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He was a constant on our screens throughout the 1960s and 1970s, appearing with comedy legends like Sellers and Milligan, who were among his closest friends. Here we remember one of Britain’s unsung heroes of television and film...

One of the most recognisable voices and faces of Irish stage and screen, David Kelly was loved and respected by his co-stars and the public alike.

A flamboyant playboy investigator and author sets off on a series of adventures.

American television crime drama about a paraplegic investigator...

Daniel Tessier takes a look back on every Doctor Who Christmas Special between 2005 and 2017 and rates them for story strength and Chrismassy-ness

Award-winning comedy fantasy set on Discworld where the Hogfather, the equivalent of Father Christmas, has gone missing and Death is forced to take his place. Happy Hogswatch!

Philip Madoc gives a career-best performance as one of Britain's most revered, inspiring and controversial leaders in this celebrated BBC series.

The time agents receive a puzzling assignment at an apartment block where time is poised to attack. The occupants look like two normal 1980s residents...but they are not all they seem.

In their final serial Sapphire & Steel arrive at a seemingly abandoned roadside café where time has stopped and the only clue is two humans who claim to be from 1948. How they got there, they don't know.

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

A seemingly calm and friendly seaside town becomes a town wrapped in secrets when the death of an eleven-year-old boy sparks an unwanted media frenzy

As cinematic as television gets, with astonishingly beautiful location work, Around the World in 80 Days is a roaring adventure

Set against the backdrop of post-World War I England, this captivating miniseries delves into the real-life love affair between feminist writer Vita Sackville-West and Violet Keppel Trefusis and the effects it had on their family and friends

Captivating miniseries with an all-star cast adapted from John Jakes' best-selling novel, that depicts the turbulent background between the North and South before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War

Aired in the USA as Fox Mystery Theatre this anthology series, produced in the UK by Hammer Productions, focuses mystery, suspense, and psychological twists

A young girl becomes embroiled in mystical intrigue. Though she is blind, she has the "sight" which connects her to a mysterious white stallion, an ancient legend of Arthur as a Celtic chieftain, and to danger from others who seek paranormal power

Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates stars as Madeline Kingston who returns to practice by getting a job using the alias of needy widow Matty Matlock. Her motive? To seek justice for the death of her daughter in the opioid epidemic

American buddy cop action comedy film spun-off from the hit 1970s TV series about two streetwise cops who bust criminals in their red and white Ford Gran Torino, with the help of a police snitch called "Huggy Bear"

The story of how one of Britain's all-time favourite sitcoms came to our screens

Remembering some of Britain's favourite sitcoms over the last 70 years

Gentle comedy/drama set in rural Kent in the 1950s.

South London wheeler dealer and his hapless brother try to make ends meet with schemes and dodgy deals.

Ronnie Barker in a series of one-off comedies.

Series of six self-contained sitcoms starring Ronnie Barker

HBO's hit comedy series about a Hollywood writer who seems to have the idyllic life in California but who is never far away from misfortune, misunderstanding and confrontation

Domestic sitcom about a married couple raising their three children. The hit series was renewed for a second season before tragedy struck...

Miserly shopkeeper and his hapless nephew run a small business.

Life behind bars for an habitual thief is made easier by winning 'little victories' over the system.

Ronnie Barker starred in this sitcom as Lord Rustless, an ageing but perennial scatterbrain.

A series of crazy, zany, mad half hours of comedy for children in the late 1960s would soon develop into one of the most fondly remembered series of crazy, zany, mad half hours of comedy for adults. And now for something not so very different...

John Winterson Richards chooses his own personal choice of ten classic television shows that had a major influence on our viewing habits and the type of programmes that followed them.

Everyone, who is a fan of Fawlty Towers, has their favourite episode. There's certainly a case for any particular episode to be at the top of your list as nearly all of them were equally hilarious. In this article, writer Brian Slade selects his

John Winterson Richards chooses a single episode of the epic series that ticked all the boxes. It had drama, humour, violence...and one very tough Russian...

Daniel Tessier reviews his definitive modern Doctor Who story. The Doctor takes Martha to New Earth, where humanity lives on a planet that is stuck in a perpetual gridlock.

