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Honeyland (2019)Medena Zemja
In a deserted Macedonian village, Hatidze, a 50-something woman, trudges up a hillside to check her bee colonies nestled in the rocks. Serenading them with a secret chant, she gently manoeuvres the honeycomb without netting or gloves. Back at her homestead, Hatidze tends to her handmade hives and her bedridden mother, occasionally heading to the capital to market her wares. One day, an itinerant family installs itself next door, and Hatidze's peaceful kingdom gives way to roaring engines, seven shrieking children, and 150 cows. Yet Hatidze welcomes the camaraderie, and she holds nothing back - not her tried-and-true beekeeping advice, not her affection, not her special brandy. But soon Hussein, the itinerant family's patriarch, makes a series of decisions that could destroy Hatidze's way of life forever. - Director:
- Tamara Kotevska
- Cast:
- Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam
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James Norton reprises his role as Sidney Chambers, the charismatic, charming, crime-fighting clergyman, and Robson Green returns as his partner in crime, Detective Inspector Geordie Keating, in the second series of Grantchester. It's 1954 and having lain his wartime past to rest, Sidney Chambers is in a good place. Booze and self-doubt have taken a back seat to his duties and congregation. He's growing up, and trying to lead a good life. But things are never easy and when Sidney finds himself wrongly accused of a crime, his unmasking of the real culprit will send shockwaves through the entire village. Sidney and Geordie's unlikely friendship has blossomed - they will do anything for one another - but as the story unfolds they will find that loyalty tested to the limit. A vicar keeps people's confidences. A copper is hell bent on exposing them. Will allegiance to the institutions they work for ultimately be Sidney and Geordie's undoing? - Director:
- Tim Fywell
- Cast:
- James Norton, Robson Green, Morven Christie
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Jill Gascoine stars as tough, no-nonsense female cop Maggie Forbes. Made at a time when there were very few ranking female officers in the police force, 'The Gentle Touch' not only showed police procedure within a Metropolitan Police CID unit but also allowed insight into how a woman might cope with such a role in what was very much a man's world. The first police series to show a woman at Detective Inspector level, The Gentle Touch ran for five years and co-starred William Marlowe as Maggie's jaded, world-weary boss and Derek Thompson (Casualty) as D.S.Jimmy Fenton. Maggie Forbes' joy at being promoted to Detective Inspector is smashed to pieces when her Police Constable husband is shot dead by criminals. Ignoring direct orders to avoid any involvement in the case, she is determined to bring her husband's murderers to justice...
1. Killers
Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes and her husband, RC. Ray Forbes, reach a crossroads in their lives.
2. Recoil
Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes cannot bear the waiting, and breaches discipline to try and help find her husband's murderer.
3. Help
Maggie tries to help her friend Susan and her daughter, but doesn't realise that her own son has started to drink heavily.
4. Shock
When a woman is found dead in a love nest and Maggie Forbes is assigned to the case, several people are in for a shock.
5. Blade
D.I. Maggie Forbes' efforts to solve a murder are not made any easier by conflict with one of her colleagues.
6. Rogue
Maggie meets a charmer and is torn between her attraction to him and her position as a Detective Inspector.
7. Melody
Maggie and her team investigate the mysterious murder of a glamorous call girl called Melody.- Director:
- Tony Wharmby
- Cast:
- Jill Gascoine, Leslie Schofield, Nigel Rathbone
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In 1958, in the state of Virginia, the idea of interracial marriage was not only considered to be immoral to many, it was also illegal. When Richard (Joel Edgerton) and Mildred (Ruth Negga) fall in love, they are aware of the eyes staring at them and the words said behind their backs. It is when they get married, however, that words and looks become actions, and the two are arrested. The couple decide to take their case all of the way to the Supreme Court in order to fight for their love. - Director:
- Jeff Nichols
- Cast:
- Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton
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My Dinner with Andre (1981)My Dinner with André
"My Dinner with Andre" is a passionate, volatile and humorous encounter between two friends who have not seen each other for a long time, and decide to catch up on each others' lives over dinner. Andre Gregory is an intense, highly experimental theatre director and playwright in search of life's meanings and spiritual revelations. His friend, Wally Shawn, is an actor and playwright living in New York who is more preoccupied with the search for his next meal. As Andre recounts his global journeys involving esoteric theatrical experiments and mystical adventures, Wally listens with more skepticism, as his attitudes shift through wonder, puzzlement, admiration, and anger. What finally emerges is a sensitive portrait of a friendship that survives and transcends beliefs of love, death, art, and man's continuing quest for self-fulfillment. - Director:
- Louis Malle
- Cast:
- Andre Gregory, Wallace Shawn, Jean Lenauer
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Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)Nothing to Lose
The Prime Minister is planning a celebratory visit to the model village of Little Hayhoe, where a new factory has created the utopian state of total employment. Everyone is content it seems and looking forward to the occasion. That is, almost everyone. Local lay-about Dan Dance (Eddie Byrne) still refuses to work, sleeps under the stars and is a potential cause of huge embarrassment to the local dignitaries. So without further delay, Dan's snipped off to the local almshouse where he awaits an uncertain, yet very funny future. - Director:
- Lewis Gilbert
- Cast:
- Eddie Byrne, Jane Barrett, Robert Brown
