There are mixed messages all over Waterloo Road, and you don’t have to read between the lines to find them. Recently installed Head Teacher Karen Fisher has both her her daughters, Bex and Jess, back with her now, along with her son Harry; but Bex comes with some dangerous baggage in the form of a demanding ex-boyfriend, Hodge, who’ll stop at nothing to get her back, including seducing Jess. Meanwhile Grantly has fallen into a rut with his wife in a care home and needs some care himself. Ruby takes him on, but confused signals leads Grantly to feel that there may be more to her intentions. Francesca Montoya, the Spanish Teacher, finds herself heavily in demand from an eager Tom Clarkson, but she’s already crossed a very dangerous barrier and started an affair with a pupil that could send her to prison if they aren’t very careful. While Karen Fisher struggles to maintain the separation of boys and girls into different teaching groups, she must juggle the politics of a new head of pastoral care, student homosexuality, angry parents and children who are mother’s themselves. And when someone close to her hacks into her e-mail to send aggressive messages to her fellow teachers, it could lead to her downfall. In one of the tensest, most exciting terms at Waterloo Road yet seen, these mixed messages and more lead to dangerous, illegal and possibly even deadly conclusions.
As the sixth season of Star Trek: The Next Generation went into production, everyone knew that attentions would soon be permanently divided by the debut of Deep Space Nine. Sure enough that meant crossovers ("Birthright"), guest stars and references back and forth. The sense of baton-passing drew the TNG family closer, however. Directorial debuts begun in Season 5 allowed for repeat group-huddle ownership of several shows. Jonathan Frakes bettered "The Quality of Life" by "The Chase", which finally offered an explanation why most races in the Trek universe are humanoid with knobbly foreheads. Patrick Stewart crowbarred a Western into the franchise in "A Fistful of Datas". LeVar Burton introduced the far more exciting Riker clone Thomas in "Second Chances". But here we still find that inability to follow through a good idea, since it was intended for Tom to replace Will. Barclay outstayed his welcome with a lacklustre "Ship in a Bottle" (despite a hammy cameo from Stephanie Beacham) after he'd injected creepiness into "Realm of Fear". The same happened with Q and the painfully weak "True Q" contrasted by the philosophically challenging "Tapestry", where Picard faced the decisions of his youth. Yet ultimately the year provided more memorable moments than either year 5 did or year 7 would. There was the fun of a pint-sized Starfleet in "Rascals", the shocking comment on political torture in "Chain of Command", the endless Matrix-like guessing game of reality in "Frame of Mind", and even a jokey genre nod often called "Die Hard Picard" instead of "Starship Mine". The two biggest attention-drawing moments came via stellar cameos. There was the bittersweet sight of James Doohan revisiting the original Enterprise Bridge on "Relics", then a quick contribution by Stephen Hawking in the cliff-hanger "Descent". Both were attempts at keeping TNG the connoisseur's Trek incarnation of choice. --Paul Tonks
It's a whole new world for Waterloo Road as many of the teachers and some of the pupils move to a new academy school in Greenock, Scotland, sponsored by successful businesswoman Lorraine Donnegan. Grantly and Maggie, soon to be married, are house parents to the kids who have come up from the old school, while Head Teacher Michael Byrne, Sian, Tom, Janeece and Chalky immerse themselves in the new school, pupils both new and old and all the challenges they bring with them. New teachers include the straitlaced Audrey McFall, and Christine Mulgrew, a semifunctioning alcoholic who wreaks havoc in the lives of all around her. New pupils include Christine's son and primary buffer Conor, who is constantly saved from veering off-track by new girl Imogen. However, even she is fated to fall victim to the dysfunctional Mulgrew mother/son relationship. With Head Teacher Michael having to face the ghosts of his past, young Scout suffering relentless bullying from new girl Rhiannon, and Tariq facing an uncertain future both physically and emotionally, a new look Waterloo Road gets off to a fiery start, building to a fiery and explosive finish. Special Features: Behind the Scenes Feature In the Lab with Jaye and Jason In the Gym with Kaya and Kirstie Home from Home with Grantly Budgen Subtitles
True love knows no bounds. A rebellious 16 yr. old finds comfort in an ageing artist leading to an ill-fated romance where 2 people so wrong for each other are really so right.
