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This Is Your Life (1955)

Summary: The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers the story of their life, featuring guest...
Release Date: July 29, 1955
Genres: Documentary, Biography
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
Production: Thames Television International, Thames Television
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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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
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Blue Peter (1958)

Summary: The British children's magazine program, which has been running since the late 1950s, targets children between the ages of 6 and 14.
Release Date: October 16, 1958
Genre: Family
Runtime: 0 h 25 min
Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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The Avengers (1961)

Summary: A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners.
Release Date: March 28, 1966
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
Runtime: 0 h 50 min
MPAA: TV-14
Production: Associated British Corporation
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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In Search of the Castaways (1962)

Summary: In 19th century England, young Mary Grant and her brother, Robert, embark on a dangerous quest to find their missing father, a sea captain who vanished somewhere along the Chilean coast.
Release Date: December 21, 1962
Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Director: Robert Stevenson
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Writers: Lowell S. Hawley
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, Jules Verne
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Runtime: 1 h 38 min
MPAA: G
Production: Walt Disney Productions
Distributor: Buena Vista Distribution Company, Buena Vista Home Video, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Buena Vista Pictures, Walt Disney Home Video, Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company
Countries: United States, United Kingdom
Language: English
Domestic: $ 21,745,500
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Z Cars (1962)

Summary: A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional town of Newtown in the North of England.
Release Date: January 02, 1962
Genres: Drama, Crime
Runtime: 0 h 50 min
MPAA: TV-14
Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), BBC Television
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)

Summary: Dr. Finlay is a member of a medical practice in the Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.
Release Date: August 16, 1962
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 0 h 50 min
Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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Sherlock Holmes (1964)

Summary: A series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations, based on the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Release Date: May 18, 1964
Genres: Drama, Crime, Horror
Runtime: 0 h 50 min
Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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Horizon (1964)

Summary: British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.
Release Date: May 02, 1964
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 0 h 50 min
Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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The Wednesday Play (1964)

Summary: Series of one-off plays made by BBC television, which gave breaks to a wide range of writers and directors in the late 1960s, such as Dennis Potter, Ken Loach, David Mercer, and John Hopkins. Famous plays include "Up the Junction"...
Release Date: September 30, 1964
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1 h 15 min
Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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BBC Play of the Month (1965)

Summary: Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.
Release Date: October 19, 1965
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 2 h 00 min
Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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Jackanory (1965)

Summary: A celebrity reads a story, enhancing it in ways that will entice the most restless of children.
Release Date: December 13, 1965
Genres: Family, Fantasy
Runtime: 0 h 15 min
Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)

Summary: Thrown out of his monastery for licentious and drunken behavior, Rasputin travels to St Petersburg in pursuit of wealth and prestige. He soon gains influence at court with his powers of healing and of hypnotism.
Release Date: April 06, 1966
Genres: Drama, Biography, Horror
Director: Don Sharp
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Writer: Anthony Hinds
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Runtime: 1 h 31 min
MPAA: Approved
Production: Hammer Films, Seven Arts Productions
Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Video Treasures, Scream Factory
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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Omnibus (1967)

Summary: Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Release Date: October 13, 1967
Genres: Music, Documentary, Biography
Runtime: 0 h 43 min
MPAA: Not Rated
Production: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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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
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The House That Dripped Blood (1971)

Summary: An anthology of four horror stories revolving around a mysterious rental house in the U.K.
Release Date: April 02, 1971
Genre: Horror
Director: Peter Duffell
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Writers: Robert Bloch
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, Russ Jones
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Runtime: 1 h 42 min
MPAA: PG
Production: Amicus Productions
Distributor: Cinerama Releasing Corporation, CBS, American-International Television (AIP-TV), Prism Entertainment Corporation, Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, Severin Films, Hen's Tooth Video, Scream Factory, Tubi TV
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 500,000
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The Persuaders! (1971)

Summary: Two worlds collide when Lord Brett Sinclair, a titled British man, and Danny Wilde, a Bronx-raised, self-made American, reluctantly join forces to right wrongs and protect the innocent.
Release Date: September 18, 1971
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Runtime: 1 h 00 min
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)

Summary: Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.
Release Date: September 20, 1971
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Runtime: 0 h 50 min
MPAA: 13+
Production: Pearson Television International, Thames Television
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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Justice (1971)

Summary: Cases of a female barrister.
Release Date: October 08, 1971
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1 h 00 min
Production: Yorkshire Television (YTV)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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The Protectors (1972)

Summary: Challenges abound for worldwide crime-fighting team The Protectors. Organised into a global secret society, their mission is to protect the innocent and apprehend the guilty. Starring Emmy winner Robert Vaughn "The Man From U.N.C....
Release Date: September 29, 1972
Genres: Adventure, Crime
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
MPAA: TV-14
Production: Group 3, Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English