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Big landscapes and stunning scenery, this is the Australian outback, specifically the town of Patterson. When two farmhands - Marley, a local Indigenous boy and Reese, a backpacker - go missing from a cattle station, Indigenous detective Jay Swan (Aaron Pederson) is sent to this remote town to investigate. Loner Jay must work with smart, tough local cop Emma James (Judy Davis). He also has to deal with the arrival of his daughter Crystal, who's run away from her own trouble at home, and his ex-wife Mary who comes after her. As Jay and Emma investigate Marley and Reese's relationships and secrets they soon find themselves unpeeling the hidden layers of the town's dark history, becoming embroiled in a deep mystery that will send shockwaves through the community. - Director:
- Rachel Perkins
- Cast:
- Aaron Pedersen, Judy Davis, Deborah Mailman
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A story of love, lust, jealousy and betrayal, of one man's fight to rebuild his shattered life and a family's struggle to find the truth behind their loved one's murder. After seven years in a high security prison, David Collins' (Lee Ingleby) conviction for the murder of his wife, Tara, is overturned due to a technicality, or as his lawyer puts it an appalling miscarriage of justice. Able to start his life again and begin to repair relationships with his family and friends, David hopes to finally be allowed to mourn his wife's death. As a new investigation is launched, headed by DI Cathy Hudson (Angel Coulby), dark secrets of abuse, affairs and money troubles rise to the surface. From jealous sisters to disgruntled lovers, these secrets rip fragile relationships apart at the seams. But one question remains: is David Collins truly innocent? - Director:
- Richard Clark
- Cast:
- Lee Ingleby, Daniel Ryan, Adrian Rawlins
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"Manhunt" is a captivating mini series based on the true story of a murder investigation that kept the people of Britain gripped - and defined a detective's career. Starring Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) as DCI Colin Sutton, the story begins in August 2004 when a young woman's body is found. Sutton is appointed senior investigating officer but initially struggles: there's no forensics, motive or witnesses. Painstaking detective work finally delivers a suspect - Levi Bellfield (Celyn Jones), but now the hunt is on for enough evidence to arrest him and make sure he's found guilty at trial. 'Manhunt' follows the compelling story of how DCI Sutton charged one of Britain's most notorious killers with two murders, as well as an attempted murder, whilst also impelling Surrey police to consider Bellfield as prime suspect in the high-profile murder of Milly Dowler. - Director:
- Marc Evans
- Cast:
- Martin Clunes, Katie Lyons, Claudie Blakley
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Series 8 of BBC One's 'Call the Midwife' continues to explore complex medical and personal stories on the midwifery and district nursing rounds. It is now 1964 and times are changing, from the introduction of the contraceptive pill and the availability of a new cancer-screening programme, to the building of high-rise tower blocks. The nuns and nurses continue to face a variety of challenging issues including cleft palate, sickle cell and illegal abortion. And for one of the team, romance could be on the horizon. - Director:
- Syd Macartney
- Cast:
- Vanessa Redgrave, Miriam Margolyes, Leonie Elliott
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Meet The Harpers - A modern, outwardly functional family... engaged in constant psychological warfare. Christmas time in the Harper household is chaotic... to say the least!
'Ding Dong Merrily' Christmas 2002Entrepreneurial Nick decides to start a Christmas tree business and turns the Harper living room into a forest - much to Ben's horror. More importantly, Janey's back for Christmas but has a BIG announcement... she's pregnant!
'Sixty Feet Under' Christmas 2003
Whilst the Harpers are travelling into London to make a start on their Christmas shopping the tube breaks down leaving them stranded with only their fellow oddball passengers to help pass the time.
'Glad Tidings We Bring' Christmas 2004
Janey arrives home to inform her parents that she is getting married! Christmas is cast aside as Susan revels in the thought of organising the wedding...whilst Ben will be glad to hand over the responsibility of his daughter... but their joy turns to horror as the fiance in question arrives...
'...and I'll Cry If I want To' Christmas 2005
Christmas at the Harpers will go down with a bang this year as Susan is determined to give grandson Kenzo a third Birthday party that he and the rest of the Harpers will never forget!- Director:
- Dewi Humphreys
- Cast:
- Zoë Wanamaker, Robert Lindsay, Kris Marshall
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Murder One Case 2 follows three riveting cases, beginning with an explosive political assassination that has a major impact on the personal and professional life of high-powered attorney James Wyler (Anthony LaPaglia).
When the Governor of California and his mistress are brutally slain, the charismatic but combative Wyler must draw on his experience on both sides of the legal fence to defend the enigmatic young woman accused of the grisly double homicide.
Engaged in a strategic battle of words and wits with the tenacious prosecuting attorney Miriam Grasso (Barbara Bosson), Wyler relies on the topnotch staff of legal associates in his charge: Chris Docknovich (Michael Hayden), Arnold Spivak (J.C. MacKenzie), Justine Appleton (Mary McCormack) and Aaron Moseley.
