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Brief Encounters
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Brief Encounters
In the early 1980s the lives of four ordinary women, their husbands, mothers, families and community are turned around when they become Ann Summers party plan saleswomen.
Brief Encounters 2016
Man & Beast with Martin Clunes
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Man & Beast with Martin Clunes
Martin Clunes sets out on an international journey to investigate the extraordinary relationship between man and beast. From birds to bears, and from pets to primates, involving ancient and modern techniques and partnerships, Martin observes humans and animals working side by side in ways that have existed and evolved during hundreds of millennia.
Man & Beast with Martin Clunes 2015
Chasing Shadows
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Chasing Shadows
Chasing Shadows follows a team of special operatives who are tracking down serial killers.
Chasing Shadows 2014
Spirit of Winter
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Spirit of Winter
At Christmas, Nathalie is haunted by an ominous premonition about Alice, adopted 14 years earlier. While her husband and in-laws are present, a closed-door situation develops in which her daughter's behavior changes abruptly.
Spirit of Winter 2022
City of Vice
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City of Vice
In the 1750s London’s perilous streets were run by armed gangs, corrupt night watchmen and thief takers. Then two Westminster magistrates, novelist Henry Fielding and his brother, John, obtained a grant from Parliament allowing them to bring some law and order to the crime-ridden boroughs of Central London.
City of Vice 2008
Monty Don's Japanese Gardens
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Monty Don's Japanese Gardens
Monty Don sets out to discover the true essence of these elegant gardens and what we have taken from them. Armed with his extensive knowledge and passion for all aspects of horticulture, Monty travels through Japan to explore the best gardens the country has to offer. From plants and architecture to new techniques and differing climates, this series is full of rich colour and vibrant landscapes as Monty examines how a mix of history and new innovations are shaping the gardens of Japan today and how they are perceived. Get ready to enter an enticing world, full of enchanting stories, wonderful characters and, of course, beautiful gardens.
Monty Don's Japanese Gardens 2019
Rosamunde Pilcher
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Rosamunde Pilcher
Rosamunde Pilcher 1993
Boomers
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Boomers
Sitcom following the ups and downs of three retired couples living in Thurnemouth, 'Norfolk's only West-facing resort'.
Boomers 2014
SeaChange
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SeaChange
SeaChange is a popular Australian television show that ran for 39 episodes from 1998 to 2000 on the ABC. It was created by Andrew Knight and Deborah Cox and starred Sigrid Thornton, David Wenham, William McInnes, John Howard, Tom Long and Kerry Armstrong. The director was Michael Carson. Filming was based at Barwon Heads, Victoria and St Leonards, Victoria, both locations being on the Bellarine Peninsula. A number of streets in the St Leonards Sea Change Estate have since been named to acknowledge some of the characters of the series. Many scenes were also filmed in Williamstown, including the exterior of the Williamstown Life Saving Club, which became the court house of Pearl Bay.
SeaChange 1998
Without You
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Without You
Ellie's beloved husband is killed in a car accident. A woman was in the car with him and killed too. Who was she? Was he having an affair? Was it an accident?
Without You 2011
The Secret Daughter
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The Secret Daughter
A part-time country pub singer has a chance meeting with a wealthy city hotelier which triggers a series of events that will change her life forever. Explore the worlds of 'the haves' and 'the have nots' with heart, humour, romance and music.
The Secret Daughter 2016
The Secret
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The Secret
Freddie Musgrave's life is in turmoil when a letter implicates him in murder, things are further complicated by his feelings towards his bosses daughter, Belle, who is married to a madman.
The Secret 2000
Holding
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Holding
Local police officer Sergeant PJ Collins is a gentle man who hides from people and fills his days with comfort food and half-hearted police work. He is one of life's outsiders, lovable, but lonely and a bit rubbish at his job. When the body of long-lost local legend Tommy Burke is discovered, PJ is called to solve a serious crime for the first time in his career. Unearthing long buried secrets, PJ finally connects with the village he has tried so hard to avoid.
