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Angela Black (Mini-series) (2021): Feat. Joanne Froggatt, Michiel Huisman, Samuel Adewunmi; 6–Part TV thriller about a wife and mother of two (Joanne Froggatt, DOWNTON ABBEY) who is approached out of the blue by a private investigator…
Before We Die (TV Series) (2021): Feat. Lesley Sharp, Patrick Gibson, Vincent Regan; 6 part Police drama based on the popular Scandi–noir series of the same name, shifting the setting from Stockholm to Bristol. Follows a…
Hollington Drive (Mini-series) (2021): Feat. Anna Maxwell Martin, Rachael Stirling, Peter McDonald…; 4–Part drama–thriller created and written by Sophie Petzal (BLOOD), following the lives of two sisters whose suburban comforts are…
Mare of Easttown (TV Mini-series) (2021): Dir. Craig Zobel
Feat. Kate Winslet, Evan Peters, Angourie Rice…; Crime series set in rural Pennsylvania following a detective investigating an unsolved murder. Kate Winslet is a triumph in the role of the…
Perfect Planet, A (TV Mini-Series) (2021): Feat. David Attenborough; More of the same globespanning wildlife wonder from the nonagenarian Attenborough featuring the most state–of–the–art digital…
Smother (TV Series) (2021): Feat. Dervla Kirwan, Seána Kerslake, Niamh Walsh…; Riveting Irish TV thriller set on the wild and rugged coast of County Clare, where a matriarch (Dervla Kirwan) is determined to find out who killed…
Whitstable Pearl (TV Mini-series) (2021): Feat. Kerry Godliman, Howard Charles, Frances Barber; Cosy crime miniseries based on the novels by Julie Wassmer about a single mum and ex–police officer who pursues her dream to start a detective…
Belgravia (TV Series) (2020): Feat. Philip Glenister, Tamsin Greig, Emily Reid…; TV period drama based on the novel of the same name by Julian Fellowes (DOWNTON ABBEY), set in Belgravia, the affluent district of London, in 1815.…
Bloodlands (TV Mini-series) (2020): Feat. James Nesbitt, Lisa Dwan, Lorcan Cranitch…; A gripping 4–part BBC police procedural set in Northern Ireland, where a veteran police detective (James Nesbitt) re–opens a cold case…
C.B. Strike: Lethal White (TV Miniseries) (CB Strike (Season 2)) (2020): Feat. Tom Burke, Holliday Grainger, Kerr Logan; The second season in the C. B. Strike series which adapts J. K. Rowling's Cormoran Strike novels, published under the pseudonym Robert…
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (TV Series) (2020): Dir. Ann Druyan, Brannon Braga; Sequel to the landmark documentary series COSMOS, which in turn updated the original series presented by Carl Sagan in 1980. Astrophysicist Neil…
Crown, The - Season 4 (TV Series) (2020): Feat. Emma Corrin, Gillian Anderson, Olivia Colman…; Season 4 of the sumptuous costume drama is considered by some to be the best yet, though also the one with the most controversy surrounding…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 10 (TV Series) (2020): Feat. Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines…; More episodes in the quirky celebrity–studded comedy. Guest star Saverio Guerra returns as Mocha Joe, Larry's rival from season 7. Larry continues…
Dead Still (TV Mini-series) (2020): Feat. Michael Smiley, Kerr Logan, Eileen OHiggins; Dark comedy miniseries set in Dublin in 1880, exploring the emergence of photography as an affordable and accessible art, and the decline in…
Deceived, The (TV Mini-series) (2020): Feat. Emmett J Scanlan, Catherine Walker, Paul Mescal; Psychological thriller miniseries following an English student who falls in love with a charismatic lecturer then moves to Ireland to be with him…
Des (TV Mini-series) (2020): Feat. David Tennant, Daniel Mays, Jason Watkins; Grisly TV miniseries based on the 1983 arrest of Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen, one of the most infamous criminal cases in UK…
Doctor Who (Series 12) [Jodie Whittaker] (2020): Feat. Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole…; Jodie Whittaker returns for her second series as the Thirteenth Doctor, along with traveling companions Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill.…
Great, The (TV Series) (2020): Feat. Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox…; A wild and witty period drama loosely based on the rise to power of Catherine the Great (Elle Fanning). Billed as 'anti–historical', the…
Intelligence (TV Series) (2020): Feat. David Schwimmer, Nick Mohammed; British workplace comedy created by and starring Nick Mohammed as an inept and tactless computer analyst who is enlisted by a pompous American NSA…
It's a Sin (TV Mini-series) (2020): Dir. Peter Hoar
Feat. Olly Alexander, Omari Douglas, Callum Scott Howells…; Another rich and satisfying drama created and written by Russell T Davies (QUEER AS FOLK, DOCTOR WHO, YEARS & YEARS), this time set in London in 1981…
Ken Burns' Country Music (2020): Dir. Ken Burns; Formidable 8–part, 16 hour PBS series by the legendary documentarian Ken Burns, exploring the history of country music and it's cultural impact…
Lovecraft Country (TV Series) (2020): Feat. Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Jonathan Majors; Examining racism in America's past through an unexpected genre, this HBO horror series follows a young black man across a segregated 1950s United…
Miss Scarlet and The Duke (TV Series) (2020): Feat. Kate Phillips, Danny Midwinter, Stuart Martin; Crime series set in Victorian London, where a penniless single woman decides to keep her father's detective agency running after his death, and hires…
Nest, The (TV Mini-series) (2020): Feat. Martin Compston, Sophie Rundle, Mirren Mack…; Suspenseful Scottish 5–part TV drama starring Martin Compston (LINE OF DUTY) and Sophie Rundle (PEAKY BLINDERS, BODYGUARD) as a wealthy couple…
Outsider, The (TV Mini-series) (2020): Feat. Ben Mendelsohn, Bill Camp, Jeremy Bobb…; Slow burning crime TV series based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, with Ben Mendelsohn playing a troubled detective in the Cherokee City…
Pale Horse, The (2020): Dir. Leonora Lonsdale
Feat. Rufus Sewell, Sheila Atim, Georgina Campbell…; Two–part miniseries based on the 1961 Agatha Christie novel of the same name, involving all manner of malevolent goings on in the picturesque…
Plot Against America, The (TV Mini-series) (2020): Dir. Thomas Schlamme
Feat. Winona Ryder, Anthony Boyle, Zoe Kazan…; Created by David Simon (THE WIRE) and Ed Burns, this HBO mini–series adapts Philip Roth's 2004 prescient novel of the same name imagining an…
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - The Promised Land (2020): Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…; The posse meet three cat clerics who worship Lister as their God. Lister vows to help them as they're being hunted by Rodon, the ruthless feral cat…
Roadkill (TV Mini-series) (2020): Feat. Hugh Laurie, Millie Brady, Helen McCrory…; Four part British political thriller starring Hugh Laurie as a charismatic Justice Minister on the cusp of a major promotion when a secret in his…
Sister, The (TV Mini-series) (2020): Dir. Niall MacCormick
Feat. Russell Tovey, Bertie Carvel, Amanda Root…; British psychological thriller series from writer Neil Cross (LUTHER, HARD SUN) based on his own novel "Burial". Russell Tovey plays a newly married…
Sounds, The (TV Mini-series) (2020): Dir. Peter Stebbings
Feat. Matt Whelen, Rachelle Lefevre, Matt Nable…; Kiwi mystery drama series from writer Sarah–Kate Lynch (800 WORDS), about a Canadian couple who move to the Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere region in…
Undoing, The (TV Mini-series) (2020): Dir. Susanne Bier
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Édgar Ramírez…; A rote but beautifully–appointed psychological thriller from HBO starring Nicole Kidman as a wealthy New York therapist whose life is turned…
White House Farm (TV Mini-series) (Murders at White House Farm, The) (2020): Feat. Freddie Fox, Mark Addy, Gemma Whelan…; Crime mini–series based on the notorious White House Farm murders that occurred in 1985, in which five members of a family were shot to death…
A Confession (TV Mini-Series) (2019): Feat. Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton, Siobhan Finneran; British crime drama with Martin Freeman playing a Detective Superintendent willing to risk his career and reputation to catch the killer of a…
All the Sins (TV Series) (2019): Dir. Mika Ronkainen
Feat. Johannes Holopainen, Maria Sid, Matti Ristinen; Compulsive Nordic noir miniseries following a detective who returns to his home town in Northern Finland to investigate two murders, while…
Baptiste (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Tcheky Karyo, Tom Hollander, Jessica Raine…; A TV spin–off of the acclaimed BBC crime drama THE MISSING, with the same writers and some of the same cast, which follows the character Julien…
Bay, The (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Morven Christie, Marsha Thomason, Daniel Ryan…; British crime series starring Morven Christie (GRANTCHESTER) as a detective sergeant family liaison officer, who is involved in an investigation into…
Beecham House (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Tom Bateman, Lesley Nicol, Grégory Fitoussi…; Lavish 6–part period drama set in Delhi on the cusp of the 19th century, and following a former soldier (Tom Bateman) who purchases the…
Big Little Lies - Season 2 (TV Mini-series) (2019): Dir. Andrea Arnold
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley…; The second chapter of this acclaimed HBO series, this time from the director of FISHTANK and AMERICAN HONEY, throws a grief ridden…
Boys, The (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr…; TV series based on the Garth Ennis comic about a team of vigilantes who fight back against corrupt superpowered individuals. Series 1 – 8…
Brexit: The Uncivil War (TV Mini-series) (2019): Dir. Toby Haynes
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Lee Boardman, John Heffernan…; Television drama depicting the lead–up to the 2016 referendum through the activities of the strategists behind the Vote Leave campaign, that…
Catch-22 (TV Mini-series) (2019): Dir. Grant Heslov, George Clooney
Feat. Christopher Abbott, Kyle Chandler, Daniel David Stewart…; Updated six–part adaptation of the difficult–to–adapt classic Joseph Heller novel, a WWII satire which was formerly adapted as a…
Catherine the Great (TV Mini-series) (2019): Dir. Philip Martin
Feat. Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Roy Kinnear…; A four–part miniseries starring Helen Mirren as Catherine the Great, loosely based on Russian Empress's later life cicra 1764 to her death in…
Cheat (TV Mini-series) (2019): Dir. Louise Hooper
Feat. Katherine Kelly, Molly Windsor, Tom Goodman-Hill…; Another female–centric psychological thriller from Britain premised on a dangerous relationship between university professor and her student.…
Chernobyl (TV Mini-Series) (2019): Dir. Johan Renck
Feat. Jared Harris, Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgard…; Powerful dramatisation of the 1986 nuclear accident in Ukraine, one of the worst man–made catastrophes in history. Unfolds in 5…
Chimerica (TV Series) (2019): Dir. Michael Keillor
Feat. Alessandro Nivola, Cherry Jones, Sophie Okonedo…; A Trump–era political thriller starring Alessandro Nivola as a discredited photojournalist whose reputation hinges on a return to Beijing to…
Crown, The - Season 3 (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Olivia Colman, Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter…; Third season of the sumptuous costume drama, with Olivia Colman replacing Claire Foy's Queen Elizabeth II, now in her 40's. Covers such events as the…
Dark Money (TV Mini-series) (2019): Dir. Lewis Arnold
Feat. Babou Ceesay, Jill Halfpenny, Susan Wokoma…; A struggling working–class father decides to accept hush money rather than drag his family through publicity hell by pressing charges against a…
Deep Water (Mini-series) (2019): Feat. Anna Friel, Sinead Keenan, Rosalind Eleazar; Hailed as Britain's answer to BIG LITTLE LIES, this modern day drama about three school–run mothers balancing work and family pressures is…
Earth From Space (TV Mini-Series) (2019): Feat. Chiwetel Ejiofor; Captivating documentary miniseries presenting earth from never–seen–before perspectives, and exploring how fast our planet is changing.…
Enemy Within, The (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Jennifer Carpenter, Morris Chestnut, Raza Jaffrey…; Gripping counter–intelligence drama series following an ex–CIA–spy–turned–traitor (Jennifer Carpenter, DEXTER) who is…
Game of Thrones - Season 8 (TV Series) (2019): The struggle for the iron throne continues in the eight and final season of the rightly acclaimed HBO series derived from George R.R. Martin's…
Gentleman Jack (TV Mini-Series) (2019): Feat. Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle; Gorgeous historical drama created by Sally Wainwright (HAPPY VALLEY, LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX) set in 1832 against the lush backdrop of Halifax, West…
Good Omens (TV Series) (2019): Dir. Douglas Mackinnon
Feat. Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Daniel Mays…; Fantastically witty fantasy TV series following an angel, a demon, an eleven–year–old Antichrist, and a doom–saying witch who are…
Hatton Garden (TV Mini-series) (2019): Feat. Timothy Spall, Kenneth Cranham, Brian F O'Byrne…; Four elderly men carry out a large–scale robbery in this series based on the 2015 Hatton Garden Diamond Heist, one of the most audacious…
His Dark Materials (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Anne-Marie Duff…; TV adaptation of the acclaimed fantasy novels by Phillip Pullman, thankfully much darker and more detailed than 2007's perfunctory feature THE GOLDEN…
Hunting, The (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Asher Keddie, Richard Roxburgh, Sam Reid…; Miniseries set in a contemporary, multicultural Australia and following two high school teachers after the revelation that their students are sharing…
Impulse (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Maddie Hasson, Sarah Desjardins; A withdrawn 16 year–old girl who struggles to fit in after moving to a new town discovers she has the ability to teleport while dealing with a…
London Kills (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Hugo Speer, Sharon Small, Jennie Jacques; British police procedural centering around an elite murder investigation squad in London, and an experienced detective whose judgement is called into…
Loudest Voice, The (TV Mini-series) (2019): Dir. Jeremy Podeswa, Kari Skogland, Stephen Frears
Feat. Russell Crowe, Sienna Miller, Annabelle Wallis…; A seven–part series revealing the final years of media consultant Roger Ailes as he devises his most potent political weapon, Fox News, over…
Manhunt (TV Mini-series) (2019): Dir. Marc Evans
Feat. Martin Clunes, Stephen Wight, Katie Lyons; Solid Brit–cop drama starring Martin Clunes as a London Metropolitan police detective who tracks down a serial killer. Based on the true story…
Miss Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries (TV Mini-Series) (2019): Feat. Geraldine Hakewill, Joel Jackson, Catherine McClements…; Spin–off of the popular Australian TV series MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES, set in Melbourne in the 1960's, and following a woman who aspires…
MotherFatherSon (TV Mini-series) (2019): Feat. Richard Gere, Helen McCrory, Billy Howle…; BBC TV thriller of distinction, interweaving themes of politics, media and law enforcement as it follows three members of a fractured but powerful…
Name Of The Rose, The (TV Mini-series) (2019): Dir. Giacomo Battiato
Feat. John Turturro, Rupert Everett; TV adaptation of Umberto Eco's novel 'The Name of the Rose', a murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the 14th century.
New Pope, The (TV Series) (2019): Dir. Paolo Sorrentino
Feat. Jude Law, John Malkovich, Silvio Orlando…; The director of THE YOUNG POPE helms this follow–up series (originally conceived as a second season), with Jude Law and John Malkovich…
Queens of Mystery (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Julie Graham, Rebecca Grant, Andrew Leung…; Delightfully tongue–in–cheek British crime series set in a picturesque fictional English village, following a young detective and her…
Russian Doll (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Natasha Lyonne, Charlie Barnett, Yul Vazquez…; Emmy–nominated comedy–thriller series, in which co–creator Natasha Lyonne stars as a game developer who repeatedly dies and relives…
Sanditon (TV Series) (2019-2023): Feat. Rose Williams, Theo James, Anne Reid…; This historical drama series follows a young and naive heroine as she navigates the new seaside resort of Sanditon during the Regency era – a…
Summer of Rockets (TV Mini-series) (2019): Dir. Stephen Poliakoff
Feat. Keeley Hawes, Linus Roache, Timothy Spall…; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Traitors (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Emma Appleton, Luke Treadaway, Michael Stuhlbarg…; 6–part TV series set in London in 1945, where a young women is recruited by the American Office of Strategic Services to spy on her own…
Treadstone (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Jeremy Irvine, Han Hyo-joo, Omar Metwally; TV spin–off of the BOURNE movie franchise exploring the origins of the CIA black ops programme which turned recruits into assassins though…
True Detective - Season 3 (TV Series) (2019): Dir. Daniel Sackheim, Jeremy Saulnier, Nic Pizzolatto
Feat. Mahershala Ali, Carmen Ejogo, Stephen Dorff…; A return–to–form for the third season of the Emmy–winning crime show that this time features Mahershala Ali as a retired detective…
Twilight Zone, The (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Sanaa Lathan, Adam Scott, Kumail Nanjiani…; A second reprise of the iconic and influential cult TV series, with 10 self–contained episodes telling sci–fi tinged tales of the…
Twin (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Kristofer Hivju, Rebekka Nystabakk; Intriguing eight–part Norwegian crime drama series starring "Game of Thrones" actor Kristofer Hivju as identical twin brothers living…
Virtues, The (TV Mini-series) (2019): Dir. Shane Meadows
Feat. Stephen Graham, Niamh Algar, Helen Behan…; 4–part drama co–written and directed by Shane Meadows, with talented actor Stephen Graham (who also starred in Meadows' acclaimed THIS IS…
Wild Bill (TV Mini-series) (2019): Feat. Rob Lowe, Bronwyn James, Rachael Stirling…; British drama with Rob Lowe playing a US police chief who moves to Lincolnshire from Miami with his 14 year old daughter. Hoping to escape a painful…
World On Fire (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Jonah Hauer-King, Julia Brown, Helen Hunt…; Ensemble drama set during the declaration and first year of WWII and following the intertwining stories of ordinary families who are affected. Season…
Years And Years (TV Series) (2019): Dir. Simon Cellan Jones, Lisa Mulcahy
Feat. Emma Thompson, Rory Kinnear, Russell Tovey; Six–part series created by Russell T. Davies, following the busy Lyons family from Manchester across 15 years, and starring Emma Thompson as a…
A Discovery of Witches (TV Series) (2018): Dir. Juan Carlos Medina
Feat. Teresa Palmer, Matthew Goode, Malin Buska…; A romantic thriller series adapted from Deborah Harkness' trilogy of novels that uncovers a secret underworld of vampires, witches and daemons hiding…
A Very English Scandal (TV Mini-series) (2018): Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw; 3–part BBC miniseries set in the 60's and 70's depicting the evolution of the "Jeremy Thorpe Scandal", in which the leader of the Liberal Party…
ABC Murders, The (TV Mini-series) (2018): Dir. Alex Gabassi
Feat. John Malkovich, Andrew Buchan, Eamon Farren…; Three–part adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel with John Malkovich refreshing as retired detective Hercule Poirot who is here targeted by a…
Alienist, The (TV Mini-series) (2018): Feat. Daniel Bruhl, Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning…; Crime drama series that assembles an ad hoc team in mid–1890s New York to investigate a serial killer who is murdering street children. The…
Bad Seed, The (TV Mini-series) (2018): Dir. Helena Brooks
Feat. Dean O'Gorman, Matt Minto, Madeleine Sami…; Four–part New Zealand crime series based on the books by Charlotte Grimshaw telling the story of two brothers from a dysfunctional family with…
Barry (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Bill Hader, Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg…; A dark comedy starring Bill Hader as a depressed, low–rent hitman from the Midwest. Lonely and dissatisfied in his life, he reluctantly travels…
Black Earth Rising (TV Series) (2018): Feat. John Goodman, Michaela Coel, Tamara Tunie; Political thriller series about the prosecution of war criminals, with Michaela Coel playing a Rwandan–born British legal investigator whose…
Bletchley Circle, The: San Francisco (TV Mini-series) (2018): Feat. Julie Graham, Rachael Stirling, Crystal Balint…; Set during the thrilling social change of the mid–1950s, these new episodes see two characters from the original British series travel to…
Blood (TV Mini-series) (2018): Feat. Adrian Dunbar, Diarmuid Noyes, Carolina Main; Brooding Irish psychological thriller following an isolated woman whose estrangement from her family is interrupted by the sudden death of her…
Bodyguard (TV Series) (2018): Dir. John Strickland, Thomas Vincent
Feat. Richard Madden, Keeley Hawes, Gina McKee…; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Castle Rock (TV Series) (2018): Feat. André Holland, Melanie Lynskey, Bill Skarsgård…
Crown, The - Season 2 (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Claire Foy, Vanessa Kirby, Matt Smith…; Self–assured second season of the sumptuous costume drama. The exceptional Claire Foy reprises her role as The Queen, now in her thirties, as…
Cry, The (TV Mini-series) (2018): Dir. Glendyn Ivin
Feat. Jenna Coleman, Ewen Leslie, Asher Keddie…; A twist–laden psychological thriller that chronicles the disintegration of a British couple's marriage after their four–month–old…
Doctor Who (Series 11) [Jodie Whittaker] (2018): Feat. Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole…; The Thirteenth Doctor and first Doctor to be a woman, played by Jodie Whittaker, touches down on Earth where she recruits three new friends –…
Escape at Dannemora (TV Mini-series) (2018): Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano…; TV miniseries based on the 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape, where a prison employee (Patricia Arquette, who steals the show) becomes…
Fahrenheit 451 (2018): Dir. Ramin Bahrani
Feat. Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon, Sofia Boutella; Second adaptation of the classic sci–fi novel by Ray Bradbury, which depicts a dystopian future where art is outlawed. A lavish production…
Girlfriends (TV Series) (2018): Dir. Kay Mellor
Feat. Phyllis Logan, Miranda Richardson, Zoe Wanamaker; British TV comedy following a trio of middle–aged woman who were friends in childhood, and who are coping with divorce, age discrimination,…
Good Fight, The (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Christine Baranski, Rose Leslie, Erica Tazel…; Spin–off TV series to the phenomenally popular THE GOOD WIFE, and created by the same team, following the character Diane Lockhart (Christine…
Good Girls (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Christina Hendricks, Mae Whitman, Retta; A female–centric take on the premise of BREAKING BAD in which three suburban moms who're tired of trying to make ends meet take a leap into…
Hard Sun (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Jim Sturgess, Agyness Deyn, Nikki Amuka-Bird…; Neil Cross (LUTHER, SPOOKS) penned this dystopian British crime drama, where two mismatched police officers investigate evidence that a mysterious…
Haunting of Hill House, The (TV Series) (2018): Dir. Mike Flanagan
Feat. Anthony Ruivivar, Carla Gugino, Elizabeth Reaser…; Loosely based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Shirley Jackson, this modern serialized version flashes between past and present as a fractured…
Here and Now (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Holly Hunter, Tim Robbins, Daniel Zovatto…; Dark comedy TV series created by Alan Ball (SIX FEET UNDER), following Portlandian parents with three adopted kids from Liberia, Vietnam and…
Homecoming (TV Series) (2018): Dir. Sam Esmail
Feat. Julia Roberts, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen James…; Haunting psychological thriller with Julia Roberts playing a woman who discovers she has been working for a mysterious government facility. Season…
Homeland - Season 7 (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Claire Danes, Elizabeth Marvel, Maury Sterling…; Further episodes from this outstanding counter–terrorist thriller of post–9/11 paranoia, with Claire Danes's riveting, high–tensile…
House of Cards - Season 6 (TV Series, US) (2018): Feat. Robin Wright, Diane Lane, Greg Kinnear; The highly–charged political melodrama continues after Kevin Spacey's controversial departure, with his screen wife Robin Wright taking the…
Informer (TV Series) (2018): Dir. Jonny Campbell
Feat. Nabhaan Rizwan, Paddy Considine, Bel Powley; A complex, character–driven thriller that follows a young East Londoner who is coerced into going undercover for a counter–terrorism…
Innocent (TV Mini-series) (2018): Feat. Lee Ingleby, Daniel Ryan, Adrian Rawlins; TV miniseries following a man who is released from prison after his conviction for the murder of his wife is overturned, and sets about rebuilding…
Instinct (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Alan Cumming, Bojana Novakovic, Naveen Andrews; Police procedural based on the novel "Murder Games" by James Patterson, with Alan Cumming playing an academic and married gay man, who is lured back…
Jack Ryan (TV Series) (2018): Feat. John Krasinski, Abbie Cornish, Wendell Pierce…; John Krasinski inhabits the TV incarnation of the action–man role created by Tom Clancy and previously played by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford,…
Kidding (TV Series) (2018): Dir. Michel Gondry, Jake Schreier
Feat. Jim Carrey, Frank Langella, Judy Greer…; An ironically titled, poignant examination of life and grief for a beloved children's television presenter known as Mr. Pickles who anchors a…
Killing Eve (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer, Fiona Shaw…; Phoebe Waller–Bridge (FLEABAG) created this gripping British thriller TV series based on the Villanelle novel series by Luke Jennings. Sandra…
Les Miserables (TV Mini-series) (2018): Dir. Tom Shankland
Feat. Dominic West, Lily Collins, David Oyelowo…; Celebrated English–language television adaptation of the Victor Hugo French classic with the plum casting of Dominic West as former convict…
Little Drummer Girl, The (TV Mini-series) (2018): Dir. Park Chan-Wook
Feat. Michael Shannon, Alexander Skarsgard, Florence Pugh…; Korean master Park Chan–Wook directs this typically savvy adaptation of the novel by John le Carré that follows the life of a young English…
Looming Tower, The (TV Mini-Series) (2018): Feat. Jeff Daniels, Tahar Rahim, Bill Camp; Mini–series exploring the rivalry between the FBI and the CIA in the lead up to 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan. Based on Lawrence Wright's…
Lost in Space (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Molly Parker, Toby Stephens, Taylor Russell…; Set thirty years in the future, this epic reimagining of the original family space adventure finds the Robinsons torn off course en route to what…
Mayans M.C. (TV Series) (2018): Feat. J. D. Pardo, Clayton Cardenas, Sarah Bolger…; Spin–off series to SONS OF ANARCHY that takes place in its same fictional universe – set around the California–Mexico border and…
McMafia (TV Series) (2018): Feat. James Norton, David Strathairn, Juliet Rylance; Slow–burning crime TV series following the son of a Russian mafia boss who lives in London with his dad, and becomes pulled into the criminal…
Mrs. Wilson (TV Mini-series) (2018): Dir. Richard Laxton
Feat. Ruth Wilson, Iain Glen, Keeley Hawes…; Fascinating 60's period drama series starring and executive–produced by Ruth Wilson, who plays her real–life grandmother, a widow who…
My Brilliant Friend (TV Mini-series) (L'amica geniale) (2018): Dir. Saverio Costanzo
Feat. Valentina Acca, Annarita Vitolo; Evocative Neapolitan drama adapted from the international best–selling novel by Elena Ferrante, following an elderly woman as she recounts her…
Mystery Road (TV Mini-series) (2018): Dir. Rachel Perkins
Feat. Aaron Pedersen, Judy Davis, Deborah Mailman…; Six–part miniseries based on the outback noir film of the same name, following indigenous detective Jay Swan as he investigates the…
New Legends of Monkey, The (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Chai Hansen, Luciane Buchanan; A 10–episode spin–off to the highly regarded cult TV series MONKEY, co–produced by TVNZ. Featuring the same beloved characters…
Next of Kin (TV Mini-series) (2018): Feat. Archie Panjabi, Jack Davenport; Contemporary ITV thriller mini–series following a woman (Archie Panjabi) who is drawn into a complex familial conspiracy after her brother is…
Ordeal By Innocence (TV Mini-series) (2018): Dir. Sandra Goldbacher
Feat. Bill Nighy, Anthony Boyle, Anna Chancellor…; Three–part BBC drama based on the Agatha Christie novel of the same name. Set in 1954, where a wealthy philanthropist is murdered and her…
Patrick Melrose (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving; 5–part miniseries based on the acclaimed novels by Edward St. Aubyn in which Benedict Cumberbatch plays an aristocratic and outrageously funny…
Picnic at Hanging Rock (TV Mini-series) (2018): Feat. Natalie Dormer, Lily Sullivan, Lola Bessis…; A second screen re–imagining of the iconic Australian novel of the same name by Joan Lindsay. On Valentines day in 1900, three school girls and…
Pine Gap (TV Mini-series) (2018): Dir. Mat King
Feat. Parker Sawyers, Tess Haubrich, Jacqueline McKenzie…; Gripping political crime thriller exploring the intensely secretive relationship between Australia and the USA and their joint defence facility in…
Plague, The (TV Series) (La Peste) (2018): Dir. Alberto Rodriguez
Feat. Pablo Molinero, Paco Leon, Manolo Solo; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Press (TV Series) (2018): Dir. Tom Vaughan
Feat. Charlotte Riley, Ben Chaplin; 6–part British TV drama following the staff of two contrasting and competing newspapers, one a lef–leaning broadsheet fighting to survive…
Requiem (TV Mini-series) (2018): Feat. Lydia Wilson, Joel Fry, James Frecheville; 6–part British supernatural thriller following the mysterious connection between a toddler who disappeared from a Welsh village in 1994, and…
Resident, The (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Matt Czuchry, Emily VanCamp, Manish Dayal…; Medical drama following the lives of the staff members at Chastain Park Memorial Hospital, and exploring the bureaucratic practices of the hospital…
Romper Stomper (TV Series) (2018): Dir. Geoffrey Wright, James Napier Robertson, Daina Reid
Feat. David Wenham, Dan Wyllie, Lachy Hulme…; Created as a sequel to the cult Australian film about a neo–Nazi gang terrorising Melbourne's Vietnamese community. Set 25 years after these…
Rookie, The (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Nathan Fillion, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones; Police procedural drama with Nathan Fillion playing a small–town guy pursuing his dream of becoming an LAPD officer, and proving himself…
Save Me (TV Series) (Gone) (2018): Dir. Nick Murphy
Feat. Lennie James, Suranne Jones, Stephen Graham…; Dark and gripping 6–part crime thriller set in South London, following an ordinary man who embarks on a brave search for his missing 13 year…
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (TV Series) (2018): Light BBC crime drama set in Stratford–upon–Avon and following a ex–Detective Inspector turned debt–laden private…
Sharp Objects (TV Mini-series) (2018): Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée
Feat. Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina…; Searing psychological thriller with Amy Adams playing a reporter who returns to her small home town to investigate the murders of two preteen girls.…
Sick Of It (TV Series) (2018): Dir. Richard Yee
Feat. Karl Pilkington, Marama Corlett, Sondra James; Delightfully melancholic British comedy co–created and written by the talented Karl Pilkington (AN IDIOT ABROAD), who plays a fictionalised…
Succession (TV series) (2018): Feat. Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin…; Provocative and witty satirical drama created by Jesse Armstrong (IN THE LOOP) about a dysfunctional dynasty led by an aging patriarch (Brian Cox).
Terror, The (TV Mini-series) (2018): This grim series constructs a speculative account of an ill fated British expedition to map the arctic coastline and find a trade passage for ships…
Trauma (TV Mini-series) (2018): Dir. Marc Evans
Feat. Adrian Lester, John Simm; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Truth Will Out, The (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Robert Gustafsson, Johan Ulveson, Maria Sundbom; Swedish crime series about a detective who gathers together a mismatched team of cold–case investigators to crack a case involving eight…
Watergate (TV Mini-series) (2018): Dir. Charles Ferguson; Definitive and thoroughly detailed documentary TV miniseries about one of the biggest criminal conspiracies in modern politics, The Watergate Scandal.
Wellington Paranormal (TV Series) (2018): Dir. Jemaine Clement, Jackie Van Beek
Feat. Karen O’Leary, Mike Minogue, Maaka Pohatu; An inspired spin–off TV series from WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS that expands the role of lovably clueless police officers O'Leary and Minogue…
White Dragon (TV Series) (Strangers) (2018): Dir. Paul Andrew Williams
Feat. John Simm, Anthony Wong, Emilia Fox…; A cross–cultural, conspiracy thriller series set on the hyper–modern island of Hong Kong, where a university lecturer (John Simm) must…
X-Files, The - Season 11 (TV Series) (2018): Dir. Chris Carter, James Wong, Glen Morgan
Feat. Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Mitch Pileggi; Likely to be the final ever X–Files season, remaining loyal to the themes and tone lovingly cultivated throughout previous seasons, but with…
Yellowstone (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly…; Picturesque TV western co–created by Taylor Sheridan (HELL OR HIGH WATER) set in Montana, where a family of ranch owners are defending their…
13 Reasons Why (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Dylan Minnette, Katherine Langford, Christian Navarro…; Controversial and sometimes gruelling teenage mystery series about a high school student who discovers a box of cassette tapes recorded by his friend…
Absentia (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Stana Katic, Patrick Heusinger; Thriller about an FBI agent who is declared dead after disappearing while on the search for one of Boston's most notorious serial killers, but is…
Acceptable Risk (TV Mini-series) (2017): Feat. Elaine Cassidy, Morten Suurballe, Angeline Ball…; Irish crime series about a woman from Dublin whose husband is murdered during a business trip in Montreal. Seeking to uncover the truth, she starts…
American Gods (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Ricky Whittle, Emily Browning, Crispin Glover…; Faithful dramatisation of Neil Gaiman's 2001 epic fantasy novel that follows Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) on a road trip across America with enigmatic…
Anne with an E (TV Series) (2017-2019): Feat. Amybeth McNulty, Geraldine James, R.H. Thompson…; Celebrated Canadian TV series updating the world of Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, and giving a refreshing new tone to the classic…
Apple Tree Yard (TV Mini-series) (2017): Dir. Jessica Hobbs
Feat. Emily Watson, Ben Chaplin; Gripping drama with Emily Watson superb as a woman whose impulsive and passionate affair with a complete stranger is the first in a series of events…
Bancroft (TV Mini-series) (2017): Feat. Sarah Parish, Faye Marsay, Adam Long…; Contemporary thriller miniseries created by Kate Brooke (MR SELFRIDGE), which centres on Detective Superintendent Elizabeth Bancroft, trusted and…
Big Little Lies - Season 1 (TV Mini-series) (2017): Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley…; A superb, darkly comedic seven–part HBO miniseries set in the tranquil seaside town of Monterey, California, that weaves a tale of murder and…
Bridge, The - Series 4 (TV Series) (Bron/Broen) (2017): Feat. Sofia Helin, Thure Lindhardt; Fourth series of the enormously popular Danish–Swedish murder mystery is set two years after the conclusion of Series 3 with the central…
Britannia (TV Series) (2017): Feat. David Morrissey, Kelly Reilly, Nikolaj Lie Kaas…; A historical fiction series set in 43AD, following the Roman conquest of Britain and it's opposition by the wild warrior women and powerful Druids of…
Broadchurch - Series 3 (TV Series) (2017): Feat. David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker…; The third and final series has detectives Hardy and Miller investigating a serious sexual assault in the beleagured Dorset village, and explores the…
Broken (TV Mini-series) (2017): Feat. Sean Bean, Adrian Dunbar, Anna Friel; Sean Bean plays a Catholic priest in Northern England whose job it is to offer guidance and compassion to members of his parish, despite his own…
Cardinal (TV Series) (2017): Dir. Daniel Grou
Feat. Billy Campbell, Karine Vanasse; Based on the award–winning novel Forty Words for Sorrow by writer Giles Blunt, this Canadian TV noir follows a detective hunting down a serial…
City and the City, The (TV Mini-series) (2017): Feat. Christian Camargo, Ron Cook, Mandeep Dhillon…; Compelling blend of sci–fi dystopia and crime set in a European city–state called Beszel, where an inspector in the Extreme Crime Squad…
Counterpart (TV Series) (2017): Feat. J.K. Simmons, Olivia Williams, Ulrich Thomsen
Crashing (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Pete Holmes, George Basil; Comedian Pete Holmes plays a fictionalised version of himself in this series about a New York comic who makes a new start in stand–up after his…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 9 (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman…; After a six year hiatus, Larry David returns for another season of the noughties TV favourite in which his curmudgeonly alter–ego finds himself…
Decline and Fall (TV Mini-series) (2017): Feat. Jack Whitehall, David Suchet, Eva Longoria…; When a dedicated divinity student is unfairly expelled from Oxford, he is forced to take a position as a teacher at a rural boarding school in Wales.…
Doctor Doctor (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Rodger Corser, Nicole da Silva, Ryan Johnson…; Australian drama series centred around a gifted and charming heart surgeon who believes he is infallible but whose "work hard, play harder"…
Doctor Who (Series 10) [Peter Capaldi] Christmas Special 2017 (Twice Upon A Time) (2017): Dir. Rachel Talalay
Feat. Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, David Bradley…; The time lord finds himself face to face with his former self, the original Doctor (David Bradley). Season 10 finale marks the final adventure for…
Doctor Who (Series 10:Part 1) [Peter Capaldi] (2017): Feat. Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Lucas; The third and final series starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor that introduces Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts, and also features Matt Lucas as…
Doctor Who (Series 10:Part 2) [Peter Capaldi] (2017): Feat. Peter Capaldi; The third and final series starring Peter Capaldi continues with six futher episodes: "The Pyramid at the End of the World", "The Lie of the Land",…
Dynasty (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Grant Show, Elizabeth Gillies, Nathalie Kelley…; A reboot of the 1980s glamour soap opera that retains the original characters played by a new generation of actors and updates elements that notably…
Fargo - Season 3 (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Ewan McGregor, Carrie Coon, Mary Elizabeth Winstead…; Third season of the much acclaimed mid–western noir, this time set in 2010. Features more deception, intrigue and murder in a frosty Minnesota…
Fearless (TV Mini-series) (2017): Feat. Helen McCrory, Wunmi Mosaku; A classy 6–part British miniseries following a human rights lawyer (Helen McCrory in an absorbing performance) as she attempts to secure a…
Game of Thrones - Season 7 (TV Series) (2017): The struggle for the iron throne continues in the seventh season of the rightly acclaimed HBO series derived from George R.R. Martin's fantasy novels.
Genius (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Geoffrey Rush, Johnny Flynn, Emily Watson; Biographical series with Geoffrey Rush as Albert Einstein, covering his life as a struggling clerk through to his emergence as a respected scientist…
Gifted, The (TV Series) (Marvel's The Gifted) (2017): Feat. Stephen Moyer, Amy Acker; TV series set in the X–Men universe, but in a timeline in which the X–Men have all but disappeared, as mutants are treated with derision…
Girls - Season 6 (TV Series) (2017): Dir. Lena Dunham
Feat. Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke…; Final season of Lena Dunham's savvy HBO series on the highs and lows of living and dating in New York – a show that's at once witty, shallow,…
Good Doctor, The (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Freddie Highmore; A surgeon with autism and savant syndrome is central to this medical drama, which offers an unusually nuanced portrayal of these disorders, along…
Guerrilla (TV Mini-series) (2017): Feat. Idris Elba, Freida Pinto, Babou Ceesay…; 6–part Miniseries set in 1970's London, where a politically active couple have their relationship and values tested after forming a radical…
Gunpowder (TV Mini-series) (2017): Dir. J Blakeson
Feat. Kit Harington, Peter Mullan, Mark Gatiss…; Three–part BBC dramatisation of the famous Gunpowder Plot in London of 1605 where activist Guy Fawkes conspires with a group of provincial…
Halcyon, The (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Steven Mackintosh, Olivia Williams, Mark Benton…; A suitably upholstered drama series set in and around a five–star London hotel during World War II.
Handmaid's Tale, The (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski…; Emmy Award–winning drama created by Bruce Miller and based on the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood. Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced…
High Life (2017): Feat. Odessa Young; A humorous and heartfelt portrayal of Bipolar Disorder, following a grounded and intelligent Australian teen (Odessa Young) who unexpectedly begins…
House of Cards - Season 5 (TV Series, US) (2017): Feat. Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Patricia Clarkson…; The Emmy and Golden Globe winning political drama returns for its anticipated fifth season. Frank and Claire Underwood continue to juggle their…
Howards End (TV Mini-series) (2017): Dir. Hettie MacDonald
Feat. Hayley Atwell, Matthew MacFadyen; Sumptuous 4–part miniseries adaptation of E.M. Forster’s 1910 novel exploring the social and class divisions in 20th Century England.
I Know Who You Are (TV Series) (Sé quién eres) (2017): Feat. Francesc Garrido, Blanca Portillo, Aida Folch…; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Imposters (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Inbar Lavi; TV series following a relationship con–artist, who gets involved with men and women under the guise of invented personalities, before using…
In the Dark (TV Mini-series) (2017): Feat. MyAnna Buring; Detective Helen Weeks (MyAnna Buring) finds out she is pregnant shortly before being drawn into the dark side of urban Manchester, when she returns…
Iron Fist (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Finn Jones; TV series set in the Marvel Universe and featuring the comics character of the same name – a martial arts practitioner who wields the mystical…
Jamestown (TV Series) (2017): 1619, Virginia: on what feels like the edge of the world sits the British colony of Jamestown. For 12 years, it has been populated only by men, but…
Jane The Virgin (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Gina Rodriguez; Miami–set comedy about a bright young Latina woman who is accidentally inseminated during a trip to the doctor. A unique series which satirises…
Joanna Lumley's India (2017): Feat. Joanna Lumley; Actress and presenter Joanna Lumley, who was born in India in the last days of The Raj, travels back this country to explore it's wildlife, culture,…
Keeping Faith (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Eve Myles; An ordinary woman fights to protect her family and her sanity when her husband unexpectedly disappears on his way to work. She discovers he is part…
Knightfall (TV Series) (2017-2019): Feat. Tom Cullen, Jim Carter; Historical drama series about the Knights Templar, the powerful and mysterious Catholic military order from the middle ages. Made by The History…
Last Post, The (TV Mini-series) (2017): Dir. Jonny Campbell
Feat. Jessie Buckley, Stephen Campbell Moore, Ben Miles; Set in the mid–Sixties in the shimmering heat of Aden (Yemen), this BBC drama from the writer of THE VILLAGE centres on a unit of Royal…
Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders (TV Mini-series) (2017): Feat. Edie Falco, Anthony Edwards, Miles Gaston Villanueva…; The first season of the crime anthology series, Law & Order True Crime, dramatizes the trial of Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were famously convicted…
Legion (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Aubrey Plaza…; The first TV Series based on the X–Men franchise follows Haller, the mutant son of Charles Xavier, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia from a…
Liar (TV Mini-series) (2017): Feat. Ioan Gruffudd, Joanne Froggatt, Zoe Tapper…; Intense thriller in which the initial attraction between a dedicated teacher and a renowned surgeon devolves into a devastating chain of events that…
Little Women (Mini-series) (2017): Feat. Emily Watson; Immaculate BBC adaptation of the classic 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott, structured as three one hour episodes. The story follows the lives of the…
Loch Ness (TV Mini-series) (The Loch) (2017): Feat. Laura Fraser, Jim McMeekin; Gripping murder mystery set on the beautiful, haunting shores of Scotland's iconic Loch Ness, where an inexperienced local detective takes on a…
Love, Lies and Records (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Ashley Jensen, Kenny Doughty; 6–episode TV Series from the pen of BAFTA award–winning writer Kay Mellor (SYNDICATE, IN THE CLUB). Kate Dickenson has just been…
Miniaturist, The (TV Mini-series) (2017): Feat. Anya Taylor-Joy, Romola Garai; Handsomely executed period drama based on the best–selling novel by Jessie Burton, with Anya Taylor–Joy (THE WITCH) as a woman newly…
Mr. Mercedes (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Brendan Gleeson, Harry Treadaway, Kelly Lynch; Tense mystery thriller based on the novel trilogy by Stephen King, where retired detective Bill Hodges is haunted by the unsolved case of "Mr.…
One of Us (TV Mini-series) (2017): Feat. Juliet Stevenson, Joanna Vanderham, Laura Fraser…; A grim British drama series set in a remote Scottish Highland village where a newly married couple are found murdered. Their families and neighbours…
Orphan Black - Season 5 (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Tatiana Maslany; Final season of the extraordinary clone–centered sci–fi thriller, with formidable actress Tatiana Maslany reprising her many roles. The…
Orville, The (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki; Sci–fi comedy series following the dysfunctional crew of an exploratory space ship 400 years in the future. Created by the often brilliant Seth…
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Timothy Spall, Jack Reynor, Benedict Wong…; A cutting–edge sci–fi anthology series with stand–alone episodes based on the works of Philip K. Dick. Ten episodes: "Real Life",…
Planet Earth II (TV Series) (2017): Feat. David Attenborough; Follow–up to the landmark 2006 BBC series, once again presented and narrated by the unbeatable Sir David Attenborough, and produced in…
Prime Suspect 1973 (TV Series) (Prime Suspect: Tennison) (2017): Dir. David Caffrey
Feat. Stefanie Martini, Sam Reid, Blake Harrison…; A retro–dated prequel to Lynda LaPlante's long–running British detective drama series, originally starring Helen Mirren as DCI Jane…
Rebecka Martinsson (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Eva Melander, Ardalan Esmaili, Jakob Ohrman; Engrossing Swedish series following a successful lawyer who returns to her remote hometown above the Arctic Circle to hunt for the person who…
Rellik (TV Mini-series) (2017): Feat. Richard Dormer, Jodi Balfour, Ray Stevenson; The title is "Killer" backwards, as so is the structural conceit of this innovative BBC crime thriller that starts at the end, with a prime suspect…
Replacement, The (TV Mini-series) (2017): Dir. Joe Ahearne
Feat. Morven Christie, Vicky McClure, Richard Rankin…; Three part British miniseries set in Glasgow, with a successful architect who interrupts her work on a big project to have a child, hiring an…
Riverdale (TV Series) (2017): Feat. KJ Apa; Millennial neo–noir teen drama set in the deceptively idyllic town of Riverdale, based on characters from the Archie Comics universe. Centres…
Riviera (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Julia Stiles, Lena Olin, Adrian Lester…; A TV mini–series set on the French Riviera, where a recently widowed art curator from the Midwest (Julia Stiles) seeks the truth about her…
Salvation (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Santiago Cabrera, Jennifer Finnigan, Charlie Rowe; Sci–fi suspense series about a grad student whose self–designed app discovers a giant asteroid is hurtling toward the planet and the…
Sinner, The (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Jessica Biel, Christopher Abbott, Bill Pullman; An 8–episode miniseries starring Jessica Biel as a seemingly ordinary woman who brutally murders someone out of nowhere during a trip to the…
Son, The (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Henry Garrett, Zahn McClarnon…; Past and present and interweaved in this multi–generational saga of the bloody price of power that follows the rise of one ambitious family…
Split, The (TV Series) (2017): Dir. Jessica Hobbs
Feat. Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan, Fiona Button; British legal drama TV series following a family of female divorce lawyers whose father shows up after a 30–year absence and attempts to claim…
SS-GB (TV Mini-series) (2017): Feat. Sam Riley, James Cosmo, Rainer Bock…; BBC series speculating on what German occupied Britain would like like if the Nazis had won WII. Arrestingly dystopian TV, based on the…
Star Trek: Discovery (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif…; Another iteration of the enduring STAR TREK series following "Star Trek: Enterprise" set ten years before Kirk, Spock and the Enterprise, the USS…
StartUp (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Martin Freeman, Adam Brody; A unique cyber thriller in which the entrepreneurs behind a revolutionary unregulated digital currency are three strangers from the wrong side of the…
Strike (TV Series) (The Cuckoo's Calling; The Silkworm; Career of Evil) (2017-2018): Feat. Tom Burke, Holliday Grainger; A crime drama series adapted from the Cormoran Strike detective novels written by J. K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Tom Burke…
Striking Out (TV Series) (2017-2018): Feat. Amy Huberman, Neil Morrissey, Fiona OShaughnessy; Charming Irish legal drama following a Dublin lawyer who risks everything to start her own private practice after breaking up with her cheating…
Taboo (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Tom Hardy, Leo Bill, Mark Gatiss…; Moody British period drama penned by the creative team of actor Tom Hardy and his father Edward "Chips" Hardy, and created by Stephen Knight (LOCKE).…
Taken (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Clive Standen, Gaius Charles, Michael Irby…; An action–packed prequel spin–off to the blockbuster TAKEN movies, with Liam Neeson replaced by VIKINGS star Clive Standen, who plays a…
This Country (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Daisy May, Charlie Cooper; A British mockumentary sitcom about the day–to–day lives of two young people living in a small village in the Cotswolds. Created by,…
Tin Star (TV Series) (2017): Dir. Rowan Joffe
Feat. Tim Roth, Christina Hendricks; TV show by writer–director of BRIGHTON ROCK, set in the majestic Canadian Rockies and following a former British detective who moves with his…
Top of the Lake: China Girl (2017): Dir. Jane Campion, Ariel Kleiman
Feat. Elisabeth Moss, Nicole Kidman, Gwendoline Christie …; Jane Campion relocates her outstanding crime thriller TV series to Sydney's Bondi Beach, where detective Robin Griffin is attempting to rebuild her…
Trip to Spain, The (2017): Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon; Spoiled–rotten comedians Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan return for the third round of gastronomic tourism and improvised comedy – a tango…
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (TV Series) (2017): Animated TV series created by Guillermo Del Toro, following the adventures of an ordinary teenager who becomes endowed as a Trollhunter after…
Twin Peaks (TV Series) (Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series, Twin Peaks: The Return) (2017): Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Catherine E. Coulson, Madchen Amick…; Revival of the cult TV series with most of the same cast (plus many, many more), which rivals and occasionally surpasses the terrifying brilliance of…
Valkyrien (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Sven Nordin, Pål Sverre Hagen; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Wake in Fright (TV Mini-series) (2017): Dir. Kriv Stenders
Feat. Sean Keenan, Alex Dimitriades, Caren Pistorious…; Australian miniseries based more on the original novel than the subsequent cult film, depicting the psychological journey of schoolteacher John…
White Princess, The (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Jodie Comer, Rebecca Benson, Kenneth Cranham…; Based on the novel by Philippa Gregory and sequel to the 2013 miniseries THE WHITE QUEEN, following Elizabeth of York and her marriage to Henry VII…
11.22.63 (TV Mini-Series) (2016): Feat. James Franco, Sarah Gadon, Cherry Jones…; Time–travel drama from the pen of Stephen King with James Franco traveling back in time in an attempt to prevent the assassination of JFK.
1916: The Irish Rebellion (2016): Feat. Liam Neeson; Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Irish Rebellion, this superb three–part documentary covers the impact of this seminal event.…
American Crime Story: People vs O.J. Simpson, The (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Cuba Jr. Gooding, Sarah Paulson, Courtney B. Vance…; Mesmerizing dramatization of the O.J. Simpson trial that defies its unconventional casting choices to take the viewer on a gripping…
Angie Tribeca (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Rashida Jones, Hayes MacArthur, Jere Burns…; Steve Carell produced spoofing of TV cops with Rashida Jones as lone–wolf detective Angie Tribeca investigating the most serious cases, from…
Animal Kingdom (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Ellen Barkin, Scott Speedman, Shawn Hatosy; Dark crime family drama set in LA, but based on the powerful Australian movie of the same name (whose director David Michod is a producer here).…
Berlin Station (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Richard Armitage, Rhys Ifans, Leland Orser…; TV thriller following the clandestine activities of a CIA team in Berlin, with Richard Armitage playing an ex–Langley analyst who moves to…
Billions (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Damian Lewis, Paul Giamatti, Maggie Siff…; Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti square off in this drama set in the world of high finance from the writer of TOO BIG TO FAIL.
Brief Encounters (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Sophie Rundle, Angela Griffin, Penelope Wilton…; In early 1980s England, four women wrestling with the pressures of family and finances grasp the opportunity to become party planners for "Ann…
Collection, The (TV Mini-series) (2016): Feat. Richard Coyle, Tom Riley, Mamie Gummer…; Glamourous miniseries set in the Parisian fashion scene post–WWII, as two bothers emerge from their family's fashion house to compete for fame…
Crown, The - Season 1 (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Vanessa Kirby…; The writer of the acclaimed 2006 movie THE QUEEN, Peter Morgan, turns his attention to Elizabeth II's earlier years. Season One covers her marriage…
Dark Heart (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Tom Riley, Charlotte Riley; Crime mini–series set in London, following an alcoholic and workaholic detective investigating a string of horrific murders, all the while…
Delicious (TV Series) (2016): Dir. Claire Kilner
Feat. Dawn French, Iain Glen, Emilia Fox…; A darkly comedic infidelity drama with a foodie twist. Dawn French plays a passionate cook who engages in a complicating affair with her celebrity…
Destination Flavour: Scandinavia (2016): Australian celebrity chef and author Adam Liaw travels through Denmark, Sweden and Norway to explore the new Nordic food revolution. This 7 part…
Divorce (TV Series) (2016): Dir. Jesse Peretz
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Molly Shannon…; An HBO comedy series starring Sarah Jessica Parker as a woman who suddenly reassesses her life and marriage, and finds that making a fresh start is…
Doctor Thorne (TV Series) (Dr. Thorne) (2016): Feat. Tom Hollander, Stefanie Martini, Rebecca Front…; Excellent Victorian drama adapted from the writings of Anthony Trollope by DOWNTON ABBEY's Julian Fellowes, concerning the penniless Mary Thorne, who…
Doctor Who (Series 10) [Peter Capaldi] Christmas Special 2016 (The Return of Doctor Mysterio) (2016): Feat. Peter Capaldi, Matt Lucas, Charity Wakefield…; A Doctor Who Christmas special with Peter Capaldi and Matt Lucas as Nardole, wh returns from the previous special "The Husbands of River Song". Set…
Durrells, The (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Keeley Hawes, Milo Parker, Leslie Caron; Picturesque adaptation of Gerald Durrell's autobiographical novel about his family's sudden move to Corfu in the 1930's.
Fall, The - Series 3 (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, John Lynch; Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan reprise their roles, and continue their gripping game of cat and mouse through the streets of Belfast.
Family Law, The (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Trystan Go, Fiona Choi; Gently comic series set in one dysfunctional Chinese–Australian family seen through the eyes of a fourteen–year old boy.
Five, The (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Tom Cullen, Hannah Arterton, O.T. Fagbenle…; Glossy British TV thriller from the pen of Harlan Coben in which a five–year–old boy goes missing, but twenty years later his DNA shows…
Fleabag (TV Series) (2016): Dir. Tim Kirkby, Harry Bradbeer
Feat. Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sian Clifford, Olivia Colman…; Ground breaking British comedy from the brain of genius writer, actor and producer Phoebe Waller–Bridge, developed from her one–woman…
Follow the Money (TV Series) (Bedrag) (2016): Feat. Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Thomas Bo Larsen; Financial crime thriller set in the renewable energy business in Denmark, where a company is enjoying an enormous and suspicious growth, until an…
Forces of Nature (TV mini-series) (2016): Feat. Professor Brian Cox; In yet another educational science series, Professor Brian Cox explains how just a few fundamental forces shape the complex natural beauty of our…
Frozen Dead, The (TV Series) (Glacé) (2016): Feat. Charles Berling, Julia Piaton, Pascal Greggory; Chilly crime thriller set in the French Pyrenees that unravels after the discovery of a headless body of a horse hanging suspended from the edge of a…
Game of Thrones - Season 6 (TV Series) (2016): The struggle for the iron throne continues in the sixth season of the rightly acclaimed HBO series derived from George R.R. Martin's fantasy novels.
Girl vs. Boy (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Will Robertson, Emma Draper, Courtney Abbot; Kiwi romantic whodunit set in "The Bay", where an amateur detective takes it upon herself to solve the mystery behind the divisions in her tight knit…
Girls - Season 5 (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Lena Dunham, Adam Driver; Further episodes from Lena Dunham's savvy HBO series on the highs and lows of living and dating in New York – a show that's at once witty,…
Good Place, The (TV Series) (2016-2018): Feat. Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, William Jackson Harper; Inventive sitcom set in the afterlife, starring Kristen Bell who dies tragically and discovers a heavenly world of frozen yogurt, soulmates, and…
Home From Home (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Johnny Vegas, Emilia Fox, Adam James…; BBC sitcom set in the Lake District, England, where a couple fulfill their dream of buying a holiday lodge there, and are overjoyed until they meet…
Homeland - Season 6 (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Rupert Friend…; Further episodes from this outstanding counter–terrorist thriller of post–9/11 paranoia, with Claire Danes's riveting, high–tensile…
Hooten and the Lady (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Ophelia Lovibond, Michael Landes, Shaun Parkes…; A fussy British Museum curator reluctantly teams up with a roguish American adventurer to hunt treasure around the world, in this action adventure TV…
Houdini and Doyle (TV Mini-series) (2016): Feat. Stephen Mangan, Michael Weston, Rebecca Liddiard; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
House of Cards - Season 4 (TV Series, US) (2016): Feat. Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Kate Mara; Further episodes in the shadowy revival of the classic BBC political series, with Kevin Spacey (perfectly cast) as a machiavellian congressman…
In Plain Sight (TV Mini-series) (2016): Dir. John Strickland
Feat. Douglas Henshall, Martin Compston, Shauna Macdonald; Three–part drama series covering the crimes committed by serial killer Peter Manuel in Lanarkshire, Scotland in the 1950s, shocking local…
Joanna Lumley's Japan (2016): Feat. Joanna Lumley; British actress and presenter Joanna Lumley continues her series of travel documentaries with a 2,000 mile journey across the four main islands of…
Kettering Incident, The (TV Mini-series) (2016): Dir. Rowan Woods
Feat. Elizabeth Debicki, Matthew Le Nevez; Tasmanian mystery drama centred around a doctor (Elizabeth Debicki) who returns to the logging town of Kettering, where tensions between…
Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series) (DC's Legends of Tomorrow) (2016): Feat. Victor Garber, Brandon Routh, Arthur Darvill …; TV series set in the Arrowverse and based on DC Comics characters including Arrow, The Flash and Supergirl. Season One follows the fate of an…
Lethal Weapon (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Damon Wayans, Clayne Crawford; A quintessential "buddy cop" action comedy–drama series based on the 1980s & 90s film franchise created by Shane Black, with Damon Wayans and…
Level, The (TV Series) (2016): Dir. Mark Everest, Andy Goddard
Feat. Karla Crome, Lindsey Coulson, Noel Clarke…; Six–part British crime drama featuring Karla Crome as a detective with the National Crime Division assigned to Brighton CID to investigate the…
Limitless (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Jake McDorman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Jennifer Carpenter; Enjoyable follow–up to the Bradley Cooper film, this has Jake McDorman playing a typical twenty–something who gains the ability to use…
Lucifer (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Tom Ellis, Lauren German, D.B. Woodside…; Dark fantasy series based on the Neil Gaiman comic has a bored devil set up shop in Los Angeles running a piano bar and aiding the L.A.P.D. in the…
Lucky Man (TV Series) (Stan Lee's Lucky Man) (2016): Feat. James Nesbitt, Amara Karan, Sienna Guillory…; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Luke Cage (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Mike Colter, Mahershala Ali, Simone Missick…; Marvel series launching black superhero Luke Cage, who tries to rebuild his regular life in Harlem after a sabotaged experiment bestows him super…
Maigret (TV Series) (2016): Dir. Ashley Pearce
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Lucy Cohu, Shaun Dingwall; Rowan Atkinson plays it straight in this immaculate update of Georges Simenon's Inspector Jules Maigret, set in 1950s Paris. Across two features…
Marcella (TV Mini-series) (2016): Dir. Hans Rosenfeldt
Feat. Anna Friel, Ray Panthaki, Nicholas Pinnock; Nordic–noir detective series starring Anna Friel as a London detective who re–opens an 11–year old case involved a serial killer,…
Masters of Sex - Season 4 (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Lizzy Caplan, Martin Sheen; Fourth and final season of the dramatisation of the work of pioneering researchers Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the eponymous 'Masters…
Midnight Sun (TV Series) (Midnattssol) (2016): Feat. Leïla Bekhti, Gustaf Hammarsten, Göran Forsmark; TV thriller following a French police officer (Leïla Bekhti, THE PROPHET) who takes a job investigating the murder of a French citizen in a remote…
Moonstone, The (TV Mini-series) (2016): Feat. John Thomson, Sarah Hadland, Joshua Silver…; Updated BBC version of the Wilkie Collins' novel in which the numerous party guests at an English country house have a motive for stealing a missing…
Motherland (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Anna Maxwell Martin, Lucy Punch, Diane Morgan…; London set sitcom examining the trials and traumas of middle–class motherhood, with the likes of Sharon Horgan (CATASTROPHE) on the writing…
Mum (TV Series) (2016-2019): Dir. Richard Laxton
Feat. Lesley Manville, Peter Mullan; Quality British character comedy following twelve months in the life of a newly widowed mother in her late fifties who attempts to rebuild her life…
My Mother and Other Strangers (TV Mini-series) (2016): Dir. Adrian Shergold
Feat. Hattie Morahan, Owen McDonnell; Five–episode mini–series set during WWII in which a family and their neighbours in a Northern Irish village come to terms with the influx…
New Blood (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Mark Strepan, Ben Tavassoli, Mark Addy…; A light–on–its–feet London–based BBC police series from the creator of FOYLE'S WAR that brings together a pair of cheeky…
Night Manager, The (TV Mini-Series) (2016): Dir. Susanne Bier
Feat. Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman…; Stellar John Le Carré adaptation with Tom Hiddleston as a former British soldier recruited to infiltrate an international arm dealer's network.
Night Of, The (TV Mini-Series) (2016): Feat. Riz Ahmed, John Turturro, Michael Kenneth Williams…; Much–acclaimed crime drama from the pen of Richard Price (THE WIRE, CLOCKERS) featuring a revelatory performance from Riz Ahmed as a man…
Orphan Black - Season 4 (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Tatiana Maslany; Thought–provoking sci–fi thriller conflates big ideas in morals and ethics with an absorbing plot centred on a con–artist who…
Outcast (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Patrick Fugit, Philip Glenister, Reg E. Cathey; From the creator of THE WALKING DEAD comes this horror series that follows a young man as he searches for answers to why he's been suffering from…
Path, The (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Aaron Paul, Michelle Monaghan, Emma Greenwell…; Compelling drama following a family who belong to a mysterious cult in upstate New York. Themes of relationships, faith and power are explored, with…
Preacher (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Joe Gilgun…; Much acclaimed adaptation of the DC Comics series with Dominic Cooper as a small town preacher possessed by a supernatural force.
Quarry (TV Series) (2016): Dir. Greg Yaitanes, John Hillcoat
Feat. Logan Marshall-Green, Jodi Balfour, Damon Herriman…; A dark yet realistic crime drama series in which a disillusioned Vietnam War vet returns home to Memphis in 1972 only to find rejection and scrutiny,…
Real Marigold Hotel, The (TV Series) (2016): Dir. Aparna Sanyal; A BBC travel documentary series which follows famous elderly celebrities as they travel around India and experience the culture. Most participants…
Rebellion (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Niamh Cusack, Brian Gleeson, Ruth Bradley…; Powerful period drama that chronicles life in post–World War I Ireland as seen through the eyes of three young women, their families and…
Rillington Place (TV Mini-series) (2016): Dir. Craig Viveiros
Feat. Tim Roth, Samantha Morton, Nico Mirallegro…; Three–part crime drama starring Tim Roth as serial killer John Christie, who strangled a string of victims during the 1940s and early 1950s…
Roots (TV Mini-Series) (2016): Dir. Phillip Noyce, Mario Van Peebles, Thomas Carter
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Matthew Goode, Derek Luke…; A powerful new adaptation of Alex Haley's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel. This tragic story of resilience is told in four parts covering four…
Search Party (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Alia Shawkat, John Early; A dark comedy with Alia Shawkat as a unfulfilled Brooklyn NY resident whose friend goes missing, inspiring her to launch a private investigation with…
Secret, The (TV Mini-series) (2016): Dir. Nick Murphy
Feat. James Nesbitt, Genevieve O’Reilly, Jason Watkins…; Award–winning mini–series based on Belfast journalist Deric Henderson's true–life account of the double murder of a couple whose…
Shannara Chronicles, The (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Austin Butler, Manu Bennett; Filmed in New Zealand fantasy series follows a group of heroes as they battle to stop an evil Demon army from destroying the universe. Based on Terry…
Sherlock - Series 4 (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Toby Jones…; Cumberbatch's beloved modern Sherlock is back on British soil once more, while Doctor Watson and Mary prepare for becoming first–time parents…
Soundbreaking (TV Series) (Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music) (2016): Soundbreaking explores the history of recorded music. Featuring more than 150 original interviews, the series charts a century's worth of innovation…
Stranger Things (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard…; A web television series phenomenon that pays hefty homage to the tropes and aesthetics of sci–fi adventure and horror film of the 1980s and the…
Thirteen (TV Mini-series) (2016): Feat. Jodie Comer, Natasha Little, Stuart Graham…; Five–part BBC psychological drama that follows a 26–year–old woman who learns to live again after being abducted and held in…
This Is Us (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown…; Comedy–drama following the lives of two twins and their adopted brother, interweaving the past and present to explore how each of the…
Timeless (TV Series) (2016-2018): Feat. Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Goran Visnjic…; A time travel/alternate history sci–fi series in which a history professor, a soldier and a scientist attempt to stop a mysterious organization…
Travelers (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Eric McCormack; Smart and thought–provoking time travel series exploring the concept that future humans can develop the technology to send their…
Tutankhamun (TV Mini-series) (2016): Dir. Peter Webber
Feat. Max Irons, Jonathan Aris, Sam Neill…; A four–part dramatisation of how a penniless, ostracised archaeologist named Howard Carter became a household name following his discovery of…
Undercover (TV Mini-series) (2016): Feat. Sophie Okonedo, Adrian Lester, Dennis Haysbert; A lawyer from London is on the cusp of becoming the first black Director of Public Prosecutions, when she begins to realise that her husband of 20…
Upstart Crow (TV Series) (2016): Dir. Matt Lipsey
Feat. David Mitchell, Liza Tarbuck; A Ben Elton–penned comedy about the creative endeavours of William Shakespeare, as played by David Mitchell. The first series follows the…
Victoria (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Jenna Coleman, Tom Hughes, Peter Bowles; Lavish drama series that depicts the early life of Queen Victoria, from her accession to the throne at the tender age of 18 through to her courtship…
Vinyl (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Bobby Cannavale, Paul Ben-Victor, P.J. Byrne…; Martin Scorsese/ Mick Jagger produced music drama follows the fortunes of a New York record executive in the '70's.
War and Peace (TV Series) (2016): Dir. Tom Harper
Feat. Paul Dano, Lily James, James Norton…; Stellar BBC take on the Tolstoy's classic tale of aristocratic families caught in the tumult of Napoleon's invasion of Russia.
Westworld (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright…; Phenomenally popular science–fiction western series from creator Jonathan Nolan, set in a fictional theme park populated by android "hosts",…
Why Am I?: The Science of Us (2016): An internationally lauded four part series that details the findings of a 40–year study by the Otago School of Medicine that follows every baby…
Witnesses (TV Mini-series) (2016): Dir. Herve Hadmar
Feat. Thierry Lhermitte, Marie Dompnier, Laurent Lucas; Crime drama set in the north of France centred around a resilient female cop who investigates a wave of strange murders linked to a retired crime…
Wynonna Earp (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Melanie Scrofano, Shamier Anderson, Tim Rozon…; Canadian supernatural Western series based on the IDW Comic, that follows Wyatt Earp's great granddaughter as she battles demons and other creatures…
X-Files Event Series, The (TV Series) (X-Files, The - Season 10) (2016): Feat. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi…; Thrilling six–episode return of the conspiracy driven series. Mulder and Scully return to investigate were–monsters, terrorists, deadly…
Young Pope, The (TV Series) (2016): Dir. Paolo Sorrentino
Feat. Jude Law, Diane Keaton, Silvio Orlando…; Ten–part miniseries following the reign of Pope Pius XIII, the first American pontiff. Featuring Jude Law in a heavily praised lead…
800 Words (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Erik Thomson, Michelle Langstone, Jonathan Brugh; From the writers of OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE come this gentle dramedy that follows the travails of a widowed Sydney columnist as he up sticks for life in…
Acquitted (TV Series) (Frikjent) (2015): Feat. Nicolai Cleve Broch, Lena Endre, Anne Marit Jacobsen; High quality Norwegian crime drama centred around a high–flying executive who returns to his hometown twenty years after he was cleared of the…
Agatha Christie: Partners in Crime (TV Series) (2015): Feat. David Walliams, Jessica Raine, James Fleet…; Cheery update of Agatha Christie's crime–fighting duo, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, who solve mysteries and search for enemy spies in 1950s…
Agent Carter (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Hayley Atwell, James D'Arcy, Enver Gjokaj; Marvel crime series follows secret agent Peggy Carter as she attempts to thwart various atomic threats in forties New York.
And Then There Were None (Mini-series) (2015): Feat. Douglas Booth, Charles Dance, Maeve Dermody…; A three–part miniseries based on the popular Agatha Christie novel, perhaps her darkest and most sinister work. Ten strangers are invited to an…
Angelby (TV Series) (Ängelby) (2015): Feat. Mia Skaringer, Goran Ragnerstam, Amanda Ooms; Unsettling Swedish mystery series about a wife–and–mother who is forced to take a job in a small remote city of Ängelby where she…
Aquarius (TV Series) (2015): Feat. David Duchovny; David Duchovny headlines this gritty 1960s cop drama about a cop who goes undercover to track Charles Manson and the Manson Family before their…
Arthur & George (TV Mini-series) (2015): Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. Martin Clunes, Arsher Ali, Art Malik; Three–part drama set in 1906 that follows the intersecting lives of Arthur Conan Doyle, world–famous author of 'Sherlock Holmes', and…
Ash vs Evil Dead (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Bruce Campbell, Ray Santiago, Lucy Lawless; Triumphant resurrection of Sam Raimi's horror franchise with Bruce Campbell rightfully returning as the undead slaying hero Ash. 10 episodes on 2…
Ballers (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Rob Corddry, John David Washington; ENTOURAGE–like series centred around the misadventures of a group of NFL footballers, their agents and their families.
Banished (TV Mini-series) (2015): Feat. Orla Brady, Ewen Bremner, MyAnna Buring…; British period drama created by Jimmy McGovern (CRACKER), set in the 18th century in the first penal colony founded by the British in New South…
Better Call Saul (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Michael McKean; Spinning–off from smash hit BREAKING BAD, this worthy successor follows the trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Saul Goodman, in the…
Black Work (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Sheridan Smith, Matthew McNulty, Geraldine James…; Pacy British crime series with Sheridan Smith as a policewoman who sets out to discover who murdered her husband, an undercover officer.
Blindspot (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Jaimie Alexander, Sullivan Stapleton; Twisty thriller begins with the discovery of a Jane Doe found in Times Square with no memory and mysterious tattoos on her body.
Bloodline (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn, Linda Cardellini…; Knotty thriller about a family of adult siblings who find that their past secrets and scars are revealed when their black sheep of a brother returns…
Bridge, The - Series 3 (TV Series) (Bron/Broen) (2015): Feat. Sofia Helin, Thure Lindhardt; Third series of the steely Danish–Swedish murder mystery finds the partnership broken up and the killing of a prominent gender activist leads…
Broadchurch - Series 2 (TV Series) (2015): Feat. David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Andrew Buchan…; Second season of the compelling mystery series returns to the titular town one year after Danny Latimer's killer was revealed. Inevitably more…
Bureau, The (TV Series) (Le Bureau des Legendes) (2015): Feat. Mathieu Kassovitz; After six years of undercover work in Syria, French intelligence officer Malotru returns home, where he struggles to forget his undercover identity,…
Call My Agent (TV Series) (Dix pour cent) (2015): Feat. Camille Cottin, Liliane Rovere, Thibault de Montalembert; French TV drama set in a talent agency and following the lives of the agents as they combine art with business and juggle their private and…
Capital (2015): Feat. Adeel Akhtar, Danny Ashok, Mona Goodwin…; A three–part British TV adaptation of the novel by John Lanchester, set on an affluent London street, where residents receive a strange note…
Casual Vacancy, The (TV Mini-Series) (2015): Feat. Rory Kinnear, Michael Gambon, Keeley Hawes…; J. K. Rowling's novel of small–town politcs in which the residents of Pagford fight for a spot on the parish council after the unexpected death…
Catastrophe (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Sharon Horgan, Rob Delaney, Ashley Jensen; Funny and oddly moving sitcom with the excellent Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney playing opposite as an Irish teacher and a Boston ad exec who embark…
Catching Milat (TV Mini-series) (2015): Feat. Richard Cawthorne, Malcolm Kennard; Rigorous psychological thriller based on the investigation into the 1990s backpacker murders leading to the arrest and conviction of serial killer…
Childhood's End (TV Mini-series) (2015): Feat. Mike Vogel, Osy Ikhile, Daisy Betts…; Sci–fi mini–series based on the 1953 novel by Arthur C. Clarke that posits the peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious…
Coroner, The (TV Series) (2015-2016): Feat. Claire Goose, Matt Bardock; Light and fanciful whodunnit drama series starring Claire Goose as a coroner poring over suspicious corpses in a fictional South Devon coastal town.…
Daredevil (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio; Marvel's blind superhero gets a laudable TV adaptation with Charlie Cox as the lawyer by day, superhero vigilante by night.
Dark Matter (TV Series) (2015-2017): Feat. Marc Bendavid, Anthony Lemke, Alex Mallari Jr.…; Intriguing Canadian sci–fi series created by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, based on their comic book of the same name. Set in a dystopian…
Deadline Gallipoli (TV Mini-Series) (2015): Feat. Sam Worthington, Hugh Dancy, Charles Dance…; Sam Worthington heads this impressively told tale of three journalists who accompanied troops in the ill–fated Gallipoli Campaign.
Deutschland 83 (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Jonas Nay, Maria Schrader, Ulrich Noethen; Compelling German television series about a 24–year–old native of East Germany who in 1983 is sent to West Germany as an undercover spy…
Dickensian (TV Mini-series) (2015): Feat. Tuppence Middleton, Sophie Rundle, Stephen Rea…; A drama series that plays within the detailed literary universe of Charles Dickens, colliding many of his iconic characters on the streets of 19th…
Disappearance, The (TV Series) (Disparue) (2015): Dir. Charlotte Brändström
Feat. François-Xavier Demaison, Pierre-François Martin-Laval, Alix Poisson; French whodunnit crime series based around the disappearance of a 17–year–old girl, the trauma faced by the family and the slowly…
Doctor Foster (TV Series) (2015-2017): Feat. Suranne Jones, Bertie Carvel, Jodie Comer; Top quality BBC melodrama with Suranne Jones superb as a general practitioner who becomes obessed with the notion that her doting husband may be…
Doctor Who (Series 9) [Peter Capaldi] Christmas Special (The Husbands of River Song) (2015): Dir. Douglas Mackinnon
Feat. Peter Capaldi, Matt Lucas, Alex Kingston…; On Christmas day, the Doctor is called to the site of a crashed spaceship. He soon finds himself recruited to help River Song evade the furious King…
Doctor Who (Series 9:Part 2) [Peter Capaldi] (2015): Feat. Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Maisie Williams; Epic conclusion to the ninth series of Doctor Who, with the clock ticking the Zygons aren’t the only threat they’ll be facing as they embark on…
Downton Abbey - Series 6 (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern…; Further episodes from ITV's immensely popular, top–of–the–range period drama, centred on the residents and staff of the titular…
Downton Abbey - The Finale (TV Mini-series) (Downton Abbey Christmas 2015) (2015): Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael; The final installment of this internationally acclaimed hit drama series that chronicled the lives of the Crawley family and their servants.
Empire (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Gabourey Sidibe; Terrence Howard stars as the CEO of a hugely successful music label who is diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease and has to choose one of his…
Enfield Haunting, The (2015): Dir. Kristoffer Nyholm
Feat. Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Matthew MacFadyen…; Chilly British horror mini–series from the director of the Danish series THE KILLING, based on Guy Lyon Playfair’s book 'This House Is…
Expanse, The (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar…; Ambitious adaptation of the hugely popular science fiction novels by James S. A. Corey, set in a future where Mars and the asteroid belt have been…
Fargo - Season 2 (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Jesse Plemons…; Much acclaimed second season is set in the late seventies and features more deception, intrigue and murder in and around the town of Fargo, North…
Fear the Walking Dead (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Kim Dickens, Cliff Curtis, Frank Dillane; Grisly prequel to THE WALKING DEAD follows Cliff Curtis as he negotiates a world rapidly turning apocalyptic.