We asked two writers to choose 5 ‘must see’ British television shows - here are the ten that deserve a place in Television Heaven...

A tribute to the unseen comedy characters who were an essential part of some of America's greatest sitcoms. You may have heard them, you certainly didn't see them, but you will always remember them...

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of arguably the finest television show US television ever produced, Brian Slade selects his top ten episodes of all time. No easy task when there's 256 to choose from!

In the second of two articles Daniel Tessier reviews every debut story for each new Doctor - from Eccleston to Whittaker. Fantastic!

All the clocks have stopped. Rob and Helen's parents have vanished. Two mysterious strangers arrive unannounced and tell the children they are their only hope of escaping from the ghosts that have invaded their isolated country house. And then there's that nursery rhyme...

Last night, as I was walking up the stair, I met a man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today, I wish, I wish he'd go away.

As events unfold in 1980 Time itself is trying to change history. Sapphire and Steel must play out a scenario that happened fifty years before - to avoid the destruction of the entire human race.

"In every generation there is a chosen one... she alone will stand against the vampires, the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the slayer."

The emotional stakes are raised as Buffy and Angel fall in love. But their union will lead to the unleashing of terrifying and deadly consequences...

With some of the most iconic episodes in its run, Season 4 follows the 'Scoobies' as they move into the next phase of their lives. Leaving the past behind means discovering new relationships, new goals...and new monsters

Buffy the Vampire Slayer's spin-off took a while to settle, but when it did, it proved to be as popular as its parent series. The stakes are as high in L.A. as they were in Sunnydale

Angel's second season opens with a bold statement of a new, perfected style

As the Rocinante crew digs deeper into the search for Prax's missing daughter, the war between Earth and Mars turns deadly...

With the Ring gates now open to thousands of new planets, a blood-soaked gold rush begins, igniting new conflicts between Earth, Mars, and the Belt

Now exiled from Heaven and Hell, Aziraphale and Crowley must team up once again after the mysterious arrival of a familiar face

Marty Bryde and his family continue to navigate the murky waters of life within a dangerous drug cartel who now send in their ruthless attorney to shake things up. The stakes are even higher than before and The Byrdes soon realize they have to go all in before they can get out

The riverboat casino is officially open for business and Wendy's the one holding the whole operation together, and she’s decided to go all in despite Marty’s reservations. While Marty is worried about their safety, Wendy thinks that a cartel war could be good for business

After the shock ending to the previous season, the explosive and final series of Netflix's award-winning crime drama picks up the thread from where season three dramatically ended. Old friends become new enemies and the Byrde's are set impossible challenges. But will they survive?

When Darla turns up pregnant with Angel’s child, the team embarks on a quest to unravel the mystery behind this seemingly impossible pregnancy and decipher its significance

Television can break taboos by giving voice to issues that are often considered off-limits in society. TV shows can normalize conversations around these issues and reduce stigma or expose wrongdoing. These 5 programmes have done just that

Buffy The Vampire Slayer went for the emotional jugular then finished the viewer off with an adrenaline-powered stake to the heart. It was hot, sassy and sexy. It's was also a hellmouth full of fun.

A Detective Sergeant navigates the challenges of crime-solving in the late 19th century. With its rich depiction of Victorian life and clever storytelling, Cribb earned a place among the classic period crime dramas of British television

"Arguably one of the last great television phenomenon's of the last century."

Popular music show of the 1960s where a guest panel listened to the latest releases and predicted whether or not they'd be a 'Hit' or a 'Miss'

Classic sitcom about a family that is ruled over by their overbearing mother.

Standard sitcom starring David Kossoff as a wise but stubborn furniture maker who resists his son's attempts at modernisation.

Orphaned the previous Christmas young Goose looks after his demented grandma, selling stolen goods to soft-hearted fence Frank on his Manchester estate.

Three girls from very different backgrounds are sent to work on Crabtree Farm, Norfolk, in order to 'do their bit' during World War Two.

