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Alan Metzger directs this action drama starring Edward Woodward as Robert McCall, a former government agent who offers his services to real people with problems that are too big for them to solve on their own. Set in New York, the film also features Telly Savalas in a supporting role.
All six episodes from the second season of the BBC crime drama starring Gillian Anderson as a Metropolitan Police detective drafted to Belfast to help on a puzzling murder case. Though her superiors aren't convinced, Stella Gibson continues her investigations into an alleged serial killer who has so far been successful at covering his tracks and evading capture. Meanwhile, the killer, Paul Spector, remains true to his cause and seeks out his next victim.
All ten episodes from the first series of the TV drama starring Mark Williams as the eponymous character created by English writer G.K. Chesterton. Set in the 1950s in the fictional village of Kembleford, the series follows Roman Catholic priest Father Brown who has a knack for solving crimes. He is assisted by parish secretary Bridgette McCarthy (Sorcha Cusack) and is often a source of frustration for the local police. The episodes are: 'The Hammer of God', 'The Flying Stars', 'The Wrong Shape', 'The Man in the Tree', 'The Eye of Apollo', 'The Bride of Christ', 'The Devil's Dust', 'The Face of Death', 'The Mayor and the Magician' and 'The Blue Cross'.
All ten two-part episodes from series 15 and 16 of the BBC crime thriller. Forensic experts Dr Leo Dalton (William Gaminara), Dr Harry Cunningham (Tom Ward) and Dr Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) investigate various cases including the murder of one of Harry's work colleagues and the re-emergence of evidence relating to an unsolved case involving a notorious serial killer. The episodes are: 'Death Has No Dominion', 'And Then I Fell in Love', 'Paradise Lost', 'Domestic', 'Redhill', 'Fear', 'Change', 'Trust', 'True Love Waits' and 'Greater Love'.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall star in this five-part drama series set towards the end of the Edwardian era. The programme follows aristocrat Christopher Tietjens (Cumberbatch) as he marries the destructive Sylvia (Hall) despite being uncertain about whether the child she is pregnant with is his. He is determined to be faithful regardless of Sylvia's dalliances with other men but his resolve falters when he meets beautiful suffragette Valentine Wannop (Adelaide Clemens). As the First World War approaches Christopher's life only becomes more complicated.
The complete nine seasons of the US drama following the lives and loves of the young people in the fictional North Carolina town, Tree Hill. Over the course of the series the characters progress from being high school students to facing up to the responsibilities of the adult world.
All 35 episodes from the second season of HBO's real-time psychotherapy drama series. The series follows therapist Paul Weston (Gabriel Byrne) as he engages in sessions throughout the week. On Monday through to Thursday, Paul sees his regular clients - Mia (Hope Davis), April (Alison Pill), Oliver (Aaron Grady Shaw) and Walter (John Mahoney) - while on Fridays Paul himself attends sessions with his mentor Gina (Dianne Wiest), revealing the crippling personal insecurities that belie his confident, insightful, professional persona.
Introducing this major new detective franchise starring Academy Award nominee and BAFTA winner Brenda Blethyn as Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope. Middle-aged Vera is an experienced, not to mention brilliant, murder detective. Kind-hearted but a loner, she freely admits she can become obsessed with her job.
This collection contains all eight episodes which make up the thirteenth season of Midsomer Murders, including the final episode starring John Nettles. Set in the idyllic, picturesque county of Midsomer, Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby discovers that all is not as it seems and beneath the tranquil surface of village life exists a disturbing and cunning propensity for murder. Featured episodes:
All four episodes from Series 6 of the BBC crime drama following the career of maverick judge John Deed (Martin Shaw). Deed has made it to the High Court without the help of the old boys' network, and struggles against an overly-bureaucratic system in his constant quest for justice and truth. Episodes are: 'War Crimes (Part 1)', 'War Crimes (Part 2)', 'Evidence of Harm (Part 1)' and 'Evidence of Harm (Part 2)'.
All eight two-part episodes from series 7 and 8 of the BBC crime series starring Amanda Burton as pathologist Dr Sam Ryan. Dr Ryan is a committed forensic specialist whose passion for justice often leads her to conduct her own inquiries outside the lab. Cases in this volume include a suspected terrorist bomb that turns out to be a cover-up for a politician's sex scandal, a murderer who sends Sam clinical photographs of his victims, the death of a black athlete and his agent and an investigation into the controversial work of a high-profile forensic pathologist. Episodes are: 'Answering Fire', 'Fatal Error', 'Running on Empty', 'Beyond Guilt', 'A Time to Heal', 'Death by Water', 'Nowhere Fast' and 'Body 21'.
All ten episodes from season 5 and 6 of the crime drama set in the picturesque county of Midsomer, where Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby is continually reminded that beneath the tranquil surface of village life exists a disturbing propensity for murder.
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Andrew Davies's adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens tale of hardship and struggle in 1820s London. The Dorrit family has spent years in a debtors' prison due to the financial mess in which father William (Tom Courtenay) managed to land himself as a youth. Youngest daughter Amy (Claire Foy), known as Little Dorrit, finds work with the wealthy Mrs Clenham (Judy Parfitt) but knows that her father will, in all probability, spend the remainder of his life in gaol. However, when Arthur Clenham (Matthew Macfadyen), recently returned from abroad, comes to suspect that his late father was in part responsible for the Dorrits' plight, he becomes determined to make amends. But as he continues to delve into the mysteries of the Dorrits' and his parents' shared past, he is unaware that his own mother's house has been placed in peril by the arrival of a sinister stranger.
