A powerful new three-part drama serial by Peter Bowker traces the lives of three British soldiers from the invasion of Basra in March 2003 to the present. Occupation is inspired by factual research and reveals how the lives of three British men are shaped and transformed by their experiences in Iraq. The drama is set in Basra and explores the personal journeys of three friends from the same regiment and how they are inspired to return to Basra for different reasons - one for financial gain one for love and the third because of his belief in the mission to rebuild the country. Bowker's drama explores how their different dreams come to define not just their lives but the war and the occupation itself. The drama is set against the backdrop of growing sectarian conflict in Iraq awash with billions of dollars from the US creating a boom time for private military companies.
Police Man Family Man Wanted Man. Prey is ITV's new high-octane three-part thriller lead by BAFTA nominated actor John Simm. Prey follows the story of a man on the run who is desperate to clear his name for the sake of his family. Detective Sergeant Marcus Farrow (John Simm) is a well-liked Manchester copper who is wrongly accused and arrested for an inhumane crime. Narrowly escaping police custody Farrow becomes an outlaw and begins a high-stakes game of cat and mouse across the city with Acting Detective Chief Inspector Susan Reinhardt (Rosie Cavaliero). As a wanted killer Farrow has few allies however one thing is certain for the sake of his family Farrow is prepared to do things he never thought possible. And he won't rest until he knows the truth. Joining the cast alongside John Simm are Rosie Cavaliero Craig Parkinson Anastasia Hille and Adrian Edmondson.
Starring Tom Burke from Strike & The Musketeers and Rob Brydon A Cock & Bull Story and The Trip. The film tells the story of young Napoleon - a masterful soldier and tactician. Napoleon Bonaparte's courage in the field of battle sees him rise from a Captain's ranked officer to establish himself as one of the greatest generals of all time. In 1793 at the age of only 24 Napoleon Bonaparte displaying a dazzling combination of political cunning, personal bravery and military genius took control of the local French troops and lead them to victory and drove the English fleet from Toulon and captured their strongly defended fort, thus establishing his reputation and saving the Revolution. This battle turned on the tactical genius, immense bravery and boundless ambition of one man: Napoleon. Ultimately, French victory at Toulon saved the Revolution. But it would also set Napoleon on the road to greatness. This is one of the great stories of how, through force of extraordinary personality, one man can bend history to his will.
A contemporary Greek Tragedy set around the investigation into the murder of a young girl. Blood follows two brothers - both respected police detectives - whose lives begin to collapse under the weight of their father's illustrious shadow.
Starring Dominic West (The Wire, 300), Rebecca Hall (The Town) and Oscar-nominee Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake), THE AWAKENING is the chilling supernatural thriller from Nick Murphy.
Starring Dominic West (The Wire, 300), Rebecca Hall (The Town) and OscarĀ®-nominee Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake), The Awakening is the chilling new supernatural thriller from Nick Murphy. In post-World War I England in 1921, an author and paranormal skeptic (Hall) is invited to a countryside boarding school by the head master (West) to investigate rumours of an apparent haunting. But just when she thinks she has debunked the ghost theory, she has a chilling encounter which makes her question all her rational beliefs.
The film tells the story of young Napoleon - a masterful soldier and tactician. Napoleon Bonaparte's courage in the field of battle sees him rise from a Captain's ranked officer to establish himself as one of the greatest generals of all time. In 1793 at the age of only 24 Napoleon Bonaparte displaying a dazzling combination of political cunning, personal bravery and military genius took control of the local French troops and lead them to victory and drove the English fleet from Toulon and captured their strongly defended fort, thus establishing his reputation and saving the Revolution. This battle turned on the tactical genius, immense bravery and boundless ambition of one man: Napoleon. Ultimately, French victory at Toulon saved the Revolution. But it would also set Napoleon on the road to greatness. This is one of the great stories of how, through force of extraordinary personality, one man can bend history to his will.
Lavish all-action dramatic spectacles based on the lives of six men who shaped the world around them either by sheer force of will genius courage or even greed. Powerful magnetic personalities who have earned their place in the world's imagination all prepared to die for what they believed in - whether it was God or gold the pursuit of power and glory or a magnificent ideal. From Spartacus the gladiator who brought Rome to its knees to the audacious military genius Napoleon this series combines absorbing drama with CGI to ask what were the motives the strengths and even the weaknesses that drove these men to achieve what no one else had dared. The amazing stories of Hernan Cortez Attila the Hun Tokugawa Ieyasu and Richard the Lionheart are also included.
A contemporary Greek Tragedy set around the investigation into the murder of a young girl. Blood follows two brothers - both respected police detectives - whose lives begin to collapse under the weight of their father's illustrious shadow.
Starring Dominic West (The Wire, 300), Rebecca Hall (The Town) and Oscar-nominee Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake), THE AWAKENING is the chilling supernatural thriller from Nick Murphy.
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