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Where the Heart Is (1997) United KingdomGenre: Drama Release: 1997 April, 6 The ultimate story of families, love, and growth within a small British community... IMDb: 6.9/10 (683) |
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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996) United KingdomGenre: Comedy / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Romance Release: 1996 January, 3 In order to make ends meet, and to stop a local teenage runaway from becoming a juvenile delinquent, Hetty Wainthropp, a sprightly and intelligent 60-year-old pensioner looking for a new challenge, decides to become a private investigator much to the chagrin of her unemployed husband... IMDb: 7.6/10 (2 326) |
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The Final Cut (1995) United KingdomGenre: Drama Release: 1995 November, 5 Francis Urquhart is too experienced a politician not to know that everything must end, even his long career as British prime minister... IMDb: 8.0/10 (3 990) |
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Capital City (1989) United KingdomGenre: Drama Release: 1989 September, 26 Mirroring the bear-pit attitudes of the time, this series follows the upwardly-mobile hopefuls at London-based investment bank, Shane Longman, as they try to scramble up the corporate ladder, taking risks, eating up the pressure, and following their instincts in search of that elusive deal that will finally announce their arrival in the city... IMDb: 8.3/10 (397) |
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London's Burning (1988) United KingdomGenre: Drama Release: 1988 February, 20 The lives of firefighters at Blackwall Fire Station... IMDb: 7.1/10 (1 101) |
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Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987) United KingdomGenre: Crime / Drama / Mystery Release: 1987 August, 2 The series comprises adaptations of the works of Ruth Rendell, many of which are based on her extensive range of short stories... IMDb: 6.9/10 (809) |
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Boon (1986) United KingdomGenre: Drama / Comedy Release: 1986 January, 14 Ken Boon and Harry Crawford are two middle-aged ex-firemen who start out in business together, initially in Birmingham and later in Nottingham... IMDb: 6.4/10 (1 099) |
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Screen Two (1985) United KingdomRelease: 1985 January, 6 Producer Kenith Trodd was part of a 1984 team brought together to study how the BBC should respond to Channel Four's pioneering efforts in making films for both television and theatrical release... IMDb: 6.6/10 (300) |
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Summer Season (1985) United KingdomGenre: Drama Release: 1985 June, 11 IMDb: 5.7/10 (43) |
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The Bill (1984) United KingdomGenre: Crime / Drama Release: 1984 October, 16 Uniform officers and detectives from Sun Hill police station enforce law and order on a day to day basis... IMDb: 6.7/10 (4 523) |
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Love and Marriage (1984) United KingdomRelease: 1984 January, 8 IMDb: 7.5/10 (21) |
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Shoestring (1979) United KingdomGenre: Drama Release: 1979 September, 30 Lighthearted detective series set in the West Country, about Eddie Shoestring, a radio-phone-in detective - IMDb IMDb: 7.5/10 (530) |
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Minder (1979) United KingdomGenre: Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Drama Release: 1979 October, 29 Arthur Daley, a small-time conman, hires former boxer Terry McCann to be his 'minder', so Terry can protect him (Arthur) from other, small-time, crooks... IMDb: 7.8/10 (3 100) |
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Rumpole of the Bailey (1978) United KingdomGenre: Crime / Drama / Mystery Release: 1978 April, 3 Horace Rumpole is an "Old Bailey Hack," one of the underpaid barristers who ply the courtrooms of the Old Bailey, London's criminal court... IMDb: 8.4/10 (1 958) |
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Enemy at the Door (1978) United KingdomGenre: Drama / History / War Release: 1978 January, 21 Drama about the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands during the Second World War... IMDb: 7.9/10 (478) |
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The Sunday Drama (1977) United KingdomGenre: Drama A little boy is going to spend the day with his divorced father and he is looking forward to it... IMDb: 4.8/10 (17) |
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BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) United KingdomRelease: 1977 September, 21 IMDb: 6.9/10 (60) |
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Westway (1976) United KingdomGenre: Drama Release: 1976 April, 28 Drama series about a commune embracing a self-sufficient lifestyle... IMDb: 6.9/10 (60) |
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Angels (1975) United KingdomGenre: Drama Release: 1975 September, 1 IMDb: 6.6/10 (166) |
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Churchill's People (1974) United KingdomGenre: Drama Release: 1974 December, 30 IMDb: 5.6/10 (41) |
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Sadie, It's Cold Outside (1974) United KingdomGenre: Comedy IMDb: 7.1/10 (15) |
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The Sweeney (1974) United KingdomGenre: Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama Release: 1974 June, 4 British police series which revolutionised the genre on UK television in the mid 1970s... IMDb: 8.1/10 (2 924) |
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Rooms (1974) United KingdomRelease: 1974 November, 5 Two part weekly dramas concerning the various drifters who rent rooms in a lodging house... IMDb: 7.8/10 (110) |
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Dial M for Murder (1974) United KingdomGenre: Thriller Release: 1974 May, 20 IMDb: 6.6/10 (16) |
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BBC2 Playhouse (1973) United KingdomGenre: Drama Release: 1974 March, 13 IMDb: 6.8/10 (178) |
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Van der Valk (1972) United KingdomGenre: Action / Drama Release: 1972 September, 13 Gritty British-made police drama series set in the beautiful location of Amsterdam... IMDb: 7.1/10 (602) |
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Man at the Top (1970) United KingdomGenre: Drama Release: 1970 December, 14 The continuing trials and tribulations of Joe Lampton, a Northern lad trying to make it in the South as he wheels and deals in the cutthroat business world of 1970s England... IMDb: 7.0/10 (59) |
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Special Branch (1969) United KingdomGenre: Action / Crime Release: 1969 September, 17 Ground-breaking British police drama series following the exploits of the Special Branch of the Metropolitan Police... IMDb: 7.4/10 (216) |
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The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969) United KingdomGenre: Drama / Crime Release: 1969 April, 23 IMDb: 7.7/10 (158) |
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ITV Playhouse (1967) United KingdomGenre: Comedy / Drama Release: 1967 September, 25 IMDb: 7.1/10 (138) |
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Mystery and Imagination (1966) United KingdomGenre: Drama / Horror / Mystery Release: 1966 January, 29 A British anthology series based on classic ghost stories and chillers from M... IMDb: 7.4/10 (155) |
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Z Cars (1962) United KingdomGenre: Crime / Drama Release: 1962 January, 2 A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional northern English town of Newtown... IMDb: 7.1/10 (476) |
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ITV Sunday Night Drama (1959) United KingdomGenre: Comedy / Drama / Romance ITV Sunday Night Drama is a UK television anthology series produced by ABC Weekend Television, Associated Television (ATV), Associated-Rediffusion Television, and Granada Television... IMDb: 6.6/10 (28) |
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Armchair Theatre (1956) United KingdomGenre: Drama Release: 1956 July, 8 "Armchair Theatre" is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974... IMDb: 7.7/10 (290) |