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"Manhunt" is a captivating mini series based on the true story of a murder investigation that kept the people of Britain gripped - and defined a detective's career. Starring Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) as DCI Colin Sutton, the story begins in August 2004 when a young woman's body is found.

Sutton is appointed senior investigating officer but initially struggles: there's no forensics, motive or witnesses. Painstaking detective work finally delivers a suspect - Levi Bellfield (Celyn Jones), but now the hunt is on for enough evidence to arrest him and make sure he's found guilty at trial. 'Manhunt' follows the compelling story of how DCI Sutton charged one of Britain's most notorious killers with two murders, as well as an attempted murder, whilst also impelling Surrey police to consider Bellfield as prime suspect in the high-profile murder of Milly Dowler.

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The Man is Oldenshaw: an immodest, ex-Oxford type with a mind trained to devour information like a computer. He rose to prominence during the planning of D-Day. His partner is Dimmock, a former student of the Ohio Institute of Criminology: Oldenshaw's red-brick equal.

Room 17 is the secret centre of operations for the Department of Special Research, a unit set up to study the criminal mind and handle cases that have baffled the police and security services. Answerable only to the Prime Minister, 'The Men in Room 17' pull the strings that make the undercover world dance, without even leaving the confines of their Whitehall office.

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After the war, Jim Harding (Douglass Montgomery) is desperate to put his knowledge of chemistry to good use but his wife's greed forces him to sell potions for baldness and stomach disorders in a fairground booth on Blackpool's Golden Mile.

His marriage hits rock bottom when his wife Diana (Patricia Burke) dates a theatrical impresario behind his back and Jim falls in love with the beautiful Jane Thompson (Hazel Court), who runs the candyfloss stall opposite. But Jim's newfound happiness is cut short when his wife finds out about their affair and refuses to give him a divorce. As their marriage disintegrates into constant bickering, Jim takes a walk along Blackpool's crowded shore and decides to murder his wife...

When Sally (Francesca Annis) moves to London to pursue a modelling career, she moves in with Angela (Anneke Wills) and Dee (Suzanna Leigh) and discovers the world of the carefree bachelor girl, over a weekend of parties and romantic encounters.

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Richard Vernon and Michael Aldridge star as Home Office-appointed criminologists in this clever, humorous and highly original Granada series.

Devised and co-written by the award-winning Robin Chapman - the creator of the series' famous prequel 'The Man in Room 17' and a veteran screenwriter and novelist whose credits also include the highly controversial 'Big Breadwinner Hog' - 'The Fellows' charts the continuing work and often strained relationship of Room 17's former occupants Oldenshaw and Dimmock. Now appointed to the Peel Research Fellowship at All Saints' College, Cambridge, they no longer simply solve crimes, trap spies and hunt traitors; their new brief is to investigate the changing nature of crime, ultimately advising the police, legislature and government. But the familiar cat-and-mouse game with the criminal fraternity isn't over yet, and and their ingeniously unorthodox tactics help to ensnare several lynchpins of organised crime - including infamous gangland boss

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James Martin takes us on a personal journey through France, the country that was influential in establishing his love for food, having holidayed and studied there as a teenager.

Hitting the open road on a journey of nostalgia, this series follows James as he retraces the memorable trip his food hero Keith Floyd once took 30 years ago, while also visiting the places that carved his culinary beginnings. James travels the length and breadth of the country in Floyd's very own Citroen 2CV which he owned for 16 years, as he rediscovers the food and the country closest to his and his old friend's heart. Exploring and sampling the very best in French cuisine, James starts in Provence and continues onto Perigord, Pays Basque, Auvergne-Rhdne-Alpes, Burgundy, Normandy and Paris, all the while stopping to produce his own versions of the iconic dishes he finds on location.

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Whip-smart GP Mona Harcourt (Archie Panjabi) lives a charmed life at the heart of a loving family in London alongside political lobbyist husband Guy (Jack Davenport).

