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Favourite series, regardless of genre, era or country of origin, of the many hundreds viewed over a period of 50+ years.
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- StarsChristopher TimothyRobert HardyPeter DavisonThe trials and misadventures of the staff of a country veterinary office in Yorkshire from the 1930s to the 1950s.
- CreatorJohn HawkesworthStarsJeremy BrettDavid BurkeRosalie WilliamsSherlock 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.
- CreatorRichard CarpenterStarsPeter Llewellyn WilliamsRay WinstoneMark RyanA forest mystical being appoints two men in succession as the legendary outlaw defender of the oppressed.
- CreatorsAlexandra ClertGuy-Patrick SainderichinStarsCaroline ProustAudrey FleurotThierry GodardFollows criminal investigations in Paris from all the different points of view of those involved.
- CreatorAdam PriceStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenSøren MallingA political drama about a prime minister's rise to power, and how power changes a prime minister.
- CreatorTerry NationStarsLucy FlemingIan McCullochDenis LillA community of survivors struggle to stay alive in the wake of a global pandemic known as the Death that wiped out 99.98% of humanity.
- CreatorsDonald WilsonSydney NewmanStarsWilliam HartnellPatrick TroughtonJon PertweeThe adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.Included primarily for Jon Pertwee's 5 seasons (1970 - 1974) and the first half of Tom Baker's tenure (1975 - 1977). For essential stories, watch: 1.The Evil of the Daleks (1967) 2.War Games (1969) 3.Spearhead from Space 4.The Silurians 5.Inferno (1970) 6.Terror of the Autons 7.The Claws of Axos 8.The Daemons (1971) 9.Day of the Daleks 10.The Sea Devils (1972) 11.The Green Death (1973) 12.The Time Warrior (1974) 13.The Ark in Space 14.Terror of the Zygons 15.Pyramids of Mars (1975) 16.The Brain of Morbius 17.The Seeds of Doom 18.The Masque of Mandragora 19.The Hand of Fear (1976) 20. Robots of Death 21.The Talons of Weng Chiang 22.Horror of Fang Rock (1977)
- CreatorsAnthony MarriottRoger MarshallStarsAlfred BurkeRay SmithPauline DelaneyCynical, dour and world-weary, private eye Frank Marker is frequently the unwitting stooge in bigger criminal wheels in his attempts to make a tenuous living on the outskirts of London.
- StarsHorst TappertFritz WepperWilly SchäferDetective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant, Inspector Harry Klein, solve murder cases in Munich and surrounding areas.
- StarsDerek JacobiJohn HurtSiân PhillipsThe personal and governmental affairs of the Julio-Claudian dynasty at the beginning of the Roman Empire, as recalled by one of its rulers.
- CreatorsConnie BoothJohn CleeseStarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew SachsHotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.
- StarsStanislaw MikulskiEmil KarewiczBronislaw PawlikStanislaw Kolicki is a spy who operates as Hans Kloss in the German Abwehr during the Second World War.
- CreatorJohn HawkesworthStarsJeremy BrettEdward HardwickeRosalie WilliamsSherlock Holmes and Dr Watson solve the mysteries of the devil's foot, Silver Blaze, Wisteria Lodge and the Bruce-Partington Plans.
- CreatorTerry NationStarsMichael KeatingPaul DarrowPeter TuddenhamA group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.
- StarsNatasha LittleFrances GreyPhilip GlenisterBecky Sharp's journey from obscurity to high society and subsequent fall is depicted against the backdrop of Regency England and the Napoleonic Wars.
- DirectorNicholas RentonStarsPaloma BaezaJonathan FirthNigel TerryA vain, pretty girl has recently taken over her uncle's farm. Her independent, naïve personality leaves her torn between the three men who wish to marry her.
- StarsSean BeanDaragh O'MalleyJohn TamsA series of stories starring Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars as he fights both Napoleon's forces and the strong prejudice of British aristocracy.
- StarsOliver TobiasMichael GothardJack WatsonCelts fighting among themselves and the Saxons in 5th century Briton after the Roman pullout.
- CreatorsLee RobinsonDennis HillStarsEd DevereauxTony BonnerKen JamesSonny and his kangaroo Skippy live in Waratah National Park in New South Wales. Matt Hammond, Sonny's father is the park ranger. Skippy saves the day in many adventures.
