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In 1989 the trimaran Rose Noelle set sail from New Zealand to Tonga with a four man crew on board. After a freak wave capsizes the boat and turns it upside down the men had to survive for 119 days before reaching the Great Barrier Reef.

'Stranded' tells a true story of courage and survival in some of the most hostile seas on the planet.

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Left bewildered and numb, untouched by a virus that had swