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- Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson solve the mysteries of copper beeches, a Greek interpreter, the Norwood builder, a resident patient, the red-headed league, and one final problem.
- This series follows the adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine and all of his engine friends on the Island of Sodor.
- A forest mystical being appoints two men in succession as the legendary outlaw defender of the oppressed.
- Police drama series following officers and detectives from Sun Hill Police Station in East London.
- An epic crime saga of power, money, violence and corruption. the mafia controls everything through local and international networks like an octopus, anyone who tries to bring them down pays the ultimate price.
- A satire show using puppets that are caricatures of major public figures.
- Mel Smith and Griff Rhys-Jones present a series of short (often tasteless, always scathing) sketches about modern life and the stupidity and gullibility of those who believe in it.
- 3D plasticine animation, featuring Berk, a blue creature who lives as servant to the unseen 'Thing Upstairs' in an ancient castle. Every time the trap door opens a new adventure begins for Berk and his pals; Boni (a talking skull) and Drutt (a mischievous spider)!
- Earth has been conquered by an alien race known as the Masters using their giant Tripods. When humans reach the age of sixteen, they must undergo a process known as capping which places their mind under the control of the conquerors. In 2089, having learned the truth, cousins Will and Henry Parker embark on a journey to the White Mountains in search of a group of free men.
- Martin Bryce lives in a quiet suburban close with his wife Anne. He does his best to "organise" the leisure time of all of the other inhabitants of the close, running umpteen societies and doing "good works".
- Based on the characters created by Kenneth Grahame, this award winning animated series follows the adventures of Mole (Richard Pearson) as he leaves home to discover the world. Mole finds friendship with Rat (Peter Sallis), Badger (Sir Michael Hordern), and Toad (David Jason), and together they face the terrors of the Wild Wood.
- Based on the classic children's novel by John Masefield, the story follows the exploits of a young boy, Kay Harker, who finds himself drawn into a world of magic and danger when he encounters an old Punch and Judy man.
- "Fox Mystery Theater" was an anthology series of chilling tales with a twist.
- A story centered on a young schoolboy and his strange relationship with an extraterrestrial entity.
- Two Scottish children discover that not only is The Loch Ness Monster real - but that there is a whole family of 'Nessie'. Most of the yellow creatures are named after a personality trait like Eager-Ness, Sad-Ness or Silly-Ness.
- Popular British sitcom about middle-aged suburban couple William and Hester Fields. Hester is suffering 'empty-nest syndrome' after their two children have left home, so she keeps trying to find new hobbies and interests.
- David and Amy are on holiday in Spain, where they meet Robert and Linda, who are also holidaymakers. David and Linda spend their holiday trying to find some time alone together away from their spouses.
- Tom Chance's life is filled with coincidences, leading to his meeting Alison and frequent wrongful arrests. Despite evidence, the Police Sergeant instructs officers not to arrest him due to the pattern of coincidences.
- Lighthearted drama series about Robby Box, a small-time London gambler, and his long-suffering family.
- "Fredy" is a black ant who solves his problems in every episode with his intelligence and the help of his friends.
- Sitcom based around widower Simon, his daughter Samantha and life at his advertising agency - Eyecatchers.
- He describes himself as "just a civil servant." But in the cloak-and-dagger world of the British security services, mild-mannered Mr. Palfrey (Golden Globe nominee Alec McCowen, Travels with My Aunt) is an invaluable player in the spy game. A master of counter-espionage and a spy-catcher extraordinaire, he's smart, discreet, cunning--and likes to do things his own way. His new boss quickly realizes the talents and dangers of the deceptively charming, utterly ruthless Palfrey. Known simply as "the Coordinator" and splendidly played by Caroline Blakiston (Brass, Scoop), she appoints an assistant (Clive Wood, The Lion in Winter) to work with Palfrey but report back to her. As always, however, Palfrey has his own ideas. "Alec McCowen plays Palfrey to perfection" (The Times, U.K.) in this stylish British spy series seen on public television and featuring guest appearances by Julian Glover (By the Sword Divided), Leslie Phillips (Chancer), Richard Johnson (The Camomile Lawn), and Deborah Grant (Bergerac).
- The True Story Of The Mafia.
- Middle-of-the-road celebrity chat show hosted by smooth presenter Michael Aspel.
- Looking at the range of criminal activity that plagues the United Kingdom, giving vital information on unsolved cases.
