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From 1971 to 1980, millions followed the drama and spectacle of this lavishly-filmed television series following the trials quid triumphs, loves and betrayals, adventures and disasters of James, his family and others in the Onedin Line fleet and boardroom. Five years ha\ e passed and it is now 1875. Although the Age of Steam is corning fastjames is still investing in sail ships - does he know something others don't? The death of Albert Frazer finds Elizabeth taking control of the line and beginning a romance with one of her captains. And, while James is spending more time with, Charlotte and her governess, is his hard-heartedness about to lose him his only real friend? - Director:
- Gerald Blake
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- Peter Gilmore, Jessica Benton, Howard Lang
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In a cheap Parisian hotel room Oscar Wilde lies on his death bed and the past floods back. Under the microscope of demise he reviews the flailed attempt to reconcile with his wife Constance, the ensuing reprisal of his fatal love affair with Lord Alfred Douglas and the warmth and devotion of Robbie Ross who tried and foiled to save him from himself. From Dieppe to Naples to Paris, freedom is elusive and Oscar is a penniless vagabond, always moving on, shunned by his old acquaintances, but revered by a strange group of outlaws and urchins to whom he tells the old stories - his incomparable wit still sharp. - Director:
- Rupert Everett
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- Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Emily Watson
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From 1971 to 1980, millions followed the drama and spectacle of this lavishly-filmed television series following the trials and triumphs, loves and betrayals, adventures and disasters of James, his family and others in the 'Onedin Line' fleet and boardroom. James Onedin eyesnew trading opportunities as his ships venture to Brazil, the Baltic and East Africa. But he is not only battling Frazer and Fogarty; James must face the crusading Samuel Plimsoll over his safety record. Meanwhile, six months since the death of James' wife, opportunities arise at home too. Will James propose to the adoring 18-year-old Leonora Biddulph or Caroline Maudslay, a sophisticated wealthy widow? - Director:
- Peter Graham Scott
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- Peter Gilmore, Jessica Benton, Michael Billington
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"Narcos" season two picks up right where season one left off, with Escobar all but walking out of his custom-made prison after taking President Cesar Gaviria's right-hand man, vice minister of justice Eduardo Sandoval, hostage. The ensuing military assault on 'La Catedral' provides Escobar with the opportunity to escape through his network of underground tunnels. No longer caged, Escobar is back to doing what he does best: Avoiding capture and staying 10 steps ahead of the Search Bloc and Colombian special forces trying to bring him down. - Director:
- Gerardo Naranjo
- Cast:
- Wagner Moura, Boyd Holbrook, Pedro Pascal
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A 'narco' is a drug lord, and Pablo Escobar was one of the most successful: beginning as a small-time black marketeer in Colombia, by the end of the 1970s he was the main supplier of cocaine to the US. DEA agent Steve Murphy is sent to Colombia on a mission to catch Escobar. Partnered with local agent Javier Pena to help him have Escobar extradited, Murphy is plunged into the middle of a brutal and bloody drug war where one thing is clear - Escobar, aided by corrupt politicians, will stop at nothing to hold onto his power. - Director:
- José Padilha
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- Wagner Moura, Boyd Holbrook, Pedro Pascal
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Joan Castleman (Glenn Close) has spent forty years sacrificing her own talent, dreams and ambitions to support her charismatic husband Joe (Jonathan Pryce) and his stellar literary career. Ignoring infidelities and excuses made in the cause of his art, she has put up with his behaviour with undiminished grace and humour. The foundations of their marriage have, however, been built upon a set of uneven compromises and Joan has reached a turning point. On the eve of Joe's Nobel Prize for Literature, the crown jewel rewarding a spectacular body of work, Joan will confront the biggest sacrifice of her life and some long-buried secrets. 'The Wife' is a poignant, funny and emotional journey, a celebration of womanhood, self-discovery and liberation... - Director:
- Björn Runge
- Cast:
- Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Max Irons
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Line of Duty returns for an explosive second series with another high octane police corruption tale. When a police convoy is ambushed by armed criminals, three officers are killed and a protected witness critically injured. Convinced that the gunmen were tipped off by a police source, AC12 - DS Steve Arnott (Martin Compston), DC Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure) and Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar) joined by DC Georgia Trotman (Jessica Raine) - must track down the leak. Initially AC12's most valuable witness, suspicion soon falls on the sole surviving officer, DI Lindsay Denton (Keeley Hawes). In pursuit of their prey, AC12 find a web of corruption and vice with links to the very top of the force. - Director:
- Douglas Mackinnon
- Cast:
- Michael Nardone, David Maybrick, Antonio Magro
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"Patrick Melrose" is a new kind of family saga which takes a scathing and sardonic view of the upper-classes, shining an unforgiving light on the privilege, greed, cruelty and vulnerabilities that lie within their ranks. Played to perfection by Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick himself is many things: an aristocratic addict, a rakish and outrageously funny playboy, but he is also a man living as a victim of the sins of his parents (Hugo Weaving and Jennifer Jason Leigh). Based on the celebrated novels by Edward St. Aubyn, this intelligent, beautifully told series, follows Patrick as he embarks on a harrowing yet humorous decades-spanning odyssey to come to terms with the effects of childhood trauma. - Director:
