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 Toby Jones stars in this three-part BBC adaptation of John Lanchester's novel. The drama centres around the residents of the fictional Pepys Road in South London, where houses cost a small fortune. Occupiers of the street vary from those who have lived there since before the London property boom, including elderly widow Petunia Howe (Gemma Jones), to the recently moved in wealthier residents, including banker Roger Hunt (Jones). After all of the street's residents receive mysterious postcards bearing the message 'We want what you have', the interweaving connections between them begin to unravel. 
 All 10 episodes of the Danish domestic drama series created by Maya Ilsøe. When Veronika Grønnegaard (Kirsten Olesen) leaves the whole of her estate to Signe (Marie Bach Hansen), the daughter she gave up for adoption, when she dies, her four other children are shocked by the decision. As they then attempt to divide the estate up, a number of home truths come out into the open which threaten to change their understanding of their upbringing and themselves. 
 All six Christmas specials of the BBC drama, adapted from Jennifer
Worth's memoirs, about a group of midwives working in poverty-stricken
East London during the 1950s and '60s. Jenny Lee (Jessica Raine) gets
her first job at Nonnatus House which she soon realises is a nursing
convent and not a hospital, as she had assumed. As she begins caring
for patients, she gradually becomes accustomed to her new environment,
making friends with fellow midwives Cynthia (Bryony Hannah), Trixie
(Helen George) and the clumsy Chummy (Miranda Hart). 
 The complete second season of the US drama following medical examiner Dr. Megan Hunt (Dana Delany) as she attempts to balance her demanding job with her private life. In this series, Megan's unique methods cause problems in the workplace and her already tense relationship with her boss Kate Murphy (Jeri Ryan) worsens. Meanwhile, Megan continues to build bridges with daughter Lacey (Mary Mouser) and starts dating attractive FBI agent Derek Ames (Cliff Curtis). The episodes comprise: 'Love Thy Neighbour', 'Hunting Party', 'Missing', 'Lazarus Man', 'Point of Origin', 'Second Chances', 'Hard Knocks', 'Love Bites', 'Gross Anatomy', 'Your Number's Up', 'Falling for You', 'Shades of Blue', 'Sympathy for the Devil', 'Cold Blooded', 'Occupational Hazards', 'Home Invasion', 'Identity', 'Going Viral: Part One', 'Going Viral: Part Two' and 'Mind Games'. 
 Joanna Scanlan (The Thick of It, Getting On), Elaine Cassidy (The Paradise, Harper's Island) and Alexandra Roach (The Iron Lady, Utopia) lead the unorthodox crack team of cops at the heart of Paul Abbott's NO OFFENCE, an outrageous new police procedural series from the writer of Shameless and State of Play. Will Mellor (Dates, Broadchurch), Paul Ritter (Friday Night Dinner, The Game) and Colin Salmon (Arrow, 24: Live Another Day), join them in the mix of tough but big-hearted bobbies who go above and beyond to bring down the criminal rabble in a crumbling cop-shop. Keeping these streets clean is a Herculean task, enough to demoralize even the keenest rookie but there's a reason why this hotchpotch of committed cops are on this force, on this side of town. Drug labs, arsonists, neo-Nazis and notorious murderers are all in a day's work for this close-knit team, led by the dizzyingly capable but unquestionably unhinged DI Vivienne Deering (Scanlan). But when a particularly twisted serial killer emerges it leaves even the most hardened of these seasoned coppers reeling. Flanked by her right-hand women the compassionate but impulsive DC Dinah Kowalska (Cassidy) and the recently (surprisingly) promoted DS Joy Freers (Roach) Deering and her team must crack this case by whatever unconventional means possible. Because amidst all the assorted low life; the pimps, the petty thieves, and downright nasty bastards they've dealt with, this is their most disturbing case yet, one that will touch their lives in ways they could never expect. 
 18 months after Day 3, CTU has a new leader, Erin Driscoll (Alberta Watson), a steely government agent who made firing Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland), one of her first priorities on taking up command. After the explosion of a commuter train, Jack, who is now working for Secretary of Defence James Heller (William Devane), and who is also romantically involved with Heller's married daughter, Audrey Raines (Kim Raver), suddenly finds himself heading back to CTU for a meeting with Driscoll. Jack believes that the train explosion is a prelude to bigger things to come, and when it seems as if Islamic terrorists are launching an all out assault on the USA, Jack is called back to lead CTU's response. 
