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Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons stars in this drama adapted from the bestselling novel by Pascal Mercier. Swiss professor Raimund Gregorius saves a young woman from jumping off a bridge and committing suicide. She leaves before he gets the chance to talk to her but in her haste forgets her coat and a book - a memoir written by Amadeu do Prado - inside which is a train ticket to Lisbon. Hoping it will lead him to the woman, Raimund boards the train to Lisbon and goes on a search to discover more about the author's life, which is seen in flashbacks. He learns of Amadeu's time as a resistance fighter during the Salazar dictatorship and his relationship with his friends and the woman he loved, Estefânia. Along the way Raimund meets and befriends an optician, Mariana, and comes to some realisations about his own life.
Classic British crime drama directed by Terence Fisher. The film follows reporters Mike Billings and Jenny Drew (John Bentley and Hy Hazell) as they investigate the disappearance of a young woman. With the last person to see her being her husband Henry Crossley (Patrick Holt), all leads point to him being responsible. Will his alibi hold up to careful scrutiny?
Fictionalised biography of Professor Stephen Hawking starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the young Stephen Hawking who, as a bright and ambitious 21 year-old PhD student at Cambridge University, is diagnosed with the debilitating motor neurone disease and given two years to live. The drama tells how, against the odds, he goes on to achieve scientific success and worldwide acclaim.
In 1966 BBC Television embarked on its most ambitious documentary series to date. The eminent art historian Lord Clark was commissioned to write and present an epic examination of Western European culture, defining what he considered to be the crucial phases of its development. Civilisation: A Personal View by Lord Clark would be more than two years in the making, with filming in over 100 locations across 13 countries. The lavish series was hailed as a masterpiece when it was first transmitted in 1969. From the fall of the Roman Empire to the Industrial Revolution and beyond, Clark's compelling narrative is accompanied by breathtaking colour photgraphy of Europe's greatest landmarks. This 'history of ideas as illustrated by art and music' remains the benchmark for the numerous programmes it inspired. Includes a specially written 36 page illustrated booklet of viewing notes to accompany this DVD.
Contains all episdoes of the first five seasons of the ITV costume drama. This collection also includes the Christmas Day episodes from 2011, 2012 and 2013. Spanning the idyllic pre-war era through the storms of The Great War and beyond to the roaring 1920s, Downton Abbey tells the story of the aristocratic Crawley family and the servants who work for them. As the world around them undergoes extraordinary change, life in the sumptuous country house continues to be marked by romance, ambition, passion and heartbreak. As challenges are faced upstairs and down, inhabitants of the great house share in each other's joys and hardship; their lives are inseparably interlinked. Also Includes exclusive clip from the 2014 Christmas special PLUS "The Manners of Downton Abbey" - an exclusive to DVD programme featuring historian and Downton Abbey historical advisor Alastair Bruce as he guides us through the etiquette of how to eat, marry, behave, dress and make money in the 1920’s.
Ray Winstone brings history's most beguiling monarch to life in this story of Henry VIII revealing the destruction Henry often left in his wake during his extraordinary 38 year reign. From the moment Henry Tudor casts aside his faithful wife Katherine of Aragon for the bewitching and determined Anne Boleyn (Helena Bonham-Carter), he sets himself on course for a series of disastrous marriages.
Philip Leacock directs this 1960s British film exploring a childhood friendship threatened by a religious divide. Michael O'Malley (Philip Needs), a young Catholic boy, and Rachel Mathias (Loretta Parry), a young Jewish girl, become friends when the former rescues the latter from schoolyard bullies. With both considered outsiders in Protestant England, a strong basis exists for a bond between the pair. However, in their innocence, Michael and Rachel become friends in spite of, rather than because of, their family backgrounds. Distraught when Rachel's parents declare that they are moving away, the pair set off on an adventure that may well change their lives forever...
Biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly and Anthony Hopkins. The film tells the story of Noah (Crowe), the last of the pre-flood Patriarchs. Considered a madman by many, Noah has visions of an apocalyptic flood that will wash over the earth and wipe out the sinful from existence. Instructed by these visions to build a vessel that will enable Noah, his family and two of every living creature to live through the deluge and begin the planet's repopulation, he begins construction on an ark. However, his project attracts the attention of his nemesis Tubal-cain (Ray Winstone) and his followers who threaten Noah's family and the ongoing construction of the vessel. The supporting cast includes Emma Watson, Douglas Booth, Nick Nolte and Frank Langella.
