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Father Dear Father

Father Dear Father (1968)

Father Dear Father

Generation gap comedy starring middle-aged divorcee Patrick Glover, the author of a series of pulp fiction novels, who is left to bring up his two teenage daughters (Anna and Karen) in trendy Hampstead when his wife, Barbara, runs off to marry his best friend.

Father Ted

Father Ted (1995)

Father Ted

Surreal, silly and very very funny, Father Ted was a sitcom that not so much thumbed its nose at some of Irish cultures most sacred cows, but rather brazenly bludgeoned them to death with a gleefully wielded sledgehammer.

Fawlty Towers (1976)

As quintessentially British as the location for its deceptively simple, but brilliantly effective premise, Fawlty Towers ranks as one of the most consistently hilarious thirty-minutes of comedy to have ever graced the television screen.

The FBI

The FBI (1965)

The FBI

Allegedly based on the case-files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, The F.B.I. was endorsed by none other than the Bureau's real-life chief of operations, J. Edgar Hoover.

The Feathered Serpent

The Feathered Serpent (1976)

The Feathered Serpent

Studio-bound Children's drama series set in the Aztec period starring former Doctor Who Patrick Troughton; formerly the hero of millions - but here the villain of the piece.

Feud

Feud (2017-2024)

Feud

Anthology drama that chronicles real Hollywood rivalries. The first season concerns the feud between actresses Joan Crawford and Bette Davis; The second season focuses on the end of Truman Capote's friendships with many New York socialites

The Final Test by Terence Rattigan BBC 1951

The Final Test (1951)

The Final Test by Terence Rattigan BBC 1951

An ageing cricketer's last match is marred by his poor final innings, but the arrival of his pretentious, sport-hating son brightens the day in Terence Rattigan's debut television comedy.

A Fine Romance

A Fine Romance (1981)

A Fine Romance

BAFTA Award winning comedy starring Judy Dench and her real-life husband Michael Williams, who play an unlikely couple that come together to form an unmarried union.

Fireball XL5

Fireball XL5 (1962)

Fireball XL5

Following the exploits of Colonel Steve Zodiac as he piloted the 300ft rocket propelled spaceship Fireball XL5, this puppet series captured the imagination of the public at a time when the space race between the USA and Russia was at its height.

Firecrackers

Firecrackers (1964)

Firecrackers

1960s comedy that was heavily influenced by the classic Will Hay comedy Where's That Fire? that had been shot twenty-five years earlier at the same Elstree studio.