Reviews

Pulled from the schedules after just four episodes, Bay City Blues, created by Steve Bochco and starring Sharon Stone, was an ensemble drama which followed a minor league baseball team. The series found new life when aired on ESPN Classic

Action drama about lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii - although it appeared to do little more than showcase the golden bodies of the cast, it became a guilty pleasure to millions

Immensely popular Canadian series concerning the adventures of a professional lumber salvager and his friends in British Columbia.

A fine-dining chef returns home to run his family's sandwich shop after the suicide of his older brother, who left behind debts, a rundown kitchen, and an unruly staff

Laden with suspense, drama and a thick vein of black humour Beasts presented stories of civilised man in conflict with the primal, animal side of existence.

Animated series featuring 'The Fab Four'

One of the most unusual and charming fantasy romances ever to reach prime time US screens, Beauty and the Beast was a modern day gothic romance set against the often violent, always bustling backdrop of New York City.

Ted Danson starred as John Becker, an extremely dedicated and very talented doctor, who tends to a medical practice in New York's Bronx. And while a brilliant doctor, he tends to fare rather less well in the traditional bedside manner stakes.

Another sitcom from the prolific two Ron's writing team of Chesney and Wolfe, The Bed-Sit Girl was written as a starring vehicle for Sheila Hancock...

Step inside the raw, emotional world of The Befrienders—a forgotten 1970s BBC drama that tackled loneliness, mental health, and human connection long before its time, and discover why it still resonates today

A 'keeping up with the Joneses sitcom starring Reg Varney and Pat Combs

A one-off special featuring a series of sketches portraying the eccentricities of the British courtesy of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.

It is unlikely that any supernatural beings are more overrepresented in fiction than vampire, werewolf and ghost (although zombies are currently making a play for it). Being Human steered clear of clichés for the most part, and frequently poked fun at those it did entertain.

Historic drama set in the affluent district of London in the Victorian era, based on the novel by Julian Fellowes

Heart warming French series about an orphan boy who befriends a dog.

Played by the ruggedly handsome Vince Edwards Ben Casey burst onto our screens in the early 1960s with something refreshingly different: a hard-edged, emotionally complex protagonist who was unafraid to challenge the rules if it benefitted his patient

The premise for Benidorm is a simple one as it follows a selection of characters on their holiday at an all-inclusive hotel in sunny Spain, called the Solana. There are sex-mad swingers, dodgy dealers, arguing couples, dysfunctional families and everything in between. Disaster never seems to be far down the road.

Arguably the most visually successful performer since the great Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hawthorne Hill became one of the most accomplished funny men of his era, whose cheeky grin and feigned air of innocence made him one of televisions biggest stars and won him a legion of fans around the world.

This spin-off of the Susan Harris-created farce Soap sent the Tate family's insolent African-American butler Benson to the mansion of Jessica Tate's bumbling cousin, Governor James Gatling. In other words, Benson went from one dysfunctional family to another.

Detective/thriller series set on the offshore millionaire's paradise of Jersey in the Channel Islands

A criminal gang gather in Paris to plan one of the most ambitious robberies ever in a prequel to the hit series Money Heist

Domestic drama-cum-sitcom about a 'domestic' who begins studying philosophy in order to better herself.

Television's first attempt to poke fun at the world of politics from within the Houses of Parliament in a situation comedy...

Charles Hawtrey and Hylda Baker in a long-lost and (possibly) best forgotten sitcom.

Heart warming and uplifting factual story of Doctor Guttmann who introduced sport into the rehabilitation of paralysed soldiers, which led to the foundation of the Paralympic Games

A spin-off, prequel and sequel to 'Breaking Bad', 'Better Call Saul' is regarded by many critics as one of the greatest television series of all time, a claim backed up by over 80 awards showered on the series

An ambitious police officer leads the Complaints Investigation Bureau of the Met Police to investigate corruption inside the force in this gripping and dramatic series that predated Line of Duty by 20 years

Classic US sitcom following the adventures of Jed Clampett and his family who, after discovering oil at the back of their Ozark ranch, pack up their things and move to Beverly Hills, much to the consternation of the local populace.