"The Onedin Line" (1971 - 1980) TV Series / Drama Episodes: Ninety One Created by: Cyril Abraham Featuring : Peter Gilmore, Anne Stallybrass, Jessica Benton and Howard Lang James Onedin: "The wind blows free for any man's use." There are television dramas that entertain for a season, others that capture a particular era, and then …
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"Karen Pirie Series 1 and 2" (2022 - 2025) TV Series / Drama Episodes: Six Based on Inspector Karen Pirie series by Val McDermid Featuring : Lauren Lyle, Chris Jenks and Zach Wyatt "You are maddening, Pirie, you know that right? You're blinkered, you're obsessive. And sometimes you are extraordinarily rude. But... you, and I will …
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"Supercar" (1961-1962) Science Fiction Thirty Nine Episodes Created by: Gerry Anderson & Reg Hill Featuring: David Graham, George Murcell, Graydon Gould, Sylvia Anderson and Cyril Shaps Doctor Beaker: Curious, most curious! The rubbish people do write. What can this man possibly know about 'Neurotic Anxieties in the New England Squirrel'? For fans of classic British television, Gerry Anderson’s pioneering …
"Bergerac: Series 1 - 9" (1981 - 1991) TV Series / Drama Episodes: Eighty Seven Created by: Robert Banks Stewart Featuring : John Nettles, Terence Alexander, Sean Arnold, Louise Jameson, Annette Badland, Deborah Grant, Cécile Paoli, Celia Imrie and Thérèse Liotard Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac: "Jersey is an island. It's nine miles by five. And …
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French and Saunders Series 1 - 6 (1994 - 2005) TV Series/Comedy Episodes: Forty Eight Created and Featuring : Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders Jennifer: "A lot of our viewers seem to be having a lot of trouble discerning the difference between a pension scheme and a unit trust." Dawn: "Oh yes, I get that one …
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“The Rockford Files: Series 1 - 6” (1974-1980) TV Drama One Hundred and Twenty Three Episodes Created by: Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell Featuring: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, Gretchen Corbett and Stuart Margolin Jim Rockford: [to the hood who has just kidnapped him] "Does your mother know what you do for a …
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“Workaholics: Series 1 - 7” (2011-2017) TV Comedy Eighty Six Episodes Created by: Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, Kyle Newacheck, Connor Pritchard and Dominic Russo Featuring: Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, Jillian Bell, Maribeth Monroe and Erik Griffin Adam Demamp: "I'm like one of those dragons from Avatar!" When Workaholics premiered, it arrived disguised as a …
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“The Brokenwood Mysteries Series 1 - 11” (2014-present) TV Drama Forty Three Episodes Featuring: Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland, Nic Sampson, Jarod Rawiri, Cristina Serban Ionda, Pana Hema Taylor and Rawiri Jobe Kristin Sims: “Jacinta O'Connor, I'm arresting you for the murders of Nate Dunn and Evelyn Dunn. You have the right to remain silent.” Jacinta O'Connor: “It's a little late for that.” "The Brokenwood …
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“Aaahh!!! Real Monsters” (1994-1997) Animated / Television Fifty-two Episodes Created by: Gábor Csupó, Peter Gaffney and Igor Kovalyov Featuring: Charlie Adler, Christine Cavanaugh, David Eccles, Gregg Berger, Jim Belushi and Tim Curry Ickis: "Hey, Krumm, I think you're having a bad hair day." When Nickelodeon’s Aaahh!!! Real Monsters first premiered in 1994, it felt like nothing else on …
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“The Darling Buds of May” (1991-1993) Drama Twenty Episodes Created by: H.E. Bates Featuring: David Jason, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks and Catherine Zeta-Jones Sidney Charles 'Pop' Larkin: “This calls for a cocktail!” Once again recently released on DVD is the now constant favorite David Jason starring “The Darling Buds of May” (1991-1993), a relatively short lived television show that is now …
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“Ballykissangel Series One - Six” (1996-2001) Television Series Fifty-eight Episodes Created by: Kieran Prendiville Featuring: Dervla Kirwan, Stephen Tompkinson, Tony Doyle and Tina Kellegher Father Peter Clifford: "Assumpta, I'm a Catholic priest." Ballykissangel is one of those rare television dramas that manages to be both quaint and quietly profound. First broadcast on BBC One in 1996, the series ran for six seasons and …
