Urban Gothic is an interesting and original horror short story anthology format, uniting standard horror material with contemporary urban London settings. Writer Tom De Ville has a good ear for streetwise chatter and a reasonably acute sense of class and ethnic difference; his pieces that are essentially character-driven tend to be more successful than those that depend rather more on sensation and plot device. The London locations and young cast combine to make something surprisingly creepy. Highlights include the opening episode, "Deadmeat", in which a group of sensation-seeking young people, on the run from drug dealers and sexually rapacious employers, find a corpse with a look of horror on its face and decide to experiment with necromancy. In the fly-on-the wall documentary parody "Vampirology" a film crew follows a vampire on his nightly round of drinks with yuppie friends, before devouring a lost tourist. Keith-Lee Castle's portrait of a lost soul is remarkable, and the guest appearance of Ingrid Pitt, every vampire's favourite starlet, is hilarious. --Roz Kaveney
Verena Steynton (Judy Parfitt) is holding a party for her daughter. All the aristocratic families of Strathcroy in the Scottish Highlands are attending with all their guilty secrets. Lord Archie Balmerino (Edward Fox) a crippled war veteran and his long suffering wife will be there. Edmund Aird (Michael York) a wealthy entrepreneur and his beautiful American wife have been invited. And Pandora (Jacqueline Bisset) Archie's exotic and mysterious sister who disappeared from the village twenty years ago is returning under a cloud of suspicion. Only Edmund and her brother know the secret of her flight from home. But the rumours are flying and the local families feel that Pandora's return can only bring bad luck. When a lifeless body is found in the loch the tension rises. Why has Pandora come back after so long? What are her motives? And has her return already had deadly consequences?
Supply And Demand: Series 2 - The Golden Goose Episode
Nick Berry and Stephen Tompkinson star as undercover detectives Liam Ketman and Garth O'Hanlon in the first series of gripping BBC drama In Deep. Infiltrating the dangerous criminal underworlds of police corruption paedophile networks and supremacist groups the duo strive to solve serious crime whilst battling the detrimental effects of maintaining false identities both on the themselves and those around them.
Every morning Daniel Pascoe (McGann) pilots his seaplane from his luxury home to the Docklands - the financial capital of the world. Pascoe is a city high flier and high roller. A man used to winning. But when things go wrong he has to pay the price. That's when he discovers he's merely another pawn in the game that's far bigger than he could ever imagine. To stay in the game he decides to take the biggest gamble of his life. Dealers is a yuppie thriller that cleverly evokes the best and worst of the eighties boom and also stars Rebecca DeMornay as Maria Schuman who takes the coveted job of running the dollar block from under Daniel's nose.
In this gritty TV series co-written by former England football manager Terry Venables East Ender James Hazell (Nicholas Ball) struggles to make his mark as a detective... The ten episodes of Series 1 comprise: Hazell Plays Solomon Hazell Pays a Debt Hazell and the Walking Blur Hazell Settles the Accounts Hazell Meets the First Eleven Hazell and the Rubber-Heel Brigade Hazell Goes to the Dogs Hazell and the Weekend Man Hazell Works for Nothing Hazell and the Maltese Vultu
Every morning Daniel Pascoe (McGann) pilots his seaplane from his luxury home to the Docklands - the financial capital of the world. Pascoe is a city high flier and high roller. A man used to winning. But when things go wrong he has to pay the price. That's when he discovers he's merely another pawn in the game that's far bigger than he could ever imagine. To stay in the game he decides to take the biggest gamble of his life. Dealers is a yuppie thriller that cleverly evokes the be
Tales of the city to chill the blood... Available for the first time the second series of the cult classic URBAN GOTHIC offers more bite sized tales of terror from cannibal killers to the darkest of teen love stories leading finally to the terrifying secret conspiracy behind the horrors. Stories comprise: Sandman Membrane Necromance Eater Serotonin Wild The End Ritual Slaughter Dollhouse Burns - Parts 1 and 2.
