Monthly Archiv: March, 2025

That Beryl Marston COMPLETE mini-series

That Beryl Marston COMPLETE mini-series

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212697/

All six episodes of the early 1980s sitcom set in Brighton. When Georgie Bodley (Julia McKenzie), owner of a novelty shop in Brighton, begins to suspect that her husband Gerry (Gareth Hunt) is having an extramarital affair, the ‘other woman’ turns out to be one Beryl Marston – a woman who never actually appears on screen, but about whom all and sundry seem to have an opinion…

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Martin Chuzzlewit COMPLETE mini-series

Martin Chuzzlewit COMPLETE mini-series

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112062/

A well loved BBC adaptation of one of Charles Dickens lesser read novels. It revolves around some very greedy and selfish relatives who are all after the failing old Martin Chuzzlewits money. He is surrounded by all these sycophantic relatives that he truly despises whilst ill, each one only interested in getting their hands on his estate.

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The Man In Room 17 COMPLETE S 1-2

The Man In Room 17 COMPLETE S 1-2

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181240/

Crime series about a secret government department, "Room 17", set up to deal with crimes that baffle police & government agencies. Headed by veteran WW2 agent Oldenshaw and partnered, initially, with criminologist Dimmock (later replaced by Imlac Defraits in series 2), the two men solved all manner of crimes with one unique difference – they never left the confines of their office, working out the problems of the case from "home"…

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