"Pierrepoint" is the gripping and dramatic true-life story of Albert Pierrepoint (Timothy Spall), Britain's most notorious hangman. Following in the footsteps of his father and uncle before him, Albert joins the 'family business' in 1934. Living a secret life as a master hangman, as well as a humble grocery deliveryman and loyal husband, Pierrepoint's reputation as the most highly regarded executioner in the land results in him executing some of Britain's most infamous murderers including Derek Bentley and Ruth Ellis (Mary Stockley), and also the Nazi war criminals convicted at the Nuremberg Trials. But the media coverage from these shatters Pierrepoint's closely guarded anonymity turning him into a minor celebrity. As his two lives collide, and public opinion turns against capital punishment, Pierrepoint troubled by his notoriety is ready to give it all up, but fate has other plans in store for him.
Les Vampyres is one of the most stylish and erotic vampire themed films to be produced in years and stars some of the adult industry's most beautiful and accomplished actresses. Winning just about every award the adult film industry has to offer, Les Vampyres is an erotic thriller filled with evil, passion and some of the most sensual scenes ever committed to film.
An argument about a restaurant bill spirals out of control, a karaoke night veers wildly off script, and a mysteriously exclusive art exhibition brings sharp new meaning to the term 'cutting-edge culture'. Belly laughs and macabre twists combine in six endlessly inventive episodes with guest stars including Philip Glenister (Outcast), Jason Watkins (W1A), Fiona Shaw (True Blood), Keeley Hawes (The Durrells), Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife) and Derek Jacobi (Vicious). Pemberton and Shearsmith deliver their most daring series yet, as they rewrite the rules of comedy and drama with this genre-bending masterpiece.
Episodes Comprise:
1. The Devil of Christmas
2. The Bill
3. The Riddle of the Sphinx
4. Empty Orchestra
5. Diddle Diddle Dumpling
6. Private View
From executive producers Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and Gary Goetzman, The Pacific tracks the real-life journeys of three U.S. Marines - Robert Leckie (James Radge Dale), Eugene Sledge (Joe Mazzello), and John Basilone (Jon Seda) - across the vast canvas of the Pacific theater during World War II. The miniseries follows these men and their fellow Marines from their first battle With the Japanese on Guadalcanal, through the rain forests of Cape Gloucester and the strongholds of Peleliu, across the bloody sands of Iwo Jima, through the horror of Okinawa, and finally to their triumphant but uneasy return.
The multi-award winning drama, 'Silent Witness', returns for Series 21. Dr. Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox), Jack Hodgson (David Caves), Dr. Thomas Chamberlain (Richard Lintern) and Clarissa Mullery (Liz Carr) form a committed team of forensic pathologists and scientists, trying to figure out how and why the victim died. Nikki and Jack are affected from the fallout after Mexico, while there's a cuckoo in the nest. A series of tragic events are linked to a cyber hacking. A US Diplomat is shot dead in Central London. Care home abuse is uncovered after a road traffic accident. Festive celebrations are interrupted by the aftermath of a shooting spree at a family house.
Be invited into six more entirely different No. 9s, ranging from the poignant to the unsettlingly scary, but always funny and surprising.
Episodes Comprise:
1. La Couchette
2. The 12 Days of Christine
3. The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge
4. Cold Comfort
5. Nana's Party
6. Seance Time
"Dance with a Stranger" is a moving insight into a tragic "Crime of Passion" that changed the conscience of a nation. It is the story of one woman and two lovers - each driven by the all-powerful forces of sexuality. Ruth Ellis (Miranda Richardson), a glamorous nightclub hostess and mother of two children, embarks on a tempestuous affair with a handsome racing driver David Blakely, played by Rupert Everett. A series of tragic consequences culminate in the execution of Ellis in 1995 - an execution that led to a tidal wave of emotion and the abolition of capital punishment. This is a film that does more than chronicle a series of events; it captures perfectly the mood of a post-war nation.
The Beastmaster is an epic scale adventure - an extraordinary tale of a mythical hero in a life and death struggle with the forces of evil that unfolds in the distant mists of time. His amazing powers meant animals succumbed to his every order. From earliest childhood Dar finds the animals do his bidding. Then his idyllic life is shattered when an army of Jun barbarians, led by the high priest, Maax, rides from the outlands on a crusade of destruction. All but Dar are slaughtered and alone he sets out to track the Jun warriors. His falling in love with a beautiful slave girl spells a warning to the evil sorceror Maax.
Oscar nominees James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal star in a gritty new drama from David Simon and George Pelecanos that traces the evolution of the porn industry in NYC's Times Square in the 1970s, as the business of pleasure begins its climb to become a billion-dollar industry. 'The Deuce' features a vivid assortment of characters - barkeeps, prostitutes, pimps, police and nightlife regulars - as they swirl through a world of sex, crime and high times.
