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Oscar Winners Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson star in this extraordinary and moving story of blind devotion and repressed love. Hopkins stars as Stevens, a dedicated English butler to Lord Darlington, beautifully played by James Fox. Thompson stars as the estate's housekeeper, a high-spirited, strong-minded young woman who watches the goings-on upstairs with horror. Despite her apprehensions, she and Stevens gradually fall in love, though neither will admit it, and only give vent to their charged feelings via fierce arguments. - Director:
- James Ivory
- Cast:
- Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, John Haycraft
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The Absent One (2014)Fasandræberne / Department Q: The Absent One
In 1994, two young twins are found brutally murdered in a summer cottage. A series of clues point to a group of young upper class students from a nearby boarding school, but the case is closed when a local outsider pleads guilty and is convicted for the murders. Twenty years later, the supposedly solved case lands on the desk of Carl Morck (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) in Department Q and he quickly realises that something is terribly wrong. As Carl, his assistant Assad (Fares Fares) and their new secretary Rose (Johanne Louise Schmidt), start investigating, they are led to an old emergency call from a desperate girl who seems to know the secrets of the murders. Soon they are plunged into an intense search for the girl, who has been missing since the murders happened. But Carl and Assad are not the only ones trying to track her down as the girl's testimony is of great danger to a group of influential men at the top of society who will do all they can to keep her silent. - Director:
- Mikkel Nørgaard
- Cast:
- Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Morten Hemmingsen, Fares Fares
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'Roadkill' follows the charming and assertive politician Peter Laurence (Hugh Laurie), whose public and private life comes under strain when enemies threaten to upend him. As personal secrets spiral out of control, Peter, untroubled by shame or remorse, remains determined to further his own political agenda and avoid complete catastrophe. However, despite Peter's best efforts, events reveal just how hard it is to leave the past behind. - Director:
- Michael Keillor
- Cast:
- Hugh Laurie, Helen McCrory, Olivia Vinall
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Robert Powell stars as Richard Hannay in this series of adventures featuring John Buchan's popular hero first portrayed in his novel "The Thirty Nine Steps". This Thames Television series set in Edwardian times, begins in 1912 - three years before "The Thirty Nine Steps" - in the dark days leading up to the First World War, when Scots-born Hannay, who has already achieved recognition as an officer in military intelligence, a mining engineer and a successful prospector, returns to Britain after thirty years in Africa, to seek a bride, a home, and a quiet life... This fast-paced series captures the action packed style of Buchan's original. As it moves from the spectacular highlands of Scotland to the splendour of country estates and gentlemen's clubs. In a string of remarkable adventures, from the case of the Mansfield diamonds to the harrowing 'Voyage into Fear' Hannay's ingenuity is stretched to the limit. The series also features Hannay's sworn enemy, the ingenious Count Von Schwabing, whose sights are firmly set on Hannay, whatever the time, wherever the place. As well as sparring with the Count, Hannay manages to outwit some of Britain's smartest criminals... and always finds time to win the heart of a beautiful woman. - Director:
- David Giles
- Cast:
- Robert Powell, Christopher Scoular, Gavin Richards
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Dalgliesh follows a young girl and a trail of death to a beautiful country home.
- Director:
- John Davies
- Cast:
- Roy Marsden, Phyllis Calvert, Mel Martin
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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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