Four-part BBC drama about a writer recruited into espionage work by British Intelligence during the First World War

Two-part Western miniseries telling the story of George Custer, Crazy Horse and the events prior to the battle of the Little Bighorn, from the different perspectives of two women

When Marty Byrde's business partner is caught skimming money off a drug cartel's profits, it's Marty and his family who have to pay off the debt. Everyone else has been murdered...

Amazon Prime's bio-series dramatizing Leonardo da Vinci's extraordinary life through the works that made him famous, and through the stories hidden within those works

In 43 AD, the Roman Army - determined and terrified in equal measure - returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia

British drama series described as a poignant masterpiece of humour and humanity, focusing on a group of gay friends, as they determine to live and love more fiercely than ever in the shadow of AIDS

Blazing a trail of law and order in untamed Cochise County, Arizona, Sheriff Frank Morgan uses modern 1950s police methods to fight crime

Fictional account of events during the Roman Empire's occupation of Germania and one of the most decisive battles of world history

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...

US sitcom Show about a who mother struggles with everyday family problems - starring Valerie Harper and a young Jason Bateman

One-off sketch show showcasing the comic talents of Ulrika Jonsson, written by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer and starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams

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.

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

David Janssen as an embittered and revenge-seeking ex-cop who has been pensioned out of the service following an injury, turns private investigator, in the popular actor's final long-running TV series

Margery Allingham's 1930s private detective, Albert Campion, has had several versions on BBC television. Here's a rundown on each of them...

Have you ever had one of those days when every decision you seem to make, however logical or well intentioned it may seem, backfires on you? Welcome to the world of Todd Margaret

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

After missing for seven years, Prairie is found and returned to her adoptive parents who cannot understand what has happened to her. She was blind and can now see. What other mysteries surround this young lady who now answers the the name of The OA?

US sitcom which was a spin-off of 'The Golden Girls' tells of the day to day misadventures of a widowed paediatrician and his two adult daughters

A whole host of stars feature in this historical anthology series telling the stories of seven Prime Ministers and their time in office at London's most famous address

British mockumentary series that debuted to 10 million viewers but attracted thousands of complaints, and was eventually removed from all streaming services because of its perceived stereotyping

A disbarred barrister uses his connections with the underworld to pass information onto the police -for a price!

Hugely successful drama series following the men of the King’s Own Fusiliers, their wives and families and the trials and tribulations they face at home and on their tours of duty to the far flung fields of Hong Kong, Germany, Cyprus, New Zealand and Australia

US mockumentary about a dysfunctional family and their formerly wealthy members who continue to lead an extravagant lifestyle despite their changed circumstances

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

In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, an engineer starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo

American teen noir mystery drama set in the fictional town of Neptune, California. After her best friend is murdered, and her father is removed as county Sheriff, Veronica Mars dedicates her life to cracking the toughest mysteries

BBC biographical drama of the American physicist who led the U.S. effort to develop the atomic bomb during World War II

Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's comedic apocalyptic fantasy of the final days before Armageddon.

When young David Balfour arrives at his uncle's to claim his inheritance, his relative tries to murder him, then has him shipped off to be sold as a slave in the colonies

Stand back Superman, Ice Man, Spiderman, Batman and Robin too. Hang about! Look out! For Super Gran!

Australian preschool series that has won fans around the world with short but packed stories that emphasise learning through play, understanding responsibility and accepting differences

Part of the Star Wars franchise and a spin-off from the series The Mandalorian. After the fall of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy...

Sheila Sabatini is a brilliant surgeon, but her sharp tongue gets her into trouble with fellow consultant surgeons, mainly because she likes to unearth their lazy and hypocritical behaviour at every opportunity

Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen looking for new careers. But things don't go according to plan until Ken turns his hand to courier driving, private investigating, minding and general troubleshooting

A melting pot of class and race set in a challenging comprehensive school, where the day-to-day troubles of its students spill out in dramatic ways

Secret organisation during the cold war protects America and the world.

2003 British television film that depicts the political rise of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and the pact they made to determine the future leadership of the Labour Party

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

Two mismatched neighbours take a road trip across the country to pick up the one toy that will make a little girl’s Christmas dreams come true

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

Novice teacher is given charge of an unruly class of students with hilarious results.

