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It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.

Captain Fred Derry (Dana Andrews) is returning to a loveless marriage; Sergeant Al Stephenson (Fredric March) is a stranger to a family that's grown up without him; and young sailor Homer Parrish (Harold Russell) is tormented by the loss of his hands. Can these three men find the courage to rebuild their world? Or are the best years of their lives a thing of the past?

The sudden arrival of English Detective Constable Leila Hussain (Amara Karan) in picturesque Port Devine sets tongues wagging, why is she here? Duty Inspector Finn O'Hare (Ciarán McMenamin) knows the real reason Leila's been transferred, but he's keeping it to himself.

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In this sweeping epic that swings from high comedy to drama, Dustin Hoffman gives a "virtuoso performance" (Hollywood Reporter) as the 121-year-old sole survivor of Custer's Last Stand.

Narrating his colorful life story, he tells about everything from his adoption by Cheyenne Indians to his marriages and friendship with Wild Bill Hickok. His tall tales indicate he just may be one of the biggest liars who roamed' the West.

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Peter Fry (Dean Stockwell) is a boy with no hair who refuses to speak to child psychologist Dr Evans (Robert Ryan) as to why he has been found lost and completely bald. But when the doctor shares his hamburger with him, Peter tells his incredible story doubting that the doctor will believe him.

Peter, a typical American boy, is orphaned when his parents are caught in the London Blitz. With no one wishing to tell him of his parents' fate, Peter is shuttled from one selfish relative to the next, ending with Gramp (Pat O'Brien) a kindly ex-vaudevillian. Peter learns from his teacher Miss Brand (Barbara Hale) that he is a war orphan and the very next morning his hair turns green! Other kids jeer at him, adults are perturbed, and even the kindly milkman turns against him. The absurd over-reactions of stupid people make his life a misery and drive him away.

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L.A. is where famous people live ... and die. A celebrity death is big news. But a celebrity murder! That's a 24/7 media frenzy.

So the LAPD forms the Priority Murder Squad to handle those high-risk situations before they get out of hand and hires Atlanta's CIA-trained ace interrogator Brenda Johnson to run it. Her job: get the confessions that lead to convictions. And get them fast. Kyra Sedgwick stars as Johnson in the hit crime series from the production company whose credits includes Nip/Tuck. Beneath Johnson's soft drawl is a tough attitude that antagonises her co-workers, despite her skill at cracking cases, Behind her back, cops call her Scarlett O'Hara. But Johnson just calls 'em as she sees 'em, even if that means putting the heat on stars, politics, zillionaires and other La-La-Land types.

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Lies, neglect, revenge and recrimination. The story continues. Nine months after the events of series one, we return to North Wales as DI Cadi John (Sian Reese-Williams) and DS Owen Vaughan (Sion Alun Davies) investigate a brutal and bloody crime.

Three local youths, Mia (Annes Elwy), Connor (Steffan Cennydd) and Lee (Sion Eifion), are suspected to be involved in the murder, but the case becomes even murkier when rumours about the victim's previous misdeeds come to light.

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Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark's history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters start to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family.

Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolises, Dickie Moltisanti (Alessandro Nivola), whose influence over his nephew will help shape the impressionable teenager into the all-powerful mob boss Tony Soprano.

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"Hidden" is a gripping serial made up of inter-weaving narratives, all of them linked by a single crime -the abduction and incarceration of three young women, held in captivity, high in the hills by a local man. 'Hidden' is the eight-part crime drama from the award-winning makers of Hinterland.

From picturesque Bangor, overlooking the churning waters of the Menai Straits, to the abandoned quarries of Llanberis; from the mountains of Snowdonia to the wind-swept Llyn Peninsula, this is a landscape DCI Cadi John knows well. A world she never expected to return to. When a young woman's body is discovered in a remote river, a murder investigation is launched. However, it quickly escalates into a race against time when a female student goes missing.

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Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) knows little about family. Less about sports. What the homeless teen knows are the streets and projects of Memphis. Well-to-do Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) knows little about his world. Yet when she and Michael meet, he's found a home.

And the Tuohys found something just as life-changing: a beloved new son and brother.

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Charly Gordon is a gentle adult with the mind of a child. Determined to improve himself, he attends night school, where he soon earns the sympathy of his attractive teacher, Alice (Claire Bloom).

When Charly's attempts at learning prove useless, he volunteers for experimental brain surgery, which accelerates his IQ to genius levels. However, with the treatment, he also encounters complex emotions for the first time in his life, such as love, and he falls for Alice. But a frightening discovery soon leads him to challenge everything he's been told.

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Yorkshire, 1874. Penniless following the death of her husband, Annie Quaintain (Jessica Raine) and her two children are turfed out of their village home and forced to start a new life in Jericho.

Jericho is home to a vibrant community of navvies and pioneers, prostitutes and vagabonds who will live and die in the shadow of the viaduct they've been brought together to build. Without a penny to her name, Annie reluctantly accepts the help of the railway agent Ralph Coates (Clarke Peters) and quickly sets herself up in a rented hut, offering board and lodging to the site's navvies - including one Johnny Jackson (Hans Matheson). Rough and rustic, it's a place where people with secrets can hide, and where love can flourish against all odds. Set against a visually striking frontier landscape, the series follows the creation of a community from nothing and the human stories and heroic struggles of survival that emerge.

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Rachel Weisz shines as Hester Collyer, a young woman leading a privileged life in 1950's London as the beautiful wife of high court judge Sir William Collyer (Simon Russell Beale).

To the shock of those around her, she leaves her husband for dashing young ex-RAF pilot Freddie Page (Tom Hiddleston), with whom she has fallen passionately in love.

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Meet Jack Foley (George Clooney), a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez) is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves...and all the wrong guys.

Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if there's more between them than just the law.

Robson Green stars as Detective Inspector Creegan, a maverick agent in the Organised and Serial Crimes unit, an ops team specially created to tackle the growing spectre of serial crime in the UK.

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"Deep Water" is an emotional thriller set in England's beautiful Lake District. Among the epic scenery of lakes and mountains, we meet three ordinary mothers. But, behind closed doors, each woman is struggling with extraordinary moral and ethical dilemmas.

Physiotherapist Roz (Sinead Keenan) is stony broke, living with a gambling addicted partner, trying to maintain a home for them and their daughter. Should she solve their financial problems by having sex for money with one of her clients? Meanwhile, glamorous and wealthy Kate (Rosalind Eleazar) appears to have it all. But, appearances can be deceptive. How far will this complicated woman go to save her marriage and keep her family together? Chaotic but lovable Lisa (Anna Friel) is yearning for something else in her life and is drawn to Kate with her big house and successful husband. A chance encounter at Kate's dinner party turns Lisa's world upside down and leads to a careless mistake when she forgets to pick up Kate's daughter from school.