Funland is a comedy thriller serial, produced by the BBC, about a detective who arrives in Blackpool to find the killer of his mother with only the flimsiest of clues to go on. It was first screened from 23 October 2005 to 7 November 2005, on the digital channel BBC Three. Created by Jeremy Dyson and Simon Ashdown, the series consists of a fifty-minute opening episode followed by ten half-hour installments.
Anna Lee is a British television series produced by Brian Eastman and Carnival Films for London Weekend Television. Following a 1993 pilot, five two-hour programmes were produced in 1994, loosely based on the detective novels of Liza Cody.
Private investigator Anna Lee works for the Brierly Security agency after leaving the police force. Each episode features a different mystery.
The Burden of Proof is a 1992 television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Scott Turow. The story follows the character Sandy Stern following events in the film and book Presumed Innocent.
Follows the exploits of the children of the original Famous Five book series. Members of this new and younger quintet -- Max, Dylan, Jo, Allie and canine companion Timmy -- go on adventures and try to solve mysteries as their parents did. But the kids have an advantage that the former generation did not: the use of modern technology like laptops and mobile phones, which hadn't been invented when their parents investigated mysteries.
Professor Ian Hood is a former physics professor recruited by the British government as its on-call scientist/detective and Special Agent Rachel Young is the companion bodyguard hired to protect Hood from the people who want to see his work put to an end.
Blake and Mortimer is an animated television series, based on the Blake and Mortimer comic book by Edgar Pierre Jacobs.
The series was directed by Stéphane Bernasconi, and produced by Ellipse, and shown in 1997.
The first nine stories were used in this series, as well as four brand new stories, devised by the creators: The Viking's Bequest, The Secret of Easter Island, The Alchemist's Will, and The Druid. New writers, mostly connected to the production company as writers, dialogists or translators, were asked to come up with original plotlines which used the characters of Jacobs' stories, respected the magical/scientific Universe, but rang interesting changes.
Checkmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, and Doug McClure. The show aired on CBS Television from 1960 to 1962 for a total of 70 episodes and was produced by Jack Benny's production company, "JaMco Productions" in co-operation with Revue Studios. Guest stars included Charles Laughton, Peter Lorre, and Lee Marvin, among many other commensurately prominent performers.
USA High is an American teen sitcom which ran from August 1997 to June 1999, and ended after 95 episodes, and reran until August 4, 2001 on the USA Network.
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes is a Canadian mystery TV series that originally aired from 1997 to 2000. The show was created by Ellis Iddon and Phil Meagher who had produced a successful series of books with Harper Collins, teaming up with Credo and Forefront to develop the TV series. Filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the series follows the life of Shirley Holmes, the great grand-niece of Sherlock Holmes who, with the help of ex-gang member Bo Sawchuk, tackles a variety of mysteries in and around the fictional Canadian city of Redington. On some occasions, she found herself matching wits with archnemesis Molly Hardy.
The show has been broadcast in over 80 countries and has been dubbed in French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Norwegian, Polish and Turkish.
Her performance in the show led to actress Meredith Henderson being nominated for a Gemini Award in 1998 and winning one in 1999. The show itself was twice nominated for a Gemini Award in the category "Best Children's or Youth Program or Series" in 1998 an
Based on the books by Parnell Hall, The series sees Cora, who recently moved to the sleepy English town of Bakerbury with her niece, asked to help the local police with a strange murder where a crossword puzzle is left on the body.
This five-part docuseries explores the facts and fiction behind the world's most creepy, strange and inexplicable legends, mysteries, and creatures. From Japanese horror to tales of Cryptids and the supernatural, Spectral Shadows delves deep for answers.
Mia is fleeing addiction and leaving behind a professional life in tatters in Scotland. She accepts a wedding invitation from her estranged sister in New Zealand – only to find the would-be-bride dead upon arrival. Caught up in grief and pulled by a dark attraction to her late-sister's fiancé Ewan, Mia soon finds that familiarity among a small community breeds secrets and tensions, endangering the brittle fabric of the town itself.
Ye Meng, seeking a fresh start after career setbacks, returns to her hometown for a quieter life. There, she meets the mysterious Li Jinyu, whose reserved nature and deeply expressive eyes intrigue her. As their connection deepens, they embark on a journey of mutual healing and unexpected love.
Adventurer Josh Gates travels through history on a search to uncover new evidence and answers to the world’s most captivating and unexplained mysteries.
Su Xiamo, posing as an heiress, travels to Mangbei to find her missing brother but becomes the target of an assassination. Qi Chuan, searching for answers to his own brother’s death, rescues her, suspecting a connection. An unexpected marriage binds them, turning their reluctant partnership into a journey of love and discovery as they uncover the truth together.