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George Smiley, a recently retired MI6 agent, is doing his best to adjust to a life outside the secret service. However, when a disgraced agent reappears with information concerning a mole at the heart of the service, Smiley is drawn back into the murky field of espionage. Tasked with investigating which of his trusted former colleagues has chosen to betray him and their country, Smiley narrows his search to four suspects - all experienced, skilled and successful agents - but past histories, rivalries and friendships make it far from easy to pinpoint the man who is eating away at the heart of the British establishment. An all-star cast explodes on the screen in this gripping and tense adaptation of John le Carré’s classic spy novel.
Tony Aaron is a disgraced ex-cop who now makes a living as a private eye setting up fake adultery cases with the help of his wife Hazel. One day, Aaron bursts into a hotel room to find Hazel and their client, a famous American painter, murdered; the painter's body mutilated, and his thumb, with which he signed his paintings, cut off and missing. Two lead suspects are brought to the fore: the painter's widow and his mistress Angeline. Tony soon falls in love with Angeline but the investigation is turned on it's head when it appears the victims were murdered with Tony's gun. Now Aaron has to clear his name and find the person responsible for murdering his wife.
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison. Refusing to be deterred by impossible odds or his own inexperience, John devises an elaborate escape plot and plunges into a dangerous and unfamiliar world, ultimately risking everything for the woman he loves.
When Robert Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati - the most powerful underground organization in history - he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization's most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. When Langdon learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, he jets to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a nonstop, action-packed hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican's only hope for survival.
All eight episodes from the tenth season of the ITV detective drama starring John Nettles as Detective Inspector Tom Barnaby, who uncovers the crimes hidden beneath the facade of local village life with the help of trusty Sergeant Ben Jones.
Featured episodes:
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Twelve
Ocean's Thirteen
All ten episodes from season 5 and 6 of the crime drama set in the picturesque county of Midsomer, where Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby is continually reminded that beneath the tranquil surface of village life exists a disturbing propensity for murder.
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In the fifth installment of the Saw franchise, Detective Hoffman is seemingly the last person alive to carry on the Jigsaw legacy. But when his secret is threatened, he must go on the hunt to eliminate all loose ends.
In the fifth installment of the Saw franchise, Detective Hoffman is seemingly the last person alive to carry on the Jigsaw legacy. But when his secret is threatened, he must go on the hunt to eliminate all loose ends.
Lt. William Somerset, a burnt-out veteran cop, is on the brink of retirement. Forced to train his ambitious and eager replacement, Somerset is teamed with Detective David Mills on an investigation that draws these disparate cops deeper and deeper into the twisted world of a cunning and meticulous criminal. He is methodical, exacting and grotesquely creative. He is known as John Doe and he is the most vicious serial killer alive, fashioning murders based on the seven deadly sins. As each new victim is discovered, the detectives must combine their collective experiences to track the trail of a killer bent on seeking attrition for society's sins.
Based on true events, The Mothman Prophecies is a compelling, heart-pounding, bone-chilling thriller that will jolt you off your seat! Driven to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding his wife's death, John Klein uncovers chilling secrets behind The Mothman, a timeless nameless horror whose appearance spells doom for all those who see it. Klein discovers a connection between the supernatural being and the small town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, where he finds a community paralysed by fear.
Seven years after being forced to resign as a New York police officer, private detective Billy Taggart takes on his toughest case yet: following the wife of the city's hard-nosed mayor, who's convinced she's cheating on him. But by the time the mayor reveals his true intentions, Billy is already in too deep. Now, with his freedom - and quite possibly his life - on the line, Billy will risk it all in a desperate bid to expose the truth, and seek redemption in a city where second chances don't come cheap.
Robert Mitchum stars in this thriller set in the 1930s in the rural American South. Psychopathic preacher Harry Powell is arrested for a minor offence in a small West Virginian town. His cell mate, Ben Harper (Peter Graves), who faces the death penalty, confides that he has hidden $10,000 from a bank robbery. When Powell is released Harper has already been hanged, so the preacher tracks down his widow and children in an attempt to get his hands on the loot.
Every episode from all four seasons of the American TV drama created by Mike Kelley and inspired by Alexandre Dumas's novel 'The Count of Monte Cristo'. When Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons for the summer, she is welcomed by the residents into their privileged community. Little do they know that Emily is in fact Amanda Clarke, a girl who lived in the Hamptons when she was younger who has come to seek revenge for the wrongs suffered by her father at the hands of the woman he loved, Victoria Grayson. Victoria is now a prominent member of the local community and a tempting target, but Emily's vengeful designs are complicated when she unexpectedly falls for her enemy's son Daniel.
