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back in 1988, we created Brit TV to bring the best of British TV to American Now 30 years later Brit TV is back to serve a new generation of American fans. So welcome to the rebirth of Brit TV Entertainment. We are bringing back the best in Classic British television like Ab-Fab, The Thunderbirds, and the Avengers, plus the best in New British television from the new Doctor Who series, and hit series Downton Abbey and Call the Mid-wife. Brit TV fans you can now indulge your passion for the best DVD’s, toys, books, and games from your favorite British TV show. So step right up for the return of a classic Brit TV Entertainment.
The Avengers
"Mrs. Peel We're Needed" is one of the most famous line in television but, Emma Peel was not John Steed's first crime fighting partner. His first partner was Dr. David Keel his second partner "Kathy Gale" later became partner to another famous spy James Bond 007. Steed's later partners where Tara King and his New Avenging partners Purdy and Gambit. I am also a partner to John Steed I worked on two books on The Avengers and was able to work with the man himself, Patrick Macnee to bring the classic Avengers to the U.S. in the 80's
Steed and Mrs. Peel Graphic Novels
My Patrick Macnee Memories:
Like any Avengers fans I was sadden by the passing of Patrick Macnee who define the English Gentleman spy John Steed. For me the Anvengers and Patrick Macneee has had a special place in my life. It started in 1987 I was asked by a " The Professionals" fan club this show was produced`Avengers producer Albert Fennel and Avergers writer Brian Clements. If I could get Dave Rogers who wrote about "The Professionals" he was also` the author of "The Avengers" book. He and I alked about him bringing the recetly founded early Avengers episode "The Frightners" featuring Ian Henry. Then we talked about doinga convention that feature all of the thought "lost" Avengers episodes that featured Honor Blackman and having Parick Macnee the main guest. Unfotunatly Patrick could not come due to a family illness. But the fans got to see the lost Avengers episode before they where broadcast on A&E.
Some years later I got to meet Patrick Macnee durning his book tour in Cnicago of his autobiography "Blind in One Ear" [ If you can find a copy buy it it's a great read] We finally got to talk and he wanted to come to the convention but family business stop him. He also told me heard about the "Avengers" lost episodes marthon we had and how the fans loved the old shows that helped get the "Avengers" back on TV. Then he ask what part what part of the book I liked. I liked the part about his mother Thea ahe was such a`free spirit like "Auntie Mame". All to soon it was time to say goodbye. but I wil always think of the great time I had with Patrick Macnee. So RIP Patrck the world has lost a true man of style.
Danger Man/The Prisoner
Secret agent John Drake and Prisoner Number Six
Prisoner fans frequently debate whether John Drake of Danger Man and Number Six in The Prisoner are the same person. Like John Drake, Number Six is evidently a secret agent, but one who has resigned from his job. Moreover, in the surreal Prisoner episode "The Girl Who Was Death", Number Six meets "Potter", John Drake's Danger Man contact. Christopher Benjamin portrayed the character in both series. As has been previously stated, "The Girl Who Was Death" was an adaptation of an unused Danger Man script. As well as guest-starring in this show, Paul Eddington played another spy and No.6's former colleague, Cobb, in the opening episode of the latter show.
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Based on the TV show created by Patrick McGoohan, this all-new adventure written by Peter Milligan sees Breen, codenamed No. 6, trapped in a seemingly bizarre parallel world, unlike anything he has ever experienced before. There he must race to rescue his fellow spy before he loses his very grip on reality. But to save the day, Breen must also confront the arch controller of The Village, a person known only as Number One...
A Tribute to Sir Roger Moore
He always played the hero in the beginning he was Sir Ivanhoe, He was the champion of the people and every damsel in distress, As Simon Templar is the Saint. He robs from the criminally rich and gives to the poor and deserving. As James Bond he saved the world from power mad criminals who thought they was above the law. He did it all with charm and wit that could only been done by the one and only Sir Roger Moore RIP.
The History of James Bond Films
James Bond Graphic Novels
James Bond Action Figures
Callan
Before the Equalizer Edward Woodard was Callan David Callan is the top agent/assassin for the Security Service (British counter intelligence), but he is anembittered man who performs his duties "for Queen and country" under duress. This bleak, "Spy who Came in from the Cold"-style espionage drama concentrates on the seamy underside of covert operations: assassinations, blackmailand dirty dealing. Find out what the real life of spies are like sign up for a mission with Callan
MI-5
Spooks (known as MI-5 in some countries) is a British television drama series that originally aired on BBC One from 13 May 2002 to 23 October 2011, consisting of 10 series. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid. It is notable for both its high production value, and its use of popular guest actors. In the United States, the show is broadcast under the title MI-5. In Canada, the programme originally aired as MI5 but now airs on BBC Canada as Spooks.
A dead body is discoved and it is murder most foul. So was he shot, poisoned, or stabbed. It is a mystery and only the master detective can solve it. These detectives are names Marple, Morse, Poirot, and Holmes. British mystery fans if you want to help them solve a mystery then work with our master detectives. They will look at the clues and put together the puzzle to find the murderers and bring them to justice.
British Detectives
John Luther
is a Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) working for the Serious Crime Unit in series one, and the new Serious and Serial Crime Unit in series two and three. A dedicated police officer, Luther is obsessive, possessed, and sometimes violent. However, Luther has paid a heavy price for his dedication; he has never been able to prevent himself from being consumed by the darkness of the crimes with which he deals.
Inspector Morse
Inspector Endeavour Morse is a fictional character in the eponymous series of detective novels by British author Colin Dexter. On television, he appears in the 33-episode 1987–2000 drama series Inspector Morse, in which John Thaw played the character. Morse originally is described as a senior CID (Criminal Investigation Department) officer with the Thames Valley Police force in Oxford, England. With a Jaguar car (a Lancia in the early novels), a thirst for English real ale and a penchant for music poetry, art, classics, classic cars, and cryptic crossword puzzles, Morse presents a likeable persona, despite his sullen temperament.
Inspector Lewis
Lewis is a British television detective drama produced for ITV. A spin-off from Inspector Morse, like that series it is set in Oxford. Kevin Whately reprises his character Robert "Robbie" Lewis, who was Morse's sergeant in the original series. Lewis has now been promoted to detective inspector and is assisted by DS James Hathaway, portrayed by Laurence Fox, who is also promoted to Inspector in the eighth series airing in 2014.
Midsomer Murders
Based on the crime-novel series by author Caroline Graham, "Midsomer Murders" follows the efforts of Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby to solve crimes that occur in the wealthy, isolated English county of Midsomer, a picturesque and peaceful place on the outside but one filled with amoral and snobbish eccentrics with all kinds of vices. His latest assistant is Detective Sergeant Ben Jones, and other recurring characters include Barnaby's wife, Joyce, their daughter, Cully, and Dr. George Bullard, the resident pathologist who seems to instantly know how each murder took place.
Lovejoy
The series concerns the adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, played by Ian McShane, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a "divvie", a person with almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antiques from clever fakes or forgeries.
My Lovejoy Memories:My Interview with Chris Jury
In 1992 I had the pleasure of intervewing Chris Jury the actor who played Eric Catchpole on the series Lovejoy. He was one of the guest of the Doctor Who convention I was at promoting the Doctor Who arcade game. I thought all i was going to do was talk about the creation of the Doctor Who arcade game. Then I was ask to interview some of the guest that included Red Dwarf stars Craig Charles " Dave Lister" and Robert Llewellyn "Kryten". I was not prepared to interview Chris since I did not know that much about the series Lovejoy or his character Eric Catchpole.
Since the interview was the next day I when home and did something that people do all the time now I binge watched ten episodes of Lovejoy. I was ready I thought to interview Chris Jury. So the next day I started to ask Eric about the series and if he was into antiques and pop culture like his character. He looked at me and said "No, He said that he was only like his character Eric in that he knew nothing and that he had to be taught about some of the real antiques they had on the show and some of the locations at real manor houses and castles that where if they broke something they would be charged.
After that I did not want to ask questions about collecting since I was once an antique dealer. So now I am stuck on what to ask him instead I ask him was he surprised about how popular Lovejoy was here in the U. S. Like many British actors I met over the years we was suprised that Lovejoy was so popular in the States and that been invited to British theme conventions in the U.S.
Then he got back to how he is like his character Eric Catchpole he like going to the pub gaving a drink and hanging out with his friends. Then he ask me if i ever been to the U.K. Told I have been there several time. He say then you know about going to a pub and having a good time. Then he reached for the beer next to him a gave a toast he was then joined by Craig Charles who also had a beer. From that point on there was no interview just two mates giving a good time. Looking back on my interview with Chris Jury it was one of the best times I ever had "Cheers"
Miss Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple (or simply Marple) is a British ITV television series based on the books and short stories by British crime novelist Agatha Christie. The title character was played many actress including Geraldine McEwan, Julia McKenzie, Joan Hickson, Angela Lansbury and my favorite from the movies Margaret Rutherford.
