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Best of the 1970s

Classic Doctor Who

Doctor Who first aired on 23 November 1963 and a cult classic was born. Relive the Doctor's classic adventures as he travels through all of time and space.

Show · 26 Seasons

The Sweeney, London’s Flying Squad, have one simple mission in life: catch villains, and they don’t care if they have to tread on the toes of their superiors or ignore police procedures to do it.

Show · 4 Seasons

All Creatures Great and Small

Set in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, this beloved comedy follows the adventures of young country veterinarian James Herriot. Full of wit and warmth, it's a classic in every sense of the word.

Show · 7 Seasons

The Duchess of Duke Street

This Emmy-nominated series follows a Cockney servant girl as she rises to manage one of Edwardian London’s most prestigious hotels.

Show · 2 Seasons

The Sandbaggers

Roy Marsden stars as Neil Burnside, director of The Sandbaggers, a small and elite team in the British Secret Service who take on anything from assassination to aiding defectors to escape.

Show · 3 Seasons

Classic Father Brown

G K Chesterton's classic clergyman-detective set authentically in the 1920s. Father Brown's involvement with crime is through his calling as a priest, doing good works and apprehending bad guys.

Show · 1 Season

Little Women (1970)

Louisa May Alcott’s timeless coming of age tale about four very different sisters who experience love and loss growing up during the American Civil War.

Show · 1 Season

Freedom fighter Blake and his raffish band of outlaws take on the might of the Federation, led by the seductive and utterly ruthless Servalan.

Show · 4 Seasons

Upstairs Downstairs (Original)

One of the most cherished and successful series of all time, this magnificent costume drama spans three decades in the lives of the Bellamy family and their below stairs servants, between the years of 1903 and 1930.

Show · 5 Seasons

A Ghost Story for Christmas

Gather round the fire for a series of chilling Christmas tales, featuring seasonally supernatural stories from Charles Dickens, MR James, and more.

Show · 1 Season

A terrified princess, surrounded by treachery, transforms into the Virgin Queen. Glenda Jackson gives an iconic performance in this multi-Emmy winner.

Show · 1 Season

In Emma Woodhouse’s imprudent attempts to meddle in her friends’ love lives, she is counseled and criticized by her brother-in-law, whose attentions are motivated by more than just brotherly love.

Show · 1 Season

The Goods leave behind the irritations of the everyday and embrace the simple life, much to the horror of the neighbors next door.

Show · 5 Seasons

Penny pinching shopkeeper Arkwright is still in the dark ages when it comes to commerce. His passions involve parting customers from their cash, keeping his nephew in line, and pursuing nurse Gladys.

Show · 4 Seasons

The Six Wives Of Henry VIII

This lavish period drama brings Tudor England to life through Henry VIII's wives - from Catherine of Aragon to Catherine Parr - while revealing England's most infamous king.

Show · 1 Season

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë’s unforgettable story of jealousy, revenge, and the destructive passion of lovers Heathcliff and Cathy.

Show · 1 Season

Best of the 1980s

Sherlock Holmes

Jeremy Brett, in a peerless portrayal of the classic character, stars in this faithful adaptation. From a blackmailed monarch to an abandoned Christmas goose, Holmes uses his acute perception and powers of observation to solve riddles and catch criminals.

Show · 4 Seasons

Brideshead Revisited (Remastered in 4K)

The greatest television adaptation of all time, beautifully remastered. Evelyn Waugh's timeless classic follows Charles Ryder's life and relationships over a tumultuous 20 year period.

Show · 1 Season

Gloriously remastered from the 16mm film, this detective drama features Agatha Christie's unassuming amateur sleuth solving a series of murders.

Show · 3 Seasons

Inspector Morse

One of the most popular detective dramas in television history based on the novels of Colin Dexter. Starring John Thaw as the cantankerous and complex Inspector Morse, and Kevin Whately as his long-suffering sidekick Sergeant Lewis.

Show · 8 Seasons

A Bit of Fry and Laurie

This comedy sketch show is responsible for making former Cambridge University mates Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie household names. It gleefully combines slapstick, Fry’s love of clever wordplay, and Laurie’s musical parodies.

Show · 5 Seasons

DCI Jim Taggart is a tough, sarcastic copper who has come up the hard way in the Maryhill Police Department. He is joined by cops as hard as the criminals they chase and as gritty as the city they call home.