Flesh and Bone (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Sarah Hay, Ben Daniels, Damon Herriman; Psychological drama series about a talented but emotionally troubled dancer who runs away to New York City and quickly finds herself immersed in the…
Fortitude (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Sofie Grabol, Richard Dormer, Stanley Tucci…; Addictive murder mystery set on the edge of the Arctic Circle, in the town of Fortitude, a town whose peaceful reputation is under threat.
Frankenstein Chronicles, The (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Sean Bean, Anna Maxwell Martin, Charlie Creed-Miles…; Sean Bean stars in this Victorian–set thriller as an inspector investigating a number of mysterious deaths that may be linked to a scientist…
Gallipoli (TV Mini-series) (2015): Dir. Glendyn Ivin
Feat. Kodi Smit-McPhee, Nicholas Hope, Harry Greenwood…; Commissioned to mark the centenary of the ill–fated military expedition, this epic drama follows the fortunes of four young Australian boys who…
Game of Thrones - Season 5 (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Peter Dinklage; The struggle for the iron throne continues in the fifth season of the rightly acclaimed HBO series derived from George R.R. Martin's fantasy…
Girls - Season 4 (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke…; Further episodes from Lena Dunham's savvy HBO series on the highs and lows of living and dating in New York – a show that's at once witty,…
Glitch (TV Series) (2015): Dir. Emma Freeman
Feat. Patrick Brammall, Emma Booth, Emily Barclay; Paranormal series set in small–town Australia with a cop investigating the case of seven people apparently rising from the dead.
Grace and Frankie (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Sam Waterston…; Appealing and heartfelt sitcom with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as a retired cosmetics mogul and a hippie art teacher, brought together after their…
Grand Designs New Zealand (TV Series) (2015-2017): New Zealand iteration of the immensely popular British design show has Wellington architect Chris Moller taking us behind the scenes of some…
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough (TV Mini-Series) (2015): David Attenborough revisits the Great Barrier Reef after nearly 60 years. His visit takes him from the most exposed part of the reef as well as down…
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) - Season 11 (2015): Eleventh season of the popular female–driven medical soap, continuing the trials and tribulations of five first–year interns as they…
Grinder, The (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Rob Lowe, Fred Savage, Mary Elizabeth Ellis…; Smart showbiz comedy with Rob Lowe in fine fettle as an actor who believes his time playing a lawyer on TV qualifies him to run the family law firm.
Hannibal - Season 3 (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy, Caroline Dhavernas…; Thrilling conclusion of the ultra stylised thriller based on Thomas Harris' ubiquitous crime novels, with the grimly compelling relationship between…
Heavy Water War, The (The Saboteurs) (2015): Dir. Per-Olav Sørensen
Feat. Espen Klouman-Høiner, Soren Pilmark, Anna Friel…; Thrilling Norwegian mini–series tells the story behind Hitler's plan for obtaining the atomic bomb during WW2, and the heavy water sabotages in…
Hollow Crown, The: Wars of the Roses (TV Series) (2015): Dir. Dominic Cooke
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugh Bonneville, Judi Dench…; A second series of star–studded, exceptionally presented Shakespeare adaptations, with Henry VI in two parts, along with Richard III. Together…
Home Fires (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Francesca Annis, Samantha Bond; Quality BBC drama following a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community during World War II.
Homeland - Season 5 (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Claire Danes, Rupert Friend, Mandy Patinkin; Further episodes from this outstanding counter–terrorist thriller of post–9/11 paranoia, with Claire Danes's riveting, high–tensile…
House of Cards - Season 3 (TV Series, US) (2015): Feat. Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Kate Mara; Further episodes in the shadowy revival of the classic BBC political series, with Kevin Spacey (perfectly cast) as a machiavellian congressman…
Humans (TV Series) (2015-2018): Feat. William Hurt, Rebecca Front, Gemma Chan…; Sci–fi series set in a parallel present where the latest must–have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' – a…
I Am Cait (TV Series) (2015): TV series that follows the transformation of Bruce Jenner from a man to Caitlyn Jenner, a woman, by showing the struggles and publicity of changing…
Indian Summers (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Nikesh Patel, Julie Walters…; Broadly played but beautifully scenic British drama series set in 1932 following the final years of British colonial rule in India from both sides of…
iZombie (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Rose McIver, David Anders, Malcolm Goodwin; The hunger for all things dead–but–still–living continues with his amusing twist on the genre, loosely adapted from a comic book…
Jessica Jones (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Krysten Ritter; Engaging Marvel drama with BREAKING BAD's Krysten Ritter starring as the former superhero turned private detective.
Jinx, The (TV Series) (The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst) (2015): Dir. Andrew Jarecki; Riveting series examines the complicated life of reclusive real estate icon, Robert Durst, the key suspect in a series of unsolved crimes.
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Eddie Marsan, Bertie Carvel, Marc Warren…; Ripping historical fantasy based on the Susanna Clarke novel, concerns the adventures of two magicians during the Napoleonic wars.
Jordskott (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Moa Gammel, Goran Ragnerstam; CONTRABAND TITLE. Seasons 1 and 2 are not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of…
Justified - The Final Season (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Walton Goggins…; Raylan Givens gets a terrific send–off in the conclusion to Elmore Leonard's urban western about an old–school U.S. Marshal reassigned…
Keeping Up With the Kaimanawas (TV Series) (2015): Horsey reality TV show following Northland's Wilson sisters as they tame and train New Zealand's indigenous horses, the endangered Kaimanuwas of the…
Kevin McCloud's Escape to the Wild (TV Series) (2015): GRAND DESIGNS present Kevin McCloud travels the globe to visit people living 'off the grid' in some very remote spots.
Knick, The - Season 2 (TV Series) (2015): Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Clive Owen; Steven Soderbergh directs the second season of the grisly medical drama set within the confines of a New York hospital in 1900.
Last Kingdom, The (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Alexander Dreymon, Ian Hart, Matthew MacFadyen…; Historical adventure series set in the divided England of the 9th century follows the travails of the orphaned son of a Saxon nobleman.
Last Man On Earth, The (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Will Forte, Kristen Schaal, January Jones…; Quirky send–up of the post–apocalypse genre with talented comedians Kristen Schaal and Will Forte playing a pair of mismatched survivors…
Last Panthers, The (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Samantha Morton, Tahar Rahim, John Hurt; Globe–trotting crime caper with Samantha Morton and Tahar Rahim on the trail of a gang of diamond thieves.
Legacy, The - Series 2 (TV Series) (Arvingerne) (2015): Feat. Trine Dyrholm, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Lene Maria Christensen…; Second season of the gripping drama in which the death of a matriarch brings forgotten secrets out into the open and causes a prolonged battle for…
Line of Separation (TV series) (Tannbach) (2015-2018): Feat. Heiner Lauterbach, Nathalia Worner, Martina Gedeck; A German village attempts to cope with the new world during the post–war years of 1945 to 1961.
London Spy (TV Mini-series) (2015): Dir. Jakob Verbruggen
Feat. Ben Whishaw, Jim Broadbent, Edward Holcroft…; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Magicians, The (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Jason Ralphs, Stella Maeve, Olivia Taylor Dudley; Fantasy series about a group of twenty–somethings studying magic in New York discover a world that poses a great threat to humanity in this…
Master of None (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Aziz Ansari, Eric Wareheim, Noël Wells…; Based on the comedic viewpoints of its lead Aziz Ansari, this follows the personal and professional life of his 30–year–old…
Masters of Sex - Season 3 (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Michael Sheen, Lizzy Caplan; Third season of the dramatisation of the work of pioneering researchers Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the eponymous 'Masters of Sex'…
Midwinter of the Spirit (TV Mini-series) (2015): Feat. Nicholas Pinnock, Anna Maxwell Martin, Kate Dickie; TV miniseries following a female vicar who works as an exorcist. Cheerfully creepy Middle–England gothic from the pen of supernatural mystery…
Mr. Robot (TV Series) (2015-2020): Feat. Rami Malek, Christian Slater, Portia Doubleday; The excellent Rami Malek stars as an expert hacker recruited by a mysterious anarchist, who calls himself Mr. Robot. 44 episodes across 4 seasons.
Murders at BarLume (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Filippo Timi, Carlo Monni, Massimo Paganelli…; Crime series set on the Tuscan sea–side featuring a glamorous cop, a cynical bar–owner and a priceless cast of old Italian men who hang…
Narcos (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Wagner Moura, Boyd Holbrook, Pedro Pascal; Vivid, unflinching HBO drama chronicles the exploits of the notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
No Second Chance (TV Series) (Une chance de trop) (2015): Feat. Alexandra Lamy, Pascal Elbé; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Norskov (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Thomas Levin, Claus Riis Ostergaard, Jacob Lohmann; CONTRABAND TITLE. Season 1 is not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film &…
Occupied (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Ane Dahl Torp, Henrik Mestad; Exciting Norwegian political thriller from the pen of Jo Nesbo that posits a future Norway taken over by Russia in a bid to increase oil production.
Odd Mom Out (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Jill Kargman; Comedy series set in New York and following a mother who is torn between two worlds – the quirky and unconventional life she leads with her…
Ordinary Lies (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Max Beesley, Mackenzie Crook, Shazad Latif…; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Orphan Black - Season 3 (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Tatiana Maslany; Thought–provoking sci–fi thriller conflates big ideas in morals and ethics with an absorbing plot centred on a con–artist who…
Peter Kay's Car Share (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Peter Kay, Sian Gibson; BAFTA–winning sitcom from Mancunian comedian Peter Kay who plays a supermarket assistant manager who, together with a promotions rep (Sian…
Poldark (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Aidan Turner, Eleanor Tomlinson, Philip Davis; Remake of the classic swashbuckler with the strapping Aidan Turner as the Cornish nobleman embroiled in local scrapes and squabbles.
Professor T. (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Koen De Bouw; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
River (TV Mini-series) (2015): Feat. Stellan Skarsgard, Nicola Walker, Adeel Akhtar; CONTRABAND TITLE. Seasons 1 & 2 are not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of…
Safe House (TV Series) (2015-2017): Feat. Christopher Eccleston, Marsha Thomason, Paterson Joseph…; ITV crime series about a married couple who are asked by a police officer and their close friend to turn their remote Guest House into a Safe…
Schitt's Creek (TV Series) (2015): Dir. Jerry Ciccoritti
Feat. Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy…; Eugene Levy and his son, Dan Levy, developed and star in this dryly witty Canadian sitcom about a filthy–rich video store magnate and his…
Scream Queens - Season 1 (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Roberts; Exactly twenty years after a mysterious death at Wallace University, another murder takes place. As the investigation progresses, the bodies start to…
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2015): Dir. Douglas Mackinnon
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs…; One–off holiday special with the modern Sherlock and Watson finding themselves back in 1890's London.
Show Me a Hero (TV Mini-Series) (2015): Dir. Paul Haggis
Feat. Oscar Isaac, Peter Riegert, Alfred Molina…; Extraordinary true story of the political fight to build public housing in white middle–class neighbourhoods in 1980's New York. From the…
Story of China with Michael Wood, The (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Michael Wood; Veteran historian and broadcaster Michael Wood follows his celebrated Story of India with this in–depth portrait of the most populous country…
Supergirl (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Melissa Benoist; Enjoyable new take on the adventures of Supergirl sent to Earth to watch over her younger cousin.
Syndicate, The (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Lorraine Bruce, Timothy Spall, Matthew Lewis…; A Yorkshire–set BBC drama series written by Kay Mellor sees five members of a betting syndicate win the lottery. Each series follows a…
Team, The (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Lars Mikkelsen, Veerle Baetens, Jasmin Gerat; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Togetherness (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Mark Duplass, Melanie Lynskey, Amanda Peet…; Kiwi actress Melanie Lynskey stars in this entirely relatable HBO comedy–drama from the prolific Duplass brothers that follows the…
Trapped (TV Series) (2015): Dir. Baltasar Kormakur
Feat. Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir; Icelandic television mystery series created by Baltasar Kormákur (JAR CITY, EVEREST) that follows a chief of police in a remote town who tries to…
True Detective - Season 2 (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Vince Vaughn, Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams…; Widely regarded as a disappointing second season of the HBO policier with a streak of "strained seriousness" running through its tale of a bizarre…
True New Zealand Crime Stories (How to Murder Your Wife; Monster of Mangatiti; Venus and Mars; Bloodlines; Siege) (2015): Dir. Riccardo Pellizzeri, John Laing, Peter Burger
Feat. Mark Mitchinson, Craig Hall, Sara Wiseman…; How to Murder Your Wife: A black comedy based on the true story of Alfred Benning's outlandish attempts to murder his overbearing wife in 1977.…
Tut (TV Mini-Series) (2015): Dir. David Von Ancken
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Avan Jogia, Nonso Anozie; Melodramatic mini–series covering the rise to power of the extraordinary Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Ben Kinglsey hams it up as Tut's…
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Carol Kane…; Infectious sitcom from the makers of 30 ROCK (Tina Fey and Robert Carlock) following a woman who is attempting to rebuild her life in New York city…
Unforgotten (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Nicola Walker, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Bernard Hill…; Haunting crime drama about a delicate investigation that begins when the bones of a young man are found under the footings of a demolished house 39…
UnREAL (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Shiri Appleby, Craig Bierko, Constance Zimmer; Highly amusing satire offers a behind–the–scenes look at the chaos surrounding the production of a dating competition program, with a…
Versailles (TV Series) (2015): Feat. George Blagden, Alexander Vlahos; Lavish historical drama follows the travails of Lous XIV as he attempts to build the world's greatest palace against abackdrop of political…
Wayward Pines (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Matt Dillon, Carla Gugino, Shannyn Sossamon…; Matt Dillon stars as a Secret Service agent who journeys to the small town of Wayward Pines in search of two federal agents who have disappeared.
Westside (TV Series) (2015-2019): Feat. Antonia Prebble, David de Lautour, Reef Ireland; A period prequel to OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE. Legendary safe cracker and career criminal, Ted West and his first wife Rita Build their fortune in the slums…
When We Go To War (TV Mini-series) (2015): Feat. Ido Drent, Sophia Huybens; Historical saga that tells the story of six young men and women whose plans for the future are thwarted as New Zealand enters World War I. Events…
Wolf Hall (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Mark Rylance, Claire Foy, Thomas Brodie-Sangster…; Superb television adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Booker–winning tale of Thomas Cromwell's rapid rise to power in the court of Henry the Eighth.
Yorkshire Vet, The (TV Series) (2015): Animal lovers will adore this documentary series following the work of the staff of Skeldale Veterinary Centre in Thirsk, North Yorkshire –…
Younger (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Sutton Foster, Debi Mazar, Miriam Shor…; Sitcom created by Darren Star (SEX AND THE CITY, 90210) about a 40–year–old mother who passes herself off as 26 to land a job and has to…
100, The (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Eliza Taylor; A hodgepodge of sci–fi tropes crowd this youth–oriented post–apocalyptic drama about 100 teenagers who are sent back to earth to…
1864 (TV Series) (2014): Dir. Ole Bornedal
Feat. Pilou Asbæk, Jacob Oftebro, Sidse Babett Knudsen…; The most expensive Danish TV series made to date, this lavish historical war drama is based on two books by Tom Buk–Swienty about the Second…
Affair, The (TV Series) (2014-2020): Feat. Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Maura Tierney…; Well–acted cable drama that maps the psychological effects of an affair between a married waitress at a Hamptons diner and a teacher who spends…
Agatha Raisin (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Ashley Jensen, Katy Wix, Mathew Horne…; The Cotswolds–based PR guru turned amateur sleuth returns for a series of comedic murder–mysteries based on the books by M.C. Beaton.…
Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D (TV Series) (Agents of Shield) (2014): Feat. Clark Gregg, Ming Na; This Joss Whedon–created series, an extension of the ever expanding Marvel universe, follows the adventures of a spy agency made up of…
Babylon (TV Mini-Series) (2014): Feat. Brit Marling, Ella Smith, Bertie Carvel…; British comedy–drama set in contemporary London, and following the activities of the Metropolitan Police Service and New Scotland Yard, as they…
Black Sails (TV Series) (2014-2017): Feat. Zach McGowan, Luke Arnold, Toby Stephens…; Set in 1715, the "Golden Age of Piracy", this sexed–up action–packed adventure series from executive producer Michael Bay follows Captain…
Blue Eyes (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Linus Wahlgren, Sven Nordin, Louise Peterhoff; A chief of staff at the Swedish justice department goes missing in the weeks leading up to the national election, and her replacement uncovers a…
Boardwalk Empire - Season 5 (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Steve Buscemi, Kelly MacDonald, Michael Shannon…; Final episodes from the marquee HBO production, centred on the Prohibition–era empire surrounding corrupt Atlantic treasurer Enoch "Nucky"…
BoJack Horseman (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie…; Riding on the success of other outrageously creative adult cartoons like RICK AND MORTY comes this terrific satire of the American entertainment…
Bosch (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Titus Welliver; Titus Welliver stars as Michael Connelly's famed detective in this acclaimed series in which Bosch pursues a murderer while standing trial for the…
Broad City (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer; Comic web series, now produced by Comedy Central, follows two 20–something best friends as they struggle to navigate life in New York.
Brokenwood Mysteries, The (TV Series) (2014-2024): Feat. Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland; A local stab at the ever popular murder mystery genre with this Kiwiana policier featuring two mismatched detectives investigating a series of…
Cathedrals of Culture (TV Series) (2014): Dir. Wim Wenders, Robert Redford, Michael Glawogger; If buildings could talk, what would they say about us? `Cathedrals of Culture' offers six startling responses to this question. Filmed entirely in…
Chasing Shadows (TV Mini-Series) (2014): Dir. Christopher Menaul, Jim O’Hanlon
Feat. Reece Shearsmith, Alex Kingston, Noel Clarke; British crime series following the work of a missing persons unit, with Reece Shearsmith as a brilliant yet socially awkward detective Sergeant who…
Code, The (TV Series) (2014): Dir. Shawn Seet
Feat. Dan Spielman, Ashley Zukerman, Adam Garcia…; Six–part Australian thriller interweaving several plot lines connected to a mysterious outback accident, which effects the lives of many…
Cosmos (TV Series) (Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey) (2014): Feat. Neil deGrasse Tyson; National Geographic presents this superb 21st century update of Carl Sagan's influential book and TV series of the 1970's. Using breathtaking…
Count Arthur Strong (TV series) (2014): Feat. Steve Delaney, Rory Kinnear; Jolly, old–fashioned British sitcom centred on the relationship between an eccentric variety show performer and the son of his former comedy…
Crimson Field, The (TV Mini-series) (2014): Dir. David Evans
Feat. Kerry Fox, Jack Gordon, Suranne Jones…; A vivid and emotive epic British drama set in the tented field hospitals of WW1. Centred around an experienced nurse who arrives at an overcrowded…
Detectorists (TV Series) (2014-2017): Feat. Toby Jones, Mackenzie Crook, Rachael Stirling; Irresistible comedy about lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to…
Devil's Playground, The (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Simon Burke, Morgana Davies, John Noble…; Psychological thriller set 35 years after the events of Fred Schepisi's classic follows that films protagonist as he finds himself working as a…
Doctor Who (Series 8) [Peter Capaldi] (Dr. Who) (2014): Feat. Peter Capaldi, Jenna-Louise Coleman; Peter Capaldi (IN THE LOOP) is the twelfth reincarnate, joined by plucky sidekick Jenna–Louise Coleman, in a new series of timewarp adventures…
Doctor Who (Series 9:Part 1) [Peter Capaldi] (2014): Feat. Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Maisie Williams; Peter Capaldi returns for his second season as the Tardis travelling Time Lord. Episodes 1–6: 'The Magician's Apprentice', 'The Witch's…
Doll & Em (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Emily Mortimer, Dolly Wells; Lightweight Hollywood satire stars Emily Mortimer (as herself) and best friend Dolly Wells who is hired as the actress' new personal assistant, with…
Downton Abbey - A Moorland Holiday (TV Mini-Series) (2014): Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter…; Another Downton Christmas special this time set in the Autumn of 1924. It's grouse shooting season and Rose's father–in–law, Lord…
Downton Abbey - Series 5 (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern…; Further episodes from ITV's immensely popular, top–of–the–range period drama, centred on the residents and staff of the titular…
Extant (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Halle Berry, Goran Visnjic, Grace Gummer; An astronaut struggles to learn how she became pregnant while on a 13–month–long solo space mission.
Fall, The - Series 2 (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, John Lynch; Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan reprise their roles, and continue their gripping game of cat and mouse through the streets of Belfast.
Fargo - Season 1 (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks…; This splendid reworking of the Coen Brothers' cult midwestern noir expands on the film's frosty Minnesota murder mystery with more eccentric…
Fat Tony & Co (TV Mini-series) (2014): Feat. Robert Mammone, Gyton Grantley, Shane Jacobson…; A mini–series that uncovers the story of one of Australia's most notorious criminals, Tony Mokbel.
First Contact (TV Series) (2014): Provocative reality television documents the journey of six Australians who are challenged about their perceptions of indigenous Australians.
Flash, The (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Grant Gustin, Danielle Panabaker; Enjoyable adaptation of the DC comic in which a forensic detective has a laboratory accident which causes the molecules of his body to vibrate at…
Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond (TV Mini-Series) (2014): Dir. Mat Whitecross
Feat. Dominic Cooper, Lara Pulver, Lesley Manville…; The colourful and perilous adventures of Ian Fleming are liberally brought to life in this wartime spy romp pitched as the making of James Bond.
From Dusk Till Dawn (TV Series) (2014): Feat. D. J. Cotrona, Zane Holtz, Wilmer Valderrama; Based on the thrill–ride film of the same name, the series is centered around bank robber, Seth Gecko and his violent, unpredictable brother,…
Game of Thrones - Season 4 (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey…; Further episodes from the justifiably acclaimed HBO medieval series, with realism and violence dictating its dark hued, anti–romantic take on…
Game, The (TV Mini-Series) (2014): Feat. Brian Cox, Tom Hughes, Jonathan Aris…; Brian Cox leads the cast in this Cold War spy thriller set in the world of 1970's espionage. It tells the story of the invisible war fought by MI5…
Girls - Season 3 (TV Series) (2014): Dir. Lena Dunham
Feat. Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke…; Further episodes from Lena Dunham's savvy HBO series on the highs and lows of living and dating in New York – a show that's at once witty,…
Gomorrah (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Marco DAmore, Salvatore Esposito, Maria Pia Calzone…; Euro–crime TV series set in the Scampia neighbourhood of Naples, where a brutal war breaks out between rival gangs in the criminal underworld.…
Gotham (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Ben McKenzie, Jada Pinkett Smith, Donal Logue…; Batman prequel tells the story behind Commissioner James Gordon's rise to prominence in Gotham City in the years before Batman's arrival.
Gracepoint (TV Series) (2014): Feat. David Tennant, Anna Gunn, Jackie Weaver…; The US remake of BROADCHURCH is largely a shot–for–shot remake with some minor plot tweaking. A young boy is found dead on the shores of…
Great Welsh Adventure, A (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Griff Rhys-Jones; "Exiled" Welshman and popular Brit comedian Griff Rhys Jones reveals the unusual delights hidden amongst the icy peaks, roaming valleys and stunning…
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) - Season 10 (2014): Feat. Patrick Dempsey, Ellen Pompeo, Justin Chambers…; Tenth season of the popular female–driven medical soap, continuing the trials and tribulations of five first–year interns as they juggle…
Halt and Catch Fire (TV Series) (2014-2017): Feat. Lee Pace, Scoot McNairy, Mackenzie Davis; TV drama set during the technological revolution of the 1980's, following fictional characters who had insider experience of the development of the…
Hannibal - Season 2 (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas…; Further episodes in the grisly, ultra stylised thriller based on Thomas Harris' ubiquitous crime novels, with the grimly compelling relationship…
Happy Valley (TV Series) (2014-2023): Feat. Sarah Lancashire, Steve Pemberton, Siobhan Finneran; Another riveting top–shelf British police drama hot on the heels of BROADCHURCH. Sarah Lancashire stars as a Yorkshire sergeant who suspects a…
Helix (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky…; Schlocky sci–fi thriller series from the Syfy channel that follows a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Homeland - Season 4 (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Rupert Friend; Further episodes from this outstanding counter–terrorist thriller of post–9/11 paranoia, with Claire Danes's riveting, high–tensile…
Honourable Woman, The (TV Mini-series) (2014): Feat. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Stephen Rea, Lubna Azabal…; A rigorous, fast–paced thriller with Maggie Gyllenhaal as a woman who inherits her father's arms business, and finds herself in a international…
Hope and Wire (TV Mini-Series) (2014): Dir. Gaylene Preston
Feat. Rachel House, Joel Tobeck, Chelsie Preston-Crayford…; Gaylene Preston directs this contentious, though humanly compelling medley of stories based on first–hand accounts of the direct aftermath of…
House of Cards - Season 2 (TV Series, US) (2014): Feat. Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Kate Mara…; Further episodes in the shadowy revival of the classic BBC political series, with Kevin Spacey (perfectly cast) as a machiavellian congressman…
How to Get Away with Murder (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Viola Davis; Legal drama centred around a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant criminal defense professor who become involved in a twisted murder…
Human Universe (TV Mini-Series) (2014): Feat. Professor Brian Cox; Professor and "Rock star Physicist" Brian Cox travels the globe to investigate the origin of the human species. Through interviews with historians,…
In The Club (TV Series) (2014): Dir. Kay Mellor
Feat. Hermione Norris, Katherine Parkinson, Jill Halfpenny…; Warm, gutsy British ensemble drama following six pregnant women in various stages of life. From the creator of COLD FEET.
Inside No. 9 (TV Series) (2014-2018): Dir. David Kerr, Guillem Morales
Feat. Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith; CONTRABAND TITLE. Series 1–4 are not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of…
Intrepid New Zealand (2014): Ambitious follow–up to Kevin Biggar and Jamie Fitzgerald's FIRST CROSSINGS (2012) finds the pair tackling a new set of legendary journeys…
Jonah From Tonga (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Chris Lilley; Chameleon comedian Chris Lilley revives his funniest and most poignant character, Jonah Takalua, for this fifth mock–umentary, set in a…
Justified - Season 5 (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Joelle Carter…; Further episodes from the slick urban western about an old–school U.S. Marshal reassigned from Miami to his childhood home in the poor, rural…
Kingdom (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Frank Grillo, Kiele Sanchez, Matt Lauria…; Drama set in the world of mixed–martial arts, with a retired fighter struggling to keep his gym and his family afloat.
Klondike (TV Mini-Series) (2014): Dir. Simon Cellan Jones
Feat. Richard Madden, Abbie Cornish, Marton Csokas…; The Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s is richly evoked in this frontier western, which is largely faithful to the history, conditions, and…
Knick, The - Season 1 (TV Series) (2014): Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Clive Owen, Andre Holland; Steven Soderbergh directs this look at the professional and personal lives of the staff at New York's Knickerbocker Hospital during the early part of…
Last Ship, The (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Adam Baldwin, Rhona Mitra, Eric Dane…; A global pandemic kills off 80 percent of the earth's population, leaving the crew of a lone naval destroyer to stop the virus before humanity…
Leftovers, The (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston…; Thoughtful adaptation of Tom Perrotta's novel about life in a small town after many of its residents vanished in a Rapture–like event.
Legacy, The - Series 1 (TV Series) (Arvingerne) (2014): Feat. Trine Dyrholm, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Lene Maria Christensen…; From the creators of BORGEN and THE KILLING comes this gripping drama in which the death of a matriarch brings forgotten secrets out into the open…
Looking (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Jonathan Groff, Frankie J. Álvarez, Murray Bartlett…; A funny and earnest HBO dramedy about the lives of a group of gay friends living in contemporary San Francisco. Co–produced by Andrew Haigh…
Love Child (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Jessica Marais, Jonathan LaPaglia, Mandy McElhinney; Vivid period drama recounting the appalling practice of forced adoptions for unmarried Australian mothers in the swinging sixties, as witnessed by a…
Mad Men - Season 7 (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser…; Final episodes of the 60's–New–York–set television drama series focused on an ad exec basking in the glow of the golden age of…
Madam Secretary (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Tea Leoni, Tim Daly, Keith Carradine…; Tea Leoni stars in this astute political drama that looks at the personal and professional life of a Secretary of State as she tries to balance her…
Mammon (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Jon Øigarden, Terje Strømdahl, Ingjerd Egeberg; Norwegian thriller in which a newspaper journalist revealing fraud in a large multinational company, finds his family involved, ruining his career…
Mapp and Lucia (TV Mini-series) (Mapp & Lucia) (2014): Feat. Miranda Richardson, Anna Chancellor, Poppy Miller; Sprightly re–take on E.F. Benson's classic comedy of manners, that deftly charts the social rivalry between two women in the 1930s when Lucia…
Masters of Sex - Season 2 (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Michael Sheen, Lizzy Caplan; Season two of the dramatisation of the work of pioneering researchers Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the eponymous 'Masters of Sex' whose…
Missing, The (TV Series) (2014-2016): Feat. James Nesbitt, Frances O’Connor, Tcheky Karyo…; Gripping BBC drama with James Nesbitt as a man devastated by the abduction of his young son during a family vacation in France.
Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane, The (TV Series) (2014): Dir. Toby Paton; A series for road enthusiasts which explores the secret life of the M6 – one of Britain's busiest roads.
Musketeers, The (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Luke Pasqualino, Peter Capaldi; A strapping reimagining of the adventures of Alexandre Dumas's Three Musketeers. Very much an old–fashioned swashbuckler in the campy tradition…
Nigel Latta (TV Series) (2014): Clinical psychologist Nigel Latta goes in–depth on some of the most urgent problems facing New Zealand society today in this confronting…
Olive Kitteridge (TV Mini-Series) (2014): Dir. Lisa Cholodenko
Feat. Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, Ann Dowd…; Frances McDormand is superb as the forbidding Olive Kitteridge in this exemplary HBO adaptation of Elizabeth Strout's Pulitzer Prize–winning…
Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl (TV Series) (2014): Following on from the SBS series on Sydney suburb Cabramatta and its dense Vietnamese population, this landmark history of Lebanese Australians looks…
Orphan Black - Season 2 (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Tatiana Maslany, Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris; Further episodes in this thought–provoking sci–fi thriller, which conflates big ideas in morals and ethics with an absorbing plot centred…
Our Girl (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Lacey Turner; Lacey Turner stars in this acclaimed drama as a young woman on her first deployment as a serving army medic against the backdrop of the British…
Our Zoo (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Lee Ingleby, Liz White, Anne Reid…; Charming mini–series follows the family who founded the famed Chester Zoo.
Outlander (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Duncan Lacroix…; From the pen of Ronald D. Moore comes this tale of a combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 18th century Scotland, a…
Penny Dreadful (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green…; Familiar Gothic literary characters like Dr. Frankenstein and Dorian Gray are brought together with others to explore their origin stories in this…
Prey (TV Mini-series) (2014): Dir. Nick Murphy
Feat. John Simm, Philip Glenister, Benedict Wong…; John Simm stars as a Mancunian detective whose life falls apart when he finds his ex–wife and one of his sons murdered and himself as the chief…
Quirke (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Michael Gambon, Brian Gleeson; An unhurried Dublin period noir with Gabriel Byrne as the eponymous Irish pathologist–cum–sleuth. Three episodes: 'Christine Falls', 'The…
Red Road (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Martin Henderson, Jason Momoa, Julianne Nicholson…; Downbeat drama revolving around a sheriff struggling to keep his family together while simultaneously policing two clashing communities: the small…
Resurrection (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Omar Epps, Frances Fisher; A small Missouri town is the site of a number of unexplained resurrections in this thought–provoking drama, reminiscent of – though…
Ronja, The Robber's Daughter (TV Series) (2014-2015): Dir. Goro Miyazaki; Goyo Miyazaki, son of Hayao, directs this Ghibli animated TV series based on the novel by Astrid Lindgren (Creator of Pippi Longstockings). A ten…
Secrets and Lies (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Martin Henderson, Anthony Hayes, Diana Glenn; A slick addition to the murder mystery genre, with Kiwi Martin Henderson attempting to clear his name after he unwittingly becomes the prime suspect…
Sensitive Skin (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Kim Cattrall, Don McKellar; Winning Canadian comedy series follows a couple as they attempt to to revamp their lives as they struggle with the uncertainties of middle age.
Short Poppies (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Rhys Darby, David Farrier, Josh Thomson; Rhys Darby plays multiple characters in this mock–umentary series in which journalist David Farrier goes on a trek around small town New…
Silicon Valley (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Thomas Middleditch, T.J. Miller, Martin Starr…; Mike Judge's spot–on satirical eye turns to the topical world of software technology for this sitcom that follows six young entrepreneurs and…
Songs from the Inside (2014): Filmed on location inside two prisons in Auckland. This ten part "reality" series offers inmates an opportunity to write, arrange and record original…
Sons of Liberty (TV Series) (2014): Dir. Kari Skogland
Feat. Ben Barnes, Marton Csokas, Rafe Spall…; A History Channel miniseries in the "historical fiction" style, exploring the lives of America's Founding Fathers during the revolution that created…
Soul Mates (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Nicholas Boshier, Christiaan van Vuuren; Creative Australian bromance following two friends who are drawn together many time across history and into the future, as they are continually…
Spoils of Babylon, The (TV Mini-Series) (2014): Feat. Tobey Maguire, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell…; A florid send–up of the 'event mini–series' genre – a regular fixture on televisions in the 70s and 80s – that incorporates…
Step Dave (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Sia Trokenheim, Jono Kenyon, Tania Nolan…; Bright, punchy Kiwi sitcom about the up–and–down relationship between a 20–something slacker and the woman of his dreams – a…
That Day We Sang (2014): Dir. Victoria Wood
Feat. Michael Ball, Imelda Staunton, Christopher Jordan; TV adaptation of the beloved musical written and composed by Victoria Wood, who also directs. Set in 1969 and based on a true story, the plot…
Thicker Than Water (TV Series) (Tjockare än vatten) (2014): Feat. Björn Bengtsson, Joel Spira, Aliette Opheim; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Topp Country (TV Series) (2014): Lynda and Jools Topp hit the road for this food flavoured tiki tour of New Zealand.
Trip to Italy, The (TV Series) (2014): Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon; The complete, original BBC incarnation of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's culinary romp through the Italy, as popularised by Michael Winterbottom's…
True Blood - Season 7 (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell…; Final episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…
True Detective - Season 1 (TV Series) (2014): Dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan…; This superlative HBO policier – a marquee television event in 2014, and the first in an anthology of bespoke detective stories – pairs…
Trust Me I'm a Doctor (2014): Michael Mosley heads a team of four Doctors in this BBC TV show investigating the reliability of common health claims such as "can pollution give you…
Undeniable (TV Mini-Series) (2014): Dir. John Strickland
Feat. Claire Goose, Peter Firth, Christine Bottomley…; Two–part TV thriller about the effort of a determined women to bring her mother's murderer to justice decades after the tragedy. Convinced…
Utopia (TV Series) (2014): Dir. Rob Sitch
Feat. Rob Sitch, Celia Pacquola, Dave Lawson…; Savvy comedy series from the team behind FRONTLINE and Aussie classic THE CASTLE set inside a special government office that oversees major…
Widower, The (2014): Dir. Paul Whittington
Feat. John Hannah, Sheridan Smith, Reece Shearsmith…; Unnerving true crime drama depicting the life of criminal Malcolm Webster, who was convicted of murder, attempted murder and vast amounts of…
Witches of East End (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Julia Ormond, Madchen Amick; TV series about a family of witches who live in the seaside town of East End. Based on the book of the same name by Melissa de la Cruz.
Z Nation (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Tom Everett Scott, DJ Qualls; The Syfy channel's answer to THE WALKING DEAD set three years into a viral zombie apocalypse where a team of everyday heroes travel from New York to…
A Place to Call Home (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Marta Dusseldorp, Noni Hazlehurst, Brett Climo…; Australian television tries its hand at a DOWNTON ABBEY–style melodrama with this spiffy period production set on a New South Wales country…
Almost Human (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Karl Urban, Michael Ealy, Minka Kelly…; Futuristic sci–fi series set in the year 2048, where a human cop (Karl Urban) partners up with an android to fight crime as part of a new…
Ambassadors (TV Series) (2013): Feat. David Mitchell, Robert Webb; Comedy duo David Mitchell and Robert Webb somewhat invert their PEEP SHOW personas for this three–part comedy–drama series following the…
Americans, The (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Noah Emmerich; A smart, atmosphere rich spy thriller shot with impeccable period detail, centred on a pair of Soviet KGB officers posing as a married couple in the…
An Adventure In Space In Time (2013): Dir. Terry McDonough
Feat. David Bradley, Brian Cox, Jessica Raine; Dramatic re–telling of the creation of the television series Doctor Who, created to celebrate the shows fiftieth anniversary, boasts an…
Atlantis (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Jack Donnelly, Mark Addy, Juliet Stevenson; An epic drama based around the stories of Greek mythology and the lost city of Atlantis. Jason, is sucked into a vortex and transported back to the…
Banshee (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Antony Starr, Ivana Miličević, Ulrich Thomsen; Kiwi Antony Starr plays the charismatic rogue at the centre of this luridly entertaining crime series, about an ex–con who poses as the…
Bates Motel (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot…; A creepy, character–rich exploration of Norman Bates' formative years and the relationship with his overbearing mother, played deliciously by…
Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) - Blood and Chrome (2013): Dir. Jonas Pate
Feat. Luke Pasqualino; This standalone Battlestar Galactica movie – originally a ten–episode web–series – bridges the events between those depicted…
Big School (TV Series) (2013): Feat. David Walliams, Catherine Tate, Philip Glenister…; This new sitcom conceived by LITTLE BRITAIN's David Walliams concerns the private and professional squabbles of a group of secondary school…
Blacklist, The (TV Series) (2013): Feat. James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff; This addictive, labyrinthine thriller stars James Spader as a former government agent who engages in a game of cat and mouse with a young profiler…
Blandings (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Timothy Spall, Jennifer Saunders, Mark Williams; The Blandings comedy stories of PG Wodehouse are adapted for this enjoyable period sitcom set in a 1920s castle. A tongue–in–cheek…
Blue Rose, The (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Antonia Prebble, Siobhan Marshall, Jennifer Ludlam; An inquisitive office temp (Prebble) learns that the woman she is replacing in a law firm has been murdered, and becomes obsessed with solving the…
Bluestone 42 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Oliver Chris, Kelly Adams, Matthew Lewis; Excellent British dramedy combines realism with levity in its chronicle of a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan. Series One: 9…
Boardwalk Empire - Season 4 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Steve Buscemi, Kelly MacDonald, Michael Shannon…; Further episodes from the marquee HBO production, centred on the Prohibition–era empire surrounding corrupt Atlantic treasurer Enoch "Nucky"…
Bonnie and Clyde (TV Mini-Series) (2013): Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Emile Hirsch, Holliday Grainger, Sarah Hyland…; The legend of depression era outlaws Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker is given the full treatment in this evocative History Channel drama.
Borgen - Series 3 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Sidse Babett Knudsen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Pilou Asbæk; Further episodes from the Bafta–winning Danish political drama in which an idealistic prime minister's rise to power brings with it a web of…
Breaking Bad - The Final Season (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn…; Final episodes in the addictive series chronicling the deeds of anti–hero Walter White (Cranston), a high school chemistry teacher who turns to…
Breathless (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Jack Davenport, Zoe Boyle; The lives of a team of doctors and nurses working at a gynaecology unit in a London hospital are explored with a predicable amount of froth and sheen…
Bridge, The - Series 2 (TV Series) (Bron/Broen) (2013): Feat. Sofia Helin, Kim Bodnia, Dag Malmberg; Further episodes in this steely Danish–Swedish murder mystery, with series two investigating the mystery surrounding an abandoned coastal…
Broadchurch - Series 1 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker…; Superb addition to the euro crime craze, with Tennant and Colman bringing a surprisingly fresh take on the mismatched partner scenario, as detectives…
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews…; Andy Samberg plays a hotshot detective too cocksure for his captain's liking in this irreverent law and order sitcom, very much in the vein of…
By Any Means (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Warren Brown, Shelley Conn, Elliot Knight…; Hokey, though solidly entertaining crime serial follows a clandestine unit who operate outside of the law to bring down mastermind criminals. Six…
Charley Boorman's South African Adventure (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Charley Boorman; Charley Boorman (LONG WAY ROUND) tackles 6,000 miles of South African terrain in this latest solo adventure from the intrepid motorcyclist.
Crimes of Passion (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Linus Wahlgren, Ola Rapace, Tuva Novotny; Scandi–crime goes period! Post–war Sweden is the backdrop for this immaculately dressed series of mysteries and whodunnits, based on the…
Da Vinci's Demons (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Tom Riley; A lavishly produced historical fantasy which imagines Leonardo da Vinci's life as an artist, inventor and genius. Season One: eight episodes…
Dancing on the Edge (TV series) (2013): Dir. Stephen Poliakoff
Feat. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthew Goode, Angel Coulby…; Aided by beautiful period detail, Stephen Poliakoff's latest drama richly explores the rise and fall of a black jazz band embraced by the aristocracy…
Death Comes to Pemberley (TV Mini-Series) (2013): Dir. Daniel Percival
Feat. Matthew Rhys, Anna Maxwell Martin, Jenna-Louise Coleman…; Fine British period drama based on P.D. James' murder mystery novel set after the events of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
Death of a Pilgrim (TV Mini-Series) (2013): Feat. Rolf Lassgard; Fascinating Scandi–conspiracy thriller centred on the assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986, a murder that to this day…
Derek (TV Series) (2013): Dir. Ricky Gervais
Feat. Ricky Gervais, Karl Pilkington, Kerry Godliman; Autonomous comic vehicle for Ricky Gervais based around his character Derek Noakes, a child–like 50–year–old care worker at a home…
Dicte (TV Series) (2013-2016): Feat. Iben Hjejle; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Doc Mcstuffins (TV Series) (2013): Imaginative animated series about a young girl who aspires to be a doctor and uses her magic stethoscope to attend to her toys.
Doctor Who (TV Documentaries) (An Adventure in Space and Time; The Ultimate Guide) (2013): Feat. William Hartnell; 'An Adventure in Space and Time' – This 50th anniversary commission dramatises how Doctor Who was first brought to the screen in 1963. William…
Downton Abbey - Series 4 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern…; Further episodes from ITV's immensely popular, top–of–the–range period drama, centred on the residents and staff of the titular…
Downton Abbey in London (TV Mini-Series) (2013): Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern…; Downton's latest Christmas special centres on Rose's 'coming out' at Buckingham Palace, with Shirley Maclaine and Paul Giamatti in memorable guest…
Escape Artist, The (TV Mini-Series) (2013): Dir. Brian Welsh
Feat. David Tennant, Toby Kebbell, Sophie Okonedo…; A brilliant junior barrister (David Tennant) with a reputation for wriggling clients out of sticky situations begins to rue his acquittal of a…
Fall, The - Series 1 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, Laura Donnelly; A dark exemplar of the current wave of female–driven crime dramas, with former X–FILES stalwart Gillian Anderson bringing a steely edge…
Family Tree (TV Series) (2013): Dir. Christopher Guest
Feat. Chris O'Dowd, Ed Jr. Begley, Nina Conti…; Director Christopher Guest (WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, BEST IN SHOW) applies his distinctive doco–style comedy to the episodic format of television…
Following, The (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Kevin Bacon, Natalie Zea, Annie Parisse…; Relentlessly grisly crime series concerns the dogged pursuit of an escaped serial killer by a weathered FBI agent (Bacon), whose job becomes more…
Frankie (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Eve Myles, Dean Lennox Kelly; An endearing medical drama centred on a district nurse and her ceaseless dedication to her job – often, at the expensive of her personal…
Game of Thrones - Season 3 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley…; Further episodes from the justifiably acclaimed HBO medieval series, with realism and violence dictating its dark hued, anti–romantic take on…
Generation War (TV Mini-Series) (2013): Feat. Volker Bruch, Miriam Stein, Ludwig Trepte…; Hugely popular in Germany this mini–series examines the second World War from the German perspective. Told through the eyes of five friends as…
Getting On (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash; Serio–comic HBO remake of the British satirical series about a geriatric ward and the relationship between its patients and medical…
Girls - Season 2 (TV Series) (2013): Dir. Lena Dunham
Feat. Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke…; Further episodes from Lena Dunham's savvy HBO series on the highs and lows of living and dating in New York – a show that's at once witty,…
Golden Hour, The (2013): Superb 'Sunday Theatre' docu–drama relives the inspirational story behind New Zealand's greatest–ever day at the Olympics, in which…
Great Train Robbery, The (TV Mini-Series) (2013): Dir. Julian Jarrold, James Strong
Feat. Jim Broadbent, Luke Evans, Robert Glenister…; Excellent, authentic recreation of 1963's "Great Train Robbery", told from both sides of the law.
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) - Season 9 (2013): Feat. Patrick Dempsey, Ellen Pompeo, Justin Chambers…; Ninth season of the popular female–driven medical soap, continuing the trials and tribulations of five first–year interns as they juggle…
Guilty, The (TV Mini-Series) (2013): Feat. Tamsin Greig; Tamsin Greig (BLACK BOOKS) lends an air of intrigue to this otherwise workmanlike missing child drama. She plays a detective determined to get to the…
Hannibal - Season 1 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas…; A grisly, ultra stylised thriller based on Thomas Harris' ubiquitous crime novels, with the grimly compelling relationship between FBI agent Will…
Harry (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Oscar Kightley, Sam Neill, Hunter Kamuhemu…; Oscar Kightley plays a grieving South Auckland detective swamped by a series of armed robberies in this dark, authentic local policier, a welcome…
Hatfields & McCoys (TV Mini-Series) (2013): Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Tom Berenger…; Epic western mini–series recreates the legendary family feud between two Confederate soldiers returning to their land in the aftermath of the…
Heston's Fantastical Food (TV Series) (2013): Taking a leaf from James May's gleefully ambitious 'Toy Stories', Heston Blumenthal sets out create giant, fully edible versions of some of Britain's…
Hinterland (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Richard Harrington, Mali Harries; Noir crime drama set in Aberystwyth, Wales, where the knackered and troubled detective Tom Mathias searches for redemption, while solving crimes.
Homeland - Season 3 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Mandy Patinkin…; Further episodes from this outstanding counter–terrorist thriller of post–9/11 paranoia, with Claire Danes's riveting, high–tensile…
Hostages (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Dylan McDermott, Toni Collette, Tate Donovan…; A surgeon is thrust into a chilling political conspiracy when her family is taken hostage by a rogue FBI agent who orders her to assassinate the…
House of Cards - Season 1 (TV Series, US) (2013): Dir. David Fincher
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Kate Mara…; A deep, shadowy revival of the classic BBC political series, with Kevin Spacey (perfectly cast) as a machiavellian congressman manipulating his way…
Inside Amy Schumer (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Amy Schumer; Edgy series of sketches, interviews and stand–up routines featuring ace comedian Amy Schumer.
Ja'mie: Private School Girl (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Chris Lilley; Chris Lilley's fourth mock–mentary series revisits Ja'mie King, a self–centred teenager first portrayed in WE CAN BE HEROES and SUMMER…
Jake and the Neverland Pirates (TV Series) (2013): Kids animated TV show about a band of young pirates, along with their parrot Skully, who spend their days competing against Captain Hook and Mr. Smee…
Justified - Season 4 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Joelle Carter…; Further episodes from the slick urban western about an old–school U.S. Marshal reassigned from Miami to his childhood home in the poor, rural…
Kill Point, The (TV Series) (2013): Dir. Steve Shill
Feat. Donnie Wahlberg, John Leguizamo, Tobin Bell…; High octane television series that follows a group of U.S. Marines recently returned from serving in Iraq as they come together to pull off a major…
Last Resort (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Autumn Reeser…; Tense military drama set on board a U.S. submarine which refuses to carry out an order to fire launch nuclear ballistic missiles at Pakistan. 13…
Mad Men - Season 6 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser…; Further episodes of the 60's–New–York–set television drama series focused on an ad exec basking in the glow of the golden age of…
Maron (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Marc Maron; The caustic stand–up and podcast ace gets his own television series chronicling the ups and downs of a life in humour.
Masters of Sex - Season 1 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Michael Sheen, Lizzy Caplan, Beau Bridges…; A fascinating MAD MEN–era dramatisation of the work of pioneering researchers Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the eponymous 'Masters…
Mayday (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Sophie Okonedo, Aidan Gillen, Lesley Manville; Off–beat thriller set in a small town steeped in pagan traditions where the crowning of the May Queen is the highlight of the day until…
Moaning of Life, The (TV Series) (2013): Self–described philistine Karl Pilkington branches out from his AN IDIOT ABROAD hijinks to visit faraway countries, explore endangered cultures…
Mom (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Allison Janney, Anna Faris; Allison Janney returns to the small screen in this sitcom that centres on a newly sober single mom who tries to pull her life together in Napa Valley.
Mr. Selfridge (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Jeremy Piven, Frances O’Connor, Katherine Kelly…; Jeremy Piven transposes his larger–than–life Ari Gold persona (from ENTOURAGE) to turn–of–the–century London, where he…
New Zealand From Above (2013): A stunning, high–definition aerial history of New Zealand taking in the country's many and varied landscapes and iconic locations.
Nowhere Boys (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Darci McDonald, Dougie Baldwin, Joel Lok…; Australian fantasy action–adventure series that follows four teenage boys who get lost in the forest and discover, when they return home, that…
Orange is the New Black (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Taylor Schilling, Laura Prepon, Kate Mulgrew…; A bracing, darkly humorous addition to the women–in–prison genre, centred on the plight of a privileged young woman whose fling with a…
Originals, The (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Claire Holt…; Spin–off of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES branches out the family tree of vamps and werewolves from small town Virginia to New Orleans. Season One: 22…
Orphan Black - Season 1 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Tatiana Maslany, Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris; This thought–provoking sci–fi thriller conflates big ideas in morals and ethics with an absorbing plot centred on a con–artist who…
Paper Giants: Magazine Wars (TV Mini-Series) (2013): Feat. Rachel Griffiths, Mandy McElhinney; The editors of New Idea and Woman's Day face off in this juicy chronicle of the publishing wars between the rival Packer and Murdoch empires in the…
Peaky Blinders (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Cillian Murphy, Sam Neill, Helen McCrory…; A gangster epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy…
Please Like Me (TV Series) (2013): Dir. Matthew Saville
Feat. Josh Thomas, Debra Lawrance, David Roberts…; A charming (if cute) Australian comedy–drama series created by and starring Josh Thomas, who plays a twenty–something who's girlfriend…
Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War (TV Mini-Series) (2013): Dir. Geoff Bennett
Feat. Lachy Hulme, Patrick Brammall; The bitter newspaper and television war between the Murdoch and Packer families during the 1960s and 70s is the front page material of this fiery…
Ray Donovan (TV Series) (2013): Dir. John Dahl
Feat. Liev Schreiber, Paula Malcomson , Eddie Marsan…; Echoing THE LONG GOODBYE and Chander's Philip Marlowe, this Californian noir stars Liev Schreiber as corporate 'fixer' whose work involves cleaning…
Rectify (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Aden Young, Abigail Spencer, J. Smith-Cameron…; An immensely rewarding dramatic series from Southern character actor Ray McKinnon, which follows the painstaking reintegration of a death row inmate…
Reign (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Adelaide Kane, Megan Follows, Torrance Coombs…; A liberal, at times soapy reimagining of the life and reign of Mary, Queen of Scots in 16th century France. Season One: 22 episodes across five…
Returned, The (TV Series) (Les Revenants) (2013): Feat. Anne Consigny, Frédéric Pierrot, Clotilde Hesme…; Inspired by the excellent 2004 'zombie' film THEY CAME BACK, this richly storied French series about a township of people affected by the unexplained…
Richard III: The King in the Car Park & The Unseen Story (2013): Dir. Louise Osmond
Feat. Simon Farnaby; In the British town of Leicester, archaeologists unearth the skeleton of a man. The man's spine is deformed. His skull shows signs of violent trauma.…
Salamander (TV Series) (2013-2018): Dir. Frank van Mechelen
Feat. Filip Peeters, Koen De Bouw, Mike Verdrengh; A compelling Flemish–Belgian spin on the Euro–crime template in which an incorruptible, old–school police inspector becomes the…
Sherlock - Series 3 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman; Further episodes from this ingenious update of the master detective, with Benedict Cumberbatch's idiosyncratic take on the character nicely…
Shetland (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Douglas Henshall, Steven Robertson, Alison ODonnell…; Created from the novels by Ann Cleeves (VERA), this BBC series follows Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez (Douglas Henshall) and his team as they…
Sleepy Hollow (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones; The Sleepy Hollow legend is transported to the 21st century in this rollicking detective series centred on the menace of the Four Horsemen of the…
Spartacus: War of the Damned (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Liam McIntyre, Manu Bennett, Dustin Clare; Third and final series of the outlandish sword–and–sandal serial features. Ten episodes across three discs.
Still Open All Hours (2013): Feat. David Jason, Stephanie Cole, Johnny Vegas; David Jason returns 28 years later in this follow–up to the beloved sitcom, having inherited the shop from his uncle, it's business as usual at…
Top of the Lake (TV Series) (2013): Dir. Jane Campion, Gerard Lee
Feat. Elisabeth Moss, Peter Mullan, David Wenham…; An unnerving, atmosphere–rich 'feminist' policier from Australasian auteur Jane Campion, centred on the mystery of a 12–year–old…
Treme - Season 4 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Khandi Alexander, Clarke Peters, Steve Zahn…; Final episodes from David Simon's superb dramatic study of post–Katrina New Orleans, focusing on a community of musicians, chefs, and residents…
True Blood - Season 6 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell…; Further episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…
Tunnel, The (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Stephen Dillane, Clemence Poesy, Mia Goth; An Anglo/French remake of Scandinavian crime hit THE BRIDGE, centred alternatively on a British and French detective who find themselves working…
Under the Dome (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Mike Vogel, Rachelle Lefevre, Dean Norris…; Solid, if at times silly sci–fi mystery series from the pen of Stephen King, which centres on an unexplained 'dome' isolating an entire town…
Underbelly - Season 7 (TV Mini-series) (Squizzy) (2013): Feat. Jared Daperis, Camille Keenan; Further tales from Australia's underworld, this time centred on the life and times of notorious Melbourne gangster Squizzy Taylor, whose blend of…
Upper Middle Bogan (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Annie Maynard, Robyn Nevin, Patrick Brammall…; A doctor from an affluent background discovers she's adopted and attempts to reconnect with her biological parents, proud drag racing bogans who live…
Utopia (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Fiona OShaughnessy, Alexandra Roach, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett…; An imaginative, visually striking dystopian thriller centred on a group of people who believe a conspiracy theory is hidden within a graphic novel…
Vicious (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi; Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi have a right 'ol time playing a couple of sardonic queers in this cheesy British sitcom.
Vikings (TV Series) (2013-2018): Feat. Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Gustaf Skarsard…; A vividly mounted historical series inspired by the sagas of the Norsemen of early medieval Scandinavia.
Vikings, The (TV Series) (2013): Going beyond their bloodthirsty reputation, Neil Oliver charts the rise of the Vikings, from their prehistoric Scandinavian homelands to a vast…
Village, The (TV Series) (2013): Feat. John Simm, Maxine Peake, Juliet Stevenson…; A gritty riposte to the swell of glossy period dramas, this small scale epic charts the progress of a village of working class characters in early…
Wentworth (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Danielle Cormack, Leeanna Walsman, Robbie Magasiva…; Glossy, menacing re–imagining of 80's series PRISONER, centers around a suburban housewife forced to come to terms with life inside one of…
What Remains (TV Mini-series) (2013): Feat. David Threlfall, Alex Arnold, David Bamber; Riveting murder mystery following a young couple who find a heavily decomposed body in their new apartment, and a detective comes out of…
White Queen, The (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Rebecca Ferguson, Amanda Hale, Faye Marsay; Superb historical drama focuses on three women and their quest for the throne of England against the backdrop of the 'War of the Roses'. Ten episodes…
Wipers Times, The (2013): Dir. Andy De Emmony
Feat. Ben Chaplin, Michael Palin; The horrors of trench warfare are matched with alleviating gallows humour in this strangely moving tale of a satirical newspaper published on the…
WPC 56 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Jennie Jacques; In the tradition of JULIET BRAVO, this Birmingham–set police drama follows the trials and triumphs of a woman constable to serving in the…
Wrong Mans, The (TV Series) (2013-2014): Feat. James Corden, Sarah Solemani, Tom Basden…; An ambitious BBC comedy–drama series co–created and written by GAVIN & STACEY alumni James Corden and Mathew Baynton that combines the…
Yonderland (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Martha Howe-Douglas; Family friendly sitcom from the creators of HORRIBLE HISTORIES in which a suburban mum is charged with saving the magical Yonderland.
30 Rock (TV Series) - Season 7 (2012): Feat. Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan…; Final episodes of the critically acclaimed TV satire captained by the brilliant Tina Fey, here playing the besieged head writer of a comedy variety…
A Mother's Son (TV Mini-Series) (2012): Feat. Hermione Norris, Martin Clunes, Paul McGann…; Taut two–part psychological thriller set in the sleepy Suffolk market town of Eastlee, where the disappearance of a young girl sends the…
Alcatraz (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Sarah Jones, Jorge Garcia, Sam Neill…; A short–lived but engrossing policier with a mystery hook – a la LOST – which re–imagines San Francisco's Alcatraz prison as…
Amber (2012): Dir. Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Feat. Eva Birthistle; 4–part Irish miniseries about the disappearance of a teenage girl, and the toll it takes on her parents. Received mixed reviews, partly due to…
America Revealed (TV Series) (2012): Based on the BBC's "Britain From Above", this all–encompassing series examines the United States through its vast infrastructures, looking at…
Arrow (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy; The adventures of DC Comics' costumed crime–fighter Green Arrow make for a handsome escapist TV series, based on the secret vigilante deeds of…
Bad Education (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Jack Whitehall; A contrived, but ultimately hilarious take on the world of education, centred on an out–of–depth rookie teacher and his class of…
Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Maurizio Scaparro, Matt Nable; Ropey UNDERBELLY spin–off recounts the infamous 'Milperra massacre' of 1984, where two fierce rivalry between two notorious Australian…
Birdsong (TV Mini-Series) (2012): Dir. Philip Martin
Feat. Eddie Redmayne, Clemence Poesy, Matthew Goode; The horrific experiences of an English soldier fighting in northern France are juxtaposed against his fond, but haunted memories of a forbidden love…
Black Dynamite (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Michael Jai White; A funky Adult Swim spin–off of the feature film blaxploitation parody, with Michael Jai White returning to voice the eponymous baadasssss in…
Blackout (TV Mini-Series) (2012): Feat. Christopher Eccleston, Ewen Bremner, Dervla Kirwan…; Christopher Eccleston is suitably shady as an alcoholic counselor who suffers a blackout, during which he realises he may have committed a murder. As…
Bletchley Circle, The (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Anna Maxwell Martin, Rachael Stirling, Julie Graham…; A smart, suspenseful period thriller set around a series of unsolved murders surreptitiously investigated by four former female codebreakers at…
Boardwalk Empire - Season 3 (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Steve Buscemi, Kelly MacDonald, Michael Shannon…; Further episodes from the marquee HBO production, centred on the Prohibition–era empire surrounding corrupt Atlantic treasurer Enoch "Nucky"…
Bomb Girls (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Meg Tilly, Jodi Balfour, Ali Liebert…; A first–rate Canadian drama centred on the lives of women on the home–front who were recruited to work in dangerous munitions factories…
Breaking Bad - Season 5 (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn…; Further episodes chronicling the deeds of anti–hero Walter White (Cranston), a high school chemistry teacher who turns to a life of…
Call the Midwife (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Jessica Raine, Jenny Agutter, Miranda Hart…; Immensely popular BBC series follows – in fashionable period detail – the trials and tribulations of a newly–qualified midwife, who begins…
Citizen Khan (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Adil Ray, Shobu Kapoor; A broad cultural comedy (not far removed from MRS BROWN'S BOYS) contentious for its religious and racial punchlines, this is based on the ups and…
Cuckoo (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Greg Davies, Helen Baxendale, Andy Samberg; A wonderfully awkward British sitcom starring American comedian Andy Samberg as an out–to–lunch hippy who migrates with his new…
Danger 5 (TV Series) (2012): Feat. David Ashby, Aldo Mignone, Sean James Murphy; Spot–on Australian spy parody follows a team of groovy international agents whose mission is to take down Hitler in an alternate 1960s…
Desperate Housewives (TV Series) - Season 8 (2012): Feat. Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross…; Final episodes from the popular drama–black comedy set among the denizens of suburban America. 23 Episodes.
Doctor Who (Series 7) [Matt Smith] (Dr. Who) (2012): Feat. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan , Arthur Darvill …; Matt Smith is back as the eleventh Doctor, alongside the departing Karen Gillian's Amy Pond, in this latest series which promises a return to…
Downton Abbey - A Journey To The Highlands (TV Mini-Series) (2012): Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern…; The Crawley Family decamp to Scotland's Duneagle Castle for their summer holidays, whilst Carson attempts to keep the servants on a short leash back…
Downton Abbey - Series 3 (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern…; Further episodes from ITV's immensely popular, top–of–the–range period drama, centred on the residents and staff of the titular…
Dragons: Riders of Berk (TV Series) (2012-2014): Good quality animated TV series from Dreamworks based on their 2010 film HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, and serving as the first part of a bridge between…
Elementary (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Aidan Quinn…; This modern American update of Sherlock Holmes nicely complements its exceptional BBC counterpart with subtle distinctions, namely the casting of…
First Crossings (TV Series) (2012): This rugged adventure series literally retraces the steps of New Zealand's pioneer explorers in the intrepid, no–holds–barred style of…
Friday Night Dinner (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird…; The British sprinkle their rowdy sense of humour over the conventional family sitcom format in this fun series centred on the weekly Friday night…
Game of Thrones - Season 2 (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley…; Further episodes from the justifiably acclaimed HBO medieval series, with realism and violence dictating its dark hued, anti–romantic take on…
Girls - Season 1 (TV Series) (2012): Dir. Lena Dunham
Feat. Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke…; Following her "mumblecore" hit TINY FURNITURE, wunderkind Lena Dunham's breakthrough into television (with the help of kingpin Judd Apatow) heralds a…
Golden (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Lucy Schmidt, Joel Tobeck, Jesse Griffin…; The Olympic spirit makes for comedy gold in this Kiwi sitcom about a washed up former rowing world champion who's determined to make a comeback,…
Good Cop (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Warren Brown, Kerrie Hayes; A hard–hitting police procedural about a run–down Liverpool constable who turns to increasingly violent and unlawful means in his line of…
Gravity Falls (TV Series) (2012-2016): Animated mystery comedy from creator Alex Hirsch, set in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon, where siblings Dapper and Mabel (voiced by…
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) - Season 8 (2012): Feat. Patrick Dempsey, Ellen Pompeo, Justin Chambers…; Eighth season of the popular female–driven medical soap, continuing the trials and tribulations of five first–year interns as they juggle…
Hellfjord (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Zahid Ali, Stig Frode Henriksen, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal; Off–beat Scandi original from the writer of DEAD SNOW centres around the misfortunes a policeman who, after an unfortunate incident involving…
Homeland - Season 2 (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Mandy Patinkin…; Further episodes from this outstanding counter–terrorist thriller of post–9/11 paranoia, with Claire Danes's riveting, high–tensile…
Hounds (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Toby Sharpe, Susana Tang, Mick Innes…; Quirky kiwi comedy concerns the mis–adventures of a lawyer who inherits both a twelve year old half–sister and a share in a racing…
Hour, The - Series 2 (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Dominic West, Romola Garai, Ben Whishaw…; Further episodes from this fascinating news hour drama maintains the standard set by the first, where vice and corruption continue to intrigue a team…
House - Season 8 (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Hugh Laurie; Final series of the Hugh Laurie–fronted hospital thriller, which involve his medical team having to unravel baffling cases, CSI–fashion,…
How to Cook like Heston (TV Series) (2012): Culinary wizard Heston Blumenthal gets practical with this hands–on series on how to perfect home cooking with everyday ingredients.
Hunderby (TV Series) (2012): Dir. Tony Dow
Feat. Alexandra Roach, Julia Davis, Alex Macqueen…; Outrageous British black comedy created by the brilliant Julia Davis, set in the 1830's in coastal England, where a shipwrecked woman is courted by a…
Hunted (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Melissa George, Morven Christie, Stephen Dillane…; Melissa George plays a private espionage operative who goes in hiding when after surviving an assassination attempt orchestrated by her allies. A…
Justified - Season 3 (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Joelle Carter…; Further episodes from the slick urban western about an old–school U.S. Marshal reassigned from Miami to his childhood home in the poor, rural…
Kevin McCloud's Man Made Home (2012): The erudite Grand Designs host takes on his own self–build project in this short series following his attempt to construct a sustainable…
Killing, The - Series 3 (TV Series) (Forbrydelsen) (2012): Feat. Sofie Grabol, Søren Malling; Final episodes in the ripping, immensely popular Danish homicide serial weaves a third plot exploring a death linked to the global financial crisis…
Labyrinth (TV Mini-Series) (2012): Dir. Christopher Smith
Feat. Jessica Brown-Findlay, Vanessa Kirby, John Hurt…; The search for the Holy Grail provides the link between two parallel story lines – one set in medieval France, the other during a modern day…
Last Tango in Halifax (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Derek Jacobi, Anne Reid, Sarah Lancashire…; Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid play childhood sweethearts reunited via Facebook in their seventies in this thoughtful and engaging depiction of…
Legend of Korra (TV Series) (2012): An excellent, serious–minded sequel to the popular AVATAR – THE LAST AIRBENDER series, this is again set in a fictional universe where…
Lilyhammer (2012): Feat. Steven Van Zandt, Trond Fausa Aurvaag; Norwegian–American crime drama about a former New York mobster who goes into hiding in the remote Norwegian town of Lillehammer after testifying…
Line of Duty (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Lennie James, Martin Compston, Vicky McClure…; Outstanding new British policier deals with corruption and department politics within a special unit whose record crime figures don't quite add up.…
Longmire (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Robert Taylor, Katee Sackhoff, Lou Diamond Phillips; A widowed sheriff returning to his jurisdiction within Wyoming's big sky country looks to crack down on crime in this involving period TV series,…
Luck (TV Series) (2012): Dir. Michael Mann, Phillip Noyce, Mimi Leder
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Farina, John Ortiz…; Heavy–hitting HBO crime drama centred on the deal–makers who frequent a popular Los Angeles racetrack – principally, an aging…
Mad Men - Season 5 (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser…; Further episodes of the 60's–New–York–set television drama series focused on an ad exec basking in the glow of the golden age of…
Magic City (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olga Kurylenko, Steven Strait…; Slavishly seductive period drama set in late 50s Florida, where a high–rolling hotel owner is forced to do business with a Miami mob boss in…
Mindy Project, The (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Mindy Kaling, Chris Messina, Anna Camp…; A young doctor who 'wants her life to be like a romantic comedy' balances her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co–workers…
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Essie Davis, Ashleigh Cummings; An elegant Melbourne socialite sleuths murder mysteries in between sipping martinis and bedding lovers in this spiffy crime series set during the…
Missing (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Ashley Judd, Sean Bean, Cliff Curtis…; Ashley Judd brings it as an ex–CIA operative turned homemaker who takes on an international conspiracy when her son goes missing in Rome.…
Moone Boy (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Chris O'Dowd, David Rawle; Chris O'Dowd (BRIDESMAIDS) stars as the imaginary friend of a 12–year–old boy in this splendid coming–of–age sitcom, based…
Morden: The Fjallbacka Murders (TV Series) (Fjällbackamorden) (2012): Feat. Claudia Galli, Richard Ulfsäter; In the wake of a brutal murder, secrets and lies are unearthed by a mystery writer with a nose for the suspicious in this moody Scandi–crime…
Mystery of a Hansom Cab, The (2012): This costume drama is based on the international best–selling crime novel by Fergus Hume. Set on the grimy streets of Melbourne during the…
Mystery of Edwin Drood, The (TV Mini-Series) (2012): Feat. Matthew Rhys, Julia McKenzie, Rory Kinnear…; An unfinished Dickens novel of obsessive love, betrayal and murder is sturdily adapted by the BBC, with the story's unknown ending fascinatingly…
Nashville (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, Clare Bowen; A juicy, broadly appealing showbiz drama about private and professional rivalries in the country music industry. Stars Connie Britton as a Bonnie…
Newsroom, The (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher, Jr.…; HBO and Aaron Sorkin team up for this quick–thinking workplace drama set behind the scenes at a fictional cable news network. Ambitious for…
No Limit (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Vincent Elbaz, Anne Girouard; TV series created by Luc Besson following a French intelligence agent who accepts a mission from a mysterious black ops organisation in exchange for…
Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta (TV Series) (2012): A powerful, engrossing docu–drama on Sydney suburb Cabramatta, an area know for its dense Vietnamese population, and more notoriously, racial…
Ottolenghi's Mediterranean Feast (TV Mini-series) (2012): Yotam Ottolenghi is a passionate TV chef raised in the world of ancient Middle Eastern cuisine. Here he documents the diverse culinary traditions…
Parade's End (TV Mini-Series) (2012): Dir. Susanna White
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Rebecca Hall, Roger Allam…; Benedict Cumberbatch plays an English aristocrat torn between loyalty to his beautiful but manipulative wife, and a young, passionate suffragette on…
Paradise, The (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Emun Elliott, Joanna Vanderham, Elaine Cassidy…; The BBC's answer to MR SELFRIDGE, this delightful period drama set in a Victorian–era department store revolves around a blossoming romance…
Political Animals (TV Mini-Series) (2012): Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Carla Gugino, James Wolk…; Meaty White House drama with Sigourney Weaver, in a clear nod to Hillary Clinton, playing a divorced former First Lady now making waves as Secretary…
Politically Incorrect Guide to Grown Ups, The (2012): Psychologist Nigel Latta's third installment in his popular 'politically incorrect' series turns the spotlight on the adults and the complexities of…
Pramface (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Scarlett Alice Johnson, Sean Michael Verey; Two naive teenagers fresh off exams end up in bed together, and must face the challenges of an unplanned pregnancy in this modest but affecting BBC…
Puberty Blues (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Claudia Karvan, Ashleigh Cummings, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor; Two inseparable teenage girls growing up on the beaches of Cronulla come of age in this acclaimed TV adaptation of the seminal late 70s Australian…
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 10 (Red Dwarf X) (2012): Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…; The first full series of RED DWARF since 1999, this continues the cult British sci–fi comedy's revival following the recent special, BACK TO EARTH.…
Restless (TV Mini-Series) (2012): Dir. Edward Hall
Feat. Hayley Atwell, Rufus Sewell, Michelle Dockery…; A fine small screen adaptation of William Boyd's espionage novel, about a young woman who learns that her mother was recruited as a spy during World…
Revolution (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Billy Burke, Giancarlo Esposito, David Lyons…; A post–apocalyptic world in which electricity no longer exists is the setting for this energetic survivalist drama. Moving at full–clip,…
Ripper Street (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Matthew MacFadyen, Jerome Flynn, MyAnna Buring; A gritty and gripping period policier which revisits the manhunt for Jack the Ripper in Victorian London. Series One: eight episodes across three…
Rita (TV Series) (2012-2015): Feat. Mille Dinesen, Lise Baastrup, Carsten Bjørnlund…; Danish comedy series following the life of a defiantly outspoken school teacher and single mother who excels in her teaching but struggles in her…
Scandal (TV Series) (2012-2016): Feat. Kerry Washington, Columbus Short, Tony Goldwyn; Kerry Washington plays a 'professional fixer' whose former life as a White House staffer draws her back into the world of political…
Secret of Crickley Hall, The (TV Mini-series) (2012): Dir. Joe Ahearne
Feat. Suranne Jones, Tom Ellis, Douglas Henshall…; Atmospheric 3–part BBC adaptation of the novel by prolific British horror writer James Herbert that connects a supernatural mystery between two…
Secret State (TV Mini-series) (2012): Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Charles Dance, Rupert Graves…; Gabriel Byrne stars in this political thriller that explores the relationship between a democratically elected government, big business and the banks.
Shadow Men, The (Spin; Les Hommes De L'Ombre) (2012): Feat. Nathalie Baye, Philippe Magnan, Bruno Wolkowitch…; Political drama series follows the actions of a group of spin doctors who each advance their own cause after the assassination of the French…
Sherlock - Series 2 (TV Series) (2012): Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Mark Gatiss…; Further episodes from this ingenious update of the master detective, with Benedict Cumberbatch's idiosyncratic take on the character nicely…
Sinbad (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Elliot Knight, Naveen Andrews, Timothy Spall…; Spiffy swashbuckling version of the Sinbad legend harnesses the best of blockbuster–style action and above–average special effects to…
Smash (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Anjelica Huston…; A superior, adult–minded alternative to GLEE, this focuses on the creative talent both on–stage and behind–the–scenes of a…
Songs of Praise: In Fine Voice (2012): The BBC's long–running religious show (the British equivalent of New Zealand's 'Praise Be') celebrates more than fifty years of popular hymns…
Spartacus: Vengeance (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Liam McIntyre, Manu Bennett, Peter Mensah…; Series two of the outlandish sword–and–sandal serial features Lucy Lawless and a line–up of Kiwi faces in various states of…
Stella (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Ruth Jones; Ruth Jones, creator of GAVIN AND STACEY, steps into the role of a Welsh single mother surrounded by the comic eccentricities of her family and the…
Story Of Wales, The (TV Series) (2012): An ambitious, all–encompassing 30,000 year history of Wales, as told by the BBC's Huw Edwards. Covers everything from the Tudor Court, to the…
Titanic (TV Mini-series) (2012): Dir. Jon Jones
Feat. Linus Roache, James Wilby, Timothy West…; Four–part serial from the pen of DOWNTON ABBEY creator Julian Fellowes that tells the story of the doomed ship through four very different…
Touch (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Kiefer Sutherland, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Mazouz; Supernatural drama about a widower who is struggling to raise his mute son, a child whose fascination with numbers and patterns leads his father to…
Town, The (TV Mini-Series) (2012): Feat. Andrew Scott, Martin Clunes, Kelly Adams…; A Londoner returns home following his parents' double–suicide, where he begins to suspect foul play in a town full of secrets in this…
Treme - Season 3 (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Khandi Alexander, Clarke Peters, Steve Zahn…; Further episodes from David Simon's superb dramatic study of post–Katrina New Orleans, focusing on a community of musicians, chefs, and…
Tricky Business (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Antony Starr, Gigi Edgley, Lincoln Lewis; A family of debt collectors grapple with the financial, emotional, professional, and personal problems inherent in their line of work in this lively…
True Blood - Season 5 (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell…; Further episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…
Twenty Twelve (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes; The BBC sneakily push through their own version of John Clarke's brilliant Olympic satire, with London backdrop for this knowing mockumentary about a…
Underbelly - Season 6 (TV Mini-series) (Badness) (2012): Feat. Jonathan LaPaglia, Matt Nable; Further tales from Australia's underworld, this time centred on the decade–long case built against one Anthony "Rooster" Perish, an elusive…
Untold History of the United States, The (TV Series) (2012): Dir. Oliver Stone; Oliver Stone is the voice and reasoning behind this fascinating, if contentious revisionist Cold War history through American foreign…
Veep (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Matt Walsh; THE THICK OF IT creator Armando Iannucci successfully transplants the formula of his hit British political satire to the White House in this winning…
What to Do When Someone Dies (Without You) (2012): Feat. Anna Friel, Marc Warren; A love story morphs into a psychological thriller in this compelling tale of a happily married woman whose husband is inexplicably killed in a car…
White Heat (TV Series) (2012): Dir. John Alexander
Feat. MyAnna Buring, Sam Claffin, Lee Ingleby…; British TV drama from writer Paula Milne (THE POLITICIAN'S WIFE) following seven students who first meet while flatting in London in 1965. The six…
World Without End (TV Series) (2012): Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. Ben Chaplin, Charlotte Riley, Nora von Waldstätten…; Thinly drawn companion piece to THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH nonetheless makes for essential viewing for fans of the original historical series. Also…
Young Doctor's Notebook, A (TV Series) (2012): Dir. Alex Hardcastle
Feat. Jon Hamm, Daniel Radcliffe; Tragi–comic TV series set in the early 20th century, with actors Jon Hamm and Daniel Radcliffe playing a troubled and incompetent medic at a…
Young Montalbano (TV Series) (Il giovane Montalbano) (2012): Feat. Michele Riondino; The popular Inspector Montalbano lives on in this prequel which employs Andrea Camilleri's earlier books to paint a picture of Montalbano in his…
30 Rock (TV Series) - Season 6 (2011): Feat. Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan…; Further episodes of the critically acclaimed TV satire captained by the brilliant Tina Fey, here playing the besieged head writer of a comedy variety…
A History of Ancient Britain (TV Series) (2011): A nine–part documentary series presented by Neil Oliver, about Britain's ancient history from the earliest neanderthal inhabitants through to…
Aim High (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Jackson Rathbone; A six episode web series centered around a dashing high school student who just so happens to be a top government agent.
