A haunting, sumptuous period thriller, 'The Miniaturist' tells the story of a house where, beneath the lavish beauty and privilege, lie forbidden passions and dangerous secrets. In 1686,18-year-old Nella Oortman (Anya Taylor-Joy) travels to the wealthiest quarter of Amsterdam to begin a new life as the wife of affluent merchant, Johannes Brandt (Alex Hassell). Johannes presents her with an extraordinary wedding gift; a cabinet house replica of their home. It is to be furnished by an elusive Miniaturist (Emily Berrington), whose tiny creations mirror what is happening within the house in unexpected ways - seemingly predicting and unravelling the future with unsettling accuracy. As Nella begins to uncover the secrets of the cabinet house and those of the Brandt household she realises the escalating dangers that await them all. Does the Miniaturist hold their fate in her hands - and will she be the key to their salvation or the architect of their downfall?
More Twisted Tales!!! Charlie Brooker's 'Black Mirror' returns for a second series with three new stand-alone stories. Each one in turn, disarming, suspenseful and darkly satirical, an insight into modern reality.
1. Be Right Back
A young couple move to a remote cottage in the country. When Ash is suddenly killed in a car accident a friend tells Martha to sign up to a service that allows her to keep in touch with the deceased. By using all his past online communications and social media profiles a new "Ash" can be created. Martha, initially disgusted by the idea, finds herself being drawn in.
2. White Bear
Victoria wakes and cannot remember anything about her life. Everyone she meets refuses to communicate with her and enjoys filming her discomfort on their phones. She discovers a signal is being transmitted that has turned most of the population into dumb voyeurs allowing the "unaffected" to attack people like her. Victoria sets out to destroy the transmitter. Will she manage it and will it be the end of her torment?
3. The Waldo Moment
Waldo is an anarchic CGI character on a satirical late-night comedy show. Behind the scenes, he is voiced and controlled by a failed comedian, Jamie. When the channel give Waldo his own pilot, for a stunt Jamie finds himself entered into a political race that quickly gets out of control.
Ronnie Barker's stuttering shopkeeper Arkwright lives for just three things - a regularly ringing till, a glimpse of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's more than ample bosom and making the life of his nephew and errand boy, G-G-G-Granville ever more miserable...
1. An Errand Boy by the Ear
Arkwright's baffled when his customers get upset with his treatment of Granville. Surely, "it's what errand boys are for".
2. The Ginger Men
Why is Arkwright forcing his ginger cake upon Nurse Gladys? Could it be he has overstocked? And if it really is an old Jamaican aphrodisiac, Granville's acting like he's overdosed.
3. Duet for Solo Bicycle
A squeak in the shop's bicycle is driving Granville round the bend, but can it really be affecting his love-life?
4. How to Ignite Your Errand Boy
Arkwright's plan to make his own fire lighters has a snag, they may be somewhat dangerous to make...Oh well, Granville is not busy...
5. The Man from Down Under
When one of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's admirers returns from Australia, Arkwright proffers a real Yorkshire welcome...
6. The Cool Cocoa Tin Lid
Granville decides to get cool. He's got the open necked shirt and the shades, but where's a poor errand boy going to find a medallion?
Five months after the events of the first series, DS Marcella Backland (Anna Friel) is called to a house where a body has been found. She is shocked to discover that she knew the victim - a 9-year-old boy, Leo Priestley, who disappeared four years ago after agreeing to walk home with her son. A convicted paedophile; an aging Rockstar and his agent; a self-made millionaire and his wife, the founder of a successful children's charity; and a veteran of Afghanistan struggling to support his sister and her baby are soon all on the investigating team's radar. Even relatives and colleagues fall under suspicion. Meanwhile Marcella is finding it harder and harder to keep her violent fugues under control and her therapist suggests that the only way she can be rid of them is to revisit their source - the painful loss of her baby by submitting herself to hypnosis.
Following the series two finale, in which Lee successfully sabotaged Lucy's relationship with her then boyfriend Guy, we find a man still unburdened by ambition or drive, and with no significant plan to address his feelings for Lucy (Sally Betton). However with pregnancies, insurance scams and lesbian neighbours muddying the water, not to mention having to deal with his well-meaning but utterly useless cleaner Barbara (Miranda Hart) and Tim's ditzy girlfriend (Katy Wix) it looks like he's got enough to keep his mind off the bigger picture.
Annabella Sciorra stars as Claire Bartel, a busy wife, mother and career woman whose family is placed in grave jeopardy when she hires Peyton Flanders, Rebecca De Mornay, a seemingly perfect nanny with a chilling secret agenda. By the time Claire discovers Peyton's deadly plan for revenge, it may already be too late to save herself and her family. From the absorbing opening to the unforgettable climax, this critically acclaimed winner delivers a sensational mix of thrills, chills and surprises.