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Triple bill of television adaptations based on novels by Jane Austen. In 'Mansfield Park' (2007), at 10, Fanny Price (Billie Piper) goes to live at Mansfield Park, the estate of her aunt's husband, Sir Thomas (Douglas Hodge). Clever, studious, and a writer with an ironic imagination and fine moral compass, Fanny becomes especially close to her cousin Edmund (Blake Ritson), Thomas's younger son. Fanny is soon possessed of beauty as well as a keen mind and comes to the attention of a neighbour, Henry Crawford (Joseph Beattie). Sir Thomas promotes this match, but to his displeasure, Fanny has a mind of her own, asking Henry to prove himself worthy. In 'Northanger Abbey' (2007), Catherine Moreland (Felicity Jones), a spirited young beauty from the country, enters into the depraved society of Bath with dreams and fantasies sparked by her love of gothic romance novels. There she meets two men vying for her affection - the dashing and jealous John Thorpe (William Beck) and the gentle and sincere Henry Tilney (J.J. Field). Despite the advice of her mischievous new friend Isabella (Carey Mulligan), Catherine treats neither as more than a dear friend. That is until Catherine accepts an invitation to Northanger Abbey from Henry's grave and severe father, General Tilney (Liam Cunningham). In 'Emma' (1997), Kate Beckinsale stars as the eponymous heroine who is intent on finding partners for everyone - but only if she thinks they are the right coupling. Her efforts create confusion, and the outspoken Mr Knightly pours scorn on her matchmaking - although he may have ulterior motives for doing so.
It has always been recognized as one of Charles Dickens' literary masterworks, but this Bleak House is now fast-moving, daring, gripping television. Here is the murder mystery, the love story, the comic genius and the tantalising scandal of the novel but, stripped of its sentimentality, we find ourselves swept along by a pulsating and edgy drama. Out of an interminable court case spin three young people each searching for their place in the world. Their story moves fast - swirling through an incredible array of characters from passionate young lovers to ruthless layers, from an ice-cold aristocratic beauty to a shrewd, relentless detective - until the final thrilling climax.
All 12 episodes from the second season of HBO's surreal, sepia-toned drama series, which follows a travelling carnival troupe around the American Dust Bowl in the 1930s. Episodes comprise: 'Los Moscos', 'Alamogordo, NM', 'Ingram, TX', 'Old Cherry Blossom Road', 'Creed, OK', 'The Road To Damascus', 'Damascus, NE', 'Outskirts, Damascus, NE', 'Lincoln Highway', 'Cheyenne, WY', 'Outside New Canaan' and 'New Canaan, CA'.
All nine episodes of the first season of the Danish crime drama starring Mads Mikkelsen and Charlotte Fich which follows an elite mobile task force as they solve high-profile cases. Ingrid Dahl (Fich) has only recently been promoted to commander of Unit One, a team given the role of helping the local police deal with difficult cases. But as the they descend deeper into the Danish underworld, each member of the unit must face issues in both their work and personal lives.
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All eight episodes of the BBC miniseries starring James Nesbitt and Frances O'Connor. When Tony and Emily Hughes travel to France with their five-year-old son Oliver, their family holiday turns into a nightmare when Oliver disappears into the crowd of a busy French street. As the frantic father loses patience with the police and their lack of motivation to search for Oliver, Tony takes matters into his own hands and begins to form a private investigation.
Jane Austen's famous comedy of manners and romance is once more developed for the screen in the grand traditions of the BBC costume drama. Adapted by Andrew Davies after his success with the television adaptation of George Elliot's 'Middlemarch', the series was the BBC's flagship drama in the Autumn 1995 schedule. The story revolves around the arrival of the wealthy Mr Darcy (Colin Firth) and party and the excitement he causes amongst the five daughters of the Bennett family.
Anthony Valentine stars as the debonair A.J. Raffles who is constantly in demand as a house guest on English country estates at the turn of the century. What his hosts don't realise is that Raffles is also an accomplished jewel thief and safe-cracker.
Two-time Academy Award nominees John Malkovich and Jude Law star in Paolo Sorrentino’s stunning vision for the world of the modern papacy, following on from The Young Pope. Pius XIII is in a coma. After an unpredictable and mysterious time, the Secretary of State Voiello succeeds in the enterprise of having the charming, sophisticated and moderate English aristocrat Sir John Brannox placed on the papal throne with the name John Paul III. The new pope seems perfect, but he conceals secrets and a certain fragility. Quickly, he begins to realise that it will not be easy to replace the charismatic Pius XIII who, hanging between life and death, has become a Saint with thousands of faithful followers now idolizing him. Meanwhile, the Church is under attack from several scandals that risk irreversibly devastating the hierarchies of the Church, and the key principles of Christianity upon which they are based. As always, nothing is as it originally seems in the Vatican. Good and evil march arm in arm through this historic institution, right up until the final showdown...
For all six seasons, the relationships of Downton Abbey’s couples have had us celebrating, commiserating and, above all, sharing their most vulnerable and very best moments. This celebration collection includes some of the most romantic and touching wedding scenes and episodes from the entire series of Downton Abbey. Spanning the idyllic pre-war era through the storms of The Great War into the roaring 1920s, there have been many crucial relationships both upstairs and downstairs in the great house. As the world around them undergoes extraordinary change, love affairs within the sumptuous home continue to be marked by passion, ambition, and heartbreak. Features 5 full episodes (including the Finale), and also includes brand new and exclusive filmed introduction and discussion from the show’s creative team who brought these relationships to life and their insights into the romance and storylines.
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