Nikki struggles to come to terms with Leo’s death following the arrival of the new boss Thomas Chamberlain. Her feelings surface as the pressure grows to find leads for two unsolved cases - a mother and son murdered in their wealthy London home and the disfigured body of a young woman… Commodity Part 1 A footballer’s reputation is under threat when a sex tape links him to the brutal murder of a woman. Commodity Part 2 Footballer Isaac Dreyfus desperately fights to prove his innocence whilst Adam Freedman turns to a mysterious source for help to avenge the murder of his wife and child. Coup de Grace Part 1 Nikki delivers ground-breaking testimony in the high-profile appeal court case of David Bennetto a convicted killer who has spent six years in jail for the murder of two teenagers. Coup de Grace Part 2 Nikki's professional reputation is on the line when her romantic involvement with lawyer Greg Walker leads her face-to-face with a raging Bennetto. In a Lonely Place Part 1 Nikki and Jack head to Scotland to help a rural detective investigate the chilling murder of a lap dancer found in a remote forest. In a Lonely Place Part 2 The team finds itself under pressure to urgently close the net on a serial killer abducting young women. Undertone Part 1 When the body of a pregnant girl is discovered the team face the urgent task of finding the baby snatched from her womb. Undertone Part 2 Martin the sole eye-witness in the murder case is found dead in suspicious circumstances. Fraternity Part 1 The shocking discovery of a 15-year-old girl’s body sees DI Dale Carter fixate on his prime murder suspect Jack’s half-brother. Fraternity Part 2 The investigation puts Jack in grave danger and life will never be the same again...
Michael Kitchen returns to the screen as Detective Chief Superintendent Foyle a man of scrupulous integrity who has survived the First World War solved crime wherever it led him during the Second and now finds himself called into duty at the risk of a possible Third.The Second World War may be over – but a new one is beginning less explosive but no less deadly – a Cold War. Foyle finds himself drawn into complex webs of security and counter security where the loyalties of even those closest to him are brought into question as he joins somewhat unwillingly at first the ranks of MI5. This series includes three exciting new films: Episodes Comprise: The Eternity RingIn which MI5 suspects atomic secrets and related spies are passing through Britain. Foyle is invited to investigate whether a Russian network could be at work in the heart of London. The CageFoyle's investigation into the death of a nameless Russian leads to a mysterious military facility and revelations of a spy with dangerous connections to British intelligence. SunflowerA Professor of Art History may not be all he seems in this story of a long-secret massacre an explosive murder and secrets that await Foyle in a seedy boarding house where nothing and no one is as they seem. Special Features: Four Behind the Scenes Features: The Making of Foyle’s War The Styling of Foyle’s War Old Friends New Faces Historical Facts Visual Fictions Cast Filmographies Picture Gallery Subtitles
David Richards directs this fact-based drama exploring the case of 'The Yorkshire Ripper'. Throughout the 1970s and early '80s, the serial killer preyed on young women and committed a total of 13 murders in the West Yorkshire area. This film shows a dramatisation of the investigation led by Detective George Oldfield (Alun Armstrong) which took its toll on both his career and personal life but which also led to the conviction of Peter Sutcliffe (Craig Cheetham) in 1981.
Featuring 'The First Killings' and 'Vengeance Is Mine' a double bill of dark and terrifying investigations for detective Red Metcalfe (Ken Stott)...
The story opens 12 months later. Anna (Francesca Annis) has divorced Richard Crane (Michael Kitchen) and is now living with Owen (Robson Green). When Owen proposes to Anna they plan their wedding - for three days time. But Anna's ex-husband is having a hard time letting go and when he hears about the marriage plans he becomes intent on doing anything - anything - to prevent it. Whether that involves hiring one of Owen's gorgeous ex-girlfriends to work alongside him or banging on doors at all time of the day and night he's not letting go easily. And when it comes to the moment - is Anna really prepared to be let go? One thing is certain: whatever choices are made they're going to be Reckless.
