Peter Machin

Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.

Armed robbers Harry, Terry, and Joe die when the security van that they're robbing catches fire in the Kingsway Tunnel in London. Their widows–Dolly, Shirley, and Linda–find their husbands' schematics and decide to stage it themselves.

With Norma West, Annette Wilkie-Miller, Francesca Annis, Eileen Atkins. An anthology of short mysterious dramas, each with a supernatural twist.

Satirical comedy about "loony left" London councils in the 1980s. Pigott-Smith's character is pitched against Paul Rogers' traditional Labour figure.

Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments.

The new owners of a Manor House discover a legend that whoever is carried across the threshold shall unleash unknown forces...

The final days in the life of a has-been English politician, as remembered by the people nearest to him.