Poirot
This whodunit series based on Agatha Christie's crime novels and short stories, is named after its star sleuth, Hercule Poirot, a famous former Belgian policeman, who settled for good in London after World War 1, soon so famous as an infallible private detective that he becomes a society figure in his own right. In each episode Poirot gets to solve a crime mystery -mostly murder(s)- for a paying client or otherwise catching his attention, generally along with his faithful English sidekick Captain Hastings and/or his Scotland yard 'friendly rival' Detective Chief Inspector Japp
Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes the Game is Afoot and He's Back !! When a crime goes unsolved and the police have no clues they often turn to the master consulting detective Sherlock Holmes. For over 100 years he has been solving the most baffling mysteries and foiling criminal masterminds like James Moriarty and others. Now a new series of Sherlock Holmes is coming from the BBC to confound and delight Sherlock Holmes fans like myself. I for one is glad he is back !!! In celebration of Sherlock Return Brit TV Entertainment has a collection of the Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes from John Barrymore to Benedict Cumberbatch
Sherlock TV Series
Sherlock Action Figures
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes Graphic Novels
BRITISH COMEDIES
Like American sit-coms. British sit-coms where filled with comic geniuses like Benny Hill, Rowen Atkinson, Jennifer Saunders, and many others they gave us classic British comedies The Benny Hill Show, Blackadder and AbFab. Other British comedies have also influenced many classic American comedies like "All in the Family", "Sanford and Son" and "Three Company" they were all re-do's of British Comedies. Even today hit U.S. comedies like "The Office" and "Shameless" owes much to their British original. So if you want a good laugh check out all of the classic and new British comedies at our Brit TV Comedy Shop
Absolutely Fabulous
Edwina Margaret Rose Monsoon, known as Edina "Eddy" Monsoon (Saunders),and Eurydice Colette Clytemnestra Dido Bathsheba Rabelais Patricia Cocteau Stone, known as Patsy Stone (Lumley) are a pair of high-powered career women on the London fashion scene. Eddy runs her own PR firm, and Patsy holds a sinecure position at a top British fashion magazine. The two women use their considerable financial resources to indulge in alcohol, recreational drugs, and chasing the latest fads in an attempt to maintain their youth and recapture their glory days as Mods in Swinging London. In 2011, they are still chain-smokers. The partnership is largely driven by Patsy, who is both co-dependentand enabler to Eddy. Their lifestyle inevitably leads to a variety of personal crises, which are invariably resolved by Eddy's daughter, Saffron Monsoon (Julia Sawalha), whose constant involvement in their exploits have left her increasingly bitter and cynical.
The History of Sherlock Holmes
Monty Python
Monty Python (or "The Pythons") is the collective name of the creators and stars of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show conceived, written, and performed by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. It first aired on October 5, 1969 and eventually comprised 45 episodes over 4 series. The Python phenomenon developed from the original television series into something much larger in scope and impact, spawning touring stage shows, 5 theatrically released films, numerous albums, several books, and a spinoff stage musical, as well as launching the members on to individual stardom.
Benny Hill
The Benny Hill Show features Benny Hill in various short comedy sketches and occasional, extravagant musical performances by artists of the time. Hill appears in many different costumes and portrays a vast array of characters.Slapstick, burlesque and double entendres are his hallmarks. A group of critics accused the show of sexism, but Hill said that female characters kept their dignity while the men who chase them were portrayed as buffoons.
Red Dwarf
In this space spoof, Dave Lister (a chicken-soup-machine repairman) is a survivor of a radiation leak on his mining space ship. The problem is that he is the only survivor. But wait ... it gets better. Having come out of suspended animation 3,000,000 years later, Lister only has a holograph of his intolerable dead shipmate, the vain Cat (an evolvement of his former pet), old and senile ship's computer Holly (think HAL with memory loss) and robot Kryten.
