The Avengers (1961)

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

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Boon (1986)

Summary: Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen. Harry retires and opens a hotel (The Grand Hotel), with Ken as a temporary odd-job man.

Release Date: January 14, 1986

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime

Runtime: 1 h 00 min

MPAA: TV-PG

Production: Central Independent Television

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Lovejoy (1986)

Summary: Lovejoy is an irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques. The part-time detective scours the murky salerooms, auction halls and stately homes of Britain, always on the lookout for a find.

Release Date: January 09, 1986

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime

Runtime: 0 h 50 min

MPAA: TV-14

Production: BBC-TV Productions, Witzend Productions, Tamariska Productions

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

A Dance to the Music of Time (1997)

Summary: Anthony Powell's twelve volume novel sequence "A Dance to the Music of Time" has been dramatized for television.

Release Date: October 09, 1997

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 6 h 56 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Table Top Productions, Channel 4 Television Corporation

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Armchair Theatre (1956)

Summary: This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.

Release Date: July 08, 1956

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 1 h 00 min

Production: ABC Weekend Television, Thames Television

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

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Please Sir! (1968)

Summary: A hapless but caring teacher tries to control his class of unruly kids. The teacher sees much good and potential in his pupils, much to the dismay of his fellow teachers who have lost hope in these kids.

Release Date: November 08, 1968

Genre: Comedy

Runtime: 0 h 30 min

Production: London Weekend Television (LWT)

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)

Summary: Accident-prone Frank Spencer fails to navigate the simplest tasks of daily life, while also trying to look after his wife and baby.

Release Date: February 15, 1973

Genre: Comedy

Runtime: 0 h 30 min

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976)

Summary: This story concerns a middle-aged middle manager, Reginald "Reggie" Perrin, who is driven to bizarre behaviour by the pointlessness of his job at Sunshine Desserts.

Release Date: September 08, 1976

Genre: Comedy

Runtime: 0 h 30 min

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Rentaghost (1976)

Summary: After his death, Fred Mumford wants a second chance at achieving the success that eluded him in life. Coming back to Earth as a spirit, he recruits a Victorian gent and a medieval jester to set up "Rentaghost".

Release Date: January 06, 1976

Genres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Runtime: 0 h 25 min

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Shine on Harvey Moon (1982)

Summary: Upon being demobbed, RAF serviceman Harvey Moon returns home and finds his family involved in various troubles. His wife is not interested in resuming their relationship, and works in a seedy nightclub frequented by American servi...

Release Date: January 08, 1982

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Runtime: 1 h 00 min

Production: Central Independent Television, SelecTV, Witzend Productions

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English