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Gay-themed drama. Will and Mateo (Brian W. Seibert and Ricardo Valdez) invite their friends to their house in Brooklyn to celebrate Will's 30th birthday. However, the celebration is short-lived after Will's sister arrives and is surprised by her brother's sexuality. Will has always told Mateo he has been open about his relationship to his family, yet he has clearly been telling lies. Does Mateo also have a few secrets to reveal?
Live performance of William Shakespeare's play, recorded at the reconstructed Globe Theatre in 2013. Jeremy Herrin directs with Roger Allam as the exiled Duke of Milan, Prospero, Jessie Buckley as his daughter, Miranda, James Garnon as his slave Caliban and Colin Morgan as the spirit Ariel.
British miniseries starring Ian McDiarmid, covering the 37 days between the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Britain's declaration of war against Germany in 1914. The episodes comprise: 'One Month in Summer', 'One Week in July' and 'One Long Weekend'.
Philip Glenister stars in this BBC drama from producer and creator Peter Bowker. Daniel Cotton (Glenister) runs a sweet factory with his father Samuel (Bernard Hill) in Manchester. When Samuel, Daniel and his brother Robbo (Steven Mackintosh) get caught up in an IRA attack on Manchester city centre, Daniel begins to rethink the choices he has made in the past and wonders if he can become a better person in the future.
Ewan McGregor stars in this adaptation of Stendahl's classic novel. The handsome young Julien Sorel (McGregor) believes that he has a better chance of furthering his position in society if he chooses to enter the church (the black) rather than the army (the scarlet), and is found a position by his mentor Father Chélan as tutor to the children of the powerful Monsieur De Rénal. Julien finds favour with the children, rapidly becoming a beloved member of the household. However, when his relationship with Madame De Rénal (Alice Krige) goes beyond the professional, Julien's future is dramatically altered.
All ten episodes from the second 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 Ghost in the Machine', 'The Maddest of All', 'The Pride of Prydes', 'The Shadow of the Scaffold', 'The Mysteries of the Rosary', 'The Daughters of Jerusalem', 'The Three Tools of Death', 'The Prize of Colonel Gerard', 'The Grim Reaper' and 'The Laws of Motion'.
Three-part British drama series starring John Simm. Marcus Farrow (Simm) is a police detective in Manchester whose world is turned upside down when his wife and one of his sons are discovered murdered and Marcus himself is wrongly accused of committing the crime. After escaping custody and going on the run, can Marcus prove his innocence before being caught again?
The indomitable DCI Vera Stanhope, assisted by her trusted colleague, DS Joe Ashworth, steps up for another series of challenging cases. She investigates the mysterious death of a pensioner on a busy commuter train (On Harbour Street), unearths a thirty year mystery after a brutal murder on the sands of a seaside resort (Protected), unpicks the tragic last months of a failed novelist gunned down on a remote Northumberland moor (The Deer Hunters), and delves into the tangled life of a businessman found floating in the water under the Gateshead Millennium Bridge (Death of a Family Man). Inspired by the novels written by renowned crime writer Ann Cleeves, and filmed against a backdrop of outstanding Northumberland landscapes and atmospheric production, each enthralling story is enhanced by the captivating performance of Brenda Blethyn as this shambolic yet brilliant detective.
Award-winning historical slave-narrative drama based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon's chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist forever alters his life.
Academy Award Winner
Shaun Evans returns to duty at Oxford City Police as Colin Dexter's cerebral Endeavour Morse, with four new gripping murder mysteries set amidst the turning tides of 1960s Britain. His partnership with DI Fred Thursday (Roger Allam) now firmly cemented, the two men must band together to crack this fresh quartet of dazzingly complex cases, shaking the highest pillars of Oxford society as they go. A parade soured by suspected suicide; a girls' school haunted by memories past; a strangler stalking the foggy autumn twilight; and conspiratorial whisperings in the corridors of power. Endeavour must risk all if he is to bring those responsible to justice, and escape with brain and body intact.
