Acclaimed writer Andrew Davies turns his talents to one of Charles Dickens' most brilliant novels - arguably the greatest ever depiction of Victorian London. Fresh and imaginative yet faithful to the original this thrilling fast-paced adaptation is shot with a contemporary edge. At its heart is the story of the icily beautiful Lady Dedlock who nurses a dark secret and the merciless lawyer Tulkinghorn who seeks to uncover it. The generous John Jarndyce struggling with his own past and his two young wards Richard and Ada are all caught up like Lady Dedlock in the infamous case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce which will make one of them rich beyond imagination if it can ever be brought to a conclusion. As Tulkinghorn digs deeper into Lady Dedlock's past he unearths a secret that will change their lives forever and which is almost as astounding as the final outcome of the Jarndyce case.
A lavish television production recounting one of the most rousing and enduring stories from the Bible as David leads the Isrealites against the mighty Philistines...
Thackeray's classic novel returns to the screen more vibrant, venal and viciously funny than ever before.In an England on the brink of bankruptcy and war, only the wily may prosper. Becky Sharp is a governess, temptress and social climber supreme, a woman who more than compenstes in brains and beauty for what she conspicuously lacks in breeding. To what lengths will she go in order to secure herself and rich and high-born husband? And how many male hearts will be left broken along the way?We follow Becky's journey from the elegant salons of Georgian London to the battlefields of Waterloo, from her ill-fated attempts to woo the buffonish Joe Sedley, to her equally doomed marriage to the aristocratic cad Rawdon Crawley. The unsinkable Becky's progress is mirrored by that of her best friend Amelia, who is besotted with the raffish George Osborne, but secretly admired by Osborne's staunch ally William Dobbin. Can both women survive the foibles of love and the catastrophic events unfolding in England and abroad?
Based on the best-selling novels of Elizabeth George The Inspector Lynley Mysteries find Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley (also known as the 8th Earl of Asherton) and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers solving cases of murder that would challenge the savviest of detectives. Divided by class barriers both real and imagined but united in their efforts to uncover the truth Lynley and Havers form an unlikely yet successful sleuthing duo. Episodes Comprise: 1. Natural Causes: After being suspended from duty because of accusations of threatening a witness Inspector Lynley must take a step back in a murder case. DS Havers works with DI Knight to try and solve the death of a woman found dead in a car at the bottom of a lake but Lynley can't help but get involved. 2. One Guilty Deed: A case Lynley has been forming against a local mob boss is in danger of falling apart with the death of a potentially important informant. 3. Chinese Walls: After the sad murder of a young girl living out her dream of being a lawyer in London Lynley must investigate whether the barrister she had been working with had dangerous motives. 4. In the Blink of an Eye: When a war photographer turned paparazzo is found murdered it leads to questions of whether the tabloid paper he was working for has deeper connections to him.
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