David Blair directs this British drama, loosely inspired by John Steinbeck's novel 'Of Mice and Men'. Set in Nottingham, the film revolves around the relationship between the thuggish Danny (Stephen Graham) and Joseph (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), a giant of a man with a mental age of seven. When Danny finds himself in debt to a local crime boss, he feels he is left with no choice but to manipulate Joseph into participating in a series of underground cage fights from which Danny can profit. Salvation appears to call out to both men when they begin relationships with Lisa (Emma Stansfield) and Isabel (Maxine Peake), but will they be able to escape the bloody world of gambling and fighting Danny has plunged them into?

Intense drama in which a woman who loses her sweetheart to an unfortunate accident elects to raise a clone of her dead lover. Rebecca (Eva Green) and Thomas (Matt Smith) were youthful companions. When they meet again as adults they embark on a passionate relationship that is cut tragically short by the death of Thomas in a traffic accident. Unable to bear the thought of living without her soulmate, Rebecca decides to make use of the latest technology to have a clone of Thomas implanted in her womb. Rebecca duly bears and raises another Thomas, but her decision leads to inevitable complications. As well as facing the disapproval of society and close family members, as Thomas approaches maturity her motherly feelings become dangerously mixed in with the romantic compulsions of her youth...

All eight episodes from the second series of the BBC Victorian costume drama adapted from the novel 'Au Bonheur des Dames' by Émile Zola. Set in a north of England town, the show follows shopworker Denise Lovett (Joanna Vanderham) as she struggles to make her way to the top after managing to gain a lowly position as a salesgirl at 'The Paradise', the town's newly opened upmarket department store. In this series, a year has past and Moray (Emun Elliott) has been exiled to Paris after breaking off his engagement to Katherine (Elaine Cassidy).

Following the death of her father, Katherine and her new husband Tom Weston (Ben Daniels) are now the owners of The Paradise. Tom plans to sell the store which has been struggling to survive in Moray's absence. When he returns at Katherine's request, Moray finds he has his work cut out to restore The Paradise to its former glory.

Meanwhile, he and Denise continue their romance but the future of their relationship remains uncertain.

David L.G. Hughes directs this British gangster thriller set in Southend-On-Sea. Southend is known for having the longest pleasure pier in the world, but it isn't the pursuit of leisure that brings crime boss Jimmy the Gent (Peter Wight) to town. Jimmy has come to visit Shrewd Eddie (Paul Freeman), the ruthless gangster who has come to dominate the dark side of Southend in recent years, to collect the quarter of a million he is owed. As word spreads rapidly around the local crime community about this clash of the titans, all manner of chancers and psychopaths spot an opportunity to find favour with either Jimmy or Eddie and attempt to get in on the action.

Michael Winterbottom directs this comedy drama based on the life of the Soho property tycoon and adult magazine publisher Paul Raymond (Steve Coogan). Charting his life from his early Liverpool roots, the film follows Raymond as he steadily progresses up the financial and social ladder, accumulating wealth and notoriety in equal measure. But as his Soho-based adult entertainment empire grows, his marriage to wife Jean (Anna Friel) teeters under the pressure of his relationship with glamour model Fiona Richmond (Tamsin Egerton), whilst the love he holds for cherished daughter Debbie (Imogen Poots) suffers a tragic fate.

Four BBC adaptations of the novels of Jane Austen.

Andrew Davies's 1995 adaptation of 'Pride and Prejudice' starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth was the BBC's flagship drama in the Autumn 1995 schedule. The story revolves around the arrival of the wealthy Mr Darcy (Firth) and party, and the excitement this causes amongst the five daughters of the Bennett family.

Andrew Davies also penned the adaptation for 'Sense and Sensibility' (2008). Marianne Dashwood (Charity Wakefield) wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby (Dominic Cooper), ignoring her sister Elinor (Hattie Morahan)'s warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Elinor, sensitive to social convention, struggles to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Will the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love?

