Classic Drama Collection
Nostalgia Alert: Some of the best dramas from the 80s, 90s and 00s
Episode 1—A Perfect Spy
A young Magnus leaves his troubled family behind to face the trials of boarding school.
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Return to the Circus—Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Series 1
George Smiley agrees to head the hunt for a secret service mole.
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Episode 1—Looking for Victoria, Series 1
Exploring Queen Victoria's traumatic childhood, coronation at 18 and marriage to Albert.
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Shadowlands
Moving drama, set in the 1950s, portraying the life of author CS Lewis.
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Episode 1—Line of Duty, Series 1
Steve Arnott realises the target in his anti-corruption case is the city's top detective.
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A Question of Attribution—Screen One
Alan Bennett's drama about the double life led by Sir Anthony Blunt.
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East of Ipswich—Screen Two
Michael Palin's nostalgic comedy drama about a family holiday at a Suffolk seaside resort.
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Episode 1—Smiley's People
Two seemingly unconnected events summon master spy George Smiley out of retirement.
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Episode 1—Lady Chatterley, Series 1
Lady Chatterly, stifled and exhausted by her marriage, takes to walking in the grounds.
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Episode 1—Life on Mars, Series 1
Drama series about a detective who suffers a car crash and wakes up in 1973.
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Buried Lies, Part 1—Silent Witness, Series 1
Dr Sam Ryan investigates her first case as a police consultant.
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A Clubbable Woman—Dalziel and Pascoe, Series 1
The wife of a rugby star is found murdered at her Yorkshire home.
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Episode 1—Oliver Twist, Series 1
Having endured a miserable and brutal childhood, Oliver is sold to a local undertaker.
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A Study in Pink—Sherlock, Series 1
Dr Watson and Sherlock Holmes meet, and tackle the case of the Impossible Suicides.
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Episode 1—Spooks, Series 1
A car bomb explodes in Liverpool and Zoe is sent undercover to investigate.
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The War Game
Controversial film depicting the terrible consequences of a nuclear attack on Britain.
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Ross Kemp Remembers... EastEnders: Sharongate
Actor Ross Kemp recalls one of the most explosive storylines in EastEnders.
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A Detective's Tale—Law and Order, Series 1
A crime is viewed through the eyes of the detective investigating it.
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Brothers in Trouble—Screen Two
Drama about a group of illegal Pakistani immigrants in a boarding house in 1960s England.
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Episode 1—Pride and Prejudice
Mrs Bennet is anxious to marry off one of her five daughters to newcomer Mr Bingley.
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The Firm—Screen Two
Drama about a seemingly respectable estate agent who is also a football hooligan.
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Sharongate—Classic EastEnders
Phil and Kathy's engagement party is cut short as Grant reveals Sharon and Phil's affair.
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The Picnic—Screen Two
'I, Margie Starling, am perfectly, perfectly happy, right now!'... and why not?
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The Clothes in the Wardrobe—Screen Two
Nineteen-year-old Margaret is about to marry a dull middle-aged man. Can anyone help her?
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