maugham's experience of poverty-stricken London slum life while he was an intern at St. Thomas’s Hospital, was an ambitious attempt to bring his uncompromising first novel to television

Lizzie Dripping

BBC children's series about a mischievous 12 year-old girl, Penelope Arbuckle, and her imaginary witch friend who only Penelope (and the TV audience) could see.

Lockwood & Co.

Supernatural detective thriller set in an alternate version of present-day Britain where ghosts, who are deadly to the touch, are rising from their graves

Logan's Run

In the year 2274 the remnants of human civilization are forced to live in a dystopian society where people are killed at the age of 30. Some people, like Logan, go on the run to escape their fate

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Casting a fresh look on a timeless legend, this exciting, action-packed series focused on the interpersonal dynamics and relationships that define Lois, Clark and Superman. 'The first love triangle with only two people.'

Lollipop Loves Mr Mole

Maggie and Reg have married late in life and are now looking forward wedded bliss. But that bliss is interrupted when Reg's brother, the brash and workshy Bruce and his jumpy wife Violet, return from South Africa with nowhere to live.

London's Burning

The gritty reality and dark humour of a group of firefighters based at a fictional London-based fire station.

The Lone Ranger

Western series in which a mysterious stranger arrives in town to be the righter of wrongs and the defender of the oppressed. Who was that masked man?

The Loner

Trilogy of dark comedic plays about a man coming from nowhere, going nowhere, and about what happens to him in transit

Lonesome Dove

Miniseries about a cattle drive from Texas to Montana by a small crew led by two legendary Texas Rangers. Lonesome Dove is basically a very long feature film that happened to be made for the small screen rather than the cinema. It may very well be true that it is the greatest "miniseries" ever shown on television.

Look At It This Way

Comedy sketch show in which the host poked fun at a number of British institutions

Lord Arthur Saville's Crime

Lord Arthur Saville postpones his wedding in order to commit a murder. Which of his many relatives is to have the honour of being the victim?

The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power

Set thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power covers all the major events of Middle-Earth's Second Age - the forging of the Rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron and the last alliance between Elves and Men

Lord Peter Wimsey

A British 'Toff' uses his appearance as an upper-class twit to outwit his adversaries.

Lost Christmas

Orphaned the previous Christmas young Goose looks after his demented grandma, selling stolen goods to soft-hearted fence Frank on his Manchester estate.

Lost In Space

A colony spacecraft transporting the Robinson family to a new world is sabotaged by an infiltrating enemy agent, causing them to crash-land on a remote planet deep in uncharted space.

The Lost Room

A detective investigates an impossible murder scene in a mysterious motel room, which acts as a portal to any door on Earth - when his daughter is abducted, his life begins to quickly fall apart.

The Lotus Eaters

"To eat the fruit of the lotus is to lose the desire to return home. But everyone who does has a reason."

Lou Grant

A City Editor at a major Los Angeles newspaper goes after serious issues such as Vietnamese refugees, child abuse and gun control.

Love Hurts

When Tessa Piggott vows never to trust men again, she doesn't plan on meeting Frank Carver...

The Love of Mike

Mike Lane; always broke, always short of rent, always running after easy money or a hard-to-get blonde.

Love on the Dole

"I wonder how much longer us women'll take to learn that living and loving's all a damn swindle? Love's all right on the pictures, but love on the dole ain't quite the same thing."