Almighty Johnsons, The (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Timothy Balme, Dean O'Gorman, Ben Barrington…; From the creators of Outrageous Fortune, this fantastical series follows the misadventures of four brothers who happen to be the living incarnations…
Alphas (TV Series) (2011): Feat. David Strathairn, Ryan Cartwright, Warren Christie; David Strathairn leads this X–MEN–esque series about a group of people with superhuman powers – known as "alphas" – who are…
America in Primetime (TV Series) (2011): A fascinating discussion of character archetypes throughout the history of American television, which doubles as a glimpse into the social and…
American Horror Story (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Dylan McDermott, Jessica Lange, Lily Rabe…; Stylish and atmospheric anthology series that centers on different characters and locations, including a Hotel, a carnival sideshow and an insane…
Angry Boys (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Chris Lilley; Chameleon comedian Chris Lilley takes on another host of multiple personalities – including a Japanese housewife, a juvenile gangster rapper,…
Appropriate Adult (TV Mini-series) (2011): Dir. Julian Jarrold
Feat. Emily Watson, Dominic West; Utterly riveting, BAFTA and Golden Globe winning mini–series that details the crucial part played by a trainee social worker in uncovering the…
Arctic with Bruce Parry (2011): BBC documentarian Bruce Parry ventures to the Arctic to experience how people live in its spectacular wilderness, and how they're coping with the…
Arne Dahl (TV Series) (2011): CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Awkward (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Ashley Rickards, Beau Mirchoff, Nikki Deloach; An unpopular 15 year old gains immediate, yet unwanted, popularity at her high school when the student body mistakes an accident she has for a…
Billy (2011): Dir. Peter Burger
Feat. Tainui Tukiwaho, Morgana O’Reilly; A sound, praiseworthy biopic of New Zealand's greatest ever comedian, played here by Tainui Tukiwaho with equal parts sobriety and jolly…
Billy Connolly's Route 66 (2011): Feat. Billy Connolly; Billy Connolly goes all 'Easy Rider' in this breezy American travelogue by motorcycle, stretching some 2488 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica.
Black Mirror (TV Series) (2011-2013): Feat. Rory Kinnear, Lindsay Duncan, Rupert Everett…; A brilliantly conceived anthology of science fiction stories in the tradition of THE TWILIGHT ZONE, this compelling British series explores the…
Bleak Old Shop of Stuff, The (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Robert Webb, Katherine Parkinson; A delicious Victorian era sitcom that parodies some of Charles Dickens's most famous works. Penned by Mark Evans, this has a distinct Mitchell and…
Bliss: The Beginning of Katherine Mansfield (2011): Dir. Fiona Samuel
Feat. Kate Elliot, Sarah Peirse, Peter Elliot…; Revealing portrait of the early years of New Zealand's most celebrated writer Katharine Mansfield, movingly played by Kate Elliot.
Boardwalk Empire - Season 2 (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly MacDonald…; Further episodes from the marquee HBO production, centred on the Prohibition–era empire surrounding corrupt Atlantic treasurer Enoch "Nucky"…
Bob's Burgers (TV Series) (2011): Animated sitcom of American family dysfunction which serves to reinvigorate the genre with each wickedly funny half hour episode. Follows a hamburger…
Body of Proof (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Dana Delany, John Carroll Lynch, Jeri Ryan…; Dana Delany graduates from Desperate Housewife to ace medical examiner in this formulaic hybrid of hospital melodrama and homicide procedural. Watch…
Booth At The End, The (2011): Dir. Christopher Kubasik
Feat. Xander Berkeley, Matt Boren, Matt Nolan; A man who may or may not be the devil, holds court in a diner booth where he is visited by those who've heard he is able to grant desires –…
Borgen - Series 2 (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Sidse Babett Knudsen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Pilou Asbæk; Further episodes from the Bafta–winning Danish political drama in which an idealistic prime minister's rise to power brings with it a web of…
Borgias, The (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger…; Sumptuous chronicling of the notorious Borgia family and their rise to the pinnacle of the Roman Catholic Church. Created by Neil Jordan.
Boss (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Kelsey Grammer, Connie Nielsen; In this tough political series, Kelsey Grammer is magnetic as a gritty Chicago mayor fighting for his city and his seat in office despite the onset…
Brain Games (2011): National Geographic series offers a vigorous mental workout with various 'brain teasers' as it explores the revelations of neuroscience and the…
Breaking Bad - Season 4 (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn…; Further episodes chronicling the deeds of anti–hero Walter White (Cranston), a high school chemistry teacher who turns to a life of…
Bridge, The - Series 1 (TV Series) (Bron/Broen) (2011): Feat. Sofia Helin, Kim Bodnia, Dag Malmberg; The Scandi–crime wave continues with this steely Danish–Swedish murder mystery, centred on the discovery of a body straddling the…
Case Histories (TV Series) (2011-2013): Feat. Jason Isaacs, Amanda Abbington, Paul McCole…; Richly character driven British crime TV series based on the popular Jackson Brodie series by English novelist Kate Atkinson. Both set and filmed…
Case Sensitive (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Olivia Williams, Darren Boyd, Peter Wight…; Serviceable British policier centred on the case–solving acumen of a male–female detective team whose work regularly descends into…
Chef on a Mission (TV Series) (2011): Masterchef maestro Simon Gault muscles in on a few Kiwi kitchens set in their way – an offshore gas platform, or a girls bordering school, for…
Chelsea Flower Show, The (2011): Feat. Carol Klein; Superb highlights from the Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show from 2006 to 2010. Spread across 5 discs, divided by year, this covers…
Christmas at Downton Abbey (TV Mini-Series) (2011): Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern…; Lavish Christmas Special sees the Downton Abbey residents and staff hosting a spiffy holiday party, only for murder and jealously to cloud the…
Classical Destinations (TV Series) (2011): Welsh singer Aled Jones fronts this latest addition to the 'Classical Destinations' canon. Dubbed the "ultimate travel guide to classical music", the…
CloudStreet (TV Mini-series) (2011): Dir. Matthew Saville
Feat. Essie Davis, Emma Booth, Geoff Morrell…; Big, bold prestige production adapted from acclaimed Australian author Tim Winton's novel of the same name, about a pair of tragedy–stricken…
Crimson Petal and the White, The (TV Mini-Series) (2011): Dir. Marc Munden
Feat. Romola Garai, Chris O'Dowd, Amanda Blake…; An intensely realised adaption of Michel Faber's novel about an aspiring novelist (Romola Garai) who is unable to free herself from a life as a…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 8 (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Larry David; More episodes in the quirky celebrity–studded comedy. Eighth season finds Larry relocating to New York while moving his way back into the dating…
Death in Paradise (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Ben Miller, Sara Martins, Kris Marshall…; A stuffy London detective is assigned the murder case of a fellow British policeman on a fictional Caribbean island, and ends up staying against his…
Desperate Housewives (TV Series) - Season 7 (2011): Feat. Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross…; More episodes from the popular drama–black comedy set among the denizens of suburban America. 23 Episodes.
Doctor Who (Series 6) [Matt Smith] (Dr. Who) (2011): Feat. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan , Arthur Darvill …; Matt Smith is back as the eleventh Doctor, alongside Karen Gillian 's Amy Pond, as they investigate the mysterious Silence that destroyed the TARDIS…
Donna Hay - Fast, Fresh, Simple (2011): Australia’s best–selling chief shares her secrets for beautiful food without the fuss in this 13 episode companion to her book of the same…
Downton Abbey - Series 2 (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern…; Further episodes from ITV's immensely popular, top–of–the–range period drama, centred on the residents and staff of the titular…
Eagleheart (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Chris Elliott; Chris Elliot and Adult Swim parody television's penchant for tough talking, quick shooting law enforcers (i.e. 'Walker Texas Ranger', and more…
Episodes (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Matt LeBlanc, Stephen Mangan, Tamsin Greig; FRIENDS flotsam Matt LeBlanc makes an unlikely comeback in this agreeable satire of the situational comedy. Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig star as a…
Exile (TV Mini-Series) (2011): Dir. John Alexander
Feat. John Simm, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman; John Simm comes to terms with his father's Alzheimer's disease while unknowingly uncovering dark secrets from the past in this sometimes shaky, but…
Expedition Tiger (2011): Inspiring documentary affords rare insight into the South Asian state of Bhutan – a mythical sanctuary for tigers which holds the promise of a…
Fades, The (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Iain de Caestecker, Joe Dempsie, Natalie Dormer…; Adventurous BBC supernatural thriller concerns the apocalyptic visions of an English teenager, who comes to learn that the dead spirits only he can…
Falling Skies (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton; The battle for earth between alien invaders and the human resistance is given an exciting, family–focused rendition by producer Steven…
Family Guy - Season 10 (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; Yet more episodes from the surrealistic animated sitcom. Season 10 episodes: Lottery Fever, Seahorse Seashell Party, Screams of Silence: The Story…
Field of Blood, The (TV Mini-Series) (2011): Dir. David Kane
Feat. Jayd Johnson, David Morrissey, Peter Capaldi…; Grim, girl–powered crime drama shot through with impeccable period detail. Set in the male–dominated world of British journalism in the…
Food Truck, The (TV Series) (2011): Outgoing Auckland chef Michael Van de Elzen takes on New Zealand's fast–food favourites in this enterprising local series aimed at…
Fresh Meat (TV Series) (2011-2013): Feat. Zawe Ashton, Greg McHugh, Charlotte Ritchie…; British comedy–drama TV series from the creators of PEEP SHOW, which marked the acting debut of Joe Thomas (THE INBETWEENERS). Follows the…
Fry's Planet Word (2011): Dir. John Paul Davidson
Feat. Stephen Fry; This five–part BBC series joins Stephen Fry as he travel's the continents exploring the nuanced diverse world of human language.
Game of Thrones - Season 1 (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley…; Justifiably acclaimed medieval series applies the magic HBO touch to the often–ridiculed world of sword and sorcery, with realism and violence…
Get Fresh with Al Brown (2011): Down–to–earth chef Al Brown continues to plod around the country, this time sourcing the best fresh produce and ingredients to whip up…
Global Radar (TV Series) (2011): Te Radar seeks out environmental do–gooders both here and abroad in these further 'sustainable adventures' from the intrepid Kiwi comedian.
Great Expectations (Mini-Series) (2011): Dir. Brian Kirk
Feat. Ray Winstone, Gillian Anderson, David Suchet…; Suitably atmospheric and gripping three–part adaptation of Dickens' masterpiece following the twists and turns in the life of a young orphan.…
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) - Season 7 (2011): Feat. Patrick Dempsey, Ellen Pompeo, Justin Chambers…; Seventh season of the popular female–driven medical soap, continuing the trials and tribulations of five first–year interns as they…
Grimm (TV Series) (2011): Feat. David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Bitsie Tulloch…; A supernaturally gifted homicide detective begins to take on cases linked to creature mythology and fairytale archetypes in this police procedural…
Hamish and Andy's Gap Year (2011): Feat. Hamish Blake, Andy Lee; Australian comedians, Hamish and Andy visit various locations around America in purpose–built safari costumes, interviewing an array of…
Happy Endings (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Eliza Coupe, Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton…; Zippy relationship sitcom moves swiftly out of the shadow of FRIENDS to present a fast–talking, fast–moving comedy about the lives of six…
Hell on Wheels (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Anson Mount, Common , Colm Meaney…; The building of the transcontinental railroad serves as the backdrop for this ambitious western that centres on the efforts of a Confederate soldier…
Homeland - Season 1 (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Mandy Patinkin…; Anchored by Claire Danes's riveting, high–tensile performance, this outstanding surveillance thriller centres on the return of an Iraq war hero…
Hour, The - Series 1 (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Dominic West, Romola Garai, Ben Whishaw…; A team of journalists (lead by THE WIRE's Dominic West) front a groundbreaking news hour for the BBC, only to chance upon a high–level…
Housos (TV Series) (2011): A controversial sitcom on the lives of no–income Sydneysiders living in a fictional state housing suburb, whose 'bogan' manners are the source…
I Just Want My Pants Back (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Peter Vack, Kim Shaw; Basically FRIENDS for the MTV set, this undemanding sitcom centres on a group of twenty–somethings trying to make it in life and love in New…
Injustice (TV Mini-series) (2011): Dir. Colm McCarthy
Feat. James Purefoy, Robert Whitelock, Dervla Kirwan…; 5–part British crime drama set in the Suffolk countryside, with James Purefoy (THE FOLLOWING) playing a disillusioned criminal defence…
James May's Man Lab (TV Series) (2011): Feat. James May; TOP GEAR's James May attempts to restore the 'traditional skills' lost to the modern man – say, disarming a WWII–era bomb, the art of…
Justified - Season 2 (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Joelle Carter…; Further episodes from the slick urban western about an old–school U.S. Marshal reassigned from Miami to his childhood home in the poor, rural…
Kennedys, The (TV Mini-Series) (2011): Dir. Jon Cassar
Feat. Greg Kinnear, Barry Pepper, Katie Holmes…; The latest in a long line of dramatizations around the Kennedy legacy in US politics, shaded as always by tragedy and scandal. While the…
Kidnap and Ransom (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Trevor Eve, John Hannah, Helen Baxendale; Muscular ITV hostage thriller, centred on an expert negotiator whose latest assignment comes unstuck in volatile South Africa. Carefully balances…
Killing Time (TV Mini-Series) (2011): Feat. David Wenham, Diana Glenn, Colin Friels; Another hard–hitting crime story ripped from Australian headlines, starring David Wenham as a favourite defense lawyer of Melbourne's gangland…
Killing, The (TV Series, US) (2011): Feat. Mireille Enos, Billy Campbell, Michelle Forbes; Absorbing US remake of the hit Danish homicide serial remains faithful to the long–form, deep–focus procedural format of the original…
Life's Too Short (TV Series) (2011-2013): Feat. Warwick Davis, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant; British sitcom mockumentary created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant about "the life of a showbiz dwarf" with the vertically–challenged…
Louis Theroux - The Odd, the Bad, and the Godly (2011): A second anthology of intrepid reporter Louis Theroux's eye–opening BBC Two specials. Disc One: America's Medicated Kids, Law and Disorder…
Mad Dogs (TV Series) (2011): Feat. John Simm, Marc Warren, Max Beesley…; Oddly unsettling and engaging in equal measure, this mid–life black comedy centres on four middle–aged blokes who reunite to celebrate…
Marchlands (TV Series) (2011): Dir. James Kent
Feat. Jodie Whittaker, Denis Lawson, Alex Kingston…; Time–switching supernatural drama where three separate families who have lived in the same Yorkshire house in 1968, 1987 and the present day,…
Mildred Pierce (TV Mini-Series) (2011): Dir. Todd Haynes
Feat. Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce, Evan Rachel Wood…; Kate Winslet gives a towering performance as the titular housewife of James M. Cain's classic noir novel of Depression Era desperation and…
Monroe (TV Series) (2011): Feat. James Nesbitt, Sarah Parish, Tom Riley; James Nesbitt stars as a wise cracking, chain smoking neurosurgeon in this slick hospital drama that has been called the British HOUSE.
Mouk (TV Series) (2011): A quirky, French–flavoured animation for pre–schoolers, about two buddies who travel to exotic locations around the world via their…
Mrs. Brown's Boys (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Brendan O'Carroll; Jolly Irish sitcom spawned from actor Brendan O'Carroll's radio show and books about a funny, foul–mouthed Dublin mother who interferes in the…
Museum of Life (TV Series) (2011): This six–part BBC mini–series gives a behind the scenes look at the Natural History Museum in London. An Engineer, a Doctor, an…
My Kind of Place (TV Series) (2011): Kiwi celebrities swan around various Australian holiday hotspots for our entertainment in this thinly veiled tourism advertisement for the lucky…
Nature's Miracle Babies (2011): The 'cute quotient' is at an all time high in this heartwarming BBC series centred on the efforts of zoologists to ensure the survival of endangered…
New Girl (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield…; Zooey Deschanel stars as an offbeat young woman, who moves into an apartment loft with three single men. Hilarity of a quirky kind ensues.
Night at the Classic (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Brendhan Lovegrove; Caustic Kiwi comedian Brendhan Lovegrove fronts this clever send–up of the stand–up circuit, where various guests get the chance to…
Nothing Trivial (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Shane Cortese, Tandi Wright, Blair Strang…; An agreeable and endearingly performed 'singles' comedy by way of modern day Auckland, centred on the romantic hang ups of five friends who compete…
Ocean Giants (2011): Spectacular three–part ocean series focused on the secret lives of whales and dolphins, as captured by some award–winning underwater…
Once Upon a Time (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Joshua Dallas…; A mature, densely layered serial based on popular folklore, set in a fictional seaside town where characters from various fairy tales have been…
Pan Am (TV Series) (2011-2012): Feat. Margot Robbie, Christina Ricci, Karine Vanasse…; Named for the iconic Pan American World Airways, this fictionalised period drama series revolves around the stories of the pilots and stewardesses of…
Person of Interest (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson; A rogue CIA agent is recruited by a reclusive computer genius to help run an unwanted crime prediction system he developed for the government. Strong…
Portlandia (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein; Cult sketch comedy of the zeitgeist that affectionately skewers the liberals, hipsters and well–intentioned naifs attempting to live out their…
Promise, The (TV Series) (2011): Dir. Peter Kosminsky
Feat. Claire Foy, Christian Cooke, Itay Tiran…; Intelligent, finely balanced drama alternates between storylines set in 1940s Palestine and present day Israel in its address of the contentious…
Prophets of Science Fiction (TV Series) (2011): Somewhat exaggerated series produced and hosted by Ridley Scott that depicts numerous occasions when science fiction authors have predicted and…
Restoration Man (TV Series) (2011): A 'Grand Designs' spin–off with a distinct focus on historical 'doer uppers', this traces the progress of ambitious home restoration projects…
Revenge (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Emily VanCamp, Madeleine Stowe; A high society soap opera served cold, this juicy page turner outlays the elaborate revenge plot of a blonde femme fatale (VanCamp) determined to…
Rick Stein's Spain (2011): Utterly delightful cooking show 'laced with history, literature and stunning photography' from the highly personable Rick Stein, as he travels the…
Rise and Fall of Versailles, The (TV Series) (2011): Filmed spectacularly in the gardens and ballrooms of Versailles itself, this lavish documentary accounts of the 150–year reign of France’s…
Scott & Bailey (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Suranne Jones, Lesley Sharp, Rupert Graves…; A tough–minded and level–headed female policier in the spirit of CAGNEY & LACEY (with shades of PRIME SUSPECT), framed around the private…
Shadow Line, The (TV Series) (2011): Dir. Hugo Blick
Feat. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christopher Eccleston, Rafe Spall…; This quality BBC production builds a compelling and morally complex story around the death of a convicted drugs smuggler, whose murder is…
Shameless (TV Series, US) (2011): Feat. William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin; Watchable, surprisingly insightful remake of the hit British series attempts to three–dimensionalize the 'trailer park' stereotype in its…
Silk (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Tom Hughes…; Fascinating, if somewhat glossy insider's guide to the competitive and pressure–filled world of London barristers, who are driven in this…
Sinking of the Laconia, The (TV Mini-Series) (2011): Dir. Uwe Janson
Feat. Andrew Buchan, Brian Cox, Franke Potente; Gripping reenactment of the events surrounding the ill–fated Laconia, a British ocean liner crippled by a German U–boat, who in turn…
Skins (TV Series, US) (2011): Feat. James Newman, Sofia Black-D'Elia; Produced by MTV, this gritty stateside remake of the hit Brit series translates the angst and attitude of the modern teen experience for US audiences…
Slap, The (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Alex Dimitriades, Melissa George, Jonathan LaPaglia…; Confronting, layered exploration of the human condition that traces the repercussions for a group of friends and family when a child is slapped at a…
South Riding (TV Mini-Series) (2011): Dir. Diarmuid Lawrence
Feat. Anna Maxwell Martin, David Morrissey, Penelope Wilton; Seasoned period drama scribe Andrew Davies (BLEAK HOUSE) adapts Winifred Holtby’s classic novel about a feisty young headmistress who imports…
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (TV Series) (2011): Feat. John Hannah, Manu Bennett, Peter Mensah…; Brawny mini–series prequel to the sordid Roman empire serial tones down the show's infamous sex and violence while improving considerably on…
Spooks - Season 10 (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Peter Firth, Rupert Penry-Jones, Hermione Norris…; Concluding episodes from the British MI5 spy suspense series, in which agents try to resolve a variety of 21st century threats. Series Ten: six…
Story of Ireland, The (TV Mini-Series) (2011): An RTE and BBC co–production in which presenter Fergal Keane showcases Irish history, charting the origin and impact of the myths that have…
Suburgatory (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Jeremy Sisto, Jane Levy, Alan Tudyk…; A single father moves to the 'burbs to ensure a better quality of life for his teenage daughter – although all is not as normal as expected.…
Suits (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams; Smart, sassy lawyer show where a brilliant college drop–out with a photographic memory is hired by one of Manhattan's top corporate firms,…
Super City (TV Series) (2011): Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Madeleine Sami; Award–winning comedy series directed by Taika Waititi and starring the brilliant Madeleine Sami, who alternates between multiple characters all…
Suspicions of Mr Whicher, The (TV Mini-Series) (The Murder at Road Hill House) (2011): Dir. James Hawes
Feat. Paddy Considine, Peter Capaldi; Paddy Considine plays famed Scotland Yard inspector Jack Whicher in this fine Victoria era murder mystery; the series' first installment based on the…
Terra Nova (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Jason O'Mara, Shelley Conn; Short–lived sci–fi drama series about a 22nd Century family who escape their modern dystopia by returning to an outpost in the Cretaceous…
This is England '88 (TV Mini-Series) (2011): Dir. Shane Meadows
Feat. Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley…; A further set of adventures for Shane Meadows's unforgettable cast of lapsed skinheads, here still struggling to find a foothold as young adults…
Those Who Kill (TV Series) (Den som dræber) (2011): Feat. Laura Bach, Jakob Cedergren, Lars Mikkelsen; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Threesome (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Amy Huberman, Emun Elliott, Stephen Wight; Permissive Brit–com in which a thirty–year–old woman becomes pregnant after a drunken, spontaneous threesome with her boyfriend and…
Top Boy (TV Series) (2011): Dir. Yann Demange
Feat. Ashley Walters; Hard–hitting urban drama set in a fictional British housing estate beset with drug and gang–related problems. Regularly compared to THE…
Treme - Season 2 (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Khandi Alexander, Clarke Peters, Steve Zahn…; Further episodes from David Simon's superb dramatic study of post–Katrina New Orleans, focusing on a community of musicians, chefs, and…
True Blood - Season 4 (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell…; Further episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…
Truth About Lions, The (2011): Naturalist Jonathan Scott tackles our preconceptions and false assumptions about big cats in this fascinating nature documentary.
Twentysomething (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Jess Harris, Josh Schmidt; Fresh–faced indie sitcom goes head–to–head with two best mates whose reluctance to give up the partying lifestyle while their…
Two Broke Girls (TV Series) (2 Broke Girls) (2011): Feat. Beth Behrs, Kat Dennings, Garrett Morris; A sassy, wiseacre comedy of two penniless 20–somethings who make ends meet waiting tables at a run–down Brooklyn diner while dreaming of…
Underbelly - Season 4 (TV Mini-series) (Land of the Long Green Cloud) (2011): Feat. Daniel Musgrove, Damien Avery, Grae Burton…; World famous in New Zealand, drug trafficker Marty Johnstone – aka, Mr. Asia – steals the Underbelly spotlight in this locally made…
Underbelly - Season 5 (TV Mini-series) (Razor) (2011): Feat. Danielle Cormack, Chelsie Preston-Crayford, Felix Williamson; The latest in the Underbelly franchise again features a strong Kiwi (and female) flavour, with Danielle Cormack and Chelsie Preston–Crayford…
Unforgettable (TV Series) (2011-2016): Feat. Poppy Montgomery, Dylan Walsh; A police detective with hyperthymesia (the ability to remember everything she's ever experienced) uses her rare condition to solve crime on the…
Up All Night (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Christina Applegate, Maya Rudolph, Will Arnett; Sprightly, SNL–certified sitcom stars Christina Applegate as a working mother balancing her career a newborn baby cared for by her…
Vera (TV Series) (2011-2022): Dir. Louise Hooper
Feat. Brenda Blethyn, David Leon; A combative female detective sleuthes murder cases through a blend of unconventional investigative methods and an obsession with detail. Formulaic…
Wild Coasts (TV Series) (Wild Coasts with Craig Potton) (2011): Photographer Craig Potton continues his exploration of New Zealand's celebrated landscape with this new series dedicated to the nation's rich and…
William and Kate - The Movie (2011): Dir. Mark Rosman
Feat. Nico Evers-Swindell, Camilla Luddington; Made–for–TV biopic to mark the nuptials of Wills and Kate charts the ups and downs of the couple's public and private romance in the…
Winners and Losers (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Zoe Tuckwell-Smith, Melissa Bergland, Virginia Gay…; Winning female–centric dramedy concerns the altered lives of four Melbournian women who score big on the Lottery. Gets great mileage from the…
Workaholics (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm; Irreverent sitcom set inside the world of telemarketing follows who work together as telemarketers from 9 to 5 and live together from 5 to 9.
Zen (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Rufus Sewell, Caterina Murino, Julie Cox…; Short–lived but stylish BBC detective series wades into the overcrowded male crime fighter market with suave Rufus Sewell in the role of…
24 - Season 8 (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Kiefer Sutherland; Final season of the high–concept TV thriller, covering 24 hours of real time events (an hour per episode) with Kiefer Sutherland as lead…
30 Rock (TV Series) - Season 5 (2010): Feat. Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan…; Further episodes of the critically acclaimed TV satire captained by the brilliant Tina Fey, here playing the besieged head writer of a comedy variety…
Accused (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Christopher Eccleston, Naomie Harris, Warren Brown…; Acclaimed British anthology series centres each episode on the back story of a new character as they make their way to the dock in court to await the…
Alan Partridge: Mid Morning Matters (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Steve Coogan; Steve Coogan revives his most famous comedy creation in this pithy mockumentary series following the middle–aged TV host's return to radio as a…
An Idiot Abroad (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant; The whinging round–headed Manc and unwitting star of 'The Ricky Gervais Show', Karl Pilkington, is sent on a journey around the world, partly…
Any Human Heart (TV Mini-series) (2010): Feat. Jim Broadbent, Matthew MacFadyen, Sam Claflin…; Exquisite four–part British miniseries about a novelist's life that ricochets from 1920s Paris to '50s New York and '80s London. Along the way…
Big C, The (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Laura Linney, Oliver Platt, John Benjamin Hickey…; Another gutsy Showtime drama centred on a woman in mid–life peril (a la WEEDS, NURSE JACKIE), starring Laura Linney as a high school teacher…
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings (TV Series) (2010): The lives and wedding celebrations of Britain's outcast gypsy communities are documented, warts and all, in this loud and proud social anthropology,…
Black Panther (TV Series) (2010): Dir. Reginald Hudlin
Feat. Djimon Hounsou, Jill Scott; Motion comic TV series based on the popular Marvel superhero. The original Black Panther is assassinated and his son T'challa assumes the name, along…
Blue Bloods (TV Series) (2010-2020): Feat. Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan; Character driven police procedural set in New York City where an Irish Catholic family has a history of work in law enforcement, with each family…
Boardwalk Empire - Season 1 (TV Series) (2010): Dir. Martin Scorsese, Tim Van Patten
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly MacDonald…; Stunning period detail and the endless intrigue of organised crime characterize this marquee HBO production, centred on the empire surrounding…
Borgen - Complete Series Boxset (TV Series) (2010-2013): Feat. Sidse Babett Knudsen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Pilou Asbæk; Complete series boxset of the outstanding Danish political drama, in which an idealistic prime minister's rise to power brings with it a web of…
Borgen - Series 1 (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Sidse Babett Knudsen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Pilou Asbæk; Bafta–winning Danish political drama in which an idealistic prime minister's rise to power brings with it a web of consequences, sacrifices and…
Bouquet of Barbed Wire (TV Mini-Series) (2010): Dir. Ashley Pearce
Feat. Hermione Norris, Imogen Poots, Tom Riley…; Though this controversial classic, originally filmed for TV in the seventies, now resembles little more than a steamy soap opera episode, it has been…
Breaking Bad - Season 3 (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn…; Further episodes chronicling the deeds of anti–hero Walter White (Cranston), a high school chemistry teacher who turns to a life of…
Caprica (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, Paula Malcomson; This short–lived but worthwhile prequel to the Battlestar Galactica universe is set 58 years prior to the events of the popular rebooted…
Castle (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Jon Huertas; Quirky cop show with a pulp crime writer teaming up with a detective to track down a serial killer.
Check it Out! with Dr. Steve Brule (TV Series) (2010): Feat. John C. Reilly; John C. Reilly fronts this bizarre dead–of–the–night oddity, in which he 'checks out' various facets of life, including (not…
Churches: How To Read Them (TV Series) (2010): Dir. Jonathan Mayo; Six–part series presented by historian and author Richard Taylor, exploring ideas about God, salvation, life and death through visits to some…
Coasters (TV Series) (2010): HUNGER FOR THE WILD's Al Brown circumnavigates New Zealand's rugged coastline in search of Kiwi characters and spectacular scenery while cooking up a…
Come Fly With Me (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Matt Lucas, David Walliams; The creators of LITTLE BRITAIN carry their knack for eccentric caricatures through to this send–up of the staple British…
Come Rain Come Shine (2010): Dir. David Drury
Feat. David Jason, Alison Steadman
Covert Affairs (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham, Anne Dudek…; Compulsive spy caper with Piper Perabo vamping it up as a CIA trainee inexplicably thrust into the front line and order to hunt down her…
DCI Banks (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Stephen Tompkinson, Caroline Catz, Andrea Lowe; Stephen Tompkinson embodies the firm, working class stock of Peter Robinson's Inspector Alan Banks in this solid British police procedural. Series…
Deep, The (TV Mini-series) (2010): Dir. Jim O’Hanlon, Colm McCarthy
Feat. Minnie Driver, James Nesbitt, Goran Visnjic…; BBC adventure series following a research submarine beneath the Arctic that stumbles upon a terrifying secret with Earth–shattering…
Desperate Housewives (TV Series) - Season 6 (2010): Feat. Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross…; More episodes from the popular drama–black comedy set among the denizens of suburban America. 23 Episodes over 5 discs.
Dirk Gently (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Stephen Mangan, Darren Boyd, Helen Baxendale; An unorthodox 'holistic' detective follows the principles of quantum mechanics in order to crack cases. Eccentric sleuth comedy will appeal to fans…
Doctor Who (TV Specials) [Matt Smith] (The Day of the Doctor; The Time of the Doctor; The Snowmen; The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe; A Christmas Carol) (2010-2013): Dir. Nick Hurran
Feat. Matt Smith, Jenna-Louise Coleman, David Tennant…; Matt Smith and David Tennant combine for this high–end 50th anniversary special. Shot in 3–D and screened in cinemas upon its release,…
Downton Abbey - Series 1 (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern…; Handsome, top–of–the–range ITV period drama centres on the residents and staff of the titular English manor in the years leading up…
Enlightened (TV Series) (2010): Dir. Miguel Arteta, Nicole Holofcener, Jonathan Demme
Feat. Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Luke Wilson…; This enlightened HBO cringe–comedy from writer–actor Mike White (CHUCK & BUCK) pushes all the buttons as an excruciating study of…
Family Guy - Season 9 (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; Yet more episodes from the surrealistic animated sitcom. Season 9 episodes: Fox–y Lady, Not All Dogs Go To Heaven, Episode 420,…
Family Guy: It's a Trap (2010): Dir. Peter Shin; Final chapter in Seth MacFarlane's merciless but affectionate spoofing of the STAR WARS TRILOGY features an unlikely strew of cameo's and more…
Five Days (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Suranne Jones, Anne Reid, Bernard Hill…; High concept BBC crime series magnifies the complex thread of events and consequences surrounding a lengthy crime investigation by focusing on five…
Great Rift, The (2010): Typically stunning BBC Earth series investigates the geological forces which shaped East Africa's Great Rift Valley, and which make it one of the…
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) - Season 6 (2010): Feat. Patrick Dempsey, Ellen Pompeo, Katherine Heigl…; Sixth season of the popular female–driven medical soap, continuing the trials and tribulations of five first–year interns as they juggle…
Haven (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour; An FBI agent finds herself inextricably linked to the paranormal activity in the fictional north eastern town of Haven, Maine, in this eccentric…
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim…; A souped–up, though still relatively faithful update of the funky surf and sun policier, originally a hit in the late sixties. Alex O'Loughlin…
Him & Her (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Russell Tovey, Sarah Solemani; A bold British sitcom centred on the inert lives of a twentysomething couple whose unemployed and unmotivated existence is played for laughs. Crude…
History of Christianity, A (TV Mini-Series) (2010): In this fascinating six–part series Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch, one of the world's leading historians and Professor of History of the Church…
Hot in Cleveland (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick…; An old–school sitcom in the tradition of CHEERS and THE GOLDEN GIRLS, about three past–their–prime female entertainers who…
House - Season 7 (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Hugh Laurie; Further episodes from the Hugh Laurie–fronted hospital thriller, which involve his medical team having to unravel baffling cases,…
How to Make it in America (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Bryan Greenberg, Victor Rasuk, Lake Bell…; High–energy, if sub–ENTOURAGE male drama centred on four twenty–something upstarts whose entrepreneurial ambitions see them tackle…
Human Target (TV Series) (2010): Dir. Bryan Spicer
Feat. Mark Valley, Jackie Earle Haley, Indira Varma; Formulaic but likable action show based on the DC Comics series about a wry bodyguard–for–hire who has a penchant for taking chances,…
Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (TV Series) (2010): Feat. David Cross, Sharon Horgan, Blake Harrison…; A coproduction between the UK and US, starring David Cross as an inept American marketer who is sent to sell an energy drink in Britain. Culture…
Indian Doctor, The (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ayesha Dharkar; A lively period medical drama steeped in the cultural friction of post–war Britain, centred on the efforts of an Indian doctor and his wife to…
Jimeoin: Over The Top (2010): Feat. Jimeoin; Warts–and–all look at the life of a stand–up comic on the road follows the deadpan comic as he tours Northern Australia, with…
Joanna Lumley's Nile (2010): Feat. Joanna Lumley; A North African travelogue under the stewardship of AB FAB's Joanna Lumley, this likeable cultural and geographical series takes in the deserts,…
Just William (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Rebecca Front, Caroline Quentin, Warren Clarke…; Cute kids comedy, based on the eternally popular books, with a young scallywag and his gang running amok. Parents may well enjoy the…
Justified - Season 1 (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Joelle Carter…; Slick urban western with an old–school U.S. Marshal reassigned from Miami to his childhood home in the poor, rural coal–mining towns of…
Kaitangata Twitch (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Te Waimarie Kessell, George Henare; A fine adaptation of Margaret Mahy's novel about a teenager who possesses a strange connection to a mysterious island where a young girl vanished…
Landscape Man (TV Series) (2010): An offshoot of GRAND DESIGNS, taking the concept of visionary and unconventional house builds to the garden, where couples are followed through the…
Leigh Hart's Mysterious Planet (TV Series) (2010): Comedian Leigh "That Guy" Hart fronts this irreverent, ham–fisted send–up of Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World, visiting various corners…
Lip Service (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Ruta Gedmintas, Red Buttons, Laura Fraser; Scotland is the setting for this BBC spin on THE L WORD, centred on the romantic entanglements of a group of lesbians living in Glasgow. Though…
Longlasting Youth (TV Mini-series) (Le cose che restano) (2010): Dir. Gianluca Maria Tavarelli
Feat. Lorenzo Balducci, Daniela Giordano; A four–part mini–series about a Roman family who take separate paths after the death of their youngest son.
Lost (TV Series) - Season 6 (2010): Feat. Matthew Fox, Terry O'Quinn, Evangeline Lilly…; The mysterious and seemingly never–ending consequences of the downing of Oceanic Flight 815 are resolved (sort of) in the cult show's final…
Louie (TV Series) (2010): Dir. Louis C.K
Feat. Louis C.K; A brilliant merger of mid–life mopery, showbiz anxiety, and imaginative observational comedy, this self–made sitcom (with intermittent…
Love / Hate (TV Series) (2010-2014): Feat. Aidan Gillen, Robert Sheehan, Peter Coonan…; TV series set in Ireland's criminal underworld, where a kingpin (Aidan Gillen) and four members of his small–time drug gang navigate rivalries…
Lowdown (TV Series) (2010): Dir. Amanda Brotchie
Feat. Adam Zwar; Timely Australian–made satire on the world of tabloid journalism centres on a struggling newspaper and its staff of celebrity gossip…
Luther (TV Series) (2010-2019): Feat. Idris Elba, Saskia Reeves, Indira Varma…; Stylish, swaggering BBC cop show created by SPOOKS–scriptwriter (and currently Wellington resident) Neil Cross stars THE WIRE's Idris Elba as a…
Mad Men - Season 4 (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser…; Further episodes of the 60's–New–York–set television drama series focused on an ad exec basking in the glow of the golden age of…
Michael Parkinson Collection, The (2010): The genial Yorkshireman looks back over his career and cherry picks some of his favourite guests. Featuring Muhammad Ali, Billy Connolly, George…
Mike & Molly (TV Series) (Mike and Molly) (2010): Feat. Melissa McCarthy, Billy Gardell, Katy Mixon…; A bighearted, if keenly self–deprecating couple comedy about the blossoming romance between two self–loathing attendees of Overeaters…
Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Kawa) (2010): Dir. Katie Wolfe
Feat. Calvin Tuteao, George Henare, Dean O'Gorman…; Psychological drama of a family man coming to terms with his homosexuality and whose decision to come out plunges his family into crisis. Based on…
Nikita (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Maggie Q, Shane West, Lyndsy Fonseca…; Luc Besson's original female assassin lives on in this slick, aggressive TV spin–off fronted by leggy Canto star Maggie Q as a deadly escapee…
Normans, The (TV Series) (2010): Three–part British documentary series about the Normans in the 11th century, from their conquest of England through to their expansion into…
Offspring (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Asher Keddie, Don Hany, Deborah Mailman…; A neurotic obstetrician and her extended Melbourne family navigate love and other disasters in this bright comedy series. While not particularly…
Only Way is Essex, The (TV Series) (TOWIE) (2010): Jaw–dropping reality show follows the empty–headed in–crowd of Essex as they hit the 'hottest' spots in town, get fake tans and…
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 6 (2010): Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Antonia Prebble…; Explosive final season of the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight.
Pacific, The (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Joseph Mazzello, James Badge Dale, John Seda…; Searing, no–expense–spared follow–up to the Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg–produced BAND OF BROTHERS shifts its epic perspective…
Parenthood (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Lauren Graham, Peter Krause, Dax Shepard…; Familiar faces star aplenty in this "funny and heart–warming" series that follows four grown siblings as they try to balance the various…
Penguins Of Madagascar, The (TV Series) (2010): Four penguins from the MADAGASCAR franchise reunite in this lively animated series about their daily adventures at Central Park Zoo. Raucous humour…
Picture Perfect Homes (TV Series) (2010): Noted architect Ptolemy Dean takes the viewer on a tour of some of Britain's finest period homes in this informative series that looks to the past to…
Pillars of the Earth, The (TV Mini-Series) (2010): Feat. Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Matthew MacFadyen…; A fierce rivalry for the English throne provides the cut and thrust of this heady 12th century melodrama. Though less dramatically credible as the…
Politically Incorrect Guide to Teenagers, The (2010): The irreverent and provocative Nigel Latta returns with advice on how parents can navigate the pitfalls of raising teenagers.
Pretty Little Liars (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell…; An interesting blend of GOSSIP GIRL antics, VERONICA MARS intrigue, and light supernatural themes, this young adult series revolves four teenage…
Radar's Patch (TV Series) (2010): Resourceful comedian Te Radar attempts to create a green backyard both lush in life and sustainable in this amusing and enlightening series.
Rake (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Richard Roxburgh, Matt Day, Russell Dykstra…; Richard Roxburgh plays a live–wire criminal barrister whose brilliant defense of often guilty clientele is contrasted against his own…
Rev. (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Tom Hollander; The perennial British religious sitcom is given a urban reversal in this BBC comedy centred on a priest who moves from rural Suffolk to take up the…
Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds (2010): Feat. Richard Hammond; State–of–the–art technology is put to good use to examine three distinct invisible realms that lie beyond the limits of human…
Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey (TV Series) (2010): Congenial British chef Rick Stein takes us on a cuisine–themed tour of South and Southeast Asia, travelling through Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,…
Rivers (TV Series) (Rivers with Craig Potton) (2010): Striking documentary series follows renowned photographer and conservationist Craig Potton as he traverses along some of our most significant…
Rizzoli & Isles (TV Series) (2010-2016): Feat. Angie Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Bruce McGill…; Girl–powered police procedural series that teams up Angie Harmon as police detective Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as medical examiner Dr.…
Rookie Blue (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Missy Peregrym, Gregory Smith; A group of young, incongruously attractive recruits learn the ropes of police work in this highly unrealistic, but nonetheless addictive soap opera…
Royal Upstairs Downstairs (TV Series) (2010): The secret lives of British servants and aristocrats are speculated on this prim history series which takes viewers on a tour of the houses and…
Sebastian Bergman (TV Series) (Den fördömde) (2010): Feat. Rolf Lassgard; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Sherlock - Series 1 (TV Series) (2010): Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs…; Ingenious updating of the master detective finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London. Benedict…
Single Father (TV Series) (2010): Dir. Sam Miller
Feat. David Tennant, Suranne Jones; David Tennant's amiable persona carries this moving, if sometimes overbearing BBC drama about a single father mourning the death of his wife while…
Single-Handed (TV Series) (2010): Dir. Colm McCarthy, Anthony Byrne
Feat. Owen McDonnell; Picturesque rural Ireland policier following a big city officer who returns to his home–town to find it seething with a complex web of…
Spartacus: Blood and Sand (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Andy Whitfield, John Hannah, Peter Mensah…; Outlandish sword–and–sandal serial features Lucy Lawless and a line–up of Kiwi faces in various states of dismemberment and/or…
Spooks - Season 9 (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Richard Armitage, Sophia Myles, Peter Firth; Further episodes from the British MI5 spy suspense series, in which agents try to resolve a variety of 21st century threats. Series Nine: eight…
Strike Back (TV Series) (2010-2017): Feat. Andrew Lincoln, Richard Armitage, Michelle Lukes…; An high–octane action series centred on the intersecting operations of an SAS Sergeant (Armitage) and an SIS Agent (Lincoln) over the course of…
This Emotional Life (TV Mini-Series) (2010-2011): Self–improvement documentary series focussed on emotional intelligence, which each of three episodes weaving together personal stories with…
This is England '86 (TV Mini-Series) (2010): Dir. Tom Harper, Shane Meadows
Feat. Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley…; The core cast of THIS IS ENGLAND return for this vivid small screen epilogue set three years later, where a maturing Shaun (Turgoose) must negotiate…
This is Not My Life (TV Series) (2010): Dir. Robert Sarkies
Feat. Charles Mesure, Tania Nolan, Ariana Brunet…; Set in a fictional New Zealand town in the 2020s, this high–end Kiwi production runs with a number of well–worn science–fiction…
Thorne (TV Series) (2010): Feat. David Morrissey, Eddie Marsan, Aidan Gillen…; Another top–draw British policier loaded with all the usual suspects: atmosphere, plot twists, and a hard–bitten hero, with David…
Treme - Season 1 (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Khandi Alexander, Clarke Peters, Steve Zahn…; Creator of THE WIRE, David Simon, tackles the post–Katrina reconstruction of New Orleans, focusing on a community of musicians, chefs, and…
Trip, The (TV Series) (2010): Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon; The complete, original BBC incarnation of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's culinary romp through the North of England, as popularised by Michael…
True Blood - Season 3 (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell…; Further episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…
Turn Back Time (TV Series) (2010): Illuminating series that takes a group of modern shopkeepers and has them experience their occupations through differing periods of history beginning…
Underbelly - Season 3 (TV Mini-series) (The Golden Mile) (2010): Feat. Mitch Bartlett, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Emma Booth; Sydney’s infamous Kings Cross, circa 1989, is the setting for this latest airing of Australia’s dirty laundry. Although centred on the…
Upstairs, Downstairs (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Ed Stoppard, Keeley Hawes, Eileen Atkins…; Slavish, lavish remake of the classic 70s serial plays out the hushed conflict between servants and gentry at the iconic 165 Eaton Place. Though…
Victorious (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Victoria Justice; Yes another Nickelodeon hit with the kids, this snappy sitcom stars tween idol Victoria Justice as an aspiring singer attending a fictional…
Walking Dead, The (TV Series) (2010-2021): Dir. Frank Darabont
Feat. Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey DeMunn…; The undying zombie genre reaches the long–form TV format in this riveting, expertly studied AMC series about the aftermath apocalyptic events,…
30 Rock (TV Series) - Season 4 (2009): Feat. Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan…; Further episodes of the critically acclaimed TV satire captained by the brilliant Tina Fey, here playing the besieged head writer of a comedy variety…
39 Steps, The (2009): Dir. James Hawes
Feat. Rupert Penry-Jones, Eddie Marsan, Lydia Leonard; This BBC adaptation of Buchan’s spy novel struggles with a scriptwriter who can't seem to drag himself away from hip, self–aware 2009…
Above Suspicion (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Kelly Reilly, Ciaran Hinds, Shaun Dingwall; British crime series based on the novels written by Lynda La Plante (PRIME SUSPECT). A rookie female detective, determined to prove herself amidst…
Alice (TV Mini-Series) (2009): Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Caterina Scorsone, Andrew Lee Potts, Matt Frewer…; Modernist re–imagining of the Lewis Carroll classic with wonderland portrayed as a dystopian netherworld that sucks the emotions from the 'real…
Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain (TV Series) (2009): Following on from his "History of Modern Britain", Andrew Marr this time overviews the first half of the 20th Century, re–visiting the dramas…
Antiques Roadshow (TV Series) (2009): Current Roadshow host Fiona Bruce presents 30 years of gems, appraisals, and priceless discoveries from the iconic antiques junket, in which everyday…
Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) - The Plan (2009): Dir. Edward James Olmos
Feat. Tricia Helfer, Edward James Olmos, Grace Park…; Feature length installment of the acclaimed BATTLESTAR GALACTICA series, telling the story of the attack on the human colonies through the eyes of…
Billy T & Me (2009): Feat. Billy T. James, Peter Rowley; Peter Rowley looks back on the time he spent writing and performing with his mate, Billy T James.
Billy T James - The Legend, The Man, The Cuz (2009): Feat. Billy T. James; Latest compilation of the most popular sketches from irrepressible comedian Billy T James, including Te News, the Traffic Cop, the Hard Case, the…
Birdland with Jeremy Wells (2009): Dir. Paul Casserly
Feat. Jeremy Wells; Offbeat ornithology with the typically droll Jeremy Wells taking the viewer on a tour of some of New Zealand's finest scenery in pursuit of our most…
Bored to Death (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Zach Galifianakis, Ted Danson; Out of his depth but winging it anyway, Jason Schwartzman plays an upstart Private Eye moonlighting in New York City. Buddies Zach Galifianakis and…
Breaking Bad - Season 2 (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn…; Further episodes chronicling the deeds of anti–hero Walter White (Cranston), a high school chemistry teacher who turns to a life of…
Breaking the Mould (2009): Dir. Peter Hoar
Feat. Dominic West, Denis Lawson; Historical teledrama following the development of penicillin in the 1930's and 40's by a group of scientists in Oxford at The Dunn School of…
Bro' Town - Series 5 (TV Series) (2009): Final series of animated adventures set in South Auckland. Series 5 episodes: The Summer Of Samson, To Sam With Love, A Vegetarian At My Table,…
Cleveland Show, The (TV Series) (2009): Constant neighbour of Peter Griffin, Cleveland Brown, gets his own animated sitcom in this FAMILY GUY spin–off revolving around the same risque…
Community (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi…; Carried by a passionate internet following, this savvy American sitcom centred on the lives of seven disparate adults who form a study group while…
Cougar Town (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Courteney Cox, Busy Phillips, Christa Miller; Tragicomic adventures of a forty–something woman who decides to throw herself back into the dating pool.
Cult, The (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Renato Bartolomei, Latham Gaines, Danielle Cormack…; A group of brainwashed cult members are desperate to escape the mysterious compound and its deranged leader they're imprisoned by in this ambitious…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 7 (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Larry David; More episodes in the quirky celebrity–studded comedy. Includes the much–anticipated SEINFELD reunion, with Jerry, Jason Alexander, Michael…
Darwin's Brave New World (TV Mini-series) (2009): Feat. Socratis Otto, Richard Jongejan, Nicola Bowman; Three–part dramatized series tells the story of Charles Darwin and his contemporaries, Joseph Hooker, Thomas Huxley and Alfred Russel Wallace,…
Dating Guy, The (TV Series) (2009): Chucklesome observational comedy with four friends on a largely hopeless quest for love. Merciless in its send up of the loveless foursome this is…
Day of the Triffids (TV Mini-Series) (2009): Dir. Nick Copus
Feat. Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Eddie Izzard…; This second–stab by the BBC excitingly updates John Wyndham's cautionary sci–fi novel with a big budget and spectacular special effects.…
Desperate Romantics (TV Mini-series) (2009): Feat. Rafe Spall, Samuel Barnett, Aidan Turner…; Ribald treatment of the controversial art movement pays only cursory attention to their work and instead largely on their adventures in the bodice…
Diary of Anne Frank, The (Mini-series) (2009): Dir. Jon Jones
Feat. Kate Ashfield, Tamsin Greig, Iain Glen…; Superlative BBC adaptation of Anne Frank's enduring story is sensitively written and perfectly cast. Told over five half–hour episodes, one of…
Diplomatic Immunity (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Dave Fane, Craig Parker, Lesley-Ann Brandt; Mischievous Kiwi comedy series set on a small scattering of islands in the South Pacific ruled by a group of irreverent Pacific Islanders, who refuse…
Doctor Who (Series 5) [Matt Smith] (Dr. Who) (2009): Feat. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan , Arthur Darvill …; Eleventh 'regeneration' of the time travelling Doctor Who puts Matt Smith in control of a brand new TARDIS, joined by new sidekick Amy Pond (Karen…
Dollhouse (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Eliza Dushku; Joss Whedon's short–lived sci–fi series set in a futuristic laboratory that assigns different tasks to its various residents, who then…
Drop Dead Diva (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Brooke Elliott, Margaret Cho, Kate Levering…; A vacant fashion model is killed in a car accident, only to be resurrected in the body of a plus–sized lawyer, in this far–fetched, if…
Eastbound and Down (TV Series) (2009): Dir. Jody Hill, David Gordon Green
Feat. Danny McBride, John Hawkes, Katy Mixon…; Ball–busting HBO comedy from the talents behind PINEAPPLE EXPRESS stars loutish Danny McBride as a washed–up major league pitcher, whose…
Emma (TV Mini-Series) (2009): Feat. Romola Garai, Jonny Lee Miller, Michael Gambon…; The BBC's latest update of Jane Austen's comic classic, centred on the titular beauty's dangerous game of matchmaking. Regarded as the best Austen…
Family Guy - Season 8 (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; Further episodes from the surrealistic animated sitcom. Season 8 episodes: Back to the Woods, Play it Again Brian, The Former Life of Brian, Long…
Father and Son (TV Mini-Series) (2009): Dir. Brian Kirk
Feat. Dougray Scott, Sophie Okonedo, Stephen Rea…; Gritty, tough–minded BBC serial examines the reverberations of crime across two parallel storylines: a father (Scott), whose wife was murdered…
Flash Forward (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Joseph Fiennes, Dominic Monaghan, Courtney B. Vance; A high concept narrative where a mysterious event has caused nearly everyone on the planet to simultaneously lose consciousness for 137 seconds,…
FM (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Chris O'Dowd, Kevin Bishop; In the world of cool indie bands, a fish–out–of–water DJ, his rock'n'roll co–host, and their producer work on a hip music…
Funny or Die Presents (TV Series) (2009): Funnyordie.com's pervasive internet skits and viral comedy clips are repackaged here as a half–hour sketch show, originally broadcast on…
Gangs Of Oz (TV Series) (2009): Revealing documentary series looking at various types of organized crime in Australia, with each episode focusing on a particular 'type', from biker…
Garrow's Law (TV Series) (2009-2011): Feat. Andrew Buchan, Alun Armstrong, Rupert Graves; Legal drama based around the true tale of William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the concept of 'innocent until proved…
Getting On (TV Series) (2009-2010): Dir. Peter Capaldi
Feat. Jo Brand, Joanna Scanlan, Peter Capaldi; A bleak comedy series set in the depths of the underfunded NHS. This warts–and–all depiction of palliative care was written by the actors…
Glee (TV Series) (2009-2012): Feat. Matthew Morrison, Jane Lynch, Lea Michele…; Gleefully irreverent musical television series following an idealistic Spanish teacher who becomes director of The Glee Club, a musical–choir…
Go Girls (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Anna Hutchison, Bronwyn Turei, Alix Bushnell…; A North Shore equivalent of OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE perhaps, but with considerably less bite, this follows four middle–class 20–somethings as…
Good Wife, The (TV Series) (2009-2016): Feat. Julianne Margulies, Chris Noth, Josh Charles…; First–rate, Golden Globe–winning series about a politician's wife who must return to the workforce after a sex and corruption scandal…
Grow Your Own Drugs (TV Series) (2009): Sorry Cheech, not those kind of drugs. Ethnobotanist James Wong demonstrates a number of natural remedies that can be derived from your garden and…
Heart and Soul (TV Series) (All the Small Things) (2009): Feat. Sarah Lancashire, Neil Pearson, Sarah Alexander; Novel musical drama set in small town England after her husband – the local choir master – leaves her for choir's soprano, a woman and…
Heston's Feast (TV Series) (2009): A gastronomes delight, this top–shelf British cooking show features master chef Heston Blumental creating a variety of dishes, while drawing…
Hope Springs (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Alex Kingston, Ronni Ancona, Paul Higgins…; When their elaborate plan to run off with loot stolen from a crime boss goes wrong, four female con–artists must hole up in a small Scottish…
Horrible Histories (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Sarah Hadland…; Educational irreverance for kids, offering an unconventional take on history's funniest – and most gruesome – moments in a multitude of…
House - Season 6 (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Hugh Laurie; Further episodes from the Hugh Laurie–fronted hospital thriller, which involve his medical team having to unravel baffling cases,…
Hung (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Thomas Jane, Jane Adams, Anne Heche…; Earthy HBO drama centred around a former high–school sports legend turned middle–aged basketball coach and cash–strapped dad,…
Iron Road (2009): Dir. David Wu
Feat. Li Sun, Sam Neill, Peter O'Toole…; A co–production between Canada and China, this miniseries follows a young Chinese woman who works on the construction of the Canadian pacific…
James May's Toy Stories (TV Series) (2009): Feat. James May; A trip down memory lane with a modern twist: James May, disarming as ever, rediscovers the seminal toys of his childhood, then proceeds to…
Jersey Shore (TV Series) (2009): A nadir for Reality TV, following the lives of a group of dubious Jerseyites (or Guidos, as they prefer to be known) whose grotesque antics over a…
Jonas (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas; Endearing update of THE MONKEES has the superstar bro's in a band playing, well....bro's in a band. Kevin's the mature one, Joe wants a solo career,…
K-9 (TV Series) (2009): K9 the robotic dog and his trio of teen companions, defeat aliens, defuse evil plots and protect the world from whatever comes through the holes in…
Kevin McCloud's Grand Tour of Europe (2009): The personable Kevin McCloud takes the viewer on a grand tour of some of Europe's finest architecture and examines its continued legacy.
Killing, The - Series 2 (TV Series) (Forbrydelsen) (2009): Feat. Sofie Grabol, Søren Malling; Further episodes from the ripping, immensely popular Danish homicide serial weaves a secondary plot of intrigue, corruption, and bureaucracy…
Kings (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Ian McShane, Christopher Egan, Susanna Thompson…; A bold and enjoyably bizarre drama fantasy series loosely based on the biblical story of King David (played by Chris Egan), but set in a kingdom that…
Ladies of Letters (2009): Feat. Maureen Lipman, Anne Reid; Marvellous television version of the classic radio play with Lipman and Reid as warring widows engaged in passionate letter writing correspondence,…
Land Girls (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Summer Strallen, Christine Bottomley, Jo Woodcock…; Four Women's Land Army recruits experience the highs and lows of wartime service in this stirring BBC drama which pays tribute to the lives of…
Law and Order UK (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Jamie Bamber, Bradley Walsh, Ben Daniels…; Beloved crime show gets a UK version capturing the both excitement and drudgery that made the US version such a success. Initially the heavy…
Lie To Me (TV Series) (2009-2011): Feat. Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines; Engaging crime drama that sees an unlikely Tim Roth play Cal Lightman, a doctor who has such an uncanny ability to read facial expressions and body…
Line of Fire (TV Series) (2009): In–depth documentary series delves deep inside the New Zealand police force's highly regarded Armed Offenders Squad, with interviews and…
Lost (TV Series) - Season 5 (2009): Feat. Naveen Andrews, Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly…; The mysterious consequences of the downing of Oceanic Flight 815 continue, this season finally answering some long–standing questions. 17…
Lulu and the Bank Robber (TV Mini-Series) (2009): Feat. Lene Maria Christensen, Lars Brygmann, Nicole Johansen; An independent mother and small business owner is drawn into the dodging dealings of her habitual criminal husband in this pulpy Danish crime…
Mad Men - Season 3 (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser…; Further episodes of the 60's–New–York–set television drama series focused on an ad exec basking in the glow of the golden age of…
Marple (TV Series) [Julia McKenzie] (2009-2011): Dir. John Strickland, Nicholas Renton, Charles Palmer
Feat. Julia McKenzie, Prunella Scales, Rik Mayall…; Yet another regeneration of British TV's long–running Agatha Christie serial, with Julia McKenzie taking the reins from Geraldine McEwan, who…
Married, Single, Other (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Lucy Davis, Shaun Dooley, Dean Lennox Kelly…; Light, likeable drama follows six friends as they discover the difficulties of living with, and without, the one you love.
Mexican Border Wars (TV Series) (2009): National Geographic series about American customs agents, whose job it is to curb illegal immigration and narcotics trafficking for a country…
Middle, The (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott; Patricia Heaton (EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND) stars as the tireless mother to three eccentric children and a gormless, blue collar husband (Flynn) in…
Miranda (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Miranda Hart, Patricia Hodge, Tom Ellis…; Quirky comedy based on the semi–autobiographical writings of misfit comedian Miranda Hart. A comedy of awkwardness with slapstick elements…
Misfits (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Robert Sheehan, Antonia Thomas, Lauren Socha…; "SKINS meets HEROES" is the catch–cry for this Bafta Award winning, streetwise drama about five teenagers stuck in community service, where…
Modern Family (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Ed O'Neill, Sofia Vergara, Julie Bowen…; The stale family sitcom revived as an Emmy–winning mockumentary, in which the lives of three American suburban broods are hilariously exposed…
Monday Monday (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Fay Ripley, Jenny Agutter, Morven Christie…; Easy–watching ITV series set in the head offices of a struggling supermarket chain, who as a result of down sizing are forced to…
Moses Jones (TV Mini-Series) (2009): Dir. Michael Offer
Feat. Shaun Parkes, Matt Smith; Grimy, downtrodden policier finds the titular Moses Jones (Parkes) re–assigned to investigate a brutal murder amid London’s Ugandan exile…
Moving On (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Sheila Hancock, Richard Armitage, Ian Hart…; Wonderfully scripted series comprised of one–act plays set in contemporary Britain, all distinctly different but linked by the central idea of…
Murderland (TV Mini-series) (2009): Dir. Catherine Morshead
Feat. Robbie Coltrane, Amanda Hale, Bel Powley…; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Nitro Circus (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Johnny Knoxville; From the creators of JACKASS – but this time it's professionals performing the stunts, bringing the risk factor up to a jaw–dropping high.
Nurse Jackie (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Edie Falco; Pitch black comedy follows the everyday travails of the deeply troubled Nurse Jackie as she rails against the insanity of the US Health System.
Occupation (TV Mini-series) (2009): Dir. Nick Murphy
Feat. James Nesbitt, Stephen Graham, Warren Brown…; Insightful, character–driven alternative to HBO's GENERATION KILL, this follows the lives of three British soliders during and after the 2003…
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 5 (2009): Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Charles Mesure, Antony Starr…; Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight. Series 5:…
Packed to the Rafters (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Rebecca Gibney, Erik Thomson, Jessica Marais…; Fluffy Australian comedy focused around a couple whose plans of finally having a quiet household are destroyed when their three grown children move…
Parks and Recreation (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari…; Absurdist comedy set in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana follows the efforts an ever–chirpy bureaucrat as she strives to make the city a…
Party Down (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Ryan Hansen…; The brainchild of Rob Thomas (VERONICA MARS) and Paul Rudd, this sometimes bitter, if endearingly humorous series centres on a group of struggling…
Politically Incorrect Parenting Show, The (2009): Feat. Nigel Latta; Straight–shooting Clinical Psychologist Nigel Latta presents this series that teaches parents parenting tips in a hilariously frank manner…
Prisoner, The (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Ian McKellen, Jim Caviezel, Hayley Atwell…; Fuzzy re–imagining of the '60's cult classic has Caviezel retire from his New York based desk job only to wake up the next day in the desert…
Prisoners of War (TV Series) (Hatufim) (2009): Dir. Gideon Raff
Feat. Yoram Toledano, Ishai Golan, Adi Ezroni…; The source material for HOMELAND, this Israeli series is a more serious–minded and nuanced drama than its American successor, dealing with the…
Psychoville (TV Series) (2009): Dir. Matt Lipsey
Feat. Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith, Dawn French…; Blacky comic sitcom written by and starring The League of Gentlemen members Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, who each play numerous bizarre…
Queen, The - The Life Of A Monarch (2009): Feat. Emilia Fox, Samantha Bond, Susan Jameson…; Pivotal moments in the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II are portrayed by five British actresses in this series that mixes dramatisation with…
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Back To Earth (2009): Feat. Richard O'Callaghan, Jeremy Swift, Sophie Winkleman; Reunion of sorts for the cast of the British sci–fi comedy, where the crew of RED DWARF land back on earth in 2009, only to discover they are…
Red Riding Trilogy (1974, 1980, 1983) (2009): Dir. Julian Jarrold, James Marsh, Anand Tucker
Feat. Sean Bean, Andrew Garfield, David Morrissey…; David Peace’s gritty quartet of crime novels receive a stunning translation to the screen with this threesome of British detective thrillers, based…
Reggie Perrin (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Martin Clunes, Fay Ripley, Wendy Craig; Admirable remake of the acerbic classic with Clunes in the role of salesman on the edge who as his life slowly crumbles starts to really speak his…
Return to Cranford (TV Mini-Series) (2009): Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Julia McKenzie…; Winning follow–up to the acclaimed drama is set one year after the marriage of Dr. Harrison and Sophy Hutton. There's some exciting additions…
Sengoku Basara (TV Series) (Samurai Kings) (2009): In the bloody Warring States Period, of feudal Japan, many generals fought in an endless struggle for power, but one man proved to be too big of a…
Sesame Street - 40 Years of Sunny Days (2009): Further highlights from the enduring educational series, this 40th anniversary release packages five hours of the Street's best and most memorable…
Small Island (2009): Dir. John Alexander
Feat. Naomie Harris, Ruth Wilson, Benedict Cumberbatch…; Two–part BBC period drama set in the diaspora of Jamaican immigrants in England following WWII, where a woman (Naomie Harris) contends with…
Sonny with a Chance (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Demi Lovato, Sterling Knight; Disney Channel show about the experiences of teenager Sonny Munroe, who becomes the newest cast member of her favorite live comedy show, So Random!.
South (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Marcus Lush; Another "love story" from intrepid broadcaster Marcus Lush, who this time explores the South Island of New Zealand, an area he fell in love with…
Spooks - Season 8 (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Peter Firth, Hermione Norris, Richard Armitage; Further episodes from the British MI5 spy suspense series, in which agents try to resolve a variety of 21st century threats.
Stargate Universe (SGU) (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Robert Carlyle, Louis Ferreira, Brian J. Smith…; Fourth series in the STARGATE franchise sees a team of scientists, soldiers and civilians stranded on a runaway ship, millions of light years from…
Take, The (TV Mini-series) (2009): Dir. David Drury
Feat. Tom Hardy, Brian Cox, Shaun Evans…; Stylish, tough–as–nails gangland mini–series follows the fortunes of a recently released convict set on taking the London…
Tangle (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Justine Clarke, Ben Mendelsohn, Catherine McClements…; Acclaimed ensemble drama that focuses on the intertwining lives of families and friends in suburban Melbourne.
Titan Maximum (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Seth Green, Rachael Leigh Cook; Offbeat sci–fi spoof from the creators of ROBOT CHICKEN parodies 'Super Robot' serials and other intergalactic tropes with an obscure, but…
Trauma (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Cliff Curtis, Derek Luke, Aimee Garcia…; Kiwi Cliff Curtis is the charismatic frontman of this short–lived medical drama centred on a group of dashing San Francisco paramedics.…
True Blood - Season 2 (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell…; Further episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…
Turn of the Screw (2009): Dir. Tim Fywell
Feat. Michelle Dockery, Sue Johnston, Eva Sayer…; Solid adaptation of the Henry James classic substitutes subtle scares for jolts in this classic tale of a governess under paranormal…
Un Village Francais (TV Series) (2009-2017): Feat. Robin Renucci, Audrey Fleurot; Confronting the difficult subject of French collaboration with the Germans during WW2, this series details the lives of the people of a fictional…
Underbelly - Season 2 (TV Mini-series) (A Tale of Two Cities: The Mr Asia Story) (2009): Feat. Roy Billing, Anna Hutchison, Matthew Newton…; A prequel to the events of the original series, this is loosely based on the hard drug trade that hit New South Wales and Victoria between 1976 and…
Unforgiven (2009): Dir. David Evans
Feat. Suranne Jones, Matthew McNulty, Emily Beecham…; 3–part crime drama about a woman in Yorkshire who was found guilty of murdering two police officers when she was a teenager. After spending 15…
United States of Tara (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Toni Collette, John Corbett, Keir Gilchrist…; Toni Collette is thoroughly entertaining as a mild–mannered mother whose multiple personality disorder rears its ugly head as one of three…
Until Proven Innocent (2009): Dir. Peter Burger
Feat. Cohen Holloway, Edward Campbell, Miranda Harcourt; Credible homegrown teledrama tells the true story of the crusade to free David Dougherty, wrongly imprisoned for the rape and abduction of an…
V (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Elizabeth Mitchell, Scott Wolf, Morris Chestnut…; Alien invaders claiming to 'come in peace' battle a tenacious human resistance in this 21st century update of the cult 80s sci–fi…
Valemont (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Eric Balfour, Kristen Hager, Nikki Blonsky; When a teenage boy is murdered at an elite college on the east coast, his sister disguises herself as a student to undercover it's dark secrets from…
Vampire Diaries, The (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder; The TWILIGHT zeitgeist is vamped up as a 90210–style serial in this melodramatic teen soap, about a troubled girl torn between her brooding…
Walk On The Wild Side (TV Series) (2009): Highly youtube–able, family oriented sketch show with comedians dubbing over footage from the BBC's natural history department.
Warehouse 13 (TV Series) (2009-2014): Feat. Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek; Described as "part The X–Files, part Raiders of the Lost Ark and part Moonlighting", this SyFy channel series follows two Secret Service Agents…
White Collar (TV Series) (2009-2014): Feat. Matt Bomer, Marsha Thomason, Tim DeKay…; Police procedural series following a hard working and honest FBI agent (Tim DeKay) who makes a work–release deal with a captured con artist…
Wild Caribbean (TV Mini-series) (2009): Picturesque doco that looks beyond the Carribean's friendly, sun–soaked surface to the more hostile features rarely portrayed on postcards,…
24 - Redemption (2008): Dir. Jon Cassar
Feat. Kiefer Sutherland, Robert Carlyle, Gil Bellows…; Solid feature–length primer for 24's seventh season finds the ever–durable Jack Bauer on the lam from American authorities, hiding out in…
24 - Season 7 (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Kiefer Sutherland; Further episodes in this high–concept TV thriller, covering 24 hours of real time events (an hour per episode) with Kiefer Sutherland as lead…
30 Rock (TV Series) - Season 3 (2008): Feat. Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan…; Further episodes of the critically acclaimed TV satire captained by the brilliant Tina Fey, here playing the besieged head writer of a comedy variety…
90210 (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Rob Estes, Shenae Grimes, AnnaLynne McCord…; This updating of the popular '90's show brings the bling as more photogenic rich kids contend with regular problems.
A History of Scotland (TV Series) (2008): A fresh and exhaustive chronology of Scotland's fascinating narrative, full of battles and allegiances, political intrigue and religious conflict.…
Adventures Of Merlin, The (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Colin Morgan, Angel Coulby, Bradley James…; Ambitious drama series loosely based on the legend of King Arthur, following a young Merlin's arrival in Camelot where he must face great danger…
Andromeda Strain, The (TV Mini-series) (2008): Dir. Mikael Salomon
Feat. Benjamin Bratt, Eric McCormack, Christa Miller…; A update of the terrifyingly plausible techno–thriller novel by Michael Crichton, following a team of scientists working in secret to research…
Apparitions (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Martin Shaw; Martin Shaw (formerly Judge John Deed) dons the cloth of a Catholic priest, tackling both incidents of miracle and deviltry in this confronting…
Ashes to Ashes (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Philip Glenister, Keeley Hawes; Spin–off from BBC drama LIFE ON MARS follows DI Alex Drake (Hawes), a police psychologist from 2008 transported to the 80's after a horrific…
BBC Natural World, The - Collection (TV Series) (2008): Feat. David Attenborough; 2–disc collection including six episodes from the award–winning nature series 'The Natural World' originally conceived by Attenborough in…
Being Human (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow, Aidan Turner; Supernatural sitcom has three British twenty–somethings struggling with their respective alter–egos as a vampire, ghost and werewolf.
Bonekickers (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Julie Graham, Adrian Lester; From the creators of LIFE ON MARS comes this hybrid of INDIANA JONES and THE DA VINCI CODE as a crack team of archaeologists are thrust into various…
Boston Legal - Season 5 (TV Series) (2008-2009): Feat. James Spader, William Shatner; Further episodes from the irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE, based around the cases and happenings of the civil law section of a renowned Boston…
Boy Meets Girl (TV Series) (2008): Dir. Alrick Riley
Feat. Martin Freeman, Rachael Stirling
Breaking Bad - Complete Boxset (TV Series) (2008-2013): Feat. Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn…; Boxed set edition of AMC's heavy–hitting TV series, about a high school chemistry teacher (Cranston) who turns to a life of drug–dealing…
Breaking Bad - Season 1 (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn…; Cynical drama series that gives us a new anti–hero in Walter White (Cranston), a high school chemistry teacher who turns to a life of…
Britannia High (TV Series) (2008): British twist on the HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL phenomenon, centred on a fresh–faced cast of young ones pursuing their dream of theatrical and dance…
Burying Brian (TV Series) (2008): Dir. Peter Burger
Feat. Rebecca Hobbs, Ian Mune, Robbie Magasiva; Kiwi black comedy series centred on four friends who find themselves entangled in a scandalous cover–up when one of the ladies accidentally…
By Any Means (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Charley Boorman; Globe–trotting adventurer and Ewan McGregor's best mate – Charley Boorman, from LONG WAY DOWN & LONG WAY ROUND fame, is back with a solo…
Carrier, The (TV Mini-series) (2008): Immersive 10–part miniseries following the deployment of a United States Navy aircraft carrier in 2005, from the USA to the Middle East and…
Cashmere Mafia (TV Series) (2008): Dir. Peyton Reed
Feat. Lucy Liu, Miranda Otto, Frances O’Connor…; Short–lived drama series centred on four career hungry New York friends who turn to each other in times of personal and professional crisis.…
Cho Show, The (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Margaret Cho; Reality–sitcom starring comedienne Cho as she goes about daily life in an industry that doesn't quite understand her and her eccentricities.…
Comanche Moon (TV Mini-series) (2008): Feat. Adam Beach, Linda Cardellini, Rachel Griffiths…; Clunky prequel to the Lonesome Dove franchise, with Steve Zahn and Karl Urban filling the younger shoes of Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones…
Comic Genius of Billy T James, The - Legacy Edition (2008): Feat. Billy T. James; Must–have DVD & CD collection of Billy T. James Greatest Hits. DVD includes over an hour of newly released material from the TVNZ vaults…
Concrete Canvas (TV Series) (2008): Ten part documentary series focused around renowned 3D pavement artist Julian Beever, who travels through ten different cities creating new…
Consuming Passion: 100 Years Of Mills And Boon (TV Mini-series) (2008): Feat. Jodie Whittaker, Daniel Mays, Patrick Kennedy; One–off 'docudrama' made to celebrate the centenary of romance publishing house Mills & Boon focuses on interweaving stories of three women…
Cracking The Colour Code (TV Series) (2008): Dir. Hugh Piper; Stimulating series journeying across six continents to investigate how humans from different cultures and backgrounds view, make and take meaning…
Criminal Justice (TV Series) (2008-2009): Feat. Ben Whishaw, Pete Postlethwaite, Maxine Peake…; Grim and unglamorous drama series focuses on an individual’s journey through the British criminal justice system, from prison to courtroom. It…
Crusoe (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Philip Winchester, Tongayi Chirisa, Sam Neill…; Lavishly mounted, if undeniably corny production of Daniel Defoe’s island classic, with the titular castaway fending off pirates, mutineers and…
Dan Cruickshank's Adventures in Architecture (TV Series) (2008): In this natural progression from AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 TREASURES, BBC historian Dan Cruickshank globe trots in search of astonishing buildings, both…
Delocated (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Jon Glaser, Nadia Dajani; An anonymous family join the witness protection program after testifying against the Russian mob, only to exploit the situation by starring in their…
Desperate Housewives (TV Series) - Season 5 (2008-2009): Feat. Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross…; More episodes from the popular drama–black comedy set among the denizens of suburban America. 24 episodes over seven discs.
