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The Way to the Stars (1945)Johnny in the Clouds
In 1940, during the Battle of Britain, rookie pilot Peter Penrose (John Mills) is assigned to serve with Flight Lt. David Archdale (Michael Redgrave) at RAF Station Halfpenny Field. By 1942 David has become acting C.O. but Peter is beginning to show signs of combat fatigue - a situation that David cannot leave unresolved. - Director:
- Anthony Asquith
- Cast:
- Michael Redgrave, John Mills, Rosamund John
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One of the longest running police series on British television between 1955 and 1976, Dixon of Dock Green was also the best-loved. Starring the popular Jack Warner in the role of Sergeant George Dixon, the series set the tone for television police drama and paved the way for all that would follow. Filmed on set and on location around the fast disappearing dockland community of London's East End, the character of Dixon, with his friendly and informal 'Evening all', offered viewers the kind of policeman you'd be tempted to welcome into your home for a cup of tea - even if you'd just robbed a bank. In these first available colour episodes, the Dock Green police must deal with cases as diverse as a vanished policeman; a mysterious assailant of young women; police protection of a witness to murder; a charming crook with friends in the right places; the hidden world of spousal abuse; and the police shooting of an unarmed criminal. In a modern world of DNA and CCTV, much has changed and much remains the same in these still-gripping and utterly compelling episodes of Dixon of Dock Green. - Director:
- Joe Waters
- Cast:
- Jack Warner, Peter Byrne, Geoffrey Adams
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With the intensity of a political thriller, the series sets out the plots and intrigues at the heart of the government, which transformed the Nazis from a fringe political group to the most powerful party in the Reichstag. It outlines the power struggles between prominent Nazis, which transformed Germany into a brutal police state that exercised state sponsored detainment and murder, allowing Hitler to go from being Chancellor to all powerful Fuhrer of the Third Reich. - Director:
- Julian Jones
- Cast:
- Juozas Budraitis, Mindaugas Capas, Kate Fleetwood
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The veteran Inspector Chappel (Ken Stott) heads up the Metropolitan vice squad as he and his team investigate prostitution and pornography in the London sex trade... Inspector Chappel attempts to keep his head above water under the weight of a murder investigation, but is increasingly compromised as he finds himself vying with a City futures trader for the heart of a prostitute...Inspector Chappel goes undercover on his toughest assignment yet: unearthing evidence of child pornography... - Director:
- Justin Chadwick
- Cast:
- Caroline Catz, David Harewood, Ken Stott
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The veteran Inspector Chappel (Ken Stott) heads up the Metropolitan vice squad as he and his team investigate prostitution and pornography in the London sex trade... During the trial of a prostitute accused of murdering her pimp, Chappel becomes embroiled in the vicissitudes of justice when the prosecution barrister sets a course for self-destruction...Jane thinks her daughter may be in big trouble as she's getting close to Vickers, she reveals a big secret to Pat in a heated argument... - Director:
- Roger Gartland
- Cast:
- Caroline Catz, David Harewood, Ken Stott
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The veteran Inspector Chappel (Ken Stott) heads up the Metropolitan vice squad as he and his team investigate prostitution and pornography in the London sex trade... While Chappel and Cheryl investigate the gambling operation at The Jupiter nightclub, Joe gets into hot water with one of the club's working girls... - Director:
- Roger Gartland
- Cast:
- Caroline Catz, David Harewood, Ken Stott
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Ken Stott stars in The Vice, a hard-hitting drama set in the vice unit off the Metropolitan Police, based in the heart of London's West End. Prostitution, pornography and murder are all part of the workload for the vice team as they investigate the capital's darker secrets. The Vice portrays a city of extraordinary social contrasts, moving swiftly from the back streets of King's Cross to the bars of Park Lane hotels. - Director:
- Douglas Mackinnon
- Cast:
- Caroline Catz, David Harewood, Ken Stott
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Force 10 from Navarone (1978)Alistair MacLean's Force 10 from Navarone
In the darkest days of World War II, Hitler's armies are storming through Europe, annihilating all opposition in their path. But US Colonel Barnsby (Harrison Ford) plots to strike a crippling blow to the brutal Nazi forces. To succeed, he'll need the help of the most skilled and lethal soldiers in the world: the Force 10 squad, fresh from its triumphant mission at Navarone. - Director:
- Guy Hamilton
- Cast:
- Harrison Ford, Robert Rietty, Patrick Allen
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Strike Back: Series 5 (2015)Strike Back: Legacy