The Lyell Centre team are under pressure. A sniper is on the loose in London; A killer stalks the London Underground; A paedophile is found dead in a playground and a child is missing; A failed assassination attempt leaves a seemingly innocent woman dead; A young policeman is killed in the line of duty. Nikki Jack Thomas and Clarissa join forces with the police to investigate these tense complex and dangerous cases. Snipers Nest Part 1 When three people are shot dead at a petrol station Nikki and Jack strive to track down the sniper at large in London and stem a public crisis. Snipers Nest Part 2 As the sniper’s threat widens and pressure on the police mounts Nikki and Jack investigate links between the victims to close the net on the killer. Falling Angels Part 1 Nikki and Jack investigate a man killed by a train on the London Underground. When murders linked to the tube take place the accidental verdict in the first death is questioned. Falling Angels Part 2 Nikki helps high-flying DI Luke Nelson unearth painful childhood memories that haunt him whilst the team close in on the unrelenting tube-stalking killer. Protection Part 1 When Dale Barge is found dead in a playground Nikki and Jack soon face the alarming prospect that his murder is linked to the disappearance of a little girl Lizzie. Protection Part 2 Social worker Louise fears the worst when the Daniel Garvey the estranged step-father of teenager Kevin whose case she managed is found dead in his car. Squaring The Circle Part 1 The nanny of Russian oligarch Maksim Bazhanov is killed in a botched assassination attempt. Nikki Jack and Thomas try to work out who would want to kill him and why. Squaring The Circle Part 2 A young woman working for London property moguls the Doshis is found dead in Maksim’s apartment. Nikki and Jack unravel the mystery of the dead girl and the missing Russian. One Of Our Own Part 1 Admired Essex police officer Sergeant Sam Honeywell is found dead in his car and the police put huge pressure on the Lyell team to catch his killer. One Of Our Own Part 2 When the body of local wide boy Jason Simons is found dead in suburbia his brutalised body reveals secrets that challenge his identity and the course of the case.
Robson Green, Francesca Annis and Michael Kitchen star in this award-winning drama series from Paul Abbott, the phenomenally successful creator Touching Evil and Shameless.One of three hit series for Abbott in 1997, Reckless charts the intense, turbulent affair between a young surgeon and the wife of his ruthless consultant boss. Winner of the National Television Award for Most Popular Drama, the complete series is featured here along with its movie-length sequel both of which earned BAFTA nominations for Francesca Annis.Travelling by train to Manchester to care for his ailing father, Owen Springer meets beautiful, forty-something Anna Fairley; unbeknown to Owen, she heads the management team overseeing his assessment for a new job at a Manchester hospital. Having successfully obtained the post, Owen discovers that Anna is married to his new boss, Richard Crane, only after realising he is falling in love with her. But is Anna's marriage as secure as she believes it to be?
First aired in December 1960, Coronation Street is the longest running, most watched soap opera in Britain. This boxed set of the best episodes from the 1990s is released to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of everyone's favourite show. Winning numerous accolades, the show was described as the most successful television programme in British history by the Royal Television Society, and creator Tony Warren was made an MBE in 1976. The dramas of Weatherfield’s residents have kept viewers enthralled throughout the soap’s history, and this volume of classic episodes from the 1990s allows fans to revisit key moments and storylines of that decade. Newcomers include the unhappily married Des and Steph Barnes, loner Roy Cropper, wheelchair-bound battleaxe Maud Grimes, butcher Fred Elliott, scheming barmaid Tanya Poole, aspiring model Raquel Wolstenhulme, and the troublesome Battersby family; noted writers include Shameless creator Paul Abbott, and actor and playwright Stephen Mallatratt.
