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Berlin, 1929: a metropolis in turmoil. Speculation and inflation are tearing away at the foundations of the young Weimar Republic. Growing poverty and unemployment stand in stark contrast to the excesses and indulgence of the city's night life and its overflowing creative energy.

Gereon Rath (Volker Bruch), a young police inspector from Cologne, is transferred to Berlin. Together with stenotypist Charlotte Ritter (Liv Lisa Fries) and his partner Bruno Wolter (Peter Kurth), Rath is confronted with a tangled web of corruption, forcing him into an existential conflict as he is torn between loyalty and uncovering the truth. With the political unrest and rising National Socialism, even an institution like the 'Rote Burg', Berlin's police headquarters is increasingly becoming the melting pot of a democracy whose days are numbered. This is 'Babylon Berlin'.

"The Halcyon" is a drama set during World War II that tells the story of a bustling and glamorous five-star hotel at the centre of London society. Set to a soundtrack of the era, it shows London life and the impact of war on families, politics, relationships and work across every social class.

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15th Century Florence. The House of Medici, one of the most powerful Florentine families and bankers to the Pope. Cosimo (Richard Madden), who has long abandoned his dreams of becoming an artist, inherits the bank when his father Giovanni (Dustin Hoffman) mysteriously collapses.

Harbouring the dangerous secret that his father was murdered, Cosimo must fight to protect all his family has worked so hard to attain. As head of the Signoria, with attacks coming from all sides and war looming, he needs to decide whether to side with the nobility, as Giovanni would have done, or to step out from his father's shadow. Full of intrigue and suspense, 'Medici: Masters of Florence' follows the twists and turns through war, plague and even exile as the family attempts to hold on to power.

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Driven by work and her own personal demons, Vera, along with her trusted and long suffering colleague, Sergeant Joe Ashworth (David Leon), is faced with a number of daunting cases.

She delves into the unsettling private life of an old colleague, attempts to break through the code of secrecy in the army, and copes with the impact on a family torn apart by addiction. Combined with beautifully shot landscapes and atmospheric production, each enthralling story is enhanced by the captivating performance of Brenda Blethyn as this shambolic yet brilliant detective as she discovers secrets from her own past that threaten to change her life forever.

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Michael Kitchen returns to the screen as Detective Chief Superintendent Foyle, a man of scrupulous integrity who, having survived the First World War, solved crime in Hastings during the Second and now finds himself working with MI5 to keep the country safe, while bringing justice to those who

deserve it.

1. High Castle
Foyle is drawn into the world of corrupt Nazi businessmen when a University Professor is found brutally murdered in a London park. When it transpires the Professor was working as a translator in Nuremberg, Foyle realises there are powerful people trying to conceal secrets from the war.
2. Trespass
Tasked with ensuring security at a high level Palestinian conference, with signs that a plot to bomb the conference maybe under way, Foyle faces a race against time to uncover not only the truth, but where the truth lies.
3. Elise
When his colleague Hilda Pierce is nearly killed in an attempted assassination, Foyle must re-examine her top secret role during the war to find out if there was a traitor at the heart of the Special Operations Executive.

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After the assassination of Julius Caesar, Rome is plunged into Civil War. Livia Drusilla (Kasia Smutniak / Nadia Parkes), the golden girl of the prominent Claudii family, loses everything and is forced into exile. 10 years later she returns, determined to regain everything that was stolen from her.

Which she does, brilliantly, by marrying the man who stole it. 'Domina' follows Livia's journey from a naïve young girl to Rome's most powerful and influential Empress, driven by a deep desire to avenge her father and secure power for her sons. This is a visceral and authentic family saga, grounded in historical accuracy, bringing to life the incredible true stories of the women who would create one of the most enduring and fascinating dynasties of all time.

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Michael Kitchen returns to the screen as Detective Chief Superintendent Foyle, a man of scrupulous integrity who has survived the First World War, solved crime wherever it led him during the Second, and now finds himself called into duty at the risk of a possible Third.

