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- In Cornwall, 1819, a young woman discovers she's living near a gang of criminals who arrange shipwrecks for profit.
- An aged teacher and former headmaster of a boarding school recalls his career and his personal life over the decades.
- A British Army officer resigns, burning his last-day summons to war in the Sudan. Accusing him of cowardice, his girlfriend and three friends give him white feathers. To gain redemption, he shadows his friends to save their lives.
- Down-and-out writer finds dead man, assumes identity. Falsely accused, he uses diary and murder weapon to expose real killers while evading Scotland Yard. Truth clears him and lover, unveiling a twisted tale of misjudgment and deceit.
- A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.
- Inspector Hornleigh and his assistant Sergeant Bingham are called in to investigate a murder that involves the theft of government secrets.
- A small, sedate British village is shocked when its residents begin receiving hate-filled diatribes, known as "poison pen letters".
- The son of the Mikado of Japan, a wandering minstrel, falls for a girl who is engaged to her guardian.
- Set in France in 1880. A series of murders is attributed to a Wolf Man.
- Old Mother Riley loses her laundry job and then battles her ex-boss in a parliamentary election.
- Insurance agent-physician collects on policies of men murdered by a disfigured resident of the home for the blind where he acts as doctor-on-call.
- The Saint returns to London and with the help of an American pickpocket and a beautiful adventuress breaks a counterfeiting ring.
- A quirky British Secret Service Agent named Major Hammond tries to discover who is using a secret weapon to steal experimental planes.
- The mirthful adventures of Police Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown and Jeremiah Harbottle, who stage a fabricated crime wave to save their jobs - then find themselves involved in the real thing.
- Set in the world of brewing, a classic tale (an Ealing speciality) of the small, friendly, family run company being threatened with closure by the nasty, modern, large organisation. Bringing in familiar farce elements such as mistaken identity, slapstick and even pie fights, the tale is resolved through the love felt by the children of the opposing brewery owners.
- It comes as no surprise when Inspector Hornleigh and his assistant, Sergeant Bingham, go to enjoy the winds and rains on their annual seaside vacation, when they run into a "busman's holiday." One of their fellow boarders at Balmoral Guest House, Captain Fraser of the Royal Navy, goes out one dismal night with his pet terrier and is found crushed and burned to death in his wrecked roadster at the foot of a cliff. Hornleigh and Bingham, residing at Brighthaven incognito and the last people to see Fraser, are taken into custody by the local police. It was impossible to identify the charred body and the dog is missing. Hornleigh, suspecting murder, identifies himself and goes to work on the case. He proves that the crash was neither suicide nor accident, and that the body is not Fraser, despite an identifying tattoo on the back of his hand.
- Years after her aunt was murdered in her home, a young woman moves back into the house with her new husband. However, he has a secret that he will do anything to protect, even if means driving his wife insane.
- John Forrest (Jack Buchanan) ace investigator for an insurance company retires, only to be promptly recalled following the theft of a priceless collection of jewels belonging to Prince Homouska (Walter Rilla).
- A runaway schoolgirl falls amongst chorus girls planning to marry into nobility.
- After Bill Snibson, a Lambeth cockney, discovers that he is a descendant from the Earl of Hareford and that he will now be residing in a Mayfair mansion with a bunch of snobbish relatives, he still holds onto his plain girlfriend Sally Smith and his Lambeth roots, even if that means facing his terrible, aristocratic aunt. And maybe the simple chaps can teach the rich how to have some fun: "Once you get down Lambeth way/ Every evening, every day/ You'll find yourself - doin' the Lambeth walk". Adapted from the highly successful West End musical which also became an early TV broadcast.
- Soho's Cotton Club is proudly run by American Steve Marco. So when double-crossing Joe Lane threatened to tell the police of Steve's past, Joe had to be murdered. Steve was not going to have anyone destroy what had taken years to build.
- A barber commits a petty theft, which leads to his becoming involved in blackmail and murder.
- A look at the current might of the Royal Air Force. Place - Great Britain, time - two months after the start of World War ll.
- The four men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. They aren't above a bit of murder or sabotage to serve their ends, but they consider themselves to be true patriots.
- A hapless fire crew are given the ultimatum: put out a fire successfully or else be sacked. They fail miserably, and their ancient fire engine is stolen by criminals attempting to steal the crown jewels from the Tower of London.
- When a star player drops dead during a charity football match between Arsenal and amateur side the Trojans, Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in to solve the crime.