Shameless the BAFTA award-winning and brilliantly funny drama series from writer Paul Abbott follows the roller coaster lives and loves of the highly un-orthodox yet extremely tightly knit Gallagher family. Head of the family in name only is Dad Frank - a feckless charmless self-pitying unemployed bully - a model father. Since mum went AWOL dad hit the bottle leaving his six remarkably well-balanced children Fiona Lip Ian Debbie Carl and Liam to fend for themselves. But the Gallaghers need not worry anymore now they've teamed up with the local gangsters the Maguires who continue to explode the myth of a conventional family.
One of the major success stories of ITV children's programming, this BAFTA Award-winning show ran for over a decade and detailed the trials and tribulations of staff and patients at a children's ward in a busy Manchester hospital. Co-written by award-winning writers Paul Abbott (Shameless) and Kay Mellor (The Chase), the series pulled no punches and was loved by adults and children alike for its realistic portrayal of mature themes in a sensitive manner. Among the new arrivals on South Park's children s ward are football hopeful Lee Jones, a dialysis patient who struggles to accept the fact that he will never play football again, and ex-visitor and Trivial Pursuits champion Cal, who is diagnosed with epilepsy. Keely gives birth to a baby girl, and a quip by Mags prompts the formation of the ward's very own team of ghost-busters...
Exploring the idea that everyone has the ability to kill and investigating what it is that can trigger the reaction in any of us Conviction is a dark and innovative drama. Penned by Bill Gallagher (Clocking Off) Brothers Chrissie (William Ash) and Ray (Nicholas Gleaves) are part of a team of CID officers who have a constant battle against a growing sense of vigilantism on their patch. However the murder of a 12-year-old girl heightens the tensions and le
Sir David Jason stars in this one-off drama written by Thomas Ellice which follows the story of three World War II veterans Harry (Jason) and his friends Frank (David Warner) and Albert (Michael Jayston).
Jonathan Donald (Lawrence Fox - Lewis) is a fast car salesman who's as happy with his champagne lifestyle as he is with his six-figure pay-packet. He's invincible - in his world there's no problem money can't solve. So when he finds himself in court awaiting a fine for a drink-driving offence he's not remotely worried. What he isn't expecting is to be facing a disgruntled judge with a flair for creative sentencing - in Jonathan's case a 100 hour community service order. And when he turns up at the Moonbeam Club a drop in centre for young adults with learning disabilities he certainly isn't expecting to enjoy himself. Jonathan meets Freddie (Jack McMullen - Waterloo Road) at the end of his first day a hyperactive 20-year-old with a wicked sense of humour and a terminal illness. Freddie has grown up in care and has never been part of a real family. His last impossible wish is to have a traditional family Christmas. In a move that comes as a surprise to everyone Jonathan devotes his time to making Freddie's final wish come true. With the clock ticking Jonathan's mad dash to create the perfect Christmas family gathering involves a motley crew of petty criminals dodgy geezers and possibly the most loving relations Freddie will ever know. This beautifully told story with moments of both joy and sadness is wrapped with good humor and bundles of Christmas spirit. Also starring Tamzin Outhwaite as Patsy Morgan (Paradox; The Fixed; Hotel Babylon) and Sarah Smart as Laura Cooper (Wallander; Casualty; Five Days 1) and directed by David Richards (Foyles War; Wild at Heart).
This collectable boxed set features every episode of the acclaimed television series along with a rich array of behind- the-scenes features cast and crew interviews and so much more. Michael Kitchen is Detective Chief Superintendent Foyle a hard-working policeman in Hastings during the Second World War. Anxious to join the war effort he has repeatedly had his applications turned down and has returned to the South Coast sidelined and frustrated; but it soon becomes apparent that his detective skills are vitally needed on the Home Front. As each series progresses through the War the seventh and most recent finds at one war's end that a new war is beginning one much darker and indistinct than the first; a war that doesn't officially exist - a Cold War. Series 1 The German Woman The White Feather A Lesson in Murder Eagle Day Series 2 Fifty Ships Among the Few War Games The Funk Hole Series 3 The French Drop Enemy Fire They Fought in the Fields A War of Nerves Series 4 Invasion Bad Blood Bleak Midwinter Casualties of War Series 5 Plan of Attack Broken Souls All Clear Series 6 The Russian House Killing Time The Hide Series 7 The Eternity Ring The Cage Sunflower Special Features: Exclusive Interviews with Anthony Horowitz Honeysuckle Weeks and Anthony Howell Seven Behind-the-Scenes Documentaries Production Notes Picture Galleries Cast Filmographies and Biographies
The UK's No.1 teen soap comes to DVD with a controversial and steamy special spinning off the November 2001 plot clifhanger.
