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Student nurses Heather Pearce (Deborah Findlay) and Josephine Fallon (Eleanor David) have died of mysterious circumstances in the hospital nursing school of Nightingale House. As Scotland Yard's Commander (he is not yet Commander, but Chief Superintendent) Adam Dalgliesh (Roy Marsden) uncovers sexual secrets and blackmail within the closed community of the hospital, he finds himself in mortal danger. - Director:
- John Gorrie
- Cast:
- Roy Marsden, Joss Ackland, Sheila Allen
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A huge success for Thames Television, 'Van der Valk' stars Barry Foster as the no-nonsense Dutch detective whose exploits enthralled ITV audiences over three decades. As head of Amsterdam CID he has to contend with murder, blackmail, missing persons and the more tricky cases that come the way of the Dutch police! Created by Nicolas Freeling, this ratings-topping series co-stars Michael Latimer, Nigel Stock and Ronald Hines, and guest stars include Clifford Rose, Geoffrey Bayldon, Michael Sheard, Paul Eddington, Sydney Tafler, Lisa Daniely, Jane Lapotaire, Freddie Jones, Hildegard Neil, Patrick Troughton, Suzy Kendall, Bob Hoskins, Pamela Salem, Ian Hendry, Jane Merrow, Tom Bell, Amanda Burton, Kenneth Cranham, Brian Cox and Anthony Valentine. This set contains all five series, including the feature-length specials that were made in the early 1990's. - Director:
- Mike Vardy
- Cast:
- Barry Foster, Michael Latimer, Joanna Dunham
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The Irishman (2019)I Heard You Paint Houses
Left behind by the world, former hit man and union truck driver Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro) looks back from a nursing home on his life's journey through the ranks of organized crime: from his involvement with Philadelphia mob boss Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci) to his association with Teamsters union head Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino) to the rift that forced him to choose between the two. An intimate story of loyalty and betrayal writ large across the epic canvas of mid-twentieth-century American history... - Director:
- Martin Scorsese
- Cast:
- Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci
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Parasite (2019)Gisaengchung
Kim Ki Taek's (Song Kang Ho) family are all unemployed and living in a squalid basement. When his son, Ki Woo, gets a tutoring job at the lavish home of the Park family, the Kim family's luck changes. One by one they gradually infiltrate the wealthy Park's home, attempting to take over their affluent lifestyle, but as their deception unravels events begin to get increasingly out of hand in ways you simply cannot imagine. - Director:
- Joon-Ho Bong
- Cast:
- Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-jeong Jo
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Career con man Roy (Ian McKellen) sets his sights on his latest mark, recently widowed Betty (Helen Mirren), who's worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two grow closer, what should have been another simple swindle becomes a high-stakes game of cat and mouse in this suspenseful drama about the secrets people keep and the lies they live. - Director:
- Bill Condon
- Cast:
- Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Russell Tovey
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"Vera", a new murder mystery drama based on the novels by the award-winning crime writer Ann Cleeves. Brenda Blethyn plays the title role of Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope, a sharp but shambolic detective driven by her own personal demons. With her caustic wit and singular charm, Vera and her trusted right hand man DS Joe Ashworth (David Leon) face four captivating murder mysteries set against the breathtaking Northumberland landscape. - Director:
- Peter Hoar
- Cast:
- Brenda Blethyn, David Leon, Wunmi Mosaku
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London 1972. When a defecting KGB officer, Arkady Malinov, reveals Operation Glass, a devastating Soviet plot that could change the course of the Cold War, Daddy, the head of MI5, assembles a secret team to investigate. As the Soviets awaken a list of sleeper agents all over Britain, Daddy's team must move swiftly to gain information about the plot. - Director:
- Niall MacCormick
- Cast:
- Tom Hughes, Jonathan Aris, Victoria Hamilton
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Detective Inspector Jonah Gabriel takes on his first case since being shot in a botched police operation that left his partner dead. The new case involves investigating the murder of recently pardoned, drug baron Harvey Wratten. On the other side of the criminal divide, Joseph Bede, a former associate of Wratten's, is moved to make his own enquiries. As Gabriel, dogged by amnesia and suspicious colleagues, follows a complicated line of investigation and Bede becomes increasingly desperate to see through a massive drugs operation that will enable him to step out of the business forever, the enigmatic and ruthless Gatehouse emerges from the shadows to bring the story to a shocking climax... - Director:
- Hugo Blick
- Cast:
- Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christopher Eccleston, Kierston Wareing
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The chief is back on the job. When a shocking double homicide rocks the quiet town of Paradise, Stone (Tom Selleck) is forced back into action. His police department nearly emptied of staff, he has to rely on his expert intuition to sort through a maze of misleading clues as he attempts to unravel the mysterious murders. - Director:
- Robert Harmon
- Cast:
- Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker, Kohl Sudduth