All 18 episodes from the first, second and third series of the BBC courtroom drama written by Peter Moffat and set in the cut-throat world of British criminal law. Maxine Peake and Rupert Penry-Jones star as Martha Costello and Clive Reader, two ambitious young defence barristers who are in the process of applying to become QCs (Queen's Counsel) or 'silks'. Under extreme pressure to perform well and make tough decisions quickly, the pair must overcome their doubts, fears and even their principles to prove themselves at the Bar.
Kevin Sorbo and John Ratzenberger star in this Christian family drama. Ben Walker (Sorbo) comes to a crossroads in his life when he gets the chance to study business instead of theology. He opts for the former, leaving his hometown and girlfriend Wendy (Kristy Swanson) behind to become a wealthy businessman. 15 years later, when his car breaks down, a mechanic (Ratzenberger) shows up claiming to be an angel who gives Ben the opportunity to see what would have happened if he had decided to take his life in the other direction. Suddenly, Ben finds himself married to Wendy with two daughters, Kimberly (Debby Ryan) and Megan (Taylor Groothuis), and delivering a sermon as the new church pastor. At first bewildered, Ben comes to realise what he has been missing, but will he be able to trade this alternate life for his real one?
Three-part ITV drama about real-life killer Malcolm Webster and the crimes he committed in the 1990s. When his wife Claire (Sheridan Smith) becomes suspicious about unpaid bills and credit card debts, Webster (Reece Shearsmith), at the time working as a nurse, poisons her and deliberately crashes their car, setting it on fire and leaving her inside. Three years later he marries Felicity Drumm (Kate Fleetwood) in New Zealand and soon after begins plotting her murder in order to receive money from forged life insurance policies. His plan fails, however, and with Felicity now aware of Webster's true nature, he leaves the country and moves onto a potential third victim, Simone Banarjee (Archie Panjabi). Will investigating Detective Inspector Charlie Henry (John Hannah) catch Webster before it's too late?
Historical drama directed by Lee Daniels and starring Forest Whitaker. The film tells the story of Cecil Gaines (Whitaker)'s 34-year career working as head butler at the White House. Beginning his tenure under President Eisenhower (Robin Williams), Cecil would see another seven presidents come and go throughout his career and was present at the highest level of the state during some of the most tumultuous periods in the 20th century including the American Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. The ensemble cast includes John Cusack, James Marsden, Liev Schreiber, Alan Rickman and Oprah Winfrey.
Double bill of BBC TV dramas based on the characters from Jane Austen's classic novel 'Pride and Prejudice'. 'Death Comes to Pemberley' (2013) is an adaptation of the novel by P.D. James which continues the story of 'Pride and Prejudice'. Elizabeth (Anna Maxwell Martin) and Darcy (Matthew Rhys) have been happily married for a number of years and have two young sons. However, when Elizabeth's sister Lydia (Jenna-Louise Coleman) brings news of a murder in Pemberley woods, their life of domestic bliss is thrown into turmoil. Adapted by screenwriter Andrew Davies, 'Pride and Prejudice' (1995) 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. Crispin Bonham-Carter, Anna Chancellor and Susannah Harker also star.
The complete first series of the 1970s US detective drama starring George Peppard as the eponymous Boston private eye. Thomas Banacek (Peppard) prides himself on his Polish heritage and ability to get to the bottom of even the most complex cases. But with his occasional lover and perennial rival Carlie Kirkland (Christine Belford) also vying for cases, Banacek will have to be on his toes if he is to remain the go-to P.I. in the city. The episodes are: 'Detour to Nowhere', 'Let's Hear It for a Living Legend', 'Project Phoenix', 'No Sign of the Cross', 'A Million the Hard Way', 'To Steal a King', 'Ten Thousand Dollars a Page', 'The Greatest Collection of Them All' and 'The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack'.
When a counterterrorism raid goes tragically wrong, Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott refuses to participate in a cover-up. Ostracised by colleagues, he transfers to an anti-corruption unit, AC-12, in the process of investigating one of the Force’s most respected offi cers, Detective Chief Inspector Tony Gates. Not only has Gates just been awarded Officer of the Year, his squad has returned the best crime figures for three consecutive years. But can anyone really be that good? Arnott doesn’t think so and soon he and Gates become embroiled in a thrilling game of cat-and-mouse. Every time Gates seems cornered, he finds a way to turn the tables still believing he can save himself, if only he can prove his innocence. But all the time he’s digging a bigger hole and plunging irrevocably into a moral abyss. And the stakes keep getting higher. Soon it isn’t just careers on the line – it’s lives.
Big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare's play starring Douglas Booth, Hailee Steinfeld, Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti. The Montague and Capulet families are embroiled in a long-running feud. When Romeo Montague (Booth) attends a Capulet ball in disguise, he falls in love with the beautiful Juliet (Steinfeld), the daughter of his enemy. Although already engaged to a man she does not love, Juliet vows to marry Romeo. They ask the kindly Friar Laurence (Giamatti) to perform the ceremony in secret but bloodshed and tragedy threaten the couple's future together.
All three episodes from the third series of the BBC's fast-paced modernised crime drama based on the characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle. Laptops, mobile phones and the internet are the new tools for crime in a modern London under threat from serial killers, bombings and gang warfare. Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch), the most brilliant intellect of his generation, has a unique analytical brain unlike anyone else's, and staves off the ever-present threat of boredom by solving crimes, the more intricate and baffling the better. Meanwhile, his friend and flatmate, John Watson (Martin Freeman), is an army doctor invalided home from the battlefields of Afghanistan. The episodes comprise: 'The Empty Hearse', 'The Sign of Three' and 'His Last Vow'.
All three episodes from the third series of the BBC's fast-paced modernised crime drama based on the characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle. Laptops, mobile phones and the internet are the new tools for crime in a modern London under threat from serial killers, bombings and gang warfare. Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch), the most brilliant intellect of his generation, has a unique analytical brain unlike anyone else's, and staves off the ever-present threat of boredom by solving crimes, the more intricate and baffling the better. Meanwhile, his friend and flatmate, John Watson (Martin Freeman), is an army doctor invalided home from the battlefields of Afghanistan. The episodes comprise: 'The Empty Hearse', 'The Sign of Three' and 'His Last Vow'.
Psychosexual drama starring Antonia Campbell-Hughes and Julian Morris. The titular couple meet in a Liverpool nightclub and it isn't long before they are home together and in the throes of an urgent and steamy passion. Although both Kelly (Campbell-Hughes) and Victor (Morris) begin to care about each other deeply and we are shown this through their developing relationship, it is in their sexual encounters that the real intensity rears its head... Writer/Director Kieran Evans won the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut By a British Writer, Director Or Producer.
All three episodes from the sixth series of the ITV crime drama, adapted from the novels by Agatha Christie. Julia McKenzie stars as Miss Marple, the elderly woman who investigates crime in her local village. The series also stars Robert Webb, MyAnna Buring, Fiona Shaw, Julia Sawalha, Robert Glenister and Joanna Vanderham. The episodes comprise: 'A Caribbean Mystery', 'Greenshaw's Folly' and 'Endless Night'.
All 13 episodes from the second series of the award-winning political drama starring Kevin Spacey. Based on the novel by Michael Dobbs and the subsequent BBC adaptation of the book, the series follows Francis Underwood (Spacey), a politician whose sense of ambition is matched and encouraged by his wife Claire (Robin Wright). Armed with an arsenal of political secrets to equal anyone in Washington, Francis is more than willing to scheme and blackmail his way to the top. In this series, Underwood is appointed Vice President of the USA. However, never one to rest on his laurels, he soon has his eye on the top job... |
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