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Romany Jones (1972)

Bert Jones and his wife Betty live on a caravan site. They both have ideas above their station. Betty has told her mother she lives in luxury rather than squalor. Can Bert get them out of it? Not while he has a distinct aversion to working...

Rome (2005)

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

Roots (1977)

US miniseries based on Alex Haley's saga of an African American Family.

Rosemary (1963)

The end of a summer; pale sky; white sand; a small tent - enter small, immaculate, dapper Teddy singing "By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea!" Not the beginning of a musical but of Molly Kazan's comedy Rosemary.

Rosie and Jim (1990)

A Nostalgic Journey on the Ragdoll Barge - "Rosie and Jim, Rosie and Jim, Chugging along on the old ragdoll..."

Round at the Redways (1955)

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.