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Shadowlands

Shadowlands (1985) Reviews

Shadowlands

World-renowned writer and confirmed bachelor C.S. Lewis (Joss Ackland) receives a captivating letter from an American woman (Claire Bloom). They strike up a correspondence and over time he finds himself falling in love with her

Apparitions

Apparitions (2008) Reviews

Apparitions

Supernatural drama series about a priest who is working to promote candidates for sainthood and becomes drawn into the world of exorcism as he discovers a dark battle between good and evil

The Gaffer

The Gaffer (1981) Reviews

The Gaffer

The owner of a run-down small engineering firm is struggling for survival and constantly under threat from the taxman, union officials, customs and excise and his bank manager. He also doesn't care much for traffic wardens!

Strangers

Strangers (1978) Reviews

Strangers

A gritty yet unconventional police drama, Strangers reintroduced viewers to the eccentric world of Detective George Bulman—an oddball sleuth whose quirks, intellect, and unorthodox methods made him a cult television figure

The Queen's Traitor

The Queen's Traitor (1967) Reviews

The Queen's Traitor

The events of a 16th-century conspiracy unfold with the pace and intrigue of a modern political thriller as an Italian banker plots to assassinate the Queen and place Mary, Queen of Scots on the throne

Silent Witness

Silent Witness (1996) Reviews

Silent Witness

Few long-running dramas manage to balance grit, intelligence and emotional depth quite as effectively as Silent Witness. Now marking thirty years on television, the series has remained a compelling, if often unsettling fixture of British television

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty (1992) Reviews

Sitting Pretty

One of writer John Sullivan's lesser remembered sitcoms, Sitting Pretty finds a middle-aged former 'good time girl' who has married a succession of playboys and millionaires, suddenly facing a stark reality when her unfaithful (latest) husband dies leaving her virtually penniless

Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown (1968) Reviews

Journey to the Unknown

Psychological suspense, medical experimentation and science fiction, with a little murder mystery thrown in for good measure

Threads

Threads (1984) Reviews

Threads

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

Upstairs Downstairs

Upstairs, Downstairs (1970) Reviews

Upstairs Downstairs

Edwardian drama series contrasting the different life led by a wealthy (upstairs) family and their (downstairs) servants.

Vera

Vera (2011) Reviews

Vera

Gripping British crime drama set against the scenic landscapes of Northumberland, the series starred Brenda Blethyn as homicide DCI Vera Stanhope, known for her sharp wit, irascible nature and keen instincts - the vital traits required to solve each gruesome case

Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful (2014) Reviews

Penny Dreadful

Dark, mysterious and suspenseful, featuring the most terrifying characters from classic horror literature, Penny Dreadful goes to the darkest corners of Victorian London with blood-curdling results.

Rocket Man

Rocket Man (2005) Reviews

Rocket Man

Widower George Stevenson builds a rocket to send his wife’s ashes into space, drawing his struggling community together. Amid humour and heartbreak, his unlikely dream rekindles hope, pride and connection in a town hit hard by loss and change

The Great TV series

The Great (2020) Reviews

The Great TV series

Satirical comedic drama about the rise of Catherine the Great from outsider to the longest reigning female ruler in Russia's history.

The Last Kingdom

The Last Kingdom (2015) Reviews

The Last Kingdom

Series based on Bernard Cornwell's 'The Saxon Stories' series of novels, set in the ninth century, 'The Last Kingdom' is the story of Uhtred of Bebbanburg, born a Saxon but raised a Viking after his father’s death in battle.

Holly 1972 tv series

Holly (1972) Reviews

Holly 1972 tv series

Psychological thriller starring Brigit Forsyth as a university lecturer who has become the obsession of a former fellow pupil to the point where he is attending her lectures, taking photographs of her, and following her home

Carnival Row

Carnival Row (2019) Reviews

Carnival Row

Dark, adult-orientated fantasy series in which a human detective and an immigrant fairy rekindle a dangerous affair, in a dangerous Victorian England fantasy world of murder and monsters

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders (1997) Reviews

Midsomer Murders

Behind the calm of picture‑postcard English villages, the series fuses cosy mystery, dark comedy and quirky rural traditions as successive Detective Chief Inspectors unravel a continual run of killings, cementing its place as one of Britain’s most enduring detective dramas

Hell Drivers

Hell Drivers TVH Plus

Hell Drivers

A recently released convict takes a driving job at a haulage company only to become unwittingly involved in violence and corruption