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The Pickwick Papers

1985

The Pickwick Papers

1985
6.3
Mr Pickwick, Tupman, Winkle, Snodgrass and Sam Weller begin their travels through the England of stage-coaches and coaching inns.
Lady's Farm

2009

Lady's Farm

2009
7.7
Hanımın Çiftliği is a Turkish drama series. It has been adapted from Orhan Kemal's novel Hanımın Çiftliği. It has been very praised and won numerous awards.
Edwardian Farm

2010

Edwardian Farm

2010
9.7
Edwardian Farm is an historical documentary TV series in twelve parts, first shown on BBC Two from November 2010 to January 2011. It depicts a group of historians trying to run a farm like it was done during the Edwardian era. It was made for the BBC by independent production company Lion Television and filmed at Morwellham Quay, an historic quay in Devon. The farming team was historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn. The series was devised and produced by David Upshal and directed by Stuart Elliott. The series is a development from two previous series Victorian Farm and Victorian Pharmacy which were among BBC Two's biggest hits of 2009 and 2010, garnering audiences of up to 3.8 million per episode. The series was followed by Wartime Farm in September 2012, featuring the same team but this time in Hampshire on Manor Farm, living a full calendar year as wartime farmers. An associated book by Goodman, Langlands, and Ginn, also titled Edwardian Farm, was published in 2010 by BBC Books.
Madame Bovary

1975

Madame Bovary

1975
4.7
Francesca Annis and Tom Conti star in this acclaimed UK miniseries adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's classic tale of one woman's attempts to mold her own unfulfilling life in the shape of her favorite romantic novels.
Code 3

1957

Code 3

1957
5.3
Code 3 is an American crime drama that aired in syndication in 1957. The stories were all based on actual files of the Los Angeles sheriff's office.
Matt and Jenny

1979

Matt and Jenny

1979
6.5
Two English children, Matt and Jenny Tanner, and their mother depart for the New World from Bristol, England. During the voyage, their mother dies of typhoid fever. The two children arrive in Canada and begin a search for their uncle Bill Tanner, who arrived before they had. Along the way, they encounter the enigmatic Adam Cardston and woodsman Kit, who join them on their journey westward.
Nancy Drew

1995

Nancy Drew

1995
7.3
Nancy Drew is a curious and fiercely independent 20-year old criminology student whose consummate passion is sloving mysteries.
Grafters

1998

Grafters

1998
3
Two English brothers with different, clashing personalities become live-in home renovators for a notoriously finicky couple with strong opinions.
Hey Mulligan

1954

Hey Mulligan

1954
6.7
An NBC page aspires to an acting career, amid various challenges (including his size). Also known as `Hey Mulligan.'
Servants

2003

Servants

2003
7.5
Bold and irreverent drama following the fortunes of a group of servants in an 1850s English country house.
The Broker's Man

1997

The Broker's Man

1997
5.7
Drama series about an ex-policeman, who now uses his detective skills while working for insurance companies.
Public Defender

1954

Public Defender

1954
5.7
The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. The series aired on CBS from March 11, 1954 to June 23, 1955, a season and a half.
Dombey and Son

1983

Dombey and Son

1983
5.7
Dombey and Son is a television mini-series produced by the BBC in 1983. It was based on the book Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens. It was adapted by James Andrew Hall and directed by Rodney Bennett.
Poko

0000

Poko

0000
6.7
Poko was a stop motion TV series about a young boy, his pet dog, and his toy monkey. Produced in Canada by Halifax Film, a DHX Media Company, Poko was created by Jeff Rosen, It began production in 2003 and ended in 2006 after three production cycles. Poko is still broadcast in Canada on CBC Television in the Kids' CBC programming block, is still broadcast in Turkey on Yumurcak TV and in Australia by ABC. It is narrated by actor and dancer Cory Bowles. The show was awarded the 2004 Gemini for Best Pre-school Program in 2004 and the Alliance for Children & Television Grand Prize in 2007.
Human Prey

2009

Human Prey

2009
8.7
A police officer comes face to face with an angry bull. A ferocious grizzly bear brutally devastates a family hiking in Montana. An Australian diver suddenly finds himself inside the deadly jaws of a great white shark. Recounting bone-chilling attacks by some of the world’s most lethal predators, Human Prey presents harrowing true stories of people who were attacked by wild animals...and lived to tell the tale.
A Twist in the Tale

1999

A Twist in the Tale

1999
4.2
A Twist in the Tale is a 1998 TV series starring William Shatner. Willam Shatner's A Twist In The Tale was a 15 episode short lived television series in the late 1990s. Every week the narrator/host would have a group of children he would tell a story to. The main children were always in the story itself.
Ángel Rebelde

2004

Ángel Rebelde

2004
3.3
Ángel Rebelde is a 2003 Miami, Florida-based telenovela produced by Fonovideo Productions which aired first on Venevisión in Venezuela. Mexican actors Grettel Valdez and Victor Noriega star as the main ptoragonists while Maritza Rodríguez and Ismael La Rosa star as the main antagonists. The telenovela aired on Univision from February 2 to December 6, 2004. It recently aired on Venevisión Plus in 2012.
Sunnyside Up

2019

Sunnyside Up

2019
7
Sunnyside Up was a weekly variety program produced at HSV-7 Melbourne, during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
The Aviators

2010

The Aviators

2010
4.2
The Aviators is an award-winning weekly documentary-lifestyle-science TV series featuring interesting people, the latest aircraft, current technology and fly-in destinations. The show's site describes subject matter as follows: "We will take you behind the scenes to show you how airline pilots train, how planes are built, and how ATC works. We will profile aviation businesses and showcase aviation products. We will provide safety tips for private and recreational pilots and career tips for professional pilots."
Best Ed

2008

Best Ed

2008
9.3
Best Ed is a Canadian animated television series created by Rick Marshall. The series premiered in 2008 on Teletoon. The series chronicles the adventures of an overly helpful and enthusiastic dog named Ed and his best friend, Doug the squirrel, whom everyone calls "Buddy" because Ed refers to him as best buddy. They live in their fictional hometown of Swellville. Best Ed is produced by 9 Story Entertainment and animated using Adobe Flash software.