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Academy Award winner for Best Actor. Armed with a clear vision and a brazen 78-page plan, Richard Williams is determined to write his daughters, Venus and Serena, into history. Training on Compton, California's abandoned tennis courts - rain or shine - the girls are shaped by their father's unyielding commitment and their mother's balanced perspective and keen intuition, defying the seemingly insurmountable odds and prevailing expectations laid before them. Based on the true story that will inspire the world, King Richard follows the uplifting journey of a family whose unwavering resolve and unconditional belief ultimately delivers two of the world's greatest sports legends.
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Multi-award winning documentary by Brazilian director José Padilha, exploring the conditions and circumstances that led to an armed siege on a Rio bus in June 2000. When Sandro do Nascimento, a young homeless man evidently high on drugs, failed in his attempt to rob Ônibus 174 in a wealthy area of Rio de Janeiro, he took the bus passengers hostage armed with a pistol. The situation escalated as the police, a SWAT team and reporters converged on the bus, and the hijacking unfolded in front of a nation until it reached its tragic and horrific climax. Padilha looks behind the event at the circumstances of Sandro's life: he had watched his mother's brutal murder as a small boy, and managed to survive the 1993 massacre of homeless children at Candelária. The documentary shows the desperation of Sandro's plight, using interviews with people involved in the event, including members of Sandro's family, and live television footage to tell this powerful and unsettling story.
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.
'Fitz' Fitzgerald is an insulting, nosy, loathsome individual who is a drunken excuse for a husband, a lousy father, and a gambling washout but he has one saving grace - he is a brilliant psychologist with an uncanny ability to see the evil in people, make them confess and walk away unscathed. He seems to understand the criminal mind, most probably because his mind isn't that far removed from the criminals he deals with. All 11 feature-length episodes are included:
Live production, recorded at the Bristol Old Vic, of Arnold Wesker's controversial play. Dealing with the subject of 'False Memory Syndrome', Wesker explores the nature of memory and the self-interest of a therapeutic profession that would plant 'false' memories of child abuse to explain behavioural problems.
All six episodes from the BBC drama that tells the true story of the Mottershead family who founded Chester Zoo. George Mottershead (Lee Ingleby) and his wife Lizzie (Liz White) live in a small flat above his father Albert (Peter Wight)'s grocery shop with their daughters Muriel and June (Amelia Clarkson and Honor Kneafsey) but feel it's time to move out and start a life of their own. Suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, George often finds solace in rescuing abandoned animals. When he sees a dilapidated manor in Chester for sale at auction he borrows money from the bank and purchases the land with a view to converting it into a modern zoo where animals are allowed to roam free. The episodes are: 'The Idea', 'Moving On', 'The Village Rivals', 'The Fund of Chester Zoo', 'In the Middle of a Local War' and 'The Final Decision'.
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.
Stanley Kubrick's controversial film triggered copycat violence on its initial release and as a result the director withdrew the film from circulation in Britain, keeping it suppressed right up to his death in 1999. The film follows sadistic punk Alex (Malcolm McDowell) as he takes his gang on a rape and murder spree, showing absolutely no mercy to any of his victims. When he is eventually captured, the authorities subject him to a series of experiments designed to rid him of his violent tendencies.
All 13 episodes from the first season of the action adventure show starring Krysten Ritter as the Marvel Comics character Jessica Jones. After her short career as a superhero ends in tragedy, Jessica attempts to rebuild her life by becoming a private detective based in Hell's Kitchen, New York. When an investigation leads her to discover that mind controlling sociopath Kilgrave (David Tennant) has resurfaced, Jessica resolves to use her unique abilities to protect the city from this deadly threat. The episodes are: 'AKA Ladies Night', 'AKA Crush Syndrome', 'AKA It's Called Whiskey', 'AKA 99 Friends', 'AKA The Sandwich Saved Me', 'AKA You're a Winner!', 'AKA Top Shelf Perverts', 'AKA WWJD?', 'AKA Sin Bin', 'AKA 1,000 Cuts', 'AKA I've Got the Blues', 'AKA Take a Bloody Number' and 'AKA Smile'.