Romola Garaistars as matchmaker Emma Woodhouse in 'Emma' (2009). Despite the protestations of Mr Knightly (Jonny Lee Miller) for her not to become involved, Emma's meddling has unforeseen effects when she persuades her young friend Harriet Smith (Louise Dylan) to reject the advances of a local farmer in favour of the dashingly eligible Mr Elton (Blake Ritson).

In 'Persuasion' (2007), Anne Elliott (Sally Hawkins) has spent years regretting her rejection of Captain Wentworth (Rupert Penry-Jones)'s proposal of marriage, her family having been against the match on grounds of class. When he returns from sea they meet but, instead of finding romance, are kept apart through a series of misunderstandings. Anne is being pursued by her cousin, Mr Elliott (Tobias Menzies), while Captain Wentworth is regarded as a very eligible bachelor and has a stream of young women with marriage in mind beating a path to his door.

'There's Rosemary, that's for remembrance.' Published in 1945, Sparkling Cyanide is all about remembrance. It begins with six characters recalling the horrific death of Rosemary Barton, a beautiful but shallow young heiress poisoned by a cyanide-spiked glass of champagne whilst celebrating her birthday at a smart London restaurant. Rosemary haunts all six characters, each of them a suspect, throughout the story - and it's not until her killer is found and her ghost laid to rest that the group can move on, though they will never forget. With a distinguished cast including Naomi Frederick, Peter Wight and Sean Baker, this wonderfully entertaining production retains the thrill of Agatha Christie's clever, compulsive story. 2 CDs. 1 hr 30 mins.

David L.G. Hughes directs this British gangster thriller set in Southend-On-Sea. Southend is known for having the longest pleasure pier in the world, but it isn't the pursuit of leisure that brings crime boss Jimmy the Gent (Peter Wight) to town. Jimmy has come to visit Shrewd Eddie (Paul Freeman), the ruthless gangster who has come to dominate the dark side of Southend in recent years, to collect the quarter of a million he is owed. As word spreads rapidly around the local crime community about this clash of the titans, all manner of chancers and psychopaths spot an opportunity to find favour with either Jimmy or Eddie and attempt to get in on the action.

David L.G. Hughes directs this British gangster thriller set in Southend-On-Sea. Southend is known for having the longest pleasure pier in the world, but it isn't the pursuit of leisure that brings crime boss Jimmy the Gent (Peter Wight) to town. Jimmy has come to visit Shrewd Eddie (Paul Freeman), the ruthless gangster who has come to dominate the dark side of Southend in recent years, to collect the quarter of a million he is owed. As word spreads rapidly around the local crime community about this clash of the titans, all manner of chancers and psychopaths spot an opportunity to find favour with either Jimmy or Eddie and attempt to get in on the action.

David L.G. Hughes directs this British gangster thriller set in Southend-On-Sea. Southend is known for having the longest pleasure pier in the world, but it isn't the pursuit of leisure that brings crime boss Jimmy the Gent (Peter Wight) to town. Jimmy has come to visit Shrewd Eddie (Paul Freeman), the ruthless gangster who has come to dominate the dark side of Southend in recent years, to collect the quarter of a million he is owed. As word spreads rapidly around the local crime community about this clash of the titans, all manner of chancers and psychopaths spot an opportunity to find favour with either Jimmy or Eddie and attempt to get in on the action.

Mike Leigh writes and directs this observational comedy drama depicting a year in the life of a contented middle-aged London couple. Medical counsellor Gerri (Ruth Sheen) is happily married to Tom (Jim Broadbent). The film follows Gerri over the course of the year as she opens her home and heart to her emotionally needy colleague Mary (Lesley Manville), counsels a chronic insomniac (Imelda Staunton), spends time on her allotment with Tom and plays host to their 30-year-old lawyer son Joe (Oliver Maltman) and his wife and baby.

Mike Leigh's violent and disturbing look at the milieu inhabited by London's homeless. David Thewlis is the motor-mouthed protagonist; bitter, cynical and on the run from Manchester after raping a woman. He arrives in London, shacking up with his ex-girlfriend and her gothic flatmate, before drifting onto the streets - undergoing a series of encounters which convince him of the spiritual emptiness of modern life. As with many of Leigh's films, the dialogue was often improvised by the cast.