British Comedies Fan Favorites
British Drama
When it comes to television drama nobody does it better than the Brtish. Since the early days of television the British drama has taken us back to the past with classic shows like "Poldark", "I Claudius", and "Upstairs, Downstairs". But British drama are not just trips to the past they have held a mirror up our world today with shows like "Downton Abbey", "Called the Mid-wife", and "Eastenders". So if your are a fan of British drama. Check out all of our classic and new British drama. Because nobody does drama better than the British
Downton Abbey
This British drama series follows the lives of the Crawley family and its servants in the family's classic Georgian country house. The series begins with the 1912 sinking of the Titanic, which leaves Downton Abbey's future in jeopardy, since the presumptive heirs of Robert, Earl of Grantham -- his cousin James, and James' son, Patrick -- die in the catastrophe, leaving the family without a male offspring to take over Downton when the current lord dies. The point is important since Lord Grantham's children are daughters -- Ladies Mary, Edith and Sybil, but the facets of their lives and of those of the below-stairs staff -- also a highly regimented world -- have fascinating story lines.
Call the Midwife
The plot follows newly qualified midwife Jenny Lee and the work of midwives and the nuns of Nonnatus House, a nursing convent, part of an Anglican religious order, coping with the medical problems in the deprived Poplar district of London's desperately poor East End in the 1950s. The Sisters and midwives carry out many nursing duties across the community. However, with between 80 and 100 babies being born each month in Poplar alone, the primary work is to help bring safe childbirth to women in the area and to look after their countless newborns.
Jane Austen Dramas
The author Jane Austen, as well as her works, have been represented in popular culture in a variety of forms.
Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose social commentary and masterly use of both free indirect speech and irony eventually made her one of the most influential and honoured novelists in English literature. In popular culture, Austen's novels and her personal life have been adapted into book illustration (starting in 1833), dramatizations (starting in 1895), Hollywood film (starting in 1940), television (starting in 1938), and professional theatre (starting in 1901), with adaptations varying greatly in their faithfulness to the original.
Upstairs Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs is a British television drama series originally produced by London Weekend Television and revived by the BBC. It ran on ITV in 68 episodes divided into five series from 1971 to 1975. Set in a large townhouse in Edwardian, First World War and interwar Belgravia in London, the series depicts the lives of the servants "downstairs" and their masters—the family "upstairs". Great events feature prominently in the episodes but minor or gradual changes are also noted. The series stands as a document of the social and technological changes that occurred between 1903 and 1930.
British Drama Fan Favorites
British Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV
Since the early days of television British Sci-fi has become one of the anchors of British television. With such sci-fi tv classics like "1984", "Quatermass" and "A for Andromedia". That tradition continued into the 60's with groundbreaking shows like "The Thunderbirds" and "Doctor Who" that has become the longest running sci-fi program in television history. Now British sci-fi has been reborn with new sci-fi programs like, "The Mis-fits", "Being Human" and the new version of "Doctor Who" that has welcomed a new generation of British sci-fi fans.
Orphan Black
The series begins with Sarah Manning, a con artist by trade, witnessing the suicide of a woman, Beth Childs, who appears to be her doppelgänger. Sarah takes on Beth's identity and occupation as a police detective after Beth's death. During the first season, Sarah discovers that she is a clone, that she has many 'sister' clones spread throughout North America and Europe, and that someone is plotting to kill them and her. Alongside her foster brother, Felix Dawkins, and two of her fellow clones, Alison Hendrix and Cosima Niehaus, Sarah discovers the origin of the clones: a scientific movement called Neolution
Orphan Black Graphic Novels and Comics
Orphan Black Action Figures
Being Human
What would happen if a vampire, werewolf and a ghost decided that they become roommates and move into your neighborhood and be just folks could they? That is the premise behind the BBC series Being Human. That's what vampire Mitchell, werewolf George, and ghost Annie does in this unusual horror, fantasy and sometimes comedy explore. So can a vampire, werewolf and ghost share an apartment without driving each other crazy?
Merlin
This action-packed fantasy-drama revisits the saga of King Arthur and his wizard, Merlin, by focusing on the two characters when they were ambitious young men struggling to understand their destinies. In this telling, Prince Arthur is known to be the heir to the throne (no sword from the stone here). And he is acquainted with all those who will one day form the legend of Camelot, including Lancelot, Guinevere, and Morgana. Merlin is also forced to deal with King Uther's Great Purge, which bans all use of magic.
