1970s British drama television series

I, Claudius

Series Age rating: 12 Year: 1976 IMDB Rating: 8.8

Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and finally Claudius.

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The Sandbaggers

Series Age rating: 11 Year: 1978 IMDB Rating: 8.8

The Sandbaggers is a British television drama series about men and women on the front lines of the Cold War. Set contemporaneously with its original broadcast on ITV in 1978 and 1980, The Sandbaggers...

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Elizabeth R

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 1971 IMDB Rating: 8.7

This historical mini-series documents the reign of Elizabeth I with each episode focusing on one dramatic period in the lengthy reign of the Virgin Queen, including her ascension to the throne, her va...

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Secret Army

Series Age rating: 14 Year: 1977 IMDB Rating: 8.6

World War II drama about covert organisation Lifeline helping allied airmen escape after being shot down in occupied Europe, working with the Resistance and hiding from the Gestapo.

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Series Age rating: 10 Year: 1979 IMDB Rating: 8.5

George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level mole within the Circus. Smiley must travel back throug...

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Jesus of Nazareth

Series Age rating: 5 Year: 1977 IMDB Rating: 8.5

Dramatizes the Birth, Life, Ministry, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, largely according to the Holy Bible's New Testament Gospels.

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Danger UXB

Series Age rating: 12 Year: 1979 IMDB Rating: 8.5

Danger UXB is a 1979 British ITV television series about World War II developed by John Hawkesworth and starring Anthony Andrews as Lieutenant Brian Ash, an officer in the Royal Engineers. The series...

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Upstairs, Downstairs

Series Age rating: 10 Year: 1971 IMDB Rating: 8.4

Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London’s posh Belgravia neighbo...

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Rumpole of the Bailey

Series Age rating: 9 Year: 1975 IMDB Rating: 8.4

Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It stars Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an aging London barrister who defends...

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The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Series Age rating: 8 Year: 1970 IMDB Rating: 8.4

Series of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization of the trials and tribulations surrounding Henry and his wives. Keith Michell ties the episodes togethe...

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