Starring Neil Dudgeon as Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby, this DVD collection contains all five episodes from the sixteenth season of Midsomer Murders, including the 100th episode "The Killings of Copenhagen", as well as a special behind the scenes bonus feature. Set in the idyllic, picturesque county of Midsomer, all is not as it seems and beneath the tranquil surface of village life exists a disturbing and cunning propensity for murder.
Allegorical drama from director Lindsay Anderson in which a group of non-conformist students lead a revolt against their oppressive masters at an English private school. Parallels are drawn in the film between the bullying, inflexible and snobbish approach of the schoolmasters to their pupils, led by the rebellious Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell), and the dysfunction and injustice of the British class system at large. As Mick and his gang of cohorts indulge in acts of petty disobedience, such as heading into town to try and seduce a local waitress, the school's acts of retribution, led by Rowntree (Robert Swann), become increasingly cruel and malicious. Finally, the students are provoked into open rebellion, the bloody nature of which shocked a number of commentators at the time and led to claims that the film aimed to provoke a violent uprising in society as a whole.
An updating of the 1936 Frank Capra classic 'Mr Deeds Goes to Town'. Adam Sandler takes on the Gary Cooper role of smalltown poet and pizzeria owner, Longfellow Deeds, who inherits $40 billion from his uncle and sets off for New York to take over his new business empire, bringing his smalltown values with him. Television reporter Babe Bennett (Winona Ryder) poses as an innocent smalltown girl in order to dig up any dirt on him, but, despite her best efforts, finds him to be nothing other than a gentleman, and even falls for him.
Herbert Brenon directs this 1940s crime drama starring Sebastian Shaw, Jack Hawkins and Kathleen Harrison. Based on the story by Edgar Wallace, the film follows Inspector Bradley (Shaw), the head of the Flying Squad who is determined to bring a gang of London drug smugglers to justice. When the gang, led by the ruthless Mark McGill (Hawkins), murder Ron Perryman (Manning Whiley), Bradley sees an opportunity to move in and the Flying Squad begin the dangerous process of trying to put McGill and co. behind bars.
Scathing black comedy about love, sex, family, murder, incest and revenge, based on the 17th-century play by Shakespeare contemporary Thomas Middleton and transposed by subversive British director Alex Cox to a post-apocalyptic Liverpool. After ten years in hiding, Vindici (Christopher Eccleston) returns to destroy the Duke (Derek Jacobi) who murdered Vindici's wife on their wedding day. During his absence, Vindici's family fell into poverty - while the Duke, Duchess and their decadent sons acquired wealth and power, ruling over their court obsessed with transient beauty, money, inherited privilege and power. Determined to exact his revenge, Vindici sets out to gain the confidence of the Duke and his villainous heir, Lussurioso (Eddie Izzard). The film was screened at the 2002 Locarno Film Festival.
Hard-hitting drama starring Brie Larson and John Gallagher Jr. Both Grace (Larson) and her boyfriend Mason (Gallagher Jr.) work at a short-term care centre for troubled children. Although the facility has numerous residents, the film closely follows the experiences of 17-year-old Marcus (Keith Stanfield), who is concerned about leaving the facility when he turns 18, and newcomer Jayden (Kaitlyn Dever), who although tormented is also gifted, and we come to know the harsh realities of their existence and ongoing abuse. We also learn that Grace, who encourages the kids to talk about the reasons which brought them to the centre, is battling with her own troubled past and is reluctant to open up about it...
Jeff Chandler and Orson Welles star in this 1950s Western from director Jack Arnold. Wealthy tyrant Virgil Renchler (Welles) rules over cow town Spurline from his Golden Empire ranch. When his henchmen kill a young worker, Sheriff Ben Sadler (Chandler) investigates but meets resistance not only from those responsible but also from the local people who are afraid their town will suffer without Renchler's business.
Anthony Asquith directs this 1960s drama starring David Niven and Leslie Caron. English couple Tom and Claire Jordan (Niven and Caron) are committed pacifists. When they find themselves in a position to help President Rivera (David Opatoshu), a Latin American leader who is the subject of a military coup, they feel they have little option other than to safeguard him from the death squads in search of his head. In doing so, Tom and Claire put themselves in great danger. As the enemies of a merciless regime they are forced to flee for their lives. Will the experience draw them together or tear them apart?
Made-for-TV romantic drama starring Candace Cameron Bure and Victor Webster. Single mother Megan (Cameron Bure) adopts a dog for her young daughter Caitlin (Katie Hawkins) who has been struggling to make friends since moving to a new neighbourhood. The dog, Jake, creates chaos in Megan's home but Caitlin quickly forms a strong bond with him. Jake's real owner Ben (Webster) turns up and explains that the dog ran off when the garden gate was left open but when he sees how attached Caitlin is to her canine friend Ben agrees to share him with her. As Megan and Ben spend more time in each other's company they begin to develop romantic feelings for one another. Will both he and Jake become a permanent part of the family?
