1979 British television series endings

Life on Earth

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 1979 IMDB Rating: 9.1

The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals that now live around us.

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Fawlty Towers

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 1975 IMDB Rating: 8.8

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

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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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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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Flambards

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 1979 IMDB Rating: 8.3

In the early 1900s in England, young Christina is orphaned and goes to live with her Uncle Russell, who owns the country estate of Flambards, and has two sons. Mark, the elder, is a wastrel, a roue an...

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Ripping Yarns

Series Age rating: 9 Year: 1976 IMDB Rating: 7.8

A British television comedy series, written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python fame. Following an initial pilot episode in January 1976, it ran for two subsequent series of five and thre...

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The Tomorrow People

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 1973 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Born to human parents, an apparently normal child might at some point between childhood and late adolescence experience a process called 'breaking out' and develop special paranormal abilities. These...

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