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Dalgliesh will be made up of three two-part films, each comprising 2 x 60 minutes.  The show, will be set in mid-1970's England and is told from the perspective of the enigmatic detective, following his career to present day as he solves unusual murders and reveals buried secrets.

The six-parter about the life of William Shakespeare will air as part of the BBC Shakespeare Festival2016. David Mitchell (Peep Show) will play the Bard at the beginning of his career. Also featured are Harry Enfield, Paula Wilcox, Liza Tarbuck and Game Of Thrones' Gemma Whelan.

Chief Inspector George Gently of Scotland Yard is an old-fashioned policeman who has gained respect but few friends through his single-minded pursuit of law-breakers and his disgust with the corruption in the police force.

Experience the chilling true story of the world's most famous poltergeist case through original audio recordings made inside the house as the events unfolded.

This historical five-part show based on three of Elizabeth Gaskell's novellas is brought to the BBC with an all-star cast including Judi Dench. The story follows the lives and loves of the inhabitants of the northern market town over a year in the mid 1800s.

A four part adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's love story of Margaret Hale, a middle class southerner who is forced to move to the northern town of Milton.

Jane Austen's period drama is adapted by Bafta-winning writer Sandy Welch. Starring Johnny Lee Miller (Eli Stone), veteran award-winning actor Michael Gambon and Robert Bathurst (Cold Feet).

Families considering relocating to the country are taken to different locations by the show's presenters as they decide where's best for them. Each Family chooses which area in England they want to look for a property in the country. A mystery house is also included.

Little Dorrit tells the story of the Dorrit family and the rich array of characters they encounter on their way from rags to riches and back again.

A retired crusader disappointed in love, now a herbalist in charge of the gardens of Shrewsbury Abbey, Cadfael is often called on to solve murders and other crimes in and around Shrewsbury, Shropshire, in the border country where England meets Wales.

On the day that England took on Scotland in the 1966 European Championship, Daniel Cotton is trying to get his Dad and brother talking again. However when the three are caught up in a IRA explosion in a local pub, everyone's lives are changed.

Widow Dashwood and her three unmarried daughters, Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, inherit only a tiny allowance. So they move out of their grand Sussex home to a more modest cottage in Devonshire. There, the prevailing ambition is to find suitable husbands for the girls. With help from wealthy neighbor Sir John Middleton, suitors for Elinor and Marianne are soon found, but not landed. They include dashing Willoughby, future vicar Edward Ferrars and retired colonial gentleman Colonel Brandon.

This four-part drama series looks at the Civil War through the eyes of Angelica Fanshawe, a spirited noble wife. During the War, Angelica's innocence is questioned as she becomes increasingly aware of the political turmoil facing the country.

When England won the World Cup in July 1966 Bobby Moore became a national hero. Swept up by the media frenzy and the nation's adoration, he and wife Tina were the original 'golden' couple.A new three-part drama, Tina and Bobby, relates the story of the England and West Ham legend's life with his childhood sweetheart, Tina Dean, from their humble beginnings to the dizzy heights of superstardom.The 3 x 60 minute drama based on Tina Moore's memoir, Bobby Moore: By The Person Who Knew Him Best, will be produced by the ITV Studios drama team in Manchester overseen by Creative Director Kieran Roberts who will executive produce Tina and Bobby. Written by Lauren Klee (EastEnders, Waterloo Road, Holby City), Tina and Bobby is an epic love story about an ordinary girl from Essex who fell head over heels in love with an ordinary boy, who just happened to be an extraordinarily talented footballer.

Touching Evil follows the exploits of the Organized and Serial Crime Unit (OSC). Maverick Detective Inspector Dave Creegan is the newest member of the unit, an elite, rapid-response crime squad. The OSC uses their diverse crime-fighting skills to bring justice to society. Along with his stalwart partner DI Susan Taylor, Creegan squares off against some of England's most dangerous criminals - a serial murderer of children, a killer intent on murdering hospital patients, and a cyber-criminal who lures young Web-surfers with a gothic fantasy game and manipulates them into committing violent crimes.

Ride is a live action series that follows the adventures of Katherine "Kit" Bridges when she and her dad, Rudy, move to England for his new job at Covington Academy, an elite equestrian boarding school. Life at a new school is never easy - particularly when you are afraid to ride - but Kit will be able to handle any challenge she faces thanks to her new friend, TK, who just so happens to be the most stubborn and difficult horse at the Academy.

In 1930's England, a man from an aristocratic family takes up the pseudonym Albert Campion and, with the help of his ex-burglar manservant, solves mysteries.

Docudrama telling the story of the Wars of the Roses and charting the origins of the Tudor dynasty.

Sophisticated woman-of-the world Adela Bradley [Diana Rigg] and her chauffeur George Moody [Neil Dudgeon] are an unlikely pair of investigators back in the England of the 1920s. Free from her boring husband, Adela tours England but always stumbles onto murder and mystery. Although she is the primary detective, she relies on George to get information to help her solve the case.

Beautiful American grad student Randi Wallace never suspected that traveling to England to study with handsome mythology professor Ian Matheson would change her life forever. While conducting research on the misty and mysterious English moors, Randi is attacked and bitten by a werewolf. Now cursed to transform into a bloodthirsty werewolf during every full moon, the two must find a way to save her.

Hetty Wainthropp is a retired working-class woman from Darwen in North West England, who has a knack for jumping to conclusions and solving crimes of varying bafflement which often are too minor to concern the police. Although on occasion her husband offers assistance, he more often than not tends to the home while Hetty gads about the countryside with young Geoffrey in search of resolution and justice. In many episodes Hetty seeks the help and advice of DCI Adams of the local constabulary.

Harry Redknapp tries to return a team of England football legends back in shape and back on the pitch for one final hurrah over their old enemy, the Germans.

Join the RSPCA as they rescue dogs in need across England and Wales. Witness the heartwarming moments of these furry friends finding their forever homes. Experience the emotional journey of the dedicated rescuers who work tirelessly to save the lives of these animals. The Dog Rescuers is a must-watch for any animal lover.

Out of the chaos, darkness and violence of the Middle Ages, one family rose to seize control of England - The Plantaganets. Acclaimed historian Dan Jones tells the story of the dynasty who ruled England and much of France during the Middle Ages. More shocking, brutal and exhilarating than Game of Thrones, these events actually happened.

Anne-Marie Duff plays Elizabeth, from the young princess to the successful Queen, who turns England into a major world powerSet against a backdrop of some of Britain's most beautiful houses and landscapes, Paula Milne's powerfully-authored drama serial, The Virgin Queen, explores the full sweep of the long and eventful life of England's iconic queen - from her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister's terror; through her great love affair with Robert Dudley; into her years of triumph over the Armada; and finally her old age and her last enigmatic relationship with her young protégé, the Earl of Essex.