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Bazil (Dany Boon) is struck by a stray bullet, which remains lodged in his head, leading to some strange side effects, After losing his job, he meets a group of other misfits, including the man who holds the human cannonball world record and an elastic woman.

Together, they set out on a hilarious quest to bring down the world's biggest weapon manufacturers...

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In Raymond Murtagh's Requiem Apache, Hamish (Alfred Molina) is a former getaway driver and new father who has retired to the Suffolk countryside to raise his baby on his own. One day Hamish's hoped-for peace is shattered when his past rears its ugly head.

The old gang comes for a visit in the shape of inept thugs Rocky and Mick (Andrew Schofield and Ralph Brown) and snakily persuasive criminal mastermind Tony (Kenneth Cranham), who is himself pursued by sinister debt collector-cum-torturer 'The Juice Man' (Robin Lefevre). Hamish is made an offer he dare not refuse to take on one last bank job. And with his daughter's mum out of reach and no sitter available, it seems the baby will have to come along too!

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Sarah Lancashire stars in the compelling four-part drama about the abduction of a young child, written by award-winner Jack Thorne.

Miriam (Sarah Lancashire) is an experienced, no-nonsense social worker who loves and believes in her job, but has a maverick and instinctive approach to protecting the children in her care. Miriam arranges for Kiri to have an unsupervised visit with her biological grandparents. But when Kiri disappears during the visit, the fingers of suspicion and blame from the police, the press, and even her colleagues, point firmly at Miriam. As the media spotlight around the story intensifies, Miriam, as well as both sets of families, are forced to ask the toughest questions, not just of themselves, but of each other.

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An English teacher arrives on a sleepy Greek island to take up a vacant teaching post. The last man to hold the post committed suicide under mysterious circumstances. Slowly but surely, he is drawn into a bizarre game engineered by a reclusive local magician.

The deeper into the game he is drawn, the more he senses danger...yet cannot seem to untangle himself from the fascinating and compelling influence that the game is having on his mind.

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From the moment an injured duck crash-lands on Doug's roof, everything changes. Recently dumped and wallowing in self pity, Doug decides to nurse the duck Pierre back to health with the help of eccentric vet, Holly.

When romance begins to bloom with Holly, Doug's life seems back on track but the path to love is never easy... sometimes all you need is a little duck!

Diana Gabaldon's best-selling book series is stunningly realised by Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore with the complete 16 episodes of Season One. Follow Claire's epic journey through time...

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Franck Drevil (Guillaume Canet) is Team DCNS' star skipper, having won the latest Vendee Globe - the most prestigious round-the-world single-handed yacht race in the world. However, with this year's race approaching, a sudden accident forces Franck to withdraw.

Franck's team member Yann Kermadec (Francois Cluzet), who has watched in Franck's shadow for ten years, sees his dreams suddenly come true as he replaces him at the last minute. Not only is Yann going to race his first Vendee Globe, but it will also be his first time racing on his own. Yann is fiercely driven to win, but the discovery of a young stowaway in the heat of the race will force him to put everything into question.

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Britain is in a state of political turmoil. There is rioting on the streets and the coalition government has collapsed. This taut and gripping 4-part thriller stars Philip Glenister as Harry Venn, a small time solicitor who is forced to delve back into his murky past.

When a mysterious lawyer, Gina Hawkes (Thekla Reuten) turns up asking Harry to find a missing alibi witness for her client, he finds himself unwittingly drawn into investigating the death of his brother twenty years ago. But as he begins to untangle the web of lies and deceit, Harry finds himself caught up in a bigger and more complex conspiracy.

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In a small shop on the outskirts of Manchesterford, Miss Babs (mother to the triplets) and Miss Berta run their antique business.

Assisting them are general handyman Derek and housekeeper Mrs Overall, who is always to hand with a cup of coffee and a helpful adage (like "sometimes I think being widowed is God's way of telling you to come off the pill."). With the arrival of swarthy Cousin Jerez, ladies' man Clifford and self-conscious extras examining a leopard statue, the tension soon begins to mount.