This box set contains the following four sensational episodes from the sci-fi television series:; ; Hate Street: An outbreak of race-riots and hate crimes against Xyronite immigrants is being co-ordinated by Burl Flak, wanted for murder on Danae. Brogan and Haldane are assigned to find Flak and stop the killings, but their investigations are hampered by the appearance of Erika Brandt, a bounty hunter intent on claiming the price on Flak's head, who just happens to be one of Brogan's old flam...
Double Duty. A drug war is raging in Demeter City and a professional assassin is taking out the competition. The sole survivor of an attack on drug baron Oturi Nissim is a pretty alien girl Aleesha Amyas who is taken into protective custody. Suddenly the killer is loose in the Space Precinct House and Orrin is its first Victim...Protect And Survive Brogan's informant Slik Ostrasky is murdered by Tylan Gershom a smuggler of illegal Xyronite immigrants and the only witness is slimy Melazoid business executive Armand Loyster. Brogan and Haldane are assigned to offer Loyster protection until he can testify as Gershom's trial. But Gershom plans to ensure that Loyster never reaches the courtroom...Enforcer On Skall Street in Demeter City members of the infamous Hydra Gang are found dead - their hearts shredded but not a single mark in their bodies! Accompanied by an orphaned alien girl a new enforcer has taken over and the Skall Street traders soon discover that the Hydras have been replaced by something far worse. Flash: A new drug HE-11 (also known as 'Flash') has arrived on the street of Demeter causing spontaneous combustion in its users. While Brogan and Haldane visit Interchem the pharmaceutical company which originally developed the drug Orrin and Beezle run into trouble when Interchem's chief chemist Pola Vad Moonacki is kidnapped.
Enforcer: On Skall Street in Demeter City members of the infamous Hydra Gang are found dead - their hearts shredded but not a single mark in their bodies! Accompanied by an orphaned alien girl a new enforcer has taken over and the Skall Street traders soon discover that the Hydras have been replaced by something far worse. Flash: A new drug HE-11 (also known as Flash) has arrived on the street of Demeter causing spontaneous combustion in its users. While Brogan and Haldane visit Interchem the pharmaceutical company which originally developed the drug Orrin and Beezle run into trouble when Interchem's chief chemist Pola Vad Moonacki is kidnapped.
The Snake: An alien extortionist and explosives expert known only as The Snake threatens the executives of Brett Interplanetary. Precinct 88 becomes a task force to track him down and Jane reunites with her old ECPF colleague Bill Gray. The Snake reveals his next target - The Princess an Omega Class tanker en route to Altor with two hundred million gallons of liquefied hydrogen! Body and Soul: Caught in the radiation field of Merlin's Asteroid a prototype spaceship created by recluse industrialist Alden Holmes returns to Altor after being lost in space for twenty years. Brogan finds a body on board opening an investigation into a homicide that took place two decades ago. As he tracks down the killer Brogan is haunted by the ghost in the machine..... Time To Kill: A routine sweep on a counterfeiting operation goes horribly wrong for the officers of Precinct 88 when they are suddenly attacked by a violent Cyborg and Took is caught in the crossfire. The Cyborg has Brogan marked for death and one by one Brogan's colleagues fall victim to the creature... Deadline: Brogan and Haldane discover a capsule containing the body of a Tarn male. The autopsy reveals that the Tarn is missing vital organs removed with surgical precision... and Brogan and Haldane find themselves on the trail of organ leggers from Danae - vicious killers who murder for profit and target Brogan as their next donor.
Illegal: Tildon Alreeuh an illegal immigrant from Sagania saves Brogan's life in a shooting incident and Brogan learns that his saviour's son Nillim is being held by snuff fight promoter Coe Barner. Divided We Stand: Jane and Took investigate the theft of a tarn egg-sac from Demeter Memorial Hospital while Brogan and Haldane are assigned to the protection of underworld crime boss Vinny Artak who is running for city council.
The Power: Jane and Took are assigned to protect a shipment of Luxorian Ice a vital part of Solartek's new solar power system which offers a safe alternative to hyper fusion. Seek and Destroy: With the discovery of Aladine-50 a vaccine against creon fever the importation of Earth dogs is all the rage in Demeter.
