Written by BAFTA TV Award winning writer Paula Milne (The Politician's Wife), White Heat is a new drama series about the interwoven lives, loves and betrayals of seven characters whose relationships are forged in the white heat of the Sixties through to the present day.Charting the lives of seven friends from 1965 through to the present day, the series is framed around relationships; complex, volatile, life affirming and life changing - set in motion when they come together as a diverse group of young students to live as flat mates in London's Tufnell Park: rebel with a cause Jack (Sam Claflin), intelligent feminist Charlotte (Claire Foy), fragile beauty Lilly (MyAnna Buring), medical student Jay (Reece Ritchie), electronics enthusiast Alan (Lee Ingleby), law student Victor (David Gyasi) and big-hearted Orla (Jessica Gunning).The series follows them over four decades as their lives, loves and destinies are shaped by the political events of each era - from the death of Churchill, the union strife of the Seventies, the ascendancy of Thatcher, the Falklands, Aids, the end of the Cold War to the present day. Their intertwined personal lives played against the backcloth of these crucial events converge to make them the people they are today.
Typically filled with tips on how to eke out one's pocket money, reports on the dangers of cigarettes and alcohol, wickedly accurate personality profiles, creative prose, poems and reviews, the school magazine offered a uniquely adolescent perspective on life during the 1970s. This ATV drama series for teenagers follows the progress and pitfalls of a group of fifth-formers at Oxford Lane Comprehensive School who, appalled by the blandness and timidity of their school's official effort, decide to launch a punchier alternative...A Bunch of Fives, starring Jamie Foreman and Lesley Manville, was devised by John Sichel with Colin Rogers and mostly written by BAFTA-winning writer Paula Milne. Every bit as hard-hitting and humorous as its BBC contemporary Grange Hill (which debuted inbetween series one and two of A Bunch of Fives) this release comprises both series, originally screened in 1977 and 1978.Pupil Chris Taylor is accused of something he didn't do and, in exasperation, writes about the incident for the school magazine. When games master Mr Buck refuses to print the article, Chris and some of the other fifth-formers decide to pool their journalistic talents: putting together their own magazine, 'A Bunch of Fives', they begin to seek out more relevant stories from the community in which the children live.
From acclaimed Black British filmmaker Horace Ove (Pressure 1975) comes this comedy of manners in which a West Indian cricket team from Brixton travel to a Suffolk village to play against the local team as the culmination of the village's 'Third World Week'. Ove subtly explores and undermines white and black stereotypes and succeeds in linking two familiar but strange cultures through the simple device of a sports game.
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Meet The HarpersA modern, outwardly functional family engaged in constant psychological warfare.The Complete Eleventh Series Featuring 9 Episodes The fortunes of the Harpers are certainly up and down in this series. Susan and Janey go head-to-head for an exciting job in TV; Susan ends up being a Facecrook; Michael’s & Janey’s anniversary gift backfires.… Plus Kenzo outsmarts Ben, and Janey, much to Michael’s annoyance, becomes friendly with his new boyfriend, Matt. Meanwhile at work, Susan learns how to deal with a young lecher, and then decides it’s time to ‘Cavitox’! When Susan's father turns up out of the blue offering 2 million to buy her out of her marriage to Ben, is divorce on the cards? And will Roger’s Jollies manage to win the darts final? Episodes: Labour Pains Facebooked Germs of Endearment A Night Out Relationship Happens Accusin’ Susan Susan for a Bruisin’ A Decent Proposal Darts All Folks
Beat The Devil (Dir. John Huston 1953): Beat the Devil is a wacky comedy that's played as straight as any film noir and is even funnier as a result. Five men (Bogart Lorre Morley Barnard and Tulli) are out to garner control over East African land which they believe contains a rich uranium ore lode. Billy Dannreuther (Bogart) is married to Maria (Gina Lollobrigida) the other four are their ""business associates"" and Jones and Underdown are added to the mix for some interes
Life in the Harper household is as hectic as ever! Janey has left for university and been replaced in the house by their cousin Abi who is more than a little accident prone! Ben sees this new addition to their home as a threat to the peace and quiet he's wanted throughout his married life while Susan is happy to have another woman in the house. As for Michael he is spending as much time thinking about girls now as his school work! And as if all this wasn't bad enough for Ben Nick c
Rinko knows her fiancé will poison her. How? She was just reborn as a doomed character in a romance novel. To avoid a second death, she'll use her memory of the story to out-maneuver her enemies. Step one: blackmail the duke to be her new fiancé.