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Kahina Zadi (Leila Bekhti), a French police officer, travels to Kiruna, a small mining community in remote northern Sweden, to investigate a brutal murder of a French citizen.

With the help of Anders Harnesk (Gustaf Hammarsten), a Swedish DA and a member of the Sami, an ancient, mysterious indigenous tribe of Scandinavia, they are faced with new killings and the initial murder turns out to be the tip of the iceberg. Kahina and Anders come to realise that behind the killings is a ten-year-old secret conspiracy involving many of the town's inhabitants. Kahina finds herself confronting a ruthless serial killer, always one step ahead, a macabre plan, and her own painful past.

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During the First World War, soldiers Alf (Paul Shane) and James (Jeffrey Holland) come across the body of an officer. Thinking him dead, Alf robs the man much to James's disgust.

When the body is delivered to the field hospital, it turns out to be the Honourable Teddy Meldrum (Michael Knowles) - and not dead, just unconscious! Awakening, Teddy thanks the men for saving his life, and promises to be forever in their debt. Ten years later and Teddy has kept his promise, employing James as head of his brother's household. When Alf joins the team, the scene is set. With "goings-on" a plenty in the Meldrum household, this is a hoot of a comedy from the talented pens of Jimmy Perry and David Croft.

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When Basil Beauchamp, alias Dr Dare (Simon Dee), TV’s heartthrob doctor is admitted to St. Swithin’s Hospital, it leads to an unusual course of therapy.

Cantankerous Head Surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt (James Robertson Justice), prescribes a cruise aboard a ship skippered by his brother George (Robert Morley). Meanwhile Dr Burke (Leslie Phillips) must arrange a rushed marriage of convenience in order to land a top medical job in America. But in a crazy course of circumstances, he ends up as a stowaway on board the very same ship when he follows his intended, Ophelia, on a Mediterranean modelling trip. Needless to say chaos rules as Dr Burke vainly attempts to avoid detection. A task made all the more difficult when he has to face passengers such as Harry Secombe, a larger than life pools winner and an outrageous mum looking for a love match for her daughter – a striptease artiste!

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From the director of 'Everest', Baltasar Kormakur, comes 'The Oath', a dark, shadowy and riveting Icelandic thriller in which a respected doctor, played by Kormakur himself, sets off on a mission to pull his daughter away from the world of drugs and petty crime, only to discover that danger can be

found in unexpected places. With sweeping Icelandic vistas providing the backdrop to unnerving tension, this is an assured suspense drama bound to have you on the edge of your seat.

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Grizzled veteran detective Mark Simmons (Lou Diamond Phillips) can't seem to catch the "Badge Bandit" - the city's serial prankster who's causing mischief and embarrassing the police. Karina Murphy (Lulu Wilson) is a spunky 12-year-old who dreams of being a cop.

She stumbles on Simmons' stakeout where she proves she's got serious detective skills and tech-savvy smarts. While Simmons wants to ignore Karina, the police captain does the unthinkable and teams them up. While on their mission to stop the "Badge Bandit", the unlikely duo goes on a hilarious, action-filled adventure!

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Who Do You Think You Are? follows the journeys of ten well known personalities as they explore their family trees, uncover their family history and discover fascinating and poignant facts about their ancestors that have been, until now, hidden in the annals of time.

June Brown starts with a bare-knuckle boxer in London s East End and ends up in Algeria; J.K. Rowling finds herself on the French border with Germany in the disputed territory of Alsace Lorraine; Sebastian Coe is Jamaican bound to uncover a history of sugar and slaves; Larry Lamb discovers a fantastical fairground history and a lost relative; Emilia Fox explores a theatrical heritage and an engineering innovator; Alan Carr kicks off with stories of the soccer field before tracking down a missing soldier; Robin Gibb finds himself related to a poor boy turned military man and uses the Freedom of Information Act to get to the heart of a mid-wife s labour; Richard Madeley discovers what it is to be a Pilgrim; Len Goodman starts with a barrow boy before traveling to Poland and returning to the London of Karl Marx; and Tracey Emin explores workhouses, prisons and the craftwork of gypsies.