But on the same day that a terror attack strikes West London, she receives the devastating news that her brother has been kidnapped in Pakistan. As the shock resonates through the family and buried secrets come to light, Mona is drawn into a tangle of betrayal, conspiracy and murder. One way or another, she must find a way to protect herself, her career and her family as, one by one, they are all put at risk. But just how far is she prepared to go to keep her loved ones safe?

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A notorious poisoner, a corrupt Pope and his ruthless son are on the loose. This epic historical pageant will send shivers down your spine as it brings to life that most infamous and feared of medieval families.

'The Borgias' is a gripping historical drama set in 15th century Italy and tells the dark tale of ruthless Rodrigo Borgia (Adolfo Celi), a man who intends to become Pope and who will not let anything stand in his way.

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In 1943, the Germans opened Stalag Luft North, a maximum security prisoner-of-war camp, designed to hold even the craftiest escape artists.

In doing so, however, the Nazis unwittingly assembled the finest escape team in military history-brilliantly portrayed here by Steve McQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson and James Coburn - who worked on what became the largest prison breakout ever attempted.

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The charismatic and life-weary sheriff Walt Longmire (Robert Taylor) is the focus of this compelling hit series.

Thanks to the new female police chief (Katee Sackhoff) and her oldest friend (Lou Diamond Phillips) regains his spark at work and for re-election, while he steadfastly resolve the serious crimes in Wyoming's "Big Sky Country".

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Synecdoche, New York tells the incredible story of one man’s seemingly insane mission to create a miniature version of New York – all under the roof of an enormous rented warehouse.

In this hilarious tale, where nothing is what it seems, will our hero Caden realise this creative ambition or be lost forever in the surreal world of his own making?

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A charming comedy about four male friends that will try literally anything to save their favourite local pub from closing down. After brainstorming through ideas, the group decides to write a chick lit, or more specifically a 'mummy pom' novel following the huge success of 'Fifty Shades of Grey'.

Soon after, the novel gets picked up! Now, the only problem is that the publisher insists that the young woman 'author' does press and publicity. Desperate to keep their involvement a secret, the four guys hire an out of work actress to 'role play' the part of the author. This leads to her becoming the star in the film adaptation of the book and turns the tables on the guys as she is now the one in control - leaving them with the awful prospect of having to secretly chum out sex novels for the foreseeable future.

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Gael García Bernal and Michelle Williams star as Leo and Ellen, a successful affluent New York couple who on the surface appear to have it all, a beautiful, bright daughter; great apartment; fulfilling careers and are still deeply in love.

But behind this façade something more troubling is happening, Ellen is a devoted emergency surgeon but is beginning to question her priorities when her daughter chooses to spend more time with her Filipino nanny, Gloria. In turn Gloria is desperate to be reunited with her two sons back in the Phillipines. It will take a business trip to Thailand to make all the characters look at their own lives and their place in a global landscape.

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At a low-life club, a disinterested stripper slowly struts her stuff. An array of tired, ill and distinctly undesirable salesmen watch her, while Pete, the stripper's DJ boyfriend, plays the music.

By the end of the evening, Pete has found a new job; apprentice to Tommy Rag, an overweight and overwrought vacuum cleaner salesman. Living on whisky and Puffa-Puffa rice from the glove compartment, inspired by motivation tapes of Tommy's own voice shouting 'Sell, Sell, F**kin Sell', the maniacal mentor and his trainee hit the road. As Pete grows desperate to make a sale, Tommy single-mindedly pursues the Golden Vac - the holy grail of vacuum salesmanship... But someone, somewhere doesn't want them to succeed.

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To her friends, Halla (Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir) leads a quiet and routine life. But her happy and upbeat exterior hides a secret double life as a committed environmental activist.

Known to others as "The Mountain Woman", she wages a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry to protect the stunning highland landscape that is under threat. Just as she begins planning her biggest and boldest operation yet, she receives an unexpected letter that will change everything. She will be forced to choose between her environmental crusade and the chance of fulfilling her dream of becoming a mother. Funny, moving and utterly unique, 'Woman at War' follows Halla as she juggles the adoption of a beautiful little girl whilst planning her final act of industrial sabotage.