Drama / Comedy
An anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length TV movies, broadcast on BBC2 from September 1977 to April 1979.
Professor Anderson attends a conference in Prague, but what he really wants to do is attend a football match. Then he meets a former student unexpectedly, and must consider putting his philosophical ideas into practice.
In the 1920s, Michael Arlen was one of the most popular and acclaimed writers in the world, but he mysteriously stopped writing altogether. His son tries to work out why.
A once-celebrated writer who has written nothing since the war, lies paralysed and dying as his family gathers at the family home.
A dramatisation of events surrounding the loss of the turret ship HMS Victoria during fleet exercises off Tripoli on 22 June 1893.
A biopic of German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, whose opposition to Adolf Hitler led to his involvement in an assassination plot.
Czechoslovakia, April 1945. A chance meeting between a professor and his former student turns into a violent trial of strength.
A busy day in the kitchen of a great hotel.
Graeme Warrack was Divisional Chief Doctor of the 1st Airborne Division at the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. With other doctors, medical personnel and padres, he stayed behind with the wounded.
A man seeks the perfect relationship.
Arthur Dodsworth has recently retired. He lives alone except for his budgie and memories of his late wife Winnie. One afternoon his nap is interrupted by the doorbell; his former secretary, Peggy Prothero, has come to visit.
Satire set at the Department of Something or Other, where mistakes in form-filling can bring careers to a sudden end.
Moscow is the setting for a reunion between Viktor and Susan which brings about unforeseen complications.
Marcus Fleischman's reincarnation proves a frustrating one. His widow, in his absence, leads the simple life of a shopkeeper, and brings up their son as best she can.
A former teacher takes on the system armed only with pen, paper and stamps.
Married life starts off full of bright hopes for Alex and Lynda, but soon they are trapped in a nightmare with their friend Bill.
A disparate group of guests find themselves locked into a largely empty television studio controlled by an anonymous man.
France, 1924. Two English gentlemen join forces to investigate notorious villainess Vanity Fair in her fortified chateau. Tongue-in-cheek 1978 TV film based on the novel by Dornford Yates.
In the 23rd century, Albion (formerly Britain) is made up of two distinct communities — the Aggros (farm workers) and the Toonies (industrial workers). They meet at Zummerdown for the annual midsummer festival of Stargazy.
Lavretsky returns to Russia from Europe and joins the group of admirers of his beautiful young cousin Liza.
Some young women, sharing accommodation, invite their boyfriends for tea on Sunday. But one of them proves to be alarmingly disturbed.
In 19th-century Eastern Europe, a group of actors, led by Janos, arrive at a castle to give the Count and his friends a private performance. But the actors are also revolutionaries, and they have another agenda.
An unexpected stranger arrives at the old peoples home in Norway where a famous writer is kept in confinement after the war. A young partisan plots his assassination, while others advocate handing him over for trial for collaboration.
A fateful day in the life of a celebrated composer.
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Max Anger is a former member of the Swedish military who finally found love with his Russian colleague Pashie. When Pashie suddenly goes missing in St Petersburg, Max sets off on a mission to find her but soon finds himself on a deadly hunt leading him to a terrifying discovery that could potentially change the entire world order.
Yokoyama Yoko is the representative of the matchmaking agency specializing in nurses, "Nurse no Tomo." A former nurse herself, Yoko, who has experienced many years of marriage hunting, is known as a charismatic figure who, with her straightforward manner of speaking, guides those lost in the world of marriage hunting to success one after another.
It follows Photsawat, a former famous boxing champion who was forced to leave the sport after being accused of throwing a match—to make matters worse, his ex-wife absconds with all his hard-earned savings. Now living hand to mouth, he works as a motorcycle taxi driver to support his daughter. By chance, he meets Homerun, a young man who once suffered from depression because of his difficult past. Inspired by Photsawat, Homerun manages to turn his life around and make a fresh start. He asks Photsawat to become his boxing coach so that he can pursue his dream of becoming a champion. However, his true goal is not only to win in the ring, but also to win his coach’s heart.
The story of three women who are involved in adulterous affairs - and Rose, who believes that anyone who sleeps with another's husband is committing a crime against womanhood. Ah, but how long will Rose be able to resist the charms of married photographer Paul...? Will Ray leave Sandy? Will Martin leave Margaret? Is ANY relationship better than NO relationship? And will Rose's erotic pictorial portfolio from Paris be the ultimate downfall of Paul? Stay tuned....
In 1860s France, Étienne Lantier, an unemployed railway worker, is clever but uneducated with a dangerous temper. Forced to take a back-breaking job at the Le Voreux mine when he cannot get other work, he discovers that his fellow miners are ill, hungry, and in debt, unable to feed and clothe their families. When conditions in the mining community deteriorate even further, Lantier finds himself leading a strike that could mean starvation or salvation for all.
It is 1986 and Britain is booming. "Rivals" dives headfirst into the cutthroat world of TV where hair-dos are big and ambitions are even bigger. Deals are brokered in boardrooms, as well as bedrooms. Nobody can be sure who will come out on top. With every man and woman out only for themselves, can true love really blossom?
