Julie Walters and Friends was a one-off comedy sketch show showcasing the talents of actress Julie Walters.
Sketches were written by Walters' frequent collaborators, including Victoria Wood, Alan Bennett, Willy Russell and Alan Bleasdale. Walters portrayed new characters alongside roles she had previously been known for, including a monologue in which she appeared as Mrs Murray, her character from G.B.H, written by Bleasdale.
The show was nominated for the Best Light Entertainment award at the 1992 BAFTAs.
Andy Capp is a British sitcom based on the cartoon Andy Capp. It starred James Bolam and ran for one series in 1988. It was written by Keith Waterhouse. Unusually, for a sitcom, there was no studio audience during the filming of Andy Capp. It was made for the ITV network by Thames Television.
Paul and members of the studio audience ask celebrity guests intriguing questions, scenarios and dilemmas. The guests then line-up in order of how they would answer the question from best to worst, most likely to least likely etc.
An uplifting three-part series which taps into our global obsession with property and the emotional, creative and practical journey renovating our homes takes us all on. In the series journalist Ranvir Singh will be showing us all how we can achieve the green dream without breaking the bank.
Inheritance was a 1967 Granada produced ITV drama based on a 1932 novel by Phyllis Bentley.
The ten-part period drama revolved around the fortunes of the Oldroyds, a Yorkshire mill owning family from 1812 to 1965. The early part of the series featured the Luddite riots involving the burning of mills and the subsequent execution of those responsible. The series turned the expression "There's trouble at t'mill" into a catchphrase.
The series featured Michael Goodliffe, John Thaw and James Bolam in leading roles over the generations. Each new generation saw Goodliffe and Thaw playing father and eldest son with Bolam usually playing the part of the younger son. The series also included later books by Phyllis Bentley including The Rise of Henry Morcar and A Man of His Time.
Anne Hegerty, Shaun Wallace and Mark Labbett embark on a geeky road trip to uncover the cognitive abilities of animals. The brainboxes have won quizzes the world over, but wonder where they are in the pecking order of intelligent life forms.
Fallen Angel is an ITV series broadcast on 11–13 March 2007 based on the Roth Trilogy of novels by Andrew Taylor. It tells the story of Rosie Byfield, a clergyman's daughter, who grows up to be a psychopathic killer. It has a unique narrative that moves backwards in time as it uncovers the layers of Rosie's past.
Saracen is a 1989 British television drama series. Made for ITV by Central Television, it starred Christian Burgess and Patrick James Clarke in the title roles. 13 episodes were made which were shown throughout the autumn of 1989.
Huxley Pig is a stop-motion animated children's television series from 1989 and 1990.
Based on the picture books by Rodney Peppé, the series was produced by FilmFair for Central TV. It was narrated by Martin Jarvis.
Join Robson Green as he explores the shores of Britain, on a journey to find out just what it is that makes our coast so special and how as an island nation, Britain has been shaped and defined by its relationship with the sea.
Islands of Britain is a 2009 documentary series, filmed over the summers of 2008 and 2009, hosted by Martin Clunes, which visited a number of the islands that lie off the coast of Great Britain.
Joanna Lumley travels across two of the most enigmatic countries in the Caribbean Cuba and Haiti to explore and uncover the hidden gems that these countries have to offer
A series of four short dramas depicting life in lockdown. Each episode will be 15 minutes in duration and will reflect what families are going through after weeks of isolation. The series will be filmed observing the strict rules of lockdown with actors and their families filming the scenes themselves watched remotely by the directors. Each of the directors — Paul Whittington, Paul Andrew Williams, Louise Hooper and David Blair — will be watching footage via their mobile phones and giving advice to the actors and their family members about camera positioning, scene composition and lighting as they record the scenes.
Ainsley Harriot celebrates delicious food that gives people a boost, showcasing the flavours, ingredients and methods that go into creating spirit-lifting meals.
Three years in the making, this comprehensive study of the Soviet dictator blends documentary footage and interviews with experts and surviving witnesses.
OAPs (Old Age Pensioners) attempt to get to grips with the latest technological advances in the home, and out and about. They let off steam about whether things really were better in the old days.