Detective De Luca (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Alessandro Prezioni; Another good looking entry into the Italian crime fiction genre, only this time set during the country's fascist era and along the war torn Bologna…
Devil's Whore, The (TV Mini-series) (Devil's Mistress) (2008): Dir. Martine Brant, Peter Flannery
Feat. Andrea Riseborough, Dominic West, John Simm…; Period romp set during the English Civil War concerning the devilishly manipulative Angelica (Riseborough), and her marriage to revolutionary Thomas…
Dickens' Secret Lover (2008): Dir. Sarah Aspinall
Feat. Charles Dance, David Haig, Amy Shiels; Intelligent docu–drama that uncovers the torrid love life of Charles Dickens, who embarked on a clandestine affair with an actress young enough…
e2 Transport (TV Series) (2008): Documentary series looking at solutions to environmental problems that face the Earth today. e2: Transport: Focused less around design areas and…
Elders (TV Series) (2008): Australian documentary series exploring the wisdom that older generations can provide us in an age where youth oriented media is disproportionately…
Engineering Connections (TV Series) (Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections) (2008): Feat. Richard Hammond; TOP GEAR pin–up boy Richard Hammond presents this series in which he looks at the engineering connections behind the world's most impressive…
Erotic Star (TV Series) (2008): Dir. Dave Kelly; Risqué reality show that pits ten ambitious Aussie sheilas against each other to become the next Australian Erotic Star. Clearly profiting from the…
Eyewitness (TV Series) (2008): Comprehensive Emmy Award winning nature and science series, based on the book series, that educates and entertains with its investigations of…
Family Guy - Season 7 (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; Further episodes from the surrealistic animated sitcom. Season 7 episodes: No Meals on Wheels, Boys Do Cry, No Chris Left Behind, It Takes a…
Fixer, The (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Andrew Buchan, Tamzin Outhwaite, Peter Mullan; Punchy, well executed thriller in the tradition of SPOOKS sees a team of misfits, all with shady pasts, collaborate to bring down Britain's most…
Flashpoint (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Hugh Dillon, Enrico Colantoni, Sergio Di Zio; High–octane cop show from Canada following the 'Strategic Response Unit', a team of elite police who take on the riskier jobs the rest won't…
Flight of the Conchords - Season 2 (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby…; Second series of the hit musical sitcom starring Kiwis Jermaine Clement and Bret McKenzie as they continue to haplessly chase success in New York…
Fred Vargas Collection (TV Series) (2008-2010): Dir. Josee Dayan
Feat. Jean-Hugues Anglade, Helene Fillieres, Charlotte Rampling; Four excellent French TV adaptations of crime fiction novelist Fred Vargas' popular policiers, with her famous protagonist, Detective Adamsberg, a…
Fringe (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble…; Daring sci–fi offering from the creator of (the equally ambitious) LOST, focused on an FBI 'Fringe Division' team specializing in unorthodox…
Generation Kill (TV Mini-series) (2008): Feat. Alexander Skarsgard, James Ransone, Lee Tergesen…; Superlative HBO series from the makers of THE WIRE following the U.S. Marine reconnaissance battalion in the first year of the Iraq invasion.…
Green Porno (2008): Dir. Isabella Rossellini
Feat. Isabella Rossellini; Conceived, written, directed and starring Isabella Rossellini – adorned in costumed of foam and rubber, this series of vignettes on the sexual…
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) - Season 5 (2008-2009): Feat. Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Eric Dane…; Fifth season of the popular female–driven medical soap, continuing the trials and tribulations of five first–year interns as they juggle…
Gruen Transfer, The (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Wil Anderson; Hosted by comedian Wil Anderson, this is a revealing and humorous look at the advertising industry with a selection of well qualified panellists.…
Guns (TV Mini-series) (2008): Dir. David Sutherland
Feat. Elisha Cuthbert, Lyriq Bent, Colm Feore; Mini–series exploring the issue of gun violence in Canada through the story of four families caught up in illegal trafficking in Toronto.…
Headcases (TV Series) (2008): Satirical 3D animation blends pop–culture and politics. Features voices by top British comedians Rory Bremner and Katy Brand.
House - Season 5 (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Hugh Laurie; Further episodes from the Hugh Laurie–fronted hospital thriller, which involve his medical team having to unravel baffling cases,…
Important Things with Demetri Martin (TV Series) (2008): Stream–of–consciousness sketch and variety show from the extremely lovable comedian Demetri Martin, which focuses each episode on a…
In Treatment (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Dianne Wiest, Melissa George…; Superlative character driven HBO series starring Gabriel Byrne as a self–doubting psychotherapist, who seeks help from his old therapist, whom…
Inbetweeners, The (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison…; Acerbic comedy follows four gawky teenage boys growing up in suburbia experiencing the deep humiliations and relentless disappointments of late…
India Reborn (2008): Fascinating and disturbing doco series that looks at India as the next superpower, and the juxtapositions to its mighty wealth that cloud its future…
Invisibles, The (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Anthony Head, Warren Clarke, Jenny Agutter…; Crooked comedy sees Antony Head (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER) and Warren Clarke (DALZIEL AND PASCOE) play two notorious ex–crims struggling with…
James May's Big Ideas (TV Series) (2008): Feat. James May; The most cerebral of TOP GEAR's presenters, James May, wraps his head around sci–fi concepts in today's modern world, including new frontiers…
Jaquie Brown Diaries, The (TV Series) (The Jacquie Brown Odyssey) (2008): Feat. Jaquie Brown, Madeleine Sami; Pert Kiwi satire series starring former 'Campbell Live' comic relief reporter Jaquie Brown as a self–centred TV reporter attempting to further…
John Adams (2008): Dir. Tom Hooper
Feat. Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Sarah Polley…; Acclaimed miniseries on the life of America's second president and founding father John Adams. Simultaneously epic and intimate this is compulsory…
Jpod (TV Series) (2008): Feat. David Kopp, Steph Song, Benjamin Ayres…; Smart adaptation of cult author Douglas Coupland's novel chronicling the misadventures of the staff of an eccentric video game design studio.…
Kevin Bishop Show, The (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Kevin Bishop; Hyperactive sketch show with the chameleon like Kevin Bishop putting the boot into the entertainment industry delivered in frenetic…
Knight Rider (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Paul Campbell…; Slick re–boot of the '80's 'classic' with Michael Knight's son teaming up with smart car K.I.T.T. to fight baddies and rack up speeding tickets…
Lark Rise To Candleford (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Julia Sawalha, Olivia Hallinan, Brendan Coyle…; Comforting 1880s period drama focusing on the communities in two Oxfordshire towns: the quiet, traditional hamlet of Lark Rise, and the progressive…
Last Enemy, The (TV Mini-series) (2008): Dir. Iain B. MacDonald
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Anamaria Marinca, Max Beesley…; Five–part BBC TV drama set in a near–future version of London, where the population is controlled via a centralised database that tracks…
Legend of the Seeker, The (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Craig Horner, Bridget Regan, Bruce Spence…; Sword–and–Sorcery coming–of–age journey with The Seeker as he joins forces with a mysterious woman and a wise, powerful…
Life on Mars (US TV Series) (2008): Feat. Harvey Keitel, Jason O'Mara, Michael Imperioli…; Polarizing remake of the British sci–fi success shares an identical premise – namely cop hit by car in present wakes up in 1973 –…
Lipstick Jungle (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Brooke Shields, Kim Raver, Lindsay Price; Sassy, if at times sappy, TV drama based on another Candace Bushnell book (author of SEX AND THE CITY) centred on three NYC gal pals attempting to…
Little Britain USA (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Matt Lucas, David Walliams; Adaptation of the successful Brit sketch show LITTLE BRITAIN sees creators Lucas and Walliams reprise their familiar grotesques in the USA, as well…
Little Dorrit (TV Mini-Series) (2008): Feat. Claire Foy, Matthew MacFadyen, Tom Courtenay…; Andrew Davies’s latest Dickens offering is a similarly vast, immaculately produced mini–series to that of BLEAK HOUSE, this time adapting the…
Lost in Austen (TV Mini-Series) (2008): Feat. Jemima Rooper, Alex Kingston, Hugh Bonneville…; Fizzy twist on PRIDE AND PREJUDICE has an ardent Jane Austen fan, living in present day London, swapping places with Austen's fictional creation…
Mad Men - Season 2 (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser…; Further episodes of the 60's–New–York–set television drama series focused on an ad exec basking in the glow of the golden age of…
Man Made Marvels (TV Series) (2008): Produced by Natural History New Zealand for the Discovery Channel, this fascinating doco series looking at some of the Earth's biggest man–made…
Mentalist, The (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang; Superior crime series sees Simon Baker play an ex–'psychic' who now uses his remarkable powers of scrupulous observation in the name of the…
Mistresses (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Sarah Parish, Sharon Small, Orla Brady…; Provocative Brit series featuring four 30 something friends – a doctor, 9/11 widow, party gal and married mistress that get themselves into all…
Murdoch Mysteries (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris…; An under–appreciated, unique historical crime series set in Victorian Toronto in which an unorthodox young detective, William Murdoch, uses…
Mutual Friends (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Marc Warren, Alexander Armstrong, Keeley Hawes…; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, The (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, Lucian Msamati; Filmed on location in Botswana – a major first for the country, this vibrant, award winning series comes with a hefty line–up of…
Off The Radar (TV Series) (2008): Home–grown TV series featuring Te Radar – comedian, presenter and self–confessed latte drinking city boy attempting to become…
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 4 (2008): Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Antonia Prebble…; Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight. Series…
Palace, The (TV Series) (2008): Dir. Metin Hüseyin
Feat. Rupert Evans, Jane Asher, Sophie Winkleman; With intrigue and wit, an entirely fictional royal family and their staff are placed into Buckingham Palace as the King dies of a sudden heart…
Palin on Art (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Michael Palin; Art–aficionado Michael Palin explores the works and history of some of the lesser–known artists that he holds dear to his heart. The…
Place Of Execution (TV Mini-series) (2008): Dir. Daniel Percival
Feat. Juliet Stevenson, Lee Ingleby, Greg Wise; Complex and morally ambiguous three part thriller based on the award–winning novel by Val McDermid. Told in parallel storylines, Juliet…
Prison Break - Season 4 (TV Series) (2008-2009): Feat. Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Robin Tunney…; Further episodes in this riveting series of two escaped convicts' flight to freedom, and the high level political conspiracy they must expose in…
Protectors, The (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Cecilie Stenspil, Søren Vejby, André Babikian; Stellar Danish production centred on a group of professional bodyguards assigned to protect VIPs, politicians, and heads of state out of Copenhagen.…
Rosario + Vampire (TV Series) (Rozario To Banpaia) (2008): Tskune accidentally gets on a bus to a school of monsters.
Sense and Sensibility (TV Mini-series) (2008): Dir. John Alexander
Feat. David Morrissey, Janet McTeer, Hattie Morahan…; Another BBC adaptation of the Jane Austen novel centered around the Dashwood sisters and their search for love. Adapted by Andrew Davies of BLEAK…
Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (TV Series) - Series 2 (2008): Dir. Danny Mulheron
Feat. David McPhail, Tandi Wright, Jason Hoyte…; Second series of this un–PC yet tremendously popular Kiwi comedy series tracking the old fashioned teaching methods of Mr Gormsby and his…
South Park: The Imaginationland Trilogy (2008): Three episodes make up this feature length movie from everyone's favourite all–American brats as they enter Imaginationland – a magical…
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with.... (2008): Feat. Elvis Costello; Pump it up as new wave icon Elvis Costello gets his own show and brings to the stage some of his famous friends for intimate chats and…
Spooks - Season 7 (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Peter Firth, Gemma Jones, Richard Armitage; Further episodes from the British MI5 spy suspense series, in which agents try to resolve a variety of 21st century threats. Series Seven: 8…
Stephen Fry In America (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Stephen Fry; Over ambitious – yet highly amusing – doco series sees beloved Brit comic Fry travel around all 50 states of the USA in a black cab, in…
Survivors (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Julie Graham, Max Beesley, Paterson Joseph…; Sharp remake of the cult seventies show is every bit as downbeat as the original with a virulent flu wiping out 99% of the population leaving a hardy…
Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Busy Phillips; Flashy sci–fi series set two years after TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY and centred on Sarah Connor and her son preparing for battle against the…
Testees (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Steve Markle, Jeff Kassel, Kenny Hotz; Manic comedy about two cash strapped slackers who in a moment of clarity decide to volunteer for paid (and potentially painful) medical experiments,…
True Blood - Season 1 (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell…; Acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern society, and the…
Tube Tales - TV's Real Stories (TV Series) (2008): Edifying series investigating the people, places and events behind a number of hit TV series including THE WEST WING, SEINFELD, SIX FEET UNDER, SEX…
Underbelly - Season 1 (TV Mini-series) (2008): Feat. Vince Colosimo, Kevin Harrington; Gritty, unflinching crime series dramatising the Melbourne gangland killings and seedy underworld, featuring Aussie actors who bear a striking…
Wallander (TV Series, UK) (2008): Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Sarah Smart, Sadie Shimmin; UK adaptation of Henning Mankell’s crime novels sees Branagh take on the titular role of the grizzled Nordic detective, solving gristly crimes in…
Whitechapel (TV Mini-series) (2008): Feat. Rupert Penry-Jones, Phil Davis, Steve Pemberton; Atmospheric detective show focused on a group of detectives who are trying to track down a Jack The Ripper copycat. Filmed entirely in the East…
Wire, The - Season 5 (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Dominic West, John Doman, Frankie Faison…; Fifth and final season of the celebrated Baltimore crime drama shifts focus to its creator David Simon's 'bread and butter' – crime…
Wired (TV Mini-series) (2008): Feat. Riz Ahmed, Jodie Whittaker, Toby Stephens…; Three–part television miniseries from the director of SPOOKS, in which a single mother working as a bank employee gets caught up in the corrupt…
World's Greenest Homes (TV Series) (2008): Cracking design series takes you all over the globe for a lengthy look inside some of the very best and very greenest digs. Features insight from…
XIII: The Conspiracy (TV Mini-Series) (2008): Feat. Val Kilmer, Stephen Dorff; Intriguing mini–series set around the premise that the first female President of the United States has been assassinated by an unknown sniper…
24 - Season 6 (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Kiefer Sutherland; Further episodes in this high–concept TV thriller, covering 24 hours of real time events (an hour per episode) with Kiefer Sutherland as lead…
30 Rock (TV Series) - Season 2 (2007): Feat. Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan…; Further episodes of the critically acclaimed TV satire captained by the brilliant Tina Fey, here playing the besieged head writer of a comedy variety…
After You've Gone (2007): Feat. Nicholas Lyndhurst, Celia Imrie, Dani Harmer…; Domestic sit–com of an abandoned hubby and father (Nicholas Lyndhurst – ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES) forced to welcome his OTT…
Andrew Marr's The History of Modern Britain (TV Series) (2007): Political commentator Andrew Marr turns his astute focus on the key events that have shaped British society since the end of WWII, including the…
Armstrong and Miller Show, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Ben Miller, Alexander Armstrong; Absurdist sketch show breathes new life into a tired format with memorable characters and some grim humour.
Army Wives (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Brian McNamara; Ensemble drama series focused on a group of women, and one guy, who reside with their families on an Army Base and attempt to lead fulfilling lives…
Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) - Razor (2007): Dir. Felix Enrique Alcala
Feat. Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Tricia Helfer…; Step–by–step sci–fi film that comprises the first two episodes of Series 4 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, focused on a new lieutenant…
Benidorm (TV Series) (2007-2009): Feat. Steve Pemberton, Siobhan Finneran, Johnny Vegas…; British working class sit–com by the co–writer of THE CATHERINE TATE SHOW, set within an all–inclusive resort hotel in Spain.
Big Bang Theory, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco…; Underdog comedy series centred on two nerdy university physicists whose perfectly structured but socially inept world is challenged when a hot blonde…
Big Ideas For A Small Planet (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Morgan Freeman, Woody Harrelson, Daryl Hannah…; Pro–active eco series taking a look at modern green inventions and alternative lifestyle choices that have potential to lesson human impact on…
Big Picture, The (TV Series) (2007): Commentator Hamish Keith brings New Zealand’s imposing arts history down to earth in this appealing, highly accessible reappraisal of everything…
Bionic Woman, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Michelle Ryan, Miguel Ferrer, Molly Price…; Updated version of the 70's TV series about a female athlete who is gifted with bionic strength after a serious accident.
Black Donnellys, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Michael Stahl-David, Jonathan Tucker, Tom Guiry…; Haphazard but engrossing antidote to the status quo of gangster TV series (i.e. THE SOPRANOS) centres on four Hell's Kitchen brothers whose…
Boston Legal - Season 4 (TV Series) (2007-2008): Feat. James Spader, William Shatner; Further episodes from the irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE, based around the cases and happenings of the civil law section of a renowned Boston…
Bro' Town - Series 4 (TV Series) (2007): Further animated adventures from the excellent comedy series set in South Auckland. Series 4 episodes: tba
Burn Notice (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell…; Polished spy series following the fate of a "burned" spy let go by the USA government who returns to his hometown of Miama to freelance and uncover…
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007): Dir. Yves Simoneau
Feat. Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach, Anna Paquin…; Distinguished HBO western based on the 1970 book of the same name by Dee Brown. A historical drama set in the 1860's and 1870's, the plot…
Californication (TV Series) (2007): Feat. David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone; Former X–FILER Duchovny plays a ribald American novelist in the throws of a career and personal crisis; a mid–life funk which draws in…
Chowder (TV Series) (2007): Quirky animated series about an apprentice chef who must cater to the eccentric demands of the citizens of Marzipan city. A wonderfully…
Chuck (TV Series) (2007-2008): Feat. Zachary Levi, Adam Baldwin; Affable action series centred on a computer geek recruited into the CIA after inadvertently downloading top–secret government secrets onto his…
Cold Blood (TV Mini-series) (2007): Feat. John Hannah, Jemma Redgrave; Standard psychological thriller centered around a jailed serial killer, who's last victim was never found. Announcing suddenly that he's ready to…
Company, The (TV Series) (2007): Dir. Mikael Salomon
Feat. Chris O'Donnell, Alfred Molina, Michael Keaton…; Three–part miniseries based on the novel by Robert Littell, set during the Cold War and following the CIA, KGB, MI6 and Mossad, with a…
Cranford (TV Mini-series) (2007): Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Philip Glenister…; Outstanding, atypical British costumer with Dame Judy and other bonneted Victorian women chewing the fat in 1840s Cheshire, England. Based on…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 6 (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Larry David; More episodes in the quirky celebrity–studded comedy. Celebrities appearing this season include Vivica A. Fox, Lucy Lawless, John McEnroe and…
Damages (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Ted Danson…; Complex, high–stakes, aggressively acted legal drama starring Glenn Close as a power–suited litigator tackling a major class action…
Desperate Housewives (TV Series) - Season 4 (2007-2008): Feat. Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross…; More episodes from the popular drama–black comedy set among the denizens of suburban America. 17 episodes over five discs.
Diary of a Nobody, The (2007): Dir. Susanna White
Feat. Hugh Bonneville; Strong adaptation of the famous novel follows the ups and downs of the insignificant Mr Pooter through the course of a year. Performed entirely by…
Dirt (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Courteney Cox; Dark comedic television series inside the life of an influential magazine Editor–in–Chief, Courtney Cox (FRIENDS) power tripping her way…
Dirty Sexy Money (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Peter Krause, Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin…; Saucy TV drama following a New York family dripping in money and power, with closely guarded scandalous secrets just waiting to be leaked to the…
Doctor Who (Series 4) [David Tennant] (Dr. Who) (2007-2008): Feat. David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Billie Piper; David Tennant returns as the Doctor accompanied by his new sidekick, played by Catherine Tate, as they battle intergalatic monsters on their time…
Doctor Who (TV Specials) [David Tennant] (Voyage of the Damned, The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead, The Water of Mars, The End of Time) (2007-2010): Feat. David Tennant, John Simm, Catherine Tate…; In his final appearance as the Tenth Doctor, David Tennant signs off in style with this two part Winter Special. Old nemesis The Master (John Simm)…
Durham County (TV Series) (2007-2008): Feat. Hugh Dillon; An emotionally powerful series centered around Detective Mike Sweeney and his family as he hunts a serial killer he's certain is the guy across the…
East West 101 (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Don Hany, William McInnes, Susie Porter; A contemporary, racially–charged policier by way of blue collar Sydney, observing the volatile working relationship between an old–school…
Extras - The Special (2007): Dir. Ricky Gervais
Feat. Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen, Clive Owen…; The final feature–length episode of Ricky Gervais's dig–at–the–showbiz–industry series 'Extras.' Now that Gervais'…
Fallen Angel (TV Series) (2007): Dir. David Drury
Feat. Emilia Fox, Charles Dance, Clare Holman; Disquieting Brit crime thriller fixed on the story of a murderess, starting at her most recent crime then winding back through time to reveal her…
Family Guy - Season 6 (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; Further episodes from the surrealistic animated sitcom. Season 6 episodes: Stewie Loves Lois, Mother Tucker, Hell Comes to Quahog, Saving Private…
Family Guy: Blue Harvest (2007): Dir. Dominic Polcino; Standalone FAMILY GUY parody of pop–cultural megalith STAR WARS finds Peter, Stewie and co. assuming the roles of hero, villain, princess and…
Flight of the Conchords - Season 1 (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby…; Local heroes Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie's unique two–man 'digi–folk' routine finds its way onto American screens in this applauded…
Fonejacker (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Kayvan Novak; Juvenile but undeniably funny series devoted to the art of the prank call. What could become quickly tedious is livened up by star Novak's…
Galapagos - The Islands That Changed The World (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Tilda Swinton; Grand nature series, narrated by actress Tilda Swinton, revealing the unique fauna, flora and history of the fragile eco–system of the…
Gangland (TV Series) (2007): Hard hitting expose of today's nastiest gangs provides the viewer with both historical context and unprecedented access. Some of the stories are now…
Gavin and Stacey (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Mathew Horne, Joanna Page, James Corden…; Likeable Welsh comedy following the trials and tribulations of a long distance couple struggling to merge their two worlds when they finally meet.…
George Gently (TV Series) (Inspector George Gently) (2007): Feat. Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby; Retro policier with a superb attention to detail, starring Martin Shaw as the eponymous inspector whose old–school detective methods are caught…
Gossip Girl (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Blake Lively, Taylor Momsen, Leighton Meester; Flashy teen series centred on a group of well–heeled New York prep school kids whose main focus in life is a blog written by 'Gossip Girl'…
Greek (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Scott Michael Foster, Spencer Grammer; Outlandish comedy series focused on a former high school geek who decides to cast off his dorky former self and pledge a fraternity at college…
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) - Season 4 (2007-2008): Feat. Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh…; Fourth season of the popular female–driven medical soap, continuing the trials and tribulations of five first–year interns as they juggle…
Here to Stay (TV Series) (2007): An enlightening, culturally pertinent reference point for the current make up of New Zealand society, this six part series revisits a number of key…
House - Season 4 (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Hugh Laurie; Further episodes from the Hugh Laurie–fronted hospital thriller, which involve his medical team having to unravel baffling cases,…
How We Built Britain (TV Series) (2007): Long–standing BBC presenter David Dimbleby presents this engaging doco series focusing on Britain's architectural heritage in both a historical…
iCarly (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Kress; Excellent Nickolodeon show focused around teenaged Carly (Cosgrove) and her friends, who create their own web show based around their lives. Acute…
Ice (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Marcus Lush; Radio and TV Personality Marcus Lush goes well and truly off the rails, here embarking on a month–long sojourn in the below–zero…
India with Sanjeev Bhaskar (TV Mini-series) (2007): Dir. Deep Sehgal
Feat. Sanjeev Bhaskar; Actor and comedian Bhaskar takes a personal journey through modern India on a quest to re–discover his ancestral homeland. An epic…
James May's 20th Century (TV Series) (2007): Feat. James May; TV presenter James May presents a candid look at the creations of the 20th century; ranging from weaponry to medical breakthroughs and the…
Jamie at Home (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Jamie Oliver; Tussle–haired celeb cook cruiser Jamie Oliver delights in his latest foodie show beamed straight from his home kitchen. Oliver takes pride in…
Jekyll (TV Series) (2007): Dir. Douglas Mackinnon
Feat. James Nesbitt, Gina Bellman; A modern adaptation of the 'Jekyll and Hyde' tale, this twisted comedy series focuses on an everyday guy who morphs into his violent alter ego 'Hyde'…
John From Cincinnati (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Rebecca De Mornay, Greyson Fletcher, Bruce Greenwood; Short–lived oddity from the creator of DEADWOOD set amongst a surfing community in California, where a stranger with mysterious powers shakes…
Killing, The - Complete Series Boxset (TV Series) (Forbrydelsen) (2007-2012): Feat. Sofie Grabol; The entire 40–episode story arc of the gripping Danish crime thriller – an immensely popular series synonymous with the 'Nordic Noir'…
Killing, The - Series 1 (TV Series) (Forbrydelsen) (2007): Dir. Birger Larsen
Feat. Sofie Grabol, Søren Malling; A ripping Danish homicide serial in the long–form tradition of THE WIRE, which weaves a plot of intrigue, corruption, and bureaucracy around a…
Kingdom (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Stephen Fry, Phyllida Law, Celia Imrie…; Agreeable BBC series stars Stephen Fry as Peter Kingdom, a country solicitor who helps the eccentric populace of Market Shipborough with their…
Lewis (TV Series) (2007-2015): Feat. Kevin Whatley, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman…; Spin–off to the popular INSPECTOR MORSE series, this Brit detective drama follows a newly promoted Inspector and his sidekick investigating…
Librarians, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope; Off–centre Aussie mocko series centred on a diverse group of suburban librarians (including a bigoted head librarian, racy kids corner…
Life (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Damian Lewis, Adam Arkin; Damian Lewis riffs Hugh Laurie’s ‘House’ as an incongruous detective returning to the force to uncover the person who got him locked up for 12…
Lilies (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Catherine Tyldesley, Kerrie Hayes, Leanne Rowe; Soap opera–tinged drama series follows three young Catholic women as they struggle to make ends meet in a post–WW1 Liverpool. 8…
Long Way Down (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman; The movie star (Ewan McGregor) and best mate (Charley Boorman) return for round two of their play–it–by–ear motorcycle detour, this…
Lost (TV Series) - Season 4 (2007): Feat. Naveen Andrews, Matthew Fox, Emilie de Ravin…; The mysterious consequences of the downing of Oceanic Flight 815 continue, now accompanied by intriguing flash forwards of life off the island, with…
Lost Room, The (TV Mini-series) (2007): Feat. Peter Krause, Julianne Margulies, Peter Jacobson…; Sci–fi TV miniseries about a motel room on Route 66 that is discovered to be a portal to another dimension, and the detective whose daughter…
M.I. High (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Rachel Petladwala, Chris Stanton, Bel Powley; Light–hearted kids series following three secondary school pupils who work as undercover spies working for the British government.…
Mad Men - Season 1 (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser…; 60's–New–York–set television drama series focused on an ad exec basking in the glow of the golden age of advertising. An…
Magic Roundabout (TV Series) (2007): This modern version of the classic children's television series features familiar characters with a CGI glean: Dougal the dog, Ermintrude the singing…
Man Who Lost His Head, The (2007): Dir. Terry Johnson
Feat. Martin Clunes, John Leigh, Nicola Kawana; Martin Clunes plays a museum curator on a New Zealand sojourn, traveling from Britain to the small Maori community of Otakataka appealing the return…
Masters Of Science Fiction (TV Series) (A Clean Escape, Jerry Was A Man, The Awakening, Little Brother, Watchbird, The Discarded.) (2007): Dir. Mark Rydell, Michael Petroni, Darnell Martin
Feat. Judy Davis, Sam Waterston, Anne Heche…; Collection of six stories from the world's top sci–fi writers brought to life by a top–notch cast and hosted by Professor Stephen…
Michael Palin's New Europe (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Michael Palin; Seasoned globetrotter Michael Palin embarks on the undiscovered eastern bloc and its adjacent territories, revealing a fascinating cache of people,…
Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work (TV Series) (2007): Dir. Matt Reid; In–depth television series spanning a year in the life of the British Royal Family and the myriad of employees that keep the Royal Machine…
Moonlight (TV Series) (2007-2008): Feat. Alex O'Loughlin, Sophia Myles, Shannyn Sossamon; Underrated crime series featuring a private investigator that just happens to be a vampire and treads the fine line between his daytime duties and…
NZSAS: First Among Equals (TV Series) (2007): Eye–opening insider’s guide to the SAS offers a unique tour of duty in recruitment and training for the elite special forces, through to…
Oliver Twist (TV Mini-series) (2007): Dir. Coky Giedroyc
Feat. Rob Brydon, Sophie Okonedo, Timothy Spall; BAFTA–winning Mini–series version of the world's most infamous orphan story brought to life by a selection of Britain's finest current…
Outnumbered (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Claire Skinner, Hugh Dennis, Tyger Drew-Honey; Partly–improvised UK comedy gem takes a microscope to parenthood via the daily life of a couple bringing up three young children. The…
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 3 (2007): Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Grant Bowler, Frank Whitten…; Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight. Series…
Peter Serafinowicz Show, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Peter Serafinowicz; Sketch show sees Brit comic Serafinowicz (of SPACED and SHAUN OF THE DEAD fame) gently mock showbiz and pop culture, with acute observational prowess…
Pretender, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Bob MacLaren; Acclaimed Kiwi mocko series centred on a self–serving New Zealand MP weaselling his way from the overlooked bank bench into second in charge of…
Primeval (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Douglas Henshall, Juliet Aubrey; Exciting kidult adventure romp posits time slips in modern–day England that unleash various prehistoric creatures onto the world. From the…
Prison Break - Season 3 (TV Series) (2007-2008): Feat. Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Robin Tunney…; Further episodes in this riveting series of two escaped convicts' flight to freedom, and the high level political conspiracy they must expose in…
Private Practice (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Amy Brenneman, Taye Diggs, Tim Daly…; From the creators of GREY'S ANATOMY comes this spin–off series following the fate of neonatal surgeon Dr. Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) as…
Pushing Daisies (TV Series) (2007-2008): Feat. Anna Friel, Jim Dale, Ellen Greene…; Quirksome comedy series focused on a guy with the awkward gift of being able to bring the dead back to life for one minute, any longer and someone…
Rabbit Fall (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Andrea Menard, Kevin Jubinville, Peter Kelly Gaudreault; Unusual curio traces life in the small Canadian town of Rabbit Fall with new cop Menard having more than just petty crime to contend with as she…
Robbie Coltrane's Incredible Britain (TV Series) (2007-2008): Feat. Robbie Coltrane; Cherished British actor Robbie Coltrane takes a journey through the back–blocks of Britain in his Jag roadster to uncover the weird and…
Roman Mysteries (TV Series) (2007): Children's mystery series set in 79 AD, Rome, based on a series of kids books that focuses on a group of young friends embarking on crime solving…
Ruddy Hell! It's Harry & Paul (TV Series) (Harry & Paul) (2007): Feat. Paul Whitehouse, Harry Enfield; Sketch comedy show reuniting compadres Whitehouse and Enfield who achieved great success with HARRY ENFIELD & CHUMS in the 1990s. Although this has…
Rude Awakenings (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Danielle Cormack, Patrick Wilson; Polished, darkly tinged suburban satire between a grassroots Kiwi family and their new latte–slurping neighbours, who declare warfare in the…
Rules of Engagement (TV Series) (2007): Feat. David Spade, Patrick Warburton, Megyn Price…; Formulaic sitcom starring the irksome David Spade that revolves around the romantic complications of two couples and their single friend, all at…
Samantha Who? (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Christina Applegate, Jennifer Esposito, Kevin Dunn; Hit–and–miss sitcom focused around a woman suffering from amnesia (Applegate) who must piece together bits of her past in order to…
Sanctuary (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Amanda Tapping, Robin Dunne, Emilie Ullerup…; Canadian sci–fi series from the makers of STARGATE SG1 focused around a crew of highly–gifted scientists who serve to protect an alien…
Sarah Jane Adventures, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Elizabeth Sladen; Family–friendly DOCTOR WHO spin–off sees arguably the most popular companion, investigative journalist Sarah Jane, getting into various…
Sarah Silverman Program, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Sarah Silverman; Controversial comedienne Silverman's sitcom is considerably more wholesome than her stand up show, but it still pushes the envelope in an often…
Satisfaction (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Kestie Morassi, Diana Glenn, Bojana Novakovic…; Intelligent, ASTRA award–winning Australian drama series focusing on a group of beautiful women who work in a high–class brothel in…
Saving Grace (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Holly Hunter, Leon Rippy, Bokeem Woodbine; Holly Hunter plays a self–destructive Oklahoma City police detective who is given a chance to redeem her life when help arrives in the form of…
Secret Diary of a Call Girl (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Billie Piper, Toyah Wilcox, Cherie Lunghi; Saucy Brit TV Series based on the real–life diaries of an anonymous prostitute who struggles to keep her night job a secret from her friends…
Simpsons Movie, The (2007): Dir. David Silverman; Big–screen debut of America’s yellowiest suburban family, with Homer inadvertently causing an ecological meltdown that threatens Marge, Bart,…
Skins (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Nicholas Hoult, Kaya Scodelario; A worthy, mildly refreshing addition to the youth angst genre, concerning a clique of present–day Bristol teens negotiating the pitfalls of…
Spooks - Season 6 (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Rupert Penry-Jones, Peter Firth, Hermione Norris…; Further episodes from the British MI5 spy suspense series, in which agents try to resolve a variety of 21st century threats. Series Six: 10…
Starter Wife, The (Mini-Series) (2007): Dir. Jon Avnet
Feat. Debra Messing, Miranda Otto, Judy Davis…; Attractive, summery affair concerns a pampered Hollywood trophy wife (Messing) who must get back on the horse after her marriage comes abruptly to an…
Story of India with Michael Wood, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Michael Wood; Acclaimed historian Wood takes to the destination du–jour – India – in order to acknowledge its history and research its…
Summer Heights High (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Chris Lilley; Fabulous Australian high–school mockumentary created by the boundlessly gifted and versatile Chris Lilley (WE CAN BE HEROES), who this time…
This American Life (TV Series) (2007-2009): Ordinary strangers share their extraordinary anecdotes which are compiled by the worldly host into explorations on a given theme. This collection of…
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (TV Series) (2007): Feat. John C. Reilly, Al Yankovic; From the makers of TOM GOES TO THE MAYOR this bizarre 'adult swim' comedy sketch show with a unique sense of humour incorporates live action and…
Tori and Dean Inn Love (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Tori Spelling, Dean McDermott; Z–List "actress" Tori Spelling and hubby Dean McDermott leave behind their silver spoon–fed lives to run a quaint little "Bed and…
Total Drama Island (TV Series) (2007): An on–target and high–spirited animated parody of the 'Reality TV' format in which 22 teens battle it out for celebrity supremacy as the…
Trailer Park Boys - Season 7 (TV Series) (2007): A gratifyingly lowbrow mockumentary series based around the lives of a set of eccentrically vulgar residents of a trailer park, mainly two petty…
Victoria's Empire (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Victoria Wood; Brit comedienne Victoria Wood tours the Commenwealth on behalf of her royal namesake, taking in such old Empire territories as Hong Kong, Borneo,…
Visit, The (TV Series) (2007): Dir. Tony Dow
Feat. John Henshaw; British comedy series set entirely within the visiting room of a prison, following various eccentric inmates and their visiting relatives.
War, The (TV Series) (2007): Dir. Ken Burns; Seven–part documentary series, directed by respected filmmaker Ken Burns, addressing the horrors of WW2 from the perspective of American…
Wizards of Waverly Place, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Selena Gomez, David Henrie, Jake T. Austin; Bland cash–in on the HARRY POTTER series centers on the Russo children, three young wizards in training. Broad comedy with a 'twist' is…
Would I Lie To You? (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Rob Brydon, David Mitchell, Lee Mack…; Competitive British talk show featuring quick cynical banter that resembles Q.I. Celebrity players are made to reveal personal stories about…
Xavier Renegade Angel (TV Series) (2007): One of Adult Swim's edgier offerings, about a New Age wanderer searching for truth and meaning in the world. The show's ribald, at times offensive…
Yo Gabba Gabba! (TV Series) (2007): Delightful kid's series for the over 1's, set in a kaleidoscopic world of music and song, hosted by DJ Lance Rock and populated by a cast of friendly…
24 - Season 5 (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Kiefer Sutherland; Further episodes in this high–concept TV thriller, covering 24 hours of real time events (an hour per episode) with Kiefer Sutherland as lead…
30 Rock (TV Series) - Season 1 (2006): Feat. Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan…; Spunky, critically acclaimed TV satire captained by the brilliant Tina Fey (MEAN GIRLS), here playing the besieged head writer of a comedy variety…
Above and Beyond (TV Mini-Series) (2006): Dir. Sturla Gunnarsson
Feat. Jason Priestley, Joss Ackland, Kenneth Welsh…; Commendable mini–series based on the true story of the Atlantic Ferry Operation in WW2 – a last–ditch aerial attack from Canada's…
Amazing Extraordinary Friends (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Carl Dixon, Hannah Marshall, David McPhail…; Lightweight, tongue–in–cheek Kiwi kids series focused around a young boy who gains heroic powers and goes on a quest to recruit other…
Amazing Mrs Pritchard, The (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Jane Horrocks, Steven Mackintosh, Jodhi May…; Excellent UK drama focused on supermarket manager Ros Pritchard (Horrocks) who decides to sort out Britain's political climate by running for Prime…
Ancient Rome (TV Series) (2006): Extensive series dramatising the rise and fall of the Ancient Roman Empire through six episodes each presenting a different turning point in the fate…
Anna Pihl (TV Series) (2006-2008): Feat. Charlotte Munck, Iben Hjejle; Praised for its realism, this Danish police drama centres around a Copenhagen policewoman also having to deal with solo parenthood.
Bartali - The Iron Man (Mini-Series) (Gino Bartali - L'intramontabile) (2006): Dir. Alberto Negrin
Feat. Pierfrancesco Favino; Spirited made–for–TV biopic of Italy’s indomitable road cyclist Gino Bartali, twice winner of the Tour de France.
Battleplan (TV Series) (2006): A comprehensive history and analysis of military strategies, combat tactics, and the art of modern warfare. Across eighteen episodes, historical…
Big Gay Sketch Show, The (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Erica Ash, Julie Goldman, Stephen Guarino…; Like a gay SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, this strings together a series of sketches and social commentary from a LGBT perspective. Biting satire this is not…
Big Love (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Bill Paxton, Chloe Sevigny, Jeanne Tripplehorn…; Another class act series from the always edgy HBO network, centred around a practicing polygamist, his three wives and seven children in the mormon…
Black Blood Brothers (TV Series) (2006): Remnants of a vampire clan that wanted to rule the world alone, but got defeated in a war by joined forces of other vampires and humans, kidnap the…
Bombshell (TV Series) (2006): Dir. Jim Loach
Feat. Zoe Lucker; Gritty television series set amidst the conflicts of a modern army troop starring Zoe Lucker from FOOTBALLER'S WIVES as an army sergeant in charge of…
Boston Legal - Season 3 (TV Series) (2006-2007): Feat. James Spader, William Shatner; Further episodes from the irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE, based around the cases and happenings of the civil law section of a renowned Boston…
Bro' Town - Series 3 (TV Series) (2006): Further animated adventures from the excellent comedy series set in South Auckland. Series 3 episodes: tba
Broken Trail (TV Mini-series) (2006): Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Robert Duvall, Thomas Haden Church, Greta Scacchi…; High calibrE made–for–TV western about an aging cowboy and his nephew who rescue five Chinese girls from a slave trader while…
Brotherhood (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Jason Isaacs, Jason Clarke; Tough, multistoried drama from HBO competitor Showtime builds a crime legacy on par with THE SOPRANOS in focusing on the Irish neighborhood of…
Brothers and Sisters (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Calista Flockhart, Rachel Griffiths, Balthazar Getty…; The deceptively normal lives of the Walker clan make for compelling viewing in this layered family drama about the political disparity between adult…
Chaser's War on Everything, The (TV Series) (2006): Collection of episodes from this Aussie talk back show providing a social commentary and mockery of current affairs and high flyers. Made infamous by…
Chatterley Affair, The (2006): Dir. James Hawes
Feat. Isla Fisher, Rafe Spall; Steamy sidebar to Lady Chatterley's Lover tingles the loins of two attractive jurors sitting on a real–life obscenity trial to determine…
Comedy Central Roasts: William Shatner (2006): Feat. William Shatner, Jason Alexander, Sandra Bullock…; Foulmouthed 'tribute' to much loved ham Shatner doesn't skimp on the vitriol as celebrity friends take the stage to lampoon their boldly going pal,…
Deadwood - Season 3 (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker…; Further tales from the troubled Arizona town of Deadwood. Season Three: 12 episodes across four discs. Disc 1: Tell Your God to Ready for Blood, I…
Death Note (TV Series) (Deathnote) (2006): Anime serial of the cultish good vs. evil parable follows on from the manga and live–action versions in retelling the battle between a cocky…
Desperate Housewives (TV Series) - Season 3 (2006): Feat. Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross…; More episodes from the popular drama–black comedy set among the denizens of suburban America. 23 episodes over 6 discs.
Dexter (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter…; Deliciously twisted crime drama series following a forensics investigator encouraged by his adopted father to knock off the dregs of the criminal…
Doctor Who (Series 3) [David Tennant] (Dr. Who) (2006-2007): Feat. David Tennant, Catherine Tate, John Simm…; David Tennant returns for a second series as the most current Doctor Who, sharing the Tardis briefly with bride–to–be Donna, played by…
Eloise (TV Series) (2006): Charming animated series centered around young Eloise who lives in New York City's Plaza Hotel, and all the adventures she has growing up in a life…
Eureka (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Colin Ferguson, Greg Germann, Joe Morton…; Novel sci–fi series focused on a stranded U.S. Marshall who uncovers a remote hamlet populated by a community of hand–picked scientists…
Extras - Series 2 (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen, Orlando Bloom…; Ricky Gervais graduates from bit–part actor to TV star in part two of his acclaimed anatomy of the showbiz industry. Berated for ‘selling…
Family Guy - Season 5 (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; Further episodes from the surrealistic animated sitcom. Season 5 episodes: Perfect Castaway; PTV; Brian Goes Back to College; The Courtship of…
Friday Night Lights (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Kyle Chandler, Taylor Kitsch, Jesse Plemons…; This acclaimed movie–spin off eschews high school and sporting cliches to expand on the community surrounding a Texan football team and the…
Frisky Dingo (TV Series) (2006): Twisted sci–fi animation from the 'adult swim' company (SEALAB 2021) introduces us to Xander Crews–playboy by day and superhero…
Gene Simmons: Family Jewels (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Gene Simmons, Shannon Tweed; KISS guitarist Gene Simmons (the man with the longest tongue in rock) invites the viewer into his life in this surprisingly quaint reality show, as…
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) - Season 2 (2006): Feat. Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl…; Second season of the popular female–driven medical soap, continuing the trials and tribulations of five first–year interns as they juggle…
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) - Season 3 (2006): Feat. Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl…; Third season of the popular female–driven medical soap, continuing the trials and tribulations of five first–year interns as they juggle…
Grumpy Old Holidays (2006): More whining and whinging from an new queue of dissatisfied old grumps, this time on the nightmare subject of holidays and holidaying.
H2O - Just Add Water (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Cariba Heine, Claire Holt, Phoebe Tonkin; Australian series about three, hitherto normal teenage girls who accidentally disturb a magic cave and become moonlighting mermaids, with special…
Hannah Montana (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Miley Cyrus; Disney’s latest tween sensation riffs the likes of pop princesses Ashley Simpson and Hilary Duff into a catchy number about a sweet natured…
Henry Rollins Show, The (TV Series) (2006-2007): Feat. Henry Rollins; A weekly talk show hosted by former Black Flag singer Henry Rollins, in which he delivers monologues, gives interviews with celebrities and performs…
Heroes (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, Masi Oka…; Sprawling, overarching fantasy series posits the transformation of a group of ordinary Americans (and one dorky Japanese man) into destined…
Hills, The (TV Series) (2006-2008): Heavy–handed Reality TV series focused on Laguna Beach It girl Lauren Conrad and her sassy friends trying to gain careers, a great tan and the…
Hotel Babylon (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Tamzin Outhwaite, Max Beesley, Dexter Fletcher; The dysfunctional inner–workings of a posh luxury hotel are played out against the ever–increasing eccentricity of its guests in this…
House - Season 2 (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Hugh Laurie; Further episodes from the Hugh Laurie–fronted hospital thriller, which involve his medical team having to unravel baffling cases,…
House - Season 3 (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Hugh Laurie; Further episodes from the Hugh Laurie–fronted hospital thriller, which involve his medical team having to unravel baffling cases,…
Housewife, 49 (2006): Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Victoria Wood, David Threlfall, Christopher Harper…; Emmy–nominated British TV movie set in WW2 England that follows a housewife finding new purpose in her life through volunteer work for the war…
Impressionists, The (TV Mini-series) (2006): Dir. Tim Dunn
Feat. Richard Armitage, Andrew Havill, Julian Glover…; A mini–series presentation of the intimate history of a most illustrious brotherhood of Impressionist artists – Monet, Degas, Renoir,…
IT Crowd, The (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson; Three I.T. technicians relegated to the basement of a large corporation – a neurotic manager, a computer geek and a borderline sociopath…
Jam and Jerusalem (TV Series) (Clatterford) (2006): Feat. Sue Johnston, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French…; Jennifer Saunders penned this eccentric ensemble comedy about 'The Women's Guild', an eclectic sisterhood of ladies in small town Clatterford who…
Jane Eyre (TV Mini-Series) (2006): Dir. Susanna White
Feat. Toby Stephens, Ruth Wilson; Commendable mini–series version of the classic Charlotte Bronte tale of a headstrong governess who falls madly in love with her employer.…
Jericho (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Skeet Ulrich, Ashley Scott, Lennie James; Gripping, underrated sci–fi thriller employs the intriguing post–apocalyptic premise of an isolated small–town trying to survive in…
Killian Curse, The (TV Series) (2006): Local fantasy–horror series in which the 21 students of Room 21, must each defeat a demon sent by the spirit of their long–dead school…
Kyle XY (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Matt Dallas; Engaging sci–fi series concerning an adopted teenager with super human abilities on a quest to uncover his past and reveal his true identity.…
Let's Get Inventin' (TV Series) (2006): Interesting local series has some ambitious kids bring their ideas for various inventions to fruition with the help of Kidventor 'Build Buddy' Sam…
Life on Mars (TV Series) (2006): Feat. John Simm; John Simm is a modern day detective inadvertently transported back in time to 1973, where his investigative skills are now obsolete in a…
Lost (TV Series) - Season 2 (2006): Feat. Dominic Monaghan, Naveen Andrews, Harold Perrineau, Jr.…; The mysterious consequences of the downing of Oceanic Flight 815 continue in this excellent followup season. Season 2 (24 episodes) over 7 discs.
Lost (TV Series) - Season 3 (2006): Feat. Dominic Monaghan, Naveen Andrews, Harold Perrineau, Jr.…; The mysterious consequences of the downing of Oceanic Flight 815 continue, complete with the trademark flashbacks, and further twists and turns,…
Lost Children, The (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Hudson Mills, Beatrice Joblin, Rhys Castle-Hughes…; Well–crafted adventure series follows three children washed ashore from a shipwreck as they search for their parents..
Maddigan's Quest (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Michael Hurst, Timothy Balme, Danielle Cormack; Nicely–produced local series for children – adapted from Margaret Mahy's bestseller – set in a post–technological future…
Man to Man with Dean Learner (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Richard Ayoade, Matthew Holness; Cheeky comedian Richard Ayoade reprises his character from the spoof sci–fi series DARKPLACE in this spoof chat show featuring spoof…
Man vs Wild (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Bear Grylls; Macho malarkey with modern day Macgyver and master masochist Bear Grylls running round extreme terrains tormenting himself for the benefit of couch…
Meg And Mog (TV Series) (2006): Adapted from the much–loved series of children's books, this follows the adventures of Meg, a witch whose spells always seem to go wrong, her…
Metalocalypse (TV Series) (2006-2013): Vicious metal–inspired satire details the exploits of Dethlok, a mega–successful heavy metal band partial to a little violence, revolt,…
Minoriteam (TV Series) (2006): Eye–popping racial satire from the Adult Swim Network features a cast of superheros as ethnic stereotypes battling crime and corruption in a…
Moll Flanders (TV Mini-Series) (2006): Feat. Daniel Craig, Alex Kingston; The hardships of the 18th century England prove a lifelong test of character for the eponymous heroine. Born into poverty, her swings of fortune…
New Adventures of Old Christine, The (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Julia Louis–Dreyfus (everyone's favourite gal pal from SEINFELD) headlines this likeable sitcom about a single mother adjusting to her new life…
New Street Law (TV Series) (2006): Feat. John Hannah, Paul Freeman, John Thomson…; Engrossing legal drama with Hannah and Freeman as heads of two law firms sharing the same premises. Plenty of ethical conundrums populate a tightly…
Nigella Feasts (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Nigella Lawson; Foodie seductress Lawson invites us to her living room as she prepares feasts for every occasion. Never one to shy away from overt sensuality, the…
Nightmares and Dreamscapes (TV Series) (From the Stories of Stephen King) (2006): Feat. William Hurt, William H. Macy, Ron Livingston…; High–end anthology of Stephen King short stories boasts name guest stars an abundance of great ideas in what can be considered a return to form…
Not Going Out (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Tim Vine, Lee Mack, Megan Dodds; Popular British comedy series about Lee (Mack) who finds himself falling in love with his landlady (Dodds), a problematic situation considering she's…
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 2 (2006): Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Grant Bowler, Frank Whitten…; Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight. Series Two:…
Perfect Disaster (TV Series) (2006): SFX–heavy mini–series that looks at what would happen if a natural disaster – under 'perfect' conditions – were to hit…
Power of Art (TV Series) (2006): A scholarly, and indeed powerful, roam through art history’s seminal figures, with knowledge imparted by the revered Simon Schama. Disc 1…
Prison Break - Season 2 (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Stacy Keach…; Further episodes in this riveting series of two escaped convicts' flight to freedom, and the high level political conspiracy they must expose in…
Psych (TV Series) (2006): Feat. James Roday, Dule Hill; Offbeat detective series draws its dry and witty asides from the odd–coupling of a fake psychic and his long–suffering best friend, who…
Pulling (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Sharon Horgan, Tanya Franks, Rebekah Staton…; BAFTA nominated UK comedy series about a woman who decides to break up with her dependable fiancee in order to move in with a group of girls and live…
Robin Hood (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Jonas Armstrong, Lucy Griffiths, Richard Armitage…; The latest reincarnation of Robin Hood is a lavish, broadly appealing small screen BBC revival of the Sherwood legend. All of Robin’s friends and…
Sally Lockhart Mysteries, The (TV Mini-series) (The Ruby in the Smoke, The Shadow in the North ) (2006-2007): Dir. Brian Percival
Feat. Billie Piper, Julie Walters; Billy Piper stars as Sally Lockhart – the gutsy mystery–solving heroine of this Victorian England mystery series adapted straight from…
Saxondale (TV Series) (2006-2007): Feat. Steve Coogan; Brit comedian Steve Coogan stars as an aging ex–hippie in the throes of a mid–life crisis in this amusing comedy series. A droll and…
Shark (TV Series) (2006): Feat. James Woods; Fine courtroom series headlined by James Woods as a big–time lawyer who back steps to the position of District Attorney and imparts his…
Shaun the Sheep (TV Series) (2006): Further claymation antics from the Aardman workshops, about the misadventures of one Shaun the Sheep (seen in WALLACE & GROMIT – A CLOSE…
Spooks - Season 4 (TV Series) (2006): Feat. David Oyelowo, Anna Chancellor; Further episodes from the British MI5 spy suspense series, in which agents try to resolve a variety of 21st century threats. Series Four: 10…
Spooks - Season 5 (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, Peter Firth…; Further episodes from the British MI5 spy suspense series, in which agents try to resolve a variety of 21st century threats. Season 5: 10 episodes…
Star Stories (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Laura Patch, Alex Woodhall, Kevin Bishop; Satirical series takes the mickey out of well known British celebs such as David & Victoria, George Michael, Catherine Zeta–Jones, and Guy…
State Within, The (TV Series) (2006): Dir. Daniel Percival
Feat. Jason Isaacs, Ben Daniels, Sharon Gless; Gripping political series centred on the British Ambassador to Washington who finds himself entangled in the midst of political scandal after a plane…
Street, The (TV Series) (2006-2009): Dir. Jimmy McGovern
Feat. Timothy Spall, Ger Ryan, Lee Ingleby; TV series with each episode a stand–alone story about a different house on the same Northern British backstreet. Creator Jimmy McGovern…
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Amanda Peet, Matthew Perry, Bradley Whitford…; WEST WING creator Aaron Sorkin transplants the walk–and–talk posturing of his long–running White House series to the corridors of a…
That Mitchell and Webb Look (TV Series) (2006-2008): Feat. David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Olivia Colman; Pythonesque sketch show by acclaimed comedians Robert Webb and David Mitchell (THE MITCHELL AND WEBB SITUATION) that boldly pokes fun at aristocrats,…
Tiger Brigades, The (2006): Dir. Jerome Cornuau
Feat. Clovis Cornillac, Diane Kruger, Edouard Baer…; Splashy French adventurism, in the spirit of THE UNTOUCHABLES, pits a high–minded inspector and his hard knocks 'Tiger Brigade' of crimebusters…
Torchwood (TV Series) (Children of Earth; Miracle Day) (2006-2011): Feat. John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman…; This Dr. Who spin–off series, set in present day Cardiff, focuses on 'The Captain' (a former travel companion of the Doctor), who travels…
Tough Act (TV Series) (2006): Dir. Stuart McKenzie; Compelling 'reality TV' show follows a class of aspiring actors in their first year at Toi Whakaari – New Zealand Drama School in Wellington,…
Trailer Park Boys - Season 6 (TV Series) (2006): Further episodes from this gratifyingly lowbrow mockumentary series, based around the lives of a set of eccentrically vulgar residents of a trailer…
Tsunami: The Aftermath (TV Mini-Series) (2006): Dir. Bharat Nalluri
Feat. Tim Roth, Toni Collette, Hugh Bonneville…; Inspired by the tsunami that devastated the coast of Thailand, this HBO miniseries focuses on a group of fictional characters caught up in the…
Ugly Betty (TV Series) (2006): Feat. America Ferrera, Salma Hayek, Eric Mabius…; A spunky, savage parody of the fashion world, based around a dorky, but ever–determined Hispanic (Ferrera), thrown into the industry deep end…
Unit, The (TV Series) (2006): Dir. David Mamet, various
Feat. Dennis Haysbert, Scott Foley, Robert Patrick…; The brainchild of David Mamet, this riveting black–ops suspenser serialises the daring assignments of a covert special forces team who, under…
Upside Down Show, The (TV Series) (2006): Resourceful Aussie kid's show presented by comedy duo 'The Umbilical Brothers' set in an apartment with multiple doors that lead to imaginative…
What Lies Beneath (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Simon Dallow; An eight–part series about New Zealand's archaeological heritage, presenting a series of intriguing site studies, with Simon Dallow asking the…
Wild at Heart (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Stephen Tompkinson, Amanda Holden; Gratifying drama series following the adventures of a middle class British family who travel to the wilds of Africa with their veterinarian father…
Wilfred (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Jason Gann; Difficult to put a leash on, this unusual Australian series works all the comedic angles from the vantage point of a dog, its owner, and her new…
Wire, The - Season 4 (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Dominic West, John Doman, Frankie Faison…; Fourth season of the celebrated crime drama set on the mean back streets of Baltimore. This time around the focus is on a group of teenage…
Young Dracula (TV Series) (2006): Dir. Joss Agnew
Feat. Gerran Howell, Keith-Lee Castle, Clare Thomas; Great low–budget kids show that revolves around the children of single father Count Dracula, who has moved his family to a small town in Wales.
24 - Season 4 (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Kiefer Sutherland, Elisha Cuthbert; Further episodes in this high–concept TV thriller, covering 24 hours of real time events (an hour per episode) with Kiefer Sutherland as lead…
Alice, The (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Erik Thomson, Simon Burke; Compulsive Aussie melodrama –spiked with touches of quirky humour and ponderings on fate – set in the baking outback town of Alice…
American Dad (TV Series) (2005): More politically–inclined satire from the creator of THE FAMILY GUY (Seth MacFarlane), set around a CIA operative with a very strange family…
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Anthony Bourdain; Dubbed the "Indiana Jones of world cuisine", best–selling author Anthony Bourdain uses his distinct reputation as a worldwide gourmet…
Avatar - The Last Airbender (TV Series) (2005): Anime–influenced cartoon series from the Nickelodeon stable set in a timeless quasi–prehistoric world, which begins with the discovery of…
Bleak House (Mini-series) (2005): Dir. Justin Chadwick
Feat. Gillian Anderson, Alun Armstrong, Warren Clarke…; From the pen of Charles Dickens comes this pacy, razor sharp BBC adaptation dabbling in murder, lineage, and the 19th century legal…
Bones (TV Series) (2005-2014): Feat. David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel; A curious forensic policier positing a new angle on the genre, this partners a brilliant anthropologist (Deschanel) and a cocky FBI agent (Boreanaz)…
Boston Legal - Season 2 (TV Series) (2005-2006): Feat. James Spader, William Shatner; Further episodes from the irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE, based around the cases and happenings of the civil law section of a renowned Boston…
Bridezillas (TV Series) (2005): Take–no–prisoners 'Reality TV' series captures on camera the fascinating behaviour of some of New York's most stressed,…
Bro' Town - Series 2 (TV Series) (2005): Further animated adventures from the excellent comedy series set in South Auckland. Series 2 episodes: Zeelander, Survival of the Fattest, Honky…
Bromwell High (TV Series) (2005): Akin to a British version of SOUTH PARK, this non–PC animation follows the school misadventures of three problematic teenage girls, their…
Carnivale - Season 2 (TV Series) (2005): Further episodes from this unusual TV series which continues a running duel between two quasi–supernatural figures (Stahl and Brown) in the…
Catherine Tate Show, The (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Catherine Tate; Excellent sketch vehicle for British comedienne Catherine Tate, given free–reign to inhabit a series of vulgar, offensive, and wildly raucous…
Cirque du Soleil - Solstrom (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Milla Jovovich, Christopher Lambert; A 13–part series featuring the amazing 'Cirque de Soleil' theatre troupe, episodes taking a different national tack on the theme of the…
Closer, The (TV Series) (2005-2006): Feat. Kyra Sedgwick; Capable and assured detective drama dodges most of the worst cliches of the genre, with Kyra Sedwick playing a talented 'Southern Belle' investigator…
Comeback, The (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Lisa Kudrow; Razor–sharp mocko comedy series from SEX AND THE CITY creator Michael Patrick King starring Lisa Kudrow as a washed–up sitcom star so…
Commander in Chief (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Geena Davis, Donald Sutherland, Bruce Boxleitner…; Excellent WEST WING–style political drama has Geena Davis depict an imagined first woman President of the USA, an independent senator who is…
Criminal Minds (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini; An elite team of FBI profilers attempt to get under the skin of America's most wanted in this tough, if routine procedural drama. Lead by a…
Criss Angel - Mindfreak (TV Series) (2005): The stage illusionist reinvented as a glam–rock showman, magician and escapologist Criss Angel performs a series mind tricks and death defying…
CSI: Grave Danger (TV Series) (2005): Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. William Petersen; Commissioned by producers to write and direct this fifth season cliffhanger of the forensic crime series, Quentin Tarantino exhumes the "buried…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 5 (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Larry David; More episodes in the quirky celebrity–studded comedy. Celebrities appearing this season include Ted Danson, Rosie O'Donnell, Hugh Hefner,…
Deadwood - Season 2 (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker…; Further tales from the troubled Arizona town of Deadwood. Season Two: 12 episodes across four discs. Disc 1: A Lie Agreed Upon – Part 1, A…
DL Chronicles, The (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Damian T. Raven, Sheilynn Wactor, T. Ashanti Mozelle; Pioneering TV series about a group of gay African–American males who choose to lead double lives and attempt to keep their homosexual…
Doctor Who (Series 2) [David Tennant] (Dr. Who) (2005-2006): Feat. Billie Piper, David Tennant; Tenth 'regeneration' of the enigmatic Doctor Who with David Tennant bequeathed the Tardis and sidekick Rose (played again by Billie Piper) in a new…
Egypt - Rediscovering a Lost World (2005): Unique, edifying six–part BBC series dramatizing the discovery and archeology of Egypt's ancient history.
Eleventh Hour (2005): Feat. Patrick Stewart, Ashley Jensen; Well–spun, rapidly paced drama turns pertinent science issues (global warming, human cloning, disease hysteria) into an engaging and eventful…
Empire (2005): Feat. Colm Feore, Emily Blunt, Jonathon Cake; Glossy and occasionally patchy drama which reconstructs the events surrounding the assassination of Julius Caesar (Freore) and the succession of…
Empire Falls (TV Mini-series) (2005): Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Ed Harris, Paul Newman, Philip Seymour Hoffman…; Conventional and well–handled drama series set in the once–booming factory town of Empire Falls, Maine, and mostly getting down in among…
Entrepreneurs, The (TV Series) (2005): A magazine–style series profiling a range of Australian business people and the successful empires they have each built from…
Escape to the Legion (2005): Feat. Bear Grylls; Action man Bear Grylls (MAN VS WILD) tackles the grueling assault courses and brutal training regime of the French Foreign Legion in this rare…
Everybody Hates Chris (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Tyler James Williams, Chris Rock; Side–splitting memoir of Chris Rock’s Brooklyn youth recalling the trials and tribulations of school life, the war at home, and the growing…
Extras - Series 1 (TV Series) (2005): Dir. Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
Feat. Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen, Ben Stiller…; Gervais' self–proclaimed "difficult second album" is a more conventional but no less assured comedy success recalling the misadventures of Andy…
F Word, The (TV Series) (2005-2008): Feat. Gordon Ramsay; The love–him–or–hate–him Gordon Ramsay is back, this time opening up the doors of his restaurant and home to demonstrate…
Family Guy - Season 4 (TV Series) (2005-2006): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; Further episodes from the surrealistic animated sitcom. Disc 4.1: North by North Quahog; Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr High; Blind Ambition; Don't…
Fat Actress (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Kirstie Alley, Bryan Callen, Rachael Harris; A suprisingly innovative and ground–breaking documentary spectacle, in which actress Kirstie Alley (CHEERS) turned the tabloids' fascination…
Film School (TV Series) (2005): IFC, fly–on–the–wall series shadows four ambitious Graduate students in the midst of completing their thesis films. Offering…
Final Chance to Save (TV Series) (2005-2006): Feat. Joanna Lumley, Bill Bailey, Vic Reeves…; An eight–part series focused on efforts to save various endangered species from extinction, with a team of experts assisted by a celebrity…
Funland (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Phillip Jackson, Sarah Smart, Daniel Mays; A dark–edged 'comedy' from the creators of LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN, this true original melds surreal humour and coarse drama in equal parts,…
Gallipoli: The Frontline Experience (2005): Dir. Tolga Ornek; Devastating documentary which revises traditional treatments of the notorious WW1 Gallipoli Campaign, to present the experience from the perspective…
Ghost Whisperer (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Jennifer Love Hewitt, Camryn Manheim; Further primetime paranormal activity, with a prissy Jennifer Love Hewitt as a small town newlywed overcoming her initial skepticism at being able to…
Girls of the Playboy Mansion (TV Series) (The Girls Next Door) (2005): A trashy, tantalizing carrot dangling the holy grail of heterosexual male fantasy, this no–brainer Reality TV excursion opens the doors to Hugh…
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) - Season 1 (2005-2006): Feat. Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl…; Unusually female–driven spin on the hospital soap genre, follows the overcomplicated lives of five interns at Seattle's Grace Hospital as they…
Grumpy Old Women (TV Series) (2005): A range of female celebrities gripe about everything from their husbands to drunkenness in this forthright – and often amusing – homage…
H. H. Dalai Lama : The Six Paramitas (TV Series) (2005): A detailed examination of the practice of the Buddhist philosophy, as outlined by the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. Disc 1: Buddhism, Central…
Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs (TV Series) (2005): Cuddly and innocuous pre–schoolers animation concerns young Harry, whose Nana has given him an amazing gift – a bucket with six toy…
Hell's Kitchen USA (TV Series) (2005-2008): Feat. Gordon Ramsay; High–tension reality show headlined by the unrelenting Gordon Ramsay as he pits a group of wannabe American chefs against each other until a…
Holly's Heroes (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Dominique Crawford; Trans–Tasman co–production about an ex–pat Kiwi new to Australian and mad about basketball. Follow the titular Holly as she scores…
How I Met Your Mother (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Jason Segel, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan…; Situational comedy in the vein of FRIENDS follows a group of quirky young urbanites on their quest for love and self–fulfilment. Sharp writing…
Human Trafficking (2005): Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Mira Sorvino, Donald Sutherland, Remy Girard…; Tough, at times miserly two–part telemovie detailing the efforts of an Immigration Enforcement agency fighting to curb the Eastern European…
I Shouldn't Be Alive (TV Series) (2005): The makers of TOUCHING THE VOID seek out more remarkable stories of human resilience, dramatising ten harrowing tales of near–death through…
In Search of Myths and Heroes (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Michael Woods; BBC presenter Michael Wood explores four of the most famous myths in the world – Shangri–la, the Golden Fleece, the Queen of Sheba, and…
Insiders Guide to Love, The (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Kate Elliot, Will Hall, Ryan O' Kane…; Adopting the whimsical style of series forerunner INSIDERS GUIDE TO HAPPINESS, this spiffy companion–piece assembles an entirely new set of…
Inspector Soneri: Fog and Crimes (Nebbie e delitti) (2005): Feat. Luca Barbareschi, Natasha Stefanenko; Inspired by the best–selling crime novels by Valerio Varesi, this atmospheric policier set along the river Po, with Barbareschi as the brooding…
Intervention (TV Series) (2005): An Emmy–winning series that pairs qualified professionals with families and friends attempting to help their loved ones recover from their…
Into the West (TV Mini-series) (2005): Feat. Matthew Modine, Graham (Actor) Greene, Beau Bridges…; The tale of the settlement of the American West between 1820 and 1890 is laid out in sprawling confusing detail in this epic mini–series told…
Invasion (TV Series) (2005-2006): Feat. William Fichtner, Eddie Cibrian; Creeping sci–fi series concerning a small–town family who find their town bizarrely quarantined after a mysterious hurricane. Like a…
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Charlie Day, Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton…; Politically incorrect sitcom about four young proprietors of an Irish pub in Philadelphia and their self–obsessiveness that keeps them from…
Jesse Stone [Movie Series] (2005-2015): Feat. Tom Selleck, Jane Adams, Saul Rubinek…; Based on the detective novels by Robert B. Parker, Tom Selleck plays his eponymous law enforcement officer from Massachusetts in this series of…
Kidnapped (TV Mini Series) (2005): Feat. Adrian Dunbar, John Bach, Paul McGann…; A stirring adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure yarn, set around a young boy's entanglement with the Scottish Jacobite rebellion…
Ladette To Lady (TV Series) (2005): Trashy reality show that places a group of rough–and–ready "tom boys" in a finishing school to try and turn them into proper ladies who…
Love Soup (TV Series) (2005-2008): Dir. Sandy Johnson
Feat. Tamsin Greig, Michael Landes, Sheridan Smith; BBC romantic comedy starring Tamsin Greig and Michael Landes (in Series 1 only) as people who like the same things and share the same beliefs, only…
Macbeth (Shakespeare Retold) (2005): Dir. Mark Brozel
Feat. James McAvoy, Richard Armitage, Keeley Hawes; An updated version of Shakespeare's tragedy by the makers of THE CANTERBURY TALES (2003) series, shifting the Scottish renegade into the…
Malice Aforethought (TV Mini-series) (2005): Dir. David Blair
Feat. Ben Miller, Barbara Flynn, Megan Dods; Ironically fashioned PBS tele–mystery has a frustrated doctor (Miller) driven to dose his overbearing wife (Flynn) with poisons, but having to…
Man Stroke Woman (TV Series) (2005): Dir. Richard Cantor
Feat. Nick Frost; HOT FUZZ’s Nick Frost headlines this cheeky British sketch show, notable for functioning outside of the genre's traditional studio setting, and…
Marcus Lush Collection Boxset (Off the Rails, North, South, Ice) (2005-2011): Feat. Marcus Lush; Four quality documentary series on New Zealand's natural and personal history from television personality Marcus Lush.
Medium (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Patricia Arquette, Miguel Sandoval, Jake Weber; Moderately–spooky paranormal soap–opera with Patricia Arquette playing a psychic attached to the DA's office in Phoenix, Arizona, who…
Meerkat Manor (TV Series) (2005): In the tradition of ANIMALS ARE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, this cheeky Animal Planet series follows a commune of Meerkats living in the Kalahari Desert in…
Miami Ink (TV Series) (2005): Tattoo–obsessed reality series chronicling the day–to–day custom of a parlour on Miami Beach, its creative and entrepreneurial…
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (Shakespeare Retold) (2005): Dir. Ed Fraiman
Feat. Bill Paterson, Imelda Staunton; An updated version of Shakespeare's fantasy–comedy by the makers of THE CANTERBURY TALES (2003) series, with Paterson and Stauton playing…
Mike Bassett - Manager (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Ricky Tomlinson, Amanda Redman; Spin–off show that follows on from the film MIKE BASSETT: ENGLAND MANAGER. This is basic stuff, but you'll probably get a kick out of it if…
Moral Orel (TV Series) (2005): Controversial, caustic parody of religious mores remixes in the Adult Swim tradition existing morally–centred shows around laregly offensive…
Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare Retold) (2005): Dir. Brian Percival
Feat. Sarah Parish, Damian Lewis, Martin Jarvis…; An updated version of Shakespeare's comedy by the makers of THE CANTERBURY TALES (2003) series, here transposing the romantic fireworks between…
My Family and Other Animals (2005): Dir. Sheree Folkson
Feat. Imelda Staunton; Delightfully unassuming BBC telemovie with Imelda Staunton as the matriarch of an eccentric British family living on the Greek isle of Corfu. Based…
My Name is Earl (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Jason Lee; Pleasantly wry TV comedy centred around a low–life beer–guzzling slacker (Jason Lee) who after a particularly galling stroke of…
Numbers (TV Series) (Numb3rs) (2005): Feat. Rob Morrow, David Krumholtz, Judd Hirsch; An original and enjoyably intellectual take on the crime–solving TV genre, which entertains the concept of an FBI agent (Morrow) employing his…
Off the Rails - A Love Story (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Marcus Lush; Quality TV series that journeys with presenter and train buff Marcus Lush from Bluff in the South to Opua in the North on a variety of railways…
Office, The (TV Series, US) (2005): Feat. Steve Carell; Contentious yet affable US version of Ricky Gervais' hit BBC series set in the modern microcosm of 'the office', where hierachy, ambition, custom and…
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 1 (2005): Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Grant Bowler, Frank Whitten…; Mining similar territory to the feature–film SAVAGE HONEYMOON, this is a considerably more successful attempt at capturing the customs, mores…
Over There (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Josh Henderson, Luke MacFarlane, Erik Palladino; Demanding Iraqi War excursion from Steven Bochco (NYPD BLUE) focuses on a US army unit’s dispatch to Iraq. Light on politics, this nevertheless…
Point Pleasant (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Elisabeth Harnois, Grant Show; Short–lived, mildly cultish series may interest BUFFY fans as a brief alternative: it concerns a mysterious girl who washes up on the shoreline…
Prison Break - Season 1 (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Stacy Keach…; Making a masterfully gripping series out of its preposterous premise, this finds a wealthy architect (Miller) enfurl an elaborate plan to rescue his…
Project Runway (TV Series) (2005): Mega–hit reality show presented by supermodel Heidi Klum sees fifteen designers compete against each other in order to win enough cash to start…
Rediscovering Intrepid Journeys (TV Series) (2005): Generally enlightening TV series in which New Zealand celebrities journey to various exotic climes and give a running version of their…
Robinsons, The (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Martin Freeman, Hugh Bonneville; A wry British sitcom of family dysfunction with the disarming Martin Freeman – who’s since cornered the English everyman role all for himself –…
Robot Chicken (TV Series) (2005): Devilish stop–motion animated series jiving an array of random sketch–comedy segments to the tune of pop–cultural parody, rounded…
Rock Star: INXS (2005): Highlights from the surprisingly fun reality series searching for the new lead singer of iconic band INXS, after the death of Michael Hutchence.
Rome (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Kevin McKidd, Polly Walker, Ian McNeice…; Lavish, handsomely–mounted cable television series chronicling dark goings–on in ancient Rome. The wide canvas of characters ranges…
Search for the Northwest Passage (2005): Dir. Louise Osmond; A partially dramatised documentary examines the two most famous expeditions which attempted to find a passage around the northern–most…
Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (TV Series) - Series 1 (2005): Dir. Danny Mulheron
Feat. David McPhail, Jason Hoyte, Tandi Wright…; Gleefully un–PC series stars David McPhail as an aggressively behind the times 'relief teacher' in a small New Zealand secondary school, whose…
Shakugan No Shana (TV Series) (2005): Yuji is returning from school when suddenly time stops and monsters appear to devour people. He is not frozen, however. When one of the monsters…
Silence, The (2005): Dir. Cate Shortland
Feat. Richard Roxburgh, Emily Barclay; Above–average teledrama based around the investigations of an emotionally–wounded police detective (Roxburgh) whose curiosity into…
Six Feet Under - Season 5 (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy…; Fifth and final season of the acclaimed HBO drama set around a funeral home. 12 episodes over 5 discs: A Coat of White Primer, Dancing for Me,…
Spiral (TV Series) (Engrenages) (2005): Feat. Audrey Fleurot, Philippe Duclos, Caroline Proust; Euro–crime TV series set in Paris and following the police officers, lawyers and judges surrounding various criminal investigations.
