Kay Mellor's gritty drama revolves around a murder and the upheaval it creates in the lives of four women who live and work in a red light area. Featuring all the episodes from the three series. Estranged from her violent husband mother-of-three Gina Dixon is quickly running out of options to keep an aggressive loan shark from the front door. When she meets another single mother Carol who appears to have no financial worries she is keen to know her secret. Her new found friendship with Carol draws Gina into the sisterhood of the streets a fiercely loyal network which underpins the harsh realities of the oldest profession in the world. When a murder victim is discovered on their patch the women close ranks as their lives become inextricably bound up in the hunt for the killer...
John River (Stellan Skarsgärd The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Insomnia) is a gifted police officer with a secret. As a man haunted by manifestations of the dead, including a tormenting killer, Thomas Cream (Eddie Marsan Ray Donovan) and the murder victims whose secrets he must unlock, he walks a tightrope between maintaining respectability at work and managing his own fragile state of mind. His colleague and confidant, Detective Sergeant Jackie Stevie Stevenson (Nicola Walker Last Tango in Halifax) lends River the emotional support he so badly needs, whilst his boss, Chief Inspector Chrissie Reid (Lesley Manville An Adventure In Space and Time) is conflicted between River s obvious talents and his evident problems. Adrift in a London full of other exiled souls, River s own isolation helps him connect with the troubled victims who crash into his world, and to see the truth in ways his colleagues are drawn to admire and question, in equal measure. But as his long-held defences are eroded by love and loss, River is torn between the living and the dead; will he have to choose once and for all?
Relive all four series of this BAFTA award winning comedy BBC comedy following the lives of twenty-something couple Steve (Russell Tovey) and Becky (Sarah Solemani). Joined along the way by Becky’s sister Laura (Kerry Howard) her fiancé Paul (Ricky Champ) and a whole host of characters arguments and awkward conversations to keep you entertained. Never miss a moment of this warts and all comedy culminating in Laura and Paul’s wedding day.
Suffocated by debts, prison officer John Darwin pretended to drown in a canoe accident so his wife could make fraudulent claims on their insurance. Anne Darwin played the grieving widow whilst police investigated his disappearance. Yet all along John Darwin was living in an apartment in the house next door to his wife, regularly visiting her through an interconnecting passage. Devastated by the loss of their father, neither of their sons had an inkling their parents had betrayed them. Tired of laying low in England, John Darwin assumed a fake identity and left the country to invest in money making schemes. After these schemes failed, John Darwin persuaded Anne to leave England and start a new life in Panama. 5 years after faking his death, John returned to England and walked into a police station pretending he had amnesia. Their secret was finally revealed following the discovery of a photo of them posing together in a real estate office years after his disappearance. This gripping and surprising true crime series is told through Anne Darwin's eyes. We delve deep into a woman who appears to be under her husband's control and who argued at trial she had been coerced to go along with it all. Was she to blame for her part in her husband's absurd scheme? Starring Monica Dolan and Eddie Marsan
Based on the novels by Winston Graham, Poldark follows the highly acclaimed 1970s TV series telling the story of Cornish mine owner, Captain Ross Poldark (John Bowe). Ten years have passed from the ending of the original series and, in this feature length edition, Poldark is now a Westminster MP. While Poldark is based in London, his wife Demelza (Mel Martin) and their son Jeremy (Ioan Gruffud) battle to keep the family's mining interests alive. When the Tory government decide to continue the War with France, it spells disaster for his arch rival George Warleggan. Will Poldark be able to take advantage of Warleggan's misfortune and protect the livelihood of the Cornish communities? Meanwhile romance and intrigue are in the air, as Poldark's daughter Clowance is torn between the love of an aristocratic young man and a mysterious stranger, Stephen Cravenson.
EFFIE GRAY explores the scandalous true story of the troubled relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and Effie Gray, his teenage bride. After marrying at 19, Effie quickly realises her marriage is a lie when Ruskin refuses to consummate it. Yearning for affection, she falls for the artist John Everett Millais. Desperate to be freed from John, Effie embarks on a life-changing journey to become one of the first women in history to seek a divorce from her husband, making her an everlasting figure in feminist history.
Real life, true love and plump vegetables on a city allotment are at the centre of this nourishing, magical comedy.
Golden Globe winner Ian McShane stars as a lovable rogue antiques dealer Lovejoy in this final series of the popular BBC TV drama. The curtain finally comes down on Lovejoy's dodgy dealings with stories set across ten episodes. Includes appearances from guest stars such as Christopher Fairbanks John Bardon Martin Jarvis Frank Finlay Gavin Richards Phil Cornwell and Julia Sawalha. Episodes comprise: 1. Fair Exchange 2. Day of Reckoning 3. Somewhere Over the Rainbow 4. Do
After divorcing in 1982 Richard and Elizabeth had one final reunion on the stage when they spent seven months touring with Noel Coward's Private Lives in 1983. During the tour public speculation grew about the possibility of another reunion but in private old frictions played out once again. This is the story of the first celebrity 'it' couple. Beyond alcohol pills and the trappings of fame was love the ultimate crutch that allowed them to escape the realities of their extraordinary lives? Funny glamorous tempestuous and dripping with diamonds - this is the last battle of the Burtons.