Holding 2022
The Worst Week of My Life
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The Worst Week of My Life
The Worst Week of My Life is a British comedy television series, first broadcast on BBC One between March and April 2004. A second series was aired between November and December 2005 and a three-part Christmas special, The Worst Christmas of My Life was shown during December 2006. It was written by Mark Bussell and Justin Sbresni.
The Worst Week of My Life 2004
Significant Others
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Significant Others
A bold new Australian psychological drama. When Sarah, a single mother of two teenagers, suddenly vanishes, her chaotic family are drawn back to their crumbling home. Doubts surface about Sarah's disappearance, as her family struggles to put the pieces back together.
Significant Others 2022
Winter
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Winter
Eve Winter and her task force must solve the chilling murder of 23-year old mother Karly at a hauntingly beautiful fishing town south of Sydney.
Winter 2015
Nothing Trivial
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Nothing Trivial
Nothing Trivial is funny, warm and romantic and about people at a crossroads in their lives, particularly when it comes to finding that significant other to love and grow old with. It’s about people trying to find the answers to life’s big questions, while answering a whole lot of small and trivial ones… and winning the bar tab while they’re at it!
Nothing Trivial 2011
The Circuit
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The Circuit
The Circuit is an Australian television drama series. The six part first season screened on SBS TV, premiering on 8 July 2007 at 9:30 pm, and concluding on 12 August 2007. Season 2 began airing on 1 December 2009. The series stars Aaron Pedersen and Gary Sweet and centres on mixed-race solicitor Drew Ellis who joins the district to work at the Kimberley Circuit Court. Filmed mainly in Broome, Western Australia and surrounding areas, the show had a budget of more than $4 million, and 1,000 local Aboriginal extras have been employed for the production.
The Circuit 2007
Mayday
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Mayday
It's Mayday in a small town steeped in pagan traditions where the crowning of the May Queen is the highlight of the day until suddenly she goes missing.
Mayday 2013
The Trials of Jimmy Rose
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The Trials of Jimmy Rose
Jimmy has just been released from prison after 12 years and is struggling to come to terms with his new life. His family and friends are finding it difficult to accept him back in to their lives and he must find a way to make things right.
The Trials of Jimmy Rose 2015
The Accident
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The Accident
Tragedy strikes the welsh town of Glyngolau when an accident on a construction site kills a group of trespassing children. Grief quickly turns to anger and the families cry for justice. But as the gears of justice slowly turn, challenging truths begin to emerge. It falls to the Council Leader’s wife, Polly, to hold the community together, all the while also caring for a daughter – the only survivor of the collapse. And as those in charge fail to deliver closure for the town, it’s up to her to lead them on the march for justice, no matter what the cost.
The Accident 2019
Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific
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Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific
Martin Clunes embarks on an epic ocean wide adventure in search of the real Pacific. His voyage is inspired by reading a book given to him when he was a child by his father about the Kon-Tiki expedition across the Pacific. Martin has always yearned to follow in those explorers' footsteps.
Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific 2022
Newton's Law
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Newton's Law
With her low-flying solicitor's practice incinerated by a disgruntled client, her marriage collapsing and motherhood fast losing its charm, Josephine Newton's old uni friend and not-so secret admirer, Lewis Hughes, persuades her to resume her briefly glorious career at the Bar. As she rises to the challenge, though, trading the benefits of her brilliant mind for a berth in the lofty glamour of Knox Chambers, Josephine realises it's not so easy to leave her entourage behind.
Newton's Law 2017
The Claremont Murders
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The Claremont Murders
When three young women went missing in Claremont in the late nineties it set off the biggest unsolved murder case in West Australian history. It took 25 years to solve the crime. This is the story of how the Claremont Killer was caught.
The Claremont Murders 2023
Victorian Farm
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Victorian Farm
Historical observational documentary series following a team who live the life of Victorian farmers for a year.
