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1) Mistresses
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
You don't wake up wanting to be someone's mistress - somehow it just happens. Mistresses follows the lives and loves of a group of thirty-something friends who met at university. Katie is a doctor who has been having an affair with one of her patients. Her best friend Trudie grieves the loss of her husband who was killed in 9/11. Then there's Jessica whose anarchic lifestyle supplies lots of gossip and humour, and the happily married Siobhan - but...
2) W1A
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Hugh Bonneville returns as beleaguered BBC head of values Ian Fletcher, trying his best to set a steady course for one of the nation's great institutions as stormy weather looms and others on deck around him continue to try to prise his hands off the wheel and steer it in other directions. In this series the stakes are higher than ever for everyone as the BBC attempts to navigate its way past the potentially perilous rocks of Charter Renewal. Did...
4) Big School
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
David Walliams and Catherine Tate return in this comedy set in an urban secondary school. It may be the start of a new year at Greybridge, but the teaching staff are as dysfunctional as ever. Miss Postern and Mr Church's relationship has taken a downward turn after a misunderstanding over a date; the woefully under-qualified Mr Gunn is now teaching geography; and Mr Barber's got a new job as the school caretaker. This year the teachers are joined...
5) Youngers
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Youngers is the journey of two young boys, Yemi and Jay, in their quest to break into the music industry. Yemi, 16, has just received straight A's in his GSCE's. He is destined for great things - but his love of music keeps pulling him in. Jay, a school dropout who didn't even attend his school exams is his best friend. The boys are opposites in every way apart from their love of music. The boys decide to enter a competition in a local club for upcoming...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
When Ruth Blacksmith's new partner, Aidan, reveals that he once hurt a woman called Mary Trelease, Ruth is deeply worried. She raises her concerns with Detective Sergeant Charlie Zailer who is intrigued. But when Charlie decides to call in at Ruth's house, she finds a disturbing scene. Ruth's ex-husband, Jason Blacksmith, has been murdered. Charlie and Detective Simon Waterhouse investigate the case and find themselves divided over motives and suspects....
7) Up the Women
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The welcome return of the hilarious suffragette sitcom, written by and starring Jessica Hynes. Under Margaret's passionate leadership, the hapless women of the Banbury Intricate Craft Circle Politely Requests Women Suffrage are back in the Church Hall cooking up more schemes to attract attention to the worthy cause. The series is full of special guest stars, laugh out loud jokes, japes and plenty of physical comedy. It's a heart-warming celebration...
8) The Paradise
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
Denise Lovett, a young and ambitious country girl with only her wits to live on, arrives in a booming Northern city to take up a long-held promise of work in her uncle's drapery shop. But she soon discovers that her uncle cannot afford to employ her as most of his customers have been seduced away by The Paradise, England's first department store, right across the street.
9) Bedlam
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
A supernatural thriller set in a luxury apartment building which is haunted by the ghosts of its dark and violent past. Welcome to Bedlam Heights, a hip new high rise on the edge of a British metropolis. Behind the façade of stylish 21st century living lie unimaginable horrors, for this former pre-Victorian asylum is possessed by its previous inhabitants. Kate, who lives and works at Bedlam Heights, thinks anyone who believes in ghosts is a fool....
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"For the first time, discover the unedited truth about the Duggars, the traditional Christian family that captivated the nation on TLC's hit show 19 Kids and Counting. Jill Duggar and her husband Derick are finally ready to share their story, revealing the secrets, manipulation, and intimidation behind the show that remained hidden from their fans. Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn't possible for them. As a star on the popular TLC reality show...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The coming-of-age adventures of lovable rogues Conor and Jock. Life's a breakneck rollercoaster when you're having as much fun as Conor and Jock. That's okay, because they'd do anything for each other. Anyone who has a best friend would understand that.
13) Back: S1
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
An acerbic comedy starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. Stephen is finally taking over his father's pub, and he has a tough act to follow. His dad, Laurie, is a local hero. At least he was, until he died. When the charismatic Andrew turns up at Laurie's funeral, Stephen's life and family are turned upside down. Andrew claims the short time he spent fostered by Stephen's family was the happiest of his life. But to Stephen, Andrew is just a mysterious...
14) House of Cards
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Who would be a leader in this wicked world? Award-winning political drama HOUSE OF CARDS is a delicious tale of greed, corruption and burning ambition. At its heart is Francis Urquhart, a black-hearted villain with a smiling face, who shares with the viewers his estranged humour and innermost thoughts to destroy each of his political rivals. One by one his opponents tumble, until at last there is just one wild card left in the pack...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
David Jason returns for a fourth series of the much loved sitcom. Starting with a Christmas episode Granville must use some of his craftiest wiles to persuade some of his most important customers not to travel over Christmas. Times may have changed, but some of the regular customers haven't, including former nurse Gladys Emmanuel and the Black Widow. Assisting Granville is his son Leroy, a young buck who has more female admirers than Granville ever...
17) Mr. Sloane
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Bittersweet comedy-drama about a buttoned-down man in crisis. It's December 1969 and Jeremy Sloane is at the end of his rope - literally. He's been sacked from his accounting job, his wife Janet has left him to "find herself," and he is beginning to despair of his lot in life. Most evenings are now spent down the pub, drowning his sorrows with childhood mates Ross, Reggie and Beans. But with a potential job opportunity on the horizon and the phone...
18) Mister Winner
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Leslie Winner is one of the good guys. But he’s forever finding himself in self-inflicted trouble. Despite his calamitous nature, he’s found someone who’ll put up with him – his fiancée Jemma. They’re getting ready for their wedding, and if Leslie’s going to pay for the honeymoon, he needs to find a job. And somehow manage not to get the sack. This loveable klutz is never far from a fresh disaster. Decorating a house, badly, with a paint...
19) Ambassadors
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Comedy drama series staring David Mitchell and Robert Webb as British ambassadors working at the fictional Tazbekistan embassy.
20) Trump Bites
Publisher
SND Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Trump Bites is a collection of short animated films that combine real Trump audio clips with the surreal, hand-drawn animations of Bill Plympton.
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