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.
The complete series 1-4 of the thriller following a group of 40-something men who inadvertently become involved in crime. The problems of Baxter (John Simm), Rick (Marc Warren), Woody (Max Beesley) and Quinn (Philip Glenister) begin when they go on holiday to Majorca to meet their wealthy friend, Alvo (Ben Chaplin), who has gone into early retirement. It soon becomes clear that Alvo is mentally unstable and, when he steals a boat, the situation gets quickly out of hand. The friends suddenly find themselves caught up in a web of corruption involving murder and millions of euros in drug money from which they struggle to escape.
Triple bill of made-for-TV crime dramas about real-life serial killers. In 'A Is for Acid' (2002), after mistakenly believing a Latin term to mean that murder can only be proven with the evidence of a body, John George Haigh (Martin Clunes) discovers a way to get rid of potential victims by using sulphuric acid. He first kills his friend, Donald McSwan (Neil McKinven), in order to assume control of his business, but in order to increase his finances Haigh takes a number of further victims. When those who knew the deceased become suspicious a criminal investigation is launched and it looks as though Haigh's murderous ways will finally be put to a stop. 'Harold Shipman - Doctor Death' (2002) follows the story of Dr. Harold Shipman (James Bolam), a general practitioner who throughout his career is believed to have killed as many as 250 of his patients. When the high death rate of his practice was investigated, it was discovered that he had given lethal doses of diamorphine to a vast number of his patients. He was put on trial where he was convicted of 15 murders and sentenced to life imprisonment. In 'The Brides in the Bath' (2003), in order to accumulate wealth George Joseph Smith (Martin Kemp) commits bigamy under various pseudonyms and kills three of his wives between 1910 and 1915. He tries to make it look as though the women died by accidentally drowning in their bathtubs but the deaths are eventually linked with Detective Inspector Arthur Neil (Alan Mckenna) working to solve the case.
All 36 episodes from the first three seasons of the Golden Globe-winning HBO period drama set during the 1920s Prohibition era. Atlantic County Treasurer Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson (Steve Buscemi) sets up a bootlegging business, hoping to get rich. As he progresses in his venture he crosses paths with politicians and mobsters alike but his lavish lifestyle soon leads the federal government to grow suspicious of his activities. Among the show's executive producers are its creator, 'The Sopranos' writer Terence Winter, and Martin Scorsese, who also directed the pilot. Season 1 episodes comprise: 'Boardwalk Empire', 'The Ivory Tower', 'Broadway Limited', 'Anastasia', 'Nights in Ballygran', 'Family Limitation', 'Home', 'Hold Me in Paradise', 'Belle Femme', 'The Emerald City', 'Paris Green' and 'A Return to Normalcy'. Season 2 episodes comprise: '21', 'Ourselves Alone', 'A Dangerous Mind', 'What Does the Bee Do?', 'Gimcrack and Bunkum', 'The Age of Reason', 'Peg of Old', 'Two Boats and a Lifeguard', 'Battle of the Century', 'Georgia Peaches', 'Under God's Power She Flourishes' and 'To the Lost'. Season 3 episodes comprise: 'Resolution', 'Spaghetti and Coffee', 'Bone for Tuna', 'Blue Bell Boy', 'You'd Be Surprised', 'Ging Gang Goolie', 'Sunday Best', 'The Pony', 'The Milkmaid's Lot', 'A Man, a Plan...', 'Two Imposters' and 'Margate Sands'.
Chicago Fire burns brighter than ever as the scorching drama reignites for a seventh season. The hit series from Primetime Emmy Award-winning executive producer Dick Wolf continues to follow the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51 as they put their lives on the line to save lives and protect their great city. Captain Matthew Casey (Jesse Spencer) resumes command of the truck company while Lt. Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) heads the rescue squad. Major changes are in store for Firehouse 51 with the departure of a beloved member of the crew and the addition of someone new who struggles to acclimate to life within the tightknit firehouse family.
TV's critically acclaimed crime drama returns, starring multi-award winning actress Brenda Blethyn as DCI Vera Stanhope. Based on the bestselling Inspector Stanhope books by renowned writer Ann Cleeves, Vera and her team are faced with a series of daunting challenges.
Gerry Anderson makes his directorial debut with this British crime drama. After being ridiculed by his superior, PC Don Ross (Anthony Oliver) decides to investigate a gang of thieves on his own, eventually joining their ranks in order to expose the truth. Will Ross be able to keep his cover long enough to put the criminals behind bars? |
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