The Power: Jane and Took are assigned to protect a shipment of Luxorian Ice a vital part of Solartek's new solar power system. Seek and Destroy: With the discovery of Aladine-50 a vaccine against creon fever the importation of Earth dogs is all the rage in Demeter. Illegal: An illegal immigrant from Sagania saves Brogan's life in a shooting incident and Brogan learns that his saviour's son Nilim is being held by snuff fight promoter Coe Barner. Divided We Stand: Jane and Took investigate the theft of a tarn egg-sac from Demeter Memorial Hospital.
A further two episodes of the sensational sci-fi television series. Smelter Skelter: Sally and Liz are violently threatened during an armed robbery at the Jewellery Centre and Brogan takes a personal interest in tracking down the culprits. His investigations lead him to mining operator Alvin Zann who plans a daring raid on the orbiting Bank Of Altor with a small beam accelerator - an unstoppable weapon capable of punching a hole in the very fabric of the universe! The Forever Beetle: Pteronarcys Eternicum a rare beetle capable of cell regeneration is stolen from Dexkor Laboratories. Brogan and Haldane are assigned to the case and suspect that the theft may be an inside job. But Brogan is preoccupied with nailing drugs dealer Amory Wolf whom he believes is responsible for the death of Tommy Murphy his oldest friend. Meanwhile Jane and Took have a run-in with local hero Thunder Cole...
When the Cowan family hire a Swedish nanny to take care of their daughter Christina they are unaware that they are putting their daughter's life in great danger.
Two Against The Rock: Haldane and Jane escort Houdini the most notorious escape artist on Altor to Asteriod A5 - the maximum security penitentiary known as The Rock. But on their arrival at the asteroid the two officers are horrified to discover that the prisoners have taken over and mass murderer Eric Volker is the new warden... Takeover: When Brogan and Haldane are accused of the cold-blooded murder of Naxus Simi and subjected to an Internal Affairs investigation the officers' reliability as prosecution witnesses in a case against crime boss Vanus Olvera is called into question. But Brogan and Haldane find there is far more at stake when Jane gives damning evidence against them... Predator And Prey: Following the death of an officer from the 79th Precinct in Demeter's most fashionable nightclub Brogan and Haldane are teamed with Lt. Verro Walker in a search for a serial killer. Walker is a loose cannon but may hold the key to the killings when jane discovers similarities with a string of mysterious homicides that took place nearly a hundred years before! The Witness: Small-time crooks are turning up dead on the streets of Demeter City and a search begins from prime suspect Mas Maharg spotted at the scene of the second murder by Romek's new partner Morgan. Then Fredo's daughter Estes is taken ill and Brogan realises that she has been-picking up the killer's thoughts with her paramental eye...
Predator And Prey: Following the death of an officer from the 79th Precinct in Demeter's most fashionable nightclub Brogan and Haldane are teamed with Lt. Verro Walker in a search for a serial killer. Walker is a loose cannon but may hold the key to the killings when Jane discovers similarities with a string of mysterious homicides that took place nearly a hundred years before! The Witness: Small-time crooks are turning up dead on the streets of Demeter City and a search begins from prime suspect Mas Maharg spotted at the scene of the second murder by Romek's new partner Morgan. Then Fredo's daughter Estes is taken ill and Brogan realises that she has been-picking up the killer's thoughts with her paramental eye...
Two Against The Rock: Haldane and Jane escort Houdini the most notorious escape artist on Altor to Asteriod A5 - the maximum security penitentiary known as The Rock. But on their arrival at the asteroid the two officers are horrified to discover that the prisoners have taken over and mass murderer Eric Volker is the new warden... Takeover: When Brogan and Haldane are accused of the cold-blooded murder of Naxus Simi and subjected to an Internal Affairs investigation the officers' reliability as prosecution witnesses in a case against crime boss Vanus Olvera is called into question. But Brogan and Haldane find there is far more at stake when Jane gives damning evidence against them...
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