In Regency-era England, the independent and spirited Elizabeth Bennet navigates the complexities of love, social class, and family expectations as she encounters the proud and wealthy Mr. Darcy.
John Madden's sweeping drama After the War tells the tale of a quarter-century relationship between two men who share a similar wartime experience and a similar religious background. Michael Jordan grew up in a well-heeled British family, while Joe Hirsch spent much of his childhood on the run from the Nazis. The two become friends when they are both enrolled at the same school in 1942. They survive anti-Semitic taunts together. Joe grows into a powerful media figure, while Michael becomes a respected man of the arts. The film charts a quarter-century of their history together, detailing a relationship that is equally affectionate and hostile.
Spy City is a thrilling TV show set in 1960s Berlin, during the height of the Cold War. A British intelligence agent is sent to uncover an intelligence mole who is compromising their operations in the city. With tension and danger all around, he must navigate the world of espionage, betrayal, and secrets.
Chandler and Co was a UK television programme, aired with two seasons from 1994 to 1995, about two female private detectives. It starred Catherine Russell as Elly Chandler. Her partner was played by Barbara Flynn in the first series by Susan Fleetwood in the second. Chandler & Co was written by Paula Milne and was produced by Ann Skinner for the BBC.
After a botched heist, an honorable war veteran is framed for murder and must race against time to rescue his partner and clear his name, all while being pursued by the Russian mafia and a corrupt police force.
During World War I, a young man faces trauma, bravery, and friendship in the trenches. He documents the horrors of war and captures the realities of trench warfare. With freeze frames and fixed bayonets, he fights alongside his comrades, experiencing the brutality of battlefield and the camaraderie of soldiers. As the war progresses, he confronts acts of cowardice and captures the reality of life and death in the trenches.
Miss Marple, an amateur detective, travels to a Caribbean island and becomes embroiled in a murder case. As she uncovers clues and interrogates suspects, she must navigate a web of deceit and mistaken identities to solve the crime.
The war in Europe is over, but the one at home has only just begun. The Second World War is ending and throughout Britain, evacuees are returning home to their families - but not the families they remember. Like so many other women, Peggy’s life has been transformed by the war. Living and working with good friends, she is happier than she has been for years. Yet Peggy’s life is not the only one changed by the war. Her daughter, Rusty, has just returned from the U.S., where she has been living as an evacuee for the last five years. After so long abroad, her home in England has become unrecognizable. Just as Peggy begins to restore normal family bonds, her husband returns from the war, damaged and desperate to make everything as it was before. Adapted from the novel by Michelle Magorian, author of Goodnight, Mister Tom, Back Home is the story of a family who struggle to make sense of their new lives in a world irrevocably altered by the far-reaching effects of war.
A two-part adaptation of Martin Amis's cult '80s novel with Nick Frost as John Self, a dysfunctional director who goes to America to make his debut movie but ends up speeding towards self-destruction.
On a summer’s day in a makeshift theatre by a lake, Konstantin’s cutting-edge new play is performed, changing the lives of everyone involved forever. Chekhov’s masterly meditation on how the old take revenge on the young is both comic and tragic, and marks the birth of the modern stage. Adapted by David Hare whose stage plays include Skylight, Pravada and screenplays include The Hours and The Reader, directed by Jonathan Kent (Gypsy, Private Lives).
Janet and Liam are happily married until she stops talking to him. And everybody else. In an attempt to diagnose her loss of speech she begins seeing a psychiatrist who starts to probe at a secret buried in the depths of Janet's psyche, the revelation of which has profound and lasting implications not just for her but the entire family. Drew Hewitt's masterful play examines with wit, humour and searing honesty the complex ideas surrounding free will, love and the painful truths of existence.
A divorced father objects to his former wife's new partner.
In this sophomoric comedy, a lusty adolescent British hockey team heads for Holland where they find something far more interesting than tulips and windmills: gorgeous, lusty women. They are so busy pursuing romance that they forget all about their upcoming match.
Story of John Locke...
Mr Wickham is ready to set the record straight. Adrian Lukis, who starred in the renowned BBC TV adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, returns to the role of Mr Wickham. Join Pride and Prejudice’s most roguish gentleman, George Wickham, on the eve of his sixtieth birthday, to lift the sheets on what exactly what happened thirty years on from where we left him... Discover his own version of some very famous literary events. What really happened with Darcy…? What did he feel about Lizzie…? What happened at Waterloo? Not to mention Byron…
Amanda is a corporate highflier who needs a slacker so she can have a baby and keep her career.
How far would you go to climb the corporate ladder?
Anna hasn't left her apartment since the pandemic. She's delighted in there, especially because she goes on great adventures with her imaginary friend Walter. Eventually, Nina, her best friend, drags her out of the house. Here Anna meets Zack, a germophobe, who runs around in a homemade Covid Hazmat suit. The rest of the movie is a very silly comedy about how two people who don't like getting close to humans, get close to each other.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is a captivating TV show that follows the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes and his loyal companion Dr. John Watson as they solve various complex crimes and mysteries in 19th century England. Based on the timeless short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, this thrilling series showcases Holmes' unparalleled deductive reasoning and Watson's unwavering loyalty.
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