Show · 27 Seasons

Mapp and Lucia (Original)

Set in a small English seaside town in the 1920's, E.F. Benson's novel is the subject of cult adoration in Britain and America.

Show · 2 Seasons

One of British TV’s most beloved detectives, the blue-eyed maverick Jim Bergerac (John Nettles) returns to the Bureau des Étrangers.

Show · 8 Seasons

Partners in Crime

Iconic super sleuths Tommy and Tuppence are now married and established as secret agents under the eagle eye of Scotland Yard.

Show · 1 Season

Agatha Christie's Poirot

The complete collection. David Suchet stars as Agatha Christie's beloved detective Hercule Poirot, who pits his wits against crime and injustice in this collection of murder mysteries.

Show · 13 Seasons

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Next Chapters

From cold, rock-strewn moors to comfortable suburban estates, award-winning writer Ruth Rendell explores the dark fissures between friends and family members that motivate murder.

Show · 6 Seasons

Fanny by Gaslight

Michael Sadleir’s lurid story of romance, scandal, and jealousy, set against a background of depravity in Victorian London’s demi-monde of the 1870s.

Show · 1 Season

The Woman in White

One of the world's first whodunits, where a strange woman may hold the key to unlocking a mystery. What is the secret of the wild-eyed woman in white?

Show · 1 Season

Charles Dickens' tale of Paul Dombey, a cold and arrogant shipping magnate whose pride costs him his family, fortune, and happiness.

Show · 1 Season

The Emmy-winning cult comedy favorite, remastered and better than ever. The last surviving human finds that his only companions are a human-evolved cat and a hologram simulation of his deceased bunk-mate.

Show · 13 Seasons

Anna of the Five Towns

The daughter of a rich widower struggles to cope with newfound wealth, blossoming love, and independence from her domineering father.

Show · 1 Season

Best of the 1990s

Every body tells a story. A crack team of forensic pathologists reveal the truth behind murders and accidental deaths.

Show · 27 Seasons

Absolutely Fabulous

The ground-breaking comedy of the 90s is still as funny as it is subversive. Two women acting up, throwing up, not growing up, dressing like a dream, and drinking like fish.

Show · 7 Seasons

Cold Feet follows the lives of six thirty-somethings - Rachel, Adam, Karen, David, Pete and Jenny - as they try to find true love, or at least keep their relationships on track.

Show · 5 Seasons

The BAFTA-winning true story of a Welsh lawyer who finds himself in the middle of what would become one of Britain’s most infamous murder trials.

Show · 1 Season

George Eliot’s tale of provincial life on the brink of momentous change, where the Industrial Revolution will split a town into two opposing factions.

Show · 1 Season

Vanity Fair (1998)

Penniless orphan Becky Sharp is an unstoppable schemer and seductive social climber who will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

Show · 1 Season

Sean Bean stars in these dramas set during the Napoleonic wars of 19th century Spain. Fast-moving, hard-hitting action adventures based on Bernard Cornwell's best-selling novels.

Show · 5 Seasons

When a drover refuses to pay a reasonable price for a widow’s cattle, her son recruits a ragtag crew to take the herd to market in this tale of adventure and romance.

Show · 1 Season

Best of the 2000s

Same crimes, different times. In the sequel to Life on Mars, DCI Gene Hunt rolls up his sleeves and embraces the 1980s with a new time-travelling partner, DI Alex Drake.

Show · 3 Seasons

Miranda Hart writes and stars in this charming sitcom about a socially awkward and incredibly clumsy joke shop owner.

Show · 4 Seasons

This imaginative adaptation of Dickens' Victorian drama stars Gillian Anderson as Lady Dedlock, who must hide a dark secret from lawyer Tulkinghorn amid an infamous court case.

Show · 1 Season

A crew of retired, old-school cops is recruited to re-investigate unsolved cases long gone cold.

Show · 12 Seasons

Lorna Doone (2000)

Having watched the ruthless Doones clan slay his father as a child, John Ridd swears revenge. As he grows older, he falls for a woman on the side of his sworn enemy.

Show · 1 Season

Love in a Cold Climate

Three young women search for love as they grow out of their care-free youth and into adulthood in this adaptation of Nancy Mitford's novel.

Show · 1 Season

Amid dramatic change and upheaval in WWII-era England, discover the privilege, prestige, and hidden secrets of the Cazalet dynasty.

