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Television series set in the 1950s
In Plain Sight
Based on the true story of Lanarkshire detective William Muncie’s quest to bring to justice notorious Scottish killer Peter Manuel.
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Happy Days
In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.
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WPC 56
Drama following WPC Gina Dawson, the first Woman Police Constable to join Brinford Constabulary, a fictional police force in the West Midlands, in 1956. The show focuses on WPC Gina Dawson's struggle...
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Ordeal by Innocence
The black sheep of the Argyll family, Jack Argyll, was accused of murdering their matriarch a year ago, but now a man shows up on their doorstep claiming Jack’s innocence. The family must come to term...
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Rillington Place
A three-part drama about serial killer John Christie and the murders at 10 Rillington Place in the 1940s and early 1950s.
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Lovecraft Country
The anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America to find his missing fa...
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A Very British Scandal
The true story of a duchess publicly shamed in a high society divorce that gripped the nation.
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Summer of Rockets
Samuel, a Russian-born Jewish inventor who specialises in the development of hearing aids, is tasked with a secret mission by MI5 to use his technological expertise to contribute to western Cold War e...
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Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
The adventures of Piggley, a spunky eight-year-old pig, and his friends Dannan the Duck and Ferny the Bull on Raloo Farm in Ireland.
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Me, Eloise
The story of a fun-loving little girl who lives with her nanny at the posh Plaza Hotel in New York City. Based on the beloved children’s book series.
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