Reviews

Nostalgic sitcom centred on the lives of a group of teenagers from 1976 to 1979.

Satirical look at the week's news.

Famed for its mocking irreverence and savage lampooning of 'The Establishment' it wasn't long before the British satire show TW3 made its way across the Atlantic. But in election year, one of the presidential frontrunners did everything he could to scupper the series...

British consumer affairs programme that championed the cause of the underdog and, with a comical twist provided by members of the public, became a staple of Sunday night viewing for millions

When Ida Willis takes a job as a housekeeper, she has no idea that the man of the house is the son she gave up for adoption when he was a baby

Thomas Hewitt Edward Cat, a reformed cat burglar turns bodyguard.

A chilling gem of 1970s British television, The Signalman stands as the finest of the Ghost Story for Christmas series — an atmospheric, psychologically rich adaptation of Dickens that still haunts viewers nearly fifty years on

Perdita has lived a quiet, isolated existence on the windswept Scottish island of Skua, ever since the islanders branded her "the witch’s daughter"—a cruel legacy stemming from local superstition and tragedy

Frankie Howerd's last sitcom, Then Churchill Said To Me was very much a variation on a theme. Up Pompeii had moved to Baghdad for Whoops Baghdad and now it moved to a secret World War II bunker.

Single play that has been reimagined on several occasions by the BBC and was the inspiration for a movie.

Featuring a number of well-known faces, this 'lost' ITV play is the first in a trilogy which were all set along Blackpool's Golden Mile

A man released from prison discovers his wife has taken up with his best friend.

BAFTA winning satirical comedy on the inner workings of the British Government set within the fictional Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship

Anarchy reigns at a police station in the small English town of Gasforth - as dyed-in-the-wool conventionalist Inspector Raymond Fowler finds himself at loggerheads with modern policing methods, and in particular CID Inspector Derek Grim.

Resurrected from the 1949 movie, Harry Lime is now an international businessman with organizations in most of the world's capitals. But shady deals, and equally shady characters are never far away...

Alien's arrive on earth and pose as a normal family in order to observe how we live.

Liz Lemon, head writer of the sketch comedy show "TGS with Tracy Jordan", must deal with an arrogant new boss and a crazy new star, all while trying to run a successful television show without losing her mind.

1980s US drama about a group of baby boomers in their thirties.

'Lost' BBC drama set on a farm between 1938 and 1944 which tells of turmoil within a family as their whole livelihood is threatened

Stark, sometimes shocking drama series about five young Londoners.

Thought-provoking 1960s drama series that tackled a number of social problems which it addressed with intelligence and sensitivity

With a light-hearted tone compared to most political shows, the BBC's award winning current affairs programme which ran from 2003 to 2019 was often described as "punchy, irreverent, and satirical"

Spin-off from Upstairs Downstairs in which a chauffer and a nursery maid set up home in Victorian England.

It's the 1920s in the Australian Outback, and a Catholic priest and a beautiful young woman stand powerless before God's will, tormented by desire. But how far are they willing to go in the name of love?

Edwardian murder-mystery series in which the first real forensic scientist of detective fiction is put to the test

Rome - and the dirty business of entertaining the masses, giving the mob what they want most - blood and sport

British drama on the effects of a nuclear holocaust on the working class city of Sheffield, and the eventual long-term effects on civilization, which is as traumatising and resonant today as it has ever been

Created by the Game of Thrones showrunners: When scientists all over the world begin turning up dead, a police detective tasked to investigate it uncovers a tangled web of extraterrestrial mystery that may spell doom on Earth.

This hugely popular European film, shown in the UK as a three-episode mini-series, is a more accurate version of Charles Perrault's fairy-tale than Disney's renowned and much-loved retelling. Loved by a generation of telly-watchers, it's a suitable tale for Christmas

Another treasure from the BBC vaults resurfaces… This time it’s John Buchan’s gripping fourth Richard Hannay (The Thirty-Nine Steps) adventure. A lost drama worth remembering—step back into television history with us...