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The inspiring true story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become the symbol of hope following the infamous 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Jeff is a 27-year-old, working-class Boston man attendign the world-famous marathon to try and win back his ex-girlfriend Erin. Waiting for her at the finish line when the blast occurs, he loses both his legs in the attack. After regaining consciousness in the hospital, Jeff is able to help law enforcement identify one of the bombers, but his own battle has just begun. He tackles months of physical and emotional rehabilitation with the unwavering support of Erin and his family. It is Jeff’s deeply personal account of the heroic journey that tests a family’s bond, defines a community’s pride and inspires his inner courage to overcome devastating adversity.
All eight episodes from the first series of the BBC crime drama. The programme follows the serving officers of the South Sussex Police Force as they deal with the daily challenges of the front line, including rookie PC Jake Vickers (Jacob Ifan), whose father is the Chief Superintendent, and his partner PC Ryan Draper (Ashley Walters). As they attend to various incidents including a dognapping, fighting naturists and public schoolboy muggings the officers' personal lives are affected by their work.
Meryl Streep stars in this comedy drama directed by Jonathan Demme. When Ricki (Streep) made the decision to pursue her dream of becoming a rock star, she left behind her husband Pete (Kevin Kline) and their two children, Julie and Joshua (Mamie Gummer and Sebastian Stan). Years later, Ricki receives a phone call from Pete informing her that Julie is getting a divorce, and he asks her to return home to help her through the difficult time. As Ricki attempts to make up for lost time with her family, she learns that life has moved on without her and has to come to terms with the fact that her children no longer need her.
The complete three series of the 1970s spin-off from 'The Six Million Dollar Man' starring Lindsay Wagner as a woman who is fitted with bionic parts after a serious accident. Jaime Sommers (Wagner), a tennis professional, is holidaying with her childhood sweetheart, Steve Austin (Lee Majors), when she is involved in a near-fatal sky-diving accident. Steve, the 'Six-Million Dollar Man', begs his bosses to perform bionic surgery on Jaime and they oblige, leaving her with much the same abilities and responsibilities as her lover. The episodes are: 'Welcome Home Jaime (Parts 1 and 2)', 'Angel of Mercy', 'A Thing of the Past', 'Claws', 'The Deadly Missiles', 'Bionic Beauty', 'Jaime's Mother', 'Winning Is Everything', 'Canyon of Death', 'Fly Jaime', 'The Jailing of Jaime', 'Mirror Image', 'The Ghost Hunter', 'In This Corner, Jaime Sommers', 'Assault On the Princess', 'Road to Nashville', 'Kill Oscar: Part 1', 'Kill Oscar: Part 2', 'Kill Oscar: Part 3', 'Black Magic', 'Sister Jaime', 'The Vega Influence', 'Jaime's Shield: Part 1', 'Jaime's Shield: Part 2', 'Biofeedback', 'Doomsday Is Tomorrow: Part 1', 'Doomsday Is Tomorrow: Part 2', 'Deadly Ringer: Part 1', 'Deadly Ringer: Part 2', 'Jaime and the King', 'Beyond the Call', 'The DeJon Caper', 'The Night Demon', 'Iron Ships and Dead Men', 'Once a Thief', 'The Bionic Dog: Part 1', 'The Bionic Dog: Part 2', 'Fembots in Las Vegas: Part 1', 'Fembots in Las Vegas: Part 2', 'Rodeo', 'African Connection', 'Motorcycle Boogie', 'Brain Wash', 'Escape to Love', 'Max', 'Over the Hill Spy', 'All for One', 'The Pyramid', 'The Antidote', 'The Martians Are Coming', 'Sanctuary Earth', 'Deadly Music', 'Which One Is Jaime?', 'Out of Body', 'Long Live the King', 'Rancho Outcast' and 'On the Run'.
George Harris stars in this British crime drama mini-series as Winston Wolcott, a no-nonsense police detective determined to set an example and clean up the streets. Facing hostility in his job and the wider community due to the colour of his skin, Wolcott turns that ill feeling into a force for good when investigating an ongoing gang war.
