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Above Suspicion: Series 4 (2012)Above Suspicion: Silent Scream: Series 4
Kelly Reilly, Ciarari Hinds arid company are back for the fourth and final series based on Lynda La Plante's hugely successful crime novels, 'Above Suspicion'. Silent Scream finds DCS James Langton (Hinds) enraged at having lost a bid for promotion, certain that someone has sold him out. That doesn't make for the most supportive teamwork as Dl Anna Travis (Reilly) and crew investigate the brutal murder of an acclaimed young film actress. The victim, Amanda Delaney, had secrets, lots of them. And enemies, lots of them too. But what she also appeared to have, among the married men and their angry wives, jealous actors and hard-edged directors, was someone who wanted something more, something more than she could give. An already tense team find themselves at the mercy of suspects many of whose very profession is one of deception. When you add envy, wild passion and desperate addiction into the mix, you find a case that is stirring up too much interest and too great a risk to all involved. The way things stand, there will be more than one victim before the final curtain falls on Silent Scream. - Director:
- Catherine Morshead
- Cast:
- Kelly Reilly, Ciarán Hinds, Shaun Dingwall
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Lawman (1971)The Law Man
During a drunken spree in the small Wild West town of Bannock, one of a half-dozen workers from a nearby ranch accidentally shoots an innocent man. Bannock's marshal, a righteous man named Jared Maddox (Burt Lancaster), comes to the larger town of Sabbath bearing the dead body of one of the revellers and demands the surrender of the remaining five from sheriff Cotton Ryan (Robert Ryan) and ranch owner Vincent Bronson (Lee J. Cobb), starting a confrontation that threatens to engulf them all. - Director:
- Michael Winner
- Cast:
- Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Lee J. Cobb
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Above Suspicion: Series 3 (2011)Above Suspicion: Deadly Intent: Series 3
Ciarán Hinds, Kelly Reilly and company are back for a third instalment of Lynda La Plante's hugely successful Above Suspicion. Deadly Intent follows DI Anna Travis (Reilly) reunited with DCS James Langton (Hinds) as they investigate the fatal shooting of Frank Brandon, an ex-police officer from the drug squad, whose body is found in a drug dealer's squat. Travis begins to uncover suspicious links between Brandon and the notorious drug-trafficker, Alexander Fitzpatrick, one of the most wanted men in the Western world who has eluded arrest for 20 years and has not been sighted until now. No one involved with the case can be trusted; witnesses, suspects, victims all appear to be lying. What can be so precious, valued, loved, that it's worth dying for? The answer lies behind a Deadly Intent. - Director:
- Gillies MacKinnon
- Cast:
- Kelly Reilly, Ciarán Hinds, Shaun Dingwall
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A classic action-filled John Wayne western is set into motion with a spectacular robbery of a Union pay train by Confederate guerrillas. The train's colonel (John Wayne) jails the enemy leaders (Jorge Rivero, Chris Mitchum) but the three men later become friends when the war ends. Together they seek the Union traitors responsible for a string of Confederate train robberies, a mission that culminates in a rousing shoot-'em-up finale. - Director:
- Howard Hawks
- Cast:
- John Wayne, Jorge Rivero, Jennifer O'Neill
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After being shot on duty, Detective Inspector Henry Crabbe decides, against the will of his superiors and his accountant wife, to retire and open his own restaurant - Pie in the Sky. Prowlers, sudden deaths, retrieving rebellious daughters, missing lovers, psychics and fear of the food writer are all elements Henry has to deal with as well as creating his signature steak and kidney pies. - Director:
- Lawrence Gordon Clark
- Cast:
- Richard Griffiths, Joe Duttine, Maggie Steed
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Above Suspicion: Series 2 (2010)Above Suspicion 2: The Red Dahlia
DC Anna Travis (Kelly Reilly) is back, reunited with the inimitable DCI James Langton (Ciaran Hinds), to face her most challenging and terrifying case yet. When the body of a young woman is discovered, sadistically mutilated and drained of blood, it would seem an ominous re-enactment of the infamously unsolved murder from 1940s Los Angeles, dubbed the 'Black Dahlia'. Travis races to stay one step ahead of the killer, using the original case as some sort of instruction manual. Meanwhile, the underlying sexual friction between her and Langton threatens to derail the investigation. However, they must pull together to stop this depraved copycat killer before he strikes again. - Director:
- Gillies MacKinnon
- Cast:
- Kelly Reilly, Ciarán Hinds, Shaun Dingwall
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Even when it was east versus West, sometimes it was hard to tell the good guys from the bad. "The Company" is a pulse-pounding rollercoaster ride that traces the CIA's secret war against the KGB, spanning the globe from Moscow to Berlin, from Budapest to London, from Washington D.C. to Cuba. Sent to Berlin to work with a man who becomes his mentor, codename "The Sorcerer" (Alfred Molina), Jack McCauliffe (Chris O'Donnell) soon finds himself caught up in a web of intrigue and deceit as he takes on his elusive and formidable enemy. And when Jack falls in love with an informant, codename "Rainbow" (Alexandra Maria Lara), this simple act makes her a pawn in their terrible game. But there is a traitor somewhere in the CIA, feeding vital information to the enemy, sabotage and death to the very heart of 'the company'. Together with their counter intelligence Chief, James Angleton (Michael Keaton), McCauliffe and "The Sorcerer" must find this mole before the world that they have fought so hard to preserve is completely destroyed. - Director:
- Mikael Salomon
- Cast:
- Chris O'Donnell, Alfred Molina, Michael Keaton