Squidbillies (TV Series) (2005): A family of degenerative squid hillbillies are the focus of this vulgar, though hilarious Adult Swim brew. Expect an abundance of redneck jokes,…
State of Play (TV Mini-series) (2005): Dir. David Yates
Feat. David Morrissey, John Simm, Bill Nighy…; Politics, journalism and murder collide in this dynamic British thriller, which snowballs from two seemingly unrelated deaths into a riveting,…
Story of 1, The (The Story of One) (2005): Dir. Nick Murphy
Feat. Terry Jones; Truly fascinating BBC documentary that sees Ex–Python Terry Jones traverse the globe in search of the history of numbers, and in particular,…
Suite Life of Zack and Cody, The (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse, Ashley Tisdale…; Fun kids TV sitcom series from the Disney Channel starring real–life identical twins as two mischievous brothers who live in a hotel with their…
Supernatural (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles; Two brothers scour the countryside for urban myths and legends, stumbling upon various paranorma, horror movie moments and other unexplained events…
Surface (TV Series) (2005-2006): Feat. Lake Bell, Jay R. Ferguson, Carter Jenkins…; Short–lived but acclaimed Sci–fi TV series starring Lake Bell as a marine biologist who confronts a new species of sea life, while…
Taming of the Shrew, The (Shakespeare Retold) (2005): Dir. David Richards
Feat. Shirley Henderson, Rufus Sewell, Twiggy; An updated version of Shakespeare's comedy by the makers of THE CANTERBURY TALES (2003) series, has Shirley Henderson play a bitchy and ambitious MP…
Thick of It, The (TV Series) (2005): Dir. Armando Iannucci
Feat. Chris Langham, Peter Capaldi, Chris Addison…; Coruscating political satire examines the bumbling drones who work inside government as they blunder their days away under the watchful eye of the…
Threshold (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Carla Gugino, Brent Spiner, Peter Dinklage…; Campy but enjoyable sci–fi show, in which a team of experts are hastily assembled when the U.S. Navy discovers an extraterrestrial craft in the…
To The Ends of the Earth (TV mini-series) (2005): Dir. David Attwood
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Jared Harris, Sam Neill…; Based on William Golding's epic trilogy, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a young aristocrat who travels to Australia on a journey of…
Trailer Park Boys - Season 5 (TV Series) (2005): Further episodes from this gratifyingly lowbrow mockumentary series, based around the lives of a set of eccentrically vulgar residents of a trailer…
Triangle, The (TV Mini-series) (2005): Dir. Craig R. Baxley
Feat. Eric Stoltz, Catherine Bell, Lou Diamond Phillips…; Three part miniseries produced by sci–fi aficionado BRYAN SINGER (X MEN), following a crew of specialists who attempt to uncover the truths…
Trinity Blood (TV Series) (2005): Centuries ago, Armageddon cast darkness across the world. From that darkness, the vampires emerged. Now humans and vampires tremble on the brink of…
Vincent (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Ray Winstone, Joe Absolom, Angel Coulby; Solid British drama has Ray Winstone play an ex–cop who runs a private investigation firm, finding himself and his staff embroiled in a series…
Wallander (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Krister Henriksson, Johanna Sällström; Suspenseful Scandinavian procedural finds drama within the inner–workings of a police force in southern Sweden, chiefly between the series’…
Wallis and Edward (2005): Feat. Joely Richardson, Stephen Campbell Moore, Miriam Margolyes; A condensed tele–feature dramatisation of the royal scandal that shocked the world following Prince Edward from the time when he meets the…
Waterloo Road (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Jason Merrells, Jamie Glover, Angela Griffin; From the makers of Footballers' Wives and Bad Girls, Waterloo Road is set in the chaotic world of a failing northern comprehensive school, in which…
We Can Be Heroes (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Chris Lilley; Hoisting the tried–and–true "mock–umentary" to new heights, the fiendishly talented Chris Lilley assumes no less than six roles in…
Weeds (TV Series) (2005-2012): Feat. Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins, Justin Kirk…; Tinkering with suburban values and the illusion they help maintain, this wry and caustic comedy of affluence trafficks the drug trade of a widowed…
Wild South America (TV Series) (2005): Another entry in the BBC documentary series charting the natural history of the Earth's continents, this time the varied ecology and life of South…
24 - Season 3 (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Kiefer Sutherland; Further episodes in this high–concept TV thriller, covering 24 hours of real time events (an hour per episode) with Kiefer Sutherland as lead…
4400, The (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Joel Gretsch, Jacqueline McKenzie; An effectively puzzling sci–fi TV series which begins on a day when 4400 missing persons suddenly reappear on Earth, not a day older than when…
Agatha Christie - A Life in Pictures (2004): Dir. Richard Curson Smith
Feat. Olivia Williams, Anna Massey; BBC teledrama that focuses on the real life disappearance of detective–writer Agatha Christie in 1926, which has already spawned at least one…
Angels in America (TV Mini Series) (2004): Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson…; An ambitious, multi–leveled portrait of the fractures, politics and metaphysical crises of 1980s America based on the stageplay by Tony…
Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) (2004-2009): Feat. Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell; Following on from the 2003 miniseries, this has been hailed as Sci–Fi’s greatest TV series to date... SEASON ONE: 13 episodes over 4 DVDs…
Bear Named Winnie, A (2004): Dir. John Kent Harrison
Feat. Michael Fassbender, Gil Bellows, David Suchet…; Interesting telemovie based on the true story of a Canadian black bear cub who was 'adopted' by a soldier in 1914, eventually placed in the London…
Best of Spike Milligan, The (2004): Dir. Alan J.W. Bell
Feat. Spike Milligan; BBC compilation of comical highlights from the television career of the famous ex–Goon. Includes skits from 'Q' and 'There's a lot of it About'.
Blackpool (TV Series) (2004): Dir. Coky Giedroyc, Julie Ann Robinson
Feat. David Morrissey, Sarah Parish, David Tennant; Cocky and entertaining mini–series concerns the rise and fall of a Blackpool gambling entrepeneur, played with broad intensity by the excellent…
Bodies (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Max Beesley, Keith Allen, Susan Lynch…; Overlooked British medical drama series created by Jed Mercurio (LINE OF DUTY, BODYGUARD), based on his own novel of the same name. The series…
Boston Legal - Season 1 (TV Series) (2004-2005): Feat. James Spader, William Shatner, Monica Potter…; Irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE adds a thwack of biting comedy to some familiar courtroom antics, chiefly courtesy of star turns from James Spader…
Brief, The (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Alan Davies; Alan Davies juggles work as a brilliant, crusading barrister, with a less than perfect home life, in this lively courtroom drama.
British Isles: A Natural History (TV Mini-series) (2004): Dir. Mary Colwell; Utilising the latest scientific evidence and cinematic f/x, this 8–part series guides us through the aeons of geological time, as they relate…
Bro' Town - Series 1 (TV Series) (2004): An instant hit with local audiences, this 'Simpsons of the South Pacific', catches a humourous and authentic South Auckland vibe, with its teenage…
Brush Off, The (2004): Dir. Sam Neill
Feat. David Wenham, Mick Molloy, John Clarke…; David Wenham returns as the untidy Melbourne official from STIFF who in this story becomes an effective, if bruised detective tracking a case of a…
Chappelle's Show (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Dave Chappelle; Dave Chappelle's revered sketch show ranks amongst the decades comedic high points, with it's mixture of sketches, pop culture parodies and live…
Corner Gas (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Brent Butt; Praised in certain quarters, this unheralded Canadian sitcom recalls in spirit the irreverent ‘nothingness’ of SEINFELD, extracting smart and…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 4 (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Larry David; More episodes in the quirky celebrity–studded comedy. Celebrities appearing this season include Mel Brooks, Ben Stiller, Ted Danson, Saul…
Deadwood - Season 1 (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker…; An acclaimed new revision of the Western genre, recounting the complex and troubling establishment of the Arizona town of Deadwood in the 1880s,…
Desperate Housewives (TV Series) - Season 1 (2004): Feat. Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross…; A wildly popular "super–soap" which explores the secrets, neuroses, affairs and generally intriguing lives of a group of middle–aged…
Director's Commentary (TV Series) (Peter De Lane's Director's Commentary) (2004): Feat. Rob Brydon; Rob Brydon provides hilariously subversive director's commentary of the TV shows he's directed, under the guise of 'Peter De Lane'. Shows spoofed…
Doctor Who (Series 1) [Christopher Eccleston] (Dr. Who) (2004-2005): Feat. Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper; A Doctor Who for the digital age with Christopher Eccleston upholding the fine tradition of the quirky, time–travelling hero, with one time…
Drawn Together (TV Series) (2004): Twisted parody of BIG BROTHER and its ilk with cartoon characters living under one roof and the camera's constant scrutiny. Parodying reality…
Eagle, The (TV Series) (A Crime Odyssey) (2004): Feat. Jens Albinus; An expert Danish thriller dealing in international terrorism and cross–border crime, this involves the usual task force machinations of special…
Elfen Lied (2004): Dir. Mamoru Kanbe; Anime TV series adapting the earlier part of a manga of the same name by Lynn Okamoto that was considered edgy in its time due to being pretty dark…
Entourage (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jeremy Piven; A loutish, hipper spin on CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM's lifestyles of the rich and famous, this series chronicles the rising star of a hot young actor…
Facelift (TV Series) (2004-2006): A genuinely hilarious, Kiwi–centric sketch satire spoofing many of New Zealand’s best known ‘faces’, with various masked actors…
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Matthew Holness, Richard Ayoade, Alice Lowe; Richard Ayoade (THE IT CROWD) spun this radical late–night oddity with cohort Matthew Holness, who plays a fictional horror author and creator…
Green Wing (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan, Sarah Alexander; Cult medical comedy stars BLACK BOOK's idiosyncratic Tamsin Greig as a new surgical registrar whose job orientation runs the usual gamut of deranged,…
Grid, The (Mini-series) (2004): Dir. Mikael Salomon
Feat. Dylan McDermott, Julianne Margulies, Bernard Hill…; Solid and swiftly moving mini–series in which members of multiple security and intelligence agencies (CIA, FBI, M16, M15, NSC...) attempt to…
He Knew He Was Right (2004): Dir. Tom Vaughan
Feat. Bill Nighy, Laura Fraser, Anna Massey…; This dexterous, Dickens–esque romance from the quill of Anthony Trollope follows the marital adventures of Louis and Emily Trevelyan, with the…
Hex (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Jemima Rooper, Christina Cole, Michael Fassbender; Bewitching, BUFFY–comparable series in which a feisty English schoolgirl is bestowed with supernatural powers amidst a looming demonic threat.…
House - Season 1 (TV Series) (House M.D.) (2004): Feat. Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps…; Hugh Laurie cleverly overturns his nebbish comic persona to play an brilliant, yet misanthropic disease specialist in this surprisingly distinctive…
Huff (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Hank Azaria, Paget Brewster, Blythe Danner…; Solid 'midlife crisis' drama series set around a successful psychiatrist (Azaria) who is sent into a tailspin when a 15–year old patient…
Hustle (TV Series) (Hu$tle) (2004): Feat. Robert Vaughn, Rob Jarvis, Adrian Lester…; Popular Brit TV drama about the so–called 'pros of con': five slick yet human ripoff artists who earn their bread by staging elaborate stings…
I Am Not An Animal (TV Series) (2004): Dir. Peter Baynham
Feat. Steve Coogan, Simon Pegg; Acclaimed claymation series, set around a group of 'super animals' who live in luxury in an ultra–secret vivisection laboratory. Although…
Insiders Guide to Happiness, The (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Fasitua Amosa, Ben Barrington, Fraser Brown…; An ambitious, stylish TV series (made on our doorstep) which shows the life–tracks of various contemporary urbanites and suburbanites meshing…
Island at War (TV Mini-Series) (2004): Dir. Peter Lydon
Feat. James Wilby, Saskia Reeves, Philip Glenister…; Above par made–for–television drama, set during the German occupation of the Channel Islands in World War II, with the struggle of three…
Joey (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Matt LeBlanc, Drea De Matteo, Jennifer Coolidge; Matt LeBlanc jumps the shark in this resurrection of his lovable, studly FRIENDS role after the popular show's tenth season finale. A desperate,…
John Safran vs God (TV Series) (2004): Feat. John Safran; Ozzie media–satirist John Safran explores religion in the modern world with high irreverance, low humour and agnostic scepticism. Among the…
K Street (TV Series) (2004): Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. John Slattery, Mary McCormack, Roger Guenveur Smith; A cutting–edge political satire from Steven Soderbergh, which attempted to capture the immediacy and unpredictability of current affairs…
King Solomon's Mines (TV Mini-series) (2004): Feat. Patrick Swayze, Alison Doody, Roy Marsden…; Two–part miniseries based on H. Rider Haggard's timeless tale of Allan Quartermain's quest to find the fabled mines of King Solomon, and the…
Kingdom Hospital (TV Mini-series) (2004): Dir. Craig R Baxley
Feat. Andrew McCarthy, Bruce Davison, Diane Ladd…; Horror–writer Stephen King expands his King–dom with a solid adaptation of dir. Lars von Trier's celebrated Danish TV series "The…
L Word, The (TV Series) (2004-2009): Feat. Jennifer Beals, Mia Kirshner, Pam Grier…; A fiercely determined "queer" series exploring Los Angeles' liberal gay scene, canvasing a tight–knit community of attractive lesbians and…
Las Vegas (TV Series) (2004): Feat. James Caan, Josh Duhamel; Set in the environs of the fictional "Montecito Resort and Casino" of the Nevada gambling town, this escapist drama revolves chiefly around…
League of Gentlemen, The - Series 3 (TV Series) (2004): Dir. Steve Bendelack
Feat. Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith; Third series of the ghoulishly black comedy set in the sinister village of Royston Vasey.
Life Begins (TV Series) (2004): Dir. David Caffrey, Charles Palmer
Feat. Caroline Quentin, Alexander Armstrong, Frank Finlay…; Charming British series concerning a woman who must face life as a single middle–age woman after the sudden departure of her husband.…
Lives of the Saints (TV Mini-Series) (2004): Dir. Jerry Ciccoritti
Feat. Sophia Loren, Fabrizio Filippo, Kris Kristofferson…; Vivid mini–series focused on an Italian immigrant family, headed by the insatiable Sophia Loren, which must confront their sordid past in order…
Long Way Round (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman; An engrossing 'reality' show which tags along with actor Ewan McGregor (TRAINSPOTTING) and his best friend Charley Boorman on an improvised…
Lost (TV Series) - Season 1 (2004): Feat. Dominic Monaghan, Naveen Andrews, Harold Perrineau, Jr.…; One of the more daring, offbeat and addictive TV Series of recent years, this concerns the survivors of a plane–crash who find themselves…
Map Makers, The (TV Series) (2004): Dir. Stuart Clarke, Ali McGrath; An SBS – 'History Channel' documentary series which describes the intriguing history of cartography and the efforts of Western civilization to…
Marple (TV Series) [Geraldine McEwan] (2004-2005): Dir. Andy Wilson, John Strickland, Charles Palmer
Feat. Geraldine McEwan, Derek Jacobi, John Hannah…; Four episodes from the most recent adaptation of Agatha Christie's novels set around her indefatiguable elderly heroine and amateur detective Miss…
Mighty Boosh, The (TV Series) (2004): Dir. Paul King
Feat. Noel Fielding, Julian Barratt; Irreverent, maniacal cult comedy from the BBC stables, centered around zoo workers Howard Moon and Vince Noir who find time between feeding the…
Monarchy (TV Series) (2004): Historical TV Series presented by Dr David Starkey tracing the blood–stained history of the English monarchy covering all the epic battles and…
Murder in Suburbia (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Lisa Faulkner, Caroline Catz; Another variation on Britain’s fetish for sleuthing duos, this is a spunkier, sexier alternative to most under the female eye two abrasively…
Nighty Night (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Julia Davis; Thoroughly "wicked" drama series follows the nefarious efforts of arch–manipulator Julia Davis to 'move on' after her husband falls ill to…
North and South (TV Mini-series) (2004): Dir. Brian Percival
Feat. Daniela Denby-Ashe, Richard Armitage, Tim Pigott-Smith…; Quality BBC adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's epochal novel of the Victorian Industrial era, in which a country–raised woman from the south of…
NZ Idol - Greatest Moments (TV Series) (New Zealand Idol) (2004): A comprehensive overview of the 2004 debut season of the talent quest 'NZ Idol', through the cringe–worthy audition process, expert training…
Paranoia Agent (TV Series) (Mousou dairinin) (2004): Dir. Satoshi Kon; Beautifully animated and conceptually ambitious 'anime' TV series from the dir. of PERFECT BLUE, set in a present–day metropolis of social…
Persuaders, The (2004): Incisive doco from American public affairs series FRONTLINE takes a penetrating look at the multi–billion dollar American advertising industry…
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares (TV Series) (2004-2005): Feat. Gordon Ramsay; Potty–mouthed chef and reality TV mogul Mr Gordon Ramsay visits some of the scummiest and most incompetent restaurants and gives them a swift…
Rescue Me (TV Series) (2004-2006): Feat. Denis Leary, Jack McGee; Fast and furious drama about the vigorous lives of firefighters in New York City. Created by and starring comedian Denis Leary in the lead part, this…
Sex Traffic (Mini-Series) (2004): Dir. David Yates
Feat. John Simm, Wendy Crewson, Maury Chaykin; Harrowing drama of Britain’s illegal sex trade, with John Simm leading the good fight against an international prostitution ring. The compelling…
Show Me Yours (TV Series) (2004-2005): Feat. Rachael Crawford, Adam Harrington, Rachel Wilson…; Diverting comedy with 'sexpert' Kate Langford's life is tipped upside down when her publisher insists on a particularly obnoxious co–author for…
Six Feet Under - Season 4 (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy…; Further episodes of the acclaimed HBO drama set around a funeral home. 12 episodes over 5 discs: Falling into Place, In Case of Rapture, Parallel…
Smoking Room, The (TV Series) (2004-2005): Dir. Gareth Carrivick
Feat. Robert Webb, Jeremy Swift, Paula Wilcox…; BBC three began airing this sitcom 6 months after the final Christmas special of Ricky Gervais's masterpiece "The Office". However, this series…
Spooks - Season 3 (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, Peter Firth…; Further episodes from the British MI5 spy suspense series, in which agents try to resolve a variety of 21st century threats. Season Three: 10…
St. Bear's Dolls Hospital (TV Series) (2004): Nicely–produced puppetry fun set in the emergancy room of St. Bear's Dolls Hospital, where injured and disconsolate toys and dolls from all…
Staircase, The (TV Mini-series) (Soupcons) (2004): Dir. Jean-Xavier de Lestrade; Fascinating and ambiguous documentary mini–series tracks in detail the trial of a North Carolina man accused of murdering his wife, who was…
Stargate Atlantis (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Joe Flanigan; Further wormhole adventures from the Stargate universe, with this latest spin–off following a dispatch of scientists and military personal to…
Status Anxiety (TV Series) (2004): Writer and presenter Alain De Botton explores the myth that our level of material wealth and career success has a bearing on our happiness and…
Stiff (2004): Dir. John Clarke
Feat. David Wenham, Mick Molloy, Sam Neill; Superior telemovie adaptation from the popular crime novel series by Shane Maloney, based around a shambling but effective government advisor…
Tom Brown's Schooldays (2004): Dir. David Moore
Feat. Stephen Fry, Jemma Redgrave, Alex Pettyfer; Movie based on the classic novel of the same name by Thomas Hughes, with Stephen Fry playing the young Tom Brown at a Victorian boys' public school…
Tom Goes to the Mayor (TV Series) (2004): One of Adult Swim's more unclassifiable animations, this surreal comedy of small town banter revolves around a diligent citizen of Jefferson, Tom…
Trailer Park Boys - Season 4 (TV Series) (2004): Further episodes from this gratifyingly lowbrow mockumentary series, based around the lives of a set of eccentrically vulgar residents of a trailer…
Venture Bros, The (TV Series) (2004): The zany minds at Adult Swim turn to spoofing JOHNNY QUEST, directing the spotlight on a pill–popping scientist, his moronic sons, and their…
Veronica Mars (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni…; Addictive, dark–hued mystery noir masquerading as a high school drama, centred on the socially ostracised teen daughter of a private eye whose…
Wire, The - Season 3 (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Dominic West, Frankie Faison, Idris Elba…; Third season of this cracking HBO crime drama set in the seedy underbelly of the Baltimore crime scene. This season the Baltimore mayor is…
Worst Week of My Life, The (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Sarah Alexander, Ben Miller, Alison Steadman; The stressful lead up to a wedding is the inspired comic premise for this series, in which everything that can go wrong, does go wrong... Ben…
24 - Season 2 (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Kiefer Sutherland; Further episodes in this high–concept TV thriller, covering 24 hours of real time events (an hour per episode) with Kiefer Sutherland as lead…
Absolute Power (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Stephen Fry; With its cynical heart in the right place, this BBC comedy has a cunning Stephen Fry running a shameless PR firm, who act as spin doctors to the…
After the Deluge (TV Series) (2003): Feat. David Wenham, Hugo Weaving, Ray Barrett…; A heartfelt and critically acclaimed teledrama about the troubled lives of three brothers and their father, who is disturbed by memories of WWII.…
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003): Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Alan Arkin, Jim Broadbent…; Zooming–in on an intriguing corner of 20th century history, this tells the unlikely (but true) story of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa's…
Arrested Development (TV Series) (2003-2005): Feat. Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Portia de Rossi…; Celebrated TV sitcom follows the travails of a once–affluent family contending with sudden poverty after the bread–winner (Tambor) is…
Art: 21 (TV Series) (Art in the 21st Century) (2003): A PBS documentary series looking at visual art in America in the 21st century, eliciting some fascinating insights from various creative types.…
Augustus (TV Mini-Series) (2003): Dir. Roger Young
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Charlotte Rampling; Peter O'Toole takes on the role of Augustus Caesar in this refreshing series focusing on the time when Augustus stepped into his adopted father's…
Australian Idol (TV Series) (2003): The Australian version of the globally popular talent show which looks to narrow down and groom a selection of young candidates for a career as a pop…
Battlestar Galactica (TV Mini Series) (2003): Dir. Michael Rymer
Feat. Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell; Glossed–up reprise of the late–70s sci–fi TV series, which replaces the cuteness with a more sombre tone, ethnic diversity and…
Between the Sheets (TV Mini Series) (2003): Feat. Brenda Blethyn, Richard Armitage, Alun Armstrong; A well–to–do housewife, unhappy in marriage, rediscovers the joy of sex after a passionate encounter with a much younger man. A frank,…
Blackjack (TV Series) (2003-2007): Dir. Peter Andrikidis
Feat. Colin Friels, Vince Colosimo, Kate Beahan…; Tenacious Aussie crime series centred on a detective banished to work in the police archives section, who uses his new surrounds to solve long…
Block, The (TV Series) (2003): Australian reality–TV competition in which couples contest for the best DIY renovation on the block.
Blue Murder (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Caroline Quentin; Pragmatic crime series featuring British comedian Caroline Quentin as a detective at the top of her game, trying to juggle her demanding career and…
Boo! (TV Series) (2003): Nicely designed animated series in which the amorphous 'Boo' continually changes his spots with a chameleon–like changing appearance. His…
Canterbury Tales, The (TV Mini-Series) (2003): Feat. James Nesbitt, Julie Walters, Billie Piper…; A contemporay retelling of six tales from Geoffrey Chaucer's medieval classic, which dispenses with the framing journey to concentrate on the…
Carnivale - Season 1 (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Nick Stahl, Clancy Brown, John Savage…; A most unusual TV series which sets a running duel between two quasi–supernatural figures (Stahl and Brown) in the Oklahoma dustbowl during the…
Cheers and Tears (TV Series) (The Booze Cruise) (2003): Dir. Paul Seed
Feat. Martin Clunes, Mark Benton, Neil Pearson…; "Nothing goes according to plan" in this delightful series of British tele–movies in which an eccentric group of friends set sail on a series…
Children of Dune (TV Series) (2003): Dir. Greg Yaitanes
Feat. Alec Newman, Julie Cox; Mini–series sequel to the Sci–Fi Channel TV–adaptation (with William Hurt) that maintains the purist approach with a complex…
City of Men (TV Series) (Cidade dos Homens) (2003): Feat. Darlan Cunha, Douglas Silva; Brazilian TV followup to the crime epic CITY OF GOD, continues the lives of Acerola and Laranjinha in the shanties of Sao Paolo dodging drug gangs…
Days That Shook The World (TV Series) (2003): A monumental overview of the world’s most profound and history–defining events, this tome to humankind's great achievements and failures is…
Dead Like Me (TV Series) (2003-2004): Feat. Ellen Muth, Mandy Patinkin; Cult TV series about a recently–deceased woman – killed by a toilet seat falling off a space station – who gets recruited to help a…
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (TV Series) (2003): Dir. Wilson Milam
Feat. Richard E. Grant; Animated DOCTOR WHO series continuing the narrative of the original 1963–89 programme and DOCTOR WHO: THE MOVIE (1996), written by Doctor Who…
Doctor Zhivago (TV Series) (2003): Dir. Giacomo Campiotti
Feat. Sam Neill, Keira Knightley, Kris Marshall…; A 'Masterpiece Theatre' adaptation of Pasternak's novel of Tsarist Russia. Generally more complete and faithful than the Lean version, but less…
Double Take (TV Series) (2003): Award–winning BBC series which uses convincing lookalikes of members of the royal family, politicians, celebrities etc., to construct…
Fortysomething (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Hugh Laurie, Anna Chancellor, Benedict Cumberbatch; Humorous Britcom starring Hugh Laurie as an anxiety ridden doctor amidst the meltdown of a midlife crisis. With his long–term marriage slowly…
Get it On - The Seventies DVD Jukebox (2003): 22 classic tracks from the 1970's, taken from a European version of Top of the Pops. Stroll down memory lane with these great tracks: 1: Bryan…
Grumpy Old Men (TV Series) (2003-2004): An impressive array of British male celebrities take their turn to chew the fat on all manner of irksome annoyances especially concerning the modern…
Hardware (TV Series) (2003-2004): Feat. Martin Freeman, Peter Serafinowicz, Ken Morley…; Martin Freeman transplants his put–upon persona from THE OFFICE almost intact with this more conventional workplace sitcom. Set in a fictional…
Hitler - The Rise of Evil (2003): Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Stockard Channing, Peter O'Toole…; Somewhat controversial account of Adolf Hitler's rise to power, attempting to fathom his potential for evil–doing. An only…
Killing Hitler (TV Mini-series) (2003): Dir. Jeremy Lovering
Feat. Peter McDonald, Kate Ashfield, Kenneth Cranham…; Accurate docu–drama merging archival footage with recreations and educated interview to portray and dissect 'Operation Foxley' – a secret…
Last Detective, The (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Peter Davison; The ironically moniker Constable "Dangerous" Davies livens up this comic policier about an inept but persistent detective saddled with the most…
League of Gentlemen, The - Series 2 (TV Series) (2003): Dir. Steve Bendelack
Feat. Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith; Second series of the ghoulishly black comedy set in the sinister Northern English village of Royston Vasey.
Little Britain (TV Series) (2003): Dir. Steve Bendelack, Graham Linehan
Feat. Tom Baker, Matt Lucas, David Walliams…; A surrealistic (invented) travelogue narrated by Tom Baker, which explores the eccentricities of various caricatured 21st century Britons. Created by…
Little Robots (TV Series) (2003): A group of cute robots are the motley heroes of this likeable animated series. There are jokes, drama and songs to be had aplenty as they construct…
Lonely Planet - Six Degrees (2003): The flagship travel show of globetrotting bible LONELY PLANET, this lively series follows guides Asha Gill and Toby Amies as they journey from…
Look Around You (TV Series) (2003-2006): Dir. Tim Kirkby
Feat. Robert Popper, Peter Serafinowicz, Olivia Colman…; Season 1 is a brilliant absurd satire of educational programmes, particularly of the faceless kind played to British schoolchildren in the 1970's,…
Manchild (TV Series) (2003): Dir. David Evans
Feat. Nigel Havers; The life of four 50–something London men makes for an amusing spin of the ‘men behaving badly’ formula. With three of the…
Margery and Gladys (TV Series) (2003): Dir. Geoffrey Sax
Feat. Penelope Keith, June Brown; Jaunty British comedy of a wealthy suburban housewife and her cleaner who, believing they've killed a house burglar, set off as fugitives attempting…
Marion & Geoff (TV Series) (2003): Dir. Hugo Blick
Feat. Rob Brydon; Fantastic BBC comedy series co–written by and starring Rob Brydon as a taxi driver who records monologues on his video camera, relating the…
Marking Time (TV Mini-Series) (2003): Dir. Cherie Nowlan
Feat. Abe Forsythe, Geoff Morrell, Bojana Novakovic…; Teen angst and unrequited love stir in this topical outback drama, set in a small country town where the optimism behind the country's Olympic Games…
Mythbusters (TV Series) (2003): A series which attempts to test and debunk various 'urban myths', by having two special f/x experts devise (often highly destructive) experiments to…
Napoleon (TV Mini-series) (2003): Dir. Yves Simoneau
Feat. Christian Clavier, Gerard Depardieu, John Malkovich…; A handsomely staged French (though English language) production of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte (Clavier) from his youthful antics, military…
NCIS (TV Series) (2003-2007): Feat. Mark Harmon, Sasha Alexander; Globe–trotting TV crime series focused on a group of detectives investigating curly crimes connected to the Navy and Marine corps. A riveting…
New Tricks (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman…; Solidly commended British crime series set around a trio of retired police detectives (Armstrong, Bolam and Waterman), led by the rather brash Amanda…
Newlyweds (TV Series) (Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica) (2003-2005): Feat. Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey; A fluffy, but possibly enjoyable 'Reality TV' series produced by MTV which spends a year in the life of newly hitched pop stars Nick Lachey and…
Nip / Tuck (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Dylan Walsh, Julian McMahon, Joely Richardson; Television drama series set around the plastic–surgery practice of two Miami doctors, who have different priorities in life. Somewhat risque…
OC, The (TV Series) - Season 1 (2003-2004): Feat. Peter Gallagher, Mischa Barton, Kelly Rowan…; A stylish and instantly popular TV Series set in Orange County, California, in which a juvenile delinquent (McKenzie) is introduced to the…
One Tree Hill (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Chad Michael Murray, James Lafferty, Hilarie Burton…; Smallscreen teenage melodrama set in the small town of Tree Hill, North Carolina, and around the simmering relationship between two…
Out of Order (2003): Feat. Eric Stoltz, Felicity Huffman, Justine Bateman…; The pilot episode for a TV Series set around a Los Angeles family, where Mom (Huffman) and Dad (Stoltz) exist on the middle rungs of the Hollywood…
Peter Blake - Death on the Amazon (2003): Investigative documentary about the death of famed New Zealand yachtsman Sir Peter Blake, who was sailing up the Amazon River in 2001 before being…
Planetes (TV Series) (2003): The year is 2075 AD. The dream of working and living in the vast openness of space is now a reality. However, a new threat has arisen and if left…
Planman, The (2003): Dir. John Strickland
Feat. Robbie Coltrane, Graham Crowden; Ingenious two–part thriller in which Robbie Coltrane, in a near–reprise of his CRACKER role, plays a clever Scottish lawyer who in his…
Postman Pat (TV Series) (2003): Returning to the small–screen are Postman Pat (and his black–and–white cat) in a fresh series of animated episodes. Included here…
QI (TV Series) (Quite Interesting) (2003-2012): Feat. Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Rob Brydon…; Stephen Fry hosts this high and low–brow quiz show where celebrity panellists earn points for knowledge and invention and are penalised for…
Queer Eye For The Straight Guy (TV Series) (2003-2006): Genuinely amusing series in which five gay men (Ted Allen, Thom Filicia, Kyan Douglas, Jai Rodriguez and Carson Kressley) help transform the life of…
Reagans, The (TV Mini-series) (2003): Dir. Robert Allan Ackerman
Feat. James Brolin, Judy Davis, Zeljko Ivanek; Biographical drama about U.S. President Ronald Reagan and his family, spanning the time period 1949–1989, with James Brolin as Ronald Reagan…
Reno 911 (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Cedric Yarbrough, Niecy Nash, Thomas Lennon…; Irreverent and absurd mock–umentary takes us behind the scenes of the Reno police department and spotlights the bungling incompetents who work…
Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, The (2003): Dir. Robert Allan Ackerman
Feat. Helen Mirren, Olivier Martinez, Anne Bancroft…; Reasonably solid telemovie version of Tennessee Williams' only novel, with Mirren here playing the aging actress lured into an affair after the…
Rosemary & Thyme (TV Series) (2003): Dir. Tom Clegg
Feat. Pam Ferris, Felicity Kendal; Utterly peculiar crime series follows two disenchanted botanists – Rosemary, a sacked horticulture lecturer, and Laura, a police officer separated…
Royal, The (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Ian Carmichael, Wendy Craig; Long–running HEARTBEAT spin–off centred on the moral dilemmas and medical emergencies experienced by the staff at a rural Yorkshire…
Shark Net, The (TV Mini-series) (2003): Feat. William McInnes, Angie Milliken, Tim Draxl; Based on the memoir by Robert Drewe, this Australian mini–series focuses on Drewe's move to Perth as a young, excitable boy and his gradual…
Simple Life, The (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie; One of the more gratuitous 'Reality TV' shows puts famously inane heiress Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie (daughter of Lionel), into farm clothes to…
Slings and Arrows (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Paul Gross, Don McKellar, Rachel McAdams; One of the great forgotten TV gems, this critically lauded, scandalously under–watched arts comedy centres on a fictional Canadian Shakespeare…
So Little Time (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen; The ever–cutesome Olsen twins took over the world with this television series where they cope with the pressures of school, social life and…
Spooks - Season 2 (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, Peter Firth…; Further episodes from the British MI5 spy suspense series, in which agents try to resolve a variety of 21st century threats. Season Two: 6…
Stella Street (2003): Dir. Peter Richardson
Feat. John Sessions, Phil Cornwell; Worthy bigscreen spinoff of the British TV sketch series, in which two actors (Sessions and Cornwell) impersonate a range of Hollywood stars (Michael…
Surreal Life, The (TV Series) (2003-2006): Feat. Corey Feldman, Gabrielle Carteris; Tacky reality show that places washed–up actors and ex–reality stars in a LA mansion and watches the sparks fly as these has–been…
Tenacious D - The Complete Masterworks (2003): Feat. Jack Black, Kyle Gass; The complete episodes of the short–lived but hilarious HBO TV series, this showcase also compiles the various other projects formed around the…
Tractor Tom (TV Series) (2003): Feat. James Nesbitt; Vroom vroom! Animated adventures with Tom the anthropomorphic tractor and his buddies who get themselves into all sorts of scrapes.
Trailer Park Boys - Season 3 (TV Series) (2003): Further episodes from this gratifyingly lowbrow mockumentary series, based around the lives of a set of eccentrically vulgar residents of a trailer…
Tru Calling (TV Series) (2003-2005): Feat. Eliza Dushku; Paranormal TV drama with Dushku playing a morgue intern who discovers she can hear the voices of the recently deceased and reverse their fates.…
Two and a Half Men (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, Melanie Lynskey; This family–friendly sitcom is mostly a vehicle for Charlie Sheen, who here plays a rich bachelor who has to reluctantly accommodate his…
Vietnam War with Walter Cronkite (2003): Collection of CBS Documentaries narrated by broadcaster Walter Cronkite revealing the graphic inside story of the Vietnam War through the medium of…
Walking With Cavemen (2003): Dir. Richard Dale; Continues the series of BBC documentaries begun by WALKING WITH THE DINOSAURS into the era of early mankind. Uses dramatisations and CGI to…
Wildboyz (TV Series) (2003-2005): Dir. Jeff Tremaine
Feat. Steve-O , Chris Pontius; JACKASS alumni Steve–O and Chris Pontius apply their daredevil obnoxiousness to satirising the 'nature documentary'. In practice, this…
William and Mary (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Martin Clunes, Julie Graham; The ups and downs of an undertaker (Clunes) and midwife (Graham) in love forms the basis of this rocky, unconventional relationship comedy, where…
Wire, The - Season 2 (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Dominic West, Idris Elba, Wood Harris…; Much of the cast of the first season of this phenomenal HBO crime drama return for another complex delve into the Baltimore crime scene. This time…
24 - Season 1 (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Kiefer Sutherland, Leslie Hope, Dennis Haysbert…; High–concept TV thriller, covering 24 hours of real time events (an hour per episode), with Kiefer Sutherland as lead special agent of a…
American Idol (TV Series) (2002): The global talent show phenomenon is presented here as a weighty highlights package from the original American series, complete with ugly auditions,…
Anna Nicole Smith Show, The (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Anna Nicole Smith; Former Playmate turned gold digger Anna Nicole Smith joins the queue in adapting her vacant Z–list lifestyle into a Reality TV series.…
Believe Nothing (TV Series) (2002): Dir. John Stroud
Feat. Rik Mayall; Rik Mayall here displays his talent for creating obnoxiously hilarious characters, playing the "cleverest man in Britain", Professor Adonis…
Bertie and Elizabeth (2002): Dir. Giles Foster
Feat. James Wilby, Juliet Aubrey, Alan Bates…; Above–board portrait of the relationship between George VI and future wife Elizabeth Bowes–Lyon – better known as the 'Queen…
Blackadder's A Christmas Carol (2002): Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Robbie Coltrane…; Version of Charles Dickens' Christmas classic, completely Blackadder–ised for your viewing pleasure.
Born and Bred (TV Series) (2002-2005): Feat. James Bolam, Michael French; Comforting drama series, set in 1950's Britain, centred on a son who moves back home to a Lancashire village to help his father establish a medical…
Braquo (TV Series) (2002): Dir. Olivier Marchal, Xavier Palud
Feat. Jean-Hugues Anglade, Joseph Malerba, Karole Rocher…; Grungy French police series in which four officers of the SDPJ Hauts–de–Seine have their lives turned upside down after a colleague…
Captain's Log (2002): Feat. Peter Elliot; Peter Elliot sails around New Zealand retracing Captain Cook's voyage of discovery in 1769. Travelling on 20 different boats, this television series…
Cirque du Soleil - Fire Within (TV Series) (2002): A 13–part documentary series which showcases the creative processes of the 'Cirque du Soleil' dance–theatre troupe who specialise in a…
Crime and Punishment (TV Mini-series) (2002): Dir. Julian Jarrold
Feat. John Simm, Kate Ashfield, Lara Belmont…; Lyrical TV adaptation of the great Dostoevsky novel focused on a young murderer struggling to escape his feelings of guilt and paranoia before they…
Cruise of the Gods (2002): Dir. Declan Lowney
Feat. Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, David Walliams…; Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan set sail in this cult precursor to THE TRIP, where showbiz rivalry and jealously again rears its ugly head. The comedic…
CSI Miami (TV Series) (2002): Feat. David Caruso, Rory Cochrane; Episodes from the first series of the Florida–based spinoff from the successful forensic procedural series. David Caruso follows William…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 3 (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Larry David; More episodes in the quirky celebrity–studded comedy. Celebrities appearing this season include Ted Danson, Michael York, Richard Lewis, Joan…
Cutting It (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Amanda Holden, Sarah Parish; Set in the snippily stylish world British hair salons, this television series concerns the competition between two salons facing each other across…
Daniel Deronda (TV Mini-series) (2002): Dir. Tom Hooper
Feat. Hugh Dancy, Romola Garai, Barbara Hershey…; Faithful and reasonably stylish BBC adaptation of George Eliot's final novel, in which the titular young man (Dancy), an orphan raised by a guardian…
David Attenborough: Life on Air (2002): Feat. David Attenborough, Michael Palin; Intriguing look at the television career of the charismatic naturalist draws on a wealth of archival material and Attenborough's own keen memory.…
Dead Zone, The (TV Series) (2002-2006): Dir. Robert Lieberman
Feat. Anthony Michael Hall, David Ogden Stiers, Nicole De Boer; Surprisingly effective spinoff from the 1983 David Cronenberg–Stephen King film, with Hall playing a coma victim who upon awakening six years…
Firefly (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Adam Baldwin; Devised by Josh Whedon, the creator of BUFFY and ANGEL, this intelligent sci–fi series concerns a small group of space–travellers aboard…
Flying Visit, A (TV Series) (2002-2003): Former TVNZ weatherman Jim Hickey channels the heritage of his father as a WWII Spitfire pilot and flies a Cessna 182 around New Zealand airstrips,…
Forsyte Saga, The (TV Series) (2002): Dir. Christopher Menaul, David Moore
Feat. Rupert Graves, Damian Lewis, Gina McKee; Opulent adaptation of John Galsworthy’s cycle of novels by Granada television, with the saga of the squabbling, all–too–human Forsyte…
Foyle's War (TV Series) (2002-2015): Feat. Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks, Anthony Howell; A distinguished drama series of mysteries set at the dawn of World War II, from the makers of Midsomer Murders. Michael Kitchen stars as charismatic…
Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex (TV Series) (2002-2004): Dir. Kenji Kamiyama; A surprisingly excellent television sequel to the classic 'anime' of 1995, this chiefly concerns the life of a female police officer in a special…
Greg the Bunny (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Seth Green, Eugene Levy, Bob Gunton…; Twisted comedy series starring Greg the Bunny, an ambitious rabbit that finds work on a slipshod kid's show populated by disturbed puppet pals.…
Hellsing (TV Series) (Herushingu) (2002): Adapated from his own manga comicbook by Kouta Hirano, this concerns the battle of survival of the Hellsing Organisation, a shadowy group which looks…
Jamie Oliver Collection, The (2002-2007): Feat. Jamie Oliver; 9–disc collection including all of Jamie Oliver's wildly successful culinary shows; JAMIE AT HOME, JAMIE'S SCHOOL DINNERS, JAMIE'S KITCHEN,…
John Safran's Music Jamboree (TV Series) (2002): Feat. John Safran; The mischievious Australian–Jewish satirist here plunges into the surprisingly weird world of contemporary popular music. Presenting a range…
Kath and Kim (TV Series) (Kath & Kim) (2002-2005): Dir. Ted Emery
Feat. Gina Riley, Jane Turner, Glenn Robbins; Fair–dinkum Ocker ‘suburban satire' developed and superbly performed by its two female stars who play a mum–and–daughter who…
Kenny Vs Spenny (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Spencer Rice; Reality show from the creators of SOUTH PARK pitches two best friends against each other in a series of outlandish 'who can do it better' type…
Kings and Queens (TV Series) (2002): A solid TV documentary series tracing lives and reigns of 12 of England's most influential monarchs. Historian Dr Nigel Spivey draws from an array of…
Kumars at No. 42, The (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal; Hit British comedy show in which a ficticious Indian immigrant family host a chat–show with real–life guests. Appearing here –…
Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan, The (I Told You I Was Ill) (2002): Dir. Dominic Brigstocke
Feat. Kathy Burke, Harry Enfield, Eddie Izzard…; A live tribute to the genius of British comedian Spike Milligan, devised by the BBC 6 months after his death. Features performances and readings of…
Linda Green (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Liza Tarbuck; Surprisingly endearing comic drama, follows the life of swinging single girl Linda (played by former TV presenter Liza Tarbuck) from work to home to…
Living Room, The (TV Series) (2002-2006): Nicely quirky and unpretentious TV series about different (mostly young) local artists living in New Zealand and overseas. Each episode is presented…
Lost World, The (TV Mini-series) (2002): Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Peter Falk, James Fox…; Sterling BBC adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s adventure novel, where an intrepid bunch of Victorians explore the Amazon jungle for dinosaurs…
Mary Higgins Clark - Collection Two (Lucky Day, Pretend You Don't See Her, You Belong to Me) (2002): Feat. Amanda Donohoe, Emma Samms, Lesley-Anne Down; Three telemovie thrillers from the prolific pen of "Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark, which generally revolve around a female protagonist who…
Mataku (TV Series) (2002-2005): Dir. Michael Bennett, Peter Berger
Feat. Temuera Morrison; A well–mounted anthology of contemporary one–off dramas, adapted from the unique and mystical world of Maori supernatural legends. The…
Monk (TV Series) (2002-2004): Feat. Tony Shalhoub, Ted Levine; A curious detective series, in which the brilliant lead sleuth must not only crack some devious and bizarre crimes, but also contend with his own…
Moon TV (TV Series) (Moon Television) (2002-2006): After making a name for himself as the deadpan bloke "That Guy" on "Sports Cafe", Leigh Hart produced this absurd low–budget skit show for TVNZ…
Nick Frost's Danger! 50,000 Volts (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Nick Frost, Simon Pegg; Amusing TV series that provides practical advice on surviving the many pitfalls of our perilous world, while also managing to find humour in its…
Odyssey 5 (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Peter Weller, Sebastian Roche, Christopher Gorham…; Good quality sci–fi series about a crew of five astronauts (led by Peter Weller) onboard a space shuttle who witness the destruction of Earth…
Office, The (TV Series) (2002): Dir. Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
Feat. Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman; A BAFTA–winning, mock–documentary–style situation comedy about a team of paper–merchant administrators who allow a film crew…
Osbournes, The (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Ozzy Osbourne; A smash hit of the ‘Reality TV’ genre, this follows the antics of wealthy heavy metaller Ozzy Osbourne, wife/manager Sharon and two of their…
Shield, The (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Michael Chiklis, Walton Goggins, C.C.H. Pounder…; Daring police series with a controversially dark streak about an elite LAPD strike team that “knock down the doors that other cops don’t want…
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (TV Series) (2002): Magical animation (modelled on a 1970s TV series) about a little boy called Simon whose drawings come to life! Simple and charming visuals contribute…
Spongebob Squarepants (TV Series) (2002): Another anarchic children's animation from the Nickelodeon stable, this time featuring the gregarious titular seasponge and his marine pals.
Spooks - Season 1 (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, Peter Firth…; Watchable and fast–paced teledrama set around the activites of Britain's official spy agency, MI5. Based around half a dozen characters in…
Spy in the... Collection, The (TV Series) (2002-2004): Feat. David Attenborough; Overtly sneaky wildlife doco series where cameras are hidden in the environments of a den of lions, a herd of elephants, a clan of bears and a pride…
Strip, The (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Luanne Gordon, Renée Ellwood, Jodie Rimmer…; A highly strung corporate lawyer finds her life in disarray upon discovering her husband in bed with another man, so naturally she chucks in her job…
Taken (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Matt Frewer; Steven Speilberg ‘presents’ this straight–faced mini–series about the impact of UFOs (abductions, investigations,…
Tipping the Velvet (2002): Dir. Geoffrey Sax
Feat. Rachael Stirling, Keeley Hawes, Anna Chancellor; Dramatises a unique love–story (from Sarah Waters' novel) between a young girl and a charismatic male impersonator in the 1890s music hall, and…
Wild West (TV Series) (2002-2004): Feat. Dawn French, Catherine Tate, Bill Bailey; Quirky and understated comedy series concerning two 'lesbians of convenience' (French and Tate) living in the fictitious Cornwall town of St. Gweep,…
Wire in the Blood - Prayer of the Bone (2002): Feat. Robson Green; Feature–length spin–off episode from the acclaimed Brit crime series 'Wire in the Blood' – centred on a fatigued psychotherapist /…
Wire, The - Complete Collector's Boxset (TV Series) (2002-2008): The entire five season legacy of David Simon's universally acclaimed HBO crime drama.
Wire, The - Season 1 (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Dominic West, Idris Elba, Wood Harris…; Tough, patient HBO TV policier (from David Simon, creator of HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREETS) follows the Baltimore drug scene from both the police and…
Without a Trace (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Marianne Jean-Baptiste; Television crime drama from the Jerry Bruckheimer stable (see also CSI) that traces the investigations of the FBI's Missing Persons Squad, led by the…
X-Files, The - Season 9 (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Mitch Pileggi…; The final season of the X–FILES saga divided audiences somewhat, with various loose strands having to be quickly resolved. Most longterm…
Alias (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Jennifer Garner, Ron Rifkin, Michael Vartan…; Depicts the adventures of a college student (Garner) who moonlights as a special agent – fulfilling dangerous covert operations for the CIA and…
Always Greener (TV Series) (2001): Feat. John Howard, Anne Tenney; Whimsical Australian 'dramedy' follows the mis/fortunes of two related families – the Taylors from suburban Sydney, and the Todds from rural New…
Back of the Y - Masterpiece Television (TV Series) (2001): Dir. Chris Stapp
Feat. Matt Heath, Chris Stapp, Phil Brough; Masterfully original TV–trash that follows in the tradition of BAD TASTE, this enacts a satirical reality–TV show of…
Band of Brothers (TV Series) (2001): Dir. Phil Alden Robinson, Richard Loncraine, Mikael Salomon
Feat. David Schwimmer, Ron Livingston; The brainchild of Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, this excellently–produced WWII mini–series follows the fortunes of ‘Easy Company’,…
Being Eve (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Fleur Saville; Spunky, good–natured Kiwi comedy essays the angsty teenage years of girl philosopher Eve Baxter, whose unconventional outlook on life is…
Big Brother (TV Series) (2001-2003): 'Unseen, Uncut, Unreel' – A three part compilation of selected 'highlights' from the Australian version of the ultimate Reality TV…
Billy Connolly - World Tour of... (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Billy Connolly; TV series following comedian Billy Connolly on tour throughout the world. "World Tour of England, Scotland and Wales" (available to rent):…
Bob and Rose (TV Series) (2001): Dir. Julian Farino, Joe Wright
Feat. Alan Davies, Lesley Sharp; Smart, open–minded relationship drama contemplates the possibility of a gay man and a straight woman falling in love. Devoid of stereotypes,…
Book Group, The (TV Series) (2001): Dir. Annie Griffin
Feat. Anne Dudek, Rory McCann, James Lance; Browses amusingly through the lives of a mixed group of Glaswegian book–lovers, who have weekly meetings to discuss their literary…
Cazalets, The (TV mini-series) (2001): Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Anna Chancellor, Stephen Dillane…; 6 part BBC miniseries based on the novels by Elizabeth Jane Howard, about a wealthy family in Sussex. The story takes place between the years 1937…
Count of Monte Cristo, The (2001): Dir. Josee Dayan
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Ornella Muti, Jean Rochefort; The classic tale of injustice and revenge (by Alexander Dumas), gets respectful treatment in this French TV mini–series starring Gerard…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 2 (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Larry David; More episodes in the quirky celebrity–studded comedy. Celebrities appearing this season include Jason Alexander, Brad Hall, Julia…
Doc Martin (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Martin Clunes; Martin Clunes plays a luckless obstetrician who leaves his unfaithful wife in London to become the local doctor in a small Cornish fishing…
Ellen Show, The (TV Series) (2001-2002): Feat. Ellen DeGeneres, Cloris Leachman, Martin Mull…; America's most mainstream lesbian Ellen DeGeneres puts her comic talents to use in her own TV series about a successful big city entrepreneur tempted…
Fairly Odd Parents, The (TV Series) (2001): Nickelodeon–style series about a young boy Tommy, whose parents are oblivious to his magical friends and evil babysitter. Volume 1 (Wish 1)…
Family Guy - Season 3 (TV Series) (2001-2002): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; Further episodes from the surrealistic animated sitcom. Disc 3.1: The Thin White Line; Brian Does Hollywood; Mr. Griffin Goes To Washington; One…
Fun at the Funeral Parlour (TV Series) (2001-2002): Feat. Rhys Thomas, William Thomas, Alex Lowe…; A BBC comedy series set around the Swansea area of South Wales, where four funeral directors, all known as Thomas, are running a funeral business…
Happy Days - Biography (2001): Feat. Ron Howard, Henry Winkler; The 1970s US TV–Series ‘Happy Days’, set in suburban 1950s Milwaukee, is revisited with the crew and cast.
Hip-Hop Nation: Notes from the Underground (TV Series) (2001): A comprehensive, but suitably casual tour of the contemporary hip–hop movement and all its various facets: the history, the luminaries, the…
Hoobs, The (TV Series) (2001-2006): Created by the Jim Henson workshop, this TV series is set in Hoobland – a colourful and bouncy kind of place – where Iva, Tula and Groove…
Inspector Lynley Mysteries, The (TV Series) (2001-2008): Feat. Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small, Lesley Vickerage; British crime drama based on the novels by American writer Elizabeth George centred around the detective work and personality and class clash of the…
Judge John Deed (TV Series) (2001-2007): Feat. Martin Shaw, Jenny Seagrove; Well crafted BBC TV series detailing the might of a High Court Judge commited to upholding justice whatever it takes. Portrayed with insight and wit…
Krays, The (The Final Word) (2001): Dir. Aubrey Powell; Although probably not the 'final word' on the notorious East End gangsters who ruled London in the 1950s–60s, this is still an impressively…
Law and Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) (2001-2004): Feat. Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan…; One of the various spin–offs to the long–running crime drama LAW AND ORDER, in which D'Onofrio and Erbe track down the bad guys for the…
Lone Gunmen, The (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Bruce Harwood, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund…; An interesting spinoff series, this trails a trio of computer hackers who repeatedly cropped up in THE X–FILES, and were given a single season…
Love in a Cold Climate (TV Mini-Series) (2001): Dir. Tom Hooper
Feat. Rosamund Pike, Megan Dodds, Alan Bates…; This witty romantic comedy of manners revolves around three upper–class girls who are launched into society with the goal of landing suitable…
Mary Higgins Clark - Collection One (All Around Town, Haven't We Met Before?, Loves Music Loves to Dance) (2001-2002): Feat. Nastassja Kinski, Nicollette Sheridan; Two telemovie thrillers from the prolific pen of Mary Higgins Clark which generally revolve around a female protagonist who must resolve a difficult…
McLeod's Daughters (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Lisa Chappell; Entire first season of the Australian TV Series.
Messiah (TV Series) (2001-2005): Feat. Ken Stott, Frances Grey, Michelle Forbes; Grisly BBC serial in the tradition of PRIME SUSPECT and CRACKER shadows the case solving of a partially–deaf detective with a disturbed nose…
Mitchell and Webb Situation, The (TV Series) (2001): Feat. David Mitchell, Robert Webb; Inventive BBC comedy sketch show written and produced in the early days by comedy duo Mitchell and Webb (MAGICIANS) who went on to create the…
Murder In Mind (TV Series) (2001): Excellent star–studded series of self–contained stories on the theme of murder, generally centered around apparently 'normal people' who…
Murphy's Law (TV Series) (2001-2007): Feat. James Nesbitt, Mark Benton, Claudia Harrison…; BBC TV drama starring James Nesbitt as a tough talking, maverick Irish cop who moves to London and takes on the criminal underworld after his…
Mutant X (TV Series) (2001-2004): Feat. John Shea, Victoria Pratt, Lauren Lee Smith…; Sci–Fi TV series about a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering when used as test subjects…
Nero Wolfe (TV Series) (A Nero Wolfe Mystery) (2001): Feat. Timothy Hutton, Maury Chaykin, Bill Smitrovich…; Witty 40's–set detective series based on the series of Rex Stout novels, following the investigations of a sensitive detective and his right…
Nightmare Room, The (TV Series) (2001): Essentially a reprise of the creepy kids TV Series GOOSEBUMPS, this posits a series of spooky scenarios similarly narrated by R.L. Stine.
Old Grey Whistle Test, The (TV Series) (2001): Rare archive performances celebrating the 30th anniversary of the UK's premier rock showcase which aired from 1971 til 1987. Volume 1: Alice…
Reboot (TV Series) (2001): Dir. Steve Ball, Gavin Blair
Feat. Michael Benyaer, Sharon Alexander, Kathleen Barr; Popular Canadian CGI series set in a computer system where a group of sprites must defend their territory known as the 'Mainframe' from viruses and…
Scrubs (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Zach Braff, John C. McGinley; A unique TV medical drama, set around the young medical interns at Sacred Heart Hospital, with a tone that crosses from the serious to the blackly…
Sealab 2021 (TV Series) (2001): Savvy Adult Swim comedy is another redux of a dead–and–buried Hanna Barbara cartoon: an undersea–themed adventure series now…
Secret Life of Us, The (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Claudia Karvan, Deborah Mailman; Surprisingly consistent dramedy set in funky, downtown Melbourne amongst a group of romantically ambitious young people. Maintains a quirky lightness…
Six Feet Under - Complete Collector's Boxset (TV Series) (2001-2005): The entire five season legacy of the Fisher Family, housed in a special 24–disc boxset.
Six Feet Under - Season 1 (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy…; The acclaimed, innovative HBO comedy–drama about an extremely dysfunctional family that operate a funeral home presided over by their deceased…
Smallville (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Tom Welling; TV–series set around the pre–adult existence of Superman a.k.a. Clark Kent (Tom Welling) in the small American town of Smallville. Pilot…
Star Trek - Enterprise (TV Series) (2001-2005): Feat. Scott Bakula; Probably the last in the ongoing TV STAR TREK sagas, this is set 100 years before Captain Kirk first set off into space. In the 22nd century, the…
Teachers (TV Series) (2001-2004): Feat. Andrew Lincoln, Nina Sosanya, Adrian Bower…; British TV comedy following the lives of a group of secondary school teachers in and out of the classroom. Series One centres around Andrew Lincoln…
The Way We Live Now (2001): Dir. David Yates
Feat. David Suchet, Matthew MacFadyen, Shirley Henderson…; The rise and fall of a Jewish financer is laid bare by the masterful pen of Anthony Trollope. David Suchet broadly, if unlikeably encompasses the…
Trailer Park Boys - Season 1 & 2 (TV Series) (2001-2006): Dir. Mike Clattanburg
Feat. Rob Wells, Mike Smith, John Paul Tremblay; A gratifyingly lowbrow mockumentary series based around the lives of a set of eccentrically vulgar residents of a trailer park, mainly two petty…
Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Will Mellor, Sheridan Smith, Natalie Casey; Brit sitcom following a group of five 20 somethings in Cheshire who regularly meet at the local pub to discuss the trials and tribulations of life.…
Varian's War (2001): Dir. Lionel Chetwynd
Feat. William Hurt, Julia Ormond, Maury Chaykin…; Mostly satisfactory telemovie which deals with the intriguing real–life case of Varian Fry, an American journalist who in WW2 helped smuggle…
Victoria and Albert (TV Mini-Series) (2001): Dir. John Erman
Feat. Victoria Hamilton, Jonathan Firth, Peter Ustinov; Lengthy and lavish account of the early life of Queen Victoria and her subsequent marriage to Prince Albert.
Wild Africa (TV Series) (2001): Typically thorough BBC doco series charts the natural history of the African continent, which is unique in its flourishing biodiversity. Comprising…
Wine Lovers Guide to Australia (TV Series) (2001): Acclaimed TV Series hosted by wine expert Grant van Every and wine–maker Maryann Egan, documents everything from the history of…
10th Kingdom, The (Mini-series) (2000): Dir. David Carson, Herbert Wise
Feat. Kimberley Williams, Scott Cohen, John Larroquette…; Elaborate, 7–hour fairy–tale extravaganza is engaging and imaginative family fare made under the 'Hallmark' television banner, and is…
Ally McBeal (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Calista Flockhart, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Greg Germann…; Hit TV–Series starring loopily–neurotic lawyer Calista Flockhart in a comical series of post–modern office–adventures, as…
Andromeda (TV Series) (Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda) (2000-2005): Feat. Kevin Sorbo, Lisa Ryder, Keith Hamilton Cobb; Dystopian sci–fi series, based on unused material by STAR TREK creator Gene Roddenberry. Set thousands of years in the future around the…
Angela Anaconda (TV Series) (2000): Kooky kids animation series set in Tapwater Springs Primary School where a freckly girl cursed with a nasally voice tries to make it through the…
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (TV Series) (2000): More irreverent animated shenanigans by way of the Adult Swim Network, this time rounding up three hapless, delinquently–inclined superheroes…
Arabian Nights (Mini-Series) (2000): Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Jason Scott Lee, Rufus Sewell, Mili Avital…; Visually stunning retelling of One Thousand and One Nights, in which a mad Sultan weds his childhood friend, planning to execute her the following…
At Home With The Braithwaites (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Amanda Redman, Peter Davison, Sarah Smart…; A self–consciously offbeat domestic drama revolving around the dysfunctional minefield of the Braithwaite household, familial relations that…
Beast (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Alexander Armstrong, Doon Mackichan, Sylvestra Le Touzel; Offbeat sitcom from the writer of MEN BEHAVING BADLY has Alexander Armstrong as an animal hating vet who's dislike of his profession is alleviated by…
Brak Show, The (TV Series) (2000): Space Ghost’s talk show nemesis, evil Zorak and sidekick Brak, get their own spin–off TV series parodying cheesy suburban sitcoms within the…
Burnside (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Christopher Ellison; Bearable Detective spin–off series of THE BILL, with Christopher Ellison reprising the riveting character of Detective Frank Burnside, who…
Clocking Off (TV Series) (2000-2003): Dir. John Strickland, Geoffrey Sax
Feat. Christopher Eccleston, Sarah Lancashire, Jason Merrells…; BAFTA–winning drama with a self–contained anthology format that focuses each episode on the home life of a worker at a Manchester textile…
Corner, The (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Khandi Alexander, Sean Nelson, T. K. Carter…; Miniseries based on the non fiction book "The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner–City Neighbourhood" by David Simon and his writing partner…
Coupling (TV Series) (2000): Dir. Martin Dennis
Feat. Jack Davenport, Gina Bellman, Sarah Alexander…; A battle–of–the–sexes comedy series centering around six thirtysomethings, this British "Friends" enjoys a similar group dynamic…
CSI (TV Series) (Crime Scene Investigation) (2000-2001): Feat. William Petersen; Highly watchable forensic TV drama that follows the fortunes of a police unit in Las Vegas who use tiny clues and the latest scientific methods to…
Da Ali G Show (TV Series) (Ali G, Innit; Ali G, Aiii; Ali G in da USAiii) (2000-2004): Feat. Sacha Baron Cohen; A hilarious batch of subversive, satirical interviews and gags from Britain’s preposterous hiphopping comedy host, played by Sacha Baron Cohen.
Dark Angel (TV Series) (2000): Dir. Jessica Alba, David Nutter, Michael Katleman
Feat. Jessica Alba, John Savage; A James Cameron–created sci–fi series featuring Jessica Alba as an updated, genetically engineered version of La Femme Nikita.
David Copperfield (Mini-series) (2000): Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Maggie Smith, Ian McKellen…; Charles Dicken's semi–autobiographical novel (and his own personal favourite) of an aspiring young lad, gets adapted by the BBC, with an…
Don Matteo (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Terence Hill; A uniquely comedic riff on the detective genre, with the series' titular Father Matteo spreading God’s message by day, while moonlighting as a…
Dora the Explorer (TV Series) (2000-2003): Extremely popular Nickleodeon series about a bilingual (English and Spanish) girl who goes exploring with her friend Monkey Boots, having to read…
Dune (TV Series) (2000): Dir. John Harrison
Feat. William Hurt, Alec Newman, Giancarlo Giannini; Frank Herbert’s sci–fi classic, a mixture of New Testament, pulp fantasy and T.E. Lawrence, where the galaxy is enslaved to a…
Elmo's World (TV Series) (2000-2008): The super friendly little red monster from SESAME STREET now has his own educational kids series. Elmo's World series shows children how to have a…
Family Guy - Season 2 (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; Further episodes from the surrealistic animated sitcom. Disc 2.1: Da Boom; Brian In Love; I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar; A Picture Is Worth A 1000…
First Person (TV Series) (2000): Dir. Errol Morris; Errol Morris, the renowned cinematic observer of human testimony, nuance and eccentricity, here extends his patented "Interrotron" interview…
Gilmore Girls - Season 1 (TV Series) (2000-2001): Feat. Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel; Critically lauded and invitingly fresh TV drama about an amiably eccentric mother and daughter, whose suburban American lives in Connecticut explore…
Gormenghast (TV Mini-series) (2000): Dir. Andy Wilson
Feat. Christopher Lee, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ian Richardson…; Immaculately designed – if somewhat overstated – BBC rendition of Mervyn Peake's cult novel set in an immense castle where the…
Harvey Birdman - Attorney at Law (TV Series) (2000): More hysterical superhero subversion from the Adult Swim Network, this time rendering the case studies of failed caped…
Human Remains (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Rob Brydon, Julia Davis; BBC black comedy mockumentary style series centred around six different offbeat couples, one per episode, candidly revealing their kooky home lives.…
Kevin's Guide to Being a Teenager (TV Series) (2000): Dir. Dewi Humphreys
Feat. Harry Enfield; Kevin (Harry Enfield) and his odd–bird disciple Perry, two disaffected, DJ–worshipping teens, give us the run–down on how to hate…
Les Miserables (TV Mini-series) (2000): Dir. Josee Dayan
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, John Malkovich…; Well mounted and faithful adaptation of Victor Hugo's tale of persecution and revenge set in early 19th century France, with Gerard Depardieu playing…
Lock Stock and Four Stolen Hooves (TV Series) (2000): Dir. Sheree Folkson; Tele–sequel to the hit movie LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, gives a reasonably funny riff on the bumbling quartet of lads on the make,…
Madame Bovary (2000): Dir. Tim Fywell
Feat. Eileen Atkins, Hugh Bonneville, Frances O’Connor; Typically lavish BBC costumer, here tackling Gustave Flaubert's classic French tragi–romance with gusto and explicit sex. Frances O'Connor…
Malcolm in the Middle (TV Series) (2000-2006): Feat. Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Frankie Muniz…; Mold–breaking, critically acclaimed American sitcom centering around the tribulations of Malcolm, a young adolescent who has enough to cope…
Monarch of the Glen (TV Series) (2000): Dir. Edward Bennett, A.J. Quinn
Feat. Richard Briers, Susan Hampshire, Alastair Mackenzie; A whimsical drama set on the Scottish Highland estate of Glenbogle, with Richard Briers and Susan Hampshire.
Monsignor Renard (TV Mini-series) (2000): Dir. Malcolm Mowbray
Feat. John Thaw, Cheryl Campbell, Dominic Monaghan; ITV drama starring John Thaw as a humble parish priest who returns home to his French village to join the resistance during WWII after a twenty year…
Mrs Bradley Mysteries, The (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Diana Rigg; Short–lived but rewarding variation on the mystery serial turns the clock back to the 1920s, where upper class socialite Adela Bradley dabbles…
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) (2000): Dir. Paul Seed
Feat. Ian Richardson, Robin Laing, Charles Dance; A rather fascinating speculation which dramatises the real–life relationship between "Sherlock Homes"–author Arthur Conan Doyle (Laing)…
My Family (TV Series) (2000-2006): Feat. Zoe Wanamaker, Robert Lindsay; Sturdy British sitcom with Zoe Wanamaker and Robert Lindsay at the head of middle–class family whose dysfunctions range from the petty…
Nicholas Nickleby (TV Series) (2000): Dir. Stephen Whittaker
Feat. James D'Arcy, Charles Dance; An ITV version of Charles Dickens’ saga of family misfortune. Young Nicholas (James D’Arcy) must fight his malevolent uncle (Charles Dance) to…
Nuremberg (2000): Feat. Alec Baldwin, Jill Hennessy, Brian Cox…; This two part miniseries follows the Chief Prosecutor through the Nuremberg Trials of 1945–46.
Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Alain de Botton; Presented by respected modern–day philosopher Alain de Botton, this six part series features six historical thinkers and their theories on how…
Pilot Guides (TV Series) (2000): Travel series inspired by the LONELY PLANET backpacker books and hosted by enthusiastic intrepid travellers as they explore the four corners of the…
Queer As Folk (TV Series) (2000-2005): Feat. Hal Sparks, Gale Harold, Peter Paige…; An American variation on the groundbreaking British series (currently unavailable due to censorship restrictions) which is likewise completely set…
Rebus (TV Series) (2000-2007): Feat. John Hannah; John Hannah takes on the now familiar role of a Scottish Detective Inspector in the first few episodes of this whodunit crime series set on the…
Sally Hemings - An American Scandal (Mini Series) (2000): Dir. Charles Haid
Feat. Sam Neill, Carmen Ejogo; Provocative mini–series telling the allegedly true story of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson's thirty–eight year affair with…
Secret Agent Man (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Costas Mandylor, Dondre Whitfield, Dina Meyer…; Short lived quasi–remake of DANGER MAN, this has three agents working for the mysterious 'Agency' in order to quell evildoers and their plans.…
Sins, The (TV Mini-series) (2000): Feat. Pete Postlethwaite, Geraldine James, Frank Finlay…; BBC miniseries with Pete Postlethwaite playing an aging getaway driver who decides to go straight – after one last robbery. A light hearted…
State of the Planet (TV Mini Series) (2000): A three–part series in which BBC documentarian David Attenborough investigates the various environmental crises besetting Earth at the present…
Turbo (TV Series) (2000-2001): Feat. Roberto Farnesi; Addictive mystery series with the canine detective Turbo tracking villains against the sun–drenched vistas of Tuscany.
Unit One (TV Series) (Rejseholdet) (2000-2004): Feat. Mads Mikkelsen; CONTRABAND TITLE. Series 1 to 4 are not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of…
Waking The Dead (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson; Flash and cerebral British series has a 'cold case' police squad of professional but complex investigators assigned to research unsolved crimes. With…
Wives and Daughters (2000): Dir. Nicholas Renton
Feat. Francesca Annis, Ian Carmichael, Michael Gambon…; A BBC adaptation of the 19th century writer Elizabeth Gaskell's neglected masterpiece, in which the daughter of a widower is thwarted by her new…
Wyvern Mystery, The (TV Mini-Series) (2000): Dir. Alex Pillai
Feat. Naomi Watts, Derek Jacobi; Naomi Watts plays the adopted daughter of a prickly Squire (Derek Jacobi) with more than just fatherhood on his mind. Pseudo–haunted house…
Action (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Jay Mohr, Illeana Douglas, Buddy Hackett…; A dark comedy TV series about a movie producer in Hollywood, who is trying to recover from his last box–office failure. Casts a sharp eye…
All the King's Men (1999): Dir. Julian Jarrold
Feat. David Jason, Maggie Smith; BBC dramatisation of one of WWI's most enduring enigmas, in which the Sandringham Company, made up from King George's private staff, disappeared into…
Angry Kid (1999-2000): Dir. Darren Walsh; A series of shorts from Aardman Animation concerning a snot–nosed teenager, who gets by in the world with ginger hair and a big…
Aristocrats (TV Mini-series) (1999): Dir. David Caffrey
Feat. Sian Phillips, Alun Armstrong, Ben Daniels…; BBC costumer set in 18th–century England and Ireland tells the story of four beautiful, privileged sisters who are the…
Audrey Hepburn Story, The (1999): Dir. Steven Robman
Feat. Jennifer Love Hewitt, Frances Fisher, Keir Dullea; Gallant, but workmanlike TV biopic about timeless Hollywood star Audrey Hepburn, whose sparkle and perkish good looks carried her from a childhood in…
Awful Truth, The (TV Series) (1999): Dir. Michael Moore
Feat. Michael Moore; Find out what's really going on in America with merciless media activist Michael Moore, fighting for the common man against the evil–doers of…
Bad Girls (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Simone Lahbib, Mark Pegy, Jack Ellis; Top rating and dramatically juicy ITV series set in a British women’s prison, which directly confronts bisexuality, female violence, drugs and the…
Bang Bang It's Reeves & Mortimer (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer; Follow–up to the duo's original sketch show hit, featuring some of their best and funniest characters, performed with the usual anarchic,…
Celebrity Deathmatch (TV Series) (1999): Genuinely amusing clay–mation generated by MTV, stages fantasy bouts–to–the–death between various celebrity pairings, like:…
CI5: The New Professionals (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Edward Woodward; Short–lived revival of the seminal British TV series finds the fictional government agency now tackling international acts of terrorism,…
Comedy Greats - Dick Emery (1999): Dir. Harold Snoad
Feat. Dick Emery; A much–loved British TV comedian of the 1960s and 70s, Dick Emery was a master of costume and make–up, playing a host of characters in…
Crusade (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Gary Cole, Peter Woodward; A short–lived BABYLON 5 spinoff, in which the inhabitants of Earth in 2267 AD, must combat a virulent plague that has been implanted in the…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 1 (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Larry David, Jeff Garlin; We can't contain our enthusiasm for this little–known gem of a series from SEINFELD co–creator Larry David , who here plays himself…
Dilbert (TV Series) (1999-2000): Feat. Daniel Stern; Note–perfect animation of the syndicated 90s comic–strip concerning a beleagured computer engineer stranded in his office cubicle,…
Dr Willoughby (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Joanna Lumley; Backstage comedy, set on the set of a cheesy daytime soap, that follows melodramatic storylines of the show and the personal lives of it's cast and…
Extremely Dangerous (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Sean Bean; British thriller miniseries finds Sean Bean a man escaped, pursued by authorities as he fights to prove his innocence upon discovering wife and…
Farscape (TV Series) (1999-2003): Feat. Ben Browder, Claudia Black; Suprisingly resourceful sci–fi series, with Channel 9 and Jim Henson collaborating in an extended saga of intergalactic intrigue. Human…
Freaks and Geeks (TV Series) (1999): Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Linda Cardellini, James Franco, Jason Segel…; Much loved but unfortunately short lived classic about two distinct groups of teenagers dealing with high school in the eighties. Created by a…
Games, The (TV Series) (1999): Dir. Bruce Permezel
Feat. John Clarke, Gina Riley, Bryan Dawe; An exacting TV–satire that paralleled the lead–up to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, turning the 'real TV' documentary format on its head…
Grand Designs (TV Series) (1999-2016): Kevin McCloud presents this inspiring design series investigating the architectural aspirations of a selection of British homeowners keen on pushing…
Great Expectations (Mini-series) (1999): Dir. Julian Jarrold
Feat. Charlotte Rampling, Ioan Gruffudd, Justine Waddell…; The Charles Dickens novel, about a young lad's progress into society with the aid of a mysterious benefactor, has already been twice–filmed,…
Harsh Realm (TV Series) (1999-2000): Feat. Scott Bairstow, D.B. Sweeney, Terry O'Quinn…; A US infantryman (Bairstow), about to be demobilised, is given one last mission – to test a top secret 'virtual reality' training game. It…
Home Movies (TV Series) (1999-2004): Overlooked comedy animation series from the Adult Swim Company, telling the tale of a wise–beyond–his–years wannabe filmmaker who…
Inspector Montalbano (TV Series) (Commissario Montalbano) (1999-2018): Feat. Luca Zingaretti, Katharina Böhm, Cesare Bocci; Based on the global bestsellers by Andrea Camilleri, this series of telemovies is set around a world–weary, though not cynical, Sicilian…
Joan of Arc (1999): Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Jacqueline Bisset, Powers Boothe, Maximilian Schell…; The French heroine, brought to the small–screen with a big name cast.
Judging Amy (TV Series) (1999-2005): Feat. Amy Brenneman, Richard T. Jones, Tyne Daly…; Wholesome drama with Amy Brenneman as a family court judge, focuses on the trials and tribulations of three generations of women living together.…
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) (SVU) (1999-2004): Feat. Richard Belzer, Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay…; Another batch of law–enforcers plie their grim vocation, in this LAW AND ORDER satellite series, wherein a special team investigate…
League of Gentlemen, The (TV Series) (1999): Dir. Steve Bendelack
Feat. Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith; Ghoulishly black comedy set in the sinister village of Royston Vasey, where two visiting hikers suffer a plague of Northern English foul urges and…
League of Gentlemen, The - Christmas Special (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith…; A full–length special set in the sinister village of Royston Vasey, putting a ghoulish spin on the festive season.
Let Them Eat Cake (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Alison Steadman; A BLACKADDER–style spoof of the French Revolution with Jennifer Saunders playing the Comtesse de Vache, with Dawn French as her maid. This…
Longitude (1999): Dir. Charles Sturridge
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Michael Gambon, Stephen Fry…; Adapted from the book by Dava Sobel, this tells the intriguing story surrounding the 18th century search for an accurate way to calculate longitude,…
Lost World, The (TV Series) (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World) (1999-2002): Feat. Peter McCauley, William Snow, Rachel Blakely; Enjoyably cheesy Antipodean TV show based loosely on Arthur Conan Doyle's fantasy–adventure set at the dawn of the 20th century where a band of…
Louis Theroux's - The Collection (Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends, When Louis Met....) (1999): Four disc set compiling the best of the affable Louis Theroux, drawing from his three series to date. More disarming than Borat, Theroux’s…
Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married (TV Series) (1999): Dir. Brian Grant
Feat. Gerard Butler; Romantic drama based on the top selling chick lit novel by Marian Keyes following the life and loves of a twenty–something living in London.…
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure (1999): Feat. Michael Palin; The fourth of Michael Palin's travel series with the BBC, this one recounts the life of author Ernest Hemingway, as Palin travels to places that…
New Zealand Wars, The (1999): Dir. James Belich
Feat. James Belich; Praised, yet inevitably controversial documentary series on New Zealand's 19th century history, in particular the various land–wars between…
Oliver Twist (TV Series) (1999): Dir. Renny Rye
Feat. Alan Bleasdale, Julie Walters, Robert Lindsay…; Charles Dickens' enduring classic of orphan Oliver's hardships in Victorian London. Here the timeless story gets the lavish six hour treatment at…
Queer as Folk (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Aidan Gillen, Craig Kelly, Charlie Hunnam…; Groundbreaking television drama that chronicles the lives of three gay men living in Manchester's gay village around Canal Street. Eight…
Relic Hunter (TV Series) (1999-2002): Feat. Tia Carrere; Camp action series about a hot history professor – with a black belt – who travels the globe searching for ancient artifacts, returning…
Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in all the World (TV Series) (1999): Dir. Q. Allan Brocka; Deliciously offensive grown–up animation tracking the lives of a gay couple Rick and Steve whose cosy little West Lahunga Beach existence is…
River Cottage (TV Series) (1999-2008): Earthbound Hugh Fearnly–Whittingstall gets back–to–basics with this endearing, soulful television series about living off the…
Rock Profile (TV Series) (1999-2001): Dir. Gareth Carrivick
Feat. Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Jamie Theakston; The creators of LITTLE BRITAIN satirise the ways of rich rock'n'rollers with a series of parodies of Elton John, George Michael, U2, Tom Jones,…
Roswell (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Brendan Fehr, Katherine Heigl, Colin Hanks; A unique melding of science fiction, rites–of–passage drama and teen comedy, this television series, like BUFFY, developed a similiar…
Scarlet Pimpernel, The (Mini Series) (1999): Dir. Simon Langton
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Elizabeth McGovern; A lively television adaptation of the Baroness Orczy's famous novel set around the bloody chaos of post–revolutionary France and one English…
Shonky Golf (1999): Feat. Mick Molloy; Oz comedian Mick Molloy divets up the fairway in a demonstration of dodgy, illegal, and frankly crass golf–play.
