Television

For many years British Television was the finest in the world thanks to the sterling efforts of the BBC and ITV. These days however, America arguably wears the Television drama crown with many of their series having the depth and richness of great film in addition to the bigger canvas that longer running times can offer. In this section you'll find the best of old and new from all over the world.

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Blu-ray 724 titles

Television Blu-rays section

British Film 3364 titles

British Television section

Comedy 1509 titles

No matter what your taste, this selection of TV comedy will keep you amused for hours. Classic entertainment such as Only Fools and Horses, Blackadder and the Simpsons is a... More

Comedy Television section

Crime 707 titles

From writer and amateur detective, Jessica Fletcher, to the streetwise Californian cops, Starsky and Hutch, serialised crime has fed our appetite for foul deeds, mystery an... More

Crime Television section

Documentaries 629 titles

Documentary Television section

Drama 1962 titles

These shows have offered a regular dose of high quality drama. The US produce slick and intelligent serialised entertainment with the Soprano's, Six Feet Under and Nip/Tuck... More

Television Drama section

Family Films 205 titles

There's plenty in this selection to keep both nostalgic adults and restless kids entertained. Bagpuss, Mr Benn, Belle and Sebastian,the Clangers and many more well loved ch... More

Family Television section

Food & Drink 15 titles

Whether you prefer your food foraged, healthy, home grown or cordon bleu, there's a cookery series here to inspire you. And if you'd like the perfect glass of wine to go wi... More

Food & Drink Television section

Natural World 219 titles

Natural World Television section

Period, Costume, Historical 510 titles

There isn't much in the way of British industry we can still be proud of - but period costume dramas are the exception to the rule. Whether it's Shakespeare, Dickens, Jane ... More

Period, Costume & Historical Television section

Science Fiction & Fantasy 623 titles

You don't need a big budget and a big screen to wrest the best from the medium of science fiction and fantasy (as vintage sci-fi The Quatermass Experiment demonstrates!). T... More

Science Fiction & Fantasy Television section

Sketch 176 titles

From Fry and Laurie to Armstrong and Miller, the sketch show is the great proving ground of British comedy, chock full of catchphrases, saucy seaside postcard humour and ri... More

Sketch Shows Television section

Soaps 39 titles

Ah where would be without the soaps! Some might call them the opium of the masses - others might say the backbone of quality British drama. Certainly we wouldn't have a pop... More

Television Soaps section

Sport 21 titles

Whether it's celebrating former glories like us winning the World Cup back in 66 or sitting on the edge of your seat with your fist around a gradually warming tinny and a r... More

Sport Television section

Transport & Travel 100 titles

Ever since the days of Judith Chalmers, the average TV viewer likes nothing better than kicking back with a nice cup of tea and a programme that takes them somewhere off th... More

Transport & Travel Television section

United States of America 1208 titles

For at least the last four decades, America has been churning out essential TV by the bucketload: whether it's Columbo or Twin Peaks, The Sopranos, True Blood, In Treatment... More

American Television section

War 216 titles

As far as the world is concerned, John & Yoko hit the nail on the head when they sang, Give Peace a Chance - the only exception to the rule is DVD, now home to benchmark do... More

War Television section

World Cinema 67 titles

It's not all arthouse movies round here, you know? Cinema, by its very out-of-the-house nature forbids the kind of sprawling 12-hour arthouse fare that sits happily on the ... More