Trotsky is Dead
Mar 13, 1976'It's as if the revolution was here again. They are storming the Winter Palace on my own doorstep.' In Palmerston Road, Reading, there is a crisis ...
Vickery Turner
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Prudence et la pilule
May 23, 1968La prudence est sous pilule ; sa belle-sœur aussi, mais quelqu'un a troqué l'aspirine contre ses pilules. Est-ce la nièce adolescente, la bonne, le chauffeur, un amant, le mari de Prudence, ou tout ce qui précède ?
Comedy
The Year of the Sex Olympics
Jul 29, 1968Influenced by concerns about overpopulation, the counterculture of the 1960s and the societal effects of television, the play depicts a world of the future where a small elite control the media, keeping the lower classes docile by serving them an endless diet of lowest common denominator programmes and pornography. The play concentrates on an idea the programme controllers have for a new programme which will follow the trials and tribulations of a group of people left to fend for themselves on a remote island. In this respect, the play is often cited as having anticipated the craze for reality television.
Drama
The Good Soldier
Apr 15, 1981A romantic tragedy about two turn-of-the-century couples - one American, one British - who regularly vacation together at a spa in Germany.
Drama
Crooks and Coronets
Apr 02, 1969Two crooks are hired to rob an eccentric old lady's estate, but once they get to know her, they can't bring themselves to do it.
Comedy
Chandler
Dec 01, 1971Chandler, un garde du corps, désabusé et alcoolique, est chargé d'assurer la sécurité de Katherine Creighton, un témoin capital dans un procès contre la mafia.
Crime
Ruby and Oswald
Feb 08, 1978A dramatic re-creation of the four-day span preceding and following the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November, 1963, drawn from authenticated events and eyewitness accounts.
Drama
Le Mystère du Triangle des Bermudes
Feb 10, 1978Les passagers et l’équipage d’un bateau en croisière estivale dans les Caraïbes passent à proximité du fameux Triangle des Bermudes, et des choses mystérieuses se produisent.
Horror
Up the Junction
Nov 03, 1965The lives and loves of three young working class women, set in the pubs, terraced houses and factories of Battersea, South London.
Drama
Stand Up, Nigel Barton
Dec 08, 1965Semi-autobiographical TV play by Dennis Potter, from the BBC's 'Wednesday Play' series. It deals with the experiences of Nigel Barton, a young man from a poor mining community who wins a scholarship to Oxford University. The villagers accuse him of snobbery, while the rich University students treat him like a peasant. Uncertain of which sphere he should be moving in, Nigel tries to reconcile himself with his proud but stubborn father, and also succeed at University, despite its pretentions which apall him.
TV Movie
In Two Minds
Mar 01, 1967Kate, a young girl under psychiatric examination, suffers from a lack of confidence, self-esteem and self-control – telling of the “bad Kate” who commits immoral acts. Could the hypocrisy, selfishness and weakness of those around her have led to this state of mind or can Kate simply be diagnosed and dismissed as a schizophrenic?
Drama
The Mind of Mr. Soames
Jul 01, 1970Un homme de 30 ans, dans le coma depuis sa naissance, est finalement revenu à la conscience par une opération cérébrale révolutionnaire. Bien que physiquement adulte, l'homme «renaît» avec les yeux d'un enfant; et les médecins qui s’occupent de lui doivent lui apprendre à marcher, parler et se préparer à la vie dans le monde extérieur. La tension monte alors qu'il s'échappe de l'hôpital, se promène parmi les gens qui ne se rendent pas compte de son identité et est poursuivi par la police.
Drama
The Return of the Soldier
Jan 06, 1983The horrors of World War I have robbed returning veteran Chris Baldry of his memory. The traumatized soldier doesn't even recognize his own wife, Kitty, or remember their years together. While Baldry attempts to cope with the unfamiliar surroundings of his own home, he seeks out the company of an old flame from his childhood, Margaret Grey. His amnesia also makes him a ready target for the affections of his older cousin, Jenny.
Drama
La famille des collines
Jun 04, 1981Toujours unie, la famille Walton surmonte les aléas de la vie dans les montagnes de la Virginie.
Drama
The Brontës of Haworth
Oct 28, 1973
The Likely Lads
Dec 30, 2001The Likely Lads was a black and white British sitcom created and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and produced by Dick Clement. Twenty-one episodes were broadcast by the BBC, in three series, between 16 December 1964 and 23 July 1966. However, only eight of these shows have survived.
Comedy
Les Professionnels
Feb 06, 1983Cette série met en scène les aventures de William Bodie et Raymond Doyle deux des meilleurs agents du CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), une organisation secrète chargée de maintenir la sécurité en Angleterre dont le patron est l'irascible George Cowley.
Action & Adventure
Love, American Style
Jan 11, 1974An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.
Comedy
