Ballard Berkeley

Ballard Berkeley

Ballard Berkeley made his professional stage debut in 1928, and performed for many years in London's West End and in New York theatres. He is best remembered as Major Gowen in the British television series "Fawlty Towers" (1975).

  • Title: Ballard Berkeley
  • Popularity: 6.079
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1904-08-06
  • Place of Birth: Margate, Kent, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: Ballard Blascheck
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Ballard Berkeley Movies

  • 1950
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    Stage Fright

    Stage Fright

    6.8 1950 HD

    A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.

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  • 1953
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    The Blue Parrot

    The Blue Parrot

    5.3 1953 HD

    'Rocks' Owen, the well-off owner of a car-hire business, is found murdered; the last place he was seen alive was the Blue Parrot nightclub. Scotland...

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  • 1965
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    The Night Caller

    The Night Caller

    5.3 1965 HD

    The inhabitants of Ganymede need to find mates from another world or they will become extinct. They soon discover a suitable breeding stock amongst...

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  • 1965
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    The Murder Game

    The Murder Game

    1 1965 HD

    A woman abandons her husband, changes her name, and remarries again. Complications ensue.

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  • 1955
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    The Stolen Airliner

    The Stolen Airliner

    1 1955 HD

    Three air cadets foil Revolutionaries who are plotting to steal an airliner.

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  • 1978
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    The Playbirds

    The Playbirds

    4.8 1978 HD

    In order to unmask a pathological killer who is targeting the beautiful centrefolds of Playbirds magazine, a sexy policewoman Lucy Sheridan puts her...

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  • 1963
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    A Matter of Choice

    A Matter of Choice

    6.7 1963 HD

    A philandering woman finds herself in deep trouble when her diabetic lover is accidentally killed by a gang of youths.

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  • 1939
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    The Saint in London

    The Saint in London

    5.5 1939 HD

    Suave soldier of fortune Simon Templer gets mixed up with a gang of counterfeiters who've murdered and robbed an European count of 1,000,000 pounds....

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  • 1954
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    The Men of Sherwood Forest

    The Men of Sherwood Forest

    6.7 1954 HD

    Robin Hood is persuaded by two nobles whom he believes to be loyal to King Richard to recover secret plans attaining to the rescue of the king from...

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  • 1957
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    The Betrayal

    The Betrayal

    6 1957 HD

    Fourteen years after he was blinded in a WWII concentration camp, a Canadian perfume executive travels to London on business and recognizes the voice...

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  • 1953
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    Operation Diplomat

    Operation Diplomat

    5.8 1953 HD

    A physician is forced to operate on a mystery figure under shady circumstances.

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  • 1954
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    Dangerous Cargo

    Dangerous Cargo

    5.2 1954 HD

    Inspired by the real events of the attempted heist at Heathrow Airport in 1952, a criminal tricks an old friend into giving away the location of a...

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  • 1960
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    Cone of Silence

    Cone of Silence

    6.7 1960 HD

    A seasoned pilot is condemned for an error which causes a crash. The pilot later dies in a crash with similar circumstances and an examiner looks for...

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  • 1942
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    In Which We Serve

    In Which We Serve

    6.8 1942 HD

    The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship's first and only...

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  • 1939
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    The Gang's All Here

    The Gang's All Here

    5 1939 HD

    John Forrest is anticipating a quiet retirement spent penning detective fiction when he learns that a priceless collection of jewels belonging to a...

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  • 1958
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    Further Up the Creek

    Further Up the Creek

    6 1958 HD

    The sequel to 'Up The Creek' sees David Tomlinson return as bumbling navy boffin Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather. This time he is skipper of the ship...

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  • 1957
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    Night of the Demon

    Night of the Demon

    7 1957 HD

    American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was...

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  • 1957
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    After the Ball

    After the Ball

    6 1957 HD

    The life and loves of Music hall singer Vesta Tilley, who married into the nobility

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  • 1956
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    My Teenage Daughter

    My Teenage Daughter

    6 1956 HD

    Magazine editor Valerie Carr lives in London with her two daughters Jan, aged seventeen, and Poppet, thirteen. When Jan is invited to a party at the...

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  • 1940
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    The Flying Squad

    The Flying Squad

    6 1940 HD

    Inspector Bradley of Scotland Yard is on the trail of the murderous ringleader of a smuggling organization in London.

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  • 1980
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    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    7.3 1980 HD

    Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of...

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  • 1953
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    3 Steps to the Gallows

    3 Steps to the Gallows

    6.3 1953 HD

    A U.S. sailor (Scott Brady) docks in London and in three days tries to save his brother from the gallows.

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  • 1930
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    The Chinese Bungalow

    The Chinese Bungalow

    1 1930 HD

    A young British woman marries a Chinese mandarin then falls in love with an Englishman. The mandarin plots his revenge.

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  • 1937
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    Jennifer Hale

    Jennifer Hale

    5 1937 HD

    A showgirl who is wrongly accused of murdering her manager goes on the run to try to prove her innocence.