By packaging concerts by two of the genre's most celebrated musicians and distinctive partnerships together on Famous Jazz Duets, the Arthaus label has given jazz experts something to celebrate and newcomers the chance to hear just how mesmerising this level of musicianship can be. Pianist and composer Chick Corea has been working with Gary Burton, perhaps the only world-class vibraphonist there has ever been, since 1970. This is a partnership founded on instinctive artistry. Captured here in a 1981 concert at Tokyo's Yubin Chokin Hall, they play a totally entrancing set of Corea's pieces. Highlights are several delightful "Children's Songs" and the concluding composition, "La Fiesta", in which they take turns to work magic with the overlying melody. Most contagious of all is the sheer, simple delight they obviously take in each other's work. Pianist and sometimes singer Carla Bley has been a major participant in the modern jazz world, both as an artist and mentor. Playing here with bass specialist Steve Swallow in a 1988 concert, she is an intriguing and compelling figure to watch; intense and hypnotic, her compositions command undivided attention. And this partnership's treatment of the traditional spiritual "Soon I Will Be Done with the Troubles of the World" is an emotional tour de force. They can ham it up too, as "Very Very Simple" shows. On the DVD: the 4:3 picture format provides standard video quality totally in keeping with the 1980s production standards of these concerts. Don't expect the stagecraft to match the artistry. But the PCM Stereo is ideally suited to what are, after all, intimate performances in the sense that, while these partnerships are sharing their talent with large audiences, they are also clearly playing for each other's enjoyment. No extras are included except good, detailed booklet notes.--Piers Ford
A new Head Teacher, Michael Byrne, has arrived at Waterloo Road having survived a brutal stabbing incident, possibly from a former pupil. But that’s behind him now as he starts a new assignment with old friends and new. Greeting him are Waterloo Road’s hardcore staff, Tom, Grantly and Chalky. Joining them, invited back to teach music and drama is old friend Matt Wilding. New faces include married couple Jeremy ‘Jezz’ Diamond, football star turned PE teacher, and Sian Diamond, as well as an old companion of Michael’s, Linda Radleigh. New students include Phoenix and Harly Taylor, as well as twins Shona and Rhona Mansfield, Tariq and his sister Trudi, while stepping up in the ranks are the unlikely pairing of Emily James and Jodi ‘Scout’ Allen. All of which is a recipe for some unpredictable mayhem in the life of Waterloo Road. Head Teacher Michael is constantly at risk from his young attacker, and an unfinished relationship with Jezz’s wife Sian, not to mention a one-night stand that finds him open to much greater risk. Finn is attracted to young muslim Trudi – a partnership her brother Tariq cannot accept, and with Vicki and Ronan’s rocky relationship finally on the rocks and old boys becoming new threats… Parent evenings, orchestras, student prize-givings and a live radio broadcast from the heart of the school. It feels like there’s a ticking time-bomb at every turn, and the fuse is lit day one. Welcome to Waterloo Road, and fasten your seatbelts for the ride of a lifetime. Special Features: Social Networking Snaps School Photos Subtitles
Regardless of your opinion on the topic, If These Walls Could Talk is a bold and provocative examination of how the laws and attitudes about abortion in the United States have both changed drastically and remained so much the same. Three women, three time periods, one house: each finds herself in trouble and must face the overwhelming decision about what to do with the unwanted pregnancy. The first segment is the most powerful, featuring Demi Moore as a young, recently widowed nurse in 1952. With no-one to turn to and with limited financial means, her options are few. Catherine Keener costars as her harshly judgmental sister-in-law. The next piece occurs in 1974 as Sissy Spacek, a mother of four trying to earn a college degree, discovers she's pregnant with her fifth child. Her utterly modern feminist daughter encourages Spacek to get a newly legal abortion, but it's a complex decision. In the final segment, college student Anne Heche becomes pregnant by her married professor. Her best friend, played by Jada Pinkett, is resolutely against abortion and the two wrangle over right and wrong. As the young woman tries to learn about her options, she finds herself enmeshed in the pro-life demonstrations outside the abortion clinic. Cher, who directs this segment (the other two are directed by Nancy Savoca), costars as a doctor at the clinic. While trying to be even-handed and demonstrating the different choices different women make, the film does have a decidedly pro-choice leaning. Yet the power of the movie is undeniable and it raises significant questions on both sides of the abortion debate, making it an important film for women (and men) everywhere to watch and talk about. --Jenny Brown
5 of the Best Action movies ever made featuring the bravest and most daring British Heroes. From Subterfuge to kidnap sacrifice and near death our Heroes show what it means to be British and Brave. Films Comprise: 1. The Wild Geese 2. Zulu Dawn 3. Ashanti 4. Jaguar Lives 5. Games for Vultures
