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It's 1969 and, on the cusp of a new decade, Gently has to face up to some sobering facts which could possibly have life changing repercussions. DS Bacchus and WPC Rachel Coles continue to have j a contentious relationship in which she gives as good as she gets, crushing his male ego and sexist attitude. Meanwhile Bacchus finds himself in love with the wrong woman.
1. Gently with the Women
After a woman is found brutally murdered and a prostitute alleges she has been raped, the officers' attitudes force Gently to take a closer look at the way the police handle sexual complaints.
2. Breathe in the Air
The suspected suicide of a GP takes Rachel Coles back to the village she grew up in, stirring up tragic memories and unveiling the heart-breaking consequences of industry.
3. Gently Among Friends
Gently and Bacchus find themselves amongst the rubbish during the wildcat strikes when a body is found beneath the High Level Bridge.
4. Son of a Gun
The uprising of the skinheads in Durham sees Gently furious at the easy accessibility of guns. Following an armed robbery can he bring the gang to justice before anyone else is shot?- Director:
- Roger Goldby
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- Madeleine Knight, Martin Shaw, Donald McBride
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Professor Robert Bartlett tells the extraordinary story of England's most dysfunctional, yet longest-ruling, royal dynasty. Henry II forges a mighty empire encompassing England and much of France. His sons, Richard the Lionheart and John, then turn on their father and each other, bringing the dynasty to the edge of annihilation. Professor Robert Bartlett continues the remarkable story of the Plantagenets. England's longest-reigning royal dynasty fights to expand their power across the British Isles and win back their lands in France. In this golden age of chivalry, a clear sense of English nationhood emerges and parliament is born. Professor Robert Bartlett charts the downfall of the Plantagenet dynasty. In the last century of their rule, four Plantagenet kings are violently deposed and murdered by members of their own family. It is the bloodiest episode in the entire history of the English monarchy. As the Plantagenets turn in on themselves, England is dragged into decades of brutal civil war. - Director:
- Jamie Simpson
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- Robert Bartlett
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It's 1969, one year on from the harrowing shootings at Durham Cathedral that nearly claimed both Gently's and Bacchus's lives. Having pushed himself to full fitness. Gently has returned to duty while Bacchus is still recovering in a police convalescent home. Shocked to receive his sergeant's resignation, Gently insists Bacchus works his one month's notice. He then sets about trying to change Bacchus's mind and help him overcome the barriers, both real and imagined. Following a death in custody, Gently resolves to find the man's identity and uncover the mystery of his existence. With a police officer in hospital, Gently's investigation is surrounded by anger, hatred, violence and fear. In a time when police officers' roles and attitudes towards them are rapidly changing, Gently struggles to gain the trust of either the public or the other police officers. Amidst colourful social change, Gently investigates a murder at the Bluebird Holiday Camp, unveiling a seedy undercurrent within the more permissive of society; he is forced to dig deep within himself when entering the cloak and dagger world of military clinical trials, facing strong ethical questions; he also explores how the closure of the collieries can rip apart tight knit communities when a mysterious death in the mine leads to infighting and betrayal. - Director:
- Nicholas Renton
- Cast:
- Steve Evets, Charlie Richmond, Matt Stokoe
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It's 1968 and the swinging sixties have made their way up North and in to the life of lnspector George Gently (Martin Shaw). Joined by his sharp tongued partner DS John Bacchus (Lee Ingleby), Gently finds himself on the case of a miner's daughter, a kidnapped orphan and a murder that may have been a race-hate crime.
The late sixties are a turbulent time in Britain and Gently's investigations are complicated by class tensions, a dark undercurrent of racism and the outmoded shame of single motherhood, not to mention the threat of past grudges rearing their head. There are also signs of change though as Gently witnesses the coming of age of a younger, more tolerant generation and their increasing social consciousness. And, of course, there is Northern Soul.
