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Quatermass II (TV Series)Quatermass II (TV Series) (1955)
Dir. Rudolph Cartier
Feat. John Robinson
Professor Quatermass returns (this time palyed by John Robinson) in Nigel Kneale's popular sci–fi serial of the 1950s. The six–part…
Sergeant Bilko (TV Series)Sergeant Bilko (TV Series) (The Phil Silvers Show) (1955-1959)
Feat. Phil Silvers, Harvey Lembeck
Three–disc compilation of 18 episodes from the classic US sitcom about an irresponsible, gambling conman of a staff sergeant at a US Army base…
Davy Crockett - King of the Wild FrontierDavy Crockett - King of the Wild Frontier (1954) Recommended
Dir. Norman Foster
Feat. Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, William Bakewell
TV version of the quintessential American story, which created such a phenomenal interest when screened that it was released in a movie version. Fess…
Father Knows Best (TV Series)Father Knows Best (TV Series) (1954-1960)
Dir. Peter Tewksbury
Feat. Sarah Selby, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray
Cloying sitcom bathed in the idealised glow of 50's apple–pie America, centred on a suburban family and their typically patriarchal upbringing.…
Lassie (TV Series)Lassie (TV Series) (1954-1974)
Feat. Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig
A representative selection of episodes from the long–running US series depicting the adventures of a rather intelligent collie dog with a…
Commando Cody: Sky Marshall of the UniverseCommando Cody: Sky Marshall of the Universe (1953)
Feat. Aline Towne, Gregory Gaye, Judd Holdren
Black–and–white TV series following the adventures of masked super–scientist Commando Cody, who is recruited by the U.S. government…
Quatermass Experiment, The (TV Series)Quatermass Experiment, The (TV Series) (1953) Recommended
Dir. Rudolph Cartier
Feat. Reginald Tate, Isabel Dean
The seminal serial (in six parts) by award–winning writer Nigel Kneale that laid the foundations of British Sci–Fi TV.. This first…
Adventures of Superman (TV Series)Adventures of Superman (TV Series) (1952-1958)
Feat. George Reeves, Phyllis Coates
The first ever 'Superman' TV series, this was an immensely popular rendition of the comicbook tale of the Man of Steel, whose life as…
Best of Frankie Howerd, TheBest of Frankie Howerd, The (1952-1981)
Feat. Frankie Howerd
A compilation of classic moments in the TV career of comedian Frankie Howerd. Although he initially got his start in post–WW2 radio, he went to…
Roy Rogers Show, The (TV Series) (1951-1957)
Feat. Roy Rogers, Dale Evans
Much–loved early TV classic with 'King of the Cowboys' Roy Rogers hanging out on the Double R Ranch with Trigger ('The Smartest Horse in the…

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