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After not knowing Fox Mulder's whereabouts for the last year, Assistant Director Skinner and Agent Scully learn he's being held for the murder of a military man he couldn't possibly have killed: Knowle Rohrer, one of the government's secret super soldiers. With Skinner acting as Mulder's defence, people who Mulder has dealt with during his last nine years as an FBI agent testify on his behalf. But the military tribunal isn't interested in the truth. Yet when an unexpected ally appears, Mulder refuses to slip north over the border to safety. Instead, he heads southwest to the Anasazi ruins of New Mexico seeking a mysterious wise man whom the Indians call The Keeper Of Truth. - Director:
- Kim Manners
- Cast:
- Annabeth Gish, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi
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At FBI Headquarters, Agent Scully is summoned to Deputy Director Kersh's office to identify a collection of strange symbolic rubbings. Although Kersh refuses to discuss the rubbings, Scully secretly thinks they are from a spacecraft found off the coast of Africa two years earlier. When Agent Reyes and Agent Doggett discover the rubbings are from a second spacecraft, Scully is convinced the symbols provide answers about the existence of her son, William - a belief that is frighteningly confirmed when William is kidnapped by a UFO cult that also believes in an unearthly connection between spacecraft and child. - Director:
- Chris Carter
- Cast:
- Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Annabeth Gish
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As Scully prepares for the birth of her baby, a growing number of people are also secretly preparing. From the nurse Scully's mother hired to Alex Krycek, All are mysteriously concerned for the safety of Scully's unborn child. Krycek claims the baby is a threat to the aliens and offers his help, but his final confrontation with Mulder and Skinner ends in violence. Meanwhile, Scully and Agent Reyes flee to an unknown location only to have aliens descended upon them claiming Scully's baby as their own. - Director:
- Kim Manners
- Cast:
- David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick
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The FBI is alerted when a young woman is abducted the night before Agent Mulder is discovered near death in a field outside Helena, Montana. Hoping to find a clue to Mulder's possible where-abouts, Agent Scully, Agent Doggett and A.D. Skinner head up an investigation which leads them to a man who says he saves the abductees who are being returned. Although his claim seems unbelievable, mounting medical evidence causes Scully to fear that newly found abductees who haven't been saved are about to undergo a startling transformation. - Director:
- Tony Wharmby
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- Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Robert Patrick
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Broadchurch is a British crime and drama television series created by Chris Chibnall. The series begins with the death of a pre-pubescent boy, and follows the outcry and suspicion thrust onto the small town, where everyone becomes a suspect. The following seasons continue to develop this story. Cast include the pop culture favourite David Tennant, and Olivia Colman. International remakes have been made, with the American version also starring Tennant. - Director:
- James Strong
- Cast:
- Hollie Burgess, Oskar McNamara, Eliza Bennett
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American supernatural drama. From Joss Whedon, creator of Firefly and director of the Avenger’s Assemble comes a dark, funny and cult TV must-see: “Into every generation a Slayer is born”; the chosen one, a girl with the strength and power to kill the vampires and demons that plague the world. Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), school outcast, is that girl – along with her best friends Willow (Alyson Hannigan) and Xander (Nicholas Brendan) and under the disapproving glare of her Watcher come British Librarian Rupert Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) it is Buffy’s responsibility to rid the world of the secret evils that lurk in the darkness. - Director:
- David Solomon
- Cast:
- Sarah Michelle Gellar, Joss Whedon, Mark Deakins
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This release features four episodes of 'Angel' selected by series creator, Joss Whedon.
Wesley (2004)Former watcher, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce came to Los Angeles as a rogue demon hunter and ended up staying on as Angel investigations' resident demonologist. A bit shy and bumbling, Wesley has proved his worth on more than one occasion. Watch the evolution of Wesley in his very best episodes.
Parting Gifts (1999)
Wesley joins Angel and Cordelia as he pursues a demon that mutilates creatures possessing supernatural powers.
Guise Will Be Guise (2000)
Angel meets with a swami in hopes of ending his obsession with Darla; meanwhile, Wesley assumes Angel's identity and plays bodyguard to a wealthy businessman's daughter.
Loyalty (2002)
Wes dreads the fulfllment of the prophecy that Angel will kill Connor; Sahjhan becomes dissatisfied with Holtz's progress in staking Angel and takes matters into his own hands; Fred and Gunn try to figure out how to Juggle working together with their new romance.
Sleep Tight (2002)
To save Connor's life, Wes takes him away from Angel: Angel uncovers Lilah's plot to have him kill Connor; Holtz finally attacks.- Director:
- Terrence O'Hara
- Cast:
- David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof
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A streetwise tough kid from the inner city of Los Angeles, Charles Gunn led a gang of self-styled vampire hunters, dedicated to ridding their neighborhood of bloodsuckers. A tough fighter and strategic thinker, Gunn's life changed forever the day his sister was turned into a vampire. Gunn decided to take his fight against evil to a new level by teaming up with angel, where he has proven himself a loyal ally. Get into Gunn with his very best episodes.
