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A 1960s crime drama where a gang hijacks a prisonâtransfer bus to free their leader, set against tightâlipped tension on the road. It is directed by Montgomery Tully and has Terence Longdon, JenniferâŠ
A 1948 crime drama written by John Gilling follows three armed robbers who kill a passerâby and then race out of London, first hiding on a farm before hitting the road again. John Harvey, JohnâŻFitzgeâŠ
Target: The Corruptors! is a 1961 American crime drama starring StephenâŻMcNally, with RobertâŻHarland and HaroldâŻJ.âŻStone in supporting roles. In the âQuicksandâ episode the investigative reporters PaâŠ
The Beverly Hillbillies is a US sitcom about the oilârich but unsophisticated Clampett clan trying to fit into Beverly Hills. Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan and Donna Douglas appear as the usual lot when MrâŠ
Woman in the Dark is a 1934 crime drama directed by Phil Rosen. It stars FayâŻWray, RalphâŻBellamy and MelvynâŻDouglas. The story follows a fugitive woman who throws a newly released exâprisonerâs quietâŠ
A 1953 crime drama set in an allâgirls school. A teacherâs body is found and Scotland Yard sends Detective Inspector Campbell (GordonâŻJackson) to investigate. Barbara Murray plays Miss Shepherd, a stâŠ
The Agitator is a 1945 drama about a union mechanic who inherits the factory where he works and tries to run it on his socialist beliefs. John Harlow directs, and Billy Hartnell plays Peter PettingerâŠ
The Adventures of PCâŻ49 is a 1949 crime picture directed by Godfrey Grayson, starring HughâŻLatimer with JohnâŻPenrose and AnnetteâŻD.âŻSimmonds. It follows constable ArchibaldâŻBerkeleyâWilloughby as he âŠ
1952 action film directed by Ken Annakin, starring Richard Todd, JoanâŻRice and James Hayter. While King Richardâs off on a crusade, his crafty brother runs the show and the country gets the short endâŠ
The Buccaneers (1956) is a British adventure drama about a boy left behind during one of Blackbeardâs raids. He is captured and forced to work with a crew that plans to bring the pirate to justice. TâŠ
Out of the Fog is a 1962 crime drama directed by Montgomery Tully. A string of murders of young blondes under a full moon puts Scotland Yard on edge. David Summyer plays exâcon George Mallon, the priâŠ
DialâŻ999 is a 1958 British crime series starring Robert Beatty as Canadian Mountie Mike Maguire, who works with London police. When a tourist is conned in the capital, Maguire goes undercover as an AâŠ
Set in 1945, this short clip has Charlie Chester urging parents to give their underâfives a good dose of orange juice.
Wartime London provides the backdrop for this 1955 drama. A writer becomes involved with a civil servant's wife, and both men suspect her of infidelity. Edward Dmytryk directs, and the film stars DebâŠ
From 1967, this Look at Life feature shows the farmâmachinery revolution that lets one person run an entire farm with new gadgets. Youâll see the latest tractors, harvesters and automatic feeders in âŠ
Those British Faces is a 1993 documentary series that looks at the greats of British cinema. This instalment focuses on comedy legend Will Hay, reviewing his classic films and quirky onâscreen personâŠ
Jack Hargreaves takes the camera to the fields and shows how corn was threshed the oldâfashioned way, then heads up to the Pennine streams for some trout flyâfishing. The
Scotland Yardâs 1958 instalment âThe CrossâRoad Gallowsâ follows a farmer who discovers a deadâbodyâfilled caravan, kicking off a tense whodunit. Directed by Montgomery Tully, the episode stars John âŠ
Buccaneer is a 1980 BBC drama about airline pilot Tony Blair (Bryan Marshall) who ends up running his own small airline after a shady deal in Central Africa. He teams up with financier Charles BurtonâŠ
Drama from 2007, directed by Colin Barr, starring David Suchet, Patricia Hodge and Ben Caplan. It follows the last two months of media tycoon RobertâŻMaxwellâs life as his empire teeters on the edge oâŠ
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle is a 2005 BBC drama that follows ConanâŻDoyleâs turbulent 1890s as he decides to kill off his famous detective. Douglas Henshall plays the auâŠ
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In this 1949 filmânoir, accountant FrankâŻBigelow (EdmondâŻOâBrien) discovers heâs been poisoned and has only a few days left. He races against time to find the culprit. PamelaâŻBritton appears as his sâŠ
Inside those four walls of a 1962 home, youâll get a proper glimpse of the eraâs interior style, jam-packed with stats and tidbits, plus a look at the paper, how it was made and the wallpaper designs.
