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The next chapter in these definitive collection sets sees the Doctor (Colin Baker) on trial for his life, with the court examining his adventures with companion Peri (Nicola Bryant) and looking to his future escapades with new companion Melanie (Bonnie Langford). This season saw the return of popular villain Sil, along with The Master, the towering robot Drathro and the plant-based Vervoid monsters. With The Inquisitor (Lynda Bellingham) overseeing the proceedings, it was The Valeyard (Michael Jayston) who proved the greatest threat, hiding his own sinister motives for wanting the Doctor's downfall. - Director:
- Nicholas Mallett
- Cast:
- Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Michael Jayston
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The Tardis arrives by accident in the middle of Terminal One at Heathrow Airport. One of the supersonic Concordes has disappeared mid-air and the Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa soon become involved in a hunt for the missing aeroplane. But what connects its disappearance to prehistoric Earth and why is a mysterious sorcerer so interested in the Doctor's Tardis? A flight through time will reveal all. - Director:
- Ron Jones
- Cast:
- Peter Davison, Andre Winterton, Judith Byfield
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The 'Tardis' gets caught in the Timelash - a powerful time corridor that brings the Doctor (Colin Baker) and Peri (Nicola Bryant) to the troubled planet of Karfel. The planet is on the brink of war and ruled by an insane and much-feared dictator, who punishes Karfelons by throwing them into the Timelash. But why is their leader never seen in person? And what links Karfel with 19th-century Scotland? The Doctor arrives just in time to find out... - Director:
- Pennant Roberts
- Cast:
- Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Paul Barrow
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Farscape Series (1999 - 2004)Space Chase
Farscape is an Australian science fiction series about American astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder). The series follows John as he is blown off course during a mission right into a wormhole which sends him to the other end of the universe. He finds himself on a strange ship called Moya with a group of aliens and he must try to find his way back home but also keep his new friends safe as they travel across the universe as they are hunted by an alien named Scorpius. - Director:
- Geoff Bennett
- Cast:
- Ben Browder, Lani John Tupu, Lani John Tupu
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Five hundred years in the future there's a whole new frontier, and the crew of the Firefly-class spaceship Serenity is eager to stake a claim on the action. They'll take any job, legal or illegal, to keep fuel in the tanks and food on the table. But things get a bit more complicated after they take on a passenger wanted by the new totalitarian Alliance regime. Now they find themselves on the run, desperate to steer clear of Alliance ships and the flesh-eating Reavers who live on the fringes of space. - Director:
- Vern Gillum
- Cast:
- Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk
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Futurama is an American animated comedy from the creator of The Simpsons. The series tells the tale of Philip J Fry, a regular New Yorker who finds himself cryogenically frozen until the year 3000 when he awakes to find a very different world. In an attempt to fit in he finds work as a delivery boy at Planet Express, an intergalactic delivery service, where he instantly falls for one eyed pilot Leela and realises there may be more for him in the future than there ever was in the past. - Director:
- Mark Ervin
- Cast:
- Matt Groening, Billy West, Billy West
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American political drama set in the West Wing of the Whitehouse where the Oval office and other offices of the President are located. The show has a bustling ensemble cast that includes Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet, Rob Lowe. Mary McCormack and Alan Alda all of whom play high level members of the Whitehouse staff or American Senate. - Director:
- Thomas Schlamme
- Cast:
- Rob Lowe, Kevin Clash, Christopher Misiano
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Episodes Comprise: - Reality Bites - Homer the Smithers - Deep Space Homer - Marge Gets a Job
- Director:
- Jim Reardon
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- The Simpsons
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Episodes Comprise: 1. Treehouse of horror x 2. Homer goes to college 3. Das Bus 4. Itchy and Scratchy land
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Treenhouse of Horror V
In this annual trilogy of terror, Homer attempts to kill his family in "The Shinning", Homer tries to fix a toaster and winds up altering the fabric of time itself in "Time and Punishment", and Principal Skinner serves students for lunch in "Nightmare Cafeteria".Treehouse of Horror VI
In this Halloween-themed anthology, advertising icons go berserk in "Attack of the 50 Foot Eyesores", Groundskeeper Willie invades the children's dreams in "Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace", and Homer enters a 3-D world of computer animation in "Homer 3".
Treehouse of Horror VII
This Simpsons showcase features a terrifying look at Bart's evil twin in "The Thing And I", Lisa creating a miniature world in "The Genesis Tub", and aliens stealing the identities of Bill Clinton and Bob Dole in "Mr. Kang Goes To Washington".
Treehouse of Horror XII
In "Hex and the City", a gypsy curses Homer, brining misery to everyone he loves. In "House of Whacks", a computer (Pierce Brosnan) takes over the Simpson house and attempts to kill Homer for Marge's love. And in "Wiz Kids", Bart and Lisa are students at a school for wizards, where they foil the evil Lord Montymort.- Director:
- Jim Reardon
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Homer vs. Dignity
To make money, Homer lets Mr. Burns hire him to perform increasingly degrading acts. Finally, Homer is forced to choose between wealth and self-respect when Burns orders him to spoil a holiday parade.
Skinner's Sense of SnowA freak blizzard traps the students of Springfield Elementary inside their school. Their lives at stake, they are at the mercy of the rescue efforts of a woozy Homer and Ned.
Dude, Where's My Ranch?
Homer's attempt to write a Christmas carol turns into an anti-Fianders ballad that goes to the top of the charts. To escape it, the family heads to a dude ranch, where Homer battles beavers and Lisa falls in love.
'Tis the Fifteenth Season
Homer spends his entire Christmas bonus on an extravagant gift for himself. But when he watches "Mr. McGrew's Christmas Carol" on TV, he sees the error of his ways. He becomes the nicest guy in town, leading to a battle of good vs. goody-good with Ned Flanders.- Director:
- David Silverman
- Cast:
- Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner
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Responding to an advertisement for a flat to rent in London, Daisy and Tim, two almost strangers, pretend to be a long term couple in order meet the landlady’s requirements. With countless film, TV and science fiction references the show has become famed for it’s off beat comedy and known for kick starting the careers of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and creator Edgar Wright. - Director:
- Edgar Wright
- Cast:
- Simon Pegg, Rowena Cooper, Jessica Hynes
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When the chips are down, bet on the Simpsons
Homer at the BatIn order to win a bet with a rival nuclear plant owner, Mr. Burns loads up the company softball team with ringers - Roger Clemens, Mike Scoscia, Don Mattingly, Steve Sax, Ozzie Smith, Wade Boggs, Jose Canseco, Darryl Strawberry and Ken Griffey Jr. The ringers bump Homer off the team but fate conspires to give him one last chance to win the game - by "using his head."
Springfield
Springfield legalizes gambling, Burns builds a casino, and Marge turns into an addict. Meanwhile, Bart converts his treehouse into i Vegas-style resort, featuring special guest star Robert Goulet.
Homie the Clown
To make money, Krusty opens a clown school. Homer enrolls and becomes so good Krusty uses him as a double. But this backfires when mobsters kidnap Homer, thinking he is Krusty, and demand repayment of the clown's gambling debts.
Viva Ned Flanders
To teach Ned Flanders how to loosen up, Homer drags him to Las Vegas. After a wild night, they wake up married to waitresses named Amber and Ginger - who aren't willing to let them go.- Director:
- Jim Reardon
- Cast:
- Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright
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Episodes Comprise: - Mayored to the Mob - Dog of Death - The Secret War of Lisa Simpson - Marge Be Not Proud
- Director:
- Mark Kirkland
- Cast:
- Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Hank Azaria
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