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- BBC 1 sketch show. Broadcast, 1978 - 1992. Stars Rikki Fulton, Claire Neilson, Tony Roper, Gregor Fisher, Juliet Cadzow, David Hayman, Judith Sweeney with supporting cast
- Six new plays from Scotland.
- Dr Michael Cunningham has a cushy job as Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Hampshire and, despite being in hot water for his casual attitude to work, he manages to charm his way out of trouble. Always on the look out for opportunities to travel, courtesy of the job, Dr Cunningham is never far from the nightlife on campus.
- Mysterious reels of film, Russian submarines, a missing wife and an accusation of murder all play a part in this thriller serial set on the coast of Scotland.
- Comedy series set in Glasgow's boxing world.
- Video Compilation of the Scottish TV Comedy Sketch Show.
- Scobie becomes caught up in an arson attack on an art gallery.
- Anthology of detective dramas set in the 1930s, conceived as puzzles for the viewers, who were given the same clues as the television detectives and challenged to solve the mysteries for themselves.
- Fawlty Towers @ 30 is a series of short programmes designed to support the 30th anniversary of Fawlty Towers as a celebration weekend on UKTV Gold. The 'shorts' consist of specially-filmed interviews with actors, crew and fans intercut with clips from the original Fawlty Towers programmes and pay homage to the style and content of the original series'.
- A tribute to the comic hero of The Two Ronnies (1971), Porridge (1974) and Open All Hours (1976).
- "It is you; in't it?!!!" Carla & Pete Craig
- This series revolves around main character Norman, an inventor whose inventions land him in a series of comedic situations.
- Stories of Joe Hine, a British Arms Salesman.
- No That's Me Over Here sees Ronnie battling the relentless forces of time while struggling to keep his place in a ruthless suburban status race. Bewildered by office politics, rapidly losing the fight to retain his non-fattening centre, and belittled at every opportunity by his patronising neighbour, he's the kind of chap who gets dressed up only to be unceremoniously brought down.
- An industrial espionage drama in which an agent investigated the world of big business
- A tribute to one of the UK's legendary comedy duos, The Two Ronnies. Features sketches from over twelve series and eight Christmas specials.
- Les Dawson has a team of assistants and a computerised system in "Dawson Control", enabling him to put together footage and reports on the problems of modern society.
- The staff in a cafe's kitchen in London's West End have a very busy morning.
- The Investigation Branch of Customs and Excise headed by Caesar Smith (Ewen Solon) deal with smugglers of arms, drugs and people.
- Ronnie Corbett finds himself a publican when screen wife Rosemary Leach inherits "The Prince of Denmark".
- This is a series of thrillers designed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats.
- In 1998, three bullies at a British high school accidentally kill their favorite target, a girl named Shelley. Terrified of repercussions, the girls hang Shelley's body in the rafters to make it appear as though she committed suicide. On the eve of the twenty-year reunion, Shelley's spirit returns from the grave to take bloody vengeance on her killers.
- Ian Craig is an upbeat science teacher at a secondary school in fictional Straithard, Scotland. He deals with the troubles of his students and colleagues in an optimistic fashion and shares their triumphs.
- Afternoon show about the dramas that enfold around the human resources department of a large organization.
- Anthology series of love stories.
- Office assistant Marjorie has doubts about marrying her fiance. On her last day at work before the wedding, male colleagues flirt with her while pretending to comfort her pre-wedding jitters, satirizing the British middle class.
- A variety show hosted by Les Dawson featuring sketch comedy, as well as stand-up comedy, guest appearances, dance numbers, and musical performances.
- A collection of folk tales and fairy stories from all over the world, based on Veronica Kruger's anthology of stories for children.
- Anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories.
- BBC series set in the offices of a glossy women's magazine.
- The adventures of the agents of Scotland Yard's secret undercover crime unit, dubbed "The Ghost Squad".
- Anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television.
- Adventure drama series based around the fictitious Mogul Oil Company and the exploits of its chief "troubleshooter", Peter Thornton (Ray Barrett).
- Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
- British anthology series of short plays on the theme of romance.
- Follows the cases of John Sutherland, the procurator fiscal in a small Scottish town.
- Comedy skits featuring the talents of Mr Dick Emery.
- William and his friends constantly get into mischief, defying adults and Violet Elizabeth Bott despite the trouble it causes, showing that boys will be boys.
- Having left the police force in disgust, the eccentric and bad-tempered detective George Kitchener Bulman set himself up as a private investigator. This leads him into trouble with the hard men of London's gangland underworld, and the devious men of the secret service. Although its darker qualities persisted, by the end of the series, precious little attempt was being made to take it seriously.
- Life in the Royal Navy aboard the fictional HMS Hero.
- An adaption of Iain Banks' dark novel, whose central character is a young Scots history student.
