Reviews A-Z

Pogles' Wood (1966)

Mr and Mrs Pogle, young Pippin and his sprite friend Tog and the ways of the countryside.

Pokémon (1997)

Television Heaven recalls an old review from 2000, shortly after the Pokémon craze had hit the UK, we surmised, "Whether the animated Pokémon will ultimately earn a fondly remembered place amongst the ranks of other, much-loved cartoon series will be a question for a future generation to decide..."

Poker Face (2023)

Stylish character driven murder mystery series, adapting the inverted detective story format popularised by Columbo, centred round a casino worker with a 'special talent', who goes on the run from her boss when he threatens to kill her

Poldark (1975)

Winston Graham's series of historical novels published from 1945 to 1953 and again from 1973 to 2002, was one of the most successful British television adaptations of all time having been sold to over forty countries.

Police Five (1962)

Groundbreaking series of 5-minute appeals for information or witnesses to unresolved crimes.

Police Squad! (1982)

A nutty satire of police dramas from the creators of the `Airplane!' films, with a nonstop barrage of sight gags, puns and silly jokes.

Police Surgeon (1960)

A socially conscious doctor works with the Metropolitan Police and often gets too involved in his cases.

Police Woman (1974)

US police series that broke new ground in featuring a woman in the lead role as a police officer .

Porridge (1974)

Life behind bars for an habitual thief is made easier by winning 'little victories' over the system.

Porterhouse Blue (1987)

David Jason was among the many stars in the television realisation of Tom Sharpe's satirical and punchy novel which tells the story of Skullion, the Head Porter of Porterhouse, a fictional college of Cambridge University.