Reviews

Rentaghost

Rentaghost (1976)

Rentaghost

Classic British children’s comedy featuring a group of ghosts who work for a company that hire them out for various tasks, such as haunting, entertaining, or helping people

The Revenue Men

The Revenue Men (1967)

The Revenue Men

Action adventure series featuring the exploits of the men and women who work for the official government investigation department of Customs and Excise.

Rhoda

Rhoda (1974)

Rhoda

Spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show about the weight-conscious, flamboyantly fashioned best friend of Mary Richards, who leaves Minneapolis to return home to New York City.

Rhodes

Rhodes (1996)

Rhodes

8-part drama series about Cecil Rhodes, a 19th century empire-builder who became one of the world's wealthiest men. Over £10 million in the making, 'Rhodes' was largely ignored by viewers and panned by the critics.

The Rifleman

The Rifleman (1958)

The Rifleman

Classic Western series starring Chuck Connors about a veteran of the American Civil War who moves to a small town after his wife dies, and tries to bring up his son with important lessons in moral values

Ripper Street

Ripper Street (2012)

Ripper Street

Whitechapel in London's East End, 1889, six months after the infamous Jack the Ripper murders.

Ripping Yarns

Ripping Yarns (1977)

Ripping Yarns

Series of individual comedies in the style of Boys Own adventure stories starring Michael Palin

Riptide

Riptide (1969)

Riptide

Launched in 1969 with high hopes, Hollywood flair, and a hefty budget, this international co-production promised exotic adventure and international appeal. Riptide aimed for the stars, but sadly it splash-landed somewhere in the shallows

Rise of Empires: Ottoman

Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)

Rise of Empires: Ottoman

The Ottoman leader Mehmed II launches a legendary assault on the Byzantine stronghold of Constantinople, changing the course of history for centuries to come

Rising Damp

Rising Damp (1974)

Rising Damp

Rigsby, as portrayed by the incomparable Leonard Rossiter, was a marvel of contradiction — sleazy, prejudiced, miserly and hopelessly deluded, particularly when it came to his amorous ambitions toward the ever-disinterested Miss Jones

Riviera Police

Riviera Police (1965)

Riviera Police

When Riviera Police debuted it looked set to be a hit. It had all the ingredients of a light-hearted crime drama designed to dazzle: an exotic French Riviera backdrop, a cast of international detectives...so why did it flop so badly?

Roadkill

Roadkill (2020)

Roadkill

Hugh Laurie plays an embattled, morally questionable Tory politician who tries to leave his past behind as it may ruin his ambitions for his future. Shamelessly untroubled by guilt or remorse, he seeks to further his own agenda whilst others plot to bring him down

Roar TV series

Roar (1997)

Roar TV series

In the year 400 AD, a young Irish prince is determined to unite the many hostile tribes of Ireland against invasion by the Roman Empire.

Rocky Hollow

Rocky Hollow (aka Deri Deg) (1983)

Rocky Hollow

A delightful stop-motion animated children's series that emerged from the lush, storybook landscapes of Wales in the early 1980s. Originally titled Deri Deg in Welsh, the series later reached wider audiences with its English-language version

Romany Jones

Romany Jones (1972)

Romany Jones

Bert Jones and his wife Betty live on a caravan site. They both have ideas above their station. Betty has told her mother she lives in luxury rather than squalor. Can Bert get them out of it? Not while he has a distinct aversion to working...

Rome

Rome (2005)

Rome

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

The Romper Room

The Romper Room (UK) (1964)

The Romper Room

UK version of the popular children's programme where children were invited into the studio to play. Romper Room captivated kids from the age of 3 to 6 for 13 years on Anglia Television and had a waiting list of around a thousand kids