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Young Montalbano: Series 1 (2012)Il Giovane Montalbano
Inspector Montalbano is back - as you've never seen him before. These are the tales of the young Inspector Montalbano, with all the integrity but less of the experience of his older, possibly wiser, self. Exhausted by the neverending hillsides of his rural Sicilian beat, the Deputy Inspector - in the midst of investigating a murder -finds himself promoted to Inspector and dispatched to his childhood home of Vigata. There he will be called upon to take control of the local police station and gradually build his team with both Fazio Senior and Fazio Junior, Domenico 'Mimi' Augello and the young and exceedingly eager Officer Catarella. Along the way he'll discover the simple dining pleasures of Calogero's, and the unexpected passions that will guide him into the waiting - always waiting - arms of Livia. Drawing on the bestselling novels and short stories of acclaimed Italian author Andrea Camilleri, in a Sicilian world of loan sharks, mafia families, drug-dealing, perilous love affairs and murder, Michele Riondino is Young Montalbano. - Director:
- Gianluca Maria Tavarelli
- Cast:
- Michele Riondino, Andrea Tidona, Katia Greco
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Tim Pigott-Smith stars as Chief Constable John Stafford in this police procedural drama series with a difference. 'The Chief' shows a police force undergoing a culture change, as the outspoken and deeply committed Stafford attempts to reform crime-prevention policies and challenge the frequently unacceptable behaviour of his front-line officers; there are always difficult decisions to be made, often at a professional and personal cost.The cast of this powerful drama series also includes Judy Loe (Casualty) as Stafford's doctor wife, Elizabeth, EastEnders star Tony Caunter,and Roger Lloyd Pack. John Stafford is back at work at East Anglia's Eastland station following his temporary suspension. While Stafford continues to challenge what he regards as outmoded practices and attitudes, he and his deputy, Anne Stewart, face more tense situations at the sharp end of policing; this second series, originally screened in 1991, sees them tackling animal rights activism and environmental protest, negotiating throughout a dramatic siege, and dealing with the aftermath of the tragic death of one of Eastland's officers. - Director:
- Desmond Davis
- Cast:
- Tim Pigott-Smith, Karen Archer, Eamon Boland
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Tim Pigott-Smith stars as John Stafford, a newly promoted Chief Constable, in this police procedural drama series with a difference. 'The Chief' shows a police force undergoing a culture change, as the outspoken and deeply committed Stafford attempts to reform crime-prevention policies and challenge the frequently unacceptable behaviour of his front-line officers. There are always difficult decisions to be made, and often at a professional and personal cost. The cast of this powerful drama series, originally transmitted in 1990, also includes Judy Loe as Stafford's doctor wife, Elizabeth, and Eastenders stars Tony Caunter and Ross Kemp. Having appointed Anne Stewart (Karen Archer) as his deputy, Chief Constable John Stafford promotes his highly capable colleague to the rank of Head of Crime and Operations at Eastland, East Anglia. The promotion proves deeply unpopular, and, when Anne encounters rampant workplace misogyny, exposes some of the more unpleasant institutional attitudes among the ranks. While Anne faces a wall of prejudice as well as the personal difficulties arising from her son's drug addiction, Stafford's strategies for tackling the ever-mounting challenges of modern policing - be they the consequences of an increasingly violent drugs subculture, militant student actions or vigilante gangs - frequently bring him into conflict with his superiors. His high-level adversaries include the Home Office - whose staff watch his actions with interest, and more than a little concern... - Director:
- Brian Farnham
- Cast:
- Tim Pigott-Smith, Karen Archer, Jeremy Clyde
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Tut (2015)King Tut
Starring Academy Awards winner Ben Kingsley, Nonso Anozie and Avon Jogia. The astounding saga of one of history's most extraordinary rulers, Tutankhamun (King Tut) who is thrust into power at a young age after the murder of his father. This gripping drama portrays KingTut's rise from manipulated prince into an unlikely hero who is determined to wrest control of his kingdom from those who conspire against him. Tutankhamun (Avon Jogia) already Pharaoh ten years, is exploited by his chief advisor Vizier Ay (Ben Kingsley), a ruthless military General and scheming High Priest. Forced to marry his strong willed, ambitious sister in order to maintain the dynasty, but in love with a commoner, he struggles to protect her from the jealous queen. Through unexpected twists and turns Tut strives to overcome the odds. - Director:
- David Von Ancken
- Cast:
- Ben Kingsley, Avan Jogia, Sibylla Deen
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In 1950, Timothy Evans was hanged for the murder of his baby daughter Geraldine. The police also believed that he had killed his wife Beryl. But to his final moments Evans protested his innocence. Three years later, a gruesome discovery at 10 Rillington Place revealed that his neighbour - star prosecution witness John Reginald Christie (Tim Roth) knew much more about the sinister goings on in the house. Set in the dark confines of Christie's home, this powerful drama imagines the relationships between Christie, his wife Ethel (Samantha Morton) and the innocent young Evans couple. What twisted influence did Christie hold over the young newly-weds Timothy (Nico Mirallegro) and Beryl (Jodie Comer)? And how was he able to trick both judge and jury into sending an innocent man to the executioner? - Director:
- Craig Viveiros
- Cast:
- Jodie Comer, Tim Roth, Nico Mirallegro
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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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