Baseball-themed drama starring Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams. Gus Lobel (Eastwood) is a veteran baseball scout who is nearing the end of his career. Realising that her father is struggling to keep up with the demands of his job as his eyesight deteriorates, Gus's daughter Mickey (Adams) reluctantly agrees to accompany her father on his upcoming scouting venture. Justin Timberlake co-stars as Mickey's love interest Johnny Flanagan, an aspiring sports announcer whose career was first launched when he was scouted by Gus years ago.
This Hollywood remake of Wim Wenders' art-house hit 'Wings of Desire' stars Nicolas Cage as an angel desperate to hang up his wings and join the mortal rank-and-file. His chief object of affection is a distinctly down-to-earth surgeon (Meg Ryan), who needs some convincing that the man she starts falling in love with has sacrificed immortality to be with her.
Dramatic retelling of the life and career of Spanish professional golfer Severiano 'Seve' Ballesteros directed by documentary film-maker John-Paul Davidson. The film shows how Seve grew from a young boy (José Luis Gutiérrez) playing golf on the beaches of his native Spain with a broken 3-iron to a world number one and leading figure in the sport. Told through dramatic re-enactments and archive footage, the story follows Seve as he overcomes every hurdle in his journey towards success.
Director Mike Leigh takes a satirical look at middle-class values in the 70s. Upwardly mobile couple Beverley and Laurence host an informal drinks evening when their neighbour's teenage daughter, Abigail, throws a party. Tensions arise as bored, bitchy housewife Beverley (Alison Steadman) flirts with her new neighbour, patronises his wife, embarasses Abigail's mother Sue and drives her over-stressed husband to the point of no return.
The complete first two seasons of the legal drama from the creator of Ally McBeal, David E. Kelly. Bobby Donnell is a young, passionate lawyer struggling to keep his small Boston law firm afloat. Full of idealistic dreams of defending the innocent, he quickly realises that being a good defence lawyer is more challenging than he ever expected. Along with his associate attorneys he walks a fine line between his own principles and his legal obligations to his clients. Striving for justice, Bobby squares off against formidable adversaries like tenacious and sexy prosecutor Helen Gamble, a relationship that catches fire both in and out of the court.
BBC adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's unfinished novel. The decision of long-time widower Mr Gibson (Bill Paterson) to remarry has several repercussions for his daughter, Molly (Justine Waddell), who resents the arrival of her stepmother (Francesca Annis). However, Molly also acquires a stepsister, Cynthia (Keeley Hawes), with whom she soon forms a close bond. Their relationship is later put to the test, however, when they both set their sights on the same man.
Coffy is a nurse by day and avenging angel by night. When she discovers that her little sister has been doped up - and freaked out - by a greedy drug pusher, she not only puts an end to his miserable days, but she vows to follow his trail of corruption up to the top. But what Coffy doesn't realise is that all is not what it seems - and that the leafy green behind the pushers' scene just may come from someone she knows.
Complete box set edition of all three series of the popular BBC wartime drama, set amongst a small European expatriate community living in Singapore, who become caught up in the horrors of war when the Japanese invade in 1941. The series follows the lives of the women as they are herded into captivity, and as they attempt to survive the harsh conditions and cruel treatment of the Japanese.
Line of Duty returns for a second season, featuring a new police corruption story told over six one-hour episodes. The series opens explosively with the ambush of a police convoy in which three police officers are killed and a protected witness seriously injured. The sole surviving police officer is Detective Inspector Lindsay Denton. Deputy Chief Constable Mike Dryden takes personal charge, assigning AC-12 to the case. In doing so, Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott, Detective Constable Kate Fleming and Superintendent Ted Hastings are joined by newly-appointed Detective Constable Georgia Trotman to investigate a complex case rich in unexpected twists and turns.