- An over-privileged fat feline is forced to live in the wild, where he befriends the forest animals.
- A sketch show featuring many different characters and spoofs.
- The BBC's early evening news programme.
- A bank teller with dreams of being a writer sets the scene for this rich comedy of grasping defeat from the jaws of victory life asserting wry sitcom.
- After completing a 2 year prison sentence for a bribe he didn't take, Ex-Detective Inspector Alan Lomax wants answers. Lomax has at least one luxury left - a narrowboat, and it's on the canals, among the day trippers and travellers, that he means to find revenge. Not an easy task for an ex-detective isolated on the wrong side of the law.
- A hapless supermarket manager tries in vain to deal with hopeless staff and haphazard customers.
- As World War II looms in Europe, an ambitious young English lawyer embarks on his tempestuous career, and even stormier romantic life.
- A British children's comedy series featuring Emu, a puppet and Rod Hull.
- A collection of stories by the author Frederic Raphael.
- The British version of the popular and long-running American game show. The show presented a wide variety of contests and games, all with the same basic challenge: guess the prices of everyday (and some not-so-everyday) items. The contestants whose estimates were the closest would win the prizes and move on to more difficult games with even bigger prizes.
- Every three months Henry Jay must reset the code that prevents the release of the information across Europe, that is his safeguard. But the wolves are watching his department - both from within and without.
- Miss Marple, an elderly woman and amateur detective whose sharp mind helps her solve a series of seemingly baffling cases.
- A retired British Army major tries to fight the forces of anarchy by setting up a supposedly secret taskforce.
- Plantagenet Evans played by Ronnie Barker is a photographer who lives in sin with his mistress and is driven around by his simple chauffeur. It only lasted for one series of six episodes and didn't prove popular with audiences even though it was written by Roy Clarke who penned Open all Hours and more classic comedies. The story is set in Wales. The song heard over the opening and closing credits is composer Ronnie Hazelhurst's instrumental arrangement of the Welsh folk song, "Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn" (Watching the White Wheat), a song which, like the series itself, is the story of a love affair which is not acceptable to the woman's family.
- A variety show for children featuring comedy sketches, team challenges, celebrity guests and competitions.
- Lee, a teenager from Manchester, goes to stay with his uncle Morgan on his remote farm in Wales. Lee struggles to build a relationship with his uncle and make friends with a local boy as Morgan struggles to hold on to his farm.
- Hartbeat is a Children's BBC television arts programme presented by Tony Hart. It was broadcast between 1984 and 1993. The series was a follow on from Take Hart.
- In an alternative future, Great Britain is part of the USSR in 1999 - an imperfect situation but one that pleases Reg, the 'Comrade Dad' of the Dudgeon family.
- David Deacon is a football mad milkman working at Dawsons Diaries, The laughs circle around the fact that he is constantly trying to deliver to the local housewives, and not just dairy products. His misfit work colleagues also seem to interested in doing anything but their job.
- Based on the children's novel of the same name by Rumer Godden, this 10-part stop-motion animated mini-series tells the story of Tottie, a small wooden Dutch doll, and her "family of dolls", which were made up of Mr Plantaganet ("father"), Mrs Plantaganet aka Birdie ("mother"), Apple ("little brother") and Darner (pet dog). Their wish for a proper home was finally fulfilled, when their owners' relatives gave them an old dolls' house which they found in the attic of a deceased Great Aunt's house. Happiness, however, was short-lived. One day, Tottie's owners were given a beautiful doll which used to live in the dolls' house. Her name was Marchpane, and as the saying goes, "Do not judge a book by its cover", Marchpane's beauty was just superficial. She was mean and heartless, and her presence in the dolls' house placed the Plantaganets' lives in danger.
- Daily evening and nightly news bulletins for North West England.
- Stories about real-life international zoo vet David Taylor (in the TV programmes, he was called Donald Turner) from his early days as a newly-qualified vet in the 1950s to his international standing in the 1970s; each series of the programme was set in a different decade.
- The adventures of a young duck who has to be taught the difference between right and wrong.
- Not unlike Monty Python and Benny Hill, this short-lived, fast-paced sketch comedy show, a co-production between U.S.' Cinemax and U.K.'s Channel 4, featured numerous, mostly unrelated sketches performed by a mixed U.K. and U.S. cast.