All 28 episodes from season one of the classic US cop show, following the cases of wheelchair-bound chief of detectives Robert T. Ironside (Raymond Burr). Paralysed by a sniper's bullet, the San Francisco Police Department's top detective is now head of his own special unit, ably assisted by sergeant Ed Brown (Don Galloway), policewoman Barbara Anderson (Eve Whitfield), and African-American ex-con Don Mitchell (Mark Sanger). Episodes comprise: 'Message from Beyond', 'The Leaf in the Forest', 'Dead Man's Tale', 'Eat, Drink and Be Buried', 'The Taker', 'An Inside Job', 'Tagged for Murder', 'Let My Brother Go', 'Light at the End of the Journey', 'The Monster of Comus Towers', 'The Man Who Believed', 'A Very Cool Hot Car', 'The Past Is Prologue', 'Girl in the Night', 'The Fourteenth Runner', 'Force of Arms', 'Memory of an Ice Cream Stick', 'To Kill a Cop', 'The Lonely Hostage', 'The Challenge', 'All in a Day's Work', 'Something for Nothing', 'Barbara Who', 'Perfect Crime', 'Officer Bobby', 'Trip to Hashbury', 'Due Process of the Law' and 'Return of the Hero'.
Montgomery Tully directs this mystery drama starring Lex Barker as Peter Chance, a man who wakes from a car accident to find out he is the heir to two million dollars. With no recollection of his life before the accident, he becomes more and more suspicious of the women looking after him...
Idris Elba and Nadine Marshall star in this directorial debut from Debbie Tucker Green. Mark and Jax (Elba and Marshall) struggle to make ends meet as they live their day-to-day lives in suburban London, but they make do with what they have and enjoy family life with their son JJ (Kai Francis Lewis). When Jax finds out she is pregnant, their lack of sex life leads Mark to believe his wife has been unfaithful. Jax is adamant that she has not been with anyone else and resolves to their situation being described as an immaculate conception.
The complete first season of the New York City-set detective series starring Robert Blake as the eponymous plain-clothes cop. When he's not chasing down the city's criminals in his 1966 Chevy Impala, Baretta spends his time visiting his many girlfriends or at the King Edward Hotel, where he lives alone with his pet cockatoo, Fred. The episodes are: 'He'll Never See Daylight', 'The Five and a Half Pound Junkie', 'Woman in the Harbour', 'If You Can't Pay the Price...', 'The Half-Million Dollar Baby', 'Ragtime Billy Peaches', 'The Coppelli Oath', 'Walk Like You Talk', 'The Mansion', 'Keep Your Eye On the Sparrow', 'The Secret of Terry Lake' and 'This Ain't My Bag'.
Since he's been away fighting in the French wars, things in Cornwall have changed rather dramatically for Ross Poldark. George and Elizabeth Warleggan (with their new child Valentine) have taken over the stewardship of the Penrice estate, and Aunt Agatha Poldark is now a guest in her own house. Oemelza's brothers, Sam and Drake, have come looking for work, and to spread their Methodist mission, much to the consternation of the local vicar and his flock. And Ross's best friend Dwight is lost, somewhere on the French coast, his ship having been wrecked thereabouts. However, now he's back in Cornwall, matters of a higher nature require Ross Poldark's attention, when he's asked to stand as a candidate for Member of Parliament by Sir Francis Bennet. Declining, Ross makes a grave mistake - leaving the door to the Commons open for his arch enemy, George Warleggan.
All six episodes from the first season of the BBC crime thriller series starring Idris Elba. Brilliant but flawed murder detective John Luther (Elba) sees it as his personal crusade to track down the depraved killers it is his job to identify. But as he struggles with personal demons of his own, his strong moral code cannot always be relied upon to protect him from the dangerous violence of his own emotions and passions. Saskia Reeves, Paul McGann and Steven Mackintosh co-star.
ll 13 episodes from the third season of the award-winning political drama starring Kevin Spacey. Based on the novel by Michael Dobbs and the subsequent BBC adaptation of the book, House Of Cards follows Francis Underwood, a politician whose sense of ambition is matched and encouraged by his wife Claire. 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 gripping third season, Francis's approval ratings plummet, a devastating hurricane hits the East Coast and Claire makes plans to run for Ambassador to the U.N.