- Young Jane Benson (Merle Oberon) just about manages to make ends meet running the large family house in Yorkshire. In love with local doctor Freddie Jarvis (Sir Rex Harrison), she suggests they marry, but almost at once finds she has inherited eighteen million pounds. He makes it clear he wants nothing to do with the money and what it can buy, and Jane sets off alone on a spree pursued by two ardent suitors. Freddie finds he has gained notoriety for turning down such a catch and his plans for earnest research are soon compromised.
- Mild sibling rivalry between identical twin sisters Sylvina and Martina intensifies after one of the girls tricks the other's sweetheart into proposing to the wrong twin.
- Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime.
- Viola (Peggy Ashcroft) and Sebastian (Basil Langton) are look-a-like fraternal twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself like her brother and goes into the service of Duke Orsino (Esmond Knight). Orsino sends her to help him woo the Lady Olivia (Vera Lindsay), who doesn't want the Duke, but finds that she likes the new messenger the Duke is sending. Then, of course, Viola's brother shows up, and merry hell breaks loose. Meanwhile, Olivia's uncle and his cohorts are trying to find some way to get back at Olivia's officious majordomo, Malvolio (George Hayes).
- A music hall performer manages the saloon her father bought. The clientèle includes unemployed shipyard workers who she entertains and helps.
- American (Churchill) in London dislikes England until his daughter (Lehmann) falls for the son (Granger) of the Lord (Drayton) with whom he wants to conclude a business deal.
- A British reporter and his wife, on vacation in Paris, run into a gang of counterfeiters.
- Margaret Hamilton (Elizabeth Allan) faces trial by Coroner's Court, an archaic British institution where justice can't be guaranteed.
- A murder case sparks a sensationalist press frenzy as it becomes clear that the killer only strikes when there is a full moon.
- George has won a lot of money at the races but he's paid with counterfeit money. He sets about tracking down the criminals himself.
- A controversial osteopath sets out to cure the daughter of a famous surgeon - and falls in love with her in the process.
- The first ever musical comedy televised in its entirety direct from a theatre.
- An aristocratic Englishman is engaged to a brewery heiress. He's not happy though and, during a visit to a circus he meets and falls in love with a human cannonball.
- A cadet and military captain investigate murder at military college, suspecting the victim was targeted. They race to uncover the truth and stop the killer before they strike again, amid suspicious professors and intelligence operations.
- 1939. Drama. Directed by Walter Tennyson. Starring Anthony Hulme, C. Denier Warren & Ernest Sefton. This murder mystery poses the dilemma of a vanishing corpse.
- Farmer Mark Warrow lives an unhappy existence with his shrewish wife Martha. His only happiness comes from his dog. When his wife loses her temper and kills his beloved pet, Warrow snaps and murders Martha. He goes on the run and comes across a young woman in a caravan. She gives him a lift and unbeknownst to him, she recognizes him and plans to write a book called "I Met a Murderer". She unexpectedly falls for him as the police close in.
- Loder and Baxter become immersed in intrigue after receiving a costly jade. As they look for assistance in saving their skins, all their leads disappear, including the man who had given them the jade.
- A mystery thriller set aboard the Orient Express bound for Istanbul. A girl is blackmailed into throwing a bomb at the President of a fictional Balkan state with the intention of starting another major war.
- Each year, with almost no exceptions, the British Sovereign (King or, as presently, reigning Queen) celebrates His/Her 'official birthday' (which is held on a chosen Saturday in Spring, regardless of H.M.'s actual birthday) by attending arguably the most elaborate annual display of military parade skill. Each year one of the infantry regiments of the Royal Guards (the Grenadeers, Coldstream Guards, Scotch Guards, Welsh Guards and Irish Guards) gets its turn to star its 'colours' (regimental flag) in an elaborate ceremonial on the parade ground near the London Cenotaph, which also involves the mounted Horse Guards and the arrival from and return to Buckingham Palace in coaches of most of the royal family, except for the Royal Colonels who participate on horse-back themselves.
- An Irishman sets out to become famous as a singer on the radio. Due to a mix up he is instead entered as a contestant on a quiz show. He causes mayhem in the studio and the publicity attracts the attention of an agent who thinks he can help.
- George (George Formby) is an old stable hand and is the only one who can control a jittery racehorse.
- A somewhat unbalanced college student kidnaps the leader of a group of students that has been constantly mocking and harassing him, and plans to bury him alive in a trunk.