The question facing any viewer of the Japanese CG feature Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is: do you have to know the games on which its based in order to understand the film? And the answer is: it certainly helps. But even complete novices (i.e. most parents) in the Final Fantasy world will find some entertainment in its wealth of fantasy-based action, and the animation never fails to astonish. Picking up two years after an epic battle between the forces of good (represented by brooding soldier Cloud) and evil (Clouds former general, Sephiroth), FFVII opens in the devastated city of Midgard, whose youthful occupants suffer from a ghastly disease known as Geostigma. A trio of brothers arrives with what appears to be a cure for the plague, but their gesture conceals a more sinister purpose: to revive Sephiroth and bring about the end of the world. Cloud and his companions must once again rise to the occasion to stop the siblings and the revived Sephiroth from unleashing total destruction. Complex and self-referential to the point of occasional incomprehension, Final Fantasy VII will definitely be most appreciated by fans of the game series, but if others can look past the numbing dialogue and frenetic action (which is a bit too intense for very young children), the film offers a care-free and action-packed viewing experience. The two-disc set contains the original Japanese language version of the film as well as an English-dubbed edition (Rachel Leigh Cook and Christy Carlson Romano, among others, provide the vocal talent) and a version edited for the Venice Film Festival. A 30-minute featurette that recaps the Final Fantasy story up to VII, as well as a making-of documentary, deleted scenes, and promotions for future Final Fantasy VII games and products round out the extras. --Paul Gaita
This collection of four incredible programmes brings an entirely new dimension to history documentaries, taking the viewer from the farthest reaches of deep space to the very bottom of the ocean, all in crystal clear high-definition 3D. See history come alive before your eyes in ways that until now have been impossible, using the latest groundbreaking and impressive 3D technology. Titles Comprise: Universe 3D: Seven Wonders of the Solar System Titanic: 100 Years in 3D WWII in 3D The History of the World in Two Hours
All ten of the classic Star Trek movies in one superb limited edition box set! Includes: 1. Star Trek: The Motion Picture 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan 3. Star Trek III: The Search For Spock 4. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 5. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 6. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 7. Star Trek VII: Generations 8. Star Trek VIII: First Contact 9. Star Trek IX: Insurrection 10. Star Trek X: Nemesis
Returning from a long and tiring battle, Sir Gregory (James Frain, True Blood) and his loyal men are handed one final mission: they must find a piece of the True Cross - the crucifixion cross of Jesus Christ and return with it as a gift to the Pope. However...
Two captains. One destiny. Stardate: the 23rd Century. Retired Starfleet officers James T. Kirk Montgomery Scott and Pavel Chekov are guests of honor aboard the newly christened Enterprise-B. A test run takes an unexpected turn however when the starship encounters two vessels trapped inside the Nexus a mysterious energy ribbon. During a perilous rescue attempt Kirk is swept out into space. Seven decades later Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of Enterprise-D rescue an
When it comes to cops Kurt Harris makes the major league. With nerves of iron and fists of steel martial arts master Harris is the finest in the force. And with what's coming next he's going to need to be the best. Disillusioned by police politics Harris hands in his badge and heads off on his own. But when buddy and boxing champ Cedric is brutally murdered the one man war machine sets out on a hurricane campaign to reap revenge. Tracing the case to the sinister Mission of Justice the karate cop finds himself fighting for truth and survival against ruthless beauty Rachel Larkin a league of vigilante lawmen and a warped web of blackmail and betrayal... Mission of Justice. The high-powered high-stakes thriller with a real kick!
On the brink of war with a merciless France, an aging King Henry II must hand over the honour of being the King of England, or risk losing his realm and life in battle. Young and petulant, his son Richard is not ready for such nobility; first his loyalty, honour and skill must be tested or else he and his country face destruction. Banished to the castle known as the Knight s Martyr Richard must prove his worth. Locked in a hellish prison, he must fight to the death against his enemies, all wh...
A freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Prankster's fabled road trip across America in the legendary Magic Bus. In 1964, Ken Kesey set off on a LSD-fuelled cross-country road trip to the New York World's Fair. He was joined by The Merry Band of Pranksters, a renegade group of counterculture truth-seekers, including Neal Cassady, the American icon immortalized in Kerouac's On the Road, and the driver and painter of the psychedelic Magic Bus. Kesey and the Pranksters intended to make a documentary about their trip, shooting footage on 16MM, but the film was never finished and the footage has remained virtually unseen...until now.
Jack a police officer is taken hostage inside a house that is being used by a gang of bank robbers. When he is left alone with gang member Erin they become attracted to each other... Based on a short story entitled 'The House on Turk Street' by classic pulp novelist Dashiell Hammett.
Robert Redford stars as a wrongly convicted five star General who turns his fellow inmates into an army and threatens to take over the prison.
In 1960s London a beautiful continental au pair finds herself wrestling with the affections of an earnest peace-protestor a dashing young toff and a roguish older man. But fun and freedom turn to shame and despair when she finds that her naivety has put her lovers and their partners - including the well-meaning Janet (played by Big Zapper's Linda Marlowe in her first role) - at risk. Stylishly shot in crisp black and white and set against a backdrop of smoky jazz clubs 'Ban the Bomb' marches and evocative London locations this finely-tuned cautionary tale was the directorial debut of Gerry O'Hara (All the Right Noises The Brute) and is presented in a new high-definition transfer.
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