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A new, technologically superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius (Sean Connery). The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. A lone CIA analyst (Alec Baldwin) has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find him too. The hunt is on! - Director:
- John McTiernan
- Cast:
- Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn
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His days as an intelligence agent behind him, former CIA analyst Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) has traveled to London to vacation with his wife (Anne Archer) and child (Thora Birch). Meeting his family outside of Buckingham Palace, Ryan is caught in the middle of a terrorist attack on Lord Holmes (James Fox), a member of the Royal Family. Ryan helps to thwart Holmes' assailants and becomes a local hero. But Ryan's courageous act marks him as a target in the sights of the terrorist (Sean Bean) whose brother he killed. Now Ryan must return to action for the most vital assignment of his life: to save his family. - Director:
- Phillip Noyce
- Cast:
- Harrison Ford, Sean Bean, Anne Archer
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The hit police corruption drama from the makers of 'Bodyguard' returns and Series Six of 'Line of Duty' sees AC-12 facing their most enigmatic adversary so far: Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson, the senior investigating officer of a high-profile unsolved murder. Kelly Macdonald stars as DCI Davidson, whose unconventional conduct raises AC-12's suspicions and they begin to challenge the facts of the case and question whether she is doing everything in her power to find the perpetrator. The team conducts an urgent investigation, but upheavals within AC-12 itself threaten to tear their work apart. Adrian Dunbar, Vicky McClure and Martin Compston return as Superintendent Ted Hastings, Detective Inspector Kate Fleming and Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott. - Director:
- Daniel Nettheim
- Cast:
- Kelly MacDonald, Adrian Dunbar, Martin Compston
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The hit police corruption drama from the makers of 'Bodyguard' returns. When three police officers are shot dead during the hijack of a seized drugs transport, AC-12 move in to investigate possible police collusion. Stephen Graham stars as John Corbett, the ruthless leader of an Organised Crime Group who hijack a seized drugs transport. AC-12 investigators Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar), Detective Inspector Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure) and Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) suspect corrupt police officers of leaking information. As the body count rises, AC-12 realise they re facing their most vicious adversary yet. - Director:
- John Strickland
- Cast:
- Barry Aird, Taj Atwal, Ace Bhatti
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When DCI Roz Huntley captures a serial killer, AC-12 is alerted to a possible miscarriage of justice. Thandie Newton stars as DCI Roz Huntley in the fourth series of Jed Mercurio's critically-acclaimed police corruption drama. In a career-defining case, Roz is under intense pressure from her superiors to apprehend a serial murderer after months of fruitless investigation. When a young man is charged doubts around his guilt lead the chief forensic investigator (BAFTA winner Jason Watkins) to AC-12. Is Roz ignoring forensic evidence that might prove the young man's innocence? AC-12's Supt Hastings (Adrian Dunbar) places DS Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure) undercover inside Roz's team and with DS Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) piling on pressure from the outside, Roz is forced to act decisively. A mother of two and wife to Nick (Lee Ingleby), Roz will do anything to stop her life from unravelling. As suspicions mount and the case becomes ever more complex, AC-12 themselves come under threat. - Director:
- Jed Mercurio
- Cast:
- India Ria Amarteifio, Harriet Cains, Frank Cannon
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Strike: Lethal White (2020)C.B. Strike: Lethal White
Cormoran Strike (Tom Burke) and Robin Ellacott (Holliday Grainger) investigate the blackmail of a Government Minister and the story of a strangled child.
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Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott are back, and at odds following Robin's wedding to Matthew (Kerr Logan).Part 2
Strike and Robin fear their witness could be in danger and must act quickly.
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The Government Minister's blackmailer is prime suspect, Robin and Strike look for an accomplice.
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Robin admits the truth to Strike, and a valuable clue helps them solve the case.- Director:
- Susan Tully
- Cast:
- Tom Burke, Holliday Grainger, Kerr Logan
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The thrilling third series introduces Sergeant Danny Waldron (Daniel Mays), the highly proficient leader of a police Armed Response Unit whose unpredictable behaviour is becoming a threat to colleagues and suspects alike. When AC12 are called in, DS Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) clashes with Danny, and it's left to DC Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure) to investigate undercover. As the inquiry intensifies, Supt. Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar) begins to suspect the case is linked to AC12's past and a possible traitor in their midst. - Director:
- Michael Keillor
- Cast:
- Daniel Mays, Will Mellor, Shaun Parkes
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Strike: Career of Evil (2018)Career of Evil: Part 1 and 2
A dismembered leg sent to Strike's office sends both his and Robin's lives into disarray, forcing them to confront spectres from their pasts.