The year is 1963, and the midwives find themselves tested both personally and professionally as never before. Together, they face challenging issues including leprosy, stroke and Huntingdon’s disease, all while fighting their own personal battles. Nurse Crane finds her authority questioned from an unexpected quarter, Sister Monica Joan is forced to accept her failing faculties, and the much-loved characters are joined by West Indian midwife Lucille Anderson – a compassionate and clever nurse who brings a fresh burst of energy to life at Nonnatus House. Includes the 2017 Christmas Special where the midwives battle snow, ice, power cuts and frozen pipes to provide patient care during the coldest winter in 300 years. Valerie helps a young couple who experience a traumatic birth and Sister Julienne tries to reunite a family.
All four episodes from the second season of the BBC crime thriller series starring Idris Elba. Brilliant but flawed murder detective John Luther (Elba) sees it as his personal crusade to track down the depraved killers it is his job to identify. But as he struggles with personal demons of his own, his strong moral code cannot always be relied upon to protect him from the dangerous violence of his own emotions and passions.
Michael McCarthy directs this classic British crime thriller starring Sydney Tafler as Antonio Riccardi, a stamp collector who moonlights as a hired killer to fund his gifted younger brother's violin lessons. However, while embarking on his latest assignment, Riccardi attracts the suspicions of local police detective Inspector Carson (Ronald Howard)...
War drama centred around Canada's presence in the Afghan conflict. When a journalist (Nick Stahl)'s exposé about the mistreatment of soldiers in Afghanistan is rejected by his paper, he risks his career by flying to the warzone to uncover the truth about the story himself. He travels with his friend Tom (Nicolas Wright), who funds the trip, to try and gather enough evidence to get his story back in print. But as he travels through the warzone, he finds his advisor Mateen (Stephen Lobo) has switched his allegiances to a rival journalist and that the dangers facing him in the war-torn country have only increased since his last visit.
David Dobkin directs this Academy Award-nominated comedy drama starring Robert Duvall and Robert Downey Jr as an estranged father and son. Hotshot lawyer Henry 'Hank' Palmer (Downey Jr) receives the devastating news that his mother has died. He returns to his home town in Indiana for her funeral, meaning he must also come face-to-face with his father Judge Joseph 'Joe' Palmer (Duvall), with whom he has a troubled relationship. The situation becomes even more difficult when Hank learns that his father is to be put on trial for murder. Hank searches for answers while defending the judge in court against prosecutor Dwight Dickham (Billy Bob Thornton). Through the course of the trial father and son reconnect but can Hank win the case and prevent Joe from going to prison? The cast also includes Vera Farmiga, Vincent D'Onofrio, David Krumholtz and Leighton Meester.
Guy Hamilton directs this classic British drama. Former army officer Wolf Merton (Jack Hawkins) has lost touch with the men he commanded during the war. Now working as a stockbroker in London, Wolf returns home one night to find an intruder inside his house. Wolf quickly recognises the man as being Ginger Edwards (Michael Medwin), a man who was once part of his platoon. Can Wolf help Ginger return to a more honourable way of living?
Drama starring Eddie Izzard, Laura Fraser and Julian Rhind-Tutt. When Robert Watson-Watt (Izzard) pioneered his radar system that could detect the enemy during war, he hand-picked a team of meteorologists to help him convince the powers that be that it could really work. Struggling on a very small budget and battling personal issues Watson-Watt continued to fight for his dream and by 1939 had developed the world's very first radar system which went on to prove invaluable in winning the Battle of Britain. The cast also includes Lesley Harcourt, Alex Jennings and Celyn Jones.
Festive family drama directed by Terry Ingram and starring Erin Karpluk. When Mary (Karpluk) stumbles upon the lodge where she spent her holidays as a child, she finds it in a state of disrepair. Saddened by this and inspired by her grandfather, she vows to restore it. Throughout her project she becomes attracted to a local man, Jack (Michael Shanks), and together they work on the lodge, becoming more and more attracted to each other and finding the true meaning of Christmas.
Josh Boone directs this drama starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort as a pair of young cancer patients who fall in love. Based on the novel by John Green, the film tracks the relationship that grows between Hazel Grace Lancaster (Woodley) and Gus Waters (Elgort) following their meeting at a cancer support group for youngsters. Though Hazel, whose cancer is terminal and requires the constant use of an oxygen tank, is understandably pessimistic about her future and the possibility of happiness, Gus's infectious personality and optimistic outlook gradually bring her hope and humanity to the fore. The supporting cast includes Willem Dafoe, Nat Wolff and Laura Dern. |
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