- CreatorsDavid FineAlison SnowdenRichard StarzakStarsJustin FletcherJohn SparkesRichard WebberShaun The Sheep is a cheeky and mischievous sheep at Mossy Bottom farm who's the leader of the flock and always plays slapstick jokes, pranks and causes trouble especially on Farmer X and his grumpy guide dog, Bitzer.
- CreatorsDanny VerbiestHans BourlonGert VerhulstStarsGert VerhulstDanny VerbiestWalter De DonderGert and his speaking dog Samson live together in the 'Dorpstraat 101', where they have lots of funny adventures with their friends. The tubby hairdresser Albert, the clumsy mayor and his hyperactive secretary as well as grocery store owners Octaaf and Jeanine De Bolle each contribute in a great way to the story.
- StarsDermot MorganArdal O'HanlonFrank KellyThree misfit priests and their housekeeper live on Craggy Island, not the peaceful and quiet part of Ireland that it seems to be.
- StarsMark FarmerIan SearsAlrick RileyClass clown Johnny and bookish Alan form an unlikely friendship in their final school year in 1977 Hackney. As they anxiously face an uncertain future after leaving, can their bond survive?
- StarsRonnie BarkerBrian WildeFulton MackayThe prison life of Fletcher, a criminal serving a five-year sentence, as he strives to bide his time, keep his record clean, and refuses to be ground down by the prison system.
- StarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonStephen FryStuck in the middle of World War I, Captain Edmund Blackadder does his best to escape the banality of the war.
- CreatorsRon LeavittMichael G. MoyeStarsEd O'NeillChristina ApplegateKatey SagalAl is the quintessential working class dad. Peggy, his wife, always wants more from him. With their children, they go through the highs and lows of ordinary life.
- StarsRichard WilsonAnnette CrosbieDoreen MantleVictor Meldrew is a retiree who attracts bad luck. If he's not driving his long suffering wife Margaret crazy with his constant moaning, he's fighting with neighbours.
- StarsKirsty MillerMichael SheardMary RiggansDrama series about a teenage girl growing up in Glasgow.
- StarsMartin PotterDiane KeenWilliam MarloweA story of the life of a legendary heroic outlaw.
- StarsGemma ArtertonEddie RedmayneRuth JonesThe story of Tess Durbeyfield, a low-born country girl whose family find they have noble connections.
- StarsAxel MilbergSibel KekilliJoined by his young colleague Sarah Brandt, veteran police inspector Klaus Borowski tackles disturbing and unsettling criminal cases in the city of Kiel.
- StarsBruno CremerAlexandre BrasseurJean-Claude FrissungThe pragmatic, reserved and refined Maigret investigates murders in his singular unhurried manner and inevitably discovers the truth.
- StarsRuth WilsonToby StephensLorraine AshbourneA young governess falls in love with her brooding and complex master. However, his dark past may destroy their relationship forever.
- StarsNeill ReaFern SutherlandCristina Serban IondaDetective Inspector Mike Shepherd arrives on assignment in Brokenwood, a small town where memories - and animosities - run deep.
- CreatorGlenn ChandlerStarsBlythe DuffJames MacPhersonRobert RobertsonThe Maryhill CID investigates gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow.
- StarsAlison SteadmanNigel HawthorneDavid DakerBBC anthology series featuring original plays, theatrical and literary adaptations from 1970-1984. Over 300 episodes aired, each 50 mins to 1 hr 40 mins long. Some were later developed into series, like Rumpole of the Bailey.
- StarsAnna Calder-MarshallPeter CushingDenholm ElliottThis British anthology series, which was produced by England's leading exporters of horror films, told tales of haunted houses, demons, ghosts, and other supernatural wonders.
- CreatorsJacques SantamariaGérard Jourd'huiStarsMarie-Anne ChazelFrançoise GillardThomas ChabrolTV adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short stories.
- CreatorBen EltonStarsRowan AtkinsonMina AnwarJames DreyfusVarious mishaps at a police station in an English town. The main character is the anachronistic, yet charming and funny Inspector Fowler. CID foil to Fowler, Inspector Grim is a bumbling, seething idiot.
- StarsGareth ThomasVeronica StrongPeter DeminScientist Adam Brake and his son Matthew arrive in the sleepy English village of Milbury to find it under the grip of weird psychic powers unleashed by the sinister village squire, Hendrick, and whose power they struggle to break.