Season 12 of HEARTLAND sees the Bartlett-Fleming clan dealing with day-to-day challenges and pursuing forgotten dreams. Their strength will be tested as they face personal struggles and must look to one another for guidance and support. Amy and Ty are trying to balance life with a toddler and their perpetually busy schedules. Realising their long-time goal of working together turns out to be the solution. But when a newcomer unexpectedly arrives at Heartland, Amy and Ty are confronted with an impossible choice that could change their family forever. Meanwhile, Georgie enlists a new coach and faces immense pressure to reach the next level, causing her to make challenging sacrifices. In order to support her daughter, Lou is spurred into making a decision about her expanding business in NYC. But when she discovers an old flame has moved on, she may live to regret her choice. At the same time, Jack and Lisa confront problems in their relationship when Lisa is faced with a troubling family situation. In the meantime, Tim makes drastic life changes leading to a further rift between him and Jack.
After just a year of marriage, the immaculate life Georgina has quickly become intoxicated by is blown apart when her art collector husband Constantine is killed in an explosion aboard the yacht of a Russian oligarch. Believing there to be more to the tragedy, she sets out to uncover what happened. Dark truths about Constantine's dealings emerge and, as she begins to realise who she was really married to, Georgina enters a spiral of moral descent as she becomes immersed in a world of lies, double-dealing and criminality. In order to maintain the legendary Côte d'Azur mansion and protect the family and its fortune, she will have to learn to adapt, survive and ultimately thrive in her dangerous new reality. But as she first proved back in her days as a fine art scholar in the US, she's an A-plus student... (Season 2 debuts on SKY Television in the UK in 2019)
All eleven two-part episodes from series 11 and 12 of the BBC crime thriller following the investigations of a team of forensic experts led by Dr Leo Dalton (William Gaminara), Dr Harry Cunningham (Tom Ward) and Dr Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox). The episodes are: 'Apocalypse', 'Suffer the Children', 'Hippocratic Oath', 'Double Dare', 'Peripheral Vision', 'Safe', 'Death's Door', 'Terror', 'Judgement', 'The Lost Child' and 'Finding Rachel'.
Italian drama miniseries following Inspector Mario Nardone (Sergio Assisi) as he goes about his work in post-war Milan. While Neapolitan Nardone and his family adjust to life in Milan, he tackles corruption and the organised crime that has become rife since the end of the war. The character of Nardone is based on the real-life inspector who was a prominent figure in the city in the 1950s and '60s.
Young David Copperfield's (Ciaran McMenamin) life is not a happy one. To begin with, after the death of his father, he sees his mother marry the villainous Edward Murdstone (Trevor Eve). Then, when his mother sadly also dies, he moves to live with Mr Micawber (Bob Hoskins) and encounters the scoundrel Uriah Heep (Nicholas Lyndhurst). Is there no end to the young lad's misfortune? This BBC production of Charles Dickens' semi-autobiographical novel formed the mainstay of their Christmas 1999 programming.
A previously thought lost episode of the 1960s medical drama starring Bill Simpson and Andrew Cruickshank. Set in a medical practice in the fictional Scottish village of Tannochbrae, the series follows the experienced and mildly conservative Dr Cameron (Cruickshank) and his adventurous and enquiring junior partner Dr Finlay (Simpson). In this episode, tensions between Cameron and Finlay reach breaking point as Cameron questions Finlay's commitment to the job when he requests a leave of absence.
Peter Greenaway's surreal story has twin brothers (Brian and Eric Deacon), both zoologists, re-examining the meaning of life after a car accident involving a swan claims the lives of their wives. They study the decomposition of several animals with time-lapse photography, plot to liberate zoo animals, and begin a menage-a-trois with the one-legged woman who survived the crash. |
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