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  • The Old Men at the Zoo

    A quiet crisis at a national zoo spirals into political chaos as war looms and authoritarianism rises across Europe. Simon Carter’s attempt to preserve order exposes corruption, propaganda and the dangerous compromises made when democracy begins to crumble

  • If the Crown Fits

    A pampered monarch who bought his tiny Mediterranean kingdom struggles to appear regal while his beatnik daughter tears around on a motor‑scooter, leaving King Rupert juggling royal pretensions, tourist hustling and domestic chaos in equal measure

  • Marianne Stone

    Listed in the Guinness Book of Records as "the actress with the most screen credits", Marianne Stone's vast body of work, much of it made up of fleeting but colourful moments, left her as one of the most recognisable character performers in British film and television history

  • Yanks Go Home

    Sitcom set around U.S. Army Air Force pilots stationed in a small northern town in Lancashire, England during the Second World War and their sometimes tense relationship with the local men over the attentions of the young women in the town

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Strangers and Brothers

Strangers and Brothers (1984) Reviews

Strangers and Brothers

Spanning four turbulent decades, Strangers and Brothers follows ambitious lawyer Lewis Eliot as he moves from Cambridge academia to the corridors of Whitehall, navigating love, scandal, and political intrigue while confronting the moral compromises behind power in modern Britain

The Enemy of the World

The Enemy of the World Doctor Who

The Enemy of the World

In 2018, the Doctor discovers he is the double of Salamander, a powerful figure hailed as humanity’s saviour. As political intrigue unfolds, the Doctor impersonates him to expose a sinister plot involving engineered disasters and a ruthless bid for world domination

Nightingale's Boys

Nightingale's Boys (1975) Reviews

Nightingale's Boys

An ageing schoolmaster organises a reunion with his brilliant 1949 sixth form, only to confront the gap between cherished memories and complicated realities, as former pupils—and his own family—force him to reassess his life and legacy

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (1967) Reviews

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

Based on the Alexandre Dumas novel 'Twenty Years After', The Further Adventures of the Musketeers catches up with Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and d'Artagnan, as they reluctantly reform to protect the name and throne of the king

Oktober

Oktober (1998) Reviews

Oktober

Jim Harper survives a “fatal” lab accident and an experimental drug, only to discover he’s been changed—and his slow return to sanity drives him toward a meticulously crafted, terrifying revenge

The Magic Boomerang

The Magic Boomerang (1964) Reviews

The Magic Boomerang

Rugged outdoor adventure with a spark of fantasy as 13‑year‑old Tom Thumbleton uncovers an ancestral Aboriginal boomerang that freezes time mid‑flight, leaving him the only one able to move as the world stands still

The Abominable Snowmen

The Abominable Snowmen Doctor Who

The Abominable Snowmen

A remote Himalayan monastery in 1935 hides a rising terror as the Great Intelligence marshals its robotic Yeti to seize the world, drawing the Doctor into a battle against an ancient, formless mind in one of Patrick Troughton's most highly regarded serials

The Men from Room 13

The Men from Room 13 (1959) Reviews

The Men from Room 13

Suspenseful BBC crime drama in which a secretive Scotland Yard unit plants undercover officers inside criminal gangs, inviting viewers to guess their identities as each case unfolds over gripping, cliff-hanging episodes

Stranger in the City

Stranger in the City (1962) Reviews

Stranger in the City

A warm and charming follow‑up to the much‑loved Sunday afternoon drama Stranger on the Shore, this sequel follows the family—and their spirited French au pair—as they swap their quiet Brighton seafront life for a fresh start amid the bustle of London