 When Evelyn, a beautiful Navy nurse, meets dashing ace Army fighter pilot Rafe, the two fall madly in love, only to be separated abruptly when he is called upon to help fight the war in Europe. Unforeseen circumstances lead Evelyn into the arms of Danny, another fighter pilot and Rafe's best friend since childhood. In the meantime, the Japanese military is planning the surprise early morning raid on Hawaii that will pull the United States into World War II. Spectacular special effects vividly recreate the attack in devastating detail as bombs explode, torpedoes shoot through the water, and bullets fly, shaking tranquil Pearl Harbor to its core. 
 The Borgias return for more seduction, schemes, and outright villainy in all 10 riveting episodes from the second season. Academy Award-winner Jeremy Irons is back as Rodrigo Borgia, the power-hungry patriarch of the Borgia clan, who has schemed his way to the top of Roman society as Pope Alexander VI. But with absolute power comes even more powerful enemies who will stop at nothing to see him toppled. While the Pope schemes to destroy his foes, his mistress Giulia Farnese realises her position in the bedroom is precarious at best; daughter Lucrezia seduces new suitors while caring for her illicit baby; and brothers Cesare and Juan take sibling rivalry to a whole new level of deviancy. Be there for every stunning moment of the critically acclaimed crime drama with a royal pedigree. 
 All 16 episodes from the seventh season of the US zombie adventure
drama based on the comic books by Robert Kirkman. When police officer
Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) wakes from a coma to find the world in the
grip of a zombie epidemic, he joins a small encampment on the outskirts
of Atlanta, where a band of human survivors struggle to withstand the
terrifying advances of the walking dead. In this season, the group must
learn to live under the leadership of their new commander Negan
(Jeffrey Dean Morgan), Carol (Melissa McBride) and Morgan (Lennie
James) arrive at the Kingdom, a community led by eccentric former
zookeeper Ezekiel (Khary Payton), and Negan and Dwight (Austin Amelio)
lock up and torture Daryl (Norman Reedus) in an attempt to get him to
abide by their rules. 
 Live performance of James Phillips's play. Stephen Wight stars as
fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who discovers the mysterious and
beautiful Dahlia (Dianna Agron) lurking in his house one night.
Explaining she is a fan who had been watching him for days, Dahlia's
enthusiasm for his artistry convinces McQueen not to report her. 
 All 22 episodes from the sixth season of the popular television series about Superman's early life. This season features a love triangle between Clark Kent (Tom Welling), Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk) and Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum). Characters from the original DC Comics are also introduced, with Green Arrow as a love interest for Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen (Aaron Ashmore) a beau for Chloe (Allison Mack). Added drama comes in the shape of guest character Martian Manhunter, who previously worked for Clark's biological father Jor-El and was sent to aide Clark in his journey. The series ends with a bang, the fallout from which will dramatically change the shape of 'Smallville' in seasons to come. Episodes comprise: 'Zod', 'Sneeze', 'Wither', 'Arrow', 'Reunion', 'Fallout', 'Rage', 'Static', 'Subterranean', 'Hydro', 'Justice', 'Labyrinth', 'Crimson', 'Trespass', 'Freak', 'Promise', 'Combat', 'Progeny', 'Nemesis', 'Noir', 'Prototype' and 'Phantom'. 
 From Academy Award-winning director and writer Sam Mendes, Empire Of Light is a moving drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times. Set in and around a faded old cinema in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, It follows Hilary a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Stephen, a new employee who longs to escape this provincial town in which he faces daily adversity. Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. 
 Christopher Luscombe's 2015 Royal Shakespeare Company production of the national bard's comedy which sees soldiers Claudio (Tunji Kasim) and Benedick (Edward Bennett) battling to win the hearts of those they love. The object of Benedick's desire, Beatrice (Michelle Terry), acts as his sharp-tongued sparring partner, while Claudio's path to true love is obstructed by the meddling of the embittered Don John (Sam Alexander). 
 All the episodes from the first nine seasons of the American police
drama following the Intelligence Unit officers of the Chicago Police
Department as they tackle cases involving murder, organised crime and
drug trafficking in the Windy City. Season 1 episodes are: 'Stepping
Stone', 'Wrong Side of the Bars', 'Chin Check', 'Now Is Always
Temporary', 'Thirty Balloons', 'Conventions', 'The Price We Pay',
'Different Mistakes', 'A Material Witness', 'At Least It's Justice',
'Turn the Light Off', '8:30 PM', 'My Way', 'The Docks' and 'A Beautiful
Friendship'. Season 2 episodes are: 'Call It Macaroni', 'Get My
Cigarettes', 'The Weigh Station', 'Chicken, Dynamite, Chainsaw', 'An
Honest Woman', 'Prison Ball', 'They'll Have to Go Through Me',
'Assignment of the Year', 'Called in Dead', 'Shouldn't Have Been
Alone', 'We Don't Work Together Anymore', 'Disco Bob', 'A Little Devil
Complex', 'Erin's Mom', 'What Do You Do', 'What Puts You On That
Ledge', 'Say Her Real Name', 'Get Back to Even', 'The Three G's', 'The
Number of Rats', 'There's My Girl', 'Push the Pain Away' and 'Born Into
Bad News'. 
