Reviews

Rule Britannia

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

Rumpole of the Bailey

An aging London barrister defends any and all clients.

R.U.R. Rossum's Universal Robots

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.

Russ Abbot's Madhouse

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!"

Russian Doll

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.

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

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

Rutland Weekend Television

Eric Idle’s first post-Monty Python project became 'The tiniest show on TV'

The Saint

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

Saint Joan

Early BBC adaptation of a play by George Bernard Shaw about 15th-century French military figure Joan of Arc.

Saki, The Improper Stories of H.H. Munro

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.

Salem's Lot

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

Sally

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

Sam

Gritty drama set in Yorkshire which, over three series, followed the fortunes of Sam Wilson from boy to man.

Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles

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

The Sandbaggers

Gritty spy drama centered round a covert elite operations section of British Intelligence.

Sanditon

British historical drama adapted by Andrew Davies from an unfinished manuscript by Jane Austen written only months before her death in 1817

The Sandman

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

Sanford and Son

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.

Santa Clarita Diet

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.

Sapphire & Steel

"All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension...Sapphire and Steel have been assigned"

Sara and Hoppity

Children's series about a young girl and her naughty toy.

The Sarah Jane Adventures

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

SAS Rogue Heroes

Six-part BBC drama series based on Ben Macintyre's book of the same name, charting the creation of the famed Special Forces unit

The Saturday Special

early children's television programme from the BBC

The Scales of Justice

Crime and courtroom drama series originally created as a series of 'b' movies.

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

A divorced housewife and a spy begin an unusual partnership after encountering one another in a train station in this Emmy Award winning series

The Scarf

After the body of a local actress has been discovered on farmland, bearing clear signs of strangulation, suspicion soon extends beyond the village widening the circle of suspicion before steadily tightening the net around one suspect

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Tales of English nobleman Sir Percy Blakeney whose alter-ego of The Scarlet Pimpernel was an ally to the French aristocracy facing the guillotine.

Schitt's Creek

When the opulent Rose family have everything taken away from them; home, wealth, and self-esteem, they are forced to give up their luxurious lifestyles and live in a motel in an aptly named small town. Devoid of money or belongings, they are most definitely up Schitt's Creek

Scooby Doo, Where Are You?

A group of teenage friends and their Great Dane travel in a bright green van solving strange and hilarious mysteries.