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  • 1939
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    Black Eyes

    Black Eyes

    5.5 1939 HD

    Ivan Petrov has one weakness in his life, and one love: his little black-eyed daughter, Tania. In fact, his entire career is devoted to her future...

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  • 1980
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    The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

    The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

    4.4 1980 HD

    The girls of St. Trinian's decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike.

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  • 1963
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    Impact

    Impact

    4.2 1963 HD

    Crime reporter Jack Moir is framed by crooked nightclub owner, 'The Duke'. In prison, Moir plans his revenge.

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  • 1946
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    Quiet Weekend

    Quiet Weekend

    4.8 1946 HD

    Comedy of a family trying to spend a country weekend which is disrupted by an unpleasant friend of the son.

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  • 1930
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    London Melody

    London Melody

    1 1930 HD

    A film musical directed by Geoffrey Malins.

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  • 1957
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    Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

    Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

    7.2 1957 HD

    While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore...

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  • 1936
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    East Meets West

    East Meets West

    1 1936 HD

    The story of an Eastern sultan who is inordinately proud of his son. The young man bids fair to break his father's heart by conducting an affair with...

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  • 1985
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    National Lampoon's European Vacation

    National Lampoon's European Vacation

    6.2 1985 HD

    The Griswalds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and so pack their bags for the continent. They do their best to catch the flavor of Europe,...

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  • 1947
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    They Made Me a Fugitive

    They Made Me a Fugitive

    6.7 1947 HD

    After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.

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  • 1951
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    The Long Dark Hall

    The Long Dark Hall

    6.4 1951 HD

    A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the the only suspect when someone else murders her.

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  • 1954
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    The Weak and the Wicked

    The Weak and the Wicked

    5.9 1954 HD

    Jean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts....

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  • 1952
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    The Big Frame

    The Big Frame

    3.8 1952 HD

    An ex-GI wakes up with blood on his clothes in a strange hotel room. He can't remember the night before but he later finds out that a man he got into...

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  • 1958
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    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    6 1958 HD

    American scientist Dr. Frank Smith is brought to Britain to help the C.I.A. There is a defecting East block scientist they want him to debrief. The...

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  • 1958
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    Chain of Events

    Chain of Events

    6.2 1958 HD

    When a clerk tries to dodge paying a bus fare, it sparks a series of unforseen consequences

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  • 1954
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    Forbidden Cargo

    Forbidden Cargo

    6.4 1954 HD

    Kenyon is a narcotics agent who, with the aid of a titled bird-watcher attempts to trap a brother and sister drug smuggling team.

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  • 1952
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    The Frightened Man

    The Frightened Man

    6.2 1952 HD

    Kicked out of Oxford, a junk dealer's son joins a gang of thieves fenced by his father.

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  • 1970
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    The Weekend Murders

    The Weekend Murders

    6 1970 HD

    An aristocratic English family gather for the reading of their father's will. The family are dismayed to find that everything has been left to...

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  • 1979
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    Queen of the Blues

    Queen of the Blues

    2.4 1979 HD

    A seedy striptease club in London's West End becomes the target for unpleasant crooks.

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  • 1976
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    Confessions of a Driving Instructor

    Confessions of a Driving Instructor

    4.9 1976 HD

    Timothy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney decide upon opening a driving school as their latest get-rich-quick scheme. Though he sincerely wants to...

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  • 1968
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    Hostile Witness

    Hostile Witness

    6 1968 HD

    Simon Crawford is a barrister whose daughter is killed in a hit-and-run accident. When his neighbor is also killed, evidence points to the barrister...

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  • 1989
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    The BFG

    The BFG

    6.3 1989 HD

    Sophie is snatched from her orphanage early one morning by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), whom she witnesses engaged in mysterious activities. She is...

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  • 1952
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    Circumstantial Evidence

    Circumstantial Evidence

    5.5 1952 HD

    Long after being deserted by her husband, Linda Harrison will soon be free to marry her lover, Michael Carteret. But when her husband suddenly...

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  • 1954
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    Delayed Action

    Delayed Action

    5.2 1954 HD

    Robert Ayres plays a moody author with a suicide complex. Ayres' melancholia plays right into the hands of a gang of thieves. For a lofty fee, they...

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  • 1934
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    White Ensign

    White Ensign

    1 1934 HD

    'Santa Barbara. British battleship quells rebellion promoted by big business.' (British Film Catalogue)

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  • 1951
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    Blackmailed

    Blackmailed

    1 1951 HD

    A blackmailer is murdered, and those who witnessed the scene agree to keep quiet; the complication is that the scene is also witnessed by a young...

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  • 1972
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    Are You Being Served?

    Are You Being Served?

    7.2 1972 HD

    This comedy series, which follows the exploits of employees at London's fictional "Grace Brothers" department store, is full of sexual innuendo,...

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  • 1975
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    Fawlty Towers

    Fawlty Towers

    8.2 1975 HD

    Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical situations and an array...

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  • 1970
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    The Goodies

    The Goodies

    7.5 1970 HD

    A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.

