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The Adventures of Twizzle

The Adventures of Twizzle (1957)

The Adventures of Twizzle

Gerry Anderson's new production company was ailing and in desperate need of a cash boost when, in 1957, they were approached by children's writer Roberta Leigh and her colleague Suzanne Warner to make a series of 52 thirteen-minute episodes of a children's puppet series.

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1958)

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

"James Butler Hickok, mister" our hero would announce to all and sundry before his sidekick would elaborate, "That's Wild Bill Hickok, mister! The bravest, strongest, fightingest U.S. Marshal in the whole West!"

African Queens

African Queens (2023)

African Queens

Docudrama combining dramatic recreations with interviews with historians focusing on female monarchs, inspired by producer Jada Pinkett Smith's view on the lack of stories covering Black queens

After Henry

After Henry (1988)

After Henry

BAFTA-nominated comedy After Henry followed the comfortable middle-class lives of three women; except that, for one of them, life wasn't all that comfortable...

After the Funeral

After the Funeral (1960)

After the Funeral

When Alun Owen's play 'After the Funeral' was read by Sydney Newman, head of drama for ABC Television, and William Kotcheff, the television director, they were so taken by his conception of Wales and the Welsh, they decided to see for themselves.

Afterlife

Afterlife (2019)

Afterlife

Struggling to come to terms with his wife's death, a writer for a newspaper casts aside his nice-guy image and adopts a gruff new persona in an effort to push away those trying to help