Misfits
Misfits follows five delinquents on community service who are caught outside during a supernatural thunder storm and who acquire special abilities. Initially, the show focused on five young adults, each gaining a superpower which mirrors their character. Kelly Bailey constantly judged for her class gains the ability of telepathy,Curtis Donovan -trying to escape a mistake from his past—can rewind time after experiencing an immense sense of regret, Alisha Daniels a woman that is extremely comfortable with her sexuality and body—sends people into a sexual frenzy when they touch her skin and Simon Bellamy-- often ignored or not acknowledged—can become invisible. Nathan Young appears unchanged.
The World of Gerry Anderson
The World of Gerry Anderson
5…,4…,3…2…,1… Thunderbirds are Go!!. Those opening words are from one of the most action pack shows on British Television The Thunderbirds, by producer Gerry Anderson. Even though they were puppets. No! they were Super Marionettes. Gerry Anderson and his team of special effects wizards that included Derek Meddings created special effects that paved they way for Star Wars, Star Trek and the James Bond films. “Now Stand by for action anything can happen in the next half hour”. Enter the world of Gerry Anderson
Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds follows the adventures of the Tracy family, headed by Jeff Tracy, an American multi-millionaire philanthropist. Jeff is a widower whose five adult sons – Scott, John, Virgil, Gordon and Alan are named after Mercury Seven astronauts (Scott Carpenter, John Glenn, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Gordon Cooper and Alan Shepard). to the rest of the world, the Tracys are the force behind International Rescue (IR): a top-secret organisation, founded and funded by Jeff, which is committed to saving human life. The family are assisted in this mission by technologically advanced land, sea, air and space rescue vehicles and equipment, which are called into service after conventional rescue techniques have proven ineffective. Foremost is a fleet of five machines called the "Thunderbirds", each assigned to one of the five Tracy brothers
Gerry Anderson Comic Collection
Thunderbirds Collectibles
Space 1999
Space: 1999 is a British science-fiction television series that ran for two seasons and originally aired from 1975 to 1977.In the opening episode, set in September 1999, nuclear waste stored on the Moon's far side (incorrectly called 'the dark side' in the first episode) explodes, knocking the Moon out of orbit and sending it, as well as the 311 inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha, hurtling uncontrollably into space.
Space 1999 Collectibles
British Sci-Fi TV Fan Favorites
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The Avengers TV Series
Danger Man/The Prisoner TV Series
The Saint TV Series
Callan TV Series
MI-5 TV Series
Luther TV Series
Inspector Morse TV Series
Inspector Lewis TV Series
Midsomer Murders TV Series
Lovejoy TV Series
Miss Marple TV Series/Movies
Poirot TV Series
Sherlock Comics and Graphic Novels
The Best In British Detective TV Series
Absolutely Fabulous TV Series
Monty Python: Movies/ TV Series
Benny Hill TV Series
Red Dwarf TV Series
Doc Martin TV Series
Doc Martin
Is there a dyspeptic doctor in the house? Successful surgeon Dr. Martin Ellingham abruptly leaves his London practice to become general practitioner in the sleepy fishing village of Portwenn, where he spent the holidays during his youth. But his luxury car and lavish wardrobe immediately rub the locals the wrong way, and once they get a load of his abrasive attitude and lack of bedside manner, he quickly alienates most of the townsfolk.
Downton Abbey TV Series
Call the Midwife TV Series
Poldark
Almost 40 years ago Ross Poldark galloped across the TV screens of millions of PBS viewers, vexing villains and winning female hearts in one of MASTERPIECE’s earliest hit series, Poldark. Now the gallant hero rides again.
Aidan Turner (The Hobbit) stars as Ross Poldark, a redcoat who returns to Cornwall after battle to discover that his father is dead, his lands are ruined, and his true love is engaged to another. Can Poldark change his destiny, restore his lost fortune, and reclaim his love?
Poldark TV Series
The Best of Jane Austen's TV Dramas
Upstairs, Downstairs TV Series
Orphan Black TV Series
Being Human TV Series
Merlin TV Series
Misfits TV Series
Thunderbirds TV Series
Space 1999 TV Series
The Avengers: A Celebration: 50 Years of a Television Classic
Fifty years ago, production began on "The Avengers", a TV series that has yet to be rivaled for its wit, adventure, and sheer style. Here, thanks to unprecedented access to the show's archive, is a glorious visual celebration of the show that defined 60s television, packed with rare and previously unpublished photographs, and memories from the cast and crew.
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