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Set in and around the corridors of power, 'Bodyguard' tells the story of David Budd (Richard Madden), a heroic but volatile war veteran now working as a Specialist Protection Officer for the Royalty and Specialist Protection Branch (RaSP) of London's Metropolitan Police Service. When he is assigned to protect the ambitious and powerful Home Secretary Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes), Budd finds himself torn between his duty and his beliefs. Responsible for her safety, could he become her biggest threat? - Director:
- Thomas Vincent
- Cast:
- Richard Madden, Sophie Rundle, Vincent Franklin
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Cheese and Egg (Bryan Pringle), Heavy Breathing (Trevor Bannister), Eric (Tim Wylton) and Winston (Graham Haberfield)...collectively, the crew of corporation dustcart Thunderbird Three, are back on the rounds again in this complete series collection. Jack Rosenthal's rarely-seen situation comedy, considered vulgar in its day and a frequent target of Mary Whitehouse's 'Clean Up TV' campaign, has been rescued from the dustbin and appears here, just as filthy as it ever was. It's piggin' marvellous! - Director:
- Les Chatfield
- Cast:
- Bryan Pringle, Trevor Bannister, Graham Haberfield
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Buried Treasure (2001)Hidden Treasure
John Thaw is Harry Jenkins in this brand new ITV film, a gruff, self-obsessed, estate agent, used to getting his own way. Until, that is, he returns from a game of golf to find the police on his doorstep with news of his estranged daughter's death, and discovers for the first time that he is the grandfather of a mixed-race little girl. Saffron, his spirited and strong-willed granddaughter proves to be quite a match for him, and a trip to London in search of her father forces Harry to face up to a few home truths. He realises that things need to change if he is to play a part in Saffron's life. Brilliantly acted, this powerful and moving drama evokes Harry's inner struggle for salvation. - Director:
- Adrian Shergold
- Cast:
- John Thaw, Dominique Jackson, Wil Johnson
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This touching drama series charts the fortunes of three young women who, having returned from their voluntary service as ambulance drivers during the First World War, decide to set up a 'universal aunts' agency to help those less fortunate than themselves. This set comprises the complete series alongside the pilot episode, scripted by 'Upstairs, Downstairs' Alfred Shaughnessy and screened in 1985 as a drama in ITV's 'Storyboard' anthology. Penned by a largely female team that includes novelist Fay Weldon, 'Ladies in Charge' stars Carol Royle, Julia Hills and Julia Swift as the ladies of benevolent intent; guests include Imelda Staunton, Julian Glover, Michael Gough, Richard Vernon and, in one of his earliest television roles, Hugh Grant. - Director:
- Richard Bramall
- Cast:
- Carol Royle, Julia Hills, Julia Swift
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Long Lost Comedy Classics is a collection of films from a golden age of British Cinema, remembered stars and some unique movies that have stood the test of time. So why not take a trip down memory lane and see how cinema used to be? A Sleepy army barracks is about to be overrun by a film company planning to shoot a science fiction caper. And it's not long before the enticing female stars persuade the boys of the brigade to take part - much to the annoyance of the Divisional Commander who decides to make a surprise inspection. - Director:
- David Paltenghi
- Cast:
- Brian Reece, Margot Grahame, Raymond Huntley
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Elle Reid (Lily Tomlin) has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend when her granddaughter, Sage, unexpectedly shows up needing $600 before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash, as their unannounced visits to old friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and digging up secrets. - Director:
- Paul Weitz
- Cast:
- Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden
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"St Trinian's 2: the Legend of Fritton's Gold" sees the schoolgirls start a new term amidst the usual chaos and excitement. Rupert Everett returns as unconventional headmistress Camilla Fritton and Colin Firth as her old flame Geoffrey Thwaites. A rollercoaster-style treasure hunt for the legendary Fritton's Gold ensues as they face their most fearsome establishment rivals yet, but the feisty and ever resourceful girls of St Trinian's are undeterred in their mission to outwit the villainous Pomfrey (David Tennant) and his sidekicks from the woman-hating secret society known as AD1. - Director:
- Oliver Parker
- Cast:
- Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, David Tennant
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An explosive and heart-breaking adaptation of Joseph Conrad's classic novel of terrorism, espionage and betrayal. London, 1886 and Verloc (Toby Jones) runs a seedy sex shop in the heart of Soho. Unbeknown to his loyal wife Winnie (Vicky McClure), Verloc also works for the Russian embassy, spying on a group of London anarchists. The Russians are furious with the English establishment's indifference to the anarchist threat gripping the rest of Europe. So Verloc is assigned a mission: blow up the Greenwich Observatory and make it look like a terrorist attack to provoke a crackdown. Should he fail, Verloc's real identity as a spy will be exposed to his vicious comrades. Verloc is forced to turn to the volatile Professor (Ian Hart) to supply explosives which in turn attracts the attention of Chief Inspector Heat of Scotland Yard (Stephen Graham). Caught between the Russians and the police, Verloc grooms Winnie's younger brother Stevie (Charlie Hamblett) as his unsuspecting accomplice. When the truth outs, Verloc has to face Winnie's wrath... - Director:
- Charles McDougall
- Cast:
- Toby Jones, Ash Hunter, Paul Lancaster
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The suburbs - manicured lawns, palatial houses, car pools, wife swapping and murder. Even the most picturesque suburb can hold dark secrets in its lush gardens. Detective Inspector Kate 'Ash' Ashurst (Caroline Catz) and Detective Sergeant Emma "Scribbs'" Scribbins (Lisa Faulkner) are partners who investigate crimes in Middleford Criminal Investigative Department. In Series One the detectives investigate six cases ranging from a singles club murder to an out-of-control stag party and a home improvements lover whose hammer becomes a murder weapon. - Director:
- Douglas Makinnon
- Cast:
- Caroline Catz, Lisa Faulkner, Jeremy Sheffield
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