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- A groundbreaking 26-part documentary series narrated by the actor Laurence Olivier about the deadliest conflict in history, World War II.
- Accident-prone Frank Spencer fails to navigate the simplest tasks of daily life, while also trying to look after his wife and baby.
- Three old men from Yorkshire who have never grown up face the trials of their fellow town citizens and everyday life and stay young by reminiscing about the days of their youth and attempting feats not common to the elderly.
- Sitcom exploring the trials and tribulations created by one man and two women flat-sharing in the 70s.
- 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.
- The misadventures of a fantasy folk community dedicated to cleaning up litter and putting it to their own use.
- "Thriller" was an anthology series of self-contained episodes, with genres ranging from murder mystery to suspense to psychological and supernatural horror.
- A group of teens with psychic and other paranormal abilities use their special gifts to battle evil.
- "Orson Welles' Great Mysteries" was a United Kingdom hosted anthology mystery and supernatural series, hosted by Orson Welles.
- Scientists and technicians of five European powers gather 250,000 miles from Earth to probe secrets of the universe.
- The life of Katherine Mansfield (Vanessa Redgrave), a prominent writer of the early twentieth century, interwoven with adaptations of some of her best-known short stories.
- BBC2 Playhouse was a British one-hour episode anthology television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
- An anthology of single plays starring actor-comedian Ronnie Barker. Two of the plays were developed into their own sitcoms: Open All Hours and Porridge.
- Life in the Royal Navy aboard the fictional HMS Hero.
- BBC coverage of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
- Series about Inigo Pipkin (George Woodbridge) a puppet maker who ran his shop with help of talking animals and his assistant Wayne. When Woodbridge died during filming, the show was renamed "Pipkins".
- 1973–19956.6 (90)TV SeriesThe TV show "Why Don't You" encouraged kids to turn off the TV and do something more enjoyable and productive.
- A young girl is relegated to servitude at a boarding school when her father goes missing and is presumed dead.
- Esther Rantzen and the team present a variety of subjects, including consumer advice, rights and investigations, topical news-related vox pops, and lighthearted items such as clever pets and hilarious misspelt signs.
- Comic adventures of puppets called the Pottys.
- Billy is an idealistic young man who is trapped in a boring life. He works in a tedious job in an undertaker's office with a permanently uptight employer, dates a soppy girl who fails to satisfy him emotionally or physically and lives with his parents and grandmother who stifle his personality. To forget about all of this, Billy escapes into his imagination and fantasizes his life away.
- Thirty years in the life of a working-class British family, during times of great change.
- Tommy Cooper is joined by Allan Cuthbertson and musical guests to bring laughter and entertainment. See Tommy perform One Man Theatre, master ventriloquism and be astonished at his not-so bundled magic tricks.
- Follows the cases of John Sutherland, the procurator fiscal in a small Scottish town.
- PR man Henry loves his wife, but can't help being a serial womanizer. In order to keep his marriage together, he leads a double life, but never manages to avoid the most awkward, farcical situations imaginable.
- The adventures of a girl and an imaginary witch unsure if she is real or not.
- Anthology series of supernatural tales.
- A young woman and her lover are charged with the murder of her husband.
- British television drama anthology series of single plays.
- Terry is sent to an Outward Bound Centre. Alex disappears, hours pass, and to Terry's shock, when Alex finally returns he has no recollection of having been absent. Terry suspects something sinister is taking place.
- Well known British sportsmen competed against each other in a variety of events, including swimming, gym tests (squats, sit ups etc), pistol shooting, cycling etc.
- The travels of a teddy bear, Teddy Edward.
- A long-running talent show that introduced viewers to acts including Showaddywaddy, Lenny Henry and Marti Caine. Caine would eventually return as host of a revival series in the 1980s.
- Dominic has left the monastery and become a Roman Catholic priest. Sequel to the sitcom Oh, Brother.
- Beryl Humphries, a milkman's wife, works as a charlady and is content with her life--until her 40th birthday looms inescapably large and forces her to wonder if there is more to life than just being a mother of three and running the family home.
- Weekly music and variety show starring John Denver.
- John Clive headed up the cast as Robert Sommerby, a brilliant but eccentric inventor who lives in the country with his Aunt Millie (Doris Rogers), and a number of humanoid robots.One, Katie ( KT ), talks like a child, and has a propensity for walking through doors without opening them.The other robots included the sarcastic Eric ,Sommerby's most advanced robot, who thinks humans are quite disgusting and have revolting habits like eating and Desiree who declares her undying love for every man she meets.
- After Mum has being taken into hospital,and Dad far away, the young Gathercoles are left parent less. Jess realizes that this could result in the family being split up, so taking the role as matriarch, she and the family resolve to stay together. Comedy and farce are ensured as Jess struggles (and succeeds) in keeping the secret from the authorities.
- Anthology series of plays based on the theme of "things turning black and the air turning blue."
- This was a BBC drama anthology series of short plays, written largely by first-time writers, which were transmitted between 1973 and 1978.
- Sheriff Hoot Kloot is a diminutive, short-tempered lawman who tries to maintain order in a remote western town. He is aided by his loyal horse Fester.
- Children's puppet series about Hickory House, where household objects come to life.
- Police drama series, created by Ted Willis, set in a small town in Northamptonshire.
- Ahead of its time drama deals with the decision cheated wife Helen Tulley makes to move on even when remorseful husband Frank Tulley attempts to make things right. Each episide deals with the fallout as she attempts to rebuild her life despite opposition from friends and family.
- Yorkshire and England cricketing legend Freddie Truman presides over a series of pub games, including darts, bar billiards, shove ha'penny and cribbage.
- BBC Arts program derived from Full House (1972).
- Two undercover army operatives infiltrate an activist group working towards an independent Scotland by illegal means.
- Bowler was a Fenn Street Gang spin-off which, although written after both Please Sir! and The Fenn Street Gang, chronicled the earlier adventures of former pupil Craven's shady boss, Stanley Bowler - the Del Boy of his generation. George Baker (The Ruth Rendell Mysteries) stars as the East End villain with social aspirations, while the series was once again penned by veteran sitcom writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey. Soap legends Wendy Richard and Johnny Briggs are among the guest stars appearing in this wryly humorous look at one man's attempts to breach the barriers of the English class system. Stanley Bowler has a finger in every profitable pie, and his money can buy everything but the thing he wants most: class. His unstoppable ambition to move in higher social circles sees him embarking on a series of ill-fated schemes - including opening his very own gentlemen's club, conspicuously embracing high culture, and even trying to set himself up as a laird. Sadly, while Bowler stumbles from one faux pas to another, the doors of Society remain very firmly closed.