Reviews

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

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

Ripping Yarns

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

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

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

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

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Victorian detective tales.

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

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

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.

The Roaring Twenties

Reporters search for big scoops in New York City in the 1920s

Robert's Robots

Step back into the wonderfully wacky world of Robert’s Robots! From opera-singing androids to robots in love with gas cookers, rediscover the 1970s kids’ sitcom that blended sci-fi, slapstick and pure nostalgia

Robin Hood

Early TV outing for Sherwood Forest's famous outlaw.

Robin of Sherwood

Action adventure series featuring the further adventures of Robin Hood.

Robin's Nest

Young chef opens up a bistro with his girlfriend with comic consequences.

Rock Follies

Three women form a rock group and try to break into the big time.

Rocket Man

Widower George Stevenson builds a rocket to send his wife’s ashes into space, drawing his struggling community together. Amid humour and heartbreak, his unlikely dream rekindles hope, pride and connection in a town hit hard by loss and change

The Rockford Files

Adventures of a private detective who had served time for a crime which he hadn't committed.

Rocky Hollow (aka Deri Deg)

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

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

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 (UK)

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

The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

Ronnie Barker's first starring series was the launching-pad for a career that soon reached into the stratosphere of TV comedy

A Roof Over Our Mouths

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.

Room at the Bottom

From the corridors of power to the passages frequented by lower personnel. It's them against us. And both are guaranteed laughs

Roots

US miniseries based on Alex Haley's saga of an African American Family.

Roseanne

US sitcom about a working class family.

Rosemary

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.

Rosemary & Thyme

Murder, mystery, and mesmerizing landscapes! Rosemary & Thyme (Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris) offer crime-solving with a picturesque twist

Rosie and Jim

A Nostalgic Journey on the Ragdoll Barge - "Rosie and Jim, Rosie and Jim, Chugging along on the old ragdoll..."