Tales of the unexpected was a staple growing up. There was a different story every week and they didn't follow on from the previous episode. Some of them were quite dark from what I remember. One episode which I think was called The Black Nun, had my...
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series 1979–1988) - IMDb
This was about a group of builders that went to work in Germany because the work in England had dried up. It was an eclectic bunch of people with 3 geordies, a cornish man, a cockney, a scouser and brummie called Barry. It followed them on their jou...
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (Fernsehserie 1983–2004) - IMDb
Minder was basically Terry Mccan, who was like a bodyguard to Arthur Daley who was a scheming "business man" who had his hand in lots of different pies. It was light hearted with some serious moments. Basically, everything Arthur touched went wrong.