The Bob Newhart Show is an American sitcom television series produced by MTM Enterprises that aired on CBS from September 16, 1972, to April 1, 1978, with a total of 142 half-hour episodes over six seasons. Comedian Bob Newhart portrays a psychologist whose interactions with his wife, friends, patients, and colleagues lead to humorous situations and dialogue. The show was filmed before a live audience.
Special Squad is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for Network Ten in 1984.
Dangerfield is a British television medical drama series, first broadcast on BBC One, which described the activities of small-town doctor and police surgeon Paul Dangerfield, played by Nigel Le Vaillant. The series places particular emphasis on Dangerfield's constant struggle to manage the conflicting demands of his two jobs, to come to terms with the death of his wife Celia in a car accident a few years earlier, and to bring up his two initially teenaged, but later grown up, children, Alison and Marty. Six series of the programme were produced, broadcasting from 27 January 1995 until 19 November 1999. After Le Vaillant left the role in 1997, Dr. Jonathan Paige, played by Nigel Havers, became the new central character, after previously appearing in the final two episodes of Le Vaillant's tenure. The BBC decided to end the series in November 1999 when Havers announced his decision to quit. The BBC felt viewers would not find the series credible if the main character was changed for a second time.
Mr. Novak is an American television drama television series starring James Franciscus in the title role as a high school teacher. The series aired on NBC for two seasons, from 1963 to 1965. It won a Peabody Award in 1963.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, sometimes called The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents, is an American television anthology series that orignally aired on NBC for one season from September 29, 1985 to May 4, 1986, and on the USA Network for three more seasons, from January 24, 1987, to July 22, 1989, with a total of four seasons consisting of 76 episodes. The series is an updated version of the 1955 eponymous series.
My Brother Jonathan is a 1948 British drama film directed by Harold French and starring Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray, Ronald Howard and Beatrice Campbell. It is adapted from the 1928 novel of the same name by Francis Brett Young, later turned into a television series of the same title.
Strangers and Brothers is a 1984 British television series produced by the BBC. Adapted from the novel series of the same name by C. P. Snow, it ran for a single series of thirteen episodes.
The Forgotten Story is a British historical drama television series which was first broadcast on ITV in 1983. It is an adaptation of the 1945 novel of the same title by Winston Graham.
A Tale of Two Cities is a British television series which first aired on BBC 1 in 1965. It is an adaptation of the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Out of the 10 episodes produced, 8 are believed to be lost. Episodes 2 and 3 survive, and various promotional photographs and productions stills featuring the actors in costume are available online.
The Moonstone is a British mystery television series adapted from the 1868 novel The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. It aired on BBC 1 in five episodes between 16 January and 13 February 1972. It subsequently aired in America on PBS-TV's Masterpiece Theatre between 10 December 1972 and 7 January 1973.
Anna of the Five Towns is a 1985 British television drama series which first aired on BBC 2. It is an adaptation by John Harvey of the 1902 novel of the same title by Arnold Bennett.
The Golden Bowl is a 1972 British television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in six episodes. It is an adaptation of the 1904 novel The Golden Bowl by Henry James.
The Rough with the Smooth is a British television sitcom which aired on BBC One. After appearing in 1971 as an episode of the Comedy Playhouse, a single series of six episodes was broadcast in 1975. The plot revolves two writers, one from East London and the other an Old Etonian, who live and work together on a radio serial. The serial, about a vicar running an urban church, is called "Concrete Pastures".
Broome Stages is a 1966 British television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in eight episodes in 1966. It is based on the 1931 novel of the same title by Clemence Dane portraying the two hundred year history of a theatrical dynasty.
We, the Accused is a British period crime television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in 5 episodes between 10 September and 8 October 1980. It is an adaptation of the 1935 novel of the same title by Ernest Raymond, itself inspired by the Doctor Crippen case.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel is a 1964 British period television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in four episodes from 12 September to 3 October 1964. It is an adaptation of the 1859 novel of the same title by George Meredith.
The Escape of R.D.7 is a British television series first broadcast in 1961. A serial, it was transmitted by the BBC in five episodes.