Shopgirls (TV Series) (Commesse) (1999): A haute couture boutique in Rome is the playground for six headstrong, fiercely independent women in this colorful, empowering Italian soap opera…
Sopranos, The (TV Series) - Season 1 (1999): Dir. Nick Gomez, John Patterson, David Chase
Feat. James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco…; Groundbreaking TV–series that ironically portrays the life of a New Jersey Mafia clan as a parade of suburban neurosis, pop–culture…
Sopranos, The - Complete Collector's Boxset (TV Series) (1999-2007): The landmark HBO mafia series is at last given the boxset treatment with this 28–disc collector's edition.
Spaced (TV Series) (1999): Dir. Edgar Wright
Feat. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Julia Deakin…; Surreal British sit–com written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson as two twenty–something Londoners who meet while…
Third Watch (TV Series) (1999-2005): Feat. Michael Beach, Bobby Cannavale, Kim Raver…; Three–pronged drama series charting the intersecting lives of New York City firefighters, paramedics and police officers in the (fictional)…
Tribe, The (TV Series) (1999-2003): Set in an post–apocalyptic future where all adults have been wiped out by a virus and children must fend for themselves by ganging up together,…
Two Fat Ladies (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Jennifer Paterson, Clarissa Wright; The commanding humour, presence and culinary skills of Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Wright are served up in this cuddly cooking series.
Vice, The (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Caroline Catz, Marc Warren, Ken Scott; Edgy Bafta Award Winning TV detective drama series focusing on the London Metro Squad examining crime and unsolved murder in the sex industry.
Waiting Time, The (1999): Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. John Thaw, Zara Turner; Cracking cat–and–mouse telemovie, in which a solicitor's clerk investigating why an otherwise levelheaded intelligence officer has…
Watership Down (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Richard Briers, Jane Horrocks, Andrew Falvey; Extended adaptation of Richard Adam's bestselling novel following a group of rabbits leaving their endangered warren in search of a new home, and the…
West Wing, The - Complete Collector's Boxset (TV Series) (1999-2005): Presidential–sized boxset of the complete seven season White House term. 42 discs.
West Wing, The - Season 1 (TV Series) (1999): Dir. Various, Michael Lehmann, Thomas Schlamme
Feat. Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly…; One of the most popular (and lauded) US TV–series of recent years, set in a White House presided over by Martin Sheen and his staff. With…
X-Files, The - Season 7 (TV Series) (1999): Feat. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson; More adventures of the X–Files crew – this was also David Duchovny's final season.
Zoo, The (TV Series) (1999-2006): Selected highlights from New Zealand's own animal documentary series, which looks at the goings–on at the Auckland Zoo among the various animal…
Ambassador, The (1998-1999): Feat. Pauline Collins, Tom Connolly, Denis Lawson; An intriguing series examines the pitfalls of the diplomatic life with Pauline Collins as England's Ambassador to Ireland. Continually under fire the…
Barry Humphries - Flashbacks (TV Series) (1998): Feat. Barry Humphries; Iconic Aussie entertainer Barry Humphries and his alter–ego's Dame Edna, Sir Les Patterson and Sandy Stone take us on a journey through a slice…
Berkeley Square (TV Mini-series) (1998): Feat. Victoria Smurfit, Tabitha Wady, Clare Wilkie; Mini–series following three woman from very different backgrounds who all gain positions as nannies for wealthy families living on Berkeley…
Big Train (TV Series) (1998-2002): Feat. Simon Pegg; British sketch comedy series, that added a witty absurdist flavour to an otherwise familiar formula borrowed from THE FAST SHOW. Out of the cast,…
Charmed (TV Series) (1998-2005): Feat. Shannen Doherty, Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs; A career–reviving hit for Doherty and Milano, as two of a trio of sisters who discover they have the supernatural powers of witches. This…
Coming Home (TV mini-series) (1998): Dir. Giles Foster
Feat. Joanna Lumley, Peter O'Toole, Emily Mortimer…; Star–studded adaptation of Rosamunde Pilcher's best–selling novel of love, friendship and the discovery of womanhood set on the Cornish…
Dawson's Creek (TV Series) (1998-2002): Dir. Rodman Flender, Arvin Brown
Feat. Katie Holmes, James Van Der Beek, Michelle Williams…; The popular post–modern teen melodrama created by the writer of SCREAM, Kevin Williamson. On tape – two favourite episodes: ‘The…
Enrico Caruso: Voice of the Century (1998): Biographical documentary exploring the life of the Italian operatic tenor, filmed in Naples and featuring Placido Domingo, Beverly Sills, and Luciano…
Felicity (TV Series) (1998): Dir. Matt Reeves
Feat. Keri Russell; Mousy high–school graduate Russell follows her heart (i.e. the boy she has a crush on) to college in New York City, in this sweetly engaging…
From the Earth to the Moon (TV Series) (1998): Feat. Dylan Baker, Adam Baldwin, Gary Cole…; Truly epic dramatisation of the Apollo space programme – produced by Tom Hanks after the success of APOLLO 13 – which looks at the entire…
Front Line (TV Series) (Frontline) (1998): Dir. Various
Feat. Kevin J. Wilson, Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy…; Sharp Aussie satire, which goes ‘behind–the–scenes’ of an Australian current affairs show – with bullying producer, vain…
Gimme Gimme Gimme (TV Series) (1998): Dir. Liddy Oldroyd
Feat. Kathy Burke, James Dreyfus; Ill–matched, yet inseparable flatmates squabble in this cult late night sitcom, that’s one of comedian Kathy Burke’s more enduring…
Goodness Gracious Me (TV Series) (1998): Dir. Nick Wood
Feat. Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal; BBC sitcom based around a clan of Indians that dares to poke fun at Asians and English alike. Often extremely funny, though some of the topical…
Grafters (TV Mini-series) (1998): Dir. David Richards, Stephen Whittaker
Feat. Robson Green, Stephen Tompkinson; Distinct drama series following the misadventures of two brothers forced to work together as builders and renovate a house for a London couple, which…
Heat of the Sun (TV Mini-Series) (1998): Feat. Trevor Eve; The seedier side of Kenya's expatriate community is laid bare in this classic British police procedural set in 1930s Nairobi.
I'm Alan Partridge (TV Series) (1998): Dir. Dominic Brigstocke
Feat. Steve Coogan; This is possibly British comedian Steve Coogan’s finest achievement to date, a spot–on portrait of a failed middle–aged TV host…
King of Queens, The (TV Series) (1998-2006): Feat. Kevin James, Jerry Stiller, Patton Oswalt; Warm–hearted neighbourhood comedy series set on the streets of Queens, NYC, which gets going when a rotund and happily–settled delivery…
Kings in Grass Castles (TV Mini-series) (1998): Dir. John Woods
Feat. Max Cullen, Fionnula Flanagan, Essie Davis…; Chronicles the hard life of an Irish peasant family who flee the potato famine and emigrate to Australia in the second half of the 19th century.…
Magnificent Seven, The (TV Series) (1998-2000): Dir. Christopher Cain
Feat. Michael Biehn, Ron Perlman, Dale Midkiff…; Detailed spin–off series from the 1960 movie THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, continuing with the premise of seven cowboys each with a unique set of…
Martial Law (TV Series) (1998-2000): Feat. Sammo Hung, Arsenio Hall; Action–comedy series starring prolific Hong Kong actor/director/producer Sammo Hung (and frequent Jackie Chan collaborator) as a Chinese law…
Our Mutual Friend (Mini-series) (1998): Dir. Julian Farino
Feat. Paul McGann, Keeley Hawes; Adapted by the BBC, Charles Dickens' last novel opens on a forlorn family who earn a crust fishing corpses out of the Thames, before sifting upwards…
Planet Ustinov - Following the Equator with Peter Ustinov (1998): Mark Twain's 1898 account of his epic journey around the globe is traced by Peter Ustinov in this part travelogue, part history lesson, which takes…
Royle Family, The (TV Series) (1998-2000): Dir. Mark Mylod, Steve Bendelack
Feat. Ricky Tomlinson; "Real–life" comedy that places the viewer as a fly–on–the–wall of the living room of an average working class family living…
Scrapheap Challenge (TV Series) (1998-2008): This bizarre game show sends rival teams of mechanics and engineers into a sprawling junkyard. Each week, the teams set out against the clock and one…
Seachange (TV Series) (1998-2001): Feat. Sigrid Thornton, David Wenham; Sigrid Thornton plays a high–flying, disenchanted city girl offered a change of pace in idyllic Pearl Bay, in this much–loved Australian…
Sex and the City - Season 1 (TV Series) (1998): Dir. Daniel Algrant, Allison Anders
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon…; Smash hit TV–series that broke new ground in its frank discussion of the varying sexual mores of four NYC friends – Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim…
Sex and the City - The Ultimate Collection (1998-2004): Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis…; Enticing 19–disc DVD box set presented in an oh–so–stylish set of drawers that should take pride of place in the collection of any…
Sports Night (TV Series) (1998): Feat. Felicity Huffman, Peter Krause, Josh Charles…; Clever sitcom from the creator of the WEST WING based around a group of professionals who produce a sports–related cable TV show, and their…
Stalker's Apprentice, The (1998): Dir. Marcus D.F. White
Feat. Peter Davison, James Bolam, Kathleen Turner; A book editor uses a writer's manuscript about a serial killer as a template for his own homicidal fantasies in this punchy, at times lurid British…
Swiss Family Robinson, The (TV Series) (1998-1999): Feat. Richard Thomas; Richard Thomas (THE WALTONS) stars in this updated TV adaptation of the adventure story following the trials of a family marooned on a desert…
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998): Dir. Ian Sharp
Feat. Justine Waddell, Jason Flemyng, Oliver Milburn…; British TV version of Thomas Hardy's famous novel concerning a young woman's tragic struggle in 19th century England.
That 70s Show (TV Series) (1998-2005): Feat. Topher Grace, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis…; A teen–oriented, retro–themed sitcom from the 1990s that, like "Happy Days" before it, satirizes a more innocent decade with large…
Top Gear (TV Series) (1998): Feat. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May; Selected highlights from the BBC series in which three car–crazy lads (Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond) have fun driving and…
Trigun (TV Series) (1998): The $60,000,000,000 Man – Vash the Stampede is a wanted man with a habit of turning entire towns into rubble. The price on his head is a…
Ultraviolet (Mini Series) (1998): Dir. Joe Ahearne
Feat. Jack Davenport, Philip Quast; Set in the drab, menacing atmosphere of South London, a detective quests for his missing partner and turns up a frightening cabal of powerful…
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV Series) (1998): Feat. Drew Carey; Popular improv show hosted by comedian Carey, featuring quick–on–the–draw series regulars performing 'kooky' theatresports for a…
Will and Grace (TV Series) (1998): Feat. Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally…; Out and proud sitcom cooks up hysterical chemistry between its two eponymous leads – Will, a gay lawyer, and Grace, a straight interior designer…
Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star, The (1998): Dir. Sheree Folkson, Kieron Walsh
Feat. Ciaran McMenamin, Simone Lahbib, Nicole Stapleton…; Young persons are the target of the whimsical Scottish TV series following the fortunes of an eclectic rock group who go from garage nobodies to gain…
A Dance to the Music of Time (1997): Dir. Alvin Rakoff
Feat. John Gielgud, Miranda Richardson, Alan Bennett…; Adapted from Anthony Powell's 12 volume sequence of novels which begins among the aspiring classes of Edwardian Britain and continues across the…
Advocates, The (TV Series) (1997): Feat. Ewan Stewart, Isla Blair, Rachel Weisz…; Obscure Scottish legal drama contrasting high powered lawyers with the sleazy underbelly of Edinburgh's streets, and the inevitable merging of the…
Angry Beavers, The (TV Series) (1997): Kids buddy–slacker series from the heyday of Nickelodeon after school TV about two adolescent beaver brothers who set up flat in a forest pack.…
Brass Eye (TV Series) (1997-2001): Feat. Chris Morris, Doon Mackichan, Gina McKee…; Satirical current affairs show created by Chris Morris (THE DAY TODAY), with a talented team of writers exploring the media's role in the propagation…
Chris Rock Show, The (TV Series) (1997): Feat. Chris Rock; The Emmy Award–winning comedy series with one of America's most successful contemporary comics, Chris Rock. It's "unrated, uncensored and…
Corduroy (TV Series) (1997): Lovely animated adaption of Don Freeman's much loved tales of Corduroy the Bear. Contains three stories: Corduroy. Yo! Yes? Here Comes the…
Crime Traveller (TV Series) (1997): Feat. Michael French, Michele Riondino; Naturally inspired by Dr. Who, though with its own unique charms, this cult sci–fi series marries classic British sleuth fiction with the…
Dad (TV Series) (1997): Feat. George Cole, Kevin McNally; A creaky generation–gap sitcom centred on the familial conflict between a stuffy patriarch (Cole), his son (McNally), and his grandson.…
Dame Edna's Work Experience (1997): Feat. Barry Humphries; BBC TV Special featuring everyone's favourite Aussie housewife snooping around British factories for the inside buzz on the lives of the working…
Dharma and Greg (TV Series) (1997-2002): Feat. Jenna Elfman, Thomas Gibson; Popular sitcom about a rather mismatched young couple who rather impulsively marry on their first date and go on to have some amusing adventures in…
Duggan (TV Series) (Death in Paradise, Sins of the Fathers) (1997-1998): Dir. Yvonne MacKay
Feat. John Bach; Detective inspector John Bach heads up these made–for–TV policiers as a recluse drawn into a murder cases near his Marlborough Sounds…
Eric Bana Show, The (TV Series) (1997): Feat. Eric Bana; After guest–starring on the classic Australian skit–series "Full Frontal" and before starring in THE CASTLE and moving on to Hollywood,…
Fast Show, The (TV Series) (1997-1999): A cult British sketch–show series from the 1990s has many inventive moments. Sketches include Ted and Ralph, Channel Nine News, Unlucky Alf,…
Grand, The (TV Series) (1997-1998): Feat. Susan Hampshire, Rebecca Callard, Paul Warriner…; Grandiose period drama set during the roaring twenties follows the Bannerman family as they re–open The Grand Hotel in Manchester. Written by…
Ivanhoe (1997): Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. Steven Waddington, Victoria Smurfit, Ciaran Hinds…; Sir Walter Scott's classic adventure of the Crusades gets a fair rollicking in this BBC adaptation. Returning from the wars in Palestine, Ivanhoe…
Jonathan Creek (TV Series) (1997): Feat. Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin; Odd coupling Alan Davies and Caroline Quentin play nerdy magician and blunt–edged journalist respectively in this British series of…
Just Shoot Me! (TV Series) (1997-2003): Feat. Laura San Giacomo, George Segal, David Spade; A certain frothy sarcasm distinguished this late 1990s sitcom, set in the offices of a fashion magazine 'Blush' where San Giacomo begins to work for…
King of the Hill (TV Series) (1997-2006): Feat. Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Brittany Murphy; Smart animated sitcom about a redneck Texan salesman 'Hank Hill' and his family, which finds its own middle–American way into the cult…
Kingdom II, The (Riget II) (1997): Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Ernst-Hugo Jaregard, Kirsten Rolffes, Udo Kier; Lars Von Trier's compulsive TV creation continues into its second series of medical soap opera, supernatural horror and black comedy. Raising the…
Lakes, The (TV Series) (1997): Feat. John Simm, Emma Cunniffe, Kaye Wragg…; Gritty British drama following a compulsive gambler from Liverpool who moves to the Lake District and encounters the secrets, lies and crimes that…
Law and Order (TV Series) (1997): Feat. Michael Moriaty, George Dzundza, Paul Sorvino…; The original US police and courtroom drama from which various satellite shows and TV movies have sprouted, which contrasts its polish with fairly…
Lexx (TV Series) (1997): Dir. Various
Feat. Brian Downey, Eva Habermann, Michael McManus; This oddball sci–fi series follows four misfit characters aboard the Lexx, a giant, insect–esque spaceship that is also 'the most…
Melissa (TV Mini-series) (1997): Feat. Tim Dutton, Julie Walters, Adrian Dunbar…; Alan Bleasdale cleverly reworks Francis Durbridge's famous novel, relocating its thriller premise of a man who falls in love with a mysterious,…
Michael Palin: Full Circle (TV Series) (1997): Feat. Michael Palin; The intrepid Michael Palin completes another quasi–anthropological circumlocution of the globe, with a 15000 mile journey around the Pacific…
Midsomer Murders (TV Series) (1997): Feat. John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark…; A worthwhile British police drama in the tradition of Agatha Christie's MISS MARPLE, in which a veteran detective Inspector Barnaby (Nettles) and his…
Nostromo (1997): Dir. Alastair Reid
Feat. Colin Firth, Albert Finney, Brian Dennehy…; A superb cast is lavished on this BBC version of Joseph Conrad's novel. Colin Firth plays a young English mine–owner struggling against the…
OZ (TV Series) (1997): Feat. Ernie Hudson, Harold Perrineau, Jr., J.K. Simmons…; Groundbreaking HBO series delivers an unflinching look at life on the inside for a group of inmates serving hard time in a maximum security prison.…
Pokemon (TV Series) (1997-2005): Deliver your children into the hands of this Japanese computer–game spinoff created by Nintendo, centred around little fur–ball creatures…
Practice, The (TV Series) (1997): Feat. Dylan McDermott, Michael Badalucco, Camryn Manheim…; Joined ostensibly at the hip with BOSTON LEGAL (James Spader and other characters would migrate in later seasons), this punchier, more serious minded…
Quicksilver Highway (1997): Dir. Mick Garris
Feat. Christopher Lloyd, Matt Frewer, Veronica Cartwright…; Anthology horror film featuring two stories adapted from Stephen King ("The Chattery Teeth") and Clive Barker ("The Body Polotic"). Plenty of camp…
Sleepwalker Project, The (TV Series) (Sleepwalkers) (1997): Feat. Bruce Greenwood, Naomi Watts; With a premise that's a cut above the usual sci–fi series imagination, this has a team of researchers at the Morpheus Institute use special…
South Park (TV Series) (1997): Dir. Trey Parker, Matt Stone; Comedy Central's taboo–breaking cartoon satire drew on the BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD school of irreverence, yet offered something entirely original,…
Stargate SG1 (TV Series) (1997-1998): Feat. Richard Dean Anderson; Based on the rather average 1994 sci–fi movie, this series proved a long–running success, boosting the original concept with a more…
Telly Laughs (TV Series) (1997-1998): A spin–off of SKITZ, this irreverent Kiwi comedy hour parodies a variety of popular television shows, movies and commercials. DVD features…
Tom Jones (Mini-series) (The History of Tom Jones - A Foundling) (1997): Dir. Metin Hüseyin
Feat. Max Beesley, Brian Blessed, Kathy Burke…; Full–scale adaption of Henry Fielding's comic masterpiece, charting the amorous misadventures of the orphan Tom through the rollicking morals…
Topp Twins, The (TV Series) (1997): Feat. Jools Topp, Lynda Topp; Choice episodes from Lynda and Jools' brazenly Kiwi hit comedy series, with Camp Mother and Leader, Ken and Ken and other beloved character pairings…
Touching Evil (TV Series) (1997-1999): Feat. Robson Green, Nicola Walker; Crime TV drama following an Organised & Serial Crime Unit, created by Paul Abbott (CRACKER) and Russell T. Davies (QUEER AS FOLK). Disc 1 –…
True Women (1997): Dir. Karen Arthur
Feat. Dana Delaney, Annabeth Gish, Angelina Jolie…; A female–driven historical saga spanning five decades from the Texas Revolution through to the American Civil War. A Hallmark production based…
Twelve Angry Men (1997): Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Courtney B. Vance, George C. Scott, William Peterson…; An emmy award–winning television version of the classic jury–room drama. Re–written by the scriptwriter of the original film…
Weird Al Show, The (TV Series) (1997-1998): Dir. Peyton Reed
Feat. Al Yankovic; Short–lived 'educational' children's TV show from the mind of 'Weird Al' Yankovic, perhaps best known in New Zealand for his pop song parodies,…
7th Heaven (TV Series) (1996-2006): Feat. Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Jessica Biel…; Wholesome TV drama about a Christian minister (Collins), his wife (Hicks) and their five affable kids, living the straight life in suburban…
Andersonville (TV Mini-series) (1996): Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Frederic Forrest, Ted Marcoux, Jarrod Emick; TV western set during the American Civil War, about a group of Union soldiers who are sent to a Confederate prison camp near Andersonville, Georgia…
Ballykissangel (TV Series) (1996-2001): Feat. Stephen Tompkinson, Dervla Kirwan, Niall Toibin; Quirky smalltown Irish drama takes a warmly comedic approach to the travails of the 'new priest in town'. It doesn't help that he's English and…
Biography - The Inventors (TV Series) (1996-2000): A 'Biography Channel' series which presents informative summaries of the lives and achievements some of the most notable inventors of the past 300…
Class Act (TV Series) (1996): Feat. Joanna Lumley, Nadine Garner; Joanna Lumley plays a fallen aristocrat who turns to burglary and deception after a stint in jail for fraud in this savvy British sitcom. 14 episodes.
Cold Feet (TV Series) (1996): Feat. James Nesbitt, Helen Baxendale, John Thomson…; Highly infectious and candid look at the lives of six thirty–something Brits, which gets to the sharp end of careers, love and sex in the…
Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) (1996): Feat. Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan; Adapted from a series of novels by Reginald Hill, Clarke and Buchanan play a pair of mismatched Yorkshire detectives whose clash in personal and…
Dark Skies (TV Series) (1996-1997): Feat. Megan Ward, J.T. Walsh; Darkly imaginative series set in 1960s America, where a young couple is attempting to expose a hostile alien invasion, whilst struggling to stay one…
Enid Blyton - Island of Adventure (TV Series) (1996): Dir. Peter Rose; Volume 1) A fearless foursome of intrepid kids and a parrot, fossick around in a seaside setting, uncovering old smuggling caves and a…
Everybody Loves Raymond (TV Series) (1996-2005): Feat. Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts…; Long–running US sitcom set around a sportswriter entangled in the dysfunctions and agendas of his oddball family. Inoffensive, easily enjoyable…
Goosebumps (TV Series) (1996): Ghoulish anthology series based on R. L. Stine's popular kidult horror novels. Bound to raise goosebumps on the younger ones. Season One Episodes:…
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (TV Series) (1996): Feat. Patricia Routledge, Dominic Monaghan; Former suburban stickler Patricia Routledge plays a retiree who takes to some amateur sleuthing with the help of runaway teen Dominic Monaghan…
Inspector Wexford Collection, The (TV Mini-series) (1996-2000): Feat. George Baker, Sadie Frost; Collection of commended adaptations based on the Ruth Rendell novels and centred on the recurring Rendell character of Inspector Wexford – an…
Lenny Henry Show, The (1996): Feat. Lenny Henry, Dawn French, Frank Bruno…; Highlights from the master of mimic sketch program.
Letter to Blanchy (TV Series) (1996): Feat. Jon Gadsby, David McPhail; The comedy team of Jon Gadsby, David McPhail and A. K. Grant combined their talents for this successful local comedy series. Features the full length…
Millennium (TV Series) (1996-1999): Feat. Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Klea Scott; Occult sci–fi series from the creator of The X–Files) following the investigations of ex–FBI agent Frank Black (Lance Henriksen),…
More Tales of the City (TV Series) (1996): Feat. Olympia Dukakis, Laura Linney, Colin Ferguson…; The second series of the much–loved TV show set among the varied folk of San Francisco.
Neverwhere (Mini-series) (1996): Dir. Dewi Humphreys
Feat. Laura Fraser, Gary Bakewell; Highly worthwhile sci–fi confection from the pen of fantasy writer Neil Gaiman (MIRRORMASK), in which an 'ordinary' Londoner (Bakewell) one day…
Our Friends in the North (TV Mini-series) (1996): Feat. Christopher Eccleston, Gina McKee, Daniel Craig…; British TV show following four friends living in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England over a period of 31 years from 1964 to 1995.…
Rhodes (TV Mini-series) (1996): Dir. David Drury
Feat. Martin Shaw, Frances Barber, Joe Shaw; Lengthy but worth–it biopic telling the story of Cecil Rhodes, the 19th–Century businessman who was sent to Africa to die, but came back…
Rurouni Kenshin (TV Series) (Wandering Samurai; Legends of Kyoto; Tales of the Meiji) (1996-1999): Dir. Kazuhiro Furuhashi; Beloved adaptation of the manga series of the same name by Nobuhiro Watsuki, about a former assassin in the early Meiji period who takes a vow never…
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV Series) (1996): Feat. Melissa Joan Hart; The terrible teens got a whole lot tougher for Sabrina, who upon turning sweet sixteen, is informed by her two spellbinding aunts that she is now a…
Silent Witness (TV Series) (1996): Feat. Amanda Burton, Emilia Fox, William Gaminara; Acclaimed, long–running BBC forensic series, originally focused around expert pathologist Dr Sam Ryan (Burton). This is darker and more complex…
Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996): Dir. Mike Barker
Feat. Tara Fitzgerald, Cathy Murphy, Jackson Leach; Tara Fitzgerald plays the new tenant of a decaying Yorkshire manor, who ruffles the feathers of the rural community with her independent spirit and…
Third Rock From The Sun (TV Series) (3rd Rock From The Sun) (1996-2001): Feat. John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart…; A group of alien beings take up residence in a typical American sitcom world on suburban Earth – '3rd rock from the sun' – to study the…
This Life (TV Series) (1996-1997): Feat. Jack Davenport, Ramon Tikaram; Subdued but truthful drama set around the 1990s conflicts, problems, successes and romances of a crowd of young London urbanites – mainly…
Vanity Fair (TV Mini-series) (1996): Dir. Marc Munden
Feat. Natasha Little, Nathaniel Parker, Frances Grey; BBC adaptation of William Thackery's 19th century satire of class snobberies in which social–climbing Natasha Little socially negotiates the…
Water Rats (TV Series) (1996): Feat. Colin Friels, Catherine McClements, Steve Bisley…; Classic Aussie sea–going crime–fighting police action show from the 90s, somewhat like an antipodean version of Baywatch. Ran for six…
American Gothic (TV Series) (1995): Dir. Mike Binder
Feat. Gary Cole, Lucas Black, Jake Weber…; Mordant supernatural thriller set in the small town of 'Trinity', South Carolina, where despite outward appearances of normality, much of the town's…
Baldy Man, The (1995): Dir. Colin Gilbert
Feat. Gregor Fisher; In the tradition of Mr. Bean, Gregor Fisher stars in this new no–dialogue comedy show as a babbling, clumsy, almost lovable character. Four…
Bramwell (TV Series) (1995-1998): Feat. Jemma Redgrave, Ruth Sheen, David Calder; TV series set in the Victorian era about a courageous young woman who defies social rules and gender roles to study medicine, and begins her own…
Buccaneers, The (1995): Dir. Philip Saville
Feat. Carla Gugino, Mira Sorvino, Alison Elliott…; Four blue–blooded American girls search in England for the fortune and success denied to them back home. A BBC production, from Edith Wharton's…
Buffalo Girls (TV Mini-series) (1995): Dir. Rod Hardy
Feat. Anjelica Huston, Melanie Griffith; Miniseries based on the best–selling novel by Larry McMurtry (LONESOME DOVE), which brings to life the Wild West escapades of Calamity Jane and…
Choir, The (1995): Feat. David Warner, James Fox; TV miniseries based on the novel by Joanna Trollope exploring the internal politics and scandals of a British cathedral choir school.
Coogan's Run (TV Series) (1995): Feat. Steve Coogan; A eclectic followup to KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU for comedian Coogan, who incarnates six stereotypes inhabiting the English town of Ottle, ranging…
Cybill (TV Series) (1995): Feat. Cybill Shepherd, Alicia Witt, Christine Baranski; Cybill Shepherd plays a middle–aged actress trying to make a living out of bit parts and character roles (ie Cybill Shepherd) in this popular…
Dangerfield (TV Series) (1995): Feat. Nigel Le Vaillant, Amanda Redman; Small–town BBC fare stars Nigel Le Vaillant as a successful GP whose moonlighting as a police surgeon puts pressure on his understaffed…
Day Today, The (TV Series) (1995): Feat. Steve Coogan; Newscasting spoof with anchorman Christopher Morris (Chris Morris) and sportscaster Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) who could be mistaken for the real…
Eko Eko Azarak (Wizard of Darkness, Birth of the Wizard, Misa the Dark Angel) (1995): Dir. Shimako Sato
Feat. Kimika Yoshino; Highly impressive and lurid high–school horror, has a teenage girl (Yoshino) contending with coven of Satanic witches at her new school, who…
Father Ted (TV Series) (1995): Dir. Declan Lowney
Feat. Dermot Morgan; Inspired Irish television comedy about the well–meaning titular Padre and his eccentric colleagues.
Hamish MacBeth (TV series) (1995-1997): Feat. Robert Carlyle; The town of Lochdubh in the Scottish Highlands forms a droll and scenic setting for this smalltown policier set around the put–upon local…
Hanging Gale, The (TV Mini-series) (1995): Feat. Stephen McGann, Joe McGann, Mark McGann…; Bleak Irish mini–series centered around a family of four brothers who must fight to save their land and family from a cruel English Land Agent…
J.A.G. (TV Series) (1995): Feat. David James Elliott, Tracey Needham, Catherine Bell; Hold on to your hairpiece, it's JAG! (U.S. military acronym for Judge Advocate General!) Predominantly follows a lieutenant called "Harm", who used…
Jake's Progress (TV Mini-series) (1995): Feat. Robert Lindsay, Julie Walters; Oddly masterful Alan Bleasdale drama stars G.B.H's Robert Lindsay as a failed musician who learns from a fortune teller that he'll die shortly after…
Kavanagh QC (TV Series) (1995-2001): Feat. John Thaw, Ray Winstone, Ewan McGregor; Clever Brit crime series, with INSPECTOR MORSE's John Thaw stepping easily back into the role of criminal investigator, this time as a London law…
Lost Civilizations (TV Series) (1995): Historical series covering nearly 7000 years of history over 25 countries. Brought to life with spfx technology and recreated historically accurate…
McCallum (TV Series) (1995-1998): Feat. John Hannah; Above–par crime series trails the private and professional life of the titular forensic pathologist as he becomes entangled in various murder…
Mirror, Mirror (TV Series) (1995): Feat. Michala Banas, Peter Bensley, Petra Jared…; Kiwi family series about two teenage girls from alternate periods who can see through identical twin mirrors and travel to one another's time. A…
Murder One (TV Series) (1995-1997): Feat. Daniel Benzali, Stanley Tucci, Mary McCormack…; A compelling crime drama whose chief novelty was basing each season around a single courtroom case, from indictment and jury selection, through to…
Ned and Stacey (TV Series) (1995): Feat. Debra Messing, Thomas Haden Church; Pre–WILL & GRACE sitcom featuring Debra Messing as a jilted bride of convenience for the career–driven Thomas Haden Church. An odd…
Next Of Kin (TV Series) (1995): Feat. Penelope Keith, William Gaunt; BBC comedy centered around a happily retired couple who gain custody of their three demanding grandchildren after their son and…
Oliver's Travels (TV Mini-series) (1995): Feat. Alan Bates, Sinead Cusack, Bill Paterson; BBC oddity centered around Oliver (Bates), an ex–university lecturer with a passion for puzzles, who goes on a search to find legendary…
Outer Limits (TV Series) (1995-2002): A worthy and faithful 90s remake of the cult 60s series, exploring the extremities of humanity’s hopes and fears through science fiction scenarios…
Politician's Wife, The (TV mini-series) (1995): Dir. Graham Theakston
Feat. Juliet Stevenson, Trevor Eve, Minnie Driver…; Hell hath no fury like Juliet Stevenson in this Bafta and Emmy award–winning drama as a woman humiliated by the public revelation that her…
Pride and Prejudice (TV Series) (1995): Dir. Simon Langton
Feat. Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle; Jane Austen connoisseurs shan't be disappointed with this terrifically popular BBC version of her consummate novel about romantic intrigues between…
Rik Mayall Presents (TV Series) (1995): Feat. Rik Mayall; There's more to Rik Mayall than the usual ' fart jokes' ,as demonstrated by these six groundbreaking 50 minute plays commissioned by the BBC in 1995.…
She's Out (TV Mini-series) (1995): Dir. Ian Toynton
Feat. Ann Mitchell, Linda Marlowe, Maureen Sweeney…; Six–part crime drama written by Lynda La Plante (PRIME SUSPECT) as a sequel to her 1980's series, Widows. Ann Mitchell is superb as Dolly…
Sliders (TV Series) (1995-2000): Feat. Jerry O'Connell, John Rhys-Davies; While experimenting in his lab, budding genius O'Connell unwittingly invents a teleportation device that slides open portals to alternate realities…
Star Trek - Voyager (TV Series) (1995): Feat. Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran; As a spinoff TV series of the STAR TREK empire, this was not as high–achieving as DEEP SPACE NINE, but still holds it own with some good…
Thin Blue Line, The (TV Series) (1995): Dir. John Birkin
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Serena Evans, Mina Anwar…; Rowan Atkinson again unites with writer Ben Elton, for this comical parody of ‘The Bill’. Each season comprises of 7 episodes. Season…
Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe (TV Series) (1994): Follow–up to the popular MYSTERIOUS WORLD series with Sci–fi author Arthur C Clarke investigating more strange phenomena around the…
Battlers, The (TV Mini-series) (1994): Dir. George Ogilvie
Feat. Gary Sweet, Jacqueline McKenzie; Fairly sensitive teledrama about life on the backroads in Australia at the height of the Great Depression. Centring on the developing romance between…
Big Girls Blouse (TV Series) (1994): Feat. Jane Turner, Gina Riley, Magda Szubanski; Created by the stars of KATH AND KIM, this series followed their stints as leading comediennes on "Full Frontal". Effective satire of Australian…
Cadfael (TV Series) (1994-1996): Dir. Graham Theakston
Feat. Derek Jacobi, Sean Pertwee, Peter Copley…; Derek Jacobi stars as Brother Cadfael, a former soldier, sailor and crusader turned botanist monk who often finds himself solving baffling murders…
Dandelion Dead (TV Mini-Series) (1994): Dir. Mike Hodges
Feat. Michael Kitchen, Sarah Miles, David Thewlis…; A respected solicitor in a small country town poisons his wife – and expects to get away with it – in this riveting murder–mystery,…
Due South (TV Series) (1994): Feat. Paul Gross; CRASH dir. Paul Haggis served as creator of this offbeat, mildly popular fish–out–of–water policier about a Canadian Mountie in…
E.R. (TV Series) (1994-2003): Feat. George Clooney, Noah Wyle, Sherry Stringfield…; A contender for the most successful TV series of all time, this drama is set around the Emergency Room of Cook County General Hospital, Chicago.…
Friends (TV Series) (1994-2000): Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow…; Major chemistry and comedy sparks add up to what would become the quintessential '90s sitcom. 10 Seasons each contain 24 episodes across 4 discs.
High Life, The (TV Series) (1994): Feat. Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson; Short–lived Scottish sitcom set on the fictional airline 'Air Scotia', home to the worst cabin crew in the United Kingdom, headed by the…
House of Windsor, The (TV Series) (1994): The story of the most famous family in the world – from the reign of the first Windsors, King George V and Queen Mary, to the long rule of…
Inside The Actors Studio (TV Series) (1994-2006): Revered interview series hosted by James Lipton, in which the burly talk show host engages high profile guests on the art of acting and filmmaking,…
Inspector Rex (TV Series) (1994-2004): Feat. Tobias Moretti; Austrian TV series, with a sizable cult following around the world (especially in Australia), in which a lone policeman and his German Shepherd…
Joanna Lumley: Girl Friday (1994): Feat. Joanna Lumley; Considered one of the first programmes to experiment with the celebrity travelogue concept, this vintage BBC series features Joanna Lumley as a 'fish…
Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge (TV Series) (1994): Dir. Dominic Brigstocke
Feat. Steve Coogan; After THE DAY TODAY and before I’M ALAN PARTRIDGE, was comedian Steve Coogan’s cringe–inducing sendup of the British talkshow, hosted by…
Law & Disorder (TV Series) (1994): Feat. Penelope Keith, Charles Kay; British sitcom about a acid–tongued, no–nonsense barrister who isn't above breaking the law to win her cases.
Love On A Branch Line (TV Mini-series) (1994): Dir. Martyn Friend
Feat. Michael Maloney, Leslie Phillips; Acclaimed comedy tracks the misfortunes that befall a dull civil servant who decides to quit his job to become an artist in Paris, but his employers…
M.A.N.T.I.S. (TV Series) (Mantis) (1994): Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. Carl Lumbly, Roger Rees; A wheelchair–bound scientist becomes a crime–fighter after building himself a powerful exo–skeleton that gives him superhuman…
Martin Chuzzlewit (Mini-series) (1994): Dir. Pedr James
Feat. Keith Allen, Paul Scofield, John Mills…; BAFTA–winning, Emmy–nominated BBC adaptation of the great Charles Dickens satire of American life, death and family fortunes, starring…
Middlemarch (TV Mini-series) (1994): Dir. Anthony Page
Feat. Juliet Aubrey, Douglas Hodge, Patrick Malahide…; An exemplary screen adaptation of George Eliot's literary classic about the machinations of the well–to–do in 19th century…
My So-Called Life (TV Series) (1994-1995): Dir. Scott Winant
Feat. Claire Danes, Jared Leto, Bess Armstrong…; Hard–hitting drama series starring a young Claire Danes in her breakout role as a 15 year–old dealing with angst–ridden teen…
Ocean Girl (TV Series) (1994-1997): Feat. Marzena Godecki, Jeffrey Walker, Kerry Armstrong; Environmentally conscious Australian cult adventure series based around a mystical girl from under the sea who has the ability to communicate with…
Party of Five (TV Series) (1994-2000): Feat. Matthew Fox, Neve Campbell, Lacey Chabert; Accessible youth drama about a family of five orphaned siblings who, after their parents are killed in a car accident, are left to fend for…
Pat and Margaret (1994): Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Victoria Wood, Julie Walters; Teledrama has Wood and Walters play long lost sisters – one a successful American 'soap' actress, the other a dowdy waitress – reunited…
Pie in the Sky (TV Series) (1994): Feat. Richard Griffiths; Brit crime series following a retirement age detective hanging up his mystery solving hat to fulfil a goal of owning his own restaurant, but it seems…
Rector's Wife, The (Mini-Series) (1994): Dir. Giles Foster
Feat. Lindsay Duncan, Miles Anderson, Pam Ferris…; The wife of a kind but dull preacher is scorned by her conservative community when she takes a job at the grocery store one town over. Based on…
RoboCop (TV Series) (1994): Feat. Richard Eden, Yvette Nipar; A Canadian television adaptation of the RoboCop film series tailored for appeal to a younger demographic with toned–down violence. RoboCop here…
Scarlett (TV Mini-Series) (1994): Dir. John Erman
Feat. Timothy Dalton, Joanne Whalley, Stephen Collins…; The epic miniseries sequel to GONE WITH THE WIND has Scarlett, Rhett go from tragedy to triumph in an action packed saga of international scope…
Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV Series) (1994): Hilarious, rambling Adult Swim oddity employs another washed up superhero as the host of a late–night talk show. Everything that can go wrong…
Space Precinct (TV Series) (1994): Feat. Ted Shackelford, Rob Youngblood, Simone Bendix; One of the more recent Gerry 'Thunderbirds' Anderson productions revolves around high–tech policeman in outer space. Using human actors…
Takin' Over the Asylum (TV Series) (1994): Dir. David Blair
Feat. David Tennant, Ken Stott; Well–made television series that follows the fortunes of a hospital radio DJ working in a Glasgow mental asylum where he befriends a manic…
Tekwar (TV Series) (1994-1996): Feat. Greg Evigan, Eugene Clark, William Shatner; Ropey but enjoyable future–noir adapted from William Shatner's sci–fi novels, about a police officer framed for murder and trafficking…
Time Team (TV Series) (1994): Feat. Tony Robinson; Stimulating television series featuring a group of enthusiastic archaeologists unearthing the secrets of British history from overlooked areas of…
Touched by an Angel (TV Series) (1994): Feat. Della Reese, Roma Downey; Wonderfully soppy TV drama centered around a group of angels who bring messages of hope and Godliness to people on Earth who are losing their fatih.…
Vicar of Dibley, The (TV Series) (1994-2000): Feat. Dawn French; Dawn French gives her keynote TV role as a boisterous female minister who comes to serve in an eccentric small town. Consistently funny, with…
Wycliffe (TV Series) (1994): Dir. Jack Shepherd
Feat. Bill Nighy, Jack Shepherd; Edgy novel based detective drama following the feats of a conventional trench coat clad superintendent investigating small town crime. Effectively…
Adventures of Brisco County Jr., The (TV Series) (1993-1994): Dir. Bryan Spicer
Feat. Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Christian Clemenson; Wacky TV western following a Harvard–educated lawyer–turned–bounty hunter who goes after an outlaw using a range of curiously…
All or Nothing at All (TV Mini-Series) (1993): Dir. Andrew Grieve
Feat. Hugh Laurie; Hugh Laurie plays a successful financier who cons his colleagues into letting him 'invest' their money in this gripping tale of…
Babylon 5: The Movie Collection (The Gathering, In The Beginning, Thirdspace, River of Souls, Call to Arms) (1993-1999): Dir. Richard Compton, Michael Vejar, Jesús Salvador Treviño
Feat. Bruce Boxleitner; Compilation of the five TV–movies made as stand alones during Babylon–5's five year run.
Chef! (TV Series) (1993): Feat. Lenny Henry; Comedian Lenny Henry plays a tyrannical Michelin star chef (a la Gordon Ramsey) in this well–received BBC dramedy, remembered for Henry's…
Cracker (TV Series) (1993-1994): Dir. Michael Winterbottom, Andy Wilson, Julian Jarrold
Feat. Robbie Coltrane, Christopher Eccleston, Adrian Dunbar…; Justifiably acclaimed, often grim television drama centred round the forensic exploits of troubled, gambling–addict psychologist Robbie…
Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) (1993): Feat. Dick Van Dyke, Scott Baio, Charlie Schlatter…; Dick Van Dyke is on duty as Dr. Mark Sloan, a good–natured, unconventional and sometimes zany physician with a nose for murder. A…
Doctor Finlay (TV Series) (1993-1996): Feat. David Rintoul, Jason Flemyng; Set in the small and struggling Scottish town of Tannochbrae in the years after WW2, this update of the popular BBC series from the 1960s –…
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman (TV Series) (1993-1998): Feat. Jane Seymour, Chad Allen; Appealing western series starring Jane Seymour as the wilful Dr. Quinn starting up a practice in the wilds of redneck Colorado while dealing with the…
Frasier (TV Series) (1993-2004): Feat. Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney…; CHEERS star Kelsey Grammer hit television paydirt with this long–running sitcom spin–off set around his Boston psychiatrist…
Full Frontal (TV Series) (1993-1995): Feat. Eric Bana, Jane Turner, Gina Riley…; This classic Australian comedy show initially started off as an extension of similar sketch show FAST FORWARD, retaining the same fast paced humour…
Goodnight Sweetheart (TV Series) (1993): Feat. Nicholas Lyndhurst, Dervla Kirwan, Michelle Holmes; A suffering 90's husband finds a way to travel back in time to war time 40's London where he acquires a new lady friend and must juggle his modern…
Homicide (TV Series) (Life On The Street) (1993-1999): Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Richard Belzer, Ned Beatty, Yaphet Kotto…; Award–winning cop drama, from the creator of THE WIRE, centred on a group of homicide detectives investigating grisly crimes on the tough…
House of Eliott, The (TV Series) (1993): Dir. Rodney Bennet et al
Feat. Stella Gonet, Louise Lombard, Aden Gillett…; By starting their own clothing 'house', Bea and Evie Eliott stitch and sew their way out of debt and into high society. Set in 1920's England, this…
If You See God, Tell Him (TV Series) (1993): Feat. Richard Briers, Adrian Edmondson, Imelda Staunton; Richard Briers (ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE), injured by a freak accident that reduces his attention span to a mere 30 seconds, becomes fixated with TV ads…
Joh's Jury (1993): Dir. Ken Cameron
Feat. Simon Bossell, Noah Taylor, Gerry Connolly; Intensively researched teledrama about the sensational trial of Queensland state premier Joh Bjelke–Petersen (Connolly) for perjury in…
Lipstick On Your Collar (1993): Dir. Renny Rye
Feat. Giles Thomas, Louise Germaine, Ewan McGregor; Dennis Potter's musical comedy combines the elements that made his 'Singing Detective' and 'Pennies from Heaven' so memorable and distinctive. This…
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) (1993-1997): Feat. Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher; Popular T V serialisation of the 'Superman' story, with Cain playing the superhero who doubles as meek journalist Clark Kent, and Hatcher playing his…
Nanny, The (TV Series) (1993-1999): Feat. Fran Drescher; Fresh out of Queens, NYC, a high–pitched Drescher is accidentally hired by a genteel Broadway producer to look after his children. Fairly…
Norman Gunston Collection (1993): Feat. Garry McDonald; A comprehensive collection of clips from the latterday incarnation of the 'Norman Gunston Show', where the pallidly cheeky Aussie gets to interview…
Norman Gunston Show, The (1993): Feat. Garry McDonald, Shirley Maclaine; Garry McDonald's ghastly alter–ego, armed with but a microphone, elicits insight as well as fear from luminaries like Shirley Maclaine and…
NYPD Blue (TV Series) (1993): Feat. David Caruso, Dennis Franz, Amy Brenneman…; "Groundbreaking" TV cop show that wasn't so much groundbreaking as a slick 90s rehash of the likes of 'Hill Street Blues'. But despite all the fast…
Peak Practice (TV Series) (1993): Feat. Kevin Whately, Amanda Burton, Simon Shepherd; Popular, long–running British daytime staple about a new country GP adjusting to life and work in rural Derbyshire. Series One: eight…
Seaquest DSV (TV Series) (1993): Feat. Roy Scheider; Deep sea is the final frontier in this popular mid–nineties riff on STAR TREK, logging the oceanic adventures of an advanced submersible vessel…
Sharpe (TV Series) (1993-1998): Dir. Tom Clegg
Feat. Sean Bean, Brian Cox; Various teledramas adapting Bernard Cornwall's famous novels about the adventures of an officer in the 19th century British Army. In perhaps his best…
Smell of Reeves & Mortimer, The (TV Series) (1993): Feat. Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer; Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer form the hilarious double–act of this cult sketch show famous for its loopy, off–the–wall humour and…
Sonic the Hedgehog (TV Series) (1993): Dir. Gary Dehan; Hyperactive hedgehog, Sonic, is the star of this dubbed–into–English version of the Japanese serial. Known for its darker atmosphere,…
Stark (1993): Dir. Nadia Tass
Feat. Colin Friels, Jacqueline McKenzie, Ben Elton; Neatly executed adaptation of humorist Ben Elton's first novel, an eco–thriller fuelled by Elton's unflagging humour. Follows an international…
Te Video: Billy T James and Friends (1993): Feat. Billy T. James, Rima Te Wiata, Rawiri Paratene…; Compilation video featuring sketches from Billy T's inspired television show, including the pilot episode which was apparently never broadcast.
Tracey Ullman - Takes On New York (1993): Dir. Don Scardino
Feat. Tracey Ullman; British comedian/impersonator/celebrity Tracy Ullman tackles an eccentric selection of alter–egos, all characters experiencing New York for the…
Typhon's People (1993): Dir. Yvonne MacKay
Feat. Alfred Molina, Sophie Lee, Michael Hurst…; Capable sci–fi thriller, scripted by Margaret Mahy, concerning dodgy genetic–engineering in a remote NZ research station. Stars local…
Year in Provence, A (TV Series) (1993): Dir. David Tucker
Feat. John Thaw, Lindsay Duncan; Adapted from Peter Mayle's best–selling book, this depicts the experiences of an English couple who move into a rustic village in the south of…
A Touch of Frost (TV Series) (1992-1995): Feat. David Jason; An old–fashioned but thoroughly reliable British detective series set around a Detective Inspector with the 'common touch'. David Jason's…
Absolutely Fabulous (TV Series) (1992-2002): Dir. Bob Spiers
Feat. Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley; Comedy darling Jennifer Saunders and sweetie Joanna Lumley tap a popular vein and strike gold with this Saunders–penned post–feminist…
Anglo Saxon Attitudes (TV Series) (1992): Feat. Richard Johnson, Douglas Hodge, Elizabeth Spriggs…; TV drama based on the post–war satirical novel by Angus Wilson, following an aging historian (Richard Johnson) as he reflects on his youth, his…
As Time Goes By (TV Series) (1992): Dir. Sydney Lotterby
Feat. Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer; A justifiably celebrated British sitcom, in which youthful 1950s lovers Dench and Palmer accidentally reconnect in middle age and tentatively…
Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995): Respectful and crafted TV animation of the much–adapted Bob Kane comicbook, with Bruce Wayne transforming himself into a terrifying superhero…
Between the Lines (TV Series) (1992): Feat. Neil Pearson, Tom Georgeson, Siobhan Redmond…; CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Bligh (TV Series) (1992): Feat. Magda Szubanski, Gina Riley, Jimeoin; A motley spoof on the Australian governorship of Captain Bligh, who after the 1806 'Bounty' fiasco took up residence in Sydney. Featuring not a…
Camomile Lawn, The (1992): Feat. Felicity Kendal, Claire Bloom, Jennifer Ehle; Handsomely mounted for it's time, this TV miniseries is set in 1939 in Cornwall, against the backdrop of the final days of the Spanish Civil War and…
Get Back (TV Series) (1992-1993): Feat. Ray Winstone, Carol Harrison, Larry Lamb…; Limp sitcom with Ray Winstone as an East End boy now running a menswear shop facing financial ruin. Notable only for an early Kate Winslet role and…
Heartbeat (TV Series) (1992): Feat. Nick Berry, Niamh Cusack; Former EastEnder Nick Berry starred as a bright–eyed police constable in this long–running, rose–tinted serial set during the…
Larry Sanders Show, The (TV Series) (1992): Feat. Garry Shandling, Rip Torn, Jeffrey Tambor…; A seminal comic work that preceded the likes of CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM and 30 ROCK, Garry Shandling's parody of the late–night talk show hit all…
Mad About You (TV Series) (1992): Feat. Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt, John Pankow; Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt lengthened already solid acting careers with this light, fail–safe nineties sticom detailing the relationship…
Martin (TV Series) (1992-1997): Feat. Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell, Carl Anthony Payne II; Sassy sitcom vehicle for Martin Lawrence, who plays his alter–ego Martin Payne, a radio and television personality. Focuses on his romantic…
Masterpieces of the Hermitage (TV Series) (1992): A breathtaking tour through the State Hermitage Museum of St. Petersberg, home to some three million works of art. Begining with the 14th century…
Melrose Place (TV Series) (1992-1999): Feat. Heather Locklear, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Daphne Zuniga…; Glossy spinoff to BEVERLY HILLS 90210 tracked an older set of characters all living at a plush apartment complex in Los Angeles and coping with love,…
Men Behaving Badly (TV Series) (1992-1999): Dir. Martin Dennis
Feat. Martin Clunes, Neil Morrissey, Harry Enfield…; Disturbingly accurate blokey series about two best mates sharing a home and countless cans of beer together while waxing lyrical on the complications…
Picket Fences (TV Series) (1992): Feat. Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor…; Small–town drama from the creator of BOSTON LEGAL and ALLY MCBEAL in which Sheriff Jimmy Brock (Tom Skerritt) investigates dark goings on…
Pole to Pole (TV Series) (1992): Feat. Michael Palin; Michael Palin's followup to his model travel–series AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS. Here he journeys from the North Pole to South Pole across Asia…
Saturday Night Live - 15th Anniversary Special (1992): Feat. Robin Williams, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks…; Compilation of some of the best sketches from the first fifteen years of the US TV–show 'Saturday Night Live'. This programme was a training…
Shortland Street: 15 Years Of (TV Series) (1992-2007): New Zealand's most successful primetime drama – a regular weeknight fixture for homes nationwide, and a port–of–call for almost every…
Sister Wendy - The Complete Collection (TV Series) (1992): Strangely intriguing series hosted by Sister Wendy Beckett – an endearingly impish nun with a passion for paintings who takes her viewers on a…
Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The (TV Series) (The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones) (1992-1993): Feat. Sean Patrick Flanery; Television spin–off of the popular 1980's feature films that stage the youthful adventures of the archaeological treasure hunter as recalled by…
Absolute Hell (1991): Dir. Anthony Page
Feat. Judi Dench, Francesca Annis; Classic BBC television production based on Rodney Ackland's book of the same name: a black, bleak comedy about about a sex–addicted , boozy…
Brides of Christ (TV Series) (1991): Dir. Ken Cameron
Feat. Brenda Fricker, Naomi Watts, Russell Crowe; Set in Catholic convent in 1960s Australia among a group of nuns and students, this series caused mild controversy on release, depicting the church…
Brittas Empire, The (TV Series) (1991): Feat. Chris Barrie; Set around the mishap–prone executive of the 'Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre', this enjoyable series provided a semi–satirical look at…
Chances (TV Series) (1991-1992): Dir. Helen Gaynor; Noteworthy as perhaps the most risque television series to grace Australian screens, this is a bizarre, self–consciously camp roll through…
Clarissa (Mini-series) (1991): Dir. Robert Bierman
Feat. Sean Bean, Saskia Wickham, Shirley Henderson; Based on the colossal Samuel Richardson novel this series set in the 18th century reveals the trials of a young heiress in line for an arranged…
Commish, The (TV Series) (1991-1995): Feat. Michael Chiklis; Impressionable cop series set in small–town America with Michael Chiklis taking on the role of local police commissioner attempting to balance…
Dinosaurs (TV Series) (1991-1994): Sitcom about a family of dinosaurs living in the modern world, brought to life by Jim Henson's puppets. The series explores topical issues such as…
Eerie Indiana (TV Series) (1991-1992): Feat. Omri Katz, Justin Shenkarow; Short–lived, cult TWIN PEAKS–offshoot follows the arrival of a young boy to Eerie, Indiana, a town overrun with urban legends, a living…
Flash, The (TV Series) (1991): Feat. John Wesley Shipp, Amanda Pays, M. Emmet Walsh…; Vastly underrated TV adaptation of the DC comicbook hero, in which a forensic detective (Shipp) has a laboratory accident which causes the molecules…
G.B.H (TV Mini-series) (1991): Feat. Robert Lindsay, Michael Palin, Dearbhla Molloy…; Dynamite Channel 4 mini–series from the pointed pen of tele–writer Alan Bleasdale plays out the battle of wits between a mad Labour Party…
Home Improvement (TV Series) (1991-1999): Feat. Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Jonathan Taylor Thomas…; Highly popular sitcom set around the household of 'Toolman' Tim Taylor, a small–bit celebrity who runs a cable TV home handyman show. With…
Jerry Springer Uncut (Jerry Springer Uncensored) (1991): An appalling compilation of salacious and outrageous moments from the legendarily vulgar tabloid talk–show hosted by Jerry Springer, sometimes…
Murder Most Horrid (TV Series) (1991-1999): Feat. Dawn French; Satirical comedy series starring Britain's darling funny gal Dawn French (VICAR OF DIBLEY) as she takes on various guises caught up in a different…
Not Mozart (M is for Man, Music and Mozart; Letter, Riddles and Writs) (1991): Dir. Peter Greenaway, Pat Gavin, Jeremy Newson; Two experimental television dramas commissioned to celebrate the Mozart Bicentennial.
Prime Suspect (TV Series) (1991-2003): Dir. Christopher Menaul
Feat. Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, Tom Wilkinson…; Helen Mirren stars as DCI Tennison in seven award–winning (Emmy and BAFTA) mini–series from the pen of Lynda La Plante.
Rugrats (TV Series) (1991-2004): Cartoon series that has a special place in the heart of many 90s kids, following the adventures of babies Tommy, Chuckie, Phil and Lil, and Tommy's…
Rupert (TV Series) (1991): One of the many animated versions of the famous 1910s newspaper cartoon series which followed the exciting excursions of a curious and capable…
Sleepers (TV Series) (1991): Feat. Nigel Havers, Warren Clarke; Absurdist BBC spy comedy set in the post–Glasnost era, where it is discovered that two KGB agents assigned to infiltrate British society in the…
Soldier Soldier (TV Series) (1991): Feat. Jerome Flynn, Robson Green; Accurate portrayal of military life in peace–time, that follows the daily lives of the King's Own Fusiliers regiment, through their personal…
Strauss Dynasty, The (1991): Dir. Marvin J. Chomsky
Feat. Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Anthony Higgins…; Lavish historical drama that tells in four feature length episodes the saga of Johann Strauss and his sons, often considered "music's finest family".…
Tonight at 8:30 (TV Series) (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 4) (1991): Dir. Paul Annett, Sydney Lotterby, John Glenister
Feat. Joan Collins; Comedy series featuring eight one–act Noel Coward plays: 1. Hands Across The Sea – Satirical look at visiting colonials trying to fit…
Adventures of the Black Stallion, The (TV Series) (1990): Feat. Mickey Rooney; Fine televisation of Walter Farley’s famous thoroughbred novels, chronicling the learning curve of a 15–year–old jockey and his…
Beverly Hills 90210 (TV Series) (1990-2000): Dir. Tim Hunter
Feat. Shannen Doherty, Jason Priestley, Tori Spelling…; In its day, compulsory viewing for teenagers, as the Beverly Hills High gang of new–faces (Shannen Doherty, Jason Priestley), rich–kids…
Chancer (TV Series) (1990): Feat. Clive Owen, Leslie Phillips; Clive Owen is all boyish charm as a suave, swindling con artist infiltrating a dodgy sports car business. Firmly established Clive as one to…
Cluedo (1990): Dir. Terry McDonough
Feat. James Bellini, Richard Madeley; Unique British game show based on the board game, where celebrity guests watch a re–enactment of a murder, then try to identify the murderer…
French and Saunders (TV Series) (1990-1994): Feat. Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders; Comic Strip funnywomen Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders parade highlights from their first, third and fourth TV seasons. Tape 1: Series 1…
Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The (TV Series) (1990-1996): Feat. Will Smith, Jeffrey A. Townes, Nia Long; The TV springboard to fame for rapper Will Smith, this series has the teenage 'fresh prince' move from the street–smart action of…
House of Cards, The (TV Series) (1990-1993): Dir. Paul Seed
Feat. Ian Richardson; A sardonic and blackly humourous look at British politics, with a reptilian Ian Richardson plotting and blackmailing his way into power in three…
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, The (TV Series) (1990): Feat. Patrick Malahide; Detective series plucked from the novels of famed crime writer Ngaio Marsh follows Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn as he suavely solves crime in…
It (Stephen King's It) (1990): Dir. Tommy Lee Wallace
Feat. Tim Curry; Stephen King's lengthy novel is adapted for the small screen here with a younger audience in mind. Tim Curry stands out as the nasty force behind the…
Jeeves and Wooster (TV Series) (1990-1993): Feat. Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie; The novels of P G Wodehouse are brought to life by the talents and comic rapport of Stephen Fry (as butler Jeeves) and Hugh Laurie (as English dandy…
Keeping Up Appearances (TV Series) (1990-1993): Feat. Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift; The class–conscious paranoia of middle–class Britain is perfectly skewered in this constantly hilarious series. Set around domineering…
Lorna Doone (1990): Dir. Andrew Grieve
Feat. Polly Walker, Clive Owen, Sean Bean…; British television film set in the West Country during the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685 (though actually filmed in Scotland). John Kidd seeks to avenge…
Madeline (TV Series) (1990-1995): The original animated TV Series featuring the precocious girls of Miss Clavelle's orphanage in Paris. The French accents are charmingly retained for…
New Adventures of Black Beauty, The (1990): Feat. Amber McWilliams; The continuing adventures of Black Beauty, this time shot on location in picturesque New Zealand. Series One: 12 episodes across four discs.
Not Only... But Also... - Dudley Moore and Peter Cook (1990): Feat. Dudley Moore, Peter Cook; Pete 'n' Dud reunite after 20 years to reminisce and present highlights from their '60s TV comedy show.
One Foot in the Grave (TV Series) (1990-2000): Feat. Richard Wilson, Annette Crosby; Victor and Margaret Meldrew endure the creeping indignities of old age in this Much–watched British TV Series. The quality of scripting varied…
Portrait of a Marriage (TV Mini-series) (1990): Dir. Stephen Whittaker
Feat. Janet McTeer, Cathryn Harrison, David Haig; TV mini–series detailing the real–life love affair between Vita Sackville–West and Violet Keppel, as well as the strength of Vita's…
Seinfeld - Season 1 & 2 (TV Series) (1990-1991): Feat. Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards…; The quintesssential 1990s sitcom in which four apartment–dwelling New Yorkers discuss the deceptively trivial minutiae of their lives. On…
Twin Peaks - Season 1 (TV Series) (1990): Dir. David Lynch, Various
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Madchen Amick…; An eccentric, mystical FBI agent arrives in a small Pacific Northwest town to investigate the murder of a young high school girl. Iconic, influential…
Waiting for God (TV Series) (1990): Feat. Graham Crowden, Stephanie Cole; Two stoic geriatrics refuse to give in to their retirement village sentence in this stubborn comedy of staying young. Crowden is particularly…
You Rang, M'lord? (TV Series) (1990): Feat. Paul Shane, Jeffrey Holland, Su Pollard; An 'upstairs, downstairs' sitcom from TV writers David Croft and Jimmy Perry (DAD'S ARMY), featuring much of the cast that appeared in the creators'…
A Bit of a Do (TV Series) (1989): Feat. David Jason, Gwen Taylor, Nicola Pagett…; A curly class comedy based the books by REGINALD PERRIN author David Nobbs, this gets good mileage out of its premise of two families – one…
Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) (1989-2002): Feat. David Suchet; Solid TV adaptation of Agatha Christie's series of detective novels featuring the fussily eccentric Belgian detective Hercule Poirot as he goes about…
Alien Nation (TV Series) (1989-1990): Feat. Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint; From the creator of "V" comes this sci–fi police procedural series based on the 1988 feature film about an LA police officer reluctantly…
Around the World in 80 Days (TV Mini-series) (1989): Dir. Buzz Kulik
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle, Peter Ustinov…; Mostly delightful version of Jules Verne's light adventure yarn, in which Phileas Fogg (Brosnan) attempts the titular feat for a bet. More complete…
Bangkok Hilton (Mini-Series) (1989): Dir. Ken Cameron
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Denholm Elliott…; Gripping mini series with Kidman giving a dynamite performance as a young woman sent to the horrific "Bangkok Hilton" prison, after being tricked…
Baywatch (TV Series) (1989-2001): Feat. David Hasselhoff, Parker Stevenson, Pamela Anderson…; Sun–soaked 90's television series based around the dramatic happenings of a disturbingly attractive lifeguard unit keeping the beaches safe…
Behaving Badly (TV mini-series) (1989): Dir. David Tucker
Feat. Judi Dench, Frances Barber, Maurice Denham…; A bleak though blackly–comic mini–series with Judi Dench as a dowdy housewife who belatedly comes out of her shell after her husband of…
Best of Billy T, The (1989): Feat. Billy T. James; A collection of fine moments from the TV career of New Zealand's very own comic genius.
Billy T James Show, The (TV Series) (CUZ FM) (1989): Feat. Billy T. James, Ilona Rogers, Mark Hadlow…; Episodes from the hit sitcom "CUZ FM", centred around the unique persona of NZ's best loved entertainer. Billy plays a radio personality who…
Birds of a Feather (TV Series) (1989): Feat. Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph; Charming and concise British sitcom following the fortunes of two sisters, each married to small–time crooks, who move in together after their…
Blackadder Goes Forth (TV Series) (1989): Dir. Richard Boden
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson; Final official series, set on the Western Front 1917. Six episodes contained on a single DVD or two tape volumes: 'Captain Cook', 'Corporal…
Booker (TV Series) (1989-1990): Feat. Carmen Argenziano; Good value spin–off series from 21 JUMP STREET, with Richard Grieco from the original series taking on the role of a rebellious private…
Boys from the Blackstuff (TV Series) (1989): Dir. Philip Saville
Feat. Bernard Hill; Alan Bleasdale's series of plays vividly encapsulates the bleaker side of life in Thatcher's Liverpool. Beginning with the feature–length…
Campion (TV Series) (1989-1990): Feat. Peter Davison, Brian Glover, Andrew Burt; Eccentric detective series sees Peter Davison play the titular Albert Campion, who, along with his melancholy sidekick Lugg, solve mind–bending…
Christabel (1989): Dir. Adrian Shergold
Feat. Elizabeth Hurley, Stephen Dillane, Geoffrey Palmer; Set during the rise of Nazism, a German lawyer and his English wife plot against Hitler. Written by Dennis Potter.
Clarke and Dawe (The Full Catastrophe) (1989-2009): Feat. John Clarke, Bryan Dawe; Comprehensive compilation of mock interviews from Aussie comic Bryan Dawe and true–blue Kiwi John Clarke (aka Fred Dagg), whose collective…
Come In Spinner (TV Mini-series) (1989): Dir. Robert Marchand
Feat. Lisa Harrow, Rebecca Gibney, Gary Day; Something of an Australian TV classic, this revolves around three women working in a Sydney beauty salon during the closing years of WW2 and the…
Darling Buds of May, The (TV Series) (1989-1991): Feat. Catherine Zeta-Jones, David Jason, Pam Ferris…; Top–rating TV comedy based on the H. E. Bates books, set in a not–so–innocent rural England. The complete three series, plus two…
Fast Forward (TV Series) (1989-1992): Feat. Magda Szubanski, Gina Riley, Jane Turner…; One of the best Australian sketch–comedy series that launched the careers of various comics with a range of grotesque and hilarious…
Lonesome Dove (TV Mini-series) (Lonesome Dove, Streets Of Laredo, Dead Man's Walk, Return to Lonesome Dove) (1989-1993): Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover…; A hefty star cast congregate for this acclaimed TV adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel about two former Texas Rangers (Duvall, Jones) who retire to…
Lost Worlds - Vanished Lives (1989): Famed nature–boffin David Attenborough here delves into the subject of prehistoric fossils, speculating in typically comprehensive fashion as…
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (TV Series) (1989-1994): Feat. Kate Lonergan, Wayne Morris, Tony Robinson; Comical BBC spin on the legend of Robin Hood reimagines fair Marian (Lonergan) as the real saviour of Nottingham Forest and the brilliant brains…
Mr. Bean (TV Series) (1989-1995): Dir. John Howard Davies, John Birkin
Feat. Rowan Atkinson; The classic misadventures of Rowan Atkinson's inept alter–ego, updating and widely popularizing the 'silent' comedy style of comedians like…
Palin Travel Collection (1989-2007): Feat. Michael Palin; Comprehensive 19–disc set containing all of Michael Palin's BBC travel documentary series including; Great Railway Journeys, Around the World…
Peter Gunn (1989): Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Peter Strauss, Barbara Williams; A telemovie reprise of the iconic 'Private Investigator' series of the late 50s and 60s, with original director Edwards and that famous Mancini tune…
Piglet Files, The (TV Series) (1989): Feat. Nicholas Lyndhurst, Serena Evans; Quirky, much–loved British sitcom, with Nicholas Lyndhurst as an electronics whiz who inadvertently ends up working for the British…
Press Gang (TV Series) (1989-1993): Feat. Julia Sawalha, Dexter Fletcher; Much–loved British TV series follows the fortunes of a newspaper, the 'Junior Gazette', run by a troublesome crowd of teenage students in North…
Quantum Leap (TV Series) (1989-1993): Dir. Donald P Bellisario
Feat. Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell; An often thoughtful speculative sci–fi drama in which a scientist finds himself trapped in time, leaping into the body of a different person in…
Round the Twist (TV Series) (1989): Feat. Ebonnie Masini, Andrew S. Gilbert, Rian Mclean…; Australian television classic from the mind of author Paul Jennings following the off–the–wall adventures of the Twist Family, who leave…
Saved By The Bell (TV Series) (1989): After–school teen sit–com that helped "launch" the careers of Dustin "Screech" Diamond and 90210 vixen Tiffani–Amber Thiessen.…
Simpsons, The (TV Series) (1989): Dir. Various; Fun at home with Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson – the definitve animated American family, in the iconic TV series of the 1990s has…
Summer's Lease (TV Mini-series) (1989): Feat. Susan Fleetwood, John Gielgud, Michael Pennington; BBC "masterpiece theatre" drama–mystery series set in Tuscany, based on the novel by John Mortimer (RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY) and adapted by the…
Surgical Spirit (TV Series) (1989): Feat. Nichola McAuliffe, Duncan Preston; ITV medical sitcom of the past, centred on a sabre–toothed surgeon (McAuliffe) who juggles workplace politics, home truths, and romantic…
Tale of Two Cities, A (Mini-series) (1989): Dir. Philippe Monnier
Feat. James Wilby, John Mills, Jean-Pierre Aumont…; BBC TV adaptation of Charles Dickens' great, historical novel of the French Revolution, in the shadow of which two, very different men fall for the…
Traffik (1989): Dir. Alistair Reid
Feat. Bill Paterson; Complex mini–series set throughout the hierarchies of the international heroin trade. Filmed in locations such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and…
A Very British Coup (1988): Dir. Mick Jackson
Feat. Ray McAnally, Alan MacNaughtan, Keith Allen…; Old–school Labourite Ray McAnally is elected Prime Minister of Great Britain, an event displeasing to various high–placed civil servants…
Alexei Sayle's Stuff (TV Series) (1988): Feat. Alexei Sayle; Highlights from Alexei Sayle's fab TV show including sketches “The Art of Verbal Abuse” and “Crapbags Holiday Tours”.
Bourne Identity, The (Mini-series) (1988): Dir. Roger Young
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Jaclyn Smith, Anthony Quayle…; Mini–series based on Robert Ludlam's best–seller about an injured, unconscious man who washes ashore in a small French town and discovers…
Chelmsford 123 (TV Series) (1988): Feat. Jimmy Mulville, Rory McGrath, Philip Pope; A Roman governor is exiled to the murky English town of Chelmsford, AD 123, in this irreverent British sitcom. Recommended for fans of…
China Beach (TV Series) (1988): Feat. Dana Delany, Michael Boatman, Nan Woods; TV series set at an evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War, following the unique perspectives of a range of characters including US Army doctors…
Clarence (TV Series) (1988): Feat. Ronnie Barker; Celebrated British comedian Ronnie Barker's final television creation before retirement, playing a bumbling deliveryman with poor eyesight who his…
Comedy Company, The (TV Series) (1988-1990): Feat. Glenn Robbins; Although suffering a little with the passing of time, this classic Australian sketch show still holds many cherished memories with its collection of…
Comic Strip Presents: Strike (1988): Dir. Peter Richardson
Feat. Jennifer Saunders, Peter Richardson; A 'Comic Strip' comedy which uses the 1980s miners' strike as a springboard for satire on both British politics and well–meaning Hollywood…
Count Duckula (TV Series) (1988-1993): Feat. David Jason; A DANGER MOUSE spinoff, this childrens' animation about a vegetarian vampire duck, developed its own minor cult. The humour is alternately black or…
Echoes (TV Mini-series) (1988): Dir. Barbara Rennie
Feat. Siobhan Garahy, Robert Hines, Geraldine James…; Set in Ireland in the 1950's, this picturesque romance traces the life of a small town girl whose dreams of escape come true when she wins a…
Edens Lost (TV Mini-series) (1988): Dir. Neil Armfield
Feat. Julia Blake, Linda Cropper; A melancholy dramatic saga set in rural Australia around the growing knowledge of a teenage boy from Sydney, staying with mysterious landed relatives…
First of the Summer Wine (TV Series) (1988): Feat. David Fenwick, Paul Oldham, Paul Wyett…; Good–natured prequel to the longest running sitcom shows heroes Clegg and Compo's youth leading up to the second World War.
Franchise Affair, The (1988): Dir. Leonard Lewis
Feat. Rosalie Crutchley, Patrick Malahide; A 15yr–old schoolgirl who has been missing a month, re–appears, battered, bloody and accusing two local woman of kidnapping her to be…
Hale and Pace (TV Series) (1988): Feat. Gareth Hale, Norman Pace; Rotund comic pairing is in the best British comedy tradition, employing a series of reoccurring caricatures and sketches to belly–aching…
Importance of Being Earnest (1988): Dir. Stuart Burge
Feat. Gemma Jones, Alec McCowen, Paul McGann…; A straightforward and lucid version of Oscar Wilde's classic comedy, made for television by the BBC. McGann is a particular neurotic highlight.
