Brian Badcoe

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House of Character
1

House of Character

Jan 10, 1968
Bisthorpe moves into a flat where a host of bizarre events occur: hands come through walls, light bulbs explode, furniture talks, he turns into a table-top model in an advertising agency, etc. Finally, it's revealed that the new flat is, in fact, a room in a psychiatric asylum.
TV Movie
Mata Hari
4

Mata Hari

Sep 05, 1985
Based loosely on the real-life story of the World War I spy. The exotic dancer uses her contacts in European high society, along with her seductive charm, to collect military secrets during the war. She successfully plays both sides against each other until at last her deceptions catch up with her.
Drama
Macbeth
6

Macbeth

Nov 04, 1970
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Kim
6

Kim

May 16, 1984

Kim

Kim est un joyeux petit vagabond. Sa maison ? Les rues de l'Inde vers 1890. Son surnom ? L'ami du monde entier ! Une adaptation du roman immortel de Rudyard Kipling pour toute la famille.
Drama
Stand Up, Nigel Barton
1
Semi-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
The Square of Three
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The Square of Three

Oct 16, 1973
An army private decides one day that he's not taking any more orders, precipitating a crisis of confidence for the Medical Corps major assigned to investigate his case.
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
7
The Third Doctor and Sarah arrive in 1970s London to find it has been evacuated because dinosaurs have appeared mysteriously. It turns out the dinosaurs are being brought to London via a time machine to further a plan to revert London to a pre-technological level.
Science Fiction
Frenzy
7.1

Frenzy

May 25, 1972
Pendant le discours d'un ministre se flattant du succès d'une campagne antipollution, le corps d'une femme est découvert dans la Tamise. Le fleuve vient de charrier la nouvelle victime d'un meurtrier sadique, qui étrangle des femmes avec une cravate après les avoir violées. Dans le même temps, Richard Blaney, misanthrope solitaire d'une trentaine d'années, est renvoyé du café où il officiait en qualité de barman. Il demande assistance à son ancienne épouse, directrice d'une agence matrimoniale. Le lendemain, la malheureuse est retrouvée étranglée. Tous les soupçons se concentrent sur Richard Blaney...
Crime
The Expert
9.5

The Expert

Nov 26, 1976
The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. John Hardy, a pathologist working for the Home Office and was essentially a police procedural drama, with Hardy bringing his forensic knowledge to solve various cases. The Expert was created and produced by Gerard Glaister. The series was also one of the first BBC dramas to be made in colour, and throughout its four series had numerous high quality guest appearances by actors such as John Carson, Peter Copley, Rachel Kempson, Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Barkworth, Jean Marsh, Ray Brooks, George Sewell, Anthony Valentine, Bernard Lee, Lee Montague, Geoffrey Bayldon, Mike Pratt, Edward Fox, André Morell, Brian Blessed, Nigel Stock, Philip Madoc and Warren Clarke.
Drama
The Expert
9.5

The Expert

Nov 26, 1976
The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. John Hardy, a pathologist working for the Home Office and was essentially a police procedural drama, with Hardy bringing his forensic knowledge to solve various cases. The Expert was created and produced by Gerard Glaister. The series was also one of the first BBC dramas to be made in colour, and throughout its four series had numerous high quality guest appearances by actors such as John Carson, Peter Copley, Rachel Kempson, Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Barkworth, Jean Marsh, Ray Brooks, George Sewell, Anthony Valentine, Bernard Lee, Lee Montague, Geoffrey Bayldon, Mike Pratt, Edward Fox, André Morell, Brian Blessed, Nigel Stock, Philip Madoc and Warren Clarke.
Drama
The Caesars
7.8

The Caesars

Oct 27, 1968
The Caesars is a British television series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network in 1968. Made in black-and-white and written and produced by Philip Mackie, it covered similar dramatic territory to the later BBC adaptation of I, Claudius, dealing with the lives of the early emperors of Ancient Rome, but differed in its less sensationalist depictions of historical characters and their motives.
Drama
Doctor Who
7.9

Doctor Who

Dec 06, 1989
Les aventures du Docteur, un extraterrestre, un Seigneur du Temps originaire de la planète Gallifrey, qui voyage à bord d'un TARDIS (Temps À Relativité Dimensionnelle Inter-Spatiale), une machine pouvant voyager dans l'espace et dans le temps. Le TARDIS a l'apparence d'une cabine de police (construction typiquement britannique ressemblant à une cabine téléphonique), le système de camouflage étant resté bloqué. Comme tous les Seigneur du Temps, le Docteur possède treize vies, ce qui explique sa capacité à changer de corps lorsqu'il est proche de la mort.
Drama
Maîtres et Valets
7.615

Maîtres et Valets

Dec 21, 1975
A l'étage : les riches et aristocratiques Bellamys. En bas : leurs fidèles et vifs serviteurs. Pendant près de 30 ans, ils partagent une maison de ville à la mode au 165 Eaton Place dans le quartier chic de Belgravia à Londres, survivant aux changements sociaux, aux bouleversements politiques, aux scandales et aux horreurs de la Première Guerre mondiale.
Drama
Van der Valk
5.8

Van der Valk

Feb 19, 1992
Le cynique commissaire-détective néerlandais "Piet" Van der Valk et ses collègues enquêtent sur les meurtres, les enlèvements et la corruption politique.
Drama
A.D. - Anno Domini
4.9

A.D. - Anno Domini

Apr 04, 1985
Situé juste après la mort de Jésus-Christ, cette mini-série raconte la vie et les aventures des disciples de Jésus, et les événements à Rome pendant les règnes des empereurs Tibère, Caligula, Claude et Néron.
Drama
Le Saint
7.3

Le Saint

Feb 09, 1969
Surnommé « le Saint » en raison de ses initiales, Simon Templar est un détective amateur au charme irrésistible qui traque les criminels à travers le monde.
Action & Adventure
BBC Play of the Month
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BBC Play of the Month

Sep 12, 1983
Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983; the producer most associated with the Play of the Month was Cedric Messina. Some of the 121 episodes are missing from the archives, having been junked in the 1960s and 1970s. Unless stated otherwise, the indication that the play is "lost" is taken from the lostshows.com website page as of 25 May 2013.
Drama
Chapeau melon et Bottes de cuir
7.7
John Steed, un agent des services secrets britanniques, flanqué d'accortes acolytes nommées Cathy Gale, Emma Peel ou Tara King, combat le crime et résout des mystères souvent mâtinés d'énigmes surnaturelles. Sans se départir de son flegme et ponctuant ses actions de citations tirées de Shakespeare ou Wilde, il affronte des criminels plus flamboyants et mégalomaniaques les uns que les autres...
Action & Adventure