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  • 1984
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    Fresh Fields

    Fresh Fields

    6.6 1984 HD

    Fresh Fields is a British situation comedy written by John T. Chapman and produced by Thames Television for ITV between 7 March 1984 and 23 October...

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  • 1981
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    That's My Boy

    That's My Boy

    6.1 1981 HD

    That's My Boy is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1981 to 1986. Starring Mollie Sugden, it was written by Pam Valentine and Michael Ashton,...

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  • 1958
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    Ivanhoe

    Ivanhoe

    6.3 1958 HD

    Ivanhoe is a British television series first shown on ITV in 1958-59. The show features Roger Moore in his first starring role, as Sir Wilfred of...

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  • 1961
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    Ghost Squad

    Ghost Squad

    5 1961 HD

    Ghost Squad, known as G.S.5 for its third series, was a crime drama series about an elite division of Scotland Yard that ran between 1961 and 1964....

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  • 1956
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    The Buccaneers

    The Buccaneers

    6 1956 HD

    The adventures of privateer Captain Dan Tempest and his crew of former pirates as they make their way across the seven seas in The Sultana.

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  • 1956
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    The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

    The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

    6.5 1956 HD

    The Adventures of Sir Lancelot is a British television series first broadcast in 1956, produced by Sapphire Films for ITC Entertainment and screened...

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  • 1976
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    The New Avengers

    The New Avengers

    6.9 1976 HD

    The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The...

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  • 1955
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    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    6.4 1955 HD

    The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the surrounding vicinity. While some episodes dramatised the...

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  • 1959
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    No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

    3.7 1959 HD

    No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16...

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  • 1969
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    The Main Chance

    The Main Chance

    8 1969 HD

    The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden...

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  • 1965
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    United!

    United!

    1 1965 HD

    United! was a British television series which was produced by the BBC between 1965 and 1967, and was broadcast twice-weekly on BBC1. The series...

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  • 1960
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    Maigret

    Maigret

    6.9 1960 HD

    BBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector Maigret, a French police detective who preferred to watch...

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  • 1955
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    Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

    5.3 1955 HD

    Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police...

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  • 1955
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    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    6.4 1955 HD

    The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the surrounding vicinity. While some episodes dramatised the...

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  • 1976
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    Mike Yarwood In Persons

    Mike Yarwood In Persons

    7 1976 HD

    Popular and ratings-winning BBC sketch and impressions series with Mike Yarwood.

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  • 1955
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    Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

    5.3 1955 HD

    Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police...

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  • 1979
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    Terry and June

    Terry and June

    6.2 1979 HD

    Terry and June Medford are both middle aged and beginning to find the trials of life are more difficult as they try to succeed in their daily lives....

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  • 1979
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    Terry and June

    Terry and June

    6.2 1979 HD

    Terry and June Medford are both middle aged and beginning to find the trials of life are more difficult as they try to succeed in their daily lives....

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  • 1970
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    The Goodies

    The Goodies

    7.5 1970 HD

    A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.

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  • 1969
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    Hadleigh

    Hadleigh

    5.5 1969 HD

    Hadleigh was a British television series made by Yorkshire Television which originally ran from 1969 to 1976. Developed by Robert Barr, it was a...

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  • 1979
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    To the Manor Born

    To the Manor Born

    6.8 1979 HD

    Sitcom about the love-hate relationship between upper-class Audrey fforbes Hamilton and Richard DeVere, the nouveau rich businessman who buys her...

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  • 1979
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    Kelly Monteith

    Kelly Monteith

    6 1979 HD

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  • 1972
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    Sykes

    Sykes

    6.4 1972 HD

    Classic sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques as brother and sister twins who have to tackle the trials and tribulations of suburban life.

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  • 1960
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    Coronation Street

    Coronation Street

    5.2 1960 HD

    The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at...

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  • 1964
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    Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

    6.3 1964 HD

    Sherlock Holmes is a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company BBC between 1965 and 1968. This was the second...

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  • 1964
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    Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

    6.3 1964 HD

    Sherlock Holmes is a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company BBC between 1965 and 1968. This was the second...

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  • 1964
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    The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

    4.5 1964 HD

    The Wednesday Play is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written...

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  • 1971
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    Bless This House

    Bless This House

    7.4 1971 HD

    Bless this house is a British sitcom starring Sid James and Diana Coupland that aired on ITV from the 2nd February 1971 to the 22nd April 1976. It...

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  • 1960
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    The Cheaters

    The Cheaters

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Cheaters

    The Cheaters

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1955
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    Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

    5.3 1955 HD

    Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police...

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  • 1955
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    Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

    5.3 1955 HD

    Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police...

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  • 1960
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    The Cheaters

    The Cheaters

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1955
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    Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

    5.3 1955 HD

    Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police...

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  • 1955
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    Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

    5.3 1955 HD

    Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police...

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  • 1955
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    Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

    5.3 1955 HD

    Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police...

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  • 1955
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    Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

    5.3 1955 HD

    Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police...

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  • 1950
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    Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

    3.5 1950 HD

    Sunday Night Theatre was a long-running series of televised live television plays screened by BBC Television from early 1950 until 1959. The...

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