Jack the Ripper (TV Mini-series) (1988): Dir. David Wickes
Feat. Michael Caine, Armand Assante, Jane Seymour; This British television series adds a new solution to the ever–intriguing and grisly case of Jack the Ripper, who preyed on women in Victorian…
Master Builder, The (1988): Feat. Leo McKern, Miranda Richardson, Jane Lapotaire; A BBC adaptation of the 1892 play By Henrik Ibsen, aired on BBC as part of the 'Theatre Night' series in 1988. Tells the story of a middle–aged…
Monsignor Quixote (1988): Dir. Rodney Bennett
Feat. Alec Guinness, Leo McKern, Christopher Neame; Fine tele–version of Graham Greene's novel follows a newly appointed Monsignor and his avowed Marxist companion on an enlightening drive to…
Murphy Brown (TV Series) (1988-1998): Feat. Candice Bergen; A solid and likeable sttcom set around a gutsy woman journalist in Washington DC, who negotiates her personal indulgences and demons along with the…
Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (TV Series) (1988-1999): Feat. Kevin Murphy, Jim Mallon, Trace Beaulieu…; Legendary cult series about a man and his robot buddy who get shot into space by an evil scientist and forced to watch the most horrific…
Natural Causes (1988): Dir. Vernon Lawrence
Feat. George Cole, Prunella Scales; A farcical comedy of infidelity and spousal skulduggery. George Cole plays a professional 'disposer' who is hired to fabricate the suicide of a…
Noble House (Mini-Series) (1988): Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Deborah Raffin, Ben Masters…; Improbably entertaining thriller with Brosnan smarming his way through business deals in Asia, only to find his reign as Tai–Pan (supreme…
Roseanne (TV Series) (1988-1997): Feat. Roseanne, John Goodman, Sara Gilbert; Bold and iconic TV sitcom which tackled the travails of the working class Connor family in all its unvarnished, difficult and hilarious glory.…
War and Remembrance (Mini-Series) (1988): Dir. Dan Curtis
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner…; Sequel to THE WINDS OF WAR follows trials and tribulations of the Henry and the Jastrow families amid the events after the USA's entry into World War…
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV Series) (1988-1990): Clive Anderson hosts this original British version of the gameshow based around improvised comedy. Regular clever clogs include Richard Vranch, Ryan…
Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, The / The Rainbow (1988-1992): Dir. Katie Mitchell, Stuart Burge
Feat. Zoe Wanamaker, Stephen Dillane, Colin Firth…; A 1992 BBC "Performance" theatre production of The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, D.H. Lawrence's portrayal of a woman married to a loutish miner whom she…
Windmills of the Gods (1988): Dir. Lee Phillips
Feat. Jaclyn Smith, Robert Wagner, Ian McKellen…; As the Cold War rages, the president names Professor Mary Ashley as the new Ambassador to Romania. Mike Slade is appointed to be her assistant. As…
21 Jump Street (TV Series) (1987-1991): Feat. Johnny Depp, Frederic Forrest, Peter DeLuise…; Iconic, lightly–rendered youth thriller series, in which four young–looking undercover cops infiltrate high schools to expose various…
Barbara Cartland Collection, The (A Hazard of Hearts, The Lady and the Highwayman, A Ghost in Monte Carlo, Duel of Hearts) (1987-1991): Feat. Hugh Grant, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael York…; Four made–for–TV adaptations from the prolific romance novel oeuvre of British writer and media personality Barbara Cartland. A HAZARD…
Beauty and the Beast (TV Series) (1987): Feat. Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman; Distinctively 80s drama series is a twist on the classic tale, where 'Beast' (Perlman) is a noble–man living in New York's hidden underworld of…
Blackadder 3 (TV Series) (1987): Dir. Mandie Fletcher
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie, Tony Robinson; Classic third series set in England 1760–1815. Six episodes contained on one DVD or two tape volumes: 'Dish and Dishonesty', 'Ink and…
Captain James Cook (TV Mini Series) (1987): Dir. Lawrence Gordon Clark
Feat. Keith Michell, Fernando Rey, Carol Drinkwater; Lavishly–produced series about the epochal sea voyages of Captain James Cook, who set out from Britain in 1768 to observe the transit of Venus…
Complete Talking Heads, The (TV Miniseries) (1987-1998): Dir. Alan Bennett
Feat. Alan Bennett, Stephanie Cole, Thora Hird…; Much–feted 1980s TV series comprising a series of six stage monologues by renowned playwright Alan Bennett, devised to depict various suffering…
Dame Edna Experience, The (TV Series) (1987): Feat. Barry Humphries; Dame Edna Everage hosted this riotous mock chat–show in the late eighties (following a series of successful TV specials), where her guests…
Degrassi Junior High (TV Series) (1987-1991): An unusually entertaining 1980s Canadian high school drama gathered a certain cult following around its charismatic young cast and well–judged…
Dorothy L. Sayers Mysteries (TV Series) (Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, Gaudy Night) (1987): Feat. Harriet Walter, Edward Petherbridge, Richard Morant; A series of BBC TV adaptations of three novels by Dorothy L. Sayers that follow the aristocratic sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey's romance with the crime…
East of Ipswich (1987): Dir. Tristram Powell
Feat. Edward Rawle-Hicks; Michael Palin drew from his childhood memories of seaside family holidays in penning this coming–of–age dramedy for the BBC, set in the…
Father Dowling Mysteries (TV Series) (Father Dowling Investigates) (1987): Feat. Tom Bosley, Mary Wickes, Tracy Nelson; Soul food for the mystery buff. Steadily paced and written series concerns the crime solving feats of a Chicago Catholic Priest (HAPPY DAYS' Tom…
Filthy, Rich and Catflap (TV Series) (1987): Feat. Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer; THE YOUNG ONES magic had gone, but the anarchic energy lives on for Rik RicMayall and Adrian Edmondson in this follow–up series. All six…
First Eden, The (TV Series) (The Mediterranean World and Man) (1987): Feat. David Attenborough; Part of Sir David Attenborough's canonical 1967 Natural World project, this series focuses on the Mediterranean, cradle of Western civilization, from…
Fortunes of War (TV Mini-series) (1987): Dir. James Cellan Jones
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Alan Bennett…; An under–appreciated historical epic focused on the personal experience of war, starring then–English glamour couple Kenneth Branagh and…
Full House (TV Series) (1987-1995): Feat. John Stamos, Bob Saget, Mary-Kate Olsen…; The ultimate in 24–carat family friendly fare, this light American sitcom expanded on the THREE MEN AND A BABY formula, with its premise of a…
Funny Business (TV Series) (1987-1989): Feat. Dean Butler, Willy de Wit, Ian Harcourt…; Popular yet smart Kiwi comedy show from the 80's, based on a sketch format and starring some of New Zealand's favourite comics.
Ghosts (1987): Dir. Elijah Moshinsky
Feat. Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Kenneth Branagh…; BBC television adaptation of Ibsen's great, once–controversial play about secrets and lies, sex and hypocrisy, starring Judy Dench as Mrs…
Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, The (TV Series) (1987): Feat. Gian Sammarco, Lulu; Sue Townsend's spotty teenage creation Adrian Mole contines his rites of passage comedy drama series set in the early eighties where Adrian's Mum…
Harp in the South, The (TV Mini Series) (1987): Dir. George Whaley
Feat. Martyn Sanderson, Anne Phelan, Anna Hruby…; A TV mini–series about an Irish family who migrate to Australia in the post WW2 years to find their hopes of prosperity dashed on the streets…
In Between (TV Series) (1987): Feat. Sheryl Munks, Vichea Ten, Jim Petrovski…; Acclaimed Australian TV series about troubled teenagers attempting to find their way through life in the inner city, dealing with issues like drugs,…
Inspector Morse (TV Series) (1987): Feat. John Thaw; Much–loved British TV Series that follows the criminal cases of Morse, probably John Thaw's most famous character – the cantankerous…
Jake and the Fatman (TV Series) (1987): Feat. William Conrad, Joe Penny; Eighties primetime crime show starring William Conrad (CANNON) as a generously plump former cop turned maverick district attorney who teams with a…
Little Dorrit (TV Mini-Series) (1987): Dir. Christine Edzard
Feat. Alec Guinness, Derek Jacobi, Joan Greenwood…; Exemplary, all–star reworking of the Charles Dickens' classic in two parts. The first, "Nobody's Fault", is told from Arthur Clennam's (Derek…
Make and Break (1987): Dir. Michael Frayn
Feat. Judi Dench, Robert Hardy; BBC television drama, directed by Michael Frayn and based on his play of the same name, stars Hardy as a building industry boss, unaware of his…
Married With Children (TV Series) (1987-1998): Feat. Ed O'Neill, Christina Applegate, Katey Sagal…; Brilliantly rancid satire on US sitcoms like THE COSBY SHOW, depicting a white trash family of appalling bad taste, curdled dreams and sick…
Melba (TV Mini-series) (1987): Dir. Rodney Fisher
Feat. Linda Cropper, Tom Burlinson, Hugo Weaving; Biopic of famed Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba, whose professional veneer hid a tumultuous private life, her struggles to provide as a…
New Statesman, The (TV Series) (1987-1991): Dir. Geoffrey Sax
Feat. Rik Mayall; Rik Mayall plays British Tory MP Alan B’Stard in this fairly amusing sift through the sleazy, corrupt corridors of Westminster. All four series…
Northanger Abbey (1987): Dir. Giles Foster
Feat. Katherine Schlesinger, Peter Firth; A BBC adaptation based on the Jane Austen novel, with Austen–heroine Katherine Schlesinger yearning for a consuming gothic romance amid the…
On the Black Hill (1987): Dir. Andrew Grieve
Feat. Bob Peck, Nicola Beddoe, Patrick Godfrey; Adapted from Bruce Chatwin's novel about the difficult lives of Welsh tenant–farmers in the early 20th century. A bull–headed Bob Peck…
Perfect Spy, A (1987): Dir. Peter Smith
Feat. Peter Egan, Ray McAnally, Peggy Ashcroft…; Peter Egan is Magnus Pyum, a spy so perfect he has come to betray everyone he knows, including himself. A superbly realised Beeb version of John Le…
Poor Little Rich Girl - The Barbara Hutton Story (Mini-Series) (1987): Dir. Charles Jarrott
Feat. Farrah Fawcett, Burl Ives, Bruce Davison…; Farrah Fawcett divides and conquers in this sizable biopic on the life and times of heiress Barbara Hutton, whose lineage to the Woolworth fortune…
Poor Man's Orange (TV Mini-series) (1987): Dir. George Whaley
Feat. Martyn Sanderson, Anne Phelan, Kaarin Fairfax…; The continuing sagas of a poverty stricken Irish–Australian family, in this sequel to HARP IN THE SOUTH.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Mini-series) (1987-2000): Feat. Colin Firth, Robert Urquhart, Leslie Phillips…; Well–loved British mystery series consisting of adapted stories from celebrated crime writer Ruth Rendell, brought to life by an impressive…
Scoop (1987): Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Denholm Elliott, Sir Michael Hordern, Herbert Lom; Satirical drama based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Evelyn Waugh. Set in the world of journalism, where an inexperienced reporter is sent to…
Thirtysomething (TV Series) (1987-1991): Feat. Timothy Busfield, Mel Harris, Peter Horton…; One of the highlights of 1980's television, centering around a group of late thirties baby boomers struggling with adult angst in Philadelphia, is…
Tour of Duty (TV Series) (1987-1988): Feat. Terence Knox, Stephen Caffrey; A much–admired chronicle of U.S. soldiers grappling with combat, friendship, and ethics in Vietnam. One of several popular Vietnam War…
Tutti Frutti (TV Series) (1987): Feat. Robbie Coltrane, Emma Thompson, Richard Wilson; This beautifully sardonic Scottish miniseries launched the careers of it's lead actors, offering a brilliant satire of the music industry and a deft…
Wiseguy (TV Series) (1987-1990): Feat. Ken Wahl, Kevin Spacey, Tim Curry…; Influential 80's crime series featuring the appealing Ken Wahl as an undercover FBI agent attempting to infiltrate the Mafia and destroy them from…
A Bit of Fry and Laurie (TV Series) (1986-1995): Feat. Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry; A longrunning and consistently inventive sketch series by British funnymen Hugh Laurie (HOUSE M.D.) and Stephen Fry (WILDE), who manage to outbaffle…
A Very Peculiar Practice (TV Series) (+ A Very Polish Practice) (1986-1988): Dir. David Tucker
Feat. Peter Davison, Graham Crowden, Barbara Flynn; A glorious surreal BBC black–comedy drama set in the health centre of a British university, based on the experiences of revered writer Andrew…
Alf (TV Series) (1986): Feat. Max Wright; Irresistibly cute sitcom about a furry, wise–cracking alien that settles into American suburbia in the 1980s. Season 1 available. Disc 1:…
Best of Q (TV Series) (1986): Feat. Spike Milligan; Spike Milligan's influential television series (it out Monty Python's Monty Python) takes the former Goon's surrealistic 'nonsense' style and gives…
Blackadder 2 (TV Series) (1986): Dir. Mandie Fletcher
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny…; Definitive, bloody hilarious second series set in England, 1558–1603. Six episodes contained on one DVD or two tape volumes: 'Bells', 'Head',…
Bread (TV Series) (1986-1991): Feat. Jean Boht, Jonathon Morris, Nick Conway…; Much–loved British sitcom based around a Liverpool family struggling to survive the cruel 1980s of unemployment, crime, welfare–fraud and…
Brush Strokes (TV Series) (1986): Feat. Karl Howman, Gary Waldhorn, Elizabeth Counsell; From the creators of THE GOOD LIFE comes this saucy BBC comedy centered on a charming house painter (Howman) who has an insatiable appreciation for…
Casualty (TV Series) (1986-2008): Long–running British medical soap following the trials of a group of overtaxed hospital employees working the night shift at Holby City…
Crime Story (TV Series) (1986-1988): Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Dennis Farina, Andrew Dice Clay; Genre stylist Michael Mann (COLLATERAL) followed up MIAMI VICE with this good–looking crime story set in hardboiled 60s Chicago. Dennis Farina…
Dangerous Brothers, The (TV Series) (1986): Feat. Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson; Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson perform raucous skits lifted from British tele's “Saturday Live”. Tape features the sketch 'Kinky Sex' which was…
Edge of Darkness (TV Mini-series) (1986): Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Bob Peck, Joe Don Baker, Joanne Whalley…; Multi award–winning suspense drama journeys into the secret, high–stakes world of the nuclear state. This is television at its most…
Great Bookie Robbery, The (TV Mini Series) (1986): Dir. Mark Joffe
Feat. John Bach, Bruno Lawrence, Andy Anderson…; Classic heist drama based on a multi–million dollar robbery in 1976 Melbourne, and re–enacted by the cream of New Zealand's acting…
It's Garry Shandling's Show (1986-1990): Feat. Garry Shandling; Hugely influential show centered around the neurosis of Garry Shandling – basically playing himself, who along with the rest of the cast just…
Life and Loves of a She-Devil, The (1986): Dir. Philip Saville
Feat. Julie T Wallace, Dennis Waterman, Patricia Hodge…; Splendidly ripe BBC adaptation of Fay Weldon's quasi–feminist satire in which a housewife (Wallace) discovers her husband's (Waterman)…
London's Burning (TV Series) (1986-1988): This long running drama series was developed from a feature length telemovie which focused on the lives of the Blue Watch firefighters in London's…
Lovejoy (TV Series) (1986-1994): Feat. Ian McShane, Phyllis Logan, Dudley Sutton; An engaging series about a devious antiques dealer (McShane) with almost unnatural talent for distinguishing exceptional items from fakes or…
Matlock (TV Series) (1986): Feat. Andy Griffith, Linda Purl; Updating the "Perry Mason" blueprint with rumpled Southern charm, the ultra laid–back Andy Griffith plays Ben Matlock, an Atlanta defense…
Monocled Mutineer, The (TV Mini-series) (1986): Dir. Jim O'Brien
Feat. Paul McGann, Robert Fellows; A four–part BBC historical drama depicting the life of Private Percy Toplis, who supposedly led a British army mutiny against training officers…
Oprah Winfrey Show: 20th Anniversary Collection (1986-2006): Feat. Oprah Winfrey; A gigantic 6–DVD distillation of the extremely influential US daytime TV show which propelled Oprah Winfrey into mega–celebrity, wealth…
Paradise Postponed (TV Series) (1986): Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, Richard Vernon, Peter Egan…; Ambitious series following various characters in a small British village across three post–war decades. Written by John Mortimer, who adapted…
Pee-Wee's Playhouse (TV Series) (1986-1991): Feat. Paul Ruebens, Laurence Fishburne; Successfully spinning–off from his big–screen Big Adventure, Paul Reubens returns as his man–child alter–ego Pee–Wee…
Perfect Strangers (TV Series) (1986-1993): Feat. Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker; Quirky 80's comedy series following the farcical exploits of a couple of mismatched Chicago roommates – a foreign sheepherder from a distant…
Peter the Great (TV Mini-Series) (1986): Feat. Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Omar Sharif…; Emmy Award–winning mini–series about Peter I, Tsar of Russia from 1682, and his efforts to transform Russia in an "all European" country,…
Real Ghostbusters, The (TV Series) (1986): Popular eighties cartoon series furthers the adventures of Ghostbusters Peter, Egon, Ray and Winston, although this time they're joined by past…
Singing Detective, The (TV Series) (1986): Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Michael Gambon, Joanne Whalley, Patrick Malahide…; Ground–breaking fantasy–drama from the unique genius of Dennis Potter. Michael Gambon is brilliant as a bed–ridden, frustrated…
Sledge Hammer! (TV Series) (1986): Feat. David Rasche, Harrison Page, Anne-Marie Martin; GET SMART meets DIRTY HARRY in this riotous late–night spoof detailing the exploits of unorthodox Inspector 'Sledge Hammer', a loose cannon of…
Slinger's Day (TV Series) (1986-1987): Bruce "The Generation Game" Forsyth stars in his only sitcom role as the beleaguered manager of a London supermarket, with scripts courtesy of…
Yes, Prime Minister (TV Series) (1986-1987): Feat. Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds; The splendid sequel to the much–loved British political satire, with 'Minister' Eddington graduating, much to his surprise, to the top job,…
A Thousand Skies (1985): Dir. David Stevens; Television mini–series about the life of rugged Australian aviator Charles Kingsford Smith, who pushed the bounds of aircraft performance in…
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1985): Dir. Peter H. Hunt
Feat. Jim Dale, Lillian Gish, Barnard Hughes…; One of the best adapatations of the Mark Twain classic, this was produced as a 4–part PBS television series which included more or less the…
Alfred Hitchcock Presents… (1985): Dir. Various
Feat. Ned Beatty, John Huston, Steven Bauer…; Four episodes from the TV–series, posthumously endorsed by Hitch, which replicate his blend of suspense, macabre humour and brutal…
All in Good Faith (TV Series) (1985-1987): Feat. Richard Briers; A vicar's life in his sleepy country parish has become rather too cozy. News of a vacancy in a demanding urban parish offers the Reverend Philip…
Amazing Stories (TV Series) (Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories) (1985): Fantasy/supernatural series created by Steven Spielberg in the spirit of the TWILIGHT ZONE, featuring self–contained stories of the macabre and…
ANZACS (TV Series) (1985): Dir. John Dixon, George Miller, Pino Amenta
Feat. Paul Hogan, Andrew Clarke, Jon Blake…; An exemplary depiction of a group of ANZAC soldiers in WWI as they progress through the horrors of the war in Europe. Told mainly from the Australian…
Beiderbecke Affair, The (TV Series) (1985): Feat. James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Dudley Sutton; Character–centric Brit TV series that was the first in the 'Beiderbecke Trilogy' following a couple of Leed's teachers ensconced in a…
Billy Connolly - An Audience With (1985): Dir. Alisdair MacMillan
Feat. Billy Connolly; Selected highlights of Connelly's legendary television appearance in 1985 in front of a studio audience. A leopard skin shirt, long hair and the…
Blott on the Landscape (TV Mini-Series) (1985): Feat. David Suchet, George Cole, Geraldine James…; Cheeky, farcical BBC comedy is one of the better adaptations of Tom Sharpe's satirical works. David Suchet nails the defiant gardener Blott who,…
Cuckoo Land (1985): Quirky Margaret Mahy–scripted telemovie of an aspiring songwriter mother and her two children who live in a strange, metamorphosing house.
Dempsey & Makepeace (TV Series) (1985): Feat. Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber; Glynis Barber attained minor cult status as the smart, sexy partner of a rough and tumble New York cop (Brandon), mismatched of course in this…
Dunera Boys, The (Mini-series) (1985): Dir. Ben Lewin
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Warren Mitchell, Julia Blake; WW2 set mini–series following a group of suspected Jewish spies sent from England to a POW camp in NSW, Australia. Nicely balanced historical…
Equalizer, The (TV Series) (1985-1989): Feat. Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka; Classic '80's show noted for its mix of espionage, crime drama, and the private eye genres rolled into a classy film noir package. Woodward excels…
Fortunate Life, A (Mini-series) (1985): Feat. Dominic Sweeney; At the turn of the 20th century, a motherless child faces hard labour, the trauma of Gallipoli, and the unforgiving outback in this life affirming…
Golden Girls, The (TV Series) (1985-1992): Feat. Beatrice Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty…; Hugely successful and genuinely funny sitcom set around four older women friends living in Miami. All either divorcees, widows or spinsters, they…
Growing Pains (TV Series) (1985): Feat. Kirk Cameron, Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns; A template eighties sitcom of canned laughter, packaging the domestic squabbles of the Seaver clan to a memorable theme song. Kirk Cameron as the…
Hollywood Wives (TV Mini-Series) (1985): Feat. Candice Bergen, Joanna Cassidy; The bold and the beautiful bitch it up in this superlative high society trash tale from the florid pen of Jackie Collins.
Home To Roost (TV Series) (1985): Feat. John Thaw, Reece Dinsdale; John Thaw plays a middle aged happily divorced man living alone until his life is disrupted when his son,Reece Dinsdale, decides after seven years…
Howards' Way (TV Series) (1985-1990): Feat. Maurice Colbourne, Tracey Childs, Tony Anholt…; Cherished Brit drama series centred on a family trying to get by when newly redundant daddy invests his time and money into a dilapidated boatyard.…
In Search of the Trojan War (1985): Dir. Bill Lyons; A thorough, intelligible excavation of Homer’s epic poems and the speculation of a Trojan Society, historian Michael Wood takes us back in time via…
Kane And Abel (Mini-series) (1985): Dir. Buzz Kulik
Feat. Sam Neill, Peter Strauss, Ron Silver; Based on the epic best selling novel by Jeffrey Archer, about two ambitious men born on the same day on either side of the Atlantic, one to a…
MacGyver (TV Series) (1985-1992): Feat. Richard Dean Anderson; One of the 1980s most enduring TV success stories, in which Anderson played a wiry secret agent armed only with his bottomless ingenuity and…
Moonlighting (TV Series) (1985): Dir. Robert Butler
Feat. Bruce Willis, Cybill Shepherd; The softly ironic, comedy–romance TV–series that made Bruce Willis a star, and almost revived Cybill Shepherd, set around a Private…
Mussolini - The Untold Story (1985): Dir. William A. Graham
Feat. George C. Scott, Gabriel Byrne, Robert Downey Jnr.…; Based on the memoirs of his eldest son this memorable mini–series begins with Mussolini's rise to power in 1922 and follows his political and…
North and South (TV Series) (1985): Dir. Richard T. Heffron
Feat. Patrick Swayze, James Read, Kirstie Alley…; Heavyweight Civil War tome starring Patrick Swayze and James Read as young men caught up in the winds of American revolution, conflict and…
Oliver Twist (Mini-series) (1985): Dir. Gareth Davies
Feat. Robert Middlemass, Lysette Anthony, Michael Attwell…; Quality BBC adaptation of the beloved Dickens story starring Ben Rodska as the eponymous orphan, ably supported by older British thespian brass.
P.D. James Collection, The (TV Series) (1985-1998): Feat. Roy Marsden; Award winning drama collections written by P.D. James detailing the challenges of a disciplined detective commander solving a series of scandalous…
Pickwick Papers, The (Mini-series) (1985): Feat. Nigel Stock, Clive Swift, Ray Brooks…; BBC televison production stars Nigel Stock as the titular Mr Samuel Pickwick who – with his pals Nathaniel Winkle, Augustus Snodgrass, and…
Price, The (TV Mini-series) (1985): Feat. Peter Barkworth, Harriet Walter, Aingeal Grehan; UK miniseries building a chilling web of intrigue around a priviledged dilettante wife (Harriet Walter) who finds herself caught between IRA thugs…
Ray Bradbury Theater, The (TV Series) (1985-1992): An HBO–originated fantasy anthology series entirely scripted by the eponymous (and prolific) author, based on his short stories and novels. A…
Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) (1985-1993): Feat. Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke; The long–running British TV Series which comprehensively stages the various cases of proto–detective Sherlock Holmes. Arthur Conan…
Starfleet (TV Series) (X Bomber) (1985): Dir. Go Nagai; Heavily influenced by Gerry Anderson's supermarionation series, this sci–fi Japanese production from manga creater Go Nagai kicks off when an…
Time for Murder (1985): Feat. Claire Bloom, Charles Dance, Sylvia Syms…; This unheralded, one–off British crime series commissioned six authors to conceive a series of murder mysteries for the small screen. A superb…
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985): Dir. Lamont Johnson
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Alice Krige, Kenneth Colley…; The true story of Hungarian diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who risked his own life manufacturing protective passports for thousands of Jews in exile…
Airwolf (TV Series) (1984-1987): Feat. Jan-Michael Vincent, Ernest Borgnine, Alex Cord; Eighties television series centered on a high–tech military helicopter and its crew as they undertake various missions of espionage, often with…
At Last Smith And Jones (TV Series) (Alas Smith and Jones) (1984-1998): Feat. Mel Smith, Griff Rhys-Jones; Best of the British sketch show ALAS SMITH AND JONES. Similar in tone to NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS, this is equally hit–and–miss,…
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 7 (Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labour's Lost, Pericles: Prince of Tyre, Titus Adronicus) (1984-1985): Dir. Stuart Burge, Elijah Moshinsky, David Giles
Feat. Robert Lindsay, Cherie Lunghi, Leonard Rossiter…; Disc 1: "The Life and Death of King John" (157 Minutes) Directed by David Giles. Starring Leonard Rossiter as King John. Disc 2: "Pericles, Prince…
Bill, The (TV Series) (1984-2006): One of the longest–running TV series in history, this surprisingly realistic drama is set around the comings and goings of the Sun Hill Police…
Blue Thunder (TV Series) (1984): Feat. James Farentino, Dana Carvey; Television series based on the 1983 movie of the same name about the law enforcers and tacticians operating the Blue Thunder helicopter and its…
Chance in a Million (TV Series) (1984-1986): Feat. Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn; A young Simon Callow and Brenda Blethyn star as Tom Chance and his long–suffering girlfriend Alison in this 'classic' Brit–com based…
Charles In Charge (TV Series) (1984): Feat. Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Nicole Eggert; Popular eighties sitcom starring then–heartthrob Scott Baio as a college student who takes on the role of live–in–carer for a…
Children Of The Dog Star (TV Mini-series) (1984): Feat. Sarah Dunn, Jason Wallace, Hamish Bartle…; Beloved New Zealand sci–fi series following 12–year–old Gretchen (Dunn) who discovers a link to an extra–extraterrestrial…
Chocky (TV Series) (1984): Dir. Vic Hughes, Christopher Hodson
Feat. Carol Drinkwater; One of the best sci–fi TV serials of the 1980s is set around a schoolboy who begins to develop supernormal talents. It seems an alien force has…
Comic Strip Presents: Fistful of Travellers Cheques, A / Gino (1984): Dir. Bob Spiers
Feat. Rik Mayall, Pete Richardson, Keith Allen…; Winning 'Spaghetti Western' spoof has straw–chewing posers Rik Mayall and Peter Richardson check into the Hotel Bastardos, where they meet…
Comic Strip Presents: Slags / Eddie Monsoon (1984): Dir. Sandy Johnson
Feat. Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Adrian Edmondson; A Comic Strip double bill in which Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are punk rockers in an anarchic future and Adrian Edmondson is the celebrity…
Cosby Show, The (TV Series) (1984-1992): Feat. Bill Cosby; Classic sitcom which deals with life in the affluent black–American Huxtable household of five children and two working parents. Although later…
Duty Free (TV Series) (1984): Feat. Keith Barron, Gwen Taylor; Two Pommy couples vacationing in Spain do their best not to let their contrasting politics and attraction for one another get in the way of their…
Ever Decreasing Circles (TV Series) (1984): Feat. Richard Briers, Penelope Wilton, Peter Egan; Classic BBC comedy, where Richard Briers’ control freakery is challenged when a charming new neighbour (Egan) moves into the community. His…
Far Pavilions, The (TV Mini-series) (1984): Dir. Peter Duffell
Feat. Ben Cross, Amy Irving, Christopher Lee…; Lavish period drama based on the epic book by novelist M.M. Kaye, centered around the romance between a young English officer and a beautiful Indian…
Fresh Fields (TV Series) (1984-1986): Feat. Julia McKenzie, Anton Rodgers; Wholesome BBC situation comedy about Hester and William Fields, a happy middle–class couple who go about their daily routines with an…
Girls on Top (TV Series) (1984-1985): Feat. Dawn French, Tracey Ullman, Jennifer Saunders…; Dawn French gets more than she bargained for in recruiting three cantankerous roommates in order to accord the rent on her Chelsea flat. Among the…
Highway to Heaven (TV Series) (1984): Feat. Michael Landon, Victor French; Feelgood, down–to–earth fantasy series for the whole family, starring Michael Landon (Little House on the Prairie) as a "probational"…
Jewel in the Crown, The (TV Mini series) (1984): Dir. Christopher Morahan
Feat. Peggy Ashcroft, Charles Dance, Art Malik…; One of the supreme TV events of the 1980s, this epic adaptation of Paul Scott's novels 'The Raj Quartet' is set in 1930–40s India: the 'jewel…
Magnificent Evans, The (TV Series) (1984): Feat. Ronnie Barker; Long–forgotten BBC comedy concerning 'Genius, Photographer And Man Of Letters' Plantagenet Evans (Barker), who lives in a Welsh village and…
Mapp and Lucia (TV Mini-series) (1984): Dir. Donald McWhinnie
Feat. Geraldine McEwan, Prunella Scales, Nigel Hawthorne…; Set in a small seaside town in 1920's England, this comedy of manners is an exquisitely stylised adaptation of E.F Benson's novel. Chronicles the…
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (TV Series) (1984-1987): Feat. Stacy Keach; While hardly definitive, Stacy Keach's rendition of the famous detective hero, created by pulp–novelist Mickey Spillane, brings a light,…
Miss Marple (TV Series) [Joan Hickson] (1984-2002): Dir. Julian Amyes
Feat. Joan Hickson, Paul Eddington, Kevin Whatley…; Best–loved BBC series featuring Agatha Christie's 'Miss Marple', played definitively by the great Joan Hickson. Set in the sleepy, yet…
Mistral's Daughter (Mini-series) (1984): Feat. Stefanie Powers, Robert Urich, Lee Remick…; Blubbery, melodramatic saga of three generations of women by way of artist Julien Mistral. Based on a novel by Judith Krantz.
Mitch (TV Series) (1984): Feat. John Thaw; John Thaw plays a crime reporter whose hard–nosed attitude sees him get dangerously close to the criminals he's investigating. Ten episodes.
Mother and Son (TV Series) (1984-1994): Feat. Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald; A long–running, unlikely hit series about a hard–working career man who is saddled with the responsibility of caring for his bewildered,…
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) (1984-1990): Feat. Angela Lansbury; The archetypal amateur sleuth series, this long–running show starred the indomitable Angela Lansbury as a mystery…
Night Court (TV Series) (1984-1992): Feat. John Larroquette, Richard Moll, Harry Anderson; Subversive courtroom sitcom set around the antics of Manhattan legal personal – judge, prosecutor, defence counsel, bailiffs – who must…
Punky Brewster (TV Series) (1984): Feat. Soleil Moon-Frye, George Gaynes; Colourful family sitcom with Soleil Moon Frye attaining semi–iconic status as the feisty orphan adopted by a grumpy old widower.
Robin of Sherwood (TV Series) (1984-1986): Feat. Michael Praed, Ray Winstone; A serious–minded retelling of the 'Robin Hood' legend with Michael Praed playing the handsome 'Robin of Loxley' who copes not only the…
Street Hawk (1984-1985): Feat. Rex Smith, Joe Regalbuto; Short lived KNIGHT RIDER knock–off is still an enjoyable ride. Teen idol Smith plays a formed dirt bike racer recruited by a covert…
Transformers (TV Series) (1984): One of the defining children's TV series of the 1980s, featuring autobotic heroes who transform into cars, planes etc. to defend Earth against…
Who's the Boss? (TV Series) (1984-1992): Feat. Tony Danza, Alyssa Milano, Katherine Helmond…; Very likeable 1980s sitcom, set in a suburban mansion, with a household comprised of an advertising executive (Light), her elderly mother (Helmond),…
Widows (TV Series) (1984): Feat. Ann Mitchell, Ann Mitchell; Gritty crime TV from the writer of PRIME SUSPECT, Lynda La Plante, about the widows of three armed robbers who take over their husbands' crime busines
Agatha Christie: Partners in Crime (TV Series) (1983): Feat. Francesca Annis, James Warwick, Reece Dinsdale; Crisp adaptation of some of Dame Agatha's lesser known short mysteries. The protagonists here are husband and wife sleuths Tommy and Prudence…
Alfresco (TV Series) (1983-1984): Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Ben Elton…; A comedy sketch show, intended as ITV's equivalent to Not The Nine O'Clock News, which was currently popular on BBC. Written by Ben Elton, with…
All The Rivers Run (TV Mini-series) (1983): Dir. George Miller
Feat. Sigrid Thornton, John Waters; Soppy, though fondly remembered Australian turn of the century mini–series following 'Philadelphia' (Thornton), a young English refugee…
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (TV Series) (1983-2004): Feat. Timothy Spall, Jimmy Nail, Tim Healy…; Much loved and admired British drama series about a gang of construction labourers who take slightly dodgy, yet lucrative jobs in Europe and…
Blackadder - The Ultimate Edition Boxset (1983-1989): Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny…; All four "Blackadder" series (24 episodes), plus the specials ("Christmas Carol", "Back & Forth", "The Cavalier Years") remastered in a 6–disc…
Blackadder 1 (TV Series) (The Black Adder) (1983): Dir. Martin Shardlow
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny…; Quirky, frequently funny inaugural series of the 80's comedy smash, set in Medieval England. Six episodes contained on one DVD or two tapes: 'The…
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983): Feat. Peter Davison, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee…; 25th Anniversary Edition of this Sci–Fi classic featuring five embodiments of the doctor. Most of the doctors find themselves transported to…
Don't Wait Up (TV Series) (1983): Feat. Nigel Havers, Tony Britton; Divorce is the comedy minefield in this likeable, if somewhat outdated sitcom positing the bumpy new life of recent father and son divorcees, who…
Fraggle Rock (TV Series) (1983): Creature curator Jim Henson developed this Muppet side project about a community of subterranean ‘Fraggles’ as an allegory for the human world,…
Hitchhiker, The (TV Series) (1983): Feat. Page Fletcher, Gary Busey, Peter Coyote…; An early HBO series of mystery–thriller stories, related only by the character of The Hitchhiker (Page Fletcher), who introduces and closes…
Hotel (TV Series) (1983): Feat. James Brolin, Connie Sellecca, Anne Baxter…; A 'Love Boat' for the seasick traveller, this glitzy Aaron Spelling production relocates the guest star formula of the maritime hit to the heart of a…
Jamaica Inn (Mini Series) (1983): Dir. Lawrence Gordon Clark
Feat. Jane Seymour, Patrick McGoohan, Trevor Eve
Jane Eyre (TV Series) (1983): Dir. Julian Amyes
Feat. Zelah Clarke, Timothy Dalton; Charlotte Bronte's ever–popular story, of orphan Jane's marriage to the enigmatic Mr Rochester (Timothy Dalton), is here adapted to its…
Mansfield Park (1983): Dir. David Giles
Feat. Sylvestra Le Touzel; BBC drama based on Jane Austen's classic about life at an upper class family estate in Eighteenth century rural England.
Reilly Ace Of Spies (TV Mini-series) (1983): Dir. Martin Campbell, Jim Goddard
Feat. Sam Neill, Peter Egan, Ian Charleson…; Quintessential 1980s mini–series follows the adventures of a real life British superspy Sidney Reilly in the turbulent Russia, Europe and Asia…
Return to Eden (TV Series) (1983): Feat. Rebecca Gilling; Early 80s mini–series set around the survivor of a treacherous crocodile attack, that garnered a small cult due to its Aussie–kitsch…
Richard III (The Tragedy of Richard III) (1983): Dir. Jane Howell
Feat. Peter Benson, Antony Brown, David Burke; BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's brilliantly dark play, completely unabridged and loyal to the original text.
Scales of Justice (TV Mini-series) (1983): Dir. Michael Jenkins
Feat. John Hargreaves, Bill Hunter, Isabelle Anderson…; A three–part crime drama which links tales of drug–dealing, organised crime, police corruption and political conspiracy in 1980s…
Taggart (TV Series) (1983-2010): Feat. Mark McManus, John Hannah, Alan Cumming; The rugged and tenacious Scottish detective (McManus) investigates the grim underside of Glasgow in a long–running series of murder cases for…
Tales from the Darkside (TV Series) (1983-1988): This popular horror/fantasy anthology TV series from the 1980's features more misses than hits, but all are gloriously tacky relics of their time.…
Terrahawks (TV Series) (1983): Dir. Gerry Anderson, Tony Bell; A NASA mission to Mars encounters a hostile alien empire (from the planet Guk) in Gerry Anderson’s final stab at TV sci–fi…
Under Capricorn (TV Mini-Series) (1983): Dir. Rod Hardy
Feat. Peter Cousens, Lisa Harrow, John Hallam…; Tumultuous drama with Cousens seeking his fortune in 19th century Australia, but his friendship with a convict threatens to scupper his plans.
Wagner (1983): Dir. Tony Palmer
Feat. Richard Burton, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud…; Epic tele–production with Richard Burton as the manic German composer. Includes the Tony Palmer documentaries "In From the Cold? A Portrait of…
Waterfront (Mini-series) (1983): Dir. Chris Thompson
Feat. Jack Thompson, Greta Scacchi; Intense mini–series depiction of labour relations hotting–up on the Melbourne waterfront in post–WWII Australia. Jack Thompson…
Winds of War, The (Mini-series) (1983): Dir. Dan Curtis
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent…; Thorough and imposing wartime miniseries chronicling the width and breadth of events in the years leading up to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbour in…
'Allo 'Allo (TV Series) (1982-1992): Feat. Gordon Kaye, Carmen Silvera; British farce at its best and silliest, this sitcom takeoff of every WW2 French Resistance film (and the TV Series 'Secret Army') is set around the…
1915 (TV Mini-series) (1982): Feat. Scott Burgess, Scott McGregor, Lorraine Bayly…; A solid recreation of the Great War era, this TV mini–series charts the experiences of several young men leaving the home–front in…
Anthony Trollope Collection, The (The Barchester Chronicles, The Way We Live Now, He Knew He Was Right) (1982-2004): Three BBC mini–series masterpieces from the pen of novelist Anthony Trollope.
Barchester Chronicles, The (TV Mini-series) (1982): Dir. David Giles
Feat. Alan Rickman, Donald Pleasence, Nigel Hawthorne…; Scandal inflames the once placid town of Barchester, in this typically astute BBC production of Anthony Trollope's novel. A young Alan Rickman holds…
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 5 (Richard III, King Lear, Henry VI Part 1, Henry VI Part 2, Henry VI Part 3, The Merry Wives of Windsor) (1982-1983): Feat. Alan Bennett, Ben Kingsley, Judy Davis…; The fifth in a series of boxed–sets compiling the BBC's comprehensive Shakespeare adaptations for television. This set includes: Richard III,…
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 6 (Cymbeline, The Comedy of Errors, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Coriolanus, Macbeth) (1982-1984): Feat. Helen Mirren, Jane Lapotaire, John Hudson…; The sixth in a series of boxed–sets compiling the BBC's comprehensive Shakespeare adaptations for television. This set includes: Cymbeline…
Blue and the Gray, The (TV Mini-Series) (1982): Dir. Andrew V. McLaglen
Feat. Stacy Keach, Colleen Dewhurst, Lloyd Bridges…; Handsomely staged mini–series views the Civil War throught the eyes of a Southern war correspondent bearing witness to the war's key events.
Bounder, The (TV Series) (1982): Dir. Vernon Lawrence
Feat. Peter Bowles, George Cole, Isla Blair; British series written by Eric Chappell (RISING DAMP) and starring Peter Bowles (TO THE MANOR BORN) in which a lovable rogue causes havoc in the…
Cagney and Lacey (TV Series) (1982): Feat. Sharon Gless, Tyne Daly; Women’s Lib. makes headway into New York’s crime fighting ranks in this sturdy eighties policier propelled by two staunch female detectives in a…
Cheers (TV Series) (1982): Feat. Ted Dansen, Shelley Long, Rhea Perlman…; One of the longest–running sitcoms, set around a Boston bar and its regulars. Went on to launch the bigscreen careers of many of its…
Comic Strip Presents (DVD Box Set) (1982-1988): Feat. Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French…; At the forefront of the 'alternative comedy' movement in the early 1980s, The Comic Strip are an ensemble of British comedians who have produced many…
Dallas - Season 6 (TV Series) (1982-1983): Feat. Larry Hagman, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy…; Further episodes in the classic piece of 80s TV Americana, following the fortunes of the well–heeled Ewing and Barnes families. Available over…
Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) (1982-1985): Feat. Shelley Duvall, Robin Williams, Teri Garr…; Shelley Duvall curated this popular Cable TV series in eighties (which she also hosts and narrates), attracting an impressive roll call of Hollywood…
Fame (TV Series) (1982-1987): Feat. Lori Singer, Debbie Allen; Based on the 1980 hit movie, this series charts the ambitions, joys and heartbreaks of assorted dance and music students and teachers at New York's…
Family Ties (TV Series) (1982-1989): Feat. Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter-Birney, Michael J. Fox…; Perhaps the quintessential 80's family sitcom, based around the 'politically–correct' ex–hippie parents who find themselves in the…
For the Term of His Natural Life (TV Mini-series) (1982): Dir. Rob Stewart
Feat. Colin Friels, Anthony Perkins, Patrick Macnee…; Solid dramatisation of the Marcus Clarke novel concerning an Englishman unjustly transported to the harsh penal colony of Tasmania in the 1830s. Good…
Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1982): Dir. Peter Duguid
Feat. Tom Baker; Former Doctor Who Tom Baker plays Inspector Holmes in this serviceable adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan's most famous Sherlock mystery.
Irish R. M., The (1982-1985): Dir. Robert Chetwyn
Feat. Peter Bowles, Beryl Reid, Niall Toibin…; Classic Irish comedy–drama series following a retired English army officer living in turn–of–the–century West Ireland. Based…
King Lear (1982): Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, John Shrapnel, Norman Rodway…; BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's powerful tragedy, with Michael Hordern in the lead role as the troubled King.
Knight Rider (TV Series) (1982): Feat. David Hasselhoff; David Hasselhoff fights crime with the aid of his talking automobile KITT. A classic of early 80s trash television may provide amiable nostalgia for…
Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The (1982): Dir. James Goddard, Trevor Nunn
Feat. Roger Rees, David Threlfall; The legendary, nine–hour stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' "Nicholas Nickleby", performed by members of The Royal Shakespeare…
Mysterious Cities of Gold, The (TV Series) (Taiyô no ko Esteban) (1982-1983): Richly detailed 80's kids anime series centred on a young boy on a worldwide quest to discover his true identity via the Seven Cities of Gold. A…
Nancy Astor (TV Mini-series) (1982): Dir. Richard Stroud
Feat. Lisa Harrow, Pierce Brosnan; Rags–to–riches biography of the life of Nancy Astor, the first woman to hold a seat in the house of commons.
Not the Nine O'Clock News (TV Series) (1982): Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys-Jones…; The breakthrough series for comic superstars Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and, er, Pamela Stephenson. The political sketches are as…
Police Squad! (TV Series) (1982): Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, William Duell; Shortlived but pungent TV spoof based on the surreal, slapstick fumblings of a police investigation unit headed by a deadpan Leslie Nielsen, which…
Remington Steele (TV Series) (1982): Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Stephanie Zimbalist; A pre–Bond Pierce Brosnan oozes smarm and charm as Remington Steele, the fictitious head of a struggling private eye firm run by the sultry…
Scarlet Pimpernel, The (TV Mini-Series) (1982): Dir. Clive Donner
Feat. Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellen; Top–notch mini–series version of the classic tale of The Scarlet Pimpernel – an English nobleman who lived a double–life…
Smiley's People (1982): Dir. Simon Langton
Feat. Alec Guinness, Bernard Hepton, Barry Foster…; Alec Guinness is John Le Carre's Smiley, a retired agent called back to investigate a collegue's assasination which leads him on a treacherous…
Square Pegs (TV Series) (1982-1983): Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Jami Gertz…; Sassy high school comedy from the early 1980's centred around Sarah Jessica Parker and Amy Linker as two awkward teenage girls desperate to be…
T.J. Hooker (TV Series) (1982-1986): Feat. William Shatner, Heather Locklear, Adrian Zmed; Former STAR TREK–ker Shatner made a recovery to television fame for this affable cop drama, playing a tough but compassionate veteran who…
Tripods, The (TV Series) (1982): Dir. Graham Theakston
Feat. John Shackley, Jim Baker II, Peter Dolphin; One of the BBC's most expensive serials was this imaginative, if uneven, handling of John Christopher's Tripods trilogy. In 2089, the Earth is ruled…
Tube, The (TV Series) (1982): Six hours of highlights from the innovative live music show's first series, featuring a whose who of British musicians. Hosted by Jools Holland and a…
Voyagers! (TV Series) (1982-1983): Feat. Jon-Erik Hexum, Meeno Peluce; Endearing sci–fi show from the 1980's featuring a time–traveller called Phineas Bogg(!) and a young accomplice who use a hand–held…
Walter / Walter & June (Loving Walter) (1982-1983): Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Ian McKellen, Barbara Jefford, Keith Allen…; A pair of grim television movies based on the novels by David Cook, starring Ian McKellen as a man with a learning disability who is condemned by…
Bergerac (TV Series) (1981): Feat. John Nettles, Terence Alexander; Classic of its kind. Roguish Bergerac races around Jersey trying to thwart jewel thieves, terrorists, murderers and general no gooders. Great fun,…
Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 4 (1981): Feat. Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating; More adventures and intrigues for the crew of the 'Liberator', in this classic British TV Series. Series Four: 13 episodes over five…
Brideshead Revisited (Mini-series) (1981): Feat. Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Diana Quick…; Famous adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel chronicles one Charles Ryder and his relationship with the Marchmain family in England between the wars.…
Cherry Orchard, The (1981): Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Judi Dench, Bill Paterson, Timothy Spall…; BBC television drama based on the classic 1904 play by Anton Chekhov about the decline of the Russian aristocracy in general and one high–born…
Dallas - Season 5 (TV Series) (1981-1982): Feat. Larry Hagman, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy…; Further episodes in the classic piece of 80s TV Americana, following the fortunes of the well–heeled Ewing and Barnes families. Available over…
Darkroom (TV Series) (1981): Feat. James Coburn; James Coburn hosts this cultish NIGHT GALLERY spinoff, with weekly episodes presenting two or three shorts tales of the mysterious and macabre.
Day of the Triffids (TV Mini-Series) (1981): Dir. Ken Hannam
Feat. John Duttine, Emma Relph, Maurice Colbourne; More convincing and clinical than previous adaptations of John Wyndham's novel, this BBC series depicts the blinding of Earth's human population and…
Dynasty (TV Series) (1981-1989): Feat. John Forsythe, Joan Collins, Linda Evans…; Producer Aaron Spelling's lavish prime–time soap, conceived to capitalize on the huge success of rival, "Dallas", can't hide its status as a…
East of Eden (TV Mini-series) (1981): Dir. Harvey Hart
Feat. Timothy Bottoms, Jane Seymour, Bruce Boxleitner…; Over six hours long, this sumptuous Emmy and Golden Globe winning mini–series, adapts Steinbeck’s quintessential novel "more fully and…
Fall Guy, The (TV Series) (1981): Feat. Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, Heather Thomas; Post–SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN vehicle for Lee Majors, with the burly TV star balancing freelance work as a bounty hunter with a day job as a…
Fine Romance, A (TV Series) (1981-1984): Feat. Judi Dench, Michael Williams; Dame Judi Dench stars opposite her real–life husband, Michael Williams, in this touching Britcom about middle–aged romance between two…
Going Gently (1981): Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Judi Dench, Norman Wisdom, Fulton MacKay; Quality BBC television drama about a group of terminally ill patients on a cancer ward.
Greatest American Hero, The (TV Series) (1981): Feat. William Katt, Robert Culp, Connie Sellecca…; A reluctant superhero if ever there was one, William Katt is engaging in this spoof sitcom as the toussle–haired school–teacher who is…
Hallelujah! (TV Series) (1981): Feat. Thora Hird, Patsy Rowlands, Rosamund Greenwood; Gentle British comedy concerning the evangelical exuberance of Salvation Army Captain Emily Ridley (Hird), who believes it is her mission to spread…
Henry VI (Henry the Sixth) (1981-1983): Dir. Jane Howell
Feat. John Benfield, Peter Benson, Brenda Blethyn; BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's three–part play across three discs.
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) (1981): Feat. Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Veronica Hamel…; Steven Bochco's progressive eighties policier found dramatic substance and acclaim in its realistic and ethnically diverse portrayal of the lives of…
Kessler (TV Mini-series) (1981): Feat. Clifford Rose, Alan Dobie; Six–part sequel to the terrific WW2 series SECRET ARMY sees former SS member Ludwig Kessler (Rose) living in 'present day' and on the run from…
Nanny (TV Series) (1981): Feat. Wendy Craig, John Quayle, Natalie Forbes; Lovely period 30's BBC series following Barbara Gray (Craig) a childless, lonely woman who decides to turn her life around and become a nanny for…
Only Fools and Horses (TV Series) (1981): Feat. David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Lennard Pearce; The highly successful British comedy series that made David Jason a star of the smallscreen, playing Del, a black–marketeer on the streets of…
Our Heritage (TV Series) (1981): A unique series of television snippets, in which seven ballads by legendary Waitakere historian Jack Diamond are recited over historical imagery and…
Peter and Paul (1981): Dir. Robert Day
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Robert Foxworth, Eddie Albert…; Epic account of the early spread of Christianity follows disciples Peter and Paul as they struggle against violent opposition and their own personal…
Private Schulz (1981): Feat. Michael Elphick, Ian Richardson, Billie Whitelaw…; Gleefully macabre farce focuses on the scheming titular character who convinces the Nazis to mass counterfeit millions of five pound notes in a bid…
Sense and Sensibility (1981): Dir. Rodney Bennett
Feat. Irene Richards, Tracey Childs, Diana Fairfax…; Two sisters search for love, happiness and a way out of financial strife. From Jane Austen's novel, this was filmed by the BBC on location in Dorset…
Simon and Simon (TV Series) (Simon & Simon) (1981): Feat. Gerald McRaney, Jameson Parker; Two sibling sleuths, one a sophisticate, the other a slacker, hunt counterfeiters, drug dealers and contract killers in this classic action series…
Smurfs, The (TV Series) (1981-1990): Originally the Belgian creation of Pierre " Peyo" Culliford, the little blue creatures became a worldwide hit in the 1980s with an…
Sorry! (TV Series) (1981): Feat. Ronnie Corbett, Barbara Lott; Ronnie Corbett, forty–something and with the world as his oyster, can't get a break in this memorable sitcom where his possessive mother (Lott)…
Take a Letter Mr. Jones (TV Series) (1981): Feat. John Inman, Rula Lenska, Miriam Margolyes; British sitcom set in the office of a multinational corporation, where an exec juggles her hectic work life (and workplace sexual politics) with…
Tenko (TV Series) (1981-1984): Feat. Stephanie Cole, Jean Anderson; Memorable British drama in which a group of English women, shipwrecked while fleeing the invasion of Singapore in 1941, are captured by the Japanese…
That's My Boy (TV Series) (1981): Feat. Mollie Sugden, Christopher Blake; ARE YOU BEING SERVED?'s kooky Mollie Sugden broke ranks with this batty British sitcom, in which she played the hired housekeeper of a young married…
Wave, The (1981): Dir. Alexander Grasshof
Feat. Bruce Davison, John Putch; A powerful "after school special" that dramatizes a real experiment conducted in an American High School where students learn how easy it is to be…
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981): Dir. Ferninand Fairfax
Feat. Robert Hardy, Sian Phillips, Nigel Havers…; 8–part drama series about the future British Prime Minister, during his years in political exile in the 1920s and 1930s. Robert Hardy plays…
An Audience with Dame Edna (1980-1988): Dir. Alasdair MacMillan
Feat. Barry Humphries; A compilation of three TV specials starring the indefatigable and imperious Dame Edna Everage (Barry Humphries in drag) as she shares her opinions on…
Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World (TV Series) (1980): Sci–fi author Arthur C Clarke investigates strange phenomena around the planet in this intriguing television series. Travelling the world from…
Berlin Alexanderplatz (TV Series) (1980): Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Gunter Lamprecht, Hanna Schygulla, Elisabeth Trissenaar…; This monolithic tome set in Weimar–era Germany represented the peak of dir. Fassbinder's filmmaking career. Across 15 hours, it details the…
Beulah Land (TV Mini-series) (1980): Feat. Lesley Ann Warren, Michael Sarrazin, Eddie Albert…; There are plenty of well–known faces in the support cast of this old–fashioned, three–part mini–series dramatizing the lives…
Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 3 (1980): Feat. Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating; More adventures and intrigues for the crew of the 'Liberator', in this classic British TV Series. Series Three: 13 episodes over five…
Bosom Buddies (TV Series) (1980): Feat. Tom Hanks, Peter Scolari; Box office everyman Tom Hanks dons womenswear as a yuppie advertising executive resigned to living in an all–female tenement.…
Cowboys (TV Series) (1980): Dir. Michael Mills
Feat. Colin Welland, David Kelly, Roy Kinnear; Wickedly funny early–80's comedy centered around a dubious firm of dis–functional builders.
Dallas - Season 4 (TV Series) (1980-1981): Feat. Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray…; Further episodes in the classic piece of 80s TV Americana, following the fortunes of the well–heeled Ewing and Barnes families. Available over…
Flickers (TV Series) (1980): Feat. Bob Hoskins, Frances de la Tour, Sheila Reid; An amiable Cockney rogue seeking investors in the silent–film industry finds that building a business out of make believe isn't as easy as he…
Gentle Touch, The (TV Series) (1980): Feat. Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe; Ground–breaking police drama featuring Britain's first female TV detective fighting crime and the demands of being a solo mother. Jill Gascoine…
Hammer House of Horror (TV Series) (1980): Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Peter Cushing, Diana Dors…; The last gasp of the Hammer Horror franchise was this low–budget TV series. Combining some inventive plotting, gore and a little nudity with…
Hi-de-hi! (TV Series) (1980-1988): Feat. Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland…; The classic 1980s comedy series that took a sardonic look at the garish and cheerful culture of post–WW2 British holiday camps. Set around the…
Juliet Bravo (TV Series) (1980): Feat. Stephanie Turner, David Ellison, Noel Collins; Massively popular – although rather dated – UK police series focused on a female police officer who takes charge of a fictional…
Last Outlaw, The (TV Mini-Series) (1980): Dir. George Miller, Kevin James Dobson
Feat. John Jarratt, Sigrid Thornton, Steve Bisley; Attention to historical detail is the hallmark of this fine account of the life of Australia's most infamous folk hero Ned Kelly. Covering the last…
Lucinda Brayford (TV Mini Series) (1980): Dir. John Gauci
Feat. Wendy Hughes, Sam Neill; Australian mini–series based on the novel by Martin Boyd, and depicting the span of generations of a family of English emigrees in the late…
Oppenheimer (TV Mini-series) (1980): Dir. Barry Davis
Feat. Sam Waterston, Shane Rimmer, David Suchet; Excellent mini–series starring Waterson as nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who helped build the atomic bomb for the 'Manhattan…
Pride and Prejudice (TV Mini-Series) (1980): Feat. Elizabeth Garvie, David Rintoul, Moray Watson; Fay Weldon adaptation of the Jane Austen perennial in which the arrival of a wealthy gentleman sends her marriage–minded mother into a frenzy,…
Rising Damp (TV Series) (1980): Dir. Ronnie Baxter
Feat. Leonard Rossiter, Richard Beckinsale, Frances de la Tour…; A dank Brit boarding–house is the setting for this classic sitcom written by Eric Chappell. Series 1 & 2 (15 episodes) available across two…
Shogun (Mini Series) (1980): Dir. Jerry London
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune; Exciting TV mini–series version of James Clavell's novel set in Feudal Japan. Great locations and rousing battle–scenes make for a most…
Spoils of War, The (TV Series) (1980): Feat. Alan Hunter, William Lucas, Emily Moore; British drama series examining the effects of World War II on two families.
Star Fleet (TV Series) (Star Fleet — X Bomber) (1980): Influenced by Star Wars and inspired by Thunderbirds, this 24 part Japanese puppet space opera has the bonus feature of giant (rubber suit) robots.…
Strumpet City (Mini-Series) (1980): Feat. Peter O'Toole, Peter Ustinov; Broad, sweeping Irish history of Dubliners in the early 20th century. Based on James Plunkett’s popular novel.
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (TV Series) (1980): Feat. Ben Vereen, Jeff Goldblum; Comedic detective show from the 80's following the unlikely crime–fighting partnership between a con–man and an accountant who dreams of…
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1980): Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Alec Guinness, Ian Richardson, Michael Jayston; Alec Guinness returns as John Le Carre's retired agent George Smiley, this time lured back to trace an infiltrator at his old stomping ground.
To Serve Them All My Days (TV Series) (1980): Feat. John Duttine; A shell–shocked WWI vet retreats to a teaching post in Devon, England, where he inspires students through unconventional and empowering means.…
Yes Minister (TV Series) (1980-1982): Dir. Sydney Lotterby
Feat. Paul Eddington, Derek Fowlds, Nigel Hawthorne; The excellent, mildly pointed satire on British politics in Whitehall, with aristocratic bureaucrats Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds gently guiding…
Armchair Thriller Collection (1979-1981): Feat. Ian McKellen, James Bolam, Alun Armstrong; With memorably unsettling opening credits and exceptional performances and direction, this anthology series became a significant hit for Thames…
Battlestar Galactica (Original TV Series) (1979): Feat. Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Jane Seymour…; The followup television series to the 1978 feature–film concerning the future plight of the human race when persecuted by the powerful Cylon…
Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 2 (1979): Feat. Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating; More adventures and intrigues for the crew of the 'Liberator', in this classic British TV Series. Series Two: 13 episodes over five…
Blue Remembered Hills (1979): Dir. Brian Gibson
Feat. Colin Welland, Michael Elphick, Robin Ellis…; Acutely observed teleplay from the genius of Dennis Potter: viewed through the prism of adolescence, Potter crafts a dark, elegiac, if always…
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) (1979-1981): Feat. Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O'Connor; Kitsch TV serial adapted from the comic strip with Gil Gerard as the all–American 20th Century astronaut who is cryogenically re–animated…
Captain America (1979): Dir. Rod Holcomb
Feat. Len Birman, Reb Brown; A cheesy TV–movie incarnation of the star–spangled crime fighter is an origin tale about a motor–cross crash–survivor who is…
Children of Fire Mountain (TV Mini-Series) (1979): Dir. Peter Sharp
Feat. Terence Cooper, Mark Hadlow; Fondly–remembered Kiwi period drama set in 1900 New Zealand, depicting the conflict between Maori and British settlers from the point of view…
Cribb (TV Series) (1979-1980): Feat. Alan Dobie; Superior crime series set in Victorian London, following the wry Detective Sergeant Cribb, a member of Scotland Yard's newly formed CID unit, as he…
Dallas - Season 3 (TV Series) (1979-1980): Feat. Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray…; Further episodes in the classic piece of 80s TV Americana, following the fortunes of the well–heeled Ewing and Barnes families. Available over…
Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979): Dir. Russell Mulcahy
Feat. Dudley Moore, Peter Cook; After a decade apart Dudley Moore and Peter Cook entered a Virgin recording studio for a drunken banter session, creating a much–bootlegged…
Dick Emery - Thames TV Specials (1979): Feat. Dick Emery; Classic songs and sketches abound in this collection of Dick Emery comedy specials. Includes: 'The Dick Emery Comedy Hour', 'The Dick Emery Hour',…
Dick Turpin (TV Series) (1979): Feat. Richard O'Sullivan, Alfie Bass; Historical adventure series about the real–life 18th century highwayman Dick Turpin and his "Robin Hood" thieving of the rich to give to the…
Dukes of Hazzard, The (TV Series) (1979-1985): Feat. Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach…; Mixing hayseed humour and car–action aplenty, this hit TV show milked Southern stereotypes for all their worth as country cousins Bo (dark) and…
Eric Sykes Collection (The Plank, Rhubarb Rhubarb!, It's Your Move, Mr H. Is Late, The Big Freeze, The Eric Sykes Show, The Likes of Sykes) (1979-1993): Dir. Eric Sykes
Feat. Eric Sykes, Arthur Lowe, Tommy Cooper…; A ridiculously long list of British comic talent star in these slapstick masterpieces from the 1970s and 80s, all of which are virtually dialogue…
Facts of Life, The (TV Series) (1979-1988): Feat. Charlotte Rae, Molly Ringwald; Coming–of–age spin–off from the series DIFFERENT STROKES focused on a group of young girls growing up in a boarding house under the…
Hart to Hart (TV Series) (1979-1984): Feat. Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers; Classic TV fluff from the 1980s, this erstwhile detective series features a wealthy married couple (Wagner and Powers) spending their spare time as…
Ike (TV Mini-series) (1979): Dir. Boris Sagal, Melville Shavelson
Feat. Robert Duvall, Lee Remick, Dana Andrews…; Robert Duvall is expectedly good in this three–part miniseries detailing the life of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who commanded American forces during…
Knots Landing (TV Series) (1979): Feat. Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Ted Shackelford…; Bold and beautiful couples stake out their territory in a suburban Californian cul–de–sac. An addictive primetime soap of…
Littlest Hobo, The (TV Series) (1979-1985): Winning family serial follows a wandering German shepherd who who travels from place to place befriending and helping the struggling.
Martian Chronicles, The (TV Mini-series) (1979): Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Rock Hudson, Bernie Casey, Gayle Hunnicutt…; Sluggish adaptation of the famed Ray Bradbury short stories concerning mankind's first expedition and attempted conquest of Mars. Adapted by Richard…
Minder (TV Series) (1979-1994): Feat. George Cole, Dennis Waterman; Long–running British drama set around the shady activities of Arthur Daley (Cole) and his beleaguered 'minder'. Most entertaining for its…
Only When I Laugh (TV Series) (1979): Feat. James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Richard Wilson; Chaotic sitcom series written by Eric Chappell (RISING DAMP) set in a madcap hospital occupied by bickering patients and hackneyed staff.…
Porridge (TV Series) (1979): Dir. Dick Clement
Feat. Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale; Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale are on oatmeal and water in this classic British comedy set within the prison walls of Her Majesty’s…
Potter (TV Series) (1979): Feat. Arthur Lowe; Memorable British sitcom of a busybody retiree who occupies his time by meddling in other people's business – much to the chagrin of his…
Prisoner (TV Series) (Prisoner Cell Block H) (1979-1986): Feat. Sheila Florance; The classic Australian women's prison series, which still sets the standard for its tough–as–nails cast, pithy dialogue and unglamorous…
Testament of Youth (Mini-series) (1979): Dir. Moira Armstrong
Feat. Cheryl Campbell, Peter Woodward, Emrys James…; Sterling adaptation of Vera Brittain's memoir recounts her early years and lost loves admidst the turmoil of the first world war.
Thomas and Sarah (TV Series) (1979): Feat. John Alderton, Pauline Collins; Spinoff to UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS, this features John Alderton and Pauline Collins reprising their roles as Thomas, the chauffeur, and Sarah, the…
To the Manor Born (TV Series) (1979-1981): Feat. Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles; Fondly remembered British comedy series in which the recently widowed Audrey Forbes–Hamilton (Keith) finds she has to relinquish her stately…
Worzel Gummidge (TV Series) (1979-1981): Feat. Jon Pertwee, Una Stubbs, Geoffrey Bayldon; Oddball and much–loved children's TV series about a living, grubby and rather bad–tempered scarecrow (Pertwee) who muddles through life…
All Creatures Great and Small (TV Series) (1978): Feat. Christopher Timothy, Peter Davison, Robert Hardy; A timelessly charming BBC series set around the misadventures of a vet in Yorkshire in the 1940s. Tending to various farm animals of the region…
An Englishman's Castle (TV Mini-series) (1978): Dir. Paul Ciappessoni
Feat. Kenneth More, Isla Blair, Kathleen Byron…; TV miniseries set in an alternative history where Germany won WWII and England is ruled by a fascist government. Kenneth More plays a writer for a…
Anna Karenina (1978): Dir. Basil Coleman
Feat. Victoria Allum, Nicola Pagett, Stuart Wilson; Leo Tolstoy's classic novel of the love–lives of Russian high–society, is here adapted by the BBC. Shot on location in Hungary.
Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 1 (1978): Feat. Michael Keating, Gareth Thomas; An acknowledged classic of British television sci–fi, this long–running series followed the fortunes of disparate group of characters…
Bless Me, Father (TV Series) (1978-1981): Feat. Arthur Lowe, Gabrielle Daye; Beloved, spirited comedy set in the 1950's, about a warm hearted, mischievous Roman Catholic priest in a suburban London parish. Cleverly adapted…
Butterflies (TV Series) (1978-1983): Dir. John B. Hobbs, Sydney Lotterby
Feat. Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer, Nicholas Lyndhurst…; An impressively low–key British sitcom about a wistful housewife contending with a mid–life crisis, the social revolutions of the 1970s…
Centennial (TV Mini-series) (1978): Feat. Raymond Burr, Barbara Carrera, Robert Conrad; Western mini–series spanning the 200 year history of the town of Centennial, Colarado. Well–researched in its depiction of the…
Dallas - Season 1 and 2 (TV Series) (1978-1991): Feat. Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray…; The high–powered soap opera that became a 1980s icon, this follows the fortunes and misfortunes of Texas oil magnate JR Ewing and his family,…
Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) (Different Strokes) (1978-1986): Feat. Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Conrad Bain…; Classic American sitcom had a rich white widower (Bain) adopt two black boys, notably a pint–sized Gary Coleman who proved the…
Disraeli (TV Mini-series) (1978): Dir. Claude Whatham
Feat. Ian McShane, Rosemary Leach, Mary Peach…; Detailed biopic of the remarkable life of the author turned British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. Talky and visually limited this is more than a…
Edward and Mrs. Simpson (TV Mini-series) (1978): Dir. Waris Hussein
Feat. Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Peggy Ashcroft…; Tasteful, but perceptive television series follows the scandalous romance between British monarch Edward VIII and American socialite (and divorcee)…
Famous Five, The (TV Series) (Enid Blyton's The Famous Five) (1978-1979): Feat. Michele Gallagher, Marcus Harris, Gary Russell…; The original and most beloved of The Famous Five TV serials, based on Enid Blyton's classic children's adventure novels. Of Blyton's 21 stories,…
Fantasy Island (TV series) (1978-1984): Feat. Ricardo Montalban, Herve Villechaize; Unique and often inventive television classic set around a mysterious island resort, where white–suited Montalban and his diminutive sidekick…
George Eliot Boxset (The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Adam Bede, Middlemarch, Daniel Deronda) (1978-2002): Five BBC classics from the pen of George Eliot. Collection includes: The Mill on the Floss (1978), Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1985),…
Going Straight (TV Series) (1978): Feat. Ronnie Barker, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Richard Beckinsale…; Underrated TV sequel to the brilliant PORRIDGE, with Barker attempting to survive the straight life outside Slade Prison. Without quite the deadpan…
Hazell (TV Series) (1978): Feat. Nicholas Ball; Paying homage to classic film noir this ITV crime series centres around a charismatic private detective who tackles blackmail, missing persons cases,…
Heidi (TV Series) (1978): Dir. Tony Faadt, Joachim Hesss
Feat. Katharina Balhm, Katia Polletin; Thirteen episodes of the fondly remembered classic Heidi series.
Kent Chronicles, The (The Bastard, The Rebels, The Seekers) (1978-1979): Dir. Lee H. Katzin, Russ Mayberry, Sidney Hayers
Feat. Andrew Stevens, William Shatner, Tom Bosley…; A trilogy of mini–series adaptations based on the bestselling novels by John Jakes (North and South), also known as the American Bicentennial…
Law And Order (TV Mini-Series) (1978): Dir. Les Blair
Feat. Peter Dean, Derek Martin; Discerning Brit crime series focusing on three men involved in a bungled armed robbery – the Criminal, the Inspector and the Lawyer and played…
Life on Earth (TV Series) (1978): Feat. David Attenborough; David Attenborough's groundbreaking epic of evolutionary study traces chronologically the development of the fauna, the fish, insects and animals we…
Lillie (TV Mini-Series) (1978): Dir. Tony Wharmby, Christopher Hodson, John Gorrie
Feat. Francesca Annis, Catherine Feller, Anton Rodgers…; Fascinating costume drama about the life and loves of scandalous British actress Lillie Langtry, who's numerous admirers included the Prince Of Wales…
Little Women (TV Mini-series) (1978): Dir. David Lowell Rich
Feat. Susan Dey, Meredith Baxter-Birney, Ann Dusenberry…; Emmy Award–winning two part miniseries adapting Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical novel. Mostly unsurprising except for the casting of…
Monkey! (TV Series) (Volumes 1-6) (1978- 1979): Feat. Masaaki Sakai, Toshiyuki Nishida, Shiro Kishibe…; Colourful, supernatural adventures in feudal Japan with the invincible Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka! This Japanese tele show became a favourite…
Mork and Mindy (TV Series) (1978-1982): Feat. Robin Williams, Pam Dawber; The wacky TV show that proved a breakthrough vehicle for Robin Williams, playing the cutesome, unpredictable Mork, an alien from the planet…
Pennies From Heaven (Mini Series) (1978): Dir. Piers Haggard
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Cheryl Campbell, Gemma Craven…; The original television version of Dennis Potter's acclaimed and much–remembered musical drama, set around philandering sheet–music…
Quatermass (TV Mini Series) (1978): Dir. Piers Haggard
Feat. John Mills, Simon MacCorkindale; Sir John Mills gives a great late performances as the legendary 1950s hero Professor Quatermass in this TV mini–series conclusion to Nigel…
Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978): Feat. Bob Denver, Alan Jr. Hale, Jim Backus…; 14 years after the SS Minnow first ran ashore on Gilligan's Island, the cast finally make it back to Florida. The original cast (minus Tina…
Return to Fantasy Island (1978): Dir. George McCowan
Feat. Ricardo Montalban, Herve Villechaize, Adrienne Barbeau…; Mysterious millionaire ‘Mr Roarke’ and his sidekick Tattoo play host (and God, or devil?) to various guests, who pay a fortune have their…
Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series) (1978-1992): Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Leo McKern, Peter Bowles, Patricia Hodge; The much–loved series in which Leo McKern portrayed the rumpled lawyer – created by playwright Sir John Mortimer – who attacks his…
Sandbaggers, The (TV Series) (1978): Feat. Roy Marsden, Alan MacNaughtan; The Sandbaggers is a nickname for the Special Section of the British SIS – a team of special agents deployed undercover in hostile situations…
Six Plays by Alan Bennett (1978-1979): Dir. Stephen Frears, Lindsay Anderson, Giles Foster
Feat. Thora Hird, Prunella Scales, Patricia Routledge…; Six classic plays by Oscar nominated playwright Alan Bennett, produced by Stephen Frears, who also directs four of the six. ME! I'M AFRAID OF…
Star Wars Holiday Special, The (1978): Dir. Steve Binder
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford…; A TV christmas special set in the Star Wars universe that was the first Star Wars spin–off film, set between the events of the original film…
Taxi (TV Series) (1978-1983): Feat. Judd Hirsch, Danny De Vito, Tony Danza…; Another sitcom staple of the 1970s from the creators of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, set in the refreshingly blue–collar world of a New York cab…
Tommy Cooper - Just Like That (TV Series) (1978): Feat. Tommy Cooper, Andrew Sachs; Comedy–magician and cohort of Eric Sykes, Tommy Cooper, delivers his distinctive, hilarious brand of 'tragic magic' in this six–part…
Will Shakespeare (TV Mini-series) (1978): Dir. Mark Cullingham, Robert Knights
Feat. Tim Curry, Ian McShane, Nicholas Clay…; 6 Part Mini Series dramatising the life of Shakespeare, portrayed by Tim Curry. Each episode centres around the creation of a different play.
WKRP in Cincinatti (TV Series) (1978-1982): Feat. Gary Sandy, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump…; American pop culture of the late 70's is captured in this easy–going ensemble sitcom that follows the misadventures of the staff of a…
Alternative 3 (1977): Dir. Christopher Miles
Feat. Tim Brinton; Public fear (or gullibility) was exposed with this hoax science report proposing three drastic alternatives to then–emerging hysteria around…
Another Bouquet (TV Mini-Series) (1977): Dir. John Frankau
Feat. Frank Finlay, James Aubrey, Deborah Grant…; So–so follow up to Andrea Newman's painful chronicle of incestual desire is set six months later, and the repercussions are still being felt.
Children of the Stones (TV Mini-Series) (1977): Dir. Peter Graham Scott
Feat. Gareth Thomas, Iain Cuthbertson; A spooky classic of British television, in which a scientist and his son move to the village of Milbury, only to be sucked into a quasi–pagan…
CHiPS (TV Series) (1977): Feat. Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine; A prime–time smash hit and cheeseball classic from the disco era, centers around straight–up country boy 'Jon' and his rogue partner…
Citizen Smith (1977-1980): Dir. Ray Butt
Feat. Robert Lindsay; Mischievous TV comedy about self–styled 'urban guerilla' Wolfie Smith (Lindsay) who tries to spark a socialist revolution from the London…
Eight is Enough (TV Series) (1977): Feat. Dick Van Patten, Diana Hyland, Betty Buckley; Comedy about a family of eight living in Sacramento California, where Dad is a columnist for the fictional local newspaper (based on real–life…
Fantastic Journey, The (TV Series) (1977): Feat. Jared Martin, Ike Eisenmann, Carl Franklin…; A short–lived but influential 70's sci–fi show about a team of protagonists who jump from one time zone to the next, encountering bizarre…
Frost/Nixon Watergate Interviews (1977): Dir. Jorn Winther
Feat. David Frost, Richard Nixon; The legendary 28 hour interview between the charismatic David Frost and former President Richard Nixon is touted as the greatest political interview…
Galton and Simpson Playhouse, The (TV Series) (1977): Feat. Arthur Lowe, Warren Mitchell, Richard Briers; Long regarded as Britain's most successful comedy duo, Richard Galton and Alan Simpson (STEPTOE AND SON) turned their hand to one–off stories…
Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, The (TV Series) (1977): Feat. Shaun Cassidy, Parker Stevenson, Pamela Sue Martin; Teen dreamboats Shaun Cassidy and Parker Stevenson teamed up as the dogged Hardy Boys in this popular seventies serialization of the paperback…
Jesus of Nazareth (Mini Series) (1977): Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Robert Powell, Laurence Olivier, Anne Bancroft…; Touched by the hand of Franco Zeffirelli and a who's–who of famous thesps, this is the most respectfully detailed and complete retelling of the…
Kiwi Gold (feat. Letter to Blanchy, Gliding On, Pete & Pio, A Week of It, More Issues, Rabbiter's Rest, Radio Times Theatre) (1977-1994): Feat. David McPhail, Jon Gadsby, Pio Terei…; Three tasty samplers of Kiwi television sitcoms and current affairs skit shows featuring some of our best known comic talents. VOLUME 1 contains…
Love Boat, The (TV Series) (1977-1986): Feat. Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Lauren Tewes…; As infectious and appealing as its theme song, this Aaron Spelling–produced mega–hit offered cruisy relaxation and sunny escapism for…
Love For Lydia (TV Series) (1977): Dir. Tony Wharmby, Christopher Hodson
Feat. Mel Martin, Jeremy Irons, Christopher Blake…; Adapted from the H.E. Bates' book, this scrumptious Masterpiece Theatre series details the exploits of the beautiful but vapid Lydia and the four men…
Man From Atlantis (TV Series) (1977-1978): Feat. Patrick Duffy, Alan Fudge, Belinda Montgomery; In the wake of the success of shows like THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN, Patrick Duffy ("Bobby" from DALLAS) steps up to play an earnest,…
Mind Your Language (TV Series) (1977): Dir. Stuart Allen
Feat. Barry Evans; Evans plays a mild–mannered, but harried teacher of non–English speakers at the Southbank College of Further Education in this amiably…
Murder Most English (TV Series) (The Flaxborough Chronicles) (1977): Feat. Anton Rodgers, Christopher Timothy; Based on the Colin Watson mysteries, this Ever–so–English detective series follows two English detectives as they solve particularly…
Norman Conquests, The (Mini-Series) (1977): Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Tom Conti, Richard Briers, Penelope Keith…; Six of Britain's finest take on Alan Ayckbourn's small scale, socially incisive play, set in three different rooms across one dysfunctional family…
Rag Trade, The (TV Series) (1977): Dir. Stuart Allen
Feat. Peter Jones, Miriam Karlin; Factory girl comedy set in a working class, East–End fashion sweatshop, this was considered progressive for its time due to its largely…
Red Hand Gang, The (TV Series) (1977): Fondly–remembered show has five city kids and their dog Boomer solving crimes. This fun caper–filler seventies kids show that was more…
Rhinemann Exchange, The (TV Mini-Series) (1977): Dir. Burt Kennedy
Feat. Stephen Collins, Larry Hagman, Roddy McDowall…; Vintage spy thriller follows a US intelligence agent (Collins) on a mission to oversee the exchange of high–altitude gyroscope plans. A little…
Richard Pryor Show, The (1977): Feat. Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Sandra Bernhard; The Richard Pryor Show features the outrageous comedian at his peak. Airing in 1977, this cutting–edge sketch comedy program dared to challenge…
Ripping Yarns (TV Series) (1977-1979): Feat. Michael Palin, Terry Jones; History lessons from the comically skewered perspective of Ex Monty–Pythoners Michael Palin and Terry Jones.
