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British action drama starring Saoirse Ronan. Understandably cold and aggressive after being shipped off to Britain from America to stay with her distant relatives, Daisy (Ronan) is initially weary of her new home in the English countryside, but as a relationship develops between Daisy and her cousin Edmond (George MacKay), she starts warming to her new surroundings. Left to their own devices while her Aunt Penn (Anna Chancellor) is abroad involved in peace negotiations, the group enjoy their idyllic surroundings and isolation from parental influence. However, when World War Three breaks out over Europe and Britain is taken over by military forces, the group is split up and detained in prisoner-of-war camps. With nothing left to lose, Daisy begins planning her escape in the hope of reuniting with her lover, but with war taking its toll on everyone throughout the country, she grows fearful of what she may find...
Brian Cox and Emilia Fox star in this comedy drama co-written and directed by János Edelényi. The film follows retired Shakespearean actor Sir Michael Gifford (Cox), who's battle with a form of Parkinson's disease has left him confined to a wheelchair at his country estate. After alienating a number of former caregivers with his prickly and quarrelsome attitude, Gifford's strong-willed daughter Sophia (Fox) forces him to accept Hungarian refugee and aspiring actress Dorottya (Coco König) as his new carer. Despite a difficult start, the pair soon begin to form a strong bond which could prove beneficial for both of them.
Three-part series focusing on the rampant social snobbery of a small English town in the interwar years. Emmeline Lucas (Anna Chancellor), known to her friends as Lucia, comes into conflict with social rival Miss Elizabeth Mapp (Miranda Richardson) when she moves to the small town of Tilling. Miss Mapp has long been flourishing as the unopposed head of Tilling's social activity and is seen as a woman of great importance to her upper-middle class community. But she meets her match in the recently widowed Lucia who sees her new home as the perfect platform to ingratiate herself with society again, pitting the two women against each other on a collision course towards social perfection.
Modern-day reworking of the classic Ealing comedy of the 1950s. Faced with dire financial problems, St.Trinian's, the school for 'young ladies', has to somehow find the extra cash needed, or face closure from the bank. If that wasn't enough, Headmistress Camilla Fritton's (Rupert Everett) old flame Geoffrey Thwaites (Colin Firth) is now Education Minister, and he's not too impressed with the ethos of 'self-empowerment' (anarchy) practised at the school. But faced with the loss of their school, the usually ferocious St Trinian's girls decide to put aside their differences and work together to raise the cash the only way they know - by pulling off the heist of the century.
St Trinian's, the infamous school for 'young ladies', is facing a financial crisis. The new Education Minister (Colin Firth) is an old flame of the headmistress (Rupert Everett) but is determined to bring discipline and order to the anarchic school. A motley crew of teachers, and ruthless pupils join forces to steal the famous painting "Girl With A Pearl Earring" from the National Gallery. But can their combined cunning, girlish wiles and total lack of shame win the day before the authorities close them down for good?
All six episodes from the first series of the BBC Three comedy that charts the repercussions following an unexpected teenage pregnancy. Determined to have a good time after their GCSE exams, 16-year-old Jamie (Sean Verey) and his mate Mike (Dylan Edwards) head for the end of term sixth form party. Also keen on having some fun is 18-year-old soon-to-be university student Laura (Scarlett Alice Johnson), who, egged on by her friend Danielle (Emer Kenny), decides to break her parents' curfew to attend. Waking up the next morning to discover he's sharing the same bed as Laura, a panicking Jamie beats a hasty retreat, leaving behind his phone number on a scrap of paper. But his problems are only just beginning, as a few weeks later Danielle discovers that she's pregnant. The episodes are: 'Like Narnia but Sexy', 'Pregnant Rapist', 'Edinburgh ... in Scotland', 'Man of the Moment', 'Knocked Up', 'Homeless' and 'Aaargh'.
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