- Dr. Finlay is a member of a medical practice in the Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.
- John George Haigh, the notorious "acid bath murderer" in 1940s England, becomes the subject of this dramatization.
- Series of one-off plays made by BBC television, which gave breaks to a wide range of writers and directors in the late 1960s, such as Dennis Potter, Ken Loach, David Mercer, and John Hopkins. Famous plays include "Up the Junction", "Cathy Come Home" , "Stand Up Nigel Barton", "Vote, Vote, Vote For Nigel Barton", "On the Eve of Publication", and "Son of Man". The series often addressed controversial issues, such as homelessness and abortion.
- An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
- Thie West Country police force solving local crime. its a spin-off from another BBC drama series, Z Cars (1962).
- Crime-novelist Paul Temple solves mysteries with the help of his wife Steve.
- Arson is the only way out for a failing cosmetics company.
- In eighteenth century Scotland, during the Jacobite Rebellion, David Balfour claims his inheritance from his uncle who has him shanghaied on a ship where David meets fugitive Jacobite rebel Alan Breck.
- Tales of Scotland Yard centering on a detective team. A sort of halfway house between "Dixon of Dock Green" and "'Z' Cars." The detectives are still 1950s-style with good elocution and authoritative manner. A range of classic cases but gritty it isn't. Each case centres on one crime and one criminal.
- Cases of a female barrister.
- Groundbreaking British police drama series following the exploits of the Special Branch of the Metropolitan Police: an elite group of officers tasked with protecting London from spies, terrorists, and subversives.
- A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional town of Newtown in the North of England.
- Returning from the Army, Terry finds his best mate Bob is marrying Thelma, Terry's former partner. Their lives intertwine as Terry reintegrates, challenging the relationships between the three.
- Twelve men and women are called for jury service in the retrial of a man accused of a triple murder after the High Court overturns the original verdict.
- Six student nurses start training in the NHS, facing challenges working with colleagues and patients while adapting to the hierarchy and procedures.
- The residents of the rural Scottish village of Glendarroch deal with issues ranging from crop failures and parish pump politics to infidelity, alcoholism and drug abuse.
- A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.
- Rab C. Nesbitt is lowlife scum (and proud of it) in Glasgow, Scotland who spends his time drinking in his local and speaking to the camera about the state of society as he sees it.
- Mystery crime stories with sometimes different cops and many now-famous faces.
- A courtroom drama in which each case is usually presented in three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.
- This long-running BBC comedy show consisted of sketches and humourous musical routines.
- "Thriller" was an anthology series of self-contained episodes, with genres ranging from murder mystery to suspense to psychological and supernatural horror.
- The lives of firefighters at Blackwall Fire Station.
- Robert Hammond has died while "doing the deed" with his secretary and mistress Jennifer, and now his three sons have inherited the family trucking company, and each one will try to run the business in his own way.
- The lives and fortunes of the Bellamy family and their below-stairs servant staff at 165 Eaton Place play out against the social, political and historical backdrop of Edwardian London from 1903 to 1930.
- DI Crabbe retires from the police force after being shot and sets up his own restaurant. However, his ex-boss, Assistant Chief Constable Fisher constantly calls Crabbe back on duty.
- Constable George Dixon and his colleagues at the Dock Green police station in the East End of London deal with petty crime, successfully controlling it through common sense and human understanding.
- Archie MacDonald, a young restaurateur is called back to his childhood home of Glenbogle where he is told he is the new Laird of Glenbogle.
- The everyday lives, professional and personal, of the doctors, nurses and patients who find themselves, for various reasons, in the wards of the frenetic cardiac unit of Holby City General Hospital.
- The Maryhill CID investigates gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow.
- Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.
- The daily lives of staff at a Birmingham medical practice, including their often-dramatic involvements with their patients.
- Curzon employs the brash and confident Logan to save his ailing business. However Logan's confidence is not matched by his ability and his desperate measures lead to a life threatening situation.
- At a dinner party, the host hints that one of his guests, an appalling wine snob, will not be able to identify a particular rare vintage. The snob agrees to make a bet on it, but suggests an unusual stake.
- In Italy, during the pre-war era of Fascism, a penniless widow must choose between two very different admirers.
- A trilogy of plays - "A Time to Keep", "The Whaler's Return" and "Celia" - exploring the life of the Orkney islanders in the past and present.
- Two escaped convicts hold a couple hostage in their country home.
- "I'm 37 years old, remember? I'm not a dead-pan, genned-up, discreetly nymphomaniac ex-head-girl like the majority of your female students. I'm an innocent. I'm vulnerable."
- It is Coronation Day, 1761, and a merchant entertains a guest with an extraordinary secret.
- When a deported villain returns from exile to settle an old debt. Bulman and Lucy slide into a seedy world of strippers and peep shows.