Robin's Nest (TV Series) (1977): Dir. Peter Frazer-Jones
Feat. Richard O'Sullivan, Tessa Wyatt, Tony Britton…; Good–natured Brit TV comedy with Richard O'Sullivan reprising the role of Robin Tripp from the popular series, MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE. This time…
Roots (TV Mini-series) (1977): Dir. Marvin J. Chomsky et al
Feat. Maya Angelou, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Moses Gunn; Engrossing TV mini–series traces the misfortunes of an African family forcibly transported to America as slaves. The lives of subsequent…
Secret Army (TV Series) (1977): Feat. Bernard Hepton; This gripping – and unlike its comedy spoof successor ALLO' ALLO!, deadly serious – BBC dramatic series focused on the exploits of a…
Soap (TV Series) (1977): Feat. Billy Crystal, Katherine Helmond, Robert Mulligan…; Still the best satire of the television soap opera, this initially controversial series enveloped its line–up of characters in plots involving…
Strange Case of the End of Civilisation as We Know It, The (1977): Dir. Joseph McGrath
Feat. John Cleese, Arthur Lowe, Stratford Johns…; Fans of John Cleese will delight in this dapper detective parody starring the tall one as the bungling descendant of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Lowe…
Thorn Birds, The (TV Mini-series) (1977): Dir. Daryl Duke
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck…; Over–ambitious priest Richard Chamberlain is exiled to Australia, where he becomes embroiled in the dynastic power struggles of a wealthy…
Three Piece Suite (TV Series) (1977): Feat. Diana Rigg; Rarefied BBC sketch show with Diana Rigg portraying three different women across three separate sketches, alternating effortlessly between comedy and…
Three's Company (TV Series) (1977-1984): Feat. John Ritter, Suzanne Somers, Joyce DeWitt; A prime–time sitcom favourite about a trio of twenty–something room–mates (two girls and a guy), and their middle–aged…
Washington: Behind Closed Doors (Mini-Series) (1977): Feat. Cliff Robertson, Jason Robards Jr., Stefanie Powers…; Sharply written mini–series inspired by the Nixon administration tells the story of a power–hungry U.S. President, and the men he…
Who Pays the Ferryman? (TV Series) (1977): Dir. William Slater
Feat. Jack Hedley; A penchant for Greek music and the murky vendettas of yesteryear combine in this engrossing BBC drama series. Jack Hedley is a former fighter with…
Wonder Woman, The New Adventures of (TV Series) (1977-1979): Feat. Lynda Carter, Lyle Waggoner; Charles Moulon’s 1940s comic strip updated to the feminist 70s, his superheroine fighting terrorist and subversive elements for undercover…
American Film Theatre - Butley (1976): Dir. Harold Pinter
Feat. Alan Bates, Jessica Tandy, Richard O'Callaghan…; Another in the excellent American Film Theatre series, playwright Harold Pinter directs his first film, based on the Simon Gray play. An…
Big John Little John (TV Series) (1976): Feat. Herb Edelman; Wacky 70's sitcom concerning the misadventures of a forty–something school teacher. After drinking from a fountain of youth finds himself…
Bionic Woman, The (TV Series) (1976-1978): Feat. Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, Lee Majors; The respectable female spinoff to THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN, has Wagner play the tennis pro fiance of 'Steve Austin' who after a skydiving accident…
Bouquet of Barbed Wire (TV Mini-Series) (1976): Dir. Tony Wharmby
Feat. Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon, James Aubrey…; Quease–inducing drama of a middle–class family being torn apart by a father's obsessive love for his manipulative daughter. Shocking for…
Captains and the Kings (TV Mini-Series) (1976): Feat. Patty Duke, Jane Seymour, Perry King…; Rich inter–generational saga chronicling the life of an Irish immigrant who arrives penniless in America in the mid–19th century.…
Dickens of London (TV Series) (1976): Dir. Michael Ferguson, Marc Miller
Feat. Roy Dotrice, Diane Coupland, Simon Bell; Dramatic biography of Charles Dickens and his rise from obscure origins to blacking factory worker to political reporter and author.
Duchess of Duke Street, The (TV Series) (1976): Feat. Gemma Jones, Christopher Cazenove; A classic of BBC television, this easily equals UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS in its serio–comic depiction of domestic drama in Victorian–Edwardian…
Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, The (TV Series) (1976): Dir. John Howard Davies, Gareth Gwenlan
Feat. Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates; The ultimate midlife–crisis sitcom, follows the adventures of Reginald as he wakes up to the absurdity of his middle–class existence and…
Feathered Serpent, The (TV Series) (1976): Feat. Patrick Troughton, Brian Deacon; Former Dr. Who Patrick Troughton headlines this British obscurity – a 'pagan gothic' fantasy series of murder, intrigue and political…
George and Mildred (TV Series) (1976): Dir. Peter Frazer-Jones
Feat. Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy; The landlords of MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE bicker away to much amusement in this still–funny 70s sitcom. Moving to an upmarket suburb proves an…
Glittering Prizes, The (TV Mini-series) (1976): Feat. Tom Conti, Mark Wing-Davey, Nigel Havers; Bittersweet Mini–series following a group of Cambridge University pals from days of 50's style college shenanigans into their muddled adult…
Helter Skelter (1976): Dir. Tom Gries
Feat. Steve Railsback, George DiCenzo; Frightening television dramatisation of the Manson Family murders in Los Angeles, that in Steve Railsback (THE STUNTMAN) finds an actor capable of…
Hunter's Gold (TV Series) (1976): Feat. Ken Blackburn, Andrew Hawthorn, Ian Mune…; Classic kidult series follows young Scott Hunter as he searches for his father amidst the Otago Gold Rush in thismagnificent recreation of early New…
I, Claudius (TV Series) (1976): Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Brian Blessed, John Hurt, Derek Jacobi…; Superlative televison epic spans the juicy analogues of Roman history with Augustus (Brian Blessed), Caligula (John Hurt), Claudius (Derek Jacobi)…
Laurence Olivier Presents (TV Series) (1976-1978): Feat. Laurence Olivier, Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner…; A British television anthology series made by Granada Television, consisting of six plays that starred Laurence Olivier (with the exception of Hindle…
Laverne & Shirley (TV Series) (1976): Feat. Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams; From the golden age of sitcoms, this HAPPY DAYS spin–off followed the fortunes of two salty, life–long friends (Penny Marshall and Cindy…
Likely Lads, The (1976): Dir. Michael Tuchner
Feat. Rodney Bewes, James Bolam; Feature spin–off from the unique 60's British comedy series focused on two men in the North East of England as they struggle with middle age…
Logan's Run (TV Series) (1976): Feat. Gregory Harrison, Heather Menzies, Donald Moffat…; Television spin–off from the 1976 film of the same name expands on the premise of twenty–somethings Logan 5 and Jessica 6 searching for…
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series) (1976-1977): Feat. Louise Lasser, Greg Mullavey; Adventurous satirical soap opera from the 70's following a small–town housewife who encounters various complex and compounding…
Moneychangers, The (TV Series) (1976): Feat. Kirk Douglas, Christopher Plummer, Anne Baxter…; Kirk Douglas and Christopher Plummer play executives battling to claim the presidency of one of America's largest banks in this meaty financial…
Monster Squad (TV Series) (1976): Feat. Fred Grandy; Short–lived kids show has wax museum figures Wolfman, Dracula and Frankenstein come to life to help young mortal Fred Grandy (Gopher from THE…
Muppet Show, The (TV Series) (1976-1981): Dir. Various; Six volumes of inspired puppetry from Jim Henson’s legends: Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gopher, Animal, Gonzo, Fozzie Bear and the rest, beguiling,…
New Avengers, The (TV Series) (1976-1977): Dir. James Hill
Feat. Patrick Macnee, Joanna Lumley, Gareth Hunt; The 1970s revision of the 60s show is simultaneously grittier and sillier than the original. Patrick Macnee returns, but Joanna Lumley and Gareth…
Once an Eagle (TV Mini-Series) (1976): Feat. Sam Elliott, Glenn Ford, Amy Irving…; Much lauded, epic mini–series spanning the tumultuous years from WWI to the Vietnam Era, about two Army officers whose vast personal…
Open All Hours (TV Series) (1976): Feat. Ronnie Barker, David Jason; A signature role for Brit comedian Ronnie Barker, playing the stuttering, petty tyrant proprietor of an English cornershop. Managing the extract…
Our Mutual Friend (Mini-Series) (1976): Dir. Peter Hammond
Feat. Leo McKern, Kathleen Harrison, John McEnery…; Faultless performances bring vigour to this brooding, Dickensian tale of love triangles, plots within plots, and above all “money, money, money,…
Picture of Dorian Gray, The (1976): Dir. John Gorrie
Feat. John Gielgud, Jeremy Brett, Peter Firth; His self–portrait taking all the consequences, artist Jeremy Brett leads a debauched lifestyle that ultimately takes its toll, leading to…
Quincy, M.E (TV Series) (1976-1983): Feat. Jack Klugman; The genuine precursor to the CSI 'forensic crime' television genre, this groundbreaking series has Jack Klugman (of TV's 'The Odd Couple') playing a…
Rich Little Show, The (TV Series) (1976): Feat. Rich Little; World famous impressionist Rich Little attempted to forge his own persona in this well–remembered sketch series, though invariably, reverted…
Rich Man, Poor Man (Mini-series) (1976): Feat. Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte, Susan Blakely…; Popular TV Mini–Series with a superb ensemble cast based on the best–selling Irwin Shaw novel following the fate of two immigrant…
SCTV (TV Series) (Second City TV) (1976-1983): Feat. John Candy, Rick Moranis, Eugene Levy…; Somewhat ahead of its time, this classic media satire consisted of mock broadcasts from an obscure Canadian TV Station 'Second City TV', located in…
Signalman, The (1976): Dir. Lawrence Gordon Clark
Feat. Denholm Elliott; Smallscale but nicely crafted adaptation of Charles Dickens' ghost story 'The Signalman'. Concerning the spectral experiences of a signalman…
Starsky and Hutch (TV Series) (1976): Dir. George McCowan, Don Weis
Feat. David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser; The quintessential leather–jacketed, mirror–shaded 70s TV show presented a cool cop pose, with violent, all–American morals.
Sullivans, The (TV Series) (1976-1983): Feat. Mel Gibson; Long–running Australian series set during WW2 Melbourne that became an iconic, antipodean version of THE WALTONS, eventually running to 1114…
Sweeney, The (TV Series) (1976): Dir. David Wickes, Tom Clegg
Feat. John Thaw, Dennis Waterman; Before THE PROFESSIONALS and MINDER came the ground–breaking Brit cop show starring John Thaw and Dennis Waterman. A highly influential action…
When The Boat Comes In (TV Series) (1976): Feat. James Bolam, James Garbutt, Jean Heywood; 'Northern' drama series set in a post–WW1 Britain, where Ex–Sergeant Jack Ford (Bolam) and his family must deal with the aftermath…
Young Doctors, The (TV Series) (1976-1983): Feat. Rebecca Gilling; One of Australia's most popular soap operas – and across the ditch too! – followed the appealing medical dramas and behind–scenes…
Anne Of Avonlea (1975): Feat. Kim Braden, Barbara Hamilton, Nicholas Lyndhurst; Continues the story of Anne Shirley (the heroine of ANNE OF GREEN GABLES) as she begins her job as a schoolteacher and faces a whole new set of…
Barney Miller (TV Series) (1975): Feat. Hal Linden, Barbara Barrie, Abe Vigoda…; This offbeat '70s sitcom about the drudgery and ordinary absurdity of everyday police work remains a cult favourite among TV aficionados and…
Charlie's Angels (TV Series) (1975- 1980): Dir. Richard Lang, Cliff Bol
Feat. Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith…; Hugely successful 70s television series that ingeniously pooled the elements overt sex appeal, cod–feminism and crime fighting.
Edward VII (TV Series) (1975): Dir. John Gorrie
Feat. Timothy West, John Gielgud, Robert Hardy…; Superb period drama covers the complicated 'Royal' Edward VII, who was almost an old man by the time he finally became King of England in the early…
Fawlty Towers (TV Series) (1975): Dir. John Howard
Feat. John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Connie Booth…; TV comedy approaches perfection in John Cleese's irreverent, madcap sitcom set in a small West Country hotel. Vol. 1: Communication Problems, The…
Golden Years of TV Comedy Vol. 3 (Porridge, Sykes, The Two Ronnies) (1975): Dir. Various
Feat. Eric Sykes, Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker; Three sample episodes from three classic BBC comedies from 1975.
Good Life, The (TV Series) (1975-1978): Feat. Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith…; The British series that became an icon of 1970s culture–clash, between the greenie Goods (Briers & Kendal), who want to become…
Gunston Tapes, The (1975): Feat. Garry McDonald; A compilation of clips from the original 1970s 'Norman Gunston Show', when the pale combed–over interviewer lured fresh celebrities from around…
Hanged Man, The (TV Series) (1975): Feat. Colin Blakely, Michael Williams; Colin Blakely plays a rich industrialist whose success has made him the death target of his shady competitors. Series follows Blakely pretending to…
Invisible Man, The (TV Series) (1975): Feat. David McCallum; An American–produced version of H.G Wells’ classic sci–fi tale which combines light–hearted humour and gags around the gift of…
One Day at a Time (TV Series) (1975-1984): Feat. Bonnie Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips, Richard Masur…; Very popular, appealing primetime sitcom about a divorced mother raising two teenage daughters in an apartment in Indianapolis. Filmed in front of a…
Poldark (TV Series) (1975): Dir. Philip Dudley
Feat. Ralph Bates, Robin Ellis, Jill Townsend; Highly successful British TV series based on the series of novels by Winston Graham about the life of an 18th–century Cornish nobleman (Ellis)…
Raffles (TV Series) (1975-1977): Feat. Anthony Valentine, Christopher Strauli; Known by day as A.J. Raffles, gentleman of leisure and top–rate cricketer, at night Raffles becomes "the amateur Cracksman", an expert jewel…
Saturday Night Live (TV Series) (SNL) (1975-1976): Feat. Richard Pryor, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore…; The legendary, long–running NBC variety show, responsible for incubating the careers of every major American comedian since 1975. Original cast…
Secret Garden, The (TV Mini-series) (1975): Dir. Katrina Murray
Feat. Sarah Hollis Andrews, John Woodnutt, Hope Johnstone; One of the best of the many adaptations of Francis Hodgkins Burnett's childrens' classic, in which a disagreeable young girl becomes fascinated with…
Shadows (TV Series) (1975-1978): Feat. Jenny Agutter, Pauline Quirke; Atmospheric and superbly scripted, this quintessential children’s series of the 1970s offers up psychological and supernatural tales in which young…
Survivors (TV Series) (1975-1977): Feat. Carolyn Seymour, Ian McCulloch, Lucy Fleming; Memorable post–apocalyptic drama serial following a small group of survivors after 99.9% of Earth’s population has been wiped out by a deadly…
SWAT (TV Series) (S.W.A.T.) (1975): Feat. Steve Forrest, Robert Urich; One of the tough cop shows of the seventies that follows the covert missions of the LAPD's elite force. Season 1 (13 episodes) available over 3…
Tomorrow Show, The: John, Paul, Tom and Ringo (1975-1981): Hosted by broadcasting legend Tom Synder, this features the last ever interview with John Lennon before he disappeared from the public eye, as well…
Two's Company (TV Series) (1975-1979): Dir. Stuart Allen
Feat. Elaine Stritch, Donald Sinden; Light–hearted comedy series outlining the cultural clash between an American writer living in London and her British butler who fail to see…
Welcome Back, Kotter (TV Series) (1975): Feat. Gabe Kaplan, John Travolta; This classic American sitcom still holds up in its rowdy but progressive view of high school delinquency and remedial education. A young John…
Affairs of the Heart (TV Series) (1974): Dir. Derek Bennett, Michael Ferguson
Feat. Diana Rigg, Ian Ogilvy, Anna Calder-Marshall…; Seven tales from the fiction of Henry James are adapted to television with varying degrees of success and a wide range of actors. Plenty of…
Best of Les Dawson, The (1974-1977): Feat. Les Dawson; Genial comedian Dawson was all over British (and NZ) television in the 1970s, using his array of comic and musical talents in shows like "Blankety…
Father Brown (TV Series) (Father Brown, Detective; Sanctuary of Fear) (1974): Feat. Kenneth More; Popular ITV mystery series centred on a crime–solving Catholic priest in provincial 1950s England. The decent storylines and witty dialogue…
Fred Dagg - All Purpose (1974-2006): Feat. John Clarke; Fred Dagg finally makes it to DVD in this “Authorised Daggography” from legendary Kiwi comic (and now honorary Australian) John Clarke, collating…
Good Times (TV Series) (1974): Immensely popular 70s sitcom focusing on a poor but proud family in the Chicago projects that tackled topical, often controversial issues from a…
Happy Days (TV Series) (1974): Feat. Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Tom Bosley…; Rockin’ and rollin’ time capsule nostalgia recaptures the simple, all–American life of the Cunninghams in the jukebox fifties, and their…
It Ain't Half Hot Mum (TV Series) (1974): Feat. Windsor Davies; The riotous misadventures of a concert party touring the hot and steamy jungles of Burma entertaining troops during World War II. With a typically…
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (TV Mini-Series) (1974): Dir. James Cellan Jones
Feat. Lee Remick, Warren Clarke, Barbara Parkins…; Rightly acclaimed series that reveals the fascinating life of the Lady Randolph Churchill, and mother of Winston. Adroitly scripted and acted –…
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series) (1974-1975): Feat. Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Jack Grinnage; Darkly comic supernatural series following newspaper reporter Carl Kochak as he attempts to uncover supernatural occurrences in downtown Chicago.…
Land of the Lost (TV Series) (1974): Feat. Wesley Eure, Philip Paley, Kathy Coleman; Oddly camp Saturday morning TV show following forest ranger Rick Marshall and his two children who inadvertently opened a rift in time, and now must…
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) (1974-1982): Feat. Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert; Gently focused account of a settler family building their 'little house' on the plains of Minnesota in the 1870s. While not exactly gritty, this is…
Melissa (TV Mini-series) (1974): Dir. Peter Moffatt
Feat. Peter Barkworth, Moira Redmond; Riveting BBC mystery thriller series adapted from the Francis Durbridge novel that tells the tale of a husband who begins to uncover the mysterious…
Napoleon and Love (TV Mini-Series) (1974): Feat. Ian Holm, Billie Whitelaw, Peter Bowles…; Plodding account of the famed emperor's conquests – in the bedroom. Holm and Whitelaw rise above some fairly pedestrian film–making.
Onedin Line, The (TV Series) (1974-1980): Feat. Peter Gilmore, Howard Lang, Brian Rawlinson…; A sterling soap–opera of the 1970s, this immensely popular TV saga followed the empire–building and family fortunes of gruff 19th Century…
Pallisers, The (TV Series) (1974): Dir. Hugh David
Feat. Phillip Latham, Barbara Murray, Susan Hampshire…; Substantial saga of wealth, passion, power, and scandal set in the palatial country houses and grand Mayfair salons of mid–Victorian England,…
Planet of the Apes (TV Series) (1974): Dir. Various, Don Weis, Arnold Laven
Feat. Roddy McDowall, James Naughton, Booth Colman; Continuing the ‘APES’ sequence of movies, this entertainingly fills–out the initial conceit. Roddy McDowall crosses over to the…
Policewoman (TV Series) (1974): Feat. Angie Dickinson, Earl Holliman; Angie Dickinson stars in this classic police drama – the first cop show to feature a woman as the lead character– as Sergeant "Pepper"…
QB VII (TV Mini-Series) (1974): Dir. Tom Gries
Feat. Ben Gazzara, Anthony Hopkins, Leslie Caron…; A multiple Emmy–winning adaptation of the novel by Leon Uris (best known for "Exodus") detailing the gripping court battle between a…
Rockford Files, The (TV Series) (1974-1975): Feat. James Garner, Noah Jr. Beery, Joe Santos…; In the spirit of 'Cold Case' this detective thriller series stars James Garner as an easy going plaid jacket attired investigator pursuing unsolved…
Romance With a Double Bass (1974): Dir. Robert Young
Feat. John Cleese, Connie Booth, Graham Crowden; Real–life couple John Cleese and Connie Booth are at their best in this charming comic romance based on the short story by Anton Chekov.…
Space 1999 (TV Series) (1974- 1978): Dir. David Tomblin
Feat. Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse…; A live–action creation from puppet–master Gerry Anderson about a crew of scientists stationed on "Moonbase Alpha". With sterling…
Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club (1974): Feat. Colin Crompton, Bernard Manning; British variety show set in a fictional working men's club in the North of England, involving comedy sing–a–longs and audience…
Zodiac (TV Series) (1974): Feat. Anton Rodgers, Anouska Hempel; A skeptical detective opens his mind to the unorthodox when he teams up with a young astrologer in this eccentric, short–lived crime series.
Zoo Gang, The (TV Series) (1974): Feat. Brian Keith, John Mills, Barry Morse…; Old fashioned but fun espionage series centered around five aged resistance fighters scamming scamming the scammers and gifting the money to the…
American Film Theatre - A Delicate Balance (1973): Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Paul Scofield, Lee Remick…; The American Film Theatre's adaptation of the Edward Albee stageplay set amongst a troubled, but well–to–do American family. When some…
American Film Theatre - The Homecoming (1973): Dir. Peter Hall
Feat. Cyril Cusack, Ian Holm, Michael Jayston…; One of the very finest of the American Film Theatre stageplay adaptations, dir. Hall and his cast came off a two–year run of Harold Pinter's…
Ascent of Man, The (TV Series) (1973): Feat. Jacob Bronowski; Renowned TV series from the era of epic–length documentaries, this analyses the progress of mankind through scientific and technological…
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) (1973): Feat. Buddy Ebsen, Lee Meriwether; Forced out of retirement to solve the murder of his son, lanky, milk–drinking Detective Jones is back doing what he does best – catching…
Brontes of Haworth, The (Mini Series) (1973): Dir. Marc Miller
Feat. Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Alfred Burke; BBC period drama that delves into the lives of the mysterious Bronte sisters, from their literary achievements to the tragedies that beset both them…
Callan - The Movie (1973): Dir. Voytek
Feat. Edward Woodward, Eric Porter, Peter Egan; Expanded from the first episode of the hit British TV Series, this feature film depicts secret agent Callan (Edward Woodard) at his wordly…
Doctor Who - Bred for War: The Sontaran Collection (1973-1985): Feat. Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Colin Baker…; Dr. Who Box Set containing four episodes featuring the alien species 'The Sontarans,' featuring Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Colin Baker and Patrick…
Father, Dear Father: The Movie (1973): Dir. William G Stewart
Feat. Patrick Cargill, Joyce Carey; Spin–off movie version of the British sitcom of the same name is decidedly un–cinematic but worth a look for fans of the series.
Harry O (TV Series) (1973-1976): Feat. David Janssen, Henry Darrow, Anthony Zerbe; TV series set in San Diego and Los Angeles following a cop who turns to private detective work after a bullet in the back forces him to retire from…
Kojak (TV Series) (1973-1978): Dir. Joseph Sargent
Feat. Telly Savalas, Ned Beatty; Popular 70s cop show that turned Telly Savalas's funky, lollipop sucking, glow–domed police lieutenant into a cultural icon. Highly quotable,…
Kojak Collection, The (The Marcus-Nelson Murders, The Belarus File, The Price of Justice) (1973-1987): Dir. Joseph Sargent, Robert Markowitz, Alan Metzger
Feat. Telly Savalas, Marjoe Gortner, Jose Ferrer…; Telly Savalas stars as the tough but witty sleuth who became a small screen icon in the 1970's. This set features the three feature–length TV…
Last of the Summer Wine (TV Series) (1973-2003): Feat. Bill Owen, Michael Bates, Peter Sallis; The longest–running sitcom of all time concerns the incorrigible gallivanting of three senior citizens in the English countryside. A comic…
Man About the House (TV Series) (1973): Dir. Peter Frazer-Jones
Feat. Richard O'Sullivan, Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy; Classic Brit sitcom concerning the accomodation adventures of student Richard O'Sullivan and his two female flatmates. Two flies in the ointment…
Moonbase 3 (TV Series) (1973): Feat. Donald Houston, Ralph Bates; A British sci–fi show set in 2003 when five world powers have colonised the moon, the third of which is a European base run by Donald Houston…
Six Million Dollar Man, The (TV Series) (1973-1978): Feat. Lee Majors; As the quintessential TV action figure of 70s, Steve Austin, Lee Majors was the coolest guy on the planet. The show ran for eight years until…
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (TV Series) (1973): Feat. Michael Crawford, Michele Dotrice; The side–splitting misadventures of legendary klutz, Frank Spencer incarnated by a nimble, pre–'Phantom of the Opera' Michael Crawford.…
Tomorrow People, The (TV Series) (1973): Dir. Paul Bernard
Feat. Nicholas Young; Fitted out with stun–guns, digital watches and a talking biotronic computer called TIM, a group of highly–evolved youngsters also enjoy…
Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? (TV Series) (1973): Feat. James Bolam; Popular sequel to "The Likely Lads", a hit British sitcom from the partnership of Dick Clement and Ian La Francis of which only nine of those shows…
A Warning to the Curious (1972): Dir. Lawrence Gordon Clark
Feat. Peter Vaughan; A wonderful ghost story in miniature from the heyday of adventurous BBC productions, that adapts a superior M R James story with perfect economy and…
Adventurer, The (TV Series) (1972): Feat. Gene Barry, Catherine Schell, Barry Morse…; Cult favourite crime series sees Barry as a government agent posing as a Hollywood star as he travels the globe in search of danger and intrigue. At…
Alistair Cooke's America (TV Series) (1972): Feat. Alistair Cooke; Considered one of the great TV documentary series, this is English broadcaster Cooke's personal view of American history and its teeming,…
Are You Being Served? (TV Series) (1972-1985): Feat. Mollie Sugden, John Inman; The staff at 'Grace Brothers' department store serve out the humourous innuendos in this long–running British sitcom.
Banacek (TV Series) (1972): Feat. George Peppard, Ralph Manza, Murray Matheson…; Enjoyable riff on the detective genre with George Peppard playing suave insurance investigator Banacek who gets called into solve some ludicrously…
Colditz (TV Series) (1972): Dir. Michael Ferguson, William Slater, Philip Dudley
Feat. Jack Hedley, Robert Wagner, David McCallum…; BBC drama series about prisoners of war in Colditz Castle during WW2, and their multiple attempts to escape. The real British Escape Officer at…
Edwardians, The (1972): Dir. John Howard Davies, James Cellan Jones, Alan Clarke
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Timothy West, Robert Powell…; Superb examination of eight famous Edwardians who helped shape the early 20th century. Impeccably presented and directed by some of the BBC's finest…
Emergency! (TV Series) (1972): Feat. Randolph Mantooth, Kevin Tighe, Julie London; Thrilling medical drama concerning firefighting paramedics weaves nonsensical medical jargon and elaborate novelty accidents with the one–two…
Emma (TV Series) (1972): Dir. John Glenister
Feat. Doran Godwin, John Carson; A reverent, charming BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about one of her most memorable characters, Emma Woodhouse.
Escape into Night (TV Series) (Marianne Dreams) (1972): Feat. Vikki Chambers; A convalescent young girl's drawings become the basis for her dreams in this six–part British TV serial that left an indelibly haunting…
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (TV Series) (1972-1984): Feat. Bill Cosby; Great compilation of episodes from the long–running 70s cartoon series, based on Bill Cosby's own childhood. "Greatest Hits" Disc 1: Lying,…
Ghost Story (TV Series) (Circle of Fear) (1972-1973): Feat. Sheila Larken , Meg Foster, Don Barry…; Horror anthology TV series presented by Sebastian Cabot, who also plays the owner of a mysterious hotel beset by creepy occurrences. Produced by…
Kung Fu (TV Series) (1972-1975): Feat. David Carradine, Jodie Foster, Jose Feliciano…; The memorable TV series starring David 'Grasshopper' Carradine as a Shaolin monk wandering the wild west, armed only with his martial–arts…
Last Goon Show, The (1972): Feat. Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan; Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan reunite in 1972 to perform a live show and reminisce their years as the kings of BBC radio comedy.
Lord Peter Wimsey (TV Series) (1972): Feat. Ian Carmichael; Dorothy L. Sayers's archetypal British gentleman detective sleuths murders and crimes of passions in this sophisticated and subtly satirical BBC…
Lotus Eaters, The (TV Series) (1972-1973): Feat. Ian Hendry, Wanda Ventham; Unorthodox Mediterranean drama encircles the lives of various British ex–pats around a married couple (Hendry & Ventham) who run a tavern on…
Love Thy Neighbour (TV Series) (1972): Dir. Stuart Allen
Feat. Jake Smethurst, Rudolph Walker; Devised to defuse some of the racial tension of the day, this controversial 70s Brit sitcom hilariously pits black and white neighbours…
MASH (TV Series) (M*A*S*H) (1972-1983): Feat. Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, Loretta Swit; Long running and much loved TV Series loosely based on Robert Altman’s 1969 film set in a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in the Korean…
Moonstone, The (1972): Dir. Robert Bierman
Feat. Kathleen Byron, Robin Ellis, Basil Dignam…; Atmospheric whodunit drama, based on the Wilkie Collins novel, which tells the tale of an investigation into the theft of a precious Indian jewel…
Night Stalker, The / Night Strangler, The (1972-1973): Dir. John Llewellyn Moxey, Dan Curtis
Feat. Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland…; Two excellent and groundbreaking tele–movies from the early 70s starring Darren McGavin as wise–cracking 'regular guy' reporter Carl…
Protectors, The (TV Series) (1972-1973): Feat. Robert Vaughn, Ngaire Dawn Porter, Tony Anholt; A suave, jet–setting suspense series that was Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's (THUNDERBIRDS) second foray into live–action, depicting the…
Rossellini's History Films: Renaissance and Enlightenment (The Age of the Medici, Cartesius, Blaise Pascal) (1972-1974): Dir. Roberto Rossellini; Three TV films about some of the western world's major figures and moments, from Italian master Roberto Rossellini in the final phase of his…
Shelley (TV Series) (1972-1992): Feat. Hywel Bennett; Classic British comedy series revels in one of the more unlikely deadly sins: sloth. University graduate James Shelley (Bennett) is a cynical,…
Snoop Sisters, The (TV Series) (1972): Feat. Helen Hayes, Mildred Natwick; Two elderly spinsters put down their mystery writing pens to catch perps for real in this dotty, genteel crime series. Starring former Miss Marple,…
Stone Tape, The (1972): Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Jane Asher, Michael Bryant; Interesting TV ‘one–off’ sees a boisterous electronic research–team set up in a run–down country estate, then become…
Streets of San Francisco, The (TV Series) (1972-1980): Feat. Karl Malden, Michael Douglas; Top–notch 70's crime show with granite–faced veteran Karl Malden and newcomer Michael Douglas sharing the billing with the photogenic and…
Till Death Us Do Part (TV Series) (1972-1974): Feat. Warren Mitchell; Contentious, well remembered BBC sitcom is a comedy firebrand about a narrow–minded Cockney geezer whose racist diatribes were intended to be…
Van Der Valk (TV Series) (1972-1992): Feat. Barry Foster, Joanna Dunham, Michael Latimer…; A hugely popular police procedural series starring Barry Foster as Van der Valk, a no–nonsense Dutch detective and head of the Amsterdam CID…
Waltons, The (TV Series) (1972-1981): Feat. Richard Thomas, Ralph Waite, Michael Learned…; One of the most iconic TV Series of all time depicted the life of an extended family in Depression–era Virginia. Claimed as a repository for…
War and Peace (TV Mini-series) (1972): Dir. John Davies
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Alan Dobie, Rupert Davies; Hugely ambitious television production of Leo Tolstoy's epic novel, told through twenty 45–minute episodes. Boasting beautiful design and…
Whodunnit? (TV Series) (1972-1974): This fondly–remembered primetime panel game from the 1970's invited viewers to play detective by pitting their wits against a panel of…
Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) (1971): Feat. Pete Duel, Ben Murphy; Two notorious outlaws receive amnesty on the condition they lay low for a year in this rumble–tumble western clearly inspired by the rogue…
All in the Family (TV Series) (1971-1979): Dir. Norman Lear
Feat. Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner; Iconic American sitcom from the 1970's centred around the life of working–class bigot Archie Bunker and his family in Queens, New York. The…
Attenborough In Paradise: The David Attenborough Specials (1971-2004): Collection of one–off TV shows hosted by David Attenborough over the years, including 'Attenborough In Paradise', 'The Lost Gods Of Easter…
Bearcats! (TV Series) (1971): Feat. Rod Taylor, Dennis Cole; Endearing "late Western" TV series set in 1914 in which Rod Taylor and Dennis Cole star as a pair of charismatic troubleshooters for hire who gad…
Best of the Best of the Electric Company, The (1971-1977): Feat. Bill Cosby, Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno…; A generous selection of excerpts from the long–running 1970s children's TV show, which mixed up its educationalist intentions (especially…
Bless This House (TV Series) (1971): Dir. William G Stewart
Feat. Sidney James; A successful early 1970s British sitcom featuring the star of the CARRY ON... films. The six episodes of the first series examine the trials of a…
Cannon (TV Series) (1971-1976): Feat. William Conrad; Popular 70s cop show that pitched itself somewhere between COLUMBO and THE STREETS OF SAN FRANSISCO, memorably featured big guy William Conrad as LA…
Casanova (1971): Dir. Mark Cullingham, John Glenister
Feat. Frank Finlay, Norman Rossington; Adventurous Dennis Potter biopic of libertine Casanova, concerned chiefly with his imprisonment and escape from Venice, though not forgetting to shed…
Columbo (TV Series) (1971-2003): Dir. Richard Irving, John Smight
Feat. Peter Falk; Peter Falk's keynote character was this canny TV–Series police detective, whose rumpled charm and wobbly eye disguises his brilliant mind.…
Comedians, The (TV Series) (1971-1993): Born out of the working men's clubs in 70's England, and beginning as an experiment for Granada TV, this had more gags, one–liners and knowing…
Cousin Bette (TV Mini-series) (1971): Dir. Gareth Davies
Feat. Margaret Tyzack, Helen Mirren, Thorley Walters…; Rigorous adaptation of revered Balzac novel bears witness to the torment exacted by the unmarried titular character as she sets out to destroy her…
Dave Allen (TV Series) (1971-1993): Feat. Dave Allen; A personal selection of gags from the droll Irishman, who reflects on his innovative career as a teller of tall tales in between comedy sketches.
Dick Cavett Show, The - John & Yoko Collection (1971-1972): Feat. John Lennon, Yoko Ono; The Lennons two appearances on The Dick Cavett Show stand out as their most relaxed, candid, and in–depth interviews. Features three…
Edward Woodward Hour, The (TV Series) (1971): Feat. Beryl Reid, Patrick Cargill; A light entertainment special from the early 1970s for Thames Television showcasing the whimsical side of Edward Woodward, most famous for his…
Elizabeth R (TV Series) (1971): Dir. Claude Whatham, Herbert Wise, Various.
Feat. Glenda Jackson, Robert Hardy, Robert Ellis; Glenda Jackson makes a banquet of English history, as Elizabeth I, one of Auld England's most influential monarchs. This BBC series is exceptional in…
Ellery Queen (TV Series) (Don't Look Behind You) (1971-1975): Feat. Jim Hutton, Peter Lawford; Whodunnit series stars Jim Hutton as a mystery writer whose sleuthing know–how is regularly called upon by his Police Inspector…
Follyfoot (TV Series) (1971): Dir. Stephen Frears, Michael Apted, Vic Hughes
Feat. Gillian Blake, Desmond Llewelyn; Young Dora (Gillian Blake), discarded in the country by her globe–trotting parents, takes to caring for the neglected horses of Follyfoot Farm,…
Golden Years of TV Comedy Vol. 2 (Morecambe and Wise, The Liver Birds, Dad's Army) (1971): Dir. Various; Three sample episodes from three classic BBC comedies from 1971.
Jason King (TV Series) (1971-1972): Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Peter Wyngarde; Spinoff series from DEPARTMENT S, following the flamboyant titular writer (Wyngarde) on further secret agent–international playboy adventures.…
Lidsville (TV Series) (1971): Feat. Charles Nelson Reilly, Butch Patrick, Billie Hayes; Kookiest and perhaps the most hilarious of the Sid & Marty Krofft children's productions about a teenager who gets lost in a fantasy world of…
McMillan & Wife (TV Series) (1971-1977): Feat. Rock Hudson, Susan Saint James; Mild crime series centred on a husband and wife detective team solving crime and bringing felons to justice on the streets of San Francisco. More…
Persuaders, The (TV Series) (Persuaders!, The) (1971): Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Roger Moore, Tony Curtis; Roger Moore and Tony Curtis play a debonair duo who lend their status and charm to dissuade the criminal fraternity. Wonderfully corny. DVD 'Box…
Persuasion (1971): Dir. Howard Baker
Feat. Ann Firbank, Richard Vernon, Bryan Marshall; Circumspect heroine Anne Elliot has the opportunity to rekindle a long–abandoned love–affair, in this BBC adaption of Jane Austen's final…
Pete and Dud - Behind the Fridge (1971): Feat. Peter Cook, Dudley Moore; Cook and Moore’s long lost ’71 Australian tour programs, stacked with riotous sketches, roleplays, and musical numbers, are presented for the…
Simply Sykes (1971-1982): Feat. Tommy Cooper, Hattie Jacques; Comprising two shows made for Thames Television; Sykes – With the Lid Off (1971) has comedy legend Eric Sykes dare to take the lid off the many…
Six Dates with Barker (6 Dates with Barker) (1971): Feat. Ronnie Barker; A six–part showcase for the comedic talents of Ronnie Barker, this one–off series revolved around half–a–dozen situation…
Tom Brown's School Days (TV Mini-Series) (1971): Dir. Gareth Davies
Feat. Anthony Murphy, Iain Cuthbertson; Vivid BBC adaptation of Thomas Hughes' classic novel, following life at a Victorian Boys public school. Five episodes.
Two Ronnies, The (TV Series) (1971): Feat. Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker; Classic, long–running BBC series from two of Britain’s all–time comedy greats in what is considered the perfect double–act. "Best…
Upstairs, Downstairs (TV Series) (Upstairs Downstairs) (1971-1975): Feat. Pauline Collins, Gordon Jackson, Jean Marsh; Famous 70s soap opera about the class struggle in a household of servants and gentry around the turn of the 20th century. Set a new standard in…
Wild Duck, The (1971): Dir. Alan Bridges
Feat. Denholm Elliott, Jenny Agutter; Adapted from the 1884 Play by Henrik Ibsen and broadcast as part of the BBC's "Play Of The Month" series. A wealthy family's existence is…
Callan (TV Series) (1970): Dir. James Goddard, Voytek
Feat. Edward Woodward; The bold British TV spy series with Edward Woodward as the cold–blooded but very human secret agent.
Catweazle (TV Series) (1970-1971): Feat. Geoffrey Bayldon, Charles Tingwell; An eccentric, disheveled 11th century wizard teleports to the 1970s, spending much of his time in a state of utter bewilderment at the many…
Mary Tyler Moore Show, The (TV Series) (1970-1974): Feat. Mary Tyler Moore, Ted Knight, Edward Asner…; A highly polished, somewhat revolutionary sitcom following the career path and domestic life of a determinedly single newsroom journalist, this made…
McCloud (TV Series) (1970-1977): Feat. Dennis Weaver, J.D. Cannon, Ken Lynch…; Nicely executed crime series following an ex–sheriff from "out west" that joins up with a New York City police squadron to nab the baddies by…
Night Gallery (TV Series) (1970-1973): Feat. Rod Serling; Spooky suspense series, hosted by Rod Serling, with each episode adapted from a sci–fi and horror short story. While not up to Serling's…
Odd Couple, The (TV Series) (1970): Feat. Jack Klugman, Tony Randall; Spinning off from the feature film based on Neil Simon's Broadway play, this small screen version winningly supplants the Lemmon–Matthau double…
Partridge Family, The (TV Series) (1970-1974): Feat. Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey…; A TV series that became a cause celebre, this concerns a struggling family who dream of becoming pop musicians, and using their combined talents hit…
Shadows of Fear (TV Series) (1970): Feat. Sheila Hancock, Ronald Hines, Edward Fox…; Featuring some of Britain's most renowned stage and TV performers, this anthology series brings together eight plays with a 'chilling Hitchcockian…
Six Wives of Henry VIII, The (TV Mini-Series) (1970): Feat. Keith Michell, Rosalie Crutchley, Jane Seymour; Accurate BAFTA–winning TV series chronicling the life of the notorious Henry VIII by way of six plays, featuring a notable cast and immaculate…
Timeslip (TV Series) (1970-1971): Feat. Spencer Banks, Cheryl Burfield, Denis Quilley; A smart children’s sci–fi series that tells in four separate stories what happens when two intrepid siblings discover an invisible portal…
An Ideal Husband / Lady Windermere's Fan (1969-1985): Dir. Rudolph Cartier
Feat. Margaret Leighton, Keith Michell, Jeremy Brett…; Two well–mounted BBC television productions from the pen of Oscar Wilde, done with fidelity, grace, cunning and wit: An Ideal Husband (1969) &…
Benny Hill Show, The (TV Series) (1969-1989): Dir. Dennis Kirkland
Feat. Benny Hill; Despite his political incorrectness, Benny had one of the funniest comedy shows of the 70s – the greatest 'its of which are fondly assembled…
Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971, The (1969-1971): Feat. Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt…; An eclectic mix of the greatest performances from the legendary "Johnny Cash TV Show", cherry–picked from 58 Episodes. Artists include:…
Brady Bunch, The (TV Series) (1969): Feat. Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis…; America’s archetypal model for domestic bliss concerns the merger of two single parents, six kids, and their perpetually perky housemaid Alice into…
Civilisation (TV Series) (1969): "Not a history of the arts, but a history of life–giving beliefs and ideas made visible and audible through the medium of art." Kenneth Clark's…
Complete and Utter History of Britain, The (TV Series) (1969): Dir. Maurice Murphy
Feat. Michael Palin, Terry Jones; A comedy sketch show created by future Monty Python members Michael Palin and Terry Jones, which depicts various events in British history as if…
Department S (TV Series) (1969): Feat. Peter Wyngarde; Perhaps the last elaborate flourish in its genre, this AVENGERS–style TV series was set around three 'special agents' who solve the unsolvable…
Liver Birds, The (1969): Feat. Nerys Hughes, Polly James, Mollie Sugden; Two very different single girls share a flat in the age of glam–rock, the pill and women's lib in this hugely popular BBC sitcom that was the…
Marcus Welby MD (TV Series) (1969): Feat. Robert Young, James Brolin; Long–running medical drama, with Robert Young as the beloved General Practioner whose unorthodox care of patients riled his much younger,…
Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV Series) (1969-1974): Dir. John Howard Davies, Terry Gilliam, Ian Macnaughton
Feat. John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle…; Britain's most infamous comic ensemble present four seasons of inspired madness. Complete seasons 1–4 available over seven discs.
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Personal Best (TV Series) (1969-1974): Dir. John Howard Davies, Terry Gilliam, Ian Macnaughton
Feat. John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle…; Britain's most infamous comic ensemble, the Phython alumni, collate their personal favourites from four years of sketches on the Flying Circus TV…
On the Buses (TV Series) (1969): Dir. Stuart Allen
Feat. Reg Varney, Bob Grant, Stephen Lewis; From the classic British TV–series starring Reg Varney, Bob Grant and Stephen Lewis as various nitwits riding the buses of London.
Oscar Wilde Collection, The (An Ideal Husband, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Lady Windermere's Fan, Importance of Being Earnest) (1969-1988): Stacked with British thespian pedigree, these four BBC adaptations represent the collected Oscar Wilde works. Boxset includes the following…
Over the Hill Gang, The (1969): Dir. Jean Yarbrough
Feat. Walter Brennan, Edgar Buchanan, Pat O'Brien…; Laidback reunion for various horse–opera stars of old cleaning up a lawless town in the old west. Telemovie doesn't quite have a script worthy…
Paul Temple (TV Series) (1969): Feat. Francis Matthews, Ros Drinkwater; Forgotten 70s crime series follows the fortunes of a globetrotting novelist–cum–amateur sleuth and his dishy wife. Something of an…
Public Eye (TV Series) (1969-1971): Feat. Alfred Burke; British drama series starring Alfred Burke as Frank Marker, a jaded private investigator who deals with a variety of cases. A more realistic and…
Sesame Street - Old School (1969-1974): A treasure trove of highlights from Jim Henson and co.'s ground–breaking, iconic and totally enchanting educational children's series, as it…
Sonny and Cher - The Ultimate Collection (1969-1974): Feat. Cher, Sonny Bono; An exhaustive compilation of episodes and moments from the TV careers of hip 70s couple Sonny and Cher, at that point happily creating together. This…
Special Branch (TV Series) (1969-1974): Feat. Derren Nesbitt, Fulton MacKay; Brit detective series revolving around England's finest police duo tackling the bad guys of the local district. This series still holds appeal to a…
Strange Report (TV Series) (1969): Feat. Anthony Quayle, Kaz Garas, Anneke Wills; Wily Anthony Quayle is Adam Strange, ex–police officer turned criminologist charged with cleaning up murder sprees and other unsolvable cases…
U.F.O. (TV Series) (1969): Feat. Ed Bishop, Michael Billington, Gabrielle Drake; Supermarionator Gerry Anderson pulls the strings on this live–action sci–fi series, full of the same secret agencies, evil empires and…
Adam-12 (TV Series) (1968-1975): Feat. Kent McCord, Martin Milner, William Boyett; Cult cop show following the lives of two LAPD officers shot in a gritty docudrama style, and distinguished by a strict adherence to realism that…
Best of British Boxset (Man About the House, George & Mildred, Love Thy Neighbour, Bless This House, Father Dear Father) (1968-1976): Classic compilation of six of Britian's best. Collection 1 includes the entire first series of the following shows: Man About the House, George &…
Caesars, The (TV Series) (1968): Dir. Derek Bennett
Feat. Roland Culver, Andre Morell, Ralph Bates…; A British television series depicting Ancient Rome and the lives of the early emperors. After the assassination of Julius Caesar, his adopted son…
Champions, The (TV Series) (1968-1969): Feat. Anthony Nicholls; A superior, if earnest, sci–fi thriller series with an Anglo–American cast, created by spy–genre guru Monty Berman (The Baron,…
Dad's Army (TV Series) (1968-1977): Feat. Arthur Lowe, Clive Dunn, John Le Mesurier…; The classic British TV series set around the gently–observed antics of home–guardsmen during WW2 under the inimitable Sergeant Mannering…
Dennis Potter at London Weekend Television (1968-1979): Feat. Ian Holm, John Neville; Containing three of Dennis Potter's single plays for television, including "Shaggy Dog" which was thought to be lost until recently, these diverse…
Do Not Adjust Your Set (TV Series) (1968): Feat. Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Eric Idle…; Together with AT LAST THE 1948 SHOW, this shows the gathering forces of what would become Monty Python, with Idle, Jones, Gilliam and Palin…
Doris Day Show, The (TV Series) (1968-1972): Feat. Doris Day, Denver Pyle, Fran Ryan…; A popular and ever–changing sitcom centred around America's 'apple–pie' actress, here making her first smallscreen foray. Appearing at…
Father, Dear Father (TV Series) (1968-1973): Feat. Patrick Cargill, Joyce Carey; A long–running British sitcom about a thriller writer who is left in charge of his two teenage daughters when his wife leaves and marries his…
Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The (TV Series) (1968): Feat. Hope Lange, Edward Mulhare; Fondly remembered sitcom based on the R. A. Dick novel (itself made into a 1947 film) about a young widow and family who befriend a ghost haunting…
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) (1968): Feat. Jack Lord, James MacArthur; Cult policier set in the sunny underworld of Hawaii with a special task force assigned to combat crime in paradise. While best remembered for its…
Here's Lucy (TV Series) (1968): Feat. Lucille Ball; Audiences still loved Lucy in this swansong sitcom for the beloved comedian. Ball plays a zany widow; her real–life son and daughter play her…
It Takes a Thief (TV Series) (1968): Feat. Robert Wagner; A super–cool product of sixties spy style, with Robert Wagner globe–trotting as a world–class cat burglar recruited by the U.S…
Joe 90 (TV Series) (1968): Dir. Gerry Anderson; All thirty episodes of Gerry Anderson's wonder boy of hi–tech espionage. With a subtext as high camp as the theme song, this may well send you…
John Cleese on How to Irritate People (1968): Feat. John Cleese, Connie Booth, Graham Chapman…; An instructional comedy of the types and techniques of irritation by Monty Python alumni and other popular Brit comedians of the late '60s.…
Land of the Giants (TV Series) (1968-1970): Feat. Gary Conway, Don Marshall; Irwin Allen's long lost sci–fi adventure for the ages finally comes to DVD! In the future (1983), a spaceship of travellers crash lands on a…
Marty Feldman, Best Of (1968-1969): Feat. Marty Feldman, Tim Brooke-Taylor; Compilation culled from the goggle–eyed comic's 1960s British sketch show, in which his zany qualities were shaped by the pens of the Monty…
Mod Squad, The (TV Series) (1968-1969): Feat. Michael Cole, Peggy Lipton, Clarence Williams III; Love beads, afros and hipster pants abound in this jive–talkin' police series that tapped into the excitement and paranoia of the 60's youth…
Morecambe and Wise (TV Series) (1968): Feat. Morecambe and Wise; Salvaged footage from Britian’s beloved comedic duo in variety show mode, peddling sketches, musical numbers and other television hi–jinks…
Nearest and Dearest (TV Series) (1968-1973): Dir. June Howson
Feat. Hylda Baker, Jimmy Jewel; Likeable Brit comedy series centred on a middle–age brother and sister who inherit their father's derelict pickle factory and must contend with…
Please Sir! (TV Series) (1968-1972): Feat. John Alderton; A window into the British education system of old, this award–winning comedy series sees John Alderton (Upstairs Downstairs) as an optimistic…
Rolling Stones - Rock and Roll Circus (1968): Feat. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton…; A time–capsule of swinging London at its height, this TV special performance (which was never actually aired) has an unusual line–up,…
Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) (A Study In Scarlet, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Sign of Four, The Blue Carbuncle) (1968): Feat. Peter Cushing, Nigel Stock; One of the best to ever play Sherlock Holmes (formerly, in Hammer's HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES), Peter Cushing steps back into the shoes of the famed…
Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo (TV Series) (1968): Iconic TV Series that put Australia on the map in the late 60s, featuring Skippy, the super–versatile kangaroo (who also cropped up on a…
At Last the 1948 Show (1967): Feat. John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor…; Surrealistic sketch show that along with DO NOT ADJUST YOUR SET, paved the way for the Monty Python revolution. Presenting a similar blend of media…
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (TV Series) (1967): Dir. Gerry Anderson; The complete series of Gerry Anderson's most technically accomplished sci–fi puppet, Captain Scarlet, who has limitless clones of himself…
Dragnet (TV Series) (1967): Feat. Jack Webb, Harry Morgan; The classic hard–case, ultra–realistic sixties police procedural, with officers Friday and Gannon cleaning up the mean streets of…
Flying Nun, The (TV Series) (1967-1970): Feat. Sally Field, Marge Redmond, Madeleine Sherwood…; Wholesome, if rather off–kilter, family sitcom in which the young Sally Field plays a novice nun, whose starched headgear somehow enables her…
Forsyte Saga, The (TV Series) (1967): Dir. David Giles, James Cellan Jones
Feat. Eric Porter, Ngaire Dawn Porter, Kenneth More…; The BBC's acclaimed version of John Galsworthy's series of novels known as "The Forsyte Saga", which cover the lives of five generations of a wealthy…
Gentle Ben (TV Series) (1967): Feat. Clint Howard, Dennis Weaver; Based on the children's novel of the same name, Gentle Ben follows the adventures in the Florida Everglades of a game warden, Tom Wedloe (Dennis…
High Chaparral, The (TV Series) (1967): Feat. Leif Erickson, Cameron Mitchell, Linda Cristal…; Conceived amidst the popularity of BONANZA, this classic TV western sought to replicate its success. The series centres on the ranch life of an…
Invaders, The (TV Series) (1967-1968): Feat. Roy Thinnes, Diane Baker, J.D. Cannon…; After a close encounter with an alien spacecraft, architect David Vincent (Roy Thinnes) tries to persuade a skeptical world that…
Ironside (TV Series) (1967): Dir. James Goldstone, Leo Penn
Feat. Raymond Burr; Raymond Burr followed 'Perry Mason' with this different, but equally classic TV–series, shedding the lawyer role for a stint as a…
Prisoner, The (TV Series) (1967-1968): Feat. Patrick McGoohan; Patrick McGoohan stars as No.6, a man who wakes to find himself the pawn of a mysterious big brother organisation in this 60's soaked sci–fi…
Wuthering Heights (1967): Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Ian McShane, Angela Scoular; This BBC adaptation of Emily Bronte's gothic romance was one of only a handful that were able to cover the entire novel by virtue of the miniseries…
Adam Adamant Lives! (TV Series) (1966): Feat. Gerald Harper, Juliet Harmer, Jack May; A lost classic of British television starring Gerald Harper as an intrepid Edwardian Gentleman–Adventurer frozen by his nemesis ‘The Face’,…
Baron, The (TV Series) (1966-1967): Dir. Roy Ward Baker, Robert Asher
Feat. Steve Forrest, Sue Lloyd, Colin Gordon; The escapades of John Mannering, aka "The Baron", a Texan–born ranch owner based in London, once a thief, but now reformed as an operative for…
Batfink (TV Series) (1966-1967): Late–1960s kids animation about a superhero bat "with wings of steel" who looks to make the world a safer place with the help of his assistant…
Batman (TV Series) (1966-1968): Feat. Adam West, Burt Ward, Burgess Meredith…; Batman and Robin, as many would best remember them, take on a succession of colourful Gotham City villains – Catwoman, The Joker, The Penguin,…
Batman: The Movie (1966): Dir. Leslie Martinson
Feat. Adam West, Burt Ward, Lee Meriwether…; Spawned from the original sixties TV series, this feature–length adventure pitting the caper crusader against his fiercest adversaries was the…
Cathy Come Home (1966): Dir. Ken Loach
Feat. Carol White; Dramatic critique of Britain's housing problems follows the progress of a young couple in London as they slip down the social and class ladder into…
Danger Man (TV Series) (1966): Dir. Peter Yates, Don Chaffey
Feat. Patrick McGoohan; Before THE PRISONER, Patrick McGoohan played a prototype of the same character as the cool and calculated John Drake, a special agent who keeps up…
Dark Shadows (TV Series) (1966): Feat. Jonathan Frid, Joan Bennett; A camp classic of 'Gothic soap opera', this long–running daytime melodrama centred on 175–year–old vampire Barnabas Collins and a…
Golden Years of TV Comedy Vol. 1 (The Likely Lads, Frankie Howerd, Steptoe and Son) (1966): Dir. Various; Three sample episodes from three classic BBC comedies from 1966.
Man in a Suitcase (TV Series) (1966): Feat. Richard Bradford, Donald Sutherland, Felicity Kendall…; Perhaps lesser known (and less innovative) than other suspense series of the 1960s, this ITC production still packs a gritty punch. Bradford plays…
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) (1966- 1973): Dir. Bernard L. Kowalski
Feat. Peter Graves, Steven Hill, Barbara Bain…; Forget Tom Cruise, this is the real McCoy – '60s fashion, gadgets, and plots worth talking about the day after. On DVD rental: Season 1 (28…
Monkees, The (TV Series) (1966): Dir. Bob Rafelson
Feat. Michael Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork…; Relive classic "Monkeemania" with the irrepressibly cheerful and zany 60's pop group's TV series, initially inspired by The Beatles' "Hard Day's…
Mystery and Imagination (TV Series) (1966-1970): A cult British series devoted to feature–length tele adaptations of Gothic works by some of the 19th century's greatest writers, including Bram…
Steptoe and Son (TV Series) (1966): Feat. Harry H. Corbett, Wilfred Brambell; The classic 60s comedy show featuring the bickering father and son team, who run a faltering rag and bone business.
Talking to a Stranger (TV series) (1966): Dir. Christopher Morahan
Feat. Judi Dench; Seminal, BAFTA–winning, Emmy–nominated 1960s made–for–TV British drama written by John Hopkins, about a family trauma, told…
That Girl (TV Series) (1966): Feat. Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell; A forerunner to MARY TYLE MOORE, this classic sixties sitcom stars the perky Marlo Thomas as a struggling actress in New York City, and the comical…
Time Tunnel, The (TV Series) (1966-1967): Dir. Irwin Allen
Feat. James Darren, John Zaremba, Lee Meriwether…; One of producer Irwin Allen's (LOST IN SPACE) most ambitious and successful series, finds two US scientists working on the secret time–travel…
Ultraman (TV Series) (1966): When the world is threatened by aloien invaders and giant prehistoric monsters, There is only one agency equipped with the high tech weaponry to…
Belle and Sebastien (TV Series) (1965): Dir. Cecile Aubry, Jean Guillaume; Cherished children's series lovingly recreates the classic French tale of a six–year–old orphan who forms an enduring friendship with a…
Get Smart (TV Series) (1965-1968): Feat. Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Edward Platt; Iconic 60's spy spoof series following the enduringly hilarious adventures of an enthusiastic but incompetent secret agent and his loyal, glamorous…
Gidget (TV Series) (1965-1966): Feat. Sally Field, Don Porter, Betty Conner; Truly likeable television spinoff series of the 1959 movie, about a spunky young surfer girl (Field) who comes of age around her friends, solo Dad…
Gigantor (1965): Pioneering Japanese animation in which young Jimmy Sparks defends the Earth against marauding aliens using a... gigantic flying robot. An influence…
Green Acres - Farm Favorites (1965-1966): Dir. Richard L. Bare
Feat. Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor; Innocuous odd–couple series centred on a high–flying Manhattan lawyer who craves the simple country life and drags his pouting socialite…
Hogan's Heroes (TV Series) (1965-1966): Feat. Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner…; Cheeky American WW2 series centred around a motley bunch of Yankee prisoners and their haphazard endeavours to disturb the Nazi war effort and make…
I Spy (TV Series) (1965-1968): Feat. Bill Cosby, Robert Culp; Bill Cosby and Robert Culp star as international espionage agents Alexander Scott and Kelly Robinson in this snazzy cult '60s TV series. A blend…
Lost in Space (TV Series) (1965- 1968): Feat. Guy Williams, June Lockhart; Re–live the kinda camp adventures of the Space Family Robinson. From mega–producer, Irwin Allen. The complete first Season available…
Stand Up, Nigel Barton/Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton (1965): Dir. Gareth Davies
Feat. Keith Barron, Jack Woolgar, Janet Henfrey; Formative Dennis Potter chronicles the bumpy political rise of one aspiring Nigel Barton, from Oxford to Cabinet. Sharply autobiographical,…
Thunderbirds (TV Series) (1965- 1966): The complete series of Gerry Anderson's exemplary puppet suspense TV series that continues to enthrall new generations. Set around the…
Addams Family, The (TV Series) (1964-1966): Feat. John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Ted Cassidy…; Macabre 1960s sitcom about a family whose gothic lifestyle and trappings make for a mordant contrast with 'apple–pie' America. 22 episodes…
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, The (TV Series) (1964): Feat. Robert Hoffmann; A fondly–remembered French–produced 60's TV serial based on Daniel Defoe's famous eponymous hero who is shipwrecked on an uninhabited…
Bewitched (TV Series) (1964-1972): Feat. Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Dick Sargent; Sublime fantasy sitcom, anchored by the adorable Elizabeth Montgomery as witchy housewife, Samantha Stephens, who is married to mere mortal, Darren,…
Flipper (TV Series) (1964): Feat. Brian Kelly; Popular, laid–back TV incarnation of the enduring dolphin/boy relationship makes for perfect family viewing splashed with natural aquatic…
Gideon's Way (TV Series) (1964-1965): Feat. John Gregson; Superior mid–60s documentary–style police series that centres around the criminal investigations of Commander George Gideon of Scotland…
Gilligan's Island (TV Series) (1964-1965): Feat. Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jim Backus…; The classic fluffy American sitcom, follows the adventures of the crew of the SS Minnow when they are marooned on a desert island. Due to an…
Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C (TV Series) (1964-1965): Feat. Jim Nabors, Frank Sutton; Gomer Pyle, THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW’s loveable country bumpkin, joins the marine core in this classic sitcom of naivety–meets–reality of…
Likely Lads, The (TV Series) (1964-1966): Feat. James Bolam, Rodney Bewes; A slice of 60s working class life from the writers of PORRIDGE, that centres around two sharp lads from Newcastle, eager to live their young lives to…
Man from U.N.C.L.E., The (TV Series) (The Man from Uncle) (1964): Feat. Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, George Sanders…; Robert Vaughan and David McCallum starred in this cool, tongue–in–cheek spy series, which exemplifies the genre at the peak of Cold War…
Mr. Magoo Show, The (TV Series) (1964): Animated 60's series starring Mr. Magoo–the bumbling geriatric with shoddy eyesight voiced by Jim Backus (GILLIGAN'S ISLAND). Magoo gets…
Munsters, The (TV Series) (1964-1965): Dir. Various
Feat. Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis…; Memorable TV–comedy set around a ghoulish–looking, but otherwise normal family – who are mystified as to why everyone reacts so…
Parade's End (TV Mini-Series) (1964): Dir. Alan Cooke
Feat. Judi Dench, Ronald Hines; A three–part BBC adaptation of the classic novel by Ford Madox Ford. On the eve of the Great War, a wealthy aristocrat is torn in a love…
Roger Ramjet (TV Series) (1964): Entertaining, slightly wacko animated series, set around the super–strength Roger, who was voiced by LA radio personality Gary Owens, as he…
Top of the Pops - 40th Anniversary (1964-2004): An eye–watering compilation of music clips from the longrunning British music show, in which pop stars and rockers of the day lip–snych…
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) (1964): Feat. Richard Basehart, David Hedison; A spin–off of Irwin Allen's 1961 underwater adventure movie about top–secret team sent below waters to battle enemies of…
Francis Durbridge Presents... (1963): Feat. Nigel Hawthorne, Denis Quilley, Gerald Harper…; A collection of mystery writer Francis Durbridge's works for BBC television. Billed as 'event' thrillers they featured an enjoyable mix of…
Fugitive, The (TV Series) (1963-1967): Feat. David Janssen; David Janssen is Dr. Richard Kimble, an innocent man accused of murder who escapes prison to track down his wife's killer. Long–running TV…
It Happened Here (1963): Dir. Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo; A genuine filmic curiousity, this meticulous historical fantasy proposes that Nazi Germany invaded Britain in 1940 – leading to a lengthy…
Marriage Lines (TV Series) (1963-1965): Feat. Prunella Scales, Richard Briers; A classic domestic comedy with Richard Briers and Prunella Scales as a newly married couple jumping hurdles both at home and at work. Included here…
Petticoat Junction (TV Series) (1963-1970): Feat. Edgar Buchanan, Bea Benaderet; Charming cornpoke sitcom was a 'sister–show' to both THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES and GREEN ACRES, being also set in the town of Hooterville and…
Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The (TV Series) (1962-1965): Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, various; Picking up directly from where 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' left off, this three season series expands Hitch's iconic mystery anthology to 50 minute…
Beverly Hillbillies, The (TV Series) (1962-1971): Feat. Buddy Ebson, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas…; A searing indictment of the American class system disguised as a lame–brain 60's TV show. Great theme tune too.
Dick Van Dyke Show, The (TV Series ) (1962-1966): Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore; Seminal sitcom set around a New York comedy writer and his family. Van Dyke's wife was played by Mary Tyler Moore in her first major…
Fireball XL5 (TV Series) (1962): Dir. Gerry Anderson; A precursor to the Thunderbirds, Fireball XL5 is a massive spacecraft, patrolling a dangerous sector of the galaxy and piloted by the handsome and…
Hedda Gabler (1962): Dir. Alex Segal
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson…; Adapted from the Henrik Ibsen Play for broadcast on BBC. Ingrid Bergman plays the title character, a manipulative woman who marries a kind but naïve…
Lucy Show, The (TV Series) (1962-1968): Feat. Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon; Lucille Ball's followup to I LOVE LUCY (without husband Desi Arnaz) was a longrunning classic in its own right, with many of the Ball offspring…
McHale's Navy (TV Series) (1962-1965): Feat. Ernest Borgnine, Joe Flynn, Tim Conway; Predating MASH, Borgnine and Flynn engage in naval nonsense in this fondly remembered maritime comedy of hierarchical hi–jinks and seaman…
Virginian, The (TV Series) (1962-1971): Feat. James Drury, Doug McClure, Lee J. Cobb; Television adaptation of Owen Wister's novel, where Jame's Drury's 'The Virginian' tries to maintain order on the Shiloh Ranch in the Wyoming…
Z Cars (TV Series) (1962-1972): Feat. Brian Blessed, Joseph Brady; 12 episodes of the vintage British police series including the very first story.
Andromeda Anthology, The (TV Series) (A for Andromeda, Andromeda Breakthrough) (1961-1962): Dir. Michael Hayes, John Elliot, John Knight
Feat. Julie Christie, Susan Hampshire; Cold War parable within a British sci–fi skin, this chronicles the fight against an alien super–computer whose designers transmit…
Avengers, The (TV Series) (1961-1969): Feat. Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Linda Thorson; The impossibly hip secret agent show is a high–camp classic and a nostalgic pleasure. Well–devised scripts, quirky dialogue and playful…
Mr. Ed (TV Series) (Mister Ed) (1961-1966): Feat. Alan Young; Golden age television sitcom centred around a talking horse who lives in the backyard stable of a husband and wife, but is only conversant with the…
Supercar (TV Series) (1961-1962): The first fully developed Supermarionation series from Gerry Anderson, establishing his winning formula of futuristic vehicles, high adventure, and…
Yogi Bear Show, The (TV Series) (1961): The show that launched the bear that's "smarter than the average" is a little dated animation wise, but there's enough picnic basket thieving and…
Best of Eric Sykes, The (1960-1979): Feat. Eric Sykes, Hattie Jacques; Compilation from the career of Eric Sykes, who forged a reputation as a writer of genius for Peter Sellers and Tony Hancock before hitting the small…
Bonanza (TV Series) (1960): Dir. Lewis Allen, Arthur Lubin
Feat. Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts…; Iconic, larger–than–life western TV show set near Virginia City, Nevada, in which Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) and his sons help protect…
Coronation Street (TV Series) (1960-1989): Feat. William Roache, Violet Carsen, Margot Bryant…; The UK's longest running soap follows the dramatic lives of the residents of a close–knit town in Manchester, with many of the series' most…
Flintstones, The (TV Series) (1960-1966): Dir. Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Feat. Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc…; All–time classic animated sitcom set in the prehistoric suburbia of Bedrock. Centred around working–class schmo Fred Flinstone, his smart…
My Three Sons (TV Series) (1960): Feat. Fred MacMurray, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston…; One of the longest–running sitcoms in American television history (at 360 episodes), this 'family values' classic starred Fred MacMurray as a…
Brel (Jacques Brel - Comme Quand On Était Beau) (1959-1973): Feat. Jacques Brel; Comprehensive French boxed set of the television performances of the ground–breaking and influential Belgian singer and songwriter, Jacques…
One Step Beyond (TV Series) (1959): Feat. John Newland; Classic television series billed as 'your guide to the supernatural' serves half–hour docudramas of unexplained, paranormal 'true events'.…
Rawhide (TV Series) (1959- 1966): Feat. Clint Eastwood; Clint Eastwood steals the show as Rowdy Yates in this 60's cattle–driving TV show.
Torchy The Battery Boy (TV Series) (1959): Children's TV series from the late 1950's with string puppets depicting the adventures of a boy doll who has a battery inside him and a lamp on his…
Untouchables, The (TV Series) (1959-1963): Feat. Robert Stack, Paul Picerni; An iconic crime series that once baited controversy for its escalation of television violence, this pulled out the stops to authentically…
Invisible Man, The (TV Series) (H. G. Well's Invisible Man) (1958-1960): Feat. Tim Turner; H.G Wells’ classic sci–fi premise is preserved in this superior television adaptation of science gone awry. Tim Turner plays the eponymous…
Quatermass and the Pit (TV Series) (1958): Dir. Nigel Kneale
Feat. Andre Morell, Cec Linder, Anthony Bushell; The third in the landmark trilogy of serials involves Professor Quatermass in the excavation of an ancient alien–insect capsule in London, and…
Wanted Dead or Alive (TV Series) (1958): Feat. Steve McQueen; Riding on the back of success in THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, Steve McQueen lends his star charisma to this TV western series as bounty hunter Josh…
Whicker's World (TV Series) (1958-1994): Feat. Alan Whicker; Fronted by one of the most celebrated social commentators and journalists of the 20th century, Alan Whicker's television masterpieces saw the polite…
Hancock's Half Hour (1957-1961): Feat. Tony Hancock, Sid James, Dick Emery…; Tony Hancock's hilarious and influential 50s/ 60s sitcom: On DVD, two compilations. On Vol 1, the earliest surviving episodes, all from 1957:…
Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) (1957): Feat. Richard Boone, Hal Needham; Popular classic Western series about the adventures of professional gunfighter Paladin and his manservant Hey Boy.
Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) (1957): Feat. Jerry Mathers, Hugh Beaumont, Barbara Billingsley; One of the most beloved family sitcoms of its time set around the mischief–making exploits of young Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver.
Perry Mason (TV Series) (1957-1966): Feat. Raymond Burr, William Hopper, William Talman…; Benchmark legal drama series which turned star Raymond Burr into a television institution as the near–invincible criminal lawyer, Perry…
Wagon Train (TV Series) (1957-1965): Feat. Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson, Robert Horton…; Classic adventures of a wagon train and its varied passengers as they journey from Missouri to California in the aftermath of the Civil War. Wagons,…
The Buccaneers (1956): Dir. C.M. Pennington-Richards
Feat. Robert Shaw, Peter Hammond, Paul Hansard; Frisky frolics on the high seas with Robert Shaw as a former pirate pardoned by the English King and now given to policing the Caribbean
Alfred Hitchcock Directs - The TV Collection (1955-1962): Dir. Alfred Hitchcock; A special compilation of the 18 episodes of ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS that were directed by Hitch himself, plus a bonus episode from the 60s…
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) (1955-1962): Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, various
Feat. Vera Miles, Ralph Meeker, John Forsythe…; Pre–dating THE TWILIGHT ZONE by some years, the Master of Suspense created this iconic television series featuring self–contained tales…
Best Of Johnny Carson (1955): Feat. Johnny Carson; 10 half hour episodes of The Johnny Carson Show that capture the King of late–night television's best and worst moments on stage, from screwing…
Gunsmoke (TV Series) (1955): Feat. James Arness; James Arness plays Marshal Matt Dillon protecting Dodge City from roaming gunslingers in this seminal TV show – the Grandaddy of TV…
Honeymooners, The (TV Series) (The Color Honeymooners; The Jackie Gleason Show) (1955-1956): Feat. Jackie Gleason; This Jackie Gleason sitcom from the 1950s is the saga of a not–so–newly–wed couple who lived in a run down apartment. "The…
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) (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 Frontier (1954): 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) (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) (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 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) (1953): 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) (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, 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…
Cisco Kid, The (TV Series) (1950-1956): Feat. Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo; A generous selection of episodes from the 1950s TV Western serial, in which the semi–masked 'Cisco Kid' (Renaldo) redistributes justice and…
Classic TV Commercials of the 50's 60's & 70's (1950-1979): Collection of American TV commercials from the decorous 50's, rampant 60's and radical 70's. Includes ads on every perfect housewifes dream products…
Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life (TV Series) (1950-1961): Feat. Groucho Marx; Legendary TV quiz show featuring the iconic Marx Brother, questioning, sparring and toying with various contestants. Despite the format, verbal…
Golden Age of Comedy (TV Series) (1949-1960): Feat. Groucho Marx, Humphrey Bogart, Bob Hope…; Treasure trove of broadcast comedy classics from America's variety show golden age. Includes a bonus sixth disc with rare standup performances from…
Flash Gordon Serial (Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe) (1940): Dir. Ford Beebe
Feat. Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Charles Middleton; One of the early Flash Gordon serials, which enthralled audiences in the 1940s. Here Flash must battle Ming the Merciless who has unleashed the…
Buck Rogers- Original Complete Series (1939): Feat. Henry Brandon, Jackie Moran, Jack Mulhall…; Beloved classic series about a heroic pilot and his young passenger who crash–land on a mountaintop where a mysterious gas puts them into a…
Phantom Empire, The (1935): Feat. Gene Autry, Frankie Darro, Smiley Burnette; Oddball children's serial from the thirties has singing cowboy Autry discovering the last remaining inhabitants of the lost continent of Mu living…
Anger Management (TV Series): Feat. Charlie Sheen, Selma Blair, Shawnee Smith; TV series which is a loose spin–off of the 2003 movie of the same name, with Jack Nicholson's character here played by Charlie Sheen. A…
Attenborough's Anthology: Feat. David Attenborough; Britain's foremost naturalist, Sir David Attenborough selects his ten favourite episodes from the various documentary series he's fronted for the BBC…
Best of Victoria Wood, The: Feat. Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Patricia Routledge; An excellent compilation of British comedienne Victoria Wood's television career, which stretches from the 1980s to the present. Sketch titles…
Britain's Greatest Comedy Heroes: Feat. Ronnie Barker, Kenneth Williams, Sid James…; Healthy tribute to Britain's late kings of comedy relives some of their funniest skits, spoofs and sketches, with added commentary from friends and…
Carrot's Commercial Breakdown: Feat. Jaspar Carrot; Brit comedian Jasper Carrot presents weird and wonderful commercials from around the world.
Coast New Zealand (TV Series): New Zealand chapter of the picturesque BBC documentary series exploring the world's coastlines. Neil Oliver returns as presenter, and explores…
Comic Strip Presents: Mr Jolly Lives Next Door / Dirty Movie: Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson; Two of the darker "Comic Strip" TV Comedies, starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson.
Funny Business: Feat. Rowan Atkinson; Rowan Atkinson illuminates the method behind the madness of film comedy using many key examples from screen history.
Laugh with the Carry On's: Dir. Gerald Thomas
Feat. Barbara Windsor, Kenneth Williams, Sid James; Best of the Laugh with the Carry On's TV–Series which starred the same cast as the films.
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, The Best Of: Feat. Peter Cook, Dudley Moore; A compilation of sketches from Cook and Moore's 1960s show 'Not Only But Also', including the 'Bargo' saga, The Leaping Nuns and The…
Tommy Cooper - A Feztival of Fun: Dir. Bill Turner; Much–loved English fez–wearing clown Tommy Cooper presents sketches and botched conjurations.

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