Show · 1 Season

This moving series adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel chronicles the wavering fortunes and hardships of a young girl caring for her father in the debtor’s prison where she was born.

Show · 1 Season

In George Eliot’s love story, the spirited Gwendolen Harleth falls for a sensitive, intelligent young man, haunted by the secrets that surround his birth.

Show · 1 Season

Oliver Twist (2007)

William Miller and Tom Hardy star in the classic Dickens tale. After growing up in a workhouse, Oliver sets out for London and meets a peculiar cast of characters.

Show · 1 Season

Released after 15 years behind bars, Ruth Slater is drawn to the place that haunts her, to those who hate her, and to the one person she left behind.

Show · 1 Season

Best of the 2010s

Catching criminals is tough enough, but try catching bent coppers… Anti-Corruption Unit AC-12 have their work cut out for them chasing crooked colleagues who have the skills and resources needed to cover their tracks.

Show · 6 Seasons

The phenomenon that changed the face of British TV forever. Set in the lavish 1900’s Yorkshire country estate, follow the lives and affairs of the elite Crawley family and their servants.

Show · 6 Seasons

Lesley Manville (Harlots) stars in this warm comedy as a woman managing the death of her husband and her daft family. Starting with the funeral in January and ending on New Year's Eve, the story unfolds through the events of a year.

Show · 3 Seasons

Brenda Blethyn stars in this massive hit mystery based on the novels from award-winning author Ann Cleeves. Obsessed with her work, DCI Vera Stanhope deftly investigates murders only she can solve.

Show · 14 Seasons

For this detective, the devil is in the details. Mark Williams stars as Father Brown, a clergyman with a particular talent for crime-solving.

Show · 12 Seasons

An anthology of comedies crammed with dark, claustrophobic humor and unexpected twists. Inside No. 9 invites you into six very different No 9s, where the ordinary and mundane rub shoulders with the macabre.

Show · 10 Seasons

Based on the best-selling books by award-winning writer Ann Cleeves, this fan-favorite crime drama follows Detective Jimmy Perez as he investigates crimes within the close-knit island community.

Show · 9 Seasons

Based on the Peter Robinson novels, Chief Inspector Alan Banks investigates chilling murders against the striking backdrop of Yorkshire.

Show · 5 Seasons

Eve Lockhart and her team of pathologists push the limits of forensic research to solve crimes in this Waking the Dead spin-off.

Show · 1 Season

Stellan Skarsgård, Nicola Walker, & Lesley Manville star in this twist-filled crime drama. Follow gifted detective John River, whose fractured mind traps him between the living and the dead.

Show · 1 Season

An infamous earl suspected of murder disappears, never to be seen again. Rory Kinnear and Michael Gambon star in this riveting drama that explores one of the greatest mysteries of modern times.

Show · 1 Season

Martin Freeman stars in BAFTA-nominated true story of Detective Superintendent Stephen Fulcher, who heroically risks his good name to track down the culprit responsible for the disappearance of 22-year-old Sian O’Callaghan.

Show · 1 Season

This Time with Alan Partridge

Steve Coogan's legendary broadcaster is back in the big-time when he steps in as a guest presenter for the BBC magazine show - and his performance is as smooth as ever.

Show · 1 Season

Best of the 2020s

Based on Ann Cleeves’ bestselling novel, the intriguing and flawed DI Matthew Venn is led back into the community he left behind - and the deadly secrets that lurk there.

Show · 1 Season

DCI Caroline Goode vows to bring justice for a young girl, murdered by her family for falling in love with the wrong man.

Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones) and Jimmy Akingbola (Kate & Koji) star in this eye-opening crime thriller that explores the terrifying realities of life on duty.

Show · 3 Seasons

The Pembrokeshire Murders

The extraordinary true-to-life pursuit of the most notorious serial killer in Welsh history.

Show · 1 Season

Based on the best-selling novels by Peter James. John Simm (Life on Mars) stars as tenacious yet troubled detective Roy Grace. As he walks a career tightrope, he is assigned to a missing person case.

Show · 4 Seasons

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Agatha Christie's wittiest mystery ever. Lucy Boynton and Will Poulter star in Hugh Laurie’s new adaptation, where two amateur sleuths set out to find the meaning behind a dead man’s mysterious final words.

Show · 1 Season

McDonald & Dodds

When two mismatched cops are partnered up, they instantly lock horns over their different approaches to policing – and to life.

Show · 4 Seasons