 All 13 episodes from the first series of the Australian drama set in the 1950s, starring Marta Dusseldorp and Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood. When Sarah Adams (Dusseldorp), a mysterious woman who has spent the last 20 years abroad, receives tragic news from her family, she begins her journey back home to her native Australia. As she gets to know the wealthy Bligh family, her life begins to change forever. The episodes are: 'The Prodigal Daughter', 'The Welcome Mat', 'Truth Will Out', 'The Mona Lisa Smile', 'Day of Atonement', 'That's Amore', 'Boom!', 'Worlds Apart', 'Cane Toad', 'Lest We Forget', 'True to Your Heart', 'New Beginning' and 'Secret Love'. 
 
 Drama following the week of excess and tragedy that marks the reunion of four middle-aged college friends. Richard (Thomas Jane), Ron (Jeremy Piven), Jonathan (Rob Lowe) and Tim (Christian McKay) first met in college and have since holidayed together almost every year. Each of the men has problems. Richard is an author and English teacher but feels he has underachieved by only having one book published; Ron has made a great deal of money as a stockbroker but is under investigation for embezzlement; Jonathan runs a successful medical practice but has family problems; while Tim blames himself for a recent fatal car crash. As the men consume drugs, attempt to seduce women and party hard, their thoughts gradually return to a pact they made together when they were younger - a pact that, if honoured, will have deadly consequences... 
 Feature-length BBC drama depicting the relationships between former British prime minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) and American president Bill Clinton (Dennis Quaid). Set in the pre-9/11 years from 1994 to 2001, the film focuses on the international presence of Blair in relation to his American ally. While Clinton is almost toppled from power by the Monica Lewinsky scandal, Blair continues to strengthen his position, moving seamlessly from being Clinton's acolyte to his equal, and eventually his moral superior in the aftermath of Kosovo. 
 Five-part BBC drama starring Lacey Turner as a young woman who joins the British Army. Following a troubled childhood, Molly Dawes (Turner) left school without any qualifications and now works part-time in a nail salon. Struggling to find direction in her life she is drawn towards an army recruitment office. After signing up she endures rigorous training to become a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps, leading Molly on a journey that will ultimately transform her life. 
 The penultimate instalment of the teen vampire saga. The newfound marital bliss of Bella Swan and her vampire lover, Edward Cullen, comes under threat when Bella discovers that she is pregnant. Posing a threat both to the Quileute wolves and to the Volturi vampires, the conception and near-fatal birth of their daughter sparks a series of dramatic events that threatens to tear their world apart. 
 All eight episodes from the first season of the US crime drama which
explores the early career of criminal defence lawyer Perry Mason
(Matthew Rhys). In 1930s Los Angeles, First World War veteran Mason is
struggling to make a living as a private investigator while dealing
with the breakdown of his marriage. However, his involvement in a
complex child kidnapping case could lead to a much-needed career
breakthrough. 
 The entire mini-series (based on the best-selling novel by Colleen McCullough) following the fortunes of the Cleary family, whose lives are touched by a seemingly unalterable destiny. The story spans generations and continents and deals with the relationship between an ambitious priest (Richard Chamberlain) and a young woman (Rachel Ward). 
 Collection of two TV dramas based on stories by Stephen King. Set in
the town of Castle Rock, Maine, 'Castle Rock' follows lawyer Henry
Deaver (André Holland) as he returns to his hometown to investigate an
incident at Shawshank State Penitentiary, where a mysterious inmate,
known only as The Kid (Bill Skarsgård), asked for him personally. Back
in Castle Rock, where people still blame him for his father's death,
Henry is forced to confront his past as he tries to solve the
increasing number of mysteries afflicting the town. 
 An American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma travels to Marseille in France to visit his estranged daughter, in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system, Bill Baker builds a new life for himself in France as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter. 
 The Crown, created by Peter Morgan, follows Queen Elizabeth through the late 1950s and early ‘60s as she struggles to navigate a world that’s changing around her. She must face the challenges of a new era, from the Suez Canal crisis to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, while preserving both the monarchy and her marriage. |     You may like...
	
	
	
		
			
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