Victorian Farm 2009
The Man Who Died
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The Man Who Died
Jaakko, a mushroom entrepreneur, finds out too late that he has been fatally slow-poisoned by persons unknown. He sets out to find the culprits before he dies.
The Man Who Died 2022
Henry IX
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Henry IX
Henry is a forty-something man suffering a midlife crisis and looking to escape from his current situation - but this forty-something man also happens to be the King of the United Kingdom.
Henry IX 2017
Martin Clunes: Last Lemur Standing
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Martin Clunes: Last Lemur Standing
Martin Clunes travels down to the Indian Ocean to witness what many fear is the lemur's last stand.
Martin Clunes: Last Lemur Standing 2012
A Dance to the Music of Time
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A Dance to the Music of Time
A Dance to the Music of Time is a four-part adaptation of Anthony Powell's 12-volume novel sequence that aired on Channel 4 in 1997. The series is a sharp, comic portrait of upper-class and bohemian England, spanning almost a century, from the early 1920s to modern times.
A Dance to the Music of Time 1997
Faithless
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Faithless
After the tragic death of his wife, Sam struggles to raise his three young daughters by himself as they all cope with their loss. That is, until Sam's irresponsible and narcissistic half-brother, Zein, moves in "to help" and never leaves.
Faithless 2024
The Broker's Man
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The Broker's Man
Drama series about an ex-policeman, who now uses his detective skills while working for insurance companies.
The Broker's Man 1997
Amber
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Amber
The disappearance of 14 year old Amber Bailey sets off a two-year search during which her family will go through unimaginable pressures. As the days, months and years progress the mystery deepens, and strange and terrifying clues come to light, raising yet even more questions. The world becomes gripped by the mystery of the missing teen. What happened to Amber?
Amber 2014
Hidden
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Hidden
Hidden is a 2011 British television drama starring Philip Glenister, Thekla Reuten, Anna Chancellor, Michael Winder, Andrew Scarborough and David Suchet which debuted on BBC One on 6 October 2011. The four part series was directed by Niall MacCormick, produced by Christopher Hall and written by Ronan Bennett.
Hidden 2011
HEAT
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HEAT
The series unfolds to the backdrop of the looming Australian bushfire season when two families who are long-time friends, venture to a secluded home for a summer vacation. As secrets and lies unravel it becomes a tinderbox – and not everyone will make it out alive.
HEAT 2023
Jericho
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Jericho
Jericho is an ITV British crime drama series which was transmitted in 2005. It was created and written by Stewart Harcourt and starred Robert Lindsay as Detective Inspector Michael Jericho, who is loved by the public but who is embarrassed by his status as a hero. The series was set in London in 1958.
Jericho 2005
Under the Vines
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Under the Vines
Rebecca Gibney and Charles Edwards star as two city slickers who inherit a failing vineyard in rural New Zealand.. the only problems are that neither of them has ever done a hard days' work- and they despise one another.
Under the Vines 2021
The Strange Calls
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The Strange Calls
City cop Toby Banks is demoted to night duty at Coolum Beach. He joins local eccentric Gregor to investigate the strange calls: phone calls that expose the paranormal mysteries of the town.
The Strange Calls 2012
Genius of the Modern World
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Genius of the Modern World
Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.
Genius of the Modern World 2016
The Chase
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The Chase
Story line is set around Yorkshire's 'Chevin Chase Veterinary Surgery', The Chase follows the drama that surrounds the family who own the surgery, along with the practice nurses and surgeons. In true soap style, The Chase deals with the turbulent lives and relationships of said characters, adding a dash of authenticity and a pinch of humour to proceedings.
The Chase 2006
Adrian Dunbar's Coastal Ireland
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Adrian Dunbar's Coastal Ireland
Actor Adrian Dunbar reconnects with his roots as he travels around the wild and rugged Irish coast.
Adrian Dunbar's Coastal Ireland 2021