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Deep under the Arctic Ocean, American submarine Captain Joe Glass (Gerard Butler) is on the hunt for a U.S. sub in distress, when he discovers a secret Russian coup is in the offing, threatening to dismantle the world order.

With crew and country on the line, Captain Glass must now assemble an elite group of Navy SEAL's to rescue the kidnapped Russian president and sneak through enemy waters to stop WWIII.

"Song of the Sea " tells the story of Ben and his little sister Saoirse - the last Seal-child - who embark on a fantastic journey across a fading world of ancient legend and magic in an attempt to return to their home by the sea.

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Devised by 'Dixon of Dock Green' creator Ted Willis, 'Hunters Walk' shared several similarities with the classic 1950's police drama - in particular a small-town setting, and storylines encompassing the more human aspects of police work.

Based at a police station in a fictional Midlands town, 'Hunters Walk' offered a contrasting alternative to the 1970's more hard-hitting, action-led urban crime dramas. Its small, idiosyncratic team of officers face a typically broad spectrum of cases, from neighbours' disputes and hooliganism to suspected murder. Offering an authentic portrayal of provincial police work - a premise later regaining in popularity with series like Juliet Bravo - 'Hunters Walk' features excellent scripts by Roger Marshall and Peter J. Hammond among other noted writers.

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"Summerland" follows the story of fiercely independent folklore investigator, Alice (Gemma Arterton) who secludes herself in her clifftop study, debunking myths using science to disprove the existence of magic.

Consumed by her work, but also profoundly lonely, she is haunted by a love affair from her past. When spirited young Frank (Lucas Bond), an evacuee from the London Blitz, is dumped into her irritable care, his innocence and curiosity awaken Alice's deeply buried emotions. Bravely embracing life's miraculous unpredictability, Alice learns that wounds may be healed, second chances do occur, and that, just perhaps - magic really does exist.

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This series of 4 made for TV feature length thrillers stars Dennis Waterman (The Sweeney, New Tricks) as John Neil, a Falklands War hero whose family were murdered in an IRA terrorist attack. Neil has withdrawn from society and lives an isolated existence, until MI5 come calling.

Former special-forces operative John Neil is a lone agent for hire for Britain's security services. Whether taking on Irish terrorists, tracking down professional assassins, or pitting his wits against ruthless drug dealers, the ex-SAS man harbours no illusions about the work he's doing, or the people he serves. Knowing he is expendable to the security services Neil must face down deadly adversaries relying on his instincts and his SAS training in a world of betrayal, danger, and deceit. These 4 films were made for broadcast on Yorkshire TV between 1993 and 1996.

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An unique one-off collage of famous voices and faces, intercut with evocative imagery inspired by the play presented in collaboration with National Theatre Wales to celebrate the centenary year of the poet's birth.

Alongside Sir Tom Jones as Captain Cat the cast includes: Michael Sheen, Matthew Rhys. Aimee-Ffion Edwards. Griff Rhys Jones, John Rhys Davies. Andrew Howard. Rakie Ayola (Voice1&2), Jonathan Pryce. Sian Phillips (Mr and Mrs Pugh). Aneurin Barnard. Tom Rhys Harries. Karl Johnson (Drowned). Nia Roberts (Rosie Probert), loan Gruffudd (Mog Edwards). Kimberley Nixon (Myfanwy Price). Bryn Terfel (Rev Eli Jenkins). Katherine Jenkins (Polly Garter). Steffan Rhodri (Mr Waldo). Charlotte Church (Mrs Ogmore Pritchard). Aneirin Hughes (Mr Pritchard). Tom Ellis (Mr Ogmore), Robert Pugh (Butcher Beynon). Suzanne Packer (Mrs Beynon). Eve Myles (Lily Smalls). Iwan Rheon (Evans The Death). Alexandra Roach (Mae Rose Cottage), Craig Roberts (Nogood Boyo), Sharon Morgan (Mary Ann Sailors). Mark Lewis Jones. Richard Harrington. Sophie Evans, Melanie Walters (Neighbours). Owen Teale (Dai Bread). Di Botcher (Mrs Dai Bread One). Sian Thomas (Mrs Dai Bread Two), and Jon Tregenna (Sinbad Sailors).

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"Cuffs" will take you on an exhilarating ride through the challenges of frontline policing. Packed full of dramatic incidents and colourful characters, the series follows a team of cops on the Brighton beat.

From a booby trapped cannabis farm to a middle-class dog-napping, an elderly farmer's wife with a shotgun to naturists fighting on the beach; you'll be on the shoulders of the cops as they have to cope with everything the job throws at them. And it's a job where-work-based pressures don't end at the station door.

