In The Singing Detective, Philip E. Marlow (Michael Gambon), a writer of cheap detective fiction is in hospital with a terrible skin condition, drifting in and...
One season period BBC sitcom Let Them Eat Cake took us into the court of Louis XVI in 1792 (just seven years before the French revolution)...
Even before he made waves for infamously sexing up the BBC’s classic take on Pride and Prejudice, writer Andrew Davies was never one to shy away...
Fat Friends was a popular Kay Mellor drama about the members of a Leeds slimming club. Carol runs the club but the emphasis is on the...
Sitcom. A continuation of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole. 1997: Angst ridden Adrian Mole is now 31 and a celebrity chef, he is also a...
Who would have ever thought attempting murder could become so messy and complicated? Homicides, mishaps and mistaken identity combine for a potent mix in the deliciously...
This adaptation of Jane Austen’s compelling love story captivates with its vitality, humour and passion. In a society which believes that an unmarried woman’s sole occupation...
In the summer of 1948, 14-year-old Alan (John Albasiny) has three dreams whirling in his head: that the brave post-war world will live in peace; that...
When Mike Leigh collected the Palme d’Or in 1996, his acceptance speech was typically down-to-earth. ‘All of us went through hell in making this film –...
In comedy Clockwise Brian Stimpson (John Cleese) is a state school headmaster with an obsession for timekeeping who is invited to give the keynote speech at...