Filled with suspense, humour and Soul, Series Five of Inspector George Gently is more than just a detective procedural. A nostalgic treat for anyone who was there and something unseen for anyone who wasn't, it is a time capsule of an imperfect but exciting and hopeful time that resonates right through to the present.- Director:
- Gillies MacKinnon
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- Pippa Bennett-Warner, Lenora Crichlow, Craig Conway
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Police Chief Jesse Stone (Tom Selleck), who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy (Stephen McHattie), by investigating a series of murders in Boston, leaving Rose (Kathy Baker) and Suitcase (Kohl Sudduth) to handle a crime spree in Paradise on their own. Jesse pours his energy into his work in an effort to push away his twin demons: booze and women. When his investigation leads to notorious mob boss Gino Fish (William Sadler), Jesse's pursuit becomes hazardous. - Director:
- Robert Harmon
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- Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker, Kohl Sudduth
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Rash and Stefan are two guys in their mid-twenties, stuck at the bottom of the career ladder. One is a trainee police detective, the other a very junior investigator at the Serious Fraud Office. Rash's parents were born in Iran, Stefan's in Poland. They're first generation British - but still outsiders. When they're brought together by two apparently unrelated cases, they find themselves involved in a worldwide conspiracy. In 21st century London, a new breed of criminal hides behind the legitimate facades of business and government. Rash and Stefan must combine their skills to bring them down. They are opposites in almost every way, but as their friendship develops they realise they can take on the rich and the powerful. Just as long as they don't get themselves fired first. - Director:
- Anthony Philipson
- Cast:
- Mark Addy, Ariyon Bakare, Anna Chancellor
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It is all change at Grantleigh Manor when Martin Forbes-Hamilton dies and Audrey is forced to sell her beloved stately home to millionaire grocer Richard DeVere. Life in the sleepy village will never be the same again when Richard and his formidable mother, Mrs Polouvicka move in. Richard gets off to a bad start with Audrey when he misses the church service and things go from bad to worse when he decides to modernise the manor. - Director:
- Gareth Gwenlan
- Cast:
- Penelope Keith, Jayne Lester, Peter Bowles
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Blazing Saddles (1974)Blazing Saddles: 30th Anniversary Special Edition
"My name is Jim, but most people call me...Jim". And most people call Blazing Saddles deliriously funny. Filmmaker, star and paddle-ball whiz Mel Brooks goes way out West and way out of his mind with a spiffy spoof set in an 1874 Old West where 1974 Hollywood is just one soundstage away-and where nonstop fun blasts prejudices to the high comedy heavens. Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn and more join for horseplay and horselaughs, making Blazing Saddles the # 6 choice among the American Film Institute's Top-100 Comedies. Give these out to the boys in Lieu of pay. And enjoy - Director:
- Mel Brooks
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- Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens
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Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005)Stone Cold
Tom Selleck stars as Jesse Stone, an ex-Los Angeles homicide detective whose alcoholism forced him to downsize his career and take a job as a small town police chief. When Stone investigates the town's first ever murder, he soon finds himself embroiled in a hunt for serial killers who seem determined to make him a victim as well. Complications arise when a young girl's parents reveal she was raped and Stone orders his team to investigate the charges while keeping both crimes under the radar of national press, state police and FBI. Stone must uncover both mysteries and faces the most challenging case of his career - one that could possibly claim the life of someone very close to him. - Director:
- Robert Harmon
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- Tom Selleck, Jane Adams, Reg Rogers
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Vienna, 1900: Eisenheim (Edward Norton) is a brilliant stage magician, the greatest illusionist Vienna has ever seen. When his childhood friendship with Duchess Sophie von Teschen (Jessica Biel), now betrothed to the power-hungry Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell), is rekindled he finds himself a target for the Prince's anger. As the clandestine romance continues, Leopold orders the shrewd Chief Inspector Uhl (Paul Giamatti), the head of the secret police, to close down the theatre and make Eisenheim vanish. But as the net tightens around him and tragedy strikes, Eisenheim prepares to execute his greatest illusion yet. - Director:
- Neil Burger
- Cast:
- Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti
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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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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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