Gregory Itzin returns in the role of District Attorney Roger Garfield, a well-connected Los Angeles politico who has set his sights on the Govern's mansion.- Director:
- Michael Fresco
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- Anthony LaPaglia, Mary McCormack, Michael Hayden
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Changes abound in Series 4! Susan is looking forward to the birth of her first grandchild, but dreading being a grandmother. Nick is getting fed up with living in his ghastly flat and trying to think of a way to move back into the family home. The gap between Michael's IQ and the rest of the family's seems to be increasing, but so is his libido. And Abi is still Abi, only more so! As for perennially put-upon Ben, what with a new arrival causing chaos in surgery, being forced to take tango lessons and being officially declared dead, life is just one long major-league crisis. - Director:
- Not Available
- Cast:
- Robert Lindsay, Zoë Wanamaker, Kris Marshall
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The Caretaker (1963)The Guest
Whilst renovating his dilapidated home, Aston (Robert Shaw) invites an irritable and devious vagrant (Donald Pleasence) to stay. But, when his ill-tempered brother Mick (Alan Bates) returns, an ominous yet darkly comic power struggle between the trio commences. A play that changed the face of modern theatre and made Harold Pinter's name, 'The Caretaker' remains one of Pinter's most famous works. - Director:
- Clive Donner
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- Alan Bates, Donald Pleasence, Robert Shaw
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In his stunning debut feature film, Aronofsky tells the story of Maximillian Cohen's (Sean Gullette) obsession with numbers and his theory that they hold the key to the answers of the universe. His work causes him agonising migraines and his former teacher Sol (Mark Margolis) advises him to take a break from trying to discover patterns in the stock market. When Max's super computer crashes after spitting out a 216-digit number, Max initially dismisses it, until the prediction comes true, and he realises that the number which he consigned to the trash could be the key he has been searching for. - Director:
- Darren Aronofsky
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- Sean Gullette, Scott Franklin, Mark Margolis
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Glenn Ford plays the dedicated F.B.I. agent, John Ripley, who fights to protect Kelly Sherwood (Lee Remick) from a ruthless killer. Unless his plans to rob the bank succeed, the unseen assailant (Ross Martin) - identifiable only by his asthmatic breathing - threatens to murder Kelly and her teenage sister, Toby (Stefanie Powers). To save the two terrorized sisters, the F.B.I. sets up an elaborate trap using Kelly as a decoy, but the killer gets away. Nerve-racking suspense builds as Kelly, now panic-stricken, continues to act as bait long enough to let the Feds trap the killer. Unless they act quickly, the woman in distress will become the casualty of a deadly Experiment in Terror! - Director:
- Blake Edwards
- Cast:
- Glenn Ford, Vin Scully, Lee Remick
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Life in the Harper household is as hectic as ever in Series Three. Janey has left for university and been replaced in the house by their cousin Abi, who is more than a little accident prone! Ben sees this new addition to their home as a threat to the peace and quiet he's wanted throughout his married life, while Susan is happy to have another woman in the house. As for Michael, he is spending as much time thinking about girls now as his school work! And as if all this wasn't bad enough for Ben, Nick continues to work on his next hair-brained scheme, whether that means starring as Jesus in the local nativity play or dressing up as a drag queen! - Director:
- Not Available
- Cast:
- Robert Lindsay, Zoë Wanamaker, Kris Marshall
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From ten-time Emmy Award winner Steven Bochco, co-creator of the international hits 'NYPD Blue' and 'L.A. Law', come 'Murder One', the first television drama to follow a single case for an entire season. This intricately detailed show explores every facet inside and outside of a scandalous, high-profile Los Angeles trial until its shocking verdict is reached. - Director:
- Charles Haid
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- Daniel Benzali, Mary McCormack, Michael Hayden
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Ben Harper, husband and father to three different and often difficult children has spent his working life as a dentist. Just as well as most of his seems rather like pulling teeth. His wife Susan is usually busy showing foreign tourists around London, a place she knows much better than her own kitchen. Ben and Susan, have been married happily enough to have three children. However, Ben has the feeling that most of the time his children seem to speak a different language. Nick (20) has persuaded his parents he would benefit from a gap year to see something of the world. To date, he has hardly seen anything beyond the confines of the sofa. Janey (17) is into boys, fashion labels (expensive ones) and getting her own way. Michael (14) is the brightest of the trio. He is seriously into computers and, not so seriously (yet) into girls. - Director:
- Not Available
- Cast:
- Robert Lindsay, Zoë Wanamaker, Kris Marshall
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M. R. James is one of the greatest writers of stories of the supernatural, and 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad' is one of his darkest works - a tale of solitude and terror, and the dangers of intellectual pride. Made in 1968 for BBC Television's Omnibus programme, Jonathan Miller's adaptation succeeds in capturing the chill of terror at the heart of the story. The bleak Norfolk landscape is superbly photographed by Dick Bush to instil a sense of isolation and unease from the outset, and Michael Hordern's performance as the eccentric, grouchy professor is nothing short of brilliant. The final scenes will leave you with a shiver of horror you will not easily shake off... - Director:
- Jonathan Miller
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- Michael Hordern, Ambrose Coghill, George Woodbridge
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Few things in life can be relied upon, butthe drama, humour and wildly disparate personalities of Doc Martin and Portwenn are always guaranteed to bring joy to viewers everywhere. As we join the Doctor in this eighth series, we find his relationship with his wife Louisa back on a more even keel, although juggling their jobs with baby care is proving more challenging daily. Meanwhile Bert and Al Large face challenges of their own, with brewing whisky and running a B&B not quite turning out as they had hoped; MrsTishell suffers a terrible and unexpected setback in her life; and Penhale, already facing romantic challenges, faces a mini crime spree and decides to host a Police Open Day. Newcomers to the village include a new curate as well as Morwenna's parents, Jack and Tara who worked as missionaries in Kenya; and the village sees the return of Beth, the American tourist and veterinarian Angela Sim. And swimming through the maelstrom of it all is Doctor Ellingham, suffering humanity's foibles with little tolerance and suffering literally with a newly adopted dog, against his better judgment, underfoot. - Director:
- Nigel Cole
- Cast:
- Martin Clunes, Ellie Gee, Caroline Catz
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