The mini-series follows the history of the Roman Empire, from approximately the death of Marcellus (24/23 BC) to Claudius' own death in 54 AD. As Claudius narrates his life, we witness Augustus' attempts to find an heir, often foiled by his wife Livia who wants her son Tiberius to become emperor. We also see the conspiracy of Sejanus, the infamous reign of Caligula, and Claudius' own troubled period of rule.

The series comprises adaptations of the works of Ruth Rendell, many of which are based on her extensive range of short stories. In some cases, the stories were expanded from Rendell's original material or elements from a number of stories were woven together into one episode. A smaller number of episodes were based on Rendell's full-length novels, e.g. Going Wrong, starring James Callis and Front Seat, starring Janet Suzman. There were a total of 48 episodes centring on the Detective Inspector Wexford stories, starring George Baker and Christopher Ravenscroft, and an additional 29 episodes did not feature Wexford.

Three navy veterans drift into smuggling in the bleak economic climate of post-World War II Britain. Initially they carry only innocuous contraband items like wine, which are in short supply on the English black market, but through the greed and arrogance of George Hoskins, one of trio, they get involved with the corrupt Major Fordyce, who brings them higher-risk cargoes like counterfeit currency and automatic weapons. At first, Bill Randall, skipper of the 1087, compromises his conscience by turning a blind eye to the morality their actions, but has a crisis of conscience when he discovers that the nervous, suspicious-looking man they smuggled across the channel is a child murderer and apparent pedophile. He and Birdie, the ship's mechanic, decide that they've had enough.

Deserted for years, an historically significant house is coveted by a number of people: a yuppie couple looking for a country home to restore, a local builder and his estate agent partner looking for development rights, and a conservationist. The owner is anxious to sell, but when a couple of deaths occur in the vicinity, things come to a halt while Inspector Barnaby investigates.

Miss Jane Marple is staying at an elegant hotel from her childhood compliments of her nephew Raymond. Also there is international adventurer Bess Sedgwick and Lady Selena Hazy (Joan Greenwood in her next to last performance). A doorman working at the hotel turns out to be from Bess' past, and when he is killed, she is the prime suspect. But what does his murder have to do with the disappearance of an elderly vicar staying at the hotel, and a string of robberies over the last few months? ... ...

本剧将刻画伊丽莎白一世的早年人生，聚焦年轻的孤女伊丽莎白·都铎，在走向王位的过程中，卷入了英国宫廷权力和性别政治的斗争中。
亨利八世去世后，他九岁的儿子爱德华登上王位，由此引发了一场危险的权力争夺战。伊丽莎白、爱德华，以及他们的姐姐玛丽发现，在英格兰大家族和试图夺取英国掌控权的欧洲列强的这场博弈中，三人成了棋子。

影片讲述当马普尔小姐从乡下来到伦敦度假时，在伯特伦旅馆找到了她怀念已久的旧式装潢与无可挑剔的服务。然而，这优雅的背后却藏匿着险恶。

A rare Dennis Potter play from the BBC Archives - (timecoded)

近日，英国、苏联两国的核子潜艇竟然相继离奇失踪了！这一现象引起了英国军方的高度重视，当然又到了王牌特工007（罗杰·摩尔 Roger Moore 饰）的出场时间。007经过调查终于发现幕后的黑手原来就是世界巨富航运业大亨史登堡，他为实现自己征服世界的野心，建立了一座海底城。史登堡高薪聘请科学家研发出了潜水艇跟踪系统，把把英、苏两国的核子动力潜艇占为己有，他计划利用核子飞弹将纽约和莫斯科炸毁，实现一次毁灭两个超级强国的野心。007即将进入海底城阻止这个狂人的疯狂计划！

这次，阴谋家贝洛福（特利·萨瓦拉斯 Telly Savalas 饰）在瑞士山区建立一个疗养院，表面上这是一个普通的高级疗养院，风景秀丽、服务一流，但实际上却是贝洛福进行的一项旨在控制全球的计划的重要基地。在这个疗养院里，贝洛福开发出一种新型病毒，他企图将病毒注射到来这里疗养的女患者身上，然后通过她们传播到世界各地，达到掌握世界主权的目的。贝洛福的阴谋行动引起了英国情报部门的注意，于是007（乔治·拉扎贝 George Lazenby 饰）奉命出动。邦德乔装打扮成家谱学的专家混进了这座疗养院，他必须及时查处贝洛福的阴谋，并阻止他！

一天，美国太空船遭到了不明飞行物的攻击，美方怀疑是苏联的阴谋，目的是想独霸太空。美方测出了不明飞行物的降落地点是在日本，于是英国军方派出007（肖恩·康纳利 Sean Connery 饰）前往日本替美方调查此事。由于007的身份特殊，直接进入日本容易被敌人察觉。为了掩人耳目，007先是在香港假死，然后用新的身份进入了日本。另一方面，苏联的太空船也受到攻击，苏联同样认为是美国的阴谋。007在经过一番调查之后，发现整个阴谋的幕后主脑竟然是日本一家化学公司！007能否及时粉碎它的阴谋，化解误会？

Not many people can see the dead (not many would want to). Twelve-year-old Johnny Maxwell can. And he's got bad news for them: the council want to sell the cemetery as a building site. But the dead have learnt a thing or two from Johnny. They're not going to take it lying down... especially since it's Halloween tomorrow.