Stagecoach West is a 1960s American western. It follows exâCivil War veterans Luke Perry (Wayne Rogers) and Sime
Made in 1965, this film shows how film cameras are used in scientific and industrial settings to help us learn more.
Black Saddle is a 1960 blackâandâwhite western drama about Clay Culhane (Peter Breck), a gunfighter who puts his pistols away and becomes a lawyer after his brothers are killed. The series has RusselâŠ
Sing Bing Sing is a 19âminute musical comedy from 1933 starring crooner Bing Crosby as himself. He sings âIn My Hideawayâ and then elopes with his girl Helen against her father's wishes. The short alâŠ
A Taste Of Money (1960) is a comedy directed by Max Varnel. Jean Cadell, Dick Emery and Pete Murray lead the cast. The story follows a prim, elderly spinster who decides the perfect crime is to stealâŠ
A Question of Suspense is a 1961 crime drama directed by Max Varnel. It stars Noelle Middleton as a young woman
Inn for Trouble is a 1960 comedy spinâoff from The Larkins. Peggy Mount and DavidâŻKossoff play a couple who inherit a country pub. They quickly clash with a greedy local brewery that is stealing theiâŠ
A 1954 crime picture directed by Montgomery Tully, starring Dane Clark, Cecile Chevreau and PaulâŻCarpenter. It follows a man on the brink of bankruptcy who hires a friend to arrange a hit on himself,âŠ
Sir Lancelot, played by William Russell, receives a covert battle plan from King Arthur to aid Prince Boudwin, who is under siege by the ruthless King Mark, in this 1956 adventure episode. Cyril SmitâŠ
Gregory Ratoffâs 1941 drama stars IngridâŻBergman as a French governess who becomes entangled with a wealthy family after the matriarch dies. Warner Baxter is the widowed patriarch, and Susan Hayward âŠ
A 1964 documentary takes you on a tour of the CWS Biscuit Factory in Harlow and explains how their classic biscuits are made from raw dough to the finished packs. It runs 20 minutes and looks at the âŠ
The Getaway â PartâŻ1 (1974). Starring John Barron, Jonathan Elsom and JohnâŻFlanagan. Phil McDowell stands trial accused of snatching 14âyearâold Fiona Sumner, but he insists heâs innocent. [S]
Part two of the 1974 tale âThe Getawayâ, starring Lyndon Brook, Elizabeth Weaver and Tina Heath. Fiona Sumner admits she originally agreed to go with McDowell but later changed her mind. [S]
Part three of The Getaway, a 1974 Crown Court drama starring John Flanagan, John Barron and Lyndon Brook. Philip McDowellâs son tells the judge that Fiona claimed she was heading out to visit
Went the Day Well? is a 1942 Ealing Studios thriller set in the quiet village of Bramley End over a Whitsun weekend. A platoon that looks like British soldiers turns out to be Nazi troops planning anâŠ
Michael Aspel hosts this 1995 miniâseries that looks at two oddball mysteriesâa fisherman called in to exorcise a haunted trawler and three families who say they slipped back in time. He interviews tâŠ
Set in 1973, a strike threatens Hammond Transport. The union is called in, and Ted works to negotiate a new contract. Patrick O'Connell plays Edward, Jean Anderson is Mary, and MarkâŻMcManus appears aâŠ
Mark Saber is a 1950s Danziger detective series starring exâBBC announcer Donald Gray as the gumâshoe, with his quickâwitted secretary Stevie played by Diana Decker and occasional heavy Colin Tapley.âŠ
The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club is a 1970s Granada TV variety show set in a mock northern workingâmenâs club. ColinâŻCrompton hosts as chairman and BernardâŻManning is the compere. In episodeâŠ
Don Sharpâs 1978 thriller *The ThirtyâNine Steps* puts Robert Powell in the role of mining engineer Richard Hannay, who must clear his name and stop Prussian sleeper agents from carrying out a politiâŠ
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Doomwatch follows a government science team as they investigate a massive wildlife dieâoff in Somerset, suspecting a new pesticide. Robert Powell and DavidâŻMarkham lead the charge. Made in 1970, the âŠ