- Edward Berger
- Cast:
- Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugo Weaving, Sebastian Maltz
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From 1971 to 1980, millions followed the drama and spectacle of this lavishly-filmed television series following, the trials and triumphs, loves and betrayals, adventures and disasters of James, his family and others in the 'Onedin Line' fleet and boardroom. Series Two heralds the end of the American Civil War and new opportunities for the shipping trade, but James faces troubles in his business and personal life. As struggling seamen prepare to strike, Anne is torn between her principles and loyalty to her husband and Yellow Fever is putting the whole city in peril. Meanwhile Albert and Elizabeth's marriage has reached breaking point and the rivalry between James and Daniel Fogarty intensifies... - Director:
- Bill Rea
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- Peter Gilmore, Anne Stallybrass, Philip Bond
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When Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) receives a mysterious letter on Christmas Eve, he realises that his entire family is in danger of annihilation. As the enemy closes in, Tommy flees his country house and heads to the only safe place he knows. Co-starring Helen McCrory, Paul Anderson, Aidan Gillen, Adrien Brody and Tom Hardy, Steven Knight's beloved crime saga makes a triumphant return to the streets of Birmingham in its most sensational and action-packed chapter yet. - Director:
- David Caffrey
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- Cillian Murphy, Helen McCrory, Paul Anderson
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Kinky Boots (2005)The Kinky Boot Factory
For generations, the Price family has made very sensible, very conservative shoes for men. But to save the business from imminent bankruptcy, young Charlie Price (Joel Edgerton) turns to an unlikely new creative consultant: a sassy transvestite cabaret singer whose outrageous style and wild design are breath of fresh air in the stuffy old shop! - Director:
- Julian Jarrold
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- Chiwetel Ejiofor, Joel Edgerton, Sarah-Jane Potts
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Centennial: The Complete Series (1978)Centennial
Journey to the Wild West in the sweeping, sensational epic drama 'Centennial'. Relive the grand hopes, dreams, loves and adventures of generations of residents in Centennial, Colorado - from their risky attempts to establish a settlement in 1795 through the politics and power plays of the 20th century. With over 26 hours of drama, this incredible set gives fans the opportunity to own the complete chronicle that showcases one of the finest casts ever assembled, including Richard Chamberlain, Robert Conrad, Timothy Dalton, Mark Harmon, Andy Griffith, Raymond Burr, Dennis Weaver, Lynn Redgrave, Sharon Gless, Stephanie Zimbalist, Sally Kellerman and many more. Based on James A. Michener's best-selling novel, this Primetime Emmy Award-nominated saga is a captivating look at the intertwining lives of the brave men and women in a fictional American town that endured the growing pains of a nation on the rise. - Director:
- Virgil W. Vogel
- Cast:
- Raymond Burr, Barbara Carrera, Richard Chamberlain
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The Captain (2017)Der Hauptmann
Based on the astonishing true story of a teenage German soldier whose sadism would eventually earn him the nickname of the Executioner of Emsland. The Captain picks up two weeks before the end of the war. A petrified soldier, fleeing military police, finds a Nazi captain's uniform to wear and avoid execution. Thus disguised and high on the terrifying charisma of his clothing, he invents a secret mission from the Fuhrer and embarks on a brutal odyssey of torture and slaughter. - Director:
- Robert Schwentke
- Cast:
- Max Hubacher, Milan Peschel, Frederick Lau
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Tempers flare and fists fly in COWBOY, an action-packed classic based on the real-life adventures of a young tenderfoot turned tough cattleman. Glenn Ford stars as Tom Reece, a range-hardened trail boss who has just arrived in Chicago after months on the plains. When he loses all his money in a high-stakes poker game, he reluctantly accepts a $3,800 loan from hotel desk clerk Frank Harris (Academy Award winner Jack Lemmon) in exchange for a piece of his cattle business. Frank, a would be cowboy, has fallen hopelessly in love with Maria Vidal (Anna Kashfi) the voluptuous daughter of a wealthy Mexican rancher. Though her father forbids the lovers from seeing each again, Frank holds Tom to their partnership agreement and forces the feisty wrangler to take him on the cattle drive to Maria's hometown of Guadalupe. There, the two men find all the excitement they can handle in this all-star Technicolor tale of fiery emotions and dangerous desires. - Director:
- Delmer Daves
- Cast:
- Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon, Anna Kashfi
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Alan Bennett's hilariously vicious, deliciously tasteless satire is set in 1947 England, when postwar privations could encourage the most respectable citizens to dabble in black market doings. When Gilbert Chilvers (Michael Palin), a meek podiatrist, and his social-climbing wife Joyce (Maggie Smith) learn that town bigwigs have bribed a farmer to fatten up an unlicensed pig, Joyce persuades Gilbert to kidnap the animal, and mayhem ensues. - Director:
- Malcolm Mowbray
- Cast:
- Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott
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