The Lost Continent

An eclectic group of characters set sail on Captain Lansen’s leaky cargo ship in an attempt to escap

The Great Escape

The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number

Yellowbeard

For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their heart

Cromwell

Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New W

The Silent Enemy

The Mediterranean, 1941/42 - Axis forces are using frogmen and manned torpedoes to attack previously

Brighton Rock

Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vici

It Always Rains on Sunday

During a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ex-fiance.

Never Let Go

John Cummings, an unsuccessful cosmetics salesman, has his unpaid-for car stolen by one of the hoods

The Night of the Generals

A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He

Dear Brutus

"They say that in the wood you get what nearly everybody here is longing for – a second chance." J.

H.M.S. Defiant

Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty

Victim

A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, t

The Big Breaker

A lodger, recuperating from a heart attack, sets his sights on his landlady.

Blood Hunt

The Highlands of Scotland. A fight outside the village hall. Robert Menzies lies dead and Allan Inne

The Password Is Courage

Sergeant-Major Charles Coward, a brave British soldier is captured by German forces during World War

The Lion in Winter

Henry II and his estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, battle over the choice of an heir.

Nothing But the Best

Success has James Brewster's name written all over it, and he also has his heart set on his boss's d

The High Bright Sun

This story of love and espionage focuses on political turmoil as a small nation struggles to free it

When I'm Rich

A man fantasises and has a power trip over what he would do if he became rich.

Russian Roulette

An RCMP officer is ordered to discreetly take a Russian immigrant into custody in advance of a state

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first offic

The Dam Busters

The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industr

Aunt Clara

A wealthy old man dies and leaves his holdings--including a brothel and a gambling den, racing greyh

To Have and to Hold

A young woman is harassed by a man and seeks help from the police. The officer who visits her falls

Where the Difference Begins

A family gather together as their mother lies dying. Death brings conflicts into sharp focus - not l

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Over several decades throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping ris

Bequest to the Nation

Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson an

Sons of the Sea

The head of Dartmouth Training College has been murdered, and his successor, Captain Hyde, suspects

Is It Something I Said?

A businessman having a nervous breakdown checks in for one last night at a shabby hotel where he com

Luck of the Navy

With Britain on the brink of war, an enemy spy plans to steal secret documents and lay the blame on

The Others

Robert and Claire inherited an old Victorian house which they plan to renovate. While visiting the p

The Life of Galileo

BBC version of Brecht's epic account of Galileo's persecution for his 'heretical' idea that the eart

Who Pays the Piper?

A dramatised documentary about the lives and work of the performers and administrators of a local or

Malta Story

Malta, 1942, during World War II. While the German air force is relentlessly bombing the island, a B

Derby Day

Entertaining ensemble piece dealing with several characters who are on the way to the races on Derby

Operation: Daybreak

Czechoslovakia, 1942. Three brave Czech patriots risk everything to rid their country of its brutal

The Battle of the River Plate

In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the At

Red Monarch

British comedy satirising Stalin's inner circle as an absolute monarchs court. In the face of rampan

The Night My Number Came Up

British Air Marshal Hardie is attending a party in Hong Kong when he hears of a dream, told by a pil

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Plagues are ravaging Thebes, and the blind fortune-teller Tieresias tells Oedipus, the King, that th

Weekend at Dunkirk

In June 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops to England, French sergeant Julien Mail

I Can't See My Little Willie

When it's time to wet the baby's head, it's surprising the secrets that emerge...

Eyewitness

After a fight with her husband, Lucy runs out of the house, and into a night of terror. She heads fo

The Mirror Crack'd

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to hav

Young Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his d

The Lady with a Lamp

Based on the Reginald Berkeley stage play, this compelling historical drama offers a depiction of th

Doctor Who: Time-Flight

While investigating a vanishing Concorde at Heathrow Airport, the Doctor and his companions are thro

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Jane Lapotaire and Joss Ackland star in this adaptation of Rudolph Besier's play. Elizabeth Barrett

The Union

A dramatised impression of the events surrounding the Electrical Trades Union ballot rigging case of

Ladies' Night

A tradition-bound gentlemen's club is thrown into chaos when women are allowed in during "ladies' ni

Rope

Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his

Vice Versa

The second adaptation, also British, was released in 1937.

Six Characters in Search of an Author

An acting company prepares to rehearse the play The Rules of the Game by Luigi Pirandello. As the re

Lancashire Luck

The Trial of Dr. Fancy

A doctor named Dr. Fancy is charged for the death of Mrs. Sprat's son. Did he or did he not cause Mr