Collection of four BBC adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays comprising 'Richard II', 'Henry IV: Part One', 'Henry IV: Part Two' and 'Henry V'. Beginning in the year 1399, the plays deal with events affecting the monarchy during a 16-year period, where the ruling orders of Richard II (Ben Whishaw), Henry IV (Jeremy Irons) and Henry V (Tom Hiddleston) find themselves beset by rebellion, greed and war. The cast also includes Rory Kinnear, Simon Russell Beale, Julie Walters and Lindsay Duncan.
Infinite Dendrogram is a VRMMO, and Reiji is the game's newest player. With the guidance of his brother and his partner, Nemesis, Reiji is more than ready for adventure. As war looms over this world, he discovers the truth about his NPC allies. Limited Edition includes: 80-page art book 6 art cards featuring art from light novel artist Taiki Keychain of Nemesis in sword form Sticker sheet with character art.
Richard is King. A monarch ordained by God to lead his people. But he is also a man of very human weakness. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years. RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran directs David Tennant in the title role of 'a definitive production of great play' ( Daily Mail ).
A Woman Of Substance: The story starts as an 80-year-old Emma Harte looks back over her life. She remembers herself as a young girl pregnant and abandoned by her rich lover. She remembers the men she has loved her staunch friend Blackie O'Neill and her second marriage to Paul McGill during the First World War. The small shop she started many years ago has grown into a vast commercial empire. Now it is under threat and Emma must fight to protect it. 'A Woman Of Substance' is a film that every woman will love - and every man will find hard to forget. Hold The Dream: The story of Emma Harte and her granddaughter Paula McGill Fairley continues in this compelling sequel to 'A Woman of Substance'.Accomplished beautiful and a millionairess Paula wields immense power at the age of 25; yet her tragic loves and losses mirror those in Emma's life. Set in Yorkshire London New York and Texas in great country homes luxurious penthouses and the boardrooms of the provileged this is the story of one woman's determination to 'Hold The Dream' - to find the happiness and passion that are her legacy. To Be The Best: The powerful and beautiful Paula Harte heir to the Harte Empire finds herself under attack from her vindictive cousin Jonathan who is determined to gain control of Harte's massive worldwide wealth. As death and deceit undermine Paula's position it seems that only one man her attractive head of security. Jack Figg has the expertise and connections to uncover Jonathan's murky secrets and rescue Paula from certain ruin. Romance adventure and stunning locations make 'To Be The Best' the spectacular conclusion to Barbara Taylor Bradford's celebrated trilogy tracing the fortunes of the Harte dynasty.
The Beast starring Patrick Swayze and Travis Fimmel centers on an unorthodox but effective FBI veteran Charles Barker (Swayze) who takes on a rookie partner Ellis Dove (Fimmel). Barker trains Dove in a hard-edged psychologically driven approach towards undercover work where a moment's hesitation can lead to death.
Doctor Who: Waters Of Mars & Xmas NY Specials Box Set (Dr Who)
Earning a nomination at the Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film in 1998 this collection of nine animated tales is cleverly and faithfully adapted from one of the most audacious and astonishing works in English literature. Via cel animation clay animation and impressionistic drawings the viewer is transported on a vivid journey to medieval times taking in chivalry love lust the Black Death rape deception and chickens. Introducing a group of men and women from various st
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a man who takes the law into his own hands and sets out to track down the international terrorists who killed his family.
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings contains exactly what it says on the box. Harking back to the classic BBC Christmas comedy specials of yesteryear, the show features a star-studded cast: Alan Rickman, Richard E Grant, Michael Parkinson, Bob Monkhouse, Hugh Laurie, Angela Rippon, Roger Moore, Caroline Aherne, the list goes on. The show takes a typically idiosyncratic canter through a dream set of telly programmes for Christmas Day. Thus we get expertly played skits of A Christmas Carol (with Delia Smith as the cook); Brassed Off (in which Tony Blair solves the North/South divide by declaring everything The South); Brief Encounter (Parky as the station master, with a side order of drugs and lesbianism); a regency romantic drama (with the line "could you not stick your hand in your muff?") and lots more. What makes the production a true cut above, however, is the linking theme that takes a blatant pot shot at the modern BBC--or as Wood sees it--BBC Upmarket, BBC Downmarket, BBC Newmarket (for racing), BBC Makeover, BBC Takeover, etc. This is funny, cutting and achingly on the ball about the state of modern television.--Ian Watson
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