The Gentleman Bandit (1981) is a crime drama directed by Jonathan Kaplan. It tells the strange true story of Baltimore priest Bernard Pagano, who was arrested for a series of armed robberies in the lâŠ
A 1930 short film thatâs a real eyeâcandy, showing an Austin engine being hoisted onto a yacht and then cruising around Cornwallâs coast. It drops anchor at a string of seaside villages from Rye all âŠ
Burke's Law is a 1960s US detective drama starring GeneâŻBarry as millionaire LAPD captain Amos Burke. He solves murders from the back of his RollsâRoyce, with sidekick Tim Tilson (GaryâŻConway) and SeâŠ
1961âs âLook At Life: Ice Ageâ takes a broad look at everything iceârelated, from the way we keep our homes cool to the thrills of iceâbound sports. It runs through everyday uses of frozen water and âŠ
A 1961 thriller directed by Max Varnel, starring RayâŻMcAnally, CatherineâŻFeller and YvonneâŻBuckingham. A celebrated painting is revealed as a fake, and the art critic who praised it is killed by his âŠ
The Man Who Stayed Alive follows three artists who believe fame only arrives after death, so they devise a strange plan to change their luck. Adrienne Corri, Brian Worth and Steven Vercoe lead the caâŠ
Life: The Big Sell is a short documentary from 1968. It follows how British weeks were organised in overseas cities to push UK trade. Tim Turner does the commentary while the Rank Organisationâs cameâŠ
Joseph Losey's 1959 thriller stars Hardy Kruger, Stanley Baker and Micheline Presle. A struggling artistâs mistress is found dead, and Inspector Morgan is called in to sort out the case. If you like âŠ
Account Rendered is a 1957 Bâfeature thriller. Wealthy Lucille Ainsworth is found strangled on Hampstead Heath, and Detective Inspector Marshall (EwenâŻSolon) follows a trail of suspects. The film hasâŠ
Appointment with Venus is a 1951 wartime caper. A British major (David Niven) leads a quirky mission to rescue a pedigree cow from a Germanâoccupied Channel Island. Glynis Johns and GeorgeâŻCoulouris âŠ
Solo For Sparrow is a 1962 instalment of the Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre, the British secondâfeature crime series produced at Merton Park Studios. Directed by Gordon Flemyng, it has Anthony NewlandâŠ
This 1955 episode of *The Adventures of Robin Hood* has RichardâŻGreene as the outlaw, AlanâŻWheatley back as the Sheriff and VictorâŻWoolf in a supporting role. After Robinâs men ambush the Sheriffâs câŠ
The Ghost of Greville Lodge (2000) is a familyâfriendly mystery. It follows James Greville (Jon Newman), a child from a childrenâs home who arrives at his greatâuncleâs country manor and discovers hiâŠ
The Cheaters follows insurance claims investigator John Hunter (John Ireland) as he tracks down fraud for Eastern Insurance. In âFor the Price of Two,â Laura Desmondâs twin sister turns up dead and aâŠ
Set in 1948, this crime thriller follows an FBI agent (Louis Hayward) and a Scotland Yard sleuth (Dennie O'Keefe) as they track a spy ring aimed at an atomic plant. Gordon Douglas directs, and Carl EâŠ
Celebrity Crazy Cricket in the 1950s is a lightâhearted clip where 1950s stars turn a cricket match into a comedy sketch. Jon Pertwee, Richard Hearne, TommyâŻCooper (still in his fez), Jerry Desmond, âŠ
ZâCars is a BBC police drama set in the fictional northern town of Newtown. It follows uniformed cops and CID detectives as they tackle tough cases. In the 1962 episode âTrain of Events,â Detectives âŠ
The 1969 film âCase for the Defenceâ follows Frank Marker (AlfredâŻBurke) as he joins an enquiry agency and discovers the job has changed. He works with colleagues played by WilliamâŻLucas and StanleyâŻâŠ
1961 drama directed by Bryan Forbes, starring Bernard Lee, Alan Bates and Hayley Mills. On a lonely Lancashire farm, three children find a wounded murderer hiding in their barn and convince themselveâŠ
A 1981 horror film directed by Lindsey C. Vickers, featuring Edward Woodward, Jane Merrow and Samantha Weysom. Ian skips his daughter's concert and ends up facing far more than just a sulky kid.
