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In the country village of Little Hemlock lives a young girl called Penelope Arbuckle (Tina Heath). With a vivid imagination and regular daydreaming, Penelope is known by the nickname Lizzie.

Although an introvert Lizzie has the most mischevious side which is encouraged by a Witch that only Lizzie can see or hear.

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The heroic tale of a man's life over three decades, set against the epic backdrop of France at a time of civil unrest, This acclaimed ten-episode adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel was the first broadcast in black and white on the BBC in 1967.

"Les Misérables" is the story of Jean Valjean (Frank Finlay), a former convict unable to escape the shadow of his past life who struggles to live through oppression, injustice and revolution. He tries to start afresh by adopting a new identity, but his future is threatened by a chance encounter with his former prison guard Javert (Anthony Bate), who pursues him ruthlessly. Meanwhile, Fantine (Michele Dotrice) a poverty-stricken woman abandoned by her rich lover, is driven to increasingly desperate measures to provide for her young daughter. Their stories collide and as revolutionary violence ignites on the streets of Paris, Jean Valjean begins an epic journey towards self-acceptance and redemption.

Based on the best-selling novel, Lily James plays free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton, who forms a life-changing bond with the eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey during WWII.

In 1973 Frank Spencer made his first appearance on our screens. Enjoy again his greatest disasters, in this collection of classic episode. Episodes Comprise: - Cliffhanger - The Raf Reunion - Father's Clinic - Moving House - King of the Road

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Clive Peacock is a cheery, contented postie living in a seaside Dorset town. His job has always been simple: real people, real post, real customer service. New technology is threatening Clive's livelihood, with the sorting office now swarmed by machines that are guaranteed to take over his job.

a defiant, last-ditch attempt to protest and prove his worth, Clive sets out on an ambitious mission. He vows to deliver every single letter in his last post by hand, cycling all over Britain to give his customers their letters face-to-face, the old fashioned way. However, Clive's noble quest doesn't win the hearts of the police, who are in hot pursuit of the gentle postman for stealing Her Majesty's mail... This two-part comedy-drama follows a simple man's mission to rescue his humble profession from being taken over by machines. It's a funny, moving tribute to elbow grease, perseverance, and ceaseless British spirit.

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On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) and his co-pilot (Aaron Eckhart) glided their disabled plane onto the icy waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard.

However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career.

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Tales of medical life and strife in a Scottish village. Bill Simpson stars as the idealist Doctor Finlay, determined to bring a sleepy 1920s Scottish village into the 20th century.

Andrew Cruickshank is the crusty senior Doctor Cameron and Barbara Mullen is the stiff-lipped, unflappable Janet MacPherson, housekeeper at Arden House medical practice. The team come up against a suspicious car crash, an outbreak of the measles, a soldier in need of an amputation, a local dog infested with rabies and Doctor Finlay tries his hand at hypnosis. First broadcast in 1962 the drama had become a cult sensation by 1965. A Bill Simpson Fan Club was set up and Andrew Cruikshank was invited to the British Medical Association's annual dinner to speak on medical matters as if he were a real GP! The show's success was down to excellent casting and compelling storylines that will have you coming back time and time again...

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In this exciting and powerful BBC drama based on the bestselling novel by Agatha Christie, ten strangers are drawn from their normal lives to a mysterious mansion on an island off the Devon coast. As the weather turns and they find themselves stranded, a lone voice echoes through the house.

The terror mounts as they hear a bone-chilling indictment. These strangers share one thing in common: each stands accused of a terrible crime for which a price must now be paid. All too soon they will start to die; brutally slaughtered one by one, the killer inspired by a nursery rhyme that hangs in every room of the house. The ill-fated guests form a tentative alliance, each afraid of the other but having no one else to turn to, desperately hoping to combat the killer in their midst. But as the body count rises, awful secrets are drawn into the light and the group splinters, mutual suspicion giving way to a sense of certain doom. For if all are destined to die, who can their executioner be?

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When Lady Sandra Abbott (Imelda Staunton) discovers that her husband is having an affair, she seeks refuge with her estranged, bohemian sister Bif (Celia Imrie). As a fish out of water, Sandra is at odds with her sister's free-spirited lifestyle, until she is persuaded to join Bif's dance class.

Here, Bif and her friends Charlie (Timothy Spall), Jackie (Joanna Lumley) and Ted (David Hayman) show Sandra that retirement is in fact only the beginning, and that divorce might just give her a whole new lease of life and love.

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The Birling family are rich, pampered and complacent. It is 1912, and the shadow of the impending war has yet to fall across their lives.

As they sit down to dinner one night, celebrating the engagement of the eldest child, Sheila (Eileen Moore), to prosperous business man Gerald (Brian Worth), a knock at the door announces the arrival of a visitor who will change their lives forever.

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The film explores how the orderly, reassuringly clear worlds Enid Blyton created within her stories contrasted with the complexity of her own personal life.

It sheds light on the ambitious and driven - but as yet unpublished - young woman, from the development of her rich imagination against the adversity of an imperfect childhood, two World Wars, and a first marriage ending in divorce - to household name.

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1910. One dynasty holds sway over the most powerful nations of the world, at its heart is the British Monarchy and its youngest member. Prince Johnnie. A loving, insightful and humorous child, Johnnie is witness to some of the most momentous events in the history of our times.

As a baby he is surrounded by the extravagant court of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra at the height of British Imperial power. But as the Great War looms his newly crowned father George V and his mother Queen Mary become embroiled in the tumult of world affairs and do not have time to see their special child as he grows. He is prone to epileptic fits and the medical profession consider him to be an imbecile and as such an embarrassment to the family. As the landscape of Europe changes forever Johnnie is looked after in a remote farm house in the Sandringham estate by his devoted nurse Lalla. Dedicating her life to the little boy she determines to remind the monarchy that Johnnie is, at heart, a true prince.

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"The Crown", created by Peter Morgan, follows Queen Elizabeth through the late 1950's and early '60s as she struggles to navigate a world that's changing around her. She must face the challenges of a new era, from the Suez Canal crisis to the assassination of John F.

Kennedy, while preserving both the monarchy and her marriage.

Celebrate 70 years of one of cartoon's most beloved characters, Popeye The Sailor Man. The spinach eating hero that we all love is joined by Olive Oyl, Bluto and Wimpy amongst others in some of Popeye's all-time greatest cartoons.