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“Seaway” (1965-1966) Television Series Thirty Episodes Created by: Abraham Polonsky Featuring: Stephen Young, Austin Willis and Cec Linder "Seaway" is a Canadian drama series that aired during the 1965–1966 television season. Set against the backdrop of the newly constructed Saint Lawrence Seaway, the series offers a compelling blend of adventure, drama, and crime-solving narratives. Despite its brief run of 30 episodes, "Seaway" …
“Blake's 7 : Series One” (1978) Television Series Sci-Fi Thirteen Episodes Created by: Terry Nation Featuring: Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating, Sally Knyvette, Paul Darrow, David Jackson, Peter Tuddenham, Jan Chappell, Jacqueline Pearce and Stephen Greif Vila Restal: [about Jenna] “She's a big name. It's an honor to be locked up with her.” Blake's 7, created by Terry Nation, debuted in 1978 as a dystopian British sci-fi series that quickly …
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“Eureka” (2006 – 2012) Television Series Seventy Seven Episodes Created by: Andrew Cosby and Jaime Paglia Featuring: Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Joe Morton, Debrah Farentino, Jordan Danger, Ed Quinn, Erica Cerra, Neil Grayston, Niall Matter, Matt Frewer, Tembi Locke and James Callis Marshall Jack Carter: [about heat signatures in the morgue] “I swear if this turns into a zombie attack, I am quitting!” Eureka is a captivating blend of science fiction, drama, and comedy that …
“Judge John Deed” (2001 – 2007) Television Drama Twenty Nine Episodes Created by: G.F. Newman Featuring: Martin Shaw, Jenny Seagrove, Barbara Thorn, Louisa Clein and Simon Ward Judge John Deed: [sentencing the producer of a TV game show after a contestant has died] “Celebrity. The pursuit of the talentless, by the mindless. It's become a disease of the twenty-first century. It pollutes our society, …
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“McLeod's Daughters” (2001-2009) Television Drama Two hundred and twenty four Episodes Created by: Posie Graeme-Evans and Caroline Stanton Featuring: Bridie Carter, Lisa Chappell, Jessica Napier, Rachael Carpani, Aaron Jeffery, Myles Pollard, Sonia Todd, Simmone Jade Mackinnon, Michala Banas, Brett Tucker, Jonny Pasvolsky, Luke Jacobz, Zoe Naylor, Dustin Clare, Doris Younane, Gillian Alexy, Matt Passmore, Abi Tucker, Edwina Ritchard and John Schwarz Alex Ryan: [drunk] “I love you, Claire. I love you more than my chopper.” McLeod's …
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“Knight Rider: The Complete Series” (1982-1986) Television Action Ninety Episodes Created by: Glen A. Larson Featuring: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Patricia McPherson, Rebecca Holden and Peter Parros Narrator: “Knight Rider, a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man, who does not exist.” "Knight Rider" is a quintessential 1980s action-adventure television series that captured the imagination of a generation. Created by Glen …
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“The Cedar Tree” (1976-1979) Television Drama One hundred and nineteen Episodes Created by: Alfred Shaughnessy Featuring: Joyce Carey , Philip Latham and Jack Watling The Cedar Tree is a British television soap opera that originally aired on ITV from 1976 to 1979. Set in the interwar years of the 1930s, the series centers on the aristocratic Bourne family and their servants, providing …
“Magnum P.I.: Season 1 – 5” (2018-2024) Television Drama Ninety-Six Episodes Developed by: Peter M. Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim Featuring: Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill, Amy Hill and Tim Kang Detective Gordon Katsumoto: “Still don't get why you guys are doing this.” Thomas Magnum: “Mike and Terry wanted to free these people, and it cost them their lives. We didn't know them but …
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“Danger Man” (1960-1961) Television Eighty Six Episodes Featuring: Patrick McGoohan John Drake: [Opening titles narration] “Every government has its Secret Service branch: America, CIA; France, Deuxieme Bureau; England, MI5. NATO also has its own. A messy job? Well that's when they usually call on me, or someone like me. Oh yes: my name is Drake. John Drake.” "Danger …
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