Based on real-life experiences, Tenko remains one of the most fondly remembered and acclaimed BBC dramas of the early 1980s. It follows a group of women, formerly comfortably well-off ex-pats living in Singapore, as they are captured by the Japanese during World War II.
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Island at War is a British television series that tells the story of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands. It primarily focuses on three local families: the upper class Dorrs, the middle class Mahys and the working class Jonases, and four German officers. The fictional island of St. Gregory serves as a stand-in for the real-life islands Jersey and Guernsey, and the story is compiled from the events on both islands. Produced by Granada Television in Manchester, Island at War had an estimated budget of £9,000,000 and was filmed on location in the Isle of Man from August 2003 to October 2003. When the series was shown in the UK, it appeared in six 70-minute episodes.
Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London’s posh Belgravia neighborhood, surviving social change, political upheaval, scandals, and the horrors of the First World War.
During the Suez Crisis of 1956, two young clerks at the stuffy Foreign Office in Whitehall display little interest in the decline of the British Empire. To their eyes, it can hardly compete with girls, rock music, and the intrigue of romantic entanglements.
Introducing the Walmington-On-Sea home guard. During WW2, in a fictional British seaside town, a ragtag group of Home Guard local defense volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion.
Colditz is a British television series co-produced by the BBC and Universal Studios and screened between 1972 and 1974. The series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at the supposedly escape-proof Colditz Castle when designated Oflag IV-C during World War II, and their many attempts to escape captivity, as well as the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their German captors.
Based on the life of Empress Myeongseong (1851 - 1895), the first official wife of King Gojong, the 26th king of the Joseon dynasty. She was killed on October 8, 1895 by Japanese assassins.
The beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.
The drama follows the life of historical medical practitioner Hua Tuo, who was well known for his surgeries as well as his use of anesthesia. As he develops his skills as a doctor, he comes across a case that makes him take on a journey in the search of anaesthetic mafeisan (麻沸散). Along the way, he comes across people such as Guan Yu and Cao Cao and inevitably becomes embroiled in politics, and even passes by the famed Battle of Red Cliffs.
Two Americans and their allies form a scrappy rescue operation in 1940 Marseilles to help artists, writers and other refugees fleeing Europe during WWII. Transatlantic is a historical drama television miniseries created by Anna Winger and Daniel Hendler, based on the 2019 novel The Flight Portfolio by Julie Orringer. The novel explores the historic Emergency Rescue Committee that operated in Marseilles, Spain, and Portugal in 1940 after the fall of France. The series includes or refers to well-known artists or scholars of the time who were saved by the Committee or interacted with it. The series closed the 2023 Series Mania festival in March, ahead of its Netflix premiere on 7 April 2023.
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Jiang Chuanyu, a rich family's daughter, runs away from home in a fit of rage. Determined to impress her father and mother, Jiang secretly hires Shi Tianqing, the world's number one swordsman, to protect her. The two meet Jiang Chuanyu's fiance, Lin Yuqian. The three of them work together to earn money. However, a crisis also follows.
Shivaji Maharaj, born amid tumultuous times, battles the Mughal empire, Adilshahi, Local politics and lays the foundation for Maratha empire, using strategic tactics (guerilla warfare) to win battles despite being severely outnumbered.
Ambitious, post-Civil War costume drama spanning 36 years which intertwines several stories of lust, power, greed and murder in dealing with two former army field doctors and their passion for their work and women in their lives.
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A timid master brought a group of ignorant apprentices from the northeast to the south of the Yangtze River. He was determined to create a world of his own and open a martial arts hall to become a "hero", but unexpectedly, he opened a medical hall by accident. This is a story of him becoming a "doctor".
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle is an animated series created by the Filmation studio for CBS. There are a total of 36 episodes produced over the first four seasons. The series does not appear in the Entertainment Rights library, and the rights most likely rest with the estate of Edgar Rice Burroughs. However, Warner Home Video has released one episode on DVD, "Tarzan and the Colossus of Zome," on Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1970s Volume 1; Warner Bros.' rights to the series may originate from their ownership of international TV distribution rights in the 1970s and 1980s.
6 June 1944. A titanic fleet launched an assault on the beaches of Normandy. Objective: to liberate Europe from Hitler's yoke. Drawing on the lessons learned from the Dieppe raid in August 1942, the mission was a spectacular success.
Norizuki Gennojo, a commander of the Shogunate’s troops, sets out on a journey to train in swordplay. In that time, Koka Yoami, the father of his betrothed Chie, receives a special mission and goes to Awa Tokushima to search for the secret records of Naruto in which a pledge to overthrow the shogunate is sealed with blood. He is never heard of again. 10 years later, Gennojo returns to Edo as a wandering monk and in despair about his swordsmanship. He is slashed by Sekiya Magobei but survives because of the quick wits of a female pickpocket Mikaeri Otsuna. Gennojo gets entangled in conflict surrounding the secret records of Naruto. He and Otsuna try to infiltrate Awa Tokushima in order to obtain the secret records and face continuous attacks by assassins on the way there.
A documentary series that gives a historical account of the events of World War II, from its roots in the 1920s to the aftermath and the lives it profoundly influenced.
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10 episodes • 1981
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shattered Dreams | Oct 22, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 2 | All Aboard | Oct 29, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Internment | Nov 5, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 4 | What Would You Do For... | Nov 12, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Malaria | Nov 19, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Rape | Nov 26, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Unnatural Friendship | Dec 3, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Escape | Dec 10, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Five Hundred Hats | Dec 17, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Christmas | Dec 24, 1981 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 1982
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The March | Oct 21, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Price | Oct 28, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Suicide | Nov 4, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Penance | Nov 11, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Breaking Vows | Nov 18, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 6 | New Arrivals | Nov 25, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Rendezvous | Dec 2, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 8 | ...for Food | Dec 9, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Peacefully in the Night | Dec 16, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Comeuppance | Dec 23, 1982 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 1984
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go Down Fighting | Oct 7, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Wealth of Stores | Oct 14, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Acclimatization | Oct 21, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Marion is Wanted | Oct 28, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Scars | Nov 5, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Diary | Nov 12, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Evidence | Nov 19, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Visit | Nov 26, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 9 | On the Rocks | Dec 3, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Sayonara | Dec 10, 1984 | 0.0 |