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

In 1989, Tony Robinson brought us the true story of a famous legend. Robin was a cowardly and incompetent ex-tailor from Kensington and Marian, an idealistic freedom fighter, was the brains behind the Merry Men. Anything else is pure fiction...

Multi-award-winning police action/adventure series that broke new ground by having its central buddy characters, rather than being the standard team of uninspired Starsky and Hutch clones, female officers doing a tough and dangerous job as well - if not better - than any of their male counterparts.

Going by his real name, Jack Dawkins, after being banished to Australia, 'Dodger' is now a respected doctor - but has he really changed his old ways? It's a new twist on Charles Dickens' famous novel

A group of young detectives solving cases using scientific methods.

An FBI investigator assigned to the X-Files, a division tasked with the solving of cases for which there are no explanation is teamed with a Special Agent, a shrewd medical doctor, who is assigned to debunk his work

A well-intentioned American coach attempts to turn around the fortunes of a fictional English football club - AFC Richmond. You don't need to like football to enjoy it, after all, Ted barely understands the game himself

Criminal: UK zeroes in on the intense world of suspect interrogations, each self-contained episode focusing entirely on the high stakes questioning process as the clock for questioning is running down

Police series featuring two feisty LA cops.

It's 2011 and the Olympic Deliverance Commission are responsible for the organisation of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The countdown has started and with just 500 days before the opening ceremony, not everything is going according to plan.

The history of The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is one of idealism, despair, struggle, passion, success, failure and enormously long lunch-breaks.

After many years working in London, ambitious solicitor David Main returns to his native Leeds to set up a new practice and to improve his station by working for the rich and powerful

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

Ten years before Kirk, Spock and the Enterprise, the USS Discovery finds new worlds and lifeforms as one Starfleet officer learns to understand all things alien

A former British soldier, now the night manager of a luxury hotel in Cairo, is recruited by a Foreign Office task force investigating illegal arms sales, to infiltrate the inner circle of a ruthless and psychopathic arms dealer

US spy thriller in which a former hostage, having been held in Iraq for many years, is returned to his homeland. But has he turned his allegiance from one state in exchange for another?

Diana Rigg gives an award-winning performance in a gripping, disturbing and compelling short series about her character's obsessional maternal love and the lengths she will go to to exact revenge on her ex husband

Fun and laughter in a British holiday camp...

Science made fun, presented by a team of eccentric but knowledgeable experts answering questions sent in by viewers and demonstrated in the most outlandish way

"Name: Richard Kimble. Profession: Doctor of medicine. Destination: Death Row, state prison. Richard Kimble has been tried and convicted for the murder of his wife. But Richard Kimble is innocent..."

Adventure, drama and action in the depths of the ocean.

Following the Time War, the Doctor, the last survivor of the Time Lords, is left to wander all of time and space. Along the way he/she picks up some new companions and meets some old enemies.

Natalie Portman stars as an aspiring reporter, investigating two unsolved murders. Set against the backdrop of America’s political upheaval of the 1960’s, she clashes with a woman working to advance the agenda of the city's Black community

Detective Sergeant John Ho, a maverick British Chinese police officer, solves crimes in and around London's docklands while dealing with occasional prejudice and distrust - from his own community as well as within the police force

John Sullivan's television scriptwriting debut concerned the exploits of would-be Marxist, Wolfie Smith, and the activities of his four-man revolutionary party, the Tooting Popular Front.

Action adventure series about a flying and underwater car.

They're all shapes and sizes and come from different walks of life, but there's something which unites them all - issues with weight. Laugh-out-loud comedy drama set in a local slimming club, Fat Friends treads a line between comedy and drama exceptionally well

New York cop gives up his badge to become a private investigator.

Satirical look at the week's news.

Stark, sometimes shocking drama series about five young Londoners.

This much maligned series from the late seventies has, believe it or not, reached cult status in more recent times and spawned a blockbuster movie starring four brand new stars as well as the original Charlie himself.

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

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

Post-apocalyptic horror series based on the comic book of the same name which ran for 11 seasons and inspired several spin-offs

The effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas when the unthinkable happens

BBC comedy-drama series by Andrew Davies inspired by his experiences as a lecturer at the University of Warwick.

