A police sergeant discovers his son-in-law is cheating on his daughter, so confronts the other woman to try and resolve the situation. Unfortunately, he accidently kills her and when assigned to the case, tries to pin the blame on a derelict.
This special two-part feature takes up the story a year after the small Cheshire town celebrated the marriage of Dr Harrison to Sophy Hutton. It's August 1844 and Miss Matty's house is full of life and bustle now she has her brother, Peter, home from India and Marthas baby, Tilly, to keep her busy. The amazons of Cranford - Miss Pole, Mrs Forrester and Miss Tomkinson - still set the tone in all matters for the town and anticipate with great excitement the arrival of aristocratic Lady Glenmire. Lady Ludlow awaits the return of her long-absent son Septimus and young Harry Gregson prepares to start his education at Shrewsbury. Wealthy widower Mr Buxton has returned to Cranford, bringing with him his charming ward, Erminia and his handsome Eton-educated son, William. And, at nearby Thorn Cottage, Peggy Bell is trying to make the best of things caring for her mother and brother Edward. Despite the best efforts of Captain Brown to bring the modern age right into the heart of King Street the railway has stopped five miles outside Cranford. However, life never stands still for long and Cranford is about to change in some unexpected ways.
Eleven jurors are convinced that the defendant is guilty of murder. The twelfth has no doubt of his innocence. How can this one man steer the others toward the same conclusion? It's a case of seemingly overwhelming evidence against a teenager accused of killing his father in "one of the best pictures ever made".
They double-crossed Walker, took his $93,000 cut of the heist and left him for dead, but they didn't finish the job. Big mistake. He - someday, somehow - is going to finish them. Lee Marvin is in full antihero mode as remorseless Walker, talking the talk and walking the walk in John Boorman's (Deliverance) edgy neo-noir classic filled with imaginative New Wave style, blunt dialogue and Walker's relentless quest that, one by one, smashes into the corporate pecking order of a crime group called the Organisation. Angie Dickinson plays the accomplice who uses her seductive wiles to ensnare one of Walker's prey.
A jealous businessman suspects that his wife is having an affair and hires an eccentric private detective to investigate. The suspected infidelity, however, is not what it appears, and an elaborate game of cat and mouse ensues...
On the cusp of turning 40, relentlessly laced into corsets by her exasperated staff, the uptight world of the Austrian monarchy is the last thing Empress Sisi (Vicky Krieps) cares about. Decadence is far more exciting - so she heads off on a grand trip across Europe to call on old friends (and old flames). But the strings tying her to royal duty continue to tighten, and her attempts to make life more exciting turn into acts of rebellion. A vibrant, refreshingly mischievous take on the period drama with an award-winning lead in Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread), 'Corsage' is the stunning, stylish new film from acclaimed director Marie Kreutzer.
Academy Award-winner Paul Newman scorches the screen in this hilarious, sexy comedy from the creator of Bull Durham. Newman stars as a fiery, eccentric governor who falls head over heels in love with the dazzling Blaze Starr (sensational Lolita Davidovich), an innocent New Orleans stripper with a heart of gold. Forced to choose between the office he holds and the woman he loves, he chooses both...igniting an outrageous scandal full of trouble, tenderness, and sexy high-spirited fun. Critically acclaimed, this sizzling tale delivers a most entertaining look at an offbeat love story!
A thief and killer stalks the streets of Paris, leaving a calling card from "Monsieur Durand" at the scene of each crime. But after a cache of these macabre identifications is discovered by a tradesman in the boarding house at 21 avenue Junot, Inspector Wens (Pierre Fresnay) takes lodging at the infamous address in an undercover bid to solve the crime, with unexpected help from his struggling-actress girlfriend Mila Malou (Suzy Delair).
Post-World War I England, 1921, an author and paranormal skepric (Rebecca Hall) is invited to a countryside boarding school by the head master (Dominic West) to investigate rumours of an apparent haunting. But just when she thinks she has debunked the ghost theory, a chilling encounter makes her question all her rational beliefs.
Making sense of modern Britain is a tough call. But the explanation, more often than not, lies in the British Empire. Jeremy Paxman believes that unless we come to terms with our Imperial past, we'll never understand who we are and where we're going today. In this series, he cuts through our national embarrassment, turning his forensic and unapologetic gaze on to this most compelling period of our history - and tracing its far-reaching influence on the present.
The daughter (Audrey Hepburn) of a wealthy Frenchman (Hugh Griffith) who creates counterfeit art learns her father is in danger of being exposed as a crook. She decides to steal the family's forged Cellini sculpture from a museum before experts can examine it and enlists a society burglar (Peter O'Toole) to help her.
"23 Walks" is a heart-warming comedy-drama about finding love later in life. Dave (Dave Johns) and Fern (Alison Steadman), two older strangers, have been bruised by their individual circumstance. They meet walking their dogs in a North London park, and over the course of twenty-three walks together romance begins to blossom. But Dave and Fern haven't been completely honest with one another and their future together may be threatened by the secrets they have withheld.
Summer time on the coast of Maine. In The Bedroom centres on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler (Tom Wilkinson) is a doctor practising in his native Maine and is married to New York born Ruth Fowler (Sissy Spacek), a choral music teacher. Their only child, Frank (Nick Stahl), has become involved in a love affair with a local single mother (Marisa Tomei). As the beauty of this brief and fleeting summer comes to an end, these characters find themselves in the midst of unimaginable tragedy.
The year is 1173. England and France are at war. As King Henry's wife, Queen Eleanor, is captured and imprisoned by the king himself, Richard and his brothers are forced to lead the fight against their own father in a heartless war. Supported by King, Louis of France, the three brothers face a journey wrought with traps and betrayal in their quest to seize their father's throne, freeing their mother and country from tyranny. Allegiances shift with each victory and defeat as the destinies of England and France sway in a balance.
A haunting, sumptuous period thriller, 'The Miniaturist' tells the story of a house where, beneath the lavish beauty and privilege, lie forbidden passions and dangerous secrets. In 1686,18-year-old Nella Oortman (Anya Taylor-Joy) travels to the wealthiest quarter of Amsterdam to begin a new life as the wife of affluent merchant, Johannes Brandt (Alex Hassell). Johannes presents her with an extraordinary wedding gift; a cabinet house replica of their home. It is to be furnished by an elusive Miniaturist (Emily Berrington), whose tiny creations mirror what is happening within the house in unexpected ways - seemingly predicting and unravelling the future with unsettling accuracy. As Nella begins to uncover the secrets of the cabinet house and those of the Brandt household she realises the escalating dangers that await them all. Does the Miniaturist hold their fate in her hands - and will she be the key to their salvation or the architect of their downfall?
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