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From the writers of 'The Missing' comes 'Baptiste'; a thrilling new drama starring Tchéky Karyo as the insightful but stubborn investigator Julien Baptiste. When Julien and his wife move to Amsterdam to help look after their grandchild, the Chief of Police (an old girlfriend) seeks out his help in finding a young sex worker who has gone missing. As Baptiste rapidly becomes embroiled in a case that peels back the layers of atrocity in the trade of sex, drugs and people themselves, nothing is as it first seems. For Julien Baptiste the beautiful streets, canals and houses of Amsterdam hide dark, deadly secrets. - Director:
- Jan Matthys
- Cast:
- Tchéky Karyo, Tom Hollander, Anastasia Hille
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"Guilt" follows two disparate brothers Max (Mark Bonnar) and Jake (Jamie Sives) who, while driving home from a wedding together one night, accidentally run over and kill an old man on a darkened street. After making the panicked decision to cover their tracks, the brothers seem to get away with their crime. However, as neighbours and relatives of the dead man begin to suspect his death wasn't as innocent as it initially seemed, the brothers find their lives rapidly falling apart, as their actions begin to catch up with them. Their increasingly desperate attempts to conceal their guilt lead them further Into a world where everyone seems to have a hidden agenda and they discover they can trust no-one, ultimately including each other. - Director:
- Robert McKillop
- Cast:
- Mark Bonnar, Ruth Bradley, Jamie Sives
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An old friend informally invites Commander Dalgliesh (Roy Marsden) to look into death threats being made against the partners of a respected publishing house. While visiting their offices - a splendid Venetian building with a haunted past on the banks of the Thames - Dalgliesh is on hand when the first body is discovered. The coroner's verdict is suicide and the case is closed - but as the partners of Peverell Press wage their own internal war over the future of the family firm the mysterious hate campaign intensifies...and a partner dies in bizarre circumstances. Recalled to the case, Dalgliesh must decide if the motive lies in the present...or the horrors and betrayals of another time. As he struggles to untangle the mystery, the case takes a strange turn. His prime suspects begin to die... - Director:
- Andrew Grieve
- Cast:
- Roy Marsden, Ian Bannen, Cathryn Harrison
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Set in the halls of Westminster, the series follows Prime Minister Robert Sutherland (Robert Carlyle) and his Chief of Staff Anna Marshall (Victoria Hamilton) as they try to deal with a national emergency. The pair must bear attacks from their political opponents, face family pressures and lead the 'Cobra' committee, a team of experts and politicians, to ensure the nation's safety. - Director:
- Hans Herbots
- Cast:
- Robert Carlyle, Victoria Hamilton, Richard Dormer
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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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In the summer of 2006, Rob Reilly (Killian Scott), a smart suited homicide detective and his partner Cassie Maddox (Sarah Greene) are dispatched to investigate a child's murder, and find a community caught between old and new Ireland. On an altar lies the body of a local teenage girl, the talented Katy Devlin. Her body is found in the middle of an archaeological site, threatened by local developers aiming to build a shiny new motorway. The neighbouring estate, Knocknaree, has never quite got its share of the 'Celtic Tiger' and has been blighted by poverty arid unemployment for generations. Moreover, this is the not the first time a child of Knocknaree has been lost - twenty-one years earlier, in a very different Ireland, three children went missing, and only one came back alive. Memory runs deep in this part of the world* and locals, press and the Dublin Garda soon begin to worry that the cases are linked. - Director:
- John Hayes
- Cast:
- Sarah Greene, Killian Scott, Michael D'Arcy
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Based on the facts we know about William Shakespeare, Ben Eltons sitcom is about the life of the world's favourite bard as it just might have been. It's the 1590s and Will (David Mitchell) is still at the start of his career. In London his plays are looked down on by his sinister rival Robert Greene, while his friends and fellow actors are baffled by Will's weird new ideas. He's not taken very seriously in Stratford either where his mum and dad say his plays are boring, his teenage daughter makes fun of his flowery language and his wife Anne wonders how he can claim to be a great writer when he can't even find his quill. Packed with gags and sparkling wordplay 'Upstart Crow' pays comic homage to the greatest writer in the history of the English language - and reveals some rather surprising stories about where his best ideas came from... - Director:
- Matt Lipsey
- Cast:
- David Mitchell, Gemma Whelan, Rob Rouse
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"Mary Queen of Scots" explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan). Queen of France at 16, widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. By birth, she also has a rival claim to the throne of Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), who rules as the Queen of England. Determined to rule as much more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth's sovereignty. Rivals in power and in love, the two Queens make very different choices about marriage and children. Betrayal, rebellion and conspiracies within each court imperil both Queens - driving them apart, as each woman experiences the bitter cost of power. - Director:
- Josie Rourke
- Cast:
- Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden
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Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel star in this dramatic film about two officers in Napoleon's army who violently confront each other in a series of duels. The duels begin as a reaction to a minor incident and escalate into a consuming passion that rules the lives of both men for a period of 15 years. Based on Joseph Conrad's story, 'The Duellists' explores the themes of obsession, honour and violence. - Director:
- Ridley Scott
- Cast:
- Keith Carradine, Stacy Keach, Harvey Keitel
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Among the intricate investigations in Season 9, Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) and Meyers race against the clock to save Canada from annihilation when they learn of a secret space program involving the inventor James Pendrick (Peter Stebbings). Vehement support and opposition to prohibition measures bring radical American temperance advocate Carrie Nation (Valerie Buhagiar) to the city and a little too close to Brackenreid's beloved scotch. And a curious death in an opium den piques Ogden's (Helene Joy) curiosity about the exotic drug, and the doctor's life is about to change in unexpected ways after Murdoch investigates a bank robbery that occurs while he's applying for a loan to build their dream home. - Director:
- Michael McGowan
- Cast:
- Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy
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In this series, world-renowned experts investigate the man behind the monster - taking us into the of depths Hitler's mind and revealing what made him tick. Using the latest research across the course of Hitler's life, they pinpoint the key moments in his meteoric rise and ultimate downfall. The series features some rarely seen archive material and state of the art colourisation which helps bring Hitler powerfully to life. Expert analysts also scour the archive for clues, revealing fresh insights into Hitler's body language and the power of his speech. Ultimately, this series provides a fresh perspective on Hitler and explains how he was able to go from jobless loner to a ruthless dictator loved and feared by millions. - Director:
- Stan Griffin
- Cast:
- Chris Wilson, Andrew Goddard, David Hopper
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Acquitted: Series 1 (2015)Frikjent: Series 1
Starring Nicolai Cleve Broch and Lena Endre, 'Acquitted' follows the story of Aksel Borgen, who left his hometown after being cleared of the murder of his high school sweetheart. Twenty years later, he returns to save the place that once turned its back on him - but the past has not been forgotten. His arrival opens old wounds and sparks new conflicts as he battles to save the town's cornerstone business from bankruptcy. But, as Askel finds, a man who pleaded not guilty can still be judged by society. - Director:
- Geir Henning Hopland
- Cast:
- Stig R. Amdam, Anna Bache-Wiig, Arthur Berning
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Robert Lindsay stars as Chief Inspector Michael Jericho, a Scotland Yard detective who regularly makes headlines and is respected and admired by his colleagues and the public alike. Driven, clever and determined, Jericho has risen rapidly through the ranks and is now in the front-line of the battle against crime in 1950s London. Jericho is set in a turbulent time of glamour, intrigue and huge social upheaval, as an explosion of colour and changing attitudes replaces the drabness and austerity of the war years. Backed by his hard-working team, Jericho investigates a series of high-profile murders, including a serial killer who targets courting couples, the kidnap and murder of a wealthy man leading a double life, the assassination of an H-bomb scientist and the brutal killing of a world-famous athlete and his new bride. Alongside his professional murder investigations, Jericho is on a personal mission to uncover the truth about his father's death and clear his name, a quest that puts him in grave danger as he threatens to expose the corruption festering at the heart of Scotland Yard. - Director:
- Diarmuid Lawrence
- Cast:
- Geraldine Somerville, Claire Bloom, Jane Horrocks
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She risked everything to stop an unjust war. Her government called her a traitor. Based on true events, 'Official Secrets' tells the story of Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley), a British intelligence specialist who received a shocking memo in 2003: the United States is enlisting Britain's help in blackmailing United Nations Security Council members so they vote in favour of the Iraq War. Unable to stand by, Gun defies her government and leaks the memo to the press, beginning an explosive chain of events that will ignite an international firestorm, expose a vast political conspiracy, and put Gun and her family in harm's way. - Director:
- Gavin Hood
- Cast:
- Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode
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The epic and dramatic tale of power, politics and passion. Amid scandal, intrigue and immense conflict, Russian empress Catherine the Great (Helen Mirren) develops an extraordinary and fiery relationship with Grigory Potemkin (Jason Clarke) as they overcome their adversaries and serve as the architects of modern-day Russia. - Director:
- Philip Martin
- Cast:
- Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Gina McKee
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