British TV Shows of 1950-1959
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The Benny Hill Show (1955)
- 1955
- UK
- Sketch/Improv, Comedy

The Quatermass Experiment
- 1953
- UK
- Sci-Fi, Horror/Supernatural, Drama

The BAFTA Television Awards
- 1954
- UK
- Celebrities, Talent

Quatermass and the Pit
- 1958
- UK
- Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

The Adventures of Robin Hood
- 1955
- UK
- Action, Adventure, Children

Panorama
- 1953
- UK
- Crime, Current Events, Politics

Quatermass II
- 1955
- UK
- Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama, Horror/Supernatural
BBC Documentaries
- 1950
- UK

BBC Weekend News
- 1954
- UK
- Current Events, Finance

This Is Your Life
This is Your Life
- 1955
- UK
- Family

The Invisible Man
H.G. Wells' Invisible Man
- 1959
- UK
- Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Granada Reports
- 1956
- UK
- Current Events

Blue Peter
- 1958
- UK
- Children
Robin Hood (1953)
- 1953
- UK
- Drama, Adventure, Action, Family, Comedy

Dixon of Dock Green
- 1955
- UK
- Drama

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
- 1956
- UK
- Action, Adventure

The Count of Monte Cristo
- 1956
- UK
- Action, Adventure
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
- 1950
- UK
- Anthology, Cinema/Theatre

The Sky at Night
- 1957
- UK
- Mystery, History, Nature
ITV News at 6:30
- 1955
- UK
- Educational, Politics, Interview, Family, Current Events
The Lost Planet
- 1954
- UK
- Family, Sci-Fi
The Black Arrow
- 1958
- UK
- History, Children, Action, Literature
The Pickwick Papers (1952)
- 1952
- UK
- Drama, Literature
The Railway Children (1951)
- 1951
- UK
- Drama
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
- 1954
- UK
- Sports

The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers (1956)
- 1956
- UK
- Action, Adventure

Hancock's Half Hour
- 1956
- UK
- Comedy
Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective
- 1953
- UK
- Children, Comedy
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1956)
- 1956
- UK
- Adventure, Drama
Mr Little At Large
- 1952
- UK
- Sketch/Improv, Children, Comedy

Emergency: Ward 10
Emergency-Ward 10
- 1957
- UK
- Drama, Medical

Armchair Theatre
- 1956
- UK
- Drama
Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958
- 1955
- UK
- Adventure

The Betty Driver Show
- 1952
- UK
- Comedy

No Hiding Place
- 1959
- UK
- Action, Adventure, Drama
The Vise
- 1954
- UK
- Adventure, Action, Drama
Charlie Drake And Jack Edwardes
- 1954
- UK
- Comedy, Sketch/Improv, Children
Billy Bunter Of Greyfriars School
- 1952
- UK
- Children, Comedy
Bleak House (1959)
- 1959
- UK
- Drama, Literature

Zoo Quest
- 1954
- UK
- Family
Great Expectations (1959)
- 1959
- UK
- Drama, Literature
Life With The Lyons
- 1955
- UK
- Comedy

Assignment Foreign Legion
- 1956
- UK
- Action, Adventure
Nicholas Nickleby (1957)
- 1957
- UK
- Drama

Colonel March of Scotland Yard
- 1956
- UK
- Crime
Alfred Marks Time
- 1956
- UK
- Comedy, Sketch/Improv

The Third Man
- 1959
- UK
- Adventure, Crime
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
- 1955
- UK
- Comedy, Music
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