Roger Mainwood writes and directs this hand-drawn animation featuring the voice talents of Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn, Pam Ferris and Virginia McKenna. Based on the autobiographical novel by Raymond Briggs, the story follows four decades in the lives of an ordinary couple living in London. Beginning at their first meeting in 1928, events that fill Ethel (voice of Blethyn) and Ernest (Broadbent)'s days include the Great Depression, World War II, the invention of the television and the birth of their son, Raymond (Harry Collett/Luke Treadaway).

All 16 episodes from the first and second series of the BBC Victorian costume drama. Set in a north of England town, the programme follows shopworker Denise Lovett (Joanna Vanderham) as she struggles to make her way to the top after managing to gain a lowly position as a salesgirl at 'The Paradise', the town's newly opened upmarket department store. Whilst being kept under the watchful eye of head of ladies fashion, Miss Audrey (Sarah Lancashire), Denise is quick to snatch an opportunity for advancement when her talents come to the attention of the store's devious widowed owner, Moray (Emun Elliott).

All eight episodes from the second series of the BBC Victorian costume drama adapted from the novel 'Au Bonheur des Dames' by Émile Zola. Set in a north of England town, the show follows shopworker Denise Lovett (Joanna Vanderham) as she struggles to make her way to the top after managing to gain a lowly position as a salesgirl at 'The Paradise', the town's newly opened upmarket department store. In this series, a year has past and Moray (Emun Elliott) has been exiled to Paris after breaking off his engagement to Katherine (Elaine Cassidy). Following the death of her father, Katherine and her new husband Tom Weston (Ben Daniels) are now the owners of The Paradise. Tom plans to sell the store which has been struggling to survive in Moray's absence. When he returns at Katherine's request, Moray finds he has his work cut out to restore The Paradise to its former glory. Meanwhile, he and Denise continue their romance but the future of their relationship remains uncertain.

David Blair directs this British drama, loosely inspired by John Steinbeck's novel 'Of Mice and Men'. Set in Nottingham, the film revolves around the relationship between the thuggish Danny (Stephen Graham) and Joseph (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), a giant of a man with a mental age of seven. When Danny finds himself in debt to a local crime boss, he feels he is left with no choice but to manipulate Joseph into participating in a series of underground cage fights from which Danny can profit. Salvation appears to call out to both men when they begin relationships with Lisa (Emma Stansfield) and Isabel (Maxine Peake), but will they be able to escape the bloody world of gambling and fighting Danny has plunged them into?

Academy Award-nominated Norwegian drama based on explorer Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 expedition in which he journeyed across the Pacific Ocean on a raft from South America to Polynesia. Heyerdahl (Pål Sverre Hagen) aims to prove his theory that the Hanau epe, an ancient Peruvian tribe, settled on the Polynesian islands 1500 years ago. To do so, he builds a raft named Kon-Tiki which resembles the type of vessel the tribe would have had the technology to make. Then, with five crew members and a parrot he sets off from Peru and takes to the ocean, despite the fact he is unable to swim or sail, to show that such a journey would have been possible even in the pre-Columbian era. During the 4300 nautical mile-voyage he and his crew encounter numerous difficulties. Will they make it safely to Polynesia and prove Heyerdahl's theory?

Academy Award-nominated Norwegian drama based on explorer Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 expedition in which he journeyed across the Pacific Ocean on a raft from South America to Polynesia. Heyerdahl (Pål Sverre Hagen) aims to prove his theory that the Hanau epe, an ancient Peruvian tribe, settled on the Polynesian islands 1500 years ago. To do so, he builds a raft named Kon-Tiki which resembles the type of vessel the tribe would have had the technology to make. Then, with five crew members and a parrot he sets off from Peru and takes to the ocean, despite the fact he is unable to swim or sail, to show that such a journey would have been possible even in the pre-Columbian era. During the 4300 nautical mile-voyage he and his crew encounter numerous difficulties. Will they make it safely to Polynesia and prove Heyerdahl's theory?