A young doctor applies for a surgical position at a Manchester hospital and is romantically distracted by the hiring consultant who is beautifull sophistcated and unfortunately married to one of the senior doctors. The attraction is mutual and the two begin a torrid affair.
Fast Freddie The Widow and MeJonathan Donald (Lawrence Fox) is a fast car salesman who's as happy with his champagne lifestyle as he is with his six-figure pay-packet. He's invincible - in his world there's no problem money can't solve. So when he finds himself in court awaiting a fine for a drink-driving offence he's not remotely worried. What he isn't expecting is to be facing a disgruntled judge with a flair for creative sentencing - in Jonathan's case a 100 hour community service order. And when he turns up at the Moonbeam Club a drop in centre for young adults with learning disabilities he certainly isn't expecting to enjoy himself. Jonathan meets Freddie (Jack McMullen) at the end of his first day a hyperactive 20-year-old with a wicked sense of humour and a terminal illness. Freddie has grown up in care and has never been part of a real family. His last impossible wish is to have a traditional family Christmas. In a move that comes as a surprise to everyone Jonathan devotes his time to making Freddie's final wish come true. With the clock ticking Jonathan's mad dash to create the perfect Christmas family gathering involves a motley crew of petty criminals dodgy geezers and possibly the most loving relations Freddie will ever know. Also starring Tamzin Outhwaite. Lost ChristmasBased on the classic novel Lost Christmas the film tells the story of how a series of tragic events blighting a young boy's life one Christmas Eve take him on a journey where a chance meeting with a mysterious stranger may have the key to help and give him a perfect Christmas. 'Goose' is a ten year old boy who on Christmas Eve not thinking about his actions hides his father's car keys in the hope that he won't leave to attend an urgent emergency rescue. This is a decision Goose will always regret. As his mother gets her keys and drives his dad to work Goose doesn't realize that this is the last time he will see his parents as ten minutes later his mother and father are killed in a car crash. Flash forward a year and its Christmas Eve once again we see Goose is no longer the bright energetic ten-year-old boy he once was and is now a streetwise kid who is supporting his Nan through petty crime. Enter 'Anthony' a mysterious enigmatic man who appears seemingly out of nowhere on Manchester's snowy streets. Despite being lost himself he has the compulsion and ability to find the lost uncovering truths that will eventually transform the life of 'Goose' and those affected by his decision. But is 'Anthony's' ability to heal real or just an illusion? Starring BAFTA Olivier and two-time Emmy award-winner Eddie Izzard as Anthony along with Jason Flemyng and written and directed by Emmy Bafta and Berlin Bear award-winner John Hay. Flint Street NativityWith angels crying in the toilets all because of a jealous Angel Gabriel it could only be the eagerly awaited performance of the Primary school nativity play - this time with a twist! The UK's finest comedy actors take the leading roles as the eight year old performers. Through the inevitable mishaps misunderstandings young egos fears of failure and fallings out the children's characters evolve into mirror images of their parents the nativity play's audience. You'll be drawn into the amusing and enchanting worlds and minds of young children and reminisce about your own childhood performances! Starring Frank Skinner Jane Horrocks Mark Addy Josie Lawrence Ralf Little John Thomson Julia Sawalha and Stephen Tompkinson.
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