EFFIE GRAY explores the scandalous true story of the troubled relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and Effie Gray, his teenage bride. After marrying at 19, Effie quickly realises her marriage is a lie when Ruskin refuses to consummate it. Yearning for affection, she falls for the artist John Everett Millais. Desperate to be freed from John, Effie embarks on a life-changing journey to become one of the first women in history to seek a divorce from her husband, making her an everlasting figure in feminist history.
Nathaniel Parker and Sharon Small star as popular crime-fighting duo Inspector Lynley and DS Havers in the series originally adapted from the novels of Elizabeth George. Episodes Comprise: 1. Pilot: A Great Deliverance (Part 1) 2. Pilot: A Great Deliverance (Part 2) 3. Well-Schooled in Murder 4. Payment in Blood 5. For the Sake of Elena 6. Missing Joseph
Down-on-their luck, upper-class family rent out a wing of their stately home to a lower-class family.
"Life & Lyrics" is an exhilarating story of love and loyalty set against the backdrop of London's vibrant urban music scene.
John River (Stellan Skarsgärd The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Insomnia) is a gifted police officer with a secret. As a man haunted by manifestations of the dead, including a tormenting killer, Thomas Cream (Eddie Marsan - Ray Donovan) and the murder victims whose secrets he must unlock, he walks a tightrope between maintaining respectability at work and managing his own fragile state of mind. His colleague and confidant, Detective Sergeant Jackie Stevie Stevenson (Nicola Walker - Last Tango in Halifax) lends River the emotional support he so badly needs, whilst his boss, Chief Inspector Chrissie Reid (Lesley Manville - An Adventure In Space and Time) is conflicted between River s obvious talents and his evident problems. Adrift in a London full of other exiled souls, River s own isolation helps him connect with the troubled victims who crash into his world, and to see the truth in ways his colleagues are drawn to admire and question, in equal measure. But as his long-held defences are eroded by love and loss, River is torn between the living and the dead; will he have to choose once and for all?
Working together... or not! Work is at the centre of this warm and funny modern sitcom from the award-winning producers of Rev. and Friday Night Dinner and featuring an impressive ensemble cast of renowned comedy actors. It's work - or the lack of it - that brings the characters together, and their relationships - or lack of them - around which The Job Lot revolves. Set in a job centre where the staff attempt, with varying degrees of enthusiasm, to help people find work, it's full of the often laugh out loud moments that anyone who's ever worked in an office will recognise. Neurotic manager Trish runs the Brownall Job Centre aided by a mixed-bag of staff, including reluctant and truculant Karl, the less-than-helpful Angela and two uniquely skilled security guards, all facing the challenges of dealing with customers who don't always appreciate their efforts.
Things get exciting for Steve as he prepares to propose to Becky. Fighting jealousy from Becky's sister and intimidation from her dad Steve tried to keep it a secret till their anniversary. Him and Her is a comedy about what it's really like to be in love. From Steve and Becky's first date to Steve's proposal we see their love grow amidst the filth the fast food and the drinking.
When Rob Lake begins work in a maternity unit he soon comes to suspect that his new boss Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Roger Hurley may be incompetent. He tries to turn a blind eye but one of Hurley's blunders leads to a young mother being left brain-damaged and her baby stillborn. Rob watches a fellow doctor being hounded for attempting to bring the incompetence to light seeing the ranks of the establishment join together to protect one of their own. He realizes he must risk his career to put a stop to Hurley's negligence. Meanwhile his passionate affair with colleague Donna leaves him alternatively confused and hungry for more.... Includes series 1 2 and the series finale.
When Rob Lake begins work in a maternity unit he soon comes to suspect that his new boss Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Roger Hurley may be incompetent. He tries to turn a blind eye but one of Hurley's blunders leads to a young mother being left brain-damaged and her baby stillborn. Rob watches a fellow doctor being hounded for attempting to bring the incompetence to light seeing the ranks of the establishment join together to protect one of their own. He realizes he must risk his career to put a stop to Hurley's negligence. Meanwhile his passionate affair with colleague Donna leaves him alternatively confused and hungry for more...
An acutely observed forensically honest warts-and-all look at a working-class couple in their mid-20s.
They have spent three series talking about it. Now the day has come. It's Paul and Laura's wedding day and the final chapter for Steve and Becky. With Becky as chief bridesmaid and Steve as best man each episode follows a different stage of the day - from the early morning wake-up call through to the ceremony and the speeches to the drunken mess of the late night disco - we watch the wedding in real time in all its glory. The series brings all the familiar elements of the show back in a new setting over one day for Laura's final showdown with Paul and Steve and Becky's biggest moment yet.
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