The Halcyon is a drama set during World War II and tells the story of a bustling and glamorous five-star hotel at the centre of 1940s London society.

Set to a soundtrack of the era, it shows London life and the impact it has on families, politics, relationships and work across every social class.

As war and carnage engulf the streets outside, hotel manager Richard Garland prides himself in helping his guests to forget the devastation that is currently all around them.

James Nesbitt, Maisie Williams and David Wilmot star in this comedy drama written by brothers Brendan and Niall Heery. When Alice (Kerry Condon) made the decision to leave childhood sweetheart Ray (Wilmot) and take their daughter away in search of a better life she never imagined that one day, twelve years later, he would be knocking on their door. With Ray's father on his deathbed he requests a meeting with the granddaughter he never knew so Ray travels to Dublin to search for her. When he discovers that Alice's better life included their former P.E. teacher Frank (Nesbitt) he becomes determined to claim back the life that should have been his.

Academy Award winner Michael Caine gives a performance that's anything but "Bah humbug" as greedy, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge.

On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts, of Past, Present and Future. Together with kind, humble Bob Cratchit (Kermit the Frog) and his family, the Spirits open Scrooge's eyes - and his heart - to the true meaning of Christmas.

All thirteen episodes of the drama series starring Derek Jacobi as the medieval sleuth. In the opening episode 'One Corpse Too Many', Cadfael, once a man of the world, has become a man of the cloth. However, this by no means qualifies him as a saint. He discovers a murder, and sets out in pursuit of the perpertrator, assisted by a lovely young fugitive. 'The Sanctuary Sparrow' sees Brother Cadfael investigating the murder of the local goldsmith. In 'The Leper of St Giles' a great wedding is to take place in the Abbey of Shrewsbury between Baron Huon (Norman Eshley) and Iveta De Massard (Tara Fitzgerald). Iveta is a beautiful, kind soul and on the day she and her betrothed ride into the town she throws money to the lepers, but her brutish Baron beats them. On the eve of the wedding he rides off into the night never to return. Cadfael sets out to find out what is going on. In 'Monk's Hood', a landowner cuts his son-in-law out of his will, leaving his inheritance to the church. However, before the transaction is finished, Gervase Gurney (Bernard Gallagher) is poisoned whilst staying at the Abbey of Shrewsbury. Cadfael finds someone from his past as he looks into the poisoning. In 'The Virgin in the Ice' Cadfael has to prove the innocence of his novice, Oswin (Mark Charnock), who is accused of murdering a nun after he is found wandering deliriously. In 'The Devil's Novice', Cadfael is suspicious when a young man, Meriet (Christien Anholt), arrives at Shrewsbury Abbey wishing to become a Novice. Canon Eluard (Ian McNeice) shares Cadfael's doubts as to Meriet's intentions, and when the half-burned body of a colleague is discovered, Meriet is accused of murder. In 'A Morbid Taste For Bones', Cadfael reluctantly accompanies an expedition to dig up the grave of St Winifred, after one of the Shrewsbury monks has a vision. He soon finds himself investigating a murder, when Lord Rhysart (John Hallam) is found dead on a forest track with an arrow in his chest. Robert (Michael Culver) believes the culprit to be Godwin, who was having an affair with Rhysart's daughter, Sioned (Anna Friel). However, Cadfael has other ideas. In 'The Rose Rent', the recently-widowed of a rich merchant becomes an attraction for the men of Shrewsbury, until one of her suitors and a monk are murdered. In 'St Peter's Fair', conflict arises between the townspeople of Shrewsbury and visitors to the annual fair. In 'The Raven in the Foregate', Cadfael has a double murder to solve when a pregnant girl and a priest who refused to hear her confession are both killed. In 'The Holy Thief', Cadfael is on the hunt for a beautiful slave girl and the bones of St Winifred, both of which have mysteriously disappeared from the Abbey. In 'The Potter's Field', Cadfael uncovers a terrible web of jealousy, adultery and suicide pacts when he examines the past of a potter who has entered the monastery under suspicious circumstances. Finally, in 'The Pilgrim of Hate', an old man's corpse is found in a sack in the Abbey, and Cadfael must find his killer.

Semi-fictionalised account of a few days in the life of poet Dylan Thomas. The film follows Thomas (Celyn Jones) around 1950s New York as he is accompanied to a performance by literary professor John Brinnin (Elijah Wood). As Brinnin tries to save his friend Thomas from his rampant alcoholism, the pair exchange insights about poetry and what it means to each of them, often to the fury of the other. In addition to performing, they also critique students' work together and debate with Ivy League professors, but nothing it seems can tear Thomas away from his self-destructive path.

Thriller sequel starring Kate Beckinsale. In the Underworld, Vampires are a secret clan of modern aristocratic sophisticates whose mortal enemies are the Lycans (werewolves), a shrewd gang of street thugs who prowl the city's underbelly. No one knows the origin of their bitter blood feud, but the balance of power between them turns even bloodier when a beautiful young Vampire warrior and a newly-turned Lycan with a mysterious past fall in love.

Nick Love directs this big screen modern-day revamp of the classic British 1970s television series. Ray Winstone and pop star Plan B (aka Ben Drew) star as Regan and Carter, the iconic cop duo played by John Thaw and Dennis Waterman in the original version. When an armed robbery at a jewellery store causes Regan's investigations into a potential bank robbery to come to a standstill, he believes old enemy Francis Allen (Paul Anderson) is responsible.