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DC Anna Travis (Kelly Reilly) has been assigned to her first murder case. Under the watchful eye of DCI James Langton (Ciaran Hindis), she joins a team investigating a series of brutal and shocking murders. They started eight years ago, and the body count - all prostitutes and drug users - was up to six, but now a seventh body has been found. This time the victim is a beautiful, young student, with the murderer no less ugly in his slaughter. Is every victim innocent, or are some more innocent than others? Determined to prove herself, Anna uncovers a vital piece of information linking one man to all the killings, a much-loved actor on the brink of stardom. He seems above suspicion and his smouldering good looks attract even Travis - but in getting closer to the truth, is she getting too close to a killer? - Director:
- Christopher Menaul
- Cast:
- Kelly Reilly, Ciarán Hinds, Jason Durr
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Dandelion Dead is a dramatization of the true story of Major Herbert Armstrong, a solicitor equally proud of his work in the justice system as he was of his beloved garden. Life seemed good for Herbert, a respected solicitor with country estate, the love of his three children and a devout pride in both his life and his garden. But Armstrong, pillar of the local community, was also a man at war. He was in conflict on three fronts: he fought regular battles against his domineering and unstable wife, Katherine; he had regular skirmishes with his bright and ambitious business rival, Oswald Martin; and waged a war against the dandelions that colonised his treasured lawn. These dandelions led to one of the most celebrated murder trials in British legal history. - Director:
- Mike Hodges
- Cast:
- Michael Kitchen, Sarah Miles, David Thewlis
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After being shot on duty, Detective Inspector Henry Crabbe decides, against the will of his superiors and his accountant wife, to retire and open his own restaurant - Pie in the Sky. Of course life is never simple and between his first love - cooking - and being constantly called back on duty by a needy ex-boss, Chief Constable Fisher, Henry finds that he's not going to fulfill his dream in peace. - Director:
- Colin Gregg
- Cast:
- Richard Griffiths, Joe Duttine, Maggie Steed
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Set in and around the corridors of power, 'Bodyguard' tells the story of David Budd (Richard Madden), a heroic but volatile war veteran now working as a Specialist Protection Officer for the Royalty and Specialist Protection Branch (RaSP) of London's Metropolitan Police Service. When he is assigned to protect the ambitious and powerful Home Secretary Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes), Budd finds himself torn between his duty and his beliefs. Responsible for her safety, could he become her biggest threat? - Director:
- Thomas Vincent
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- Richard Madden, Sophie Rundle, Vincent Franklin
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Inspired by the insider interviews in Misha Glenny's bestselling book, writer/directors Hossein Amini and James Watkins have created a drama that exposes the global network of organised crime. 'McMafia' unravels a complex web of connections that joins up money launderers in Dubai, cyber criminals in India, Russian oligarchs in London and Bedouin smugglers in the Negev desert. What starts out as a story of survival and revenge becomes a tale of one man's struggle against the lures of corruption. - Director:
- James Watkins
- Cast:
- James Norton, David Strathairn, Juliet Rylance
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Tangerines (2013)Mandariinid
Oscar and Golden Globe nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, "Tangerines" is a powerful and eloquent plea for peace and a poignant statement on the futility of violence stemming from racial and ethnic divisions. Set in 1992, during the growing conflict between Georgia and Abkhazian separatists in the wake of the Soviet Union's dissolution, this compassionate story focuses on two Estonian immigrant farmers who refuse to flee Georgia, staying on to harvest their tangerine crop. When the fighting arrives on his doorstep, Ivo treats two wounded soldiers from opposite sides. During their extended period of convalescence under Ivo's roof, the enemies are forced not only to confront the reasons that fuel their hatred for each other, but also the conflict which rages around them. - Director:
- Zaza Urushadze
- Cast:
- Lembit Ulfsak, Elmo Nüganen, Giorgi Nakashidze
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From producer Steven Bochco comes the first scripted television series set in a current, ongoing war involving the United States. Gritty, intense, evocative and emotional, "Over There" takes you to the front lines of battle and explores the effects of war on a U.S. Army unit sent to Iraq on their first tour of duty, as well as the equally powerful effects felt at home by their families and loved ones. Here's your chance to own all the explosive action and gripping drama right from the beginning with all 13 episodes of this ground-breaking series on video. 'Over There' is a true-to-life depiction of the everyday heroes who fight for freedom under extraordinary conditions. - Director:
- D.J. Caruso
- Cast:
- Josh Henderson, Joe Cappelletti, Luke MacFarlane
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Black Mirror: Series 1 (2011)Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror
A dark trilogy of twisted tales. 'Black Mirror' is a drama series from Charlie Brooker consisting of three separate self-contained stories.
1. The National Anthem is a political thriller in which the Prime Minister faces a huge dilemma and has to choose between bowing to the pressure of public opinion or following his own moral compass.
2. 15 Million Merits is a satire on entertainment shows. In this world, the only way to escape drudgery is to enter the 'Hot Shot' talent show and just hope you can impress the judges.
3. The Entire History of You is set in an alternate reality where everyone has access to a system which records everything they do, see or hear. You need never forget a face, holiday or night out again... but is that a good thing?- Director:
- Euros Lyn
- Cast:
- Rory Kinnear, Lindsay Duncan, Donald Sumpter
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