Reviews

Ronnie Barker in a series of one-off comedies.

Originally conceived as a one-off film in the early 1960’s, Seven Up! went on to become one of the most remarkable social documents in the history of television, becoming a lifelong documentary in the true sense of the word.

L.A.-based private eye agency

Tense psychological thriller in which employees at a biotech company undergo "severance"—a medical procedure that ensures the have no memories of the outside world whilst at work, and no recollection of their job once they leave

Not for the faint-hearted or easily shocked, Sex and the City was an adult, in your face and often hilarious look at the relationships of single men and women in turn-of-the-millennium America.

With knowledge obtained from his sexologist mother, a socially awkward teenager offers sex consultation for his schoolmates and gains newfound fame in this British comedy/drama

Victorian detective and his sidekick take on the criminal fraternity in this children's tea-time series which proved so popular that adults complained it was shown too early in the day!

Once described as the best-loved fat man in Britain Les Dawson won his place in the national heart not for his corpulence but for his comedy. Sez Les was made during the peak of his popularity and is often unfairly overlooked as a prime example of sketch-show comedy at its very best.

In a world filled with supernaturally gifted individuals called Grisha, a plucky orphan discovers that she’s the long-prophesied Saint who can liberate their world from a sinister force that’s been plaguing it for centuries

Frustrated by the rules and regulations that hampered his criminal investigations, Detective Vic Steele turns his back on Scotland Yard and the Flying Squad to set up his own private detective agency.

World-renowned writer and confirmed bachelor C.S. Lewis (Joss Ackland) receives a captivating letter from an American woman (Claire Bloom). They strike up a correspondence and over time he finds himself falling in love with her

Either trying to book a holiday or a doctor appointment, life seems to hand Peter Barnes more than his fair share of frustration.

Historical drama starring Sean Bean in the adventures of a soldier during the later years of the Napoleonic Wars, through Wellington's Peninsular campaign up to and including Waterloo.

Short-lived sitcom starring Digby Wolf before he became a regular writer on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. Early out, too, for Ronnie Corbett.

Hywel Bennett as an educated but unemployed layabout with a sardonic wit who charms his way through lies and deceit to get what he wants.

Blazing a trail of law and order in untamed Cochise County, Arizona, Sheriff Frank Morgan uses modern 1950s police methods to fight crime

A modern adaptation of the famous Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories. Sherlock Holmes lives in 21st century London, a city filled with mystery, crime and deceit.

The first British television series featuring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic master-detective was written by a celebrated film and television critic

This original BBC drama, not based on a Conan Doyle story, finds Holmes in retirement. He is drawn out by Watson after the body of a young girl is found in the Thames, asphyxiated by a silk stocking

Low budget series of the master detective.

Baker Street's famous detective starring Douglas Wilmer was slightly inclined towards the comedic...

Scottish crime drama series set against a hauntingly beautiful landscape, following DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within a close knit island community

The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules.

A delightfully amusing story about rural village life and the local residents, a number of whom are members of the village brass band.

Second World War drama concentrating on what happened to servicemen their families after they returned home.

Best known for her full-blooded vocal delivery in a career spanning more than 60 years, Shirley Bassey, the girl from Tiger Bay, has a longevity and status almost unsurpassed by any other major performer. In the 1970s she made two series for the BBC

Radio host is also a private investigator. Not so much a private eye - but a 'private ear.'

Based on James Clavell's novel, about a 17th century English navigator, John Blackthorne, who becomes shipwrecked off the coast of Japan and is held captive by samurai warriors, 'Shogun' is a prime example of "The Golden Age of the Miniseries."

13-part anthology series featuring Conan Doyle's non-Sherlock Holmes stories encompassing many genres, including comedy, romance, crime, medicine, and the supernatural.

Historical drama series depicting the women's suffragette movement in Britain.