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Nigel Kneale's classic ghost story represents possibly his best work outside of his legendary 'Quatermass' series.

In a future Britain, the appetites and passions of the masses are controlled by television. When audiences show signs of boredom, the broadcasters must find new methods to engage them.

Filmed in the Scottish Highlands, this elaborate British TV adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's novel excels in almost every department, and is a fine showcase for British television drama in the 1970s.

It is May of 1945 and Germany stands ruined and defeated after the unconditional surrender to the Allies. 24 Nazis are accused of crimes against peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity and conspiracy.

A curious mixture of soap opera and DIY, 'Round at the Redways' appeared on the new independent network from the first week of ITV’s launch.

In 1956, the BBC made Television history with a series of eight programmes on the life of Christ. Placed in the children's programmes slot on Sundays, it attracted an adult audience whose appreciation placed it, as a BBC survey showed, next to the Coronation of 1953 in national appeal.

A meticulously detailed psychological drama in which a mostly inactive spy is ordered by his superior to carry out a terrorist act.

Early BBC adaptation of a play by George Bernard Shaw about 15th-century French military figure Joan of Arc.

Seven tourists arrive and gather in a deserted inn. The dinner lies half-prepared in the kitchen. Cards lie on a bridge table. A tap is running aimlessly, overflowing the bath, and yet there is not a living soul in sight.