The Second World War may be over - but a new one is beginning, less explosive but no less deadly - a Cold War. Foyle finds himself drawn into complex webs of security and counter security where the loyalties of even those closest to him are brought into question as he joins, somewhat unwillingly at first, the ranks of MI5.

The Eternity Ring
In which MI5 suspects atomic secrets and related spies are passing through Britain. Foyle is invited to investigate whether a Russian network could be at work in the heart of London.
The Cage
Foyle's investigation into the death of a nameless Russian leads to a mysterious military facility and revelations of a spy with dangerous connections to British intelligence.
Sunflower
A Professor of Art History may not be all he seems in this story of a long-secret massacre, an explosive murder and secrets that await Foyle in a seedy boarding house where nothing and no one is as they seem.

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There were many great heroes doing their part to fight the Nazi scourge making its way through Europe during World War II. Not all fought on the front line, some governments resorted to espionage through the recruitment of influential citizens.

This is the remarkable story based on true events of one starlet who went from the stage to meeting one of the most infamous monsters of the war; Josef Terboven (Alexander Scheer) - the man who would start the extermination of Norwegian Jews.

The war is over in Britain and Foyle, among many others, must find his way in this new world. His hopes of retirement are dashed due to a shortage of senior men and he finds himself investigating international conspiracy, betrayal and military racism.

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It's 1943. The Allies are determined to break Hitler's grip on occupied Europe, and plan to launch an all-out assault on Sicily; but they face an impossible challenge - how to protect the invasion force from potential annihilation.

It falls to two remarkable intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen) to dream the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war - centred on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man. Operation Mincemeat is the extraordinary and true story of an idea that hoped to turn the tide for the Allies - taking impossibly high risks, defying logic, and testing the nerves of its creators to breaking point.

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Michael Kitchen stars as the thoughtful and enigmatic Detective Chief Superintendent Foyle. England is in the grip of the Second World War and Foyle, anxious to join the war effort, has repeatedly had his applications turned down.

He returns to the South Coast sidelined and frustrated, but it soon becomes apparent that his detective skills are vitally needed on the Home Front.

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Good-looking, fit and fifty-something, Judge John Deed is no ordinary High Court Judge.

And neither is his uncompromising approach to justice that finds him flying in the face of convention, confronting corruption and talking on the establishment – especially pompous new Presider, Sir Monty "Legover" Everard and string-pulling civil servant Sir Ian Rochester. Deed’s other challenge is to find the root of his problem with women. A confirmed womaniser, he already finds himself in a court with his ex-wife and his sometime lover Jo Mills. Can therapy help the Judge deal with his attitude towards women?

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Michael Kitchen stars as the thoughtful and enigmatic Chief Superintendent Foyle. England is in the grip of the Second World War and Foyle is anxious to join the war effort.

However, his applications have been repeatedly turned down and he returns home to the South Coast feeling frustrated and guilty. It soon becomes apparent that his detective skills are vitally needed on the home front.

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Judge John Deed has made it to the top of his profession on his own terms.

Fearless and independent, he regularly crosses establishment figures - men like his former father-in-law, Lord Justice of Appeal Channing; his ex-wife's fiancee the Home Secretary; or Sir Ian Rochester at the Lord Chancellor's Office - who try to influence his decisions. A sharp intellect, a rakish charm and keen wit help Deed stand his ground but, along with his good looks, these are often his downfall too. For too long women - ex-wife Georgina Channing, Sir Ian's wife Francesca Rochester and barrister Jo Mills - have proved the judge's weakness. Perhaps attractive therapist Rachel Crawcheck can help him put a stop to his womanizing ways?

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A routine raid led by Emer Berry (Angeline Ball), a detective in the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau, reveals that a small-time drug dealer has been receiving substantial funding from a seemingly untraceable source - not in cash, but in rough diamonds.

When these diamonds are linked to a series of bombings in Belgium, Emer is forced to work with Police Commissioner Christian De Jong (Wouter Hendrickx). Reluctantly working together, they unravel a political conspiracy fuelling domestic unrest for financial gain. Emer, Christian, and the CAB team must follow the money to stop another terrorist attack - before it's too late.