War Zone (2000)
As angel aids a nerdy billionaire out to retrieve some compromising photos, he encounters a group of young street kids defending their territory against invasion from a nest of vampires.
First Impressions (2000)
Angel encounters an amorous Darla in his dreams; Cordelia vows to protect Gunn after she experiences a vision depicting him in mortal danger.
That Old Gang of Mine (2001)
Gunn's loyalties are torn between his current demon-hunting associates and the gang he used to hang out with, which has taken to killing demons for fun instead of defence.
Double or Nothing (2002)
When a demon Gunn once sold his soul to comes to collect on the debt, Angel, Fred and Cordelia help to save him.- Director:
- David Straiton
- Cast:
- David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof
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A beautiful scientist Winifred "Fred" Burkle (Amy Acker) seemed to have it all - until she was sucked into an alternate dimension where she was forced into slavery. Saved by Angel (David Boreanaz) and brought back home, Fred joined Angel investigations where she puts her intelligence to good use fighting evil. Study up on Fred in her best episodes.
Over the Rainbow (2001)
Angel and his friends travel to the host's home world to look for Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter).
Fredless (2001)
When Fred's parents come to take her home, she feels she should go with them...Until she earns a place with the group by figuring out the key to an attack of large bug demons.
Supersymmetry (2002)
Fred discovers her old physics professor is the one who exiled her to Pylea; Cordelia can't get comfortable with Connor and begins to wonder more about her history with angel.
Shiny Happy People (2003)
While everyone else worships the beautiful woman Cordelia bore, Fred sees another side of her.- Director:
- Frederick King Keller
- Cast:
- David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof
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Setting her sights on fame and fortune, aspiring actress Cordelia Chase packed up her things and moved to Hollywood. After a rocky start, she decided to join up with Angel at his detective agency, getting more than she bargained for when she became his link to the powers that be. Discover a whole new side to Cordelia in her very best episodes.
Episodes comprise:
1. City Of
2. There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb
3. Birthday
4. Waiting In The Wings- Director:
- Michael Grossman
- Cast:
- David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof
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The spin off from the cult show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, forced to leave Sunnydale due to the pull of his feelings for the Slayer, vampire with a soul Angel moves to L.A where he sets up his own supernatural detective agency. With an ensemble cast in it’s own right and various guest appearances from the Buffy stars, Angel takes the winning dark comedy and action drama formula of it’s mother show and transplants it into a new city with a gorgeous but angst ridden leading man. - Director:
- Joss Whedon
- Cast:
- David Boreanaz, Peter Renaday, Joss Whedon
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Doctor Who is a British science fiction and fantasy series made by the BBC. Following a hiatus of some fifteen years the BBC cult science fiction drama Doctor Who returns with a new Doctor and new companion; together they travel the universe, crossing time and space in the doctor’s TARDIS, battling against aliens, rescuing innocent creatures from captivity and preventing horrifying disasters. Now in its 8th series the 11th regeneration of the Doctor continues to move through time and space, forever searching for someone he can share his amazing experiences and a lasting relationship with. - Director:
- Joe Ahearne
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- Christopher Eccleston, Christopher Eccleston, David Atkins
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Attempting to return home to Gallifrey, the Doctor (Tom Baker), Romana (Lalla Ward) and K-9 (voice of John Leeson) find themselves on the planet Alzarius. As the local inhabitants retreat in terror to their marooned spacecraft, the Doctor sets out to investigate, and a group of young rebels take Romana hostage in the 'Tardis'. Besieged by the reptilian creatures rising from the marshes, the colonists on the Starliner face a bleak future without the Doctor's help. Can he uncover the truth about Mistfall before it is too late? - Director:
- Peter Grimwade
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, John Leeson, William Lindsay
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The Doctor (Tom Baker), Romana (Lalla Ward) and K-9 (voice of John Leeson) are trapped in E-Space, a strange alternative universe. They are unable to find an escape, and do not realise that a young boy called Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) has stowed away aboard the 'Tardis'. Arriving on a primitive planet where the local inhabitants fear the Three Who Rule, they soon find themselves facing a hideous creature from Time Lord legends. Long thought dead, the Doctor must confront a blood-sucking monster that is very much alive... - Director:
- Peter Moffatt
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, John Leeson, William Lindsay
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Travelling with Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) in the Tardis, the Doctor (Peter Davison) is attacked by a malign entity - a being of pure antimatter seeking to cross the dimensions. Although the invader is successfully repelled, the Tardis is immediately recalled to Gallifrey, where the High Council of Time Lords sentence the Doctor to be executed to prevent any further attempts at bonding. It seems there is a traitor on Gallifrey. And what links the Renegade and the disappearance of Tegan's cousin in Amsterdam? Two fates intertwined must battle for the future of the entire universe... - Director:
- Ron Jones
- Cast:
- Ian Collier, Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton
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