The 9-episode limited series gothic romance from the creator of "The Haunting of Hill House." After an au pair’s tragic death, Henry Wingrave hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor with the estate’s chef Owen groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose. But all is not as it seems at the manor, and centuries of dark secrets of love and loss are waiting to be unearthed in this chilling gothic romance. At Bly Manor, dead doesn’t mean gone.
This atmospheric thriller provided the breakthrough role for Hayley Mills, playing opposite her father John. Polish sailor Korchinsky is furious to discover his lover has left him for another man and shoots her. The crime is witnessed by 10-year-old Gillie who steals the gun. Investigating officer Graham is in pursuit when Korchinsky abducts Gillie. In black & white.
As we return to Portwenn, all is not well with Doc Martin. With his career still under scrutiny due to his blood phobia, Dr Rebecca Hedden from the General Medical Council arrives to assess his bedside manner and determine if he is still fit to practise. Louisa, having resigned as head teacher at Portwenn School, is throwing herself into her new career as a child and adolescent counsellor, as well as spending more time with their son James Henry. When Louisa notices James is finding it hard to socialise at nursery, she starts wondering whether a little brother or sister would help. But with Martin having to jump through hoops to save his career and Louisa starting her new role the timing might not be the best. Meanwhile Al and Bert are making a success of running the Crab and Lobster, leaving Morwenna feeling a little neglected; Mrs Tishell has a new lease of life following Clive's death and decides to try dating again; and Penhale's authority is challenged when his predecessor returns. However, could an accidental proposal have wedding bells ringing in the village of Portwenn?
Confronting cold cases, running secretive stings, and chasing down kidnappers are all part of the job for the unsung heroes of the Major Case Response team in the suspense-packed Season 15 of NCIS. As the team continues to search the jungles of Paraguay for Special Agents Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and Timothy McGee (Sean Murray), the cases keep coming. Co-stars Pauley Perrette, Emily Wickersham, David McCallum, Brian Dietzen, Rocky Carroll, Duane Henry, and Wilmer Valderrama are joined by Maria Bello as Special Agent and forensic psychologist Jacq ueline Sloane to solve a suspicious suicide, run a protection detail and face the crimes and the criminals that threaten our country. Suspense rises in the ranks in this 24-episode, 6-disc set.
New York, 1955, Private Detective Harry Angel has a new case on his hands. Washed up crooner Johnny Favorite has gone missing. Anybody that might be holding clues is being killed. Informants and witnesses are being murdered one by one. The bodies are piling up, time is running out and Harry Angel is being kept awake at night by strange satanic visions. From the mean streets of New York to the backwoods of New Orleans, Harry suddenly finds himself being dragged into a world of sex, murder, voodoo and death. This is no ordinary case, and Harry is no ordinary detective. Directed by Alan Parker (Midnight Express, Mississippi Burning) and starring Mickey Rourke (Sin City, The Wrestler), Robert De Niro (Taxi Driver, Heat), Lisa Bonet (High Fidelity) and Charlotte Rampling (Red Sparrow), Angel Heart is a deeply disturbing film with an incredibly unsettling atmosphere. A prime example of late eighties neo-noir, it successfully manages to blend elements of detective fiction with dark horror.
In Season 13 of the hit series NCIS, the missions turn personal when a hostage situation traps one of their own, new evidence calls the unit’s conclusions into question, and a threat from the past targets the team and their allies. Yet even when the danger hits close to home, Special Agent Jethro Gibbs knows he can count on his supremely skilled team to cope with the crises that affect U.S. military personnel and national security. As the stakes rise higher than ever, a beloved character might make their final exit in the unforgettable conclusion.
All 37 episodes from all five season of the TV drama starring Matthew Macfadyen as a detective trying to maintain the law on the streets of Whitechapel in the wake of the Jack the Ripper murders. Following the notorious killings committed by Jack the Ripper, H Division's Detective Inspector Edmund Reid, aided by the hard-boiled Sergeant Bennett Drake and American forensics expert Captain Homer Jackson, has his hands full trying to keep the streets safe from others only too willing to fill the void.
Comedy drama series starring Dawn French, Iain Glen and Emilia Fox. In Cornwall, renowned chef Leo Vincent (Glen) has left his wife Gina (French) for his new partner Sam (Fox). Despite cheating on his wife for years, Leo stayed with Gina and used her passion and skill for cooking for his own gain. When Sam discovers Leo has also been cheating on her, she turns to Gina for support and advice. However, Gina may not be all that innocent herself...
All six episodes from the third season of the BBC crime drama starring Gillian Anderson as a Metropolitan Police detective drafted to Belfast to help on a puzzling murder case. Having apprehended and hospitalised serial killer Paul Spector, the prime suspect in the Belfast Strangler case, Stella and her colleagues face an investigation of their own over their handling of the case.
Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis star in a complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance. Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series.
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