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Not Tonight Darling (1971) follows Karen (Luan Peters), a goodâlooking housewife fed up with her solicitor husband and the dull suburban routine. When a nosy peepingâtom starts spying on her from theâŠ
Echo of Barbara (1961) is a British crime drama about a son who convinces a stripper to pose as his longâlost sister in order to draw his exâconvict father out of hidden loot. The film stars Ronald HâŠ
Jack Hargreaves takes you to Ely Mill, then tells the story of his illâadvised winter bet â trying to catch fish on a frozen Kent river. Itâs a quirky glimpse of oldâschool country life, with a bit oâŠ
Jack London (1943) is an adventure biopic that follows the writerâs daring life and travels in the lateâ19th and earlyâ20th centuries. Alfred Santell directed the film. Michael O'Shea plays London, wâŠ
A short clip from the 1945 Cheerful Charlie Chester Show, explaining why cod liver oil was thought to be good for kids' health.
A 90s South African actionâadventure about archaeology students who stumble on a secret city deep in the wilderness. It stars Brendan Pollecutt as Dean, Fezile Mpela as Thabo and RobertâŻFinlayson, wiâŠ
In the âMaid of Somersetâ episode a terrified girl pleads with Sir Lancelot to stop the cruel King Meliot, who is selling the lads of Cheddar into slavery. William Russell plays the knight, CyrilâŻSmiâŠ
This 1967 Batman episode, âA Horse of Another Colourâ, finds AdamâŻWestâs Batman and BurtâŻWardâs Robin trying to stop the Penguin after he lifts a priceless folio and rigs a highâstakes horse race. BaâŠ
Back in 1955, Roy Rogers, his palomino Trigger and Dale Evans get pulled into a mystery when hired gunmen ambush a friend at the DoubleâR Bar. Roy uses his cowboy smarts to figure out why the attack âŠ
In the 1967 episode âOperation Timeâ of *Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons*, Captain Magenta (voiced by JeremyâŻWilkin) discovers the Mysterons are after General Tiempo, commander of the Western RegioâŠ
The Adventures of WilliamâŻTell returns with the 1959 episode âThe Killerâ. In it, Swiss hero ConradâŻPhillips is framed for murdering a partisan helper and stealing his gold. He and his wife Hedda, plâŠ
Blood Will Tell (1957) is an adventure drama starring RobertâŻShaw, Dawson France and JohnâŻDearth. It follows a traderâs estate on Gresham Island thatâs in danger, and a lawyer arrives in the colony tâŠ
In this 1956 episode of *The Adventures of Robin Hood*, Richard Greeneâs Robin helps Wat Longfellow, a man driven into outlawry to escape indentured servitude. Alexander Gauge plays Wat, and BernadetâŠ
Larry Buchananâs 1967 TV sciâfi, *Zontar â the Thing from Venus*, follows NASA scientist Dr. Keith Ritchie (John Agar). He believes a threeâeyed alien from Venus will solve Earthâs problems, but the âŠ
A 1957 comedy from Mario Zampi starring TerryâThomas, Peter Sellers, Peggy Mount and DennisâŻPrice. It follows magazine magnate Nigel Dennis as he blackmails politicians and celebrities for his own enâŠ
A 1958 crime drama featuring Robert Beatty, Robert Rietty and Therese Burton. Detective Maguire doesn't get many clues as he investigates a gunâfilled raid on a pawn shop that left a passerâby dead. âŠ
Set during the 1850s Australian gold rush, *Whiplash* follows Chris Cobb (Peter Graves). Heâs hired to ride out to a mining camp and haul back the loot, only to find the man he meets isnât
1954 drama directed by DavidâŻLean, featuring Charles Laughton, John Mills and Brenda de Banzie. Henry Hobsonâs three daughters are ready to tie the knot, but he wonât let them â the old custom would âŠ
A 1968 LookâŻatâŻLife documentary that responds to the Buchanan Report and examines how Bath and Norwich deal with trafficâs impact on the environment. It takes you onto the streets, where cars, bikes âŠ
The Cellars of the Majestic is a 1963 episode of the BBC
The Duchess of Duke Street is a period drama set between 1900 and 1925. It follows low
Eyewitness is a 1970 British thriller that still feels fresh when it appears on TV. Mark Lester plays Ziggy, a cheeky lad who witnesses a hit in Malta and ends up fleeing with his older sister (SusanâŠ
Fortean TV is a ChannelâŻ4 paranormal documentary series that digs into weird stuff like miracle fish, a vampireâlike creature in Puerto Rico and the mystery of the mermaid. Itâs fronted by Reverend LâŠ