Career of Evil (Part 1)After their harrowing discovery, Strike (Tom Burke) and Robin's search for a culprit sends them up North on an investigative road trip.
Career of Evil (Part 2)
Strike and Robin's partnership reaches breaking point as Robin's wedding approaches and they disagree about how to ensnare a man who abuses children.- Director:
- Charles Sturridge
- Cast:
- Fern Deacon, Holliday Grainger, Tom Burke
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Strike: The Silkworm (2017)Cormoran Strike / C.B. Strike
Strike (Tom Burke), a war veteran turned private detective, investigates the gruesome death of a controversial author.
1. The Silkworm (Part 1)When a famous author disappears, his wife begs Cormoran Strike to take the case. Strike soon finds the gruesomely dismembered body but is convinced the police are pursuing the wrong suspect. Robin (Holliday Grainger) is eager to prove herself as an investigator, but this doesn't fit in with her boyfriend's plans.
2. The Silkworm (Part 2)
Delving deeper into the hidden meanings and concealed secrets of the author's last book, Bombyx Mori, Strike and Robin scour all corners of London's literary world to unmask Quine's killer.- Director:
- Kieron Hawkes
- Cast:
- Tamsin Topolski, Tom Burke, Natasha O'Keeffe
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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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When a counterterrorism raid goes tragically wrong, Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott refuses to participate in a cover-up. Ostracised by colleagues, he transfers to an anticorruption unit, AC-12, in the process of investigating one of the Force's most respected officers, Detective Chief Inspector Tony Gates. Not only has Gates just been awarded Officer of the Year, his squad has returned the best crime figures for three consecutive years. But can anyone really be that good? Arnott doesn't think so and soon he and Gates are embroiled in a game of cat-and-mouse but as the stakes get higher it isn't just careers on the line it's lives. - Director:
- David Caffrey
- Cast:
- Martin Compston, Darren Morfitt, Owen Teale
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Strike (Tom Burke), a war veteran turned private detective operating out of a tiny office in London's Denmark Street. Though he's wounded both physically and psychologically, Strike's unique insight and his background as an SIB Investigator prove crucial in solving a complex case that has eluded the police.
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Cormoran Strike seeks the'truth surrounding the mysterious death of supermodel Lula Landry (Elarica Johnson) alongside temp secretary, Robin Ellacott (Holliday Grainger).
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Strike discovers that Lula was murdered and makes a breakthrough about how it was done. Robin is offered a permanent job in HR but is reluctant to take it.
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Long buried secrets are revealed, putting Strike and Robin in danger as they close in on Lula Landry's killer.- Director:
- Michael Keillor
- Cast:
- Tom Burke, Elarica Johnson, Amber Anderson
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"The Casual Vacancy", a three-part mini-series based on the novel by J.K. Rowling, centres on Pagford, a seemingly idyllic English village with a cobbled market square and ancient abbey. Behind the pretty facade however, is a town at war: The rich at war with the poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils. Pagford is not what it first seems. - Director:
- Jonny Campbell
- Cast:
- Silas Carson, Joe Hurst, Michael Gambon
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The thrills are non-stop as CIA recruit Ryan (Chris Pine) is caught in a dangerous web of intrigue spun between bis unsuspecting fiancee (Keira Knightley), a shadowy government agent (Kevin Costner), and a ruthless Russian criminal (Kenneth Branagh). Ryan must quickly evolve from analyst to fully-fledged operative to stop a devastating terrorist plot against the United States. The stakes have never been higher in this "clever, super-suspenseful" thrill ride. - Director:
- Kenneth Branagh
- Cast:
- Chris Pine, Keira Knightley, Kevin Costner
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Harrison Ford is intrepid CIA agent Jack Ryan. When his mentor Admiral James Greer (James Earl Jones) becomes gravely ill, Ryan is appointed acting CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. His first assignment: investigate the murder of one of the president's friends, a prominent U.S. businessman with secret ties to Colombian drug cartels. Unbeknownst to Ryan, the CIA has already dispatched a deadly field operative (Willem Dafoe) to lead a paramilitary force against the Colombian drug lords. Caught in the crossfire, Ryan takes matters into his own hands, risking his career and life for the only cause he still believes in - the truth. - Director:
- Phillip Noyce
- Cast:
- Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer
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