Ripping Yarns (1976)

Summary: This show is a collection of tales that make for "ripping good" television. Sir Michael Palin played a different lead character in each yarn.

Release Date: January 07, 1976

Genres: Adventure, Comedy

Runtime: 0 h 30 min

MPAA: TV-PG

Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

The Sweeney (1975)

Summary: Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - su...

Release Date: January 02, 1975

Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime

Runtime: 0 h 51 min

MPAA: TV-PG

Production: Euston Films, Thames Television

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

General Hospital (1972)

Summary: Gripping medical drama following the professional and personal lives of staff at a hectic city hospital. Balancing intense procedures with strained personal relationships.

Release Date: October 19, 1972

Genres: Drama, Romance

Runtime: 0 h 30 min

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Crown Court (1972)

Summary: A courtroom drama in which each case is usually presented in three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.

Release Date: October 18, 1972

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 0 h 25 min

MPAA: TV-14

Production: Granada Television, ITV - Independent Television, Independent Television (ITV)

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Play for Today (1970)

Summary: BBC 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.

Release Date: October 15, 1970

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Runtime: 1 h 15 min

Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English