"...Glenda Jackson totally submersed herself in the role by reading everything she could find about Elizabeth in order to get a deep understanding of the Queen. And this shines out from her performance as she delivers each line with an authority of a true monarch."

A lone crimefighter battles the forces of evil with the help of a virtually indestructible and artificially intelligent supercar in this US series filled with action, pacey storylines and an element of tongue-in-cheek humour

Ian McShane stars in this four-part series about the great statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The extraordinary story of a man who gained fame for his worldwide travels in the 14th century.

Primetime Emmy winning US miniseries on the historical siege of Masada by legions of the Roman Empire - starring Peter O'Toole in a rare television role

BAFTA nominated eight-part drama series based on Winston Churchill's enforced political exile during the 1920s and 1930s, starring Robert Hardy and an all-star cast

Struggling to come to terms with his wife's death, a writer for a newspaper casts aside his nice-guy image and adopts a gruff new persona in an effort to push away those trying to help

A shining example of a near flawlessly faithful adaptation of a canon of classic literary genius, Granada television's stylishly lavish series redefined the established film and TV image of the world renowned inhabitants of 221B Baker Street.

A ghostly tale in which a treasure hunter visits the English coast in search of a lost, fabled crown that supposedly helps protect Great Britain against invasion, but uncovers something much more sinister

Swashbuckling adventure on the high seas starring John Thaw as Sir Francis Drake during his circumnavigation of the world in the sixteenth century, and the growing alienation between himself and his life-long friend Thomas Doughty

George C. Scott stars as Benito Mussolini in a biographical miniseries about the rise, rule, and downfall of the Italian dictator

Modern sketch comedy show at its very finest, starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb

Basil Brush, the mischievous puppet raconteur, best known for his catchphrase “Boom Boom!!!”, was a British television success whose fame reached the other side of the world where he was equally loved in Australia and New Zealand

Long-running music chart show featuring performances and videos.

Tom Morris is an employee of the council whose job it is to maintain the standards of his local park. Unfortunately, his task is not helped by the incompetent people around him, which include two overzealous park officers - Bodie and Doyle

Bunjy Kenefick is a top exec with a large company in London. He is a bachelor living in a luxury flat and driving a sleek sports car. However, his old-fashioned Catholic mother often puts a stop to his plans, many of them involving his girlfriend Miss Argyll

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!

Writer Roy Clarke goes back to 1939 to prequel his own successful sitcom 'Last of the Summer Wine' with equally hilarious results

Doctor Who begins its 60th anniversary adventures with a new Doctor - but with a familiar face. He can save the world, but it will probably cost the life of a beloved companion.

The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Donna to the furthest edge of the universe. To escape, they must face the most desperate fight of their lives...

A puppet from the dawn of television is driving the human race insane, and a terrifying villain has returned to play one last game with The Doctor

Mr Hedges puts his neck on the line when he pleads the case for his unruly class 5C to be allowed to go to summer camp for the first time. He's soon regretting his faith in his pupils as chaos reigns right from the start...

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

Based on the hit US TV series from the 1980s, Denzel Washington plays a man with a mysterious past who is living a quiet life until he associates with a young girl who is under the control of local gangsters, and realises he can't stand idly by

Gameshow in which two generations of the same family team up to win prizes.

A crew of misfits investigate a series of supernatural crimes in Victorian London at the behest of Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes

Netflix streaming series about a teenager with autism, that has gained a huge fandom for its honest, funny and heart-warming portrayal of living on the spectrum

A female editor with no previous experience is given the task of resurrecting a failing local newspaper

When a student nurse is lethally poisoned during a routine procedure, Adam Dalgliesh has to discover which, of the many guilty secrets held by the staff and students at Nightingale House, was a strong enough motive for murder

Following the everyday lives of workers at a paper company which are caught on camera for a documentary, this remake of the popular British comedy managed to eclipse its parent show.

A series of seven hour-long plays produced by Granada television based on real-life murder trials where the accused was female - proving that when it comes to foul play the gentler sex can be just as deadly as the male.