However, having no evidence against him leaves the Flying Squad officer powerless to bring him in, but when Regan hears that Allen is now in business with a well known Serbian criminal, he becomes determined to catch the culprits whatever the cost.

Michael Sheen and Bill Nighy star in this vampire thriller prequel, the third outing for the 'Underworld' fantasy franchise. The film tells the story of the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. In the Dark Ages, young Lycan Lucian (Sheen) emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (Nighy), the cruel vampire king who has enslaved them. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, Sonja (Rhona Mitra), in his battle against the Death Dealer army and his struggle for Lycan freedom.

All six episodes from the first season of the BBC crime thriller series starring Idris Elba. Brilliant but flawed murder detective John Luther (Elba) sees it as his personal crusade to track down the depraved killers it is his job to identify. But as he struggles with personal demons of his own, his strong moral code cannot always be relied upon to protect him from the dangerous violence of his own emotions and passions. Saskia Reeves, Paul McGann and Steven Mackintosh co-star.

Philip Glenister stars in this BBC drama from producer and creator Peter Bowker. Daniel Cotton (Glenister) runs a sweet factory with his father Samuel (Bernard Hill) in Manchester. When Samuel, Daniel and his brother Robbo (Steven Mackintosh) get caught up in an IRA attack on Manchester city centre, Daniel begins to rethink the choices he has made in the past and wonders if he can become a better person in the future.

Four-part BBC crime drama starring David Threlfall and Russell Tovey. When young couple Michael (Tovey) and Vidya (Amber Rose Revah) move into a new flat they make a grisly discovery - the body of Melissa Young (Jessica Gunning), who hasn't been seen for two years but, bizarrely, had not been reported missing. Detective Inspector Len Harper (Threlfall) is assigned the case just a week before his retirement. His last case may well prove to be his most challenging as he sets about trying to make sense of the mysterious activities of Melissa's neighbours...

All four episodes from the BBC crime drama following three average men as they try to pull off a large-scale heist. When £50,000 goes missing at a counting house, meticulous manager John (Steven Mackintosh) confronts his fellow employees, Chris (Ashley Walters) and Marcus (Warren Brown), who are both desperate for money. Instead of calling the police, John, who is eager for some excitement in his monotonous life, suggests that the three of them attempt a roberry which, if successful, will earn them a multi-million pound prize.

Political drama based on a stage play by C.P. Taylor set in Germany in the years leading up to World War II. Viggo Mortensen stars as literary professor John Halder. Halder is an essentially decent family man who becomes drawn into the ascent of national socialism after he writes a novel advocating compassionate euthanasia, which is subsequently seized upon by powerful politicians looking for propaganda to support their campaign.

British coming-of-age drama directed by Michael Caton-Jones. The film follows troubled, London teenager Jamie Harrison (Letitia Wright) who has lived in care homes for most of her life after being abandoned by her mother. Her new, unconventional support worker Kate (Shirley Henderson) tries to help her realise her potential but Jamie's best friend Leanne (Isabella Laughland) is not so keen on letting her partner in crime abandon the life of drugs and violence they share together.

All six episodes from the first season of the BBC crime thriller series starring Idris Elba. Brilliant but flawed murder detective John Luther (Elba) sees it as his personal crusade to track down the depraved killers it is his job to identify. But as he struggles with personal demons of his own, his strong moral code cannot always be relied upon to protect him from the dangerous violence of his own emotions and passions. Saskia Reeves, Paul McGann and Steven Mackintosh co-star.

JC (Sean Pertwee) is a dedicated surfer who was king of the surfing waves, when he was younger. Now approaching thirty, his girlfriend Chloe (Catherine Zeta Jones) wants him to stop playing around on the waves and make a commitment. But when his wild friends turn up he has to make the big decision: his girlfriend or his surfboard.

The Martin Beck books are widely acknowledged as some of the most influential detective novels ever written. Written by Swedish husband and wife team Maj Sjoewall and Per Wahloeoe between 1965-1975, the ten-book series set a gold standard for all subsequent Scandanavian crime fiction. Long before Kurt Wallander or Harry Hole, Beck was the original flawed policeman, working with a motley collection of colleagues to uncover the cruelty and injustice lurking beneath the surface of Sweden's seemingly liberal, democratic society. In The Man on the Balcony, adapted from the third book in the series, someone is killing young girls in the parks of Stockholm. Beck has two witnesses, a mugger who won't say much and a three-year-old boy who can't say much. Can he solve the mystery before the killer strikes again? Translated by Alan Blair and dramatised by Katie Hims. 1 CD. 1 hr.

The eighth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series. The Martin Beck series has inspired the writings of Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo. In one part of town, a woman robs a bank. In another, a corpse is found shot through the heart in a room locked from within, with no firearm in sight...Starring Steven Mackintosh and Neil Pearson.

This is the Guardian Award winning novel. Harry is an old hand at air-raids - but that night, although he survives the bombing, his home and his parents are gone. He can't bear the thought of being landed with strange relatives, so he goes away to where nobody knows him. And so begins an incredible journey. Harry makes friends with Don the dog - bombed-out like himself. They make a home on the beach and learn to survive in their kingdom. But there is one last battle in store for Harry - one that he is not prepared for!

In 1946, a young couple set off on their honeymoon. Fired by their ideals and passion for one another, they plan an idyllic holiday, only to encounter an experience of darkness so terrifying it alters their lives for ever.