Based on Chris Ryan's best-selling novel, "Strike Back" is the high octane, action-fuelled story of section 20, an elite special forces unit carrying out high-risk military missions across the globe. From the tropical beaches of Thailand to the towering peaks of the Swiss Alps, 'Strike Back: Legacy' thrusts Section 20 onto a mission the scale of which has never been seen before as this season Scott and Stonebridge go up against the state sanctioned criminal wing of the North Korean regime, known as Office 39. Coordinated by a beautiful and devoted North Korean agent deeply embedded in the British Establishment, Han Li-na (Michelle Yeoh) is secretly assembling intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of wiping out Washington and London. Putting a stop to the threat posed by North Korea becomes Section 20's undoing when, in a bid to ease escalating global tensions, Sir Charles Ridley (James Wilby) a senior figure within Whitehall, brokers a deal with North Korea to eliminate Section 20. In a heart-breaking and chilling season finale, Scott and Stonebridge - desperate and on the run - are chased down by ruthless mercenaries employed by the one enemy they know they can never beat - their own government. - Director:
- Julian Holmes
- Cast:
- Philip Winchester, Sullivan Stapleton, Robson Green
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Legendary bada** John Shaft (Samuel L Jackson) agrees to help his estranged son, JJ (Jessie T. Usher), uncover the truth behind his friend's suspicious death. The polar opposite of his foul-mouthed father, JJ is a book-smart cybersecurity expert who needs an education only Shaft can provide: how to navigate Harlem's underbelly. But if flying fists and bullets weren't enough of a challenge, JJ finds his political correctness clashes wildly with Shaft's "shut your mouth" style in this nonstop action-comedy that proves the Shaft name is still the ultimate in cool. - Director:
- Tim Story
- Cast:
- Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie Usher, Richard Roundtree
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Strike Back: Series 4 (2013)Strike Back: Shadow Warfare
The Emmy-nominated series 'Strike Back' returns for a fourth series with a ten-episode run, traversing the globe from Colombia to Lebanon and Russia. 'Strike Back: Shadow Warfare' sees S20 pit against al-Zuhari: an Iranian terrorist bent on perpetrating violence on European and American soil to deter the West's involvement in Iranian-influenced countries. On the world's most wanted list for decades, al-Zuhari's very name commands respect from those who play a part in his global network. Meanwhile, S20 has a new commanding officer - Lieutenant Colonel Philip Locke. Whilst he inspires unquestioning loyalty in his men in their pursuit of al-Zuhari, numerous personal and professional differences force Stonebridge and Scott to question their future within the unit.
During a mission to capture a key member of the terrorist unit led by al-Zuhari, the boys unwittingly kill the son of powerful Russian mobster Arkady Ulyanov. His bloodlust makes Scott and Stonebridge a direct target for revenge - both in and out of the field. In a race to prevent a global threat, Scott and Stonebridge wonder how long they can survive before their nemesis finds them...- Director:
- Michael J. Bassett
- Cast:
- Philip Winchester, Sullivan Stapleton, Rhona Mitra
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Jack Ryan: Series 2 (2019)Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
After tracking a potentially suspicious shipment of illegal arms in the Venezuelan jungle, CIA Officer Jack Ryan, portrayed by John Krasinski, heads down to South America to investigate. There he joins forces with his former boss James Greer (Wendell Pierce) and CIA Station Chief Mike November (Michael Kelly). As Jack's investigation threatens to uncover a far-reaching conspiracy, the President of Venezuela launches a counter-attack that hits home for Jack, leading him and his fellow operatives on a global mission spanning the United States, UK, Russia, and Venezuela to unravel the President's nefarious plot and bring stability to a country on the brink of chaos. - Director:
- Phil Abraham
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- John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Jovan Adepo
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World war II, Captain Armitage (Clive Brook) is returning home after a long tour of duty with his crew aboard the Flagship. Upon reaching port, the captain is delivered new orders, he and his crew must set an urgent course to intercept and escort a fleet of merchantmen to England. A dashing young officer joins the captain's ship, but this troublesome addition to an already difficult situation turns out to be the man that destroyed the captain's marriage by running away with his wife (Judy Campbell). When one ship fails to join the convoy Captain Armitage is faced with a terrible conflict between natural feeling and duty, when he realises the ship, which is being threatened by the Nazis carries his ex-wife amongst its passengers. - Director:
- Pen Tennyson
- Cast:
- Clive Brook, John Clements, Edward Chapman
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The Guns of Navarone (1961)Carl Foreman's Production The Guns of Navarone
Academy Award-winners Gregory Peck, David Niven, and Anthony Quinn star as a team of Allied military specialists recruited for a dangerous but imperative mission: to infiltrate a Nazi-occupied fortress and disable two long-range field guns so that 2,000 trapped British soldiers may be rescued. Faced with an unforgiving sea voyage, hazardous terrain, and the possibility of a traitor among them, the team must overcome the impossible without losing their own lives. - Director:
- J. Lee Thompson
- Cast:
- James Robertson Justice, David Niven, Robert Rietty
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Tom Cruise stars as a brash Navy lawyer who's teamed with a gung-ho litigator (Demi Moore) in a politically explosive murder case. Charged with defending two Marines accused of killing a fellow soldier, they are confronted with complex issues of loyalty and honour - including its most sacred code and its most formidable warrior (Jack Nicholson). - Director:
- Rob Reiner
- Cast:
- Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore
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