Meet Lee (Mack) - a man who has a problem. His flatmate Kate has moved out for good and his best mate and landlord, Tim (Vine), has put the apartment up for sale. Faced with the prospect of losing the flat, not to mention his well-meaning but utterly useless cleaner Barbara (Miranda Hart), Lee rents the spare room to Tim's ambitious younger sister Lucy (Bretton). Lee's new domestic set-up leads him to discover the art world, the underworld and the lengths one man will go for tickets to an England football match...
Lee has a problem. His easy-going, comfortable friendship with flatmate Kate is steadily moving into uncharted waters - a situation complicated by the fact that Lee's best mate, uptight accountant Tim, is Kate's ex-boyfriend. While Lee is unburdened by ambition or drive, drifting form one ill-advised job to another, clean living Californian Kate is determined to push Lee into making something of his life. Meanwhile, Tim struggles to get over his break-up with Kate and cope with her rapidly blossoming friendship with is best mate.
A young man is released from prison after many years and given a new identity in a new town. Under the watchful guidance of his dedicated caseworker, the parolee assumes the name Jack Burridge, and tries to re-settle inconspicuously in working-class Manchester. Taking a delivery job, Jack slowly learns about everything he missed while growing up in prison. In time, Jack enjoys the esteem of co-workers and love of a compassionate girlfriend, Kelly. But the he becomes part of the fabric of this new world, the more he risks being exposed as a fraud and Jack's happy-ever-after is cut short when, fatefully, an impulsive act of heroism leads to his exposure.
Four teenagers in detention discover an old video game console with a game they've never heard of. When they decide to play, they are immediately sucked into the jungle world of Jumanji in the bodies of their avatars (Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan). They'll have to complete the adventure of their lives filled with fun, thrills and danger or be stuck in the game forever!
With dramatic flourish, Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock used these simple words to introduce all of his 39 timeless episodes of horror, mystery and intrigue in Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Two. Loaded with twists, turns, and things that go "bump" in the night, these classic half-hour tales of menace and mayhem feature such ironic stars as Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Rip Torn, Vic Morrow, and many more. It's time to tune in once more to the master storyteller as he delights viewers with some of the most deliciously wicked and chilling television ever aired!
Originally created from award-winning writer Ann Cleeves' bestselling novels, gripping crime series 'Shetland' returns to find DI Jimmy Perez (Douglas Henshall) facing murders from the past and present with unsettling similarities in this new single mystery. When Shetlander, Thomas Malone, has his conviction for the murder of teenager Lizzie Kilmuir overturned after 23 years behind bars, Perez must reopen the investigation. Many in the close-knit island community still believe Malone to be guilty, so when his return coincides with the murder of a local journalist, he's very firmly in the frame. As both cases become increasingly complex, stretching to Norway and into the murky world of far right extremist groups, Perez is pushed to the limit both professionally and personally. He's as determined as ever not to give up, but, as he closes in on the truth, the investigation will lead him closer to home than he could ever have imagined.
From multi award-winning playwright and dramatist Mike Bartlett, creator of smash hit 'Doctor Foster', this tense psychological thriller centres on two fathers, Jon and Dan, whose very different lives collide when Dan's teenage son is stabbed and tragically dies while under the care of trauma consultant Jon. Devastated, heartbroken and pushed to the edge, Dan, a father struggling to make ends meet, believes Jon is responsible for his son's death. As Dan strives for justice, he begins to unpick the fabric of Jon's distinctly contrasting life as a high-achieving surgeon with a beautiful home and family, all while his own life unravels in the wake of his son's killing. Intricate and compelling, 'Trauma' questions what makes a man good and explores what happens when the very institutions established to protect us, and those who represent them, let us down.
A dark trilogy of twisted tales. 'Black Mirror' is a drama series from Charlie Brooker consisting of three separate self-contained stories.
1. The National Anthem is a political thriller in which the Prime Minister faces a huge dilemma and has to choose between bowing to the pressure of public opinion or following his own moral compass.
2. 15 Million Merits is a satire on entertainment shows. In this world, the only way to escape drudgery is to enter the 'Hot Shot' talent show and just hope you can impress the judges.
3. The Entire History of You is set in an alternate reality where everyone has access to a system which records everything they do, see or hear. You need never forget a face, holiday or night out again... but is that a good thing?
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and he must race against time to stop Ragnarok - the destruction of his world and the end of Asgardian civilization at the hands of the ruthless Hela.
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