Adventure series notable for its dark storylines and exceptional realism.
Coming to you from "Beautiful Downtown Burbank," Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In was a madcap hour of slapstick comedy, stand-up gags and satirical sketches all set against a flower power influenced backdrop of vivid colours
The world as seen from the all-accepting innocence of a child's-eye point of view
Four former naval friends from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland reunite after 25 years, rekindling their bond through boozy misadventures, national rivalries and chaotic schemes that disrupt ordinary life and lead to increasingly absurd and unpredictable situations
The first science fiction programme made by the BBC, R.U.R. prophetically imagined how technological progress would come to dominate the world and, in its extreme, how it would ultimately threaten humankind with extinction.
If you grew up in the 1980s in the UK, there's a strong chance Russ Abbot's Madhouse was part of your Saturday night viewing routine. A zany sketch show offering a blend of slapstick, parody, and wacky characters. "See you, Jimmy!"
When Nadia keeps dying and returning to the party that's being thrown in her honour on that same evening, she tries to find a way out of her strange and disturbing time loop.
Carefully crafted, often gripping adaptation of one of Britain’s most respected crime writers, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries delivers a measured, thoughtful brand of storytelling that remains compelling decades on
Eric Idle’s first post-Monty Python project became 'The tiniest show on TV'
The Saint enthralled audiences in the UK and the USA as well as in Europe and Australia in the 1960s. Its style, appealing lead, and fast-paced plots helped it transcend national borders to become a staple of international television, and still retains its charm today
Early BBC adaptation of a play by George Bernard Shaw about 15th-century French military figure Joan of Arc.
Hector Hugh Munro, better known by the pen name Saki, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edwardian society and culture and he is considered a master of the short story.
Ben Mears, a writer, has returned to Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, after 25 years to try to write his next novel, only to find that the town has been invaded by vampires
A 'lost' ITV play from 1964 which gave Vanessa Redgrave her Independent Television debut is a tale of a disabled artist who is commissioned to paint a portrait of a woman, whose married son she is having an affair with
Gritty drama set in Yorkshire which, over three series, followed the fortunes of Sam Wilson from boy to man.
CGI-animated action-comedy set in a futuristic city where a teenage rabbit, eager to become a true samurai, teams up with warrior friends to protect their city from monsters, ninjas and evil aliens
Gritty spy drama centered round a covert elite operations section of British Intelligence.
British historical drama adapted by Andrew Davies from an unfinished manuscript by Jane Austen written only months before her death in 1817
After numerous failed attempts to bring it to the screen, Neil Gaiman's fantasy drama comic book is finally brought to the screen in an enthralling Netflix series
Remaking a classic: Included in Time Magazine's 2007 list of "100 Best Shows of All Time", Sanford and Son was based on the BBC Galton and Simpson sitcom Steptoe and Son.
Drew Barrymore is Sheila, a working mother with a relatively normal - if somewhat discontented - life. That's until she undergoes a metamorphosis, dies, and returns with a great hunger. Then nothing is ever normal again.
"All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension...Sapphire and Steel have been assigned"
Doctor Who spin-off starring Elisabeth Sladen as the Timelord's former travelling companion, Sarah Jane Smith, an investigative journalist who with the help of her adopted son, his friends, and an intelligent supercomputer, combats evil alien forces
Six-part BBC drama series based on Ben Macintyre's book of the same name, charting the creation of the famed Special Forces unit
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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.
A suave private investigator navigates the glitz and danger of 1970s Las Vegas, with a guest cast that is a veritible Who's Who of American talent, solving crimes with charm and style in a city that never sleeps
A self-absorbed middle-class couple are preparing to take early retirement in the south of France. But when their estranged son and his wife are killed, they are forced to return to Britain to become guardians to their three troublesome grandchildren
The Cruel Necessity dramatises the 1649 trial of Charles I using much of the original courtroom dialogue, exploring Oliver Cromwell's justification for the King's execution and the moral, legal, and political consequences of this historic event
ATV's 3 hour presentation of arguably Shakespeare's most celebrated play, which emphasises the futility of the unworldly love of his seemingly perfect couple against the cold calculating worldly might of Octavius.
The Time Lords send the Doctor and Jo to the distant colony world of Uxarieus, where greedy mining interests, desperate settlers, ancient secrets and the Master's search for a devastating super-weapon threaten the planet's future
Popular Western series for kids that was made along similar lines to The Lone Ranger, The Cisco Kid and other successfully syndicated US shows of the late 1950's.
An iconic English comedienne, Hylda Baker, short in stature and with a rich Lancashire accent, became a star later in life until finally, her career came to a shuddering halt
A group of ex-Vietnam Commandos band together to form an unlikely partnership in order to assist the victims of injustice, whilst on the run themselves for a crime that they did not commit.
Carefully crafted, often gripping adaptation of one of Britain’s most respected crime writers, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries delivers a measured, thoughtful brand of storytelling that remains compelling decades on
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
Drama series that blended emotional realism with the social concerns of its time as an 'agony aunt' in a national magazine gets far too involved with the people she offers advice to
Long before The Simpsons took American prime time by storm, a slightly less dysfunctional cartoon family blazed the trial for generation crossing animated antics.