Ronnie Barker's tight-fisted shopkeeper Arkwright continues to risk amputation rather than replace his death trap of a till. As Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, the owner of an awesome bosom and an old Morris Minor, deflates his amorous advances, Arkwright seeks solace in bullying his over-worked, sexually and socially-frustrated nephew and errand boy, G-G-G-Granville.
1. Laundry Blues
When Nurse Gladys Emmanuel tells Arkwright that he must buy a new washing machine, he is forced to come up with an ingenious plan to keep her happy and his savings undisturbed.
2. The Reluctant Traveller
Nurse Gladys Emmanuel and Arkwright are finally going to spend the night together at a hotel...with an over-tight money belt.
3. Fig Biscuits and Inspirational Toilet Rolls
Arkwright's marketing genius comes to the fore as he tries to shift some over-stocked items.
4. The New Suit
Arkwright has to buy a new suit - on Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's say so.
5. Arkwright's Mobile Store
Arkwright proves his ambition by expanding the business...he buys an old ice-cream van.
6. Shedding at the Wedding
Arkwright's wedding suit smells of mothballs. Hanging his trousers out of Gladys' car was never going to be a good idea...
7. St. Albert's Day
Arkwright invents a Saint's day so that Granville can check the pockets of a foreign visitor who he suspects of shoplifting.
The magical final chapter of the Twelfth Doctor's (Peter Capaldi) journey sees the Time Lord team up with his former self, the first ever Doctor (David Bradley) and a returning Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie), for one last adventure. Two Doctors stranded in an Arctic snows-cape, refusing to face regeneration. Enchanted glass people, stealing their victims from frozen time. And a World War One captain (Mark Gatiss) destined to die on the battlefield but taken from the trenches to play his part in the Doctor's story. An uplifting new tale about the power of hope in humanity's darkest hours, 'Twice Upon a Time' marks the end of an era. But as the Doctor must face his past to decide his future, his journey is only beginning…
The award-winning 'Detectorists' returns for a third series as we follow in the footsteps of Andy (Mackenzie Crook) and Lance (Toby Jones), two friends sharing a devotion to metal detecting. With their eyes on a particular plot of land, they dream of the one find which would bring history to life and change their lives in the process. Having returned from Africa, Andy and Becky (Rachael Stirling) have moved in temporarily with her mother (Diana Rigg) with all the challenges that come with the territory. Lance is trying to kick-start his relationship with Toni (Rebecca Callard), but her living on a barge makes him queasy and his daughter staying at the flat leaves it all rather precarious - with none of this being helped by the re-appearance of his ex-wife. Meanwhile Lance and Andy's search for gold continues as they face enemies old and new. This delightful comedy continues to unearth the hidden depths of those who call themselves 'Detectorists'.
Ronnie Barker stars as Arkwright, the stuttering grocer, in the first series of this corner-shop comedy. Arkwright's urge to take money from his customers by fair means or foul is second only to his need to prevent his nephew, Granville, from discovering a world beyond the clang of the shop bell...And, of course, his consuming passion for Nurse Gladys Emmanuel.
1. Full of Mysterious Promise
"Why don't we get engaged before we both grow a moustache?" What's more fruitless - Arkwright's pursuit of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, or his attempt to sell tins of food without labels?
2. A Mattress on Wheels
Arkwright's always been dead against getting a van, until Granville points out the advantages of taking a lady friend for a drive...
3. A Nice Cosy Little Disease
Perhaps a nice cosy little disease on Arkwright's part would be the thing to attract the ministrations of a certain district nurse?
4. Beware of the Dog
A local crime wave scares the wits out of an already security-obsessed Arkwright - there's nothing for it, the shop has to be fortified!
5. Well Catered Funeral
His best friend's funeral tests Arkwright's generosity to a painful degree.
6. Apple and Self Service
Slow apples sales lead to a self-service experiment for the cornershop.
The power struggle continues in season 2 of the hit Showtime Original Series 'Billions', starring Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis. After being deftly outplayed, brilliant hedge fund king Bobby 'Axe' Axelrod is upping his game and using his considerable resources to exact revenge on ruthless U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades. Axe's aggressive move sends Chuck reeling as he finds himself under investigation, forced to scramble to hang on to his office and his family. But the embattled prosecutor still has some tricks up his sleeve and it's not long before Axe learns that money can't buy everything - or everyone.
The bucolic town of Brokenwood is picturesque on the surface, but its idyllic facade harbours simmering passions that often erupt into grisly crimes. Having relocated from the big city, Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea) employs unconventional methods to solve the small town's most gruesome murders with his partner, Detective Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland), and eager young DC Sam Breen (Nic Sampson). In these four feature-length mysteries, Shepherd and his team contend with the death of a skydiver whose parachute was tampered with, the killing of the eccentric owner of a Victorian reenactment village, farmers feuding over the rights to honey bees, and a nursing home full of suspects with dementia.
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