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Soaring property prices have transformed a south London street. The residents of Pepys Road - investment banker Roger, hoping for a million pound bonus, octogenarian widow Petunia, and the Kamals, Pakistani-British owners of a grocery shop - all receive an anonymous postcard with a simple message: "We want what you have". But who is behind the unsettling campaign and what do they want? Each door on Pepys Road hides a story of its own, the mysterious messages keep coming, creating ripples through every corner of the community, as the residents' lives change beyond recognition over the course of the year. Adapted by BAFTA winner Peter Bowker from the acclaimed, bestselling novel by John Lanchester, 'Capital' cleverly interweaves a vivid ensemble of characters in a gripping story bursting with piercing observations on modern life in the capital. - Director:
- Euros Lyn
- Cast:
- Adeel Akhtar, Danny Ashok, Shabana Azmi
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When Dr. Edwin Lorrimer (Geoffrey Palmer), a forensic scientist working at a private laboratory is found killed, Detective Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh (Roy Marsden) is sent to investigate. Dalgliesh had been in the area a few months previously investigating the murder of a young woman found in an abandoned car. There are several suspects: Lorrimer's subordinate, Clifford Bradley (Andrew Ray), who despises him; the new head of the laboratory, Maxim Howarth (Barry Foster), who is jealous of his sister's relationship with him; a colleague, Paul Middlemass (Stephen Thorne), who had a fight with Lorrimer. There is also a gruff and likely unethical policeman who was on the grounds of the laboratory at the time of the killing and a local pathologist who is raising his two young children after his wife leaves him for another man. When one of the suspects is also murdered, Dalgliesh learns a key piece of information. - Director:
- Herbert Wise
- Cast:
- Roy Marsden, Barry Foster, Ray Brooks
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Inspector Montalbano: Collection 10 (2020)Beloved Salvo, My Livia (Salvo amato, Livia mia) / The Safety Net (La rete di protezione)
Based on the bestselling crime novels of Andrea Camilleri, 'Inspector Montalbano' is Sicily's finest detective. Respected by the community and his subordinates, less so by his superiors, and on an island where two major crime families are constantly battling for supremacy, the Inspector has his work cut out for him.
1. Beloved Salvo, My Livia
Agata (Federica De Benedittis), a friend of Livia (Sonia Bergamasco), is discovered bludgeoned to death in the public archive where she worked. The pool of blood has been mopped up and the only evidence Salvo (Luca Zingaretti) has to go on is a footprint. At the same time he must curb the nocturnal escapades of Pasquale, the man-child thief and son of his treasured housekeeper Adelina, who bakes those irresistible arancini.
2. The Safety Net
A Swedish film unit arrives to shoot a period drama in Vigata, and Augello (Cesare Bocci) immediately takes a shine to the production's female lead. When Montalbano (Luca Zingaretti) intervenes in a case of bullying at a local school, a resident asks the inspector to unearth the story behind a collection of mysterious home movies found in his dead father's attic.- Director:
- Alberto Sironi
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- Luca Zingaretti, Cesare Bocci, Peppino Mazzotta
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Tom Selleck as Paradise's anguished former Chief of Police, Jesse Stone, in his most gripping mystery yet. Cindy Van Aldan (Eileen Seton) was like a daughter to Jesse. Now she's dead. Although all signs point to a suicidal drug overdose-a checkered history riddled with addiction, associations with homicidal mobsters and an involvement in prostitution-Jesse knows his friend better than that. This time it's personal, and Jesse will stop at nothing to avenge the lost innocence and subsequent death of the young girl he once mentored. - Director:
- Dick Lowry
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- Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker, Kohl Sudduth
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Baffling...intriguing...offbeat...unpredictable: sixteen curious cases from the files of Adam Strange. Criminologist Adam Strange (Anthony Quayle) takes on the cases that are too difficult, delicate or politically sensitive for Scotland Yard. With the assistance of forensic expert Ham Gynt (Kaz Garas) and pretty young artist Evelyn McClaine (Anneke Wills), Strange unravels some of London's most complicated crimes... - Director:
- Charles Crichton
- Cast:
- Anthony Quayle, Kaz Garas, Anneke Wills
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Its 1970 and we return to Northumberland for Gently's last cases in this final series. It's the start of a new decade and Edward Heath has just won a narrow victory for the Conservatives at the General Election on a platform of peace and prosperity by taking the UK into Europe. There's also radical change for women, political paranoia in the Cold War and industrial unrest in the air. Martin Shaw stars in the title role and Lee Ingleby and Lisa McGrillis return as his sidekicks Detective Inspector Bacchus and Detective Sergeant Rachel Coles.
1. Gently Liberated
When a body found in a chemical waste tank is identified as the victim, and late husband, of a convicted killer, DCI Gently controversially decides to re-investigate the eight year-old case. But Dl Bacchus is vehemently opposed to his mentor's decision, not least because he was on the original investigation. Will they be able to heal the widening rift between them before Gently's imminent retirement?
2. Gently and the New Age
Gently is about to retire when he is approached by a covert police unit with one last tantalising offer. The cold case of a young girl murdered four years ago in Washington, County Durham, finds Gently tracking a charismatic politician. When the investigation leads to a murky web of union protest and political intrigue, will Gently do the unthinkable and bend the course of justice?- Director:
- Robert Del Maestro
- Cast:
- Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Heather Carroll
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