Movies and TvShows featuring "channel-islands" theme.
Jim Bergerac is a detective sergeant in the police force of Jersey (Channel Islands) in 1980s and 1990s. Recovering alcoholic and divorcee, Bergerac is an unconventional detective with a troubled past. He has a love-hate relationship with his ex-wife, Susan, and often finds himself investigating cases that involve her new husband. With the beautiful scenery of the Channel Islands as a backdrop, Bergerac uses his sharp detective skills to solve crimes and bring justice to the island.
In 1945, after the end of World War II, a woman and her two photosensitive children live in a haunted house in the Channel Islands. Strange things start happening and the mother goes on a hunt for intruders. She discovers that the servants she hired are actually ghosts who used to live in the house. As the hauntings intensify, it is revealed that the mother had smothered her children and killed herself. The present occupants of the house, a pianist father, mother, and a child, eventually leave the house.
Enemy At The Door is a British television drama series made by London Weekend Television for ITV. The series was shown between 1978 and 1980 and dealt with the German occupation of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, during the Second World War. The programme generated a certain amount of criticism in Guernsey, particularly for being obviously filmed on Jersey despite being ostensibly set on Guernsey. The series also marked the TV debut of Anthony Head as a member of the island resistance. The theme music was by Wilfred Josephs.
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society(2018)
82%TomatometerIn the aftermath of World War II, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island as she learns the truth about their experiences under German occupation. Inspired by their stories, she decides to write a book about their literary society, known as The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society. Through her interactions with the islanders, she discovers the power of friendship, love, and the resilience of the human spirit.
Being Julia is a story about a talented actress in London during the 1930s who struggles with love, infidelity, and social climbing. She seeks revenge and finds herself in an open marriage, exploring a relationship with a younger man. With elements of comedy and romance, the movie portrays the complexities of her personal and professional life in the theater world.
The Story of Adele H. is a biographical drama set in the 1860s, based on the true story of Adele Hugo, daughter of renowned French writer Victor Hugo. Adele becomes infatuated with a British officer and follows him to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her unrequited love and obsession drive her to insanity, leading to her being committed to an asylum.
During World War II, a group of commandos infiltrate a Nazi fort on a remote island. They soon discover that the fort is a site of dark occult practices, and must fight against a powerful demon unleashed by the Nazis.
After being stranded on an island, a young girl must learn to survive on her own. She befriends a wild dog and together they face challenges and dangers while trying to find a way back home.
At the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can't prevent the invasion of the Channel Islands. However, someone realises that a prize cow is on the islands and the Nazis mustn't get hold of her. This is the intrepid story of the cow-napping from under the noses of the Nazis.
Set on the Channel Islands of Jersey, some of the islands most fabulous Housewives embrace all the island has to offer, from tranquil beaches, to the most glamorous parties.
The Channel Islands have had a varied and exciting history. Jersey and Guernsey are ideal places for holidays. Jersey offers a wide variety of attractive bays for sport and relaxation; Guernsey still preserves something of an eighteenth-century atmosphere, and is a place for quieter enjoyment. It is an ideal centre for exploring the other smaller islands, and the film ends with a journey by boat to Herm.
Two women embark on a harrowing journey to discover the fate and final resting place of loved ones snatched by the Nazis.
A "What if?" alternative history sees Nazi Germany prevailing in the second World War. First the occupiers establish their power bases, before they find themselves under attack from the underground resistance.
A former pilot suffering from blackouts discovers that a fellow flyer is suspected of being mixed up with a web of smugglers. While searching for his missing buddy, he unwittingly becomes entangled in a morass of suspicion.
Gus, Will, and Brian have been fast friends since middle school. Now in their mid-twenties, Gus is the only one to have left their hometown for New York City, immersing himself in the queer community and finally coming into his own. He returns home for a weekend camping with “the boys” on Catalina Island, and must find new common ground now that he has changed, while discovering how his friends have changed too.
Guernsey and its neighboring islands have a unique distinction which sets them apart from the rest of the British Isles. Together with the rest of the Channel Islands, they were the only part of the British Isles to fall to Nazi Germany in the Second World War. In this documentary, Dan Snow learns about the unique wartime experience of these islands and the people who lived on them. From a daring commando raid on Sark to an extraordinary reconnoiter of untouched World War Two archaeology submerged in an Alderney quarry, join Snow as he explores the wartime history - above the ground and under the water.
As soon as Hitler's forces occupied the Channel Islands in 1940 he ordered a series of fortifications to defend the only British territory he ever conquered. The problem was he never stopped - pouring men, concrete and weapons into the islands. By 1944 his officers talked of the Fuehrer's inselwahn - his 'island madness' and the Channel Islands had become the most fortified place on earth.
A documentary that examines the repercussions of the child abuse scandal that erupted on Jersey in 2007 and the role played by two bloggers in forcing the island to confront its past.
During World War 2 the Channels Islands were occupied by German forces, and only saved from starvation through the intervention of the Red Cross, who sent supplies on the SS Vega.