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When it comes to raising their kids, Dusty (Mark Wahlberg) and Brad (Will Ferrell) finally have this co-parenting thing down. That is, until Dusty's macho dad (Mel Gibson) and Brad's sweet-natured father (John Lithgow) come to town, throwing the whole family into complete chaos. As old rivalries create new problems, Dusty and Brad's partnership is put to the ultimate test in this comedy that gives new meaning to the term 'blended family.' - Director:
- Sean Anders
- Cast:
- Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson
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What if you discovered that your parent had lied to you? That almost everything they'd said about their own history, and yours, was untrue? In 1994, a toddler disappeared from a small Welsh village, never to be seen again. 23 years later, in London, the mother of rising cello star Matilda Gray (Lydia Wilson) commits suicide, without apparent reason. Among her possessions, Matilda discovers tantalising evidence, linking her mother to the Welsh girl's disappearance all those years ago, sending her grief-stricken to Wales. Determined to find out who she really is, Matilda unravels her own identity and exposes long buried secrets that a remote community are trying desperately to forget. One secret is more bizarre, terrifying and dangerous than anything she could have imagined one that has been waiting many years for Matilda to return. - Director:
- Mahalia Belo
- Cast:
- Simon Kunz, Charles Dale, Nicholas Anscombe
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Based on Louisa May Alcott's universally beloved novel, 'Little Women' is a new three-hour adaptation, from award winning creator of 'Call the Midwife' Heidi Thomas and directed by Vanessa Caswill (Thirteen). Set against the backdrop of a country divided, the story follows the four March sisters: Meg (Willa Fitzgerald), Jo (Maya Hawke), Beth (Annes Elwy) and Amy (Kathryn Newton) on their journey from childhood to adulthood while their father (Dylan Baker) is away at war. Under the guidance of their mother Marmee (Emily Watson), the girls navigate what it means to be a young woman: From gender roles to sibling rivalry, first love, loss and marriage. Accompanied by the charming boy next door Laurie Laurence (Jonah Hauer-King), their cantankerous wealthy Aunt March (Angela Lansbury) and benevolent neighbour Mr. Laurence (Michael Gambon), 'Little Women' is a coming-of-age story that is as relevant and engaging today as it was on its original publication in 1868. - Director:
- Vanessa Caswill
- Cast:
- Maya Hawke, Kathryn Newton, Dylan Baker
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Brimstone (2016)Koolhoven's Brimstone
"Brimstone" is a suspenseful tale of retribution set at the end of the 19th century in the American West. Dakota Fanning plays a mute young woman Liz whose life changes dramatically when a vengeful and mysterious preacher (Guy Pearce) comes to town with sinister motives. Forced to go on the run and pursued across unforgiving terrain, where danger lurks around every corner, Liz soon learns that she'll need to engage in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse in order to turn the tables on her ruthless nemesis and come out alive. - Director:
- Martin Koolhoven
- Cast:
- Dakota Fanning, Tim Ahern, Kit Harington
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Set over the course of four days, the four-part drama explores the spiraling repercussions surrounding the fatal shooting of a pizza delivery man. Refusing to accept this is a random act of senseless violence, tough and single-minded Detective Inspector Kip Glaspie (Carey Mulligan) is determined to discover if there is a darker truth. Politician David Mars (John Simm) becomes instantly embroiled in the drama through his turbulent relationship with his troubled and unpredictable ex Karen (Billie Piper), while Jane Oliver (Nicola Walker), a compassionate vicar, struggles to conceal her affair with the only witness to the crime. Hare's electrifying writing acts as a moving spotlight, asking crucial questions about the state of modern Britain. - Director:
- SJ Clarkson
- Cast:
- Carey Mulligan, Jeany Spark, Nicola Walker
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It's seldom been more difficult to love thy neighbour or your family. 'Two Doors Down' returns to Latimer Crescent for another dose of neighbourly love. Beth (Arabella Weir) and Eric (Alex Norton), Cathy (Doon Mackichan) and Colin (Jonathan Watson), Ian (Jamie Quinn) and new partner Gordon (Kieran Hodgson) and Christine (Elaine C. Smith) - look out for each other and drive each to distraction on a regular basis. They also all do their very best to endure everything friends and family can throw at them including a very meaty Burns Night, an intimate medical procedure, a burglary, a birthday pub visit, some very surprising party pieces and a younger couple moving in over the road. - Director:
- Sasha Ransome
- Cast:
- Arabella Weir, Alex Norton, Doon Mackichan
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Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) has just been appointed to a key ministerial position in the shadow cabinet the crowning achievement of her political career. She and her husband Bill (Timothy Spall) plan to celebrate this with a few close friends. As the guests arrive at their home in London the party takes an unexpected turn when Bill suddenly makes some explosive revelations that take everyone present by surprise. Love, friendships and political convictions are soon called into question in this hilarious comedy of tragic proportions - Director:
- Sally Potter
- Cast:
- Timothy Spall, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Patricia Clarkson
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Based on Margaret Atwood's award-winning, best-selling novel, 'The Handmaid's Tale' is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalism in its militarized "return to traditional values". As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is a Handmaid in the Commander's household, belonging to the caste of women forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate the world. In this terrifying society, Offred must navigate between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids - where anyone could be a spy for Gilead - with one goal: to survive and find the daughter who was taken from her. Also featuring Yvonne Strahovski and Samira Wiley. - Director:
- Reed Morano
- Cast:
- Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski
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After a series of murders bearing all the markings of the Jigsaw killer, law enforcement find themselves chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade and embroiled in a new game that's only just begun. Is John Kramer (Tobin Bell) back from the dead to remind the world to be grateful for the gift of life? Or is this a trap set by a killer with designs of their own? - Director:
- Michael Spierig
- Cast:
- Matt Passmore, Tobin Bell, Callum Rennie
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Inspired by the insider interviews in Misha Glenny's bestselling book, writer/directors Hossein Amini and James Watkins have created a drama that exposes the global network of organised crime. 'McMafia' unravels a complex web of connections that joins up money launderers in Dubai, cyber criminals in India, Russian oligarchs in London and Bedouin smugglers in the Negev desert. What starts out as a story of survival and revenge becomes a tale of one man's struggle against the lures of corruption. - Director:
- James Watkins
- Cast:
- James Norton, David Strathairn, Juliet Rylance
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Blade Runner 2049 (2017)Blade Runner 2
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years. - Director:
- Denis Villeneuve
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- Harrison Ford, Bernie Leinfelder, Ryan Gosling
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Margaret (Hayley Atwell) and Helen Schlegel (Philippa Coulthard) are intelligent and idealistic young women living together with their hypochondriac younger brother Tibby (Alex Lawther) in Edwardian London. Since the death of their parents and despite their interfering Aunt Juley's (Tracey Ullman) best intentions, the sisters lead independent and slightly unorthodox lives. But after meeting the wealthy and conservative Wilcox family on holiday, Margaret forms a friendship with the older and more traditional Ruth Wilcox (Julia Ormond). When Ruth unexpectedly dies, Margaret finds herself increasingly drawn to the newly widowed Henry Wilcox (Matthew Macfadyen), a self-made businessman who inherits his late wife's beloved country home Howards End. Meanwhile, the passionate and capricious Helen takes up the cause of Leonard Bast (Joseph Quinn), a young bank clerk who is struggling to make ends meet, trapped by his promise to marry his alluring but vulnerable lover Jacky (Rosalind Eleazar). - Director:
- Hettie Macdonald
- Cast:
- Matthew Macfadyen, Hayley Atwell, Philippa Coulthard
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The loveable quirky Father Brown (Mark Williams) returns for a sixth series in the superb fifties-set crime drama to solve more mysteries in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford. Based on the short stories by G K Chesterton.
1. The Tree of TruthFather Brown attempts to overturn a miscarriage of justice while rehearsing for the Kembleford Christmas pantomime.
2. The Jackdaw's Revenge
Father Brown struggles to protect those closest to him when an old foe is unexpectedly released from prison.
3. The Kembleford Dragon
Father Brown must stop a much-loved institution from going off the rails when the local stationmaster is murdered.
4. The Angel of Mercy
Father Brown senses something sinister afoot when Mrs McCarthy's friend is the latest villager to die in her sleep.
5. The Face of the Enemy
Father Brown spies trouble when Lady Felicia returns to Kembleford.
6. The Devil You Know
Mallory is forced to turn to Father Brown for help when a VIP policeman is murdered at a bowls match.
7. The Dance of Death
Father Brown uncovers a dark secret when a contestant is murdered at a ballroom dancing competition.
8. The Cat of Mastigatus
Father Brown investigates when a girl is found left for dead at a boys' school fete.
9. The Flower and the Fairway
Local feathers are ruffled when an ostentatious American opens up a golf club near Kembleford and a body is discovered in the reeds.
10. The Two Deaths of Hercule Flambeau
Following reports of Flambeau's death, Father Brown races to protect a crown that contains a nail from the crucifixion of Christ.- Director:
- Paul Gibson
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- Mark Williams, Sorcha Cusack, Emer Kenny
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A fourth anthology from Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. A unique mixture of comedy, drama, love, intrigue, ancient curses, industry gossip, room service, and murderous intent. Guest stars include Zoë Wanamaker (Harry Potter); Noel Clarke (Kidulthood); Emilia Fox (Silent Witness); Monica Dolan (W1A); Sian Gibson (Car Share); Fenella Woolgar (War And Peace); Rory Kinnear (Count Arthur Strong); Marcia Warren (Sherlock); Bill Paterson (Fleabag); Tanya Franks (Chewing Gum); Hattie Morahan (Outnumbered), Nicola Walker (Unforgotten) and Weruche Opia (Bad Education). - Director:
- Graeme Harper
- Cast:
- Steve Pemberton, Rufus Jones, Reece Shearsmith
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"Three Girls" is a harrowing three part dramatisation based on three young girls who were groomed, sexually abused and trafficked by British Pakistani men in Rochdale and of the failure of the authorities to do anything about it. Written by Nicole Taylor (The C Word) and directed by Philippa Lowthorpe (Call the Midwife), 'Three Girls' tells the story of three of the children who were victims in the 2012 grooming and sex trafficking case, which made national headlines when it was uncovered by investigative reporter for The Times, Andrew Norfolk. New to Rochdale, Holly is keen to make friends, but finds herself drawn into a frightening, adult world all too familiar to sexual health worker Sara. As her relationship with her family begins to disintegrate, Holly finds the courage to speak out about the abuse she is suffering. - Director:
- Philippa Lowthorpe
- Cast:
- Molly Windsor, Ria Zmitrowicz, Liv Hill
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