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Series · 10 connectionsThe lives of several families in the Yorkshire Dales revolve around a farm and the nearby village. With murders, affairs, lies, deceit, laughter and tears, it's all there in the village.
Created byKevin Laffan
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1978 · 60 min · Comedy · Drama
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1985 · 30 min · Crime · Drama · Soap
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1972 · 60 min · Drama
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1968 · 25 min · Drama
Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle.
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The ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool.
Genre overlap
1979 · Drama
Drama surrounding families and members' involvement in a local Salvation Army centre.
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1987 · Documentary
The Cook Report was a British current affairs television programme shown on ITV, produced for the network by Central Television from 1987 to 1998.
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1966 · Drama
A naive and unworldly young man finds himself entangled in a corrupt and greedy society.
Strong series match
1978 · 60 min · Comedy · Drama
Two large, interrelated south London families struggle to believe that blood is thicker than water.
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