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Jack Taylor is an Irish ex-cop, on the wrong side of forty who has become a finder with a sharp tongue and a soft heart. He takes on the cases the police won't touch, no matter how hopeless. He's pig stubborn. He defends the lost and the broken.

He's good because he looks where no one else looks, talks to the people no one else talks to. Moreover, he knows every back street in his hometown, Galway, knows the seed and breed of everyone in it. But small towns have big memories, and like Jack they are quick to anger and slow to forgive. Based on the novels by Ken Bruen and starring lain Glen, this collection contains the third series: 'Cross', 'Headstone' and 'Purgatory'.

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Richard Wanley (Edward G. Robinson), a middle aged, world-weary, psychology professor, who finds himself suddenly captivated by a portrait of a beautiful young woman in the window of a local gallery.

In a strange twist of fate the woman in the picture (a radiant Joan Bennett) appears before Richard and invites him back to her apartment. Everything seems to be going fine until Wanley is attacked by her possessive boyfriend and ends up murdering him in self-defence. Alice convinces Richard to cover up the crime, but as Richard's district attorney friend (Raymond Massey) investigates and the boyfriend's bodyguard (Dan Duryea) begins to apply pressure to Richard, the walls begin to close in...

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It is the thirtieth of December. Angus (Gordon Reid) has gone to meet Rhona (Jackie Morrison) at the airport on her return from America, so Janet (Annette Crosbie) joins the three doctors for dinner at Arden House. Outside a blizzard is raging. Dr.

Cameron (Ian Bannen) makes a remark that scandalises Janet. Before he can apologise and put matters right he suffers a mild heart attack. The telephone line is out of order, and in any case the roads are blocked with snow and there is no possibility of getting the patient to hospital. To further complicate matters there is a power cut and Dr. Finlay (David Rintoul) has to rely on his own resources.

Hired to work on a yacht belonging to the disabled husband of femme fatale Rita Hayworth, Welles plays an innocent man drawn into a dangerous web of intrigue and murder.

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Alexander Mackendrick's last Ealing comedy and certainly one of the best, William Rose received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Sir Alec Guinness stars in one of his most vivid disguises, in this killingly funny black comedy gem.

The villains plot to kill the old lady who discovers their robbery. But the pensioner is not as harmless as she seems! A rare colour film from Ealing in the '50s, it was premiered in 1955 at the end of the Ealing Green period.

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Based on the award-winning bestselling novel by Stephen King, "Stephen King's Bag Of Bones" is an unforgettable psychological thriller. Two-time Golden Globe Award nominee Pierce Brosnan stars as Mike Noonan, a novelist who surfers from writer's block after the death of his wife, Jo (Annabeth Gish).

A dream inspires him to return to the couple's lakeside retreat hoping to find answers about his wife's sudden death - but he is plagued by ever-escalating nightmares and mysterious ghostly visitations from Sara Tidwell (Anika Noni Rose), a blues singer whose spirit lingers in the house. As the inhabitants of Dark Score Lake haunt him, Mike comes to realise that his late wife still has something to tell him.

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Jack Taylor is an Irish ex-cop, on the wrong side of forty who has become a finder with a sharp tongue and a soft heart. He takes on the cases The Guards won't touch, no matter how hopeless. He's pig stubborn. He defends the lost and the broken.

He's good because he looks where no one else looks, talks to the people no one else talks to. Moreover, he knows every back street in his hometown, Galway, knows the seed and breed of everyone in it. But small towns have big memories, and like Jack they are quick to anger and slow to forgive.

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An explosive and heart-breaking adaptation of Joseph Conrad's classic novel of terrorism, espionage and betrayal. London, 1886 and Verloc (Toby Jones) runs a seedy sex shop in the heart of Soho.

Unbeknown to his loyal wife Winnie (Vicky McClure), Verloc also works for the Russian embassy, spying on a group of London anarchists. The Russians are furious with the English establishment's indifference to the anarchist threat gripping the rest of Europe. So Verloc is assigned a mission: blow up the Greenwich Observatory and make it look like a terrorist attack to provoke a crackdown. Should he fail, Verloc's real identity as a spy will be exposed to his vicious comrades. Verloc is forced to turn to the volatile Professor (Ian Hart) to supply explosives which in turn attracts the attention of Chief Inspector Heat of Scotland Yard (Stephen Graham). Caught between the Russians and the police, Verloc grooms Winnie's younger brother Stevie (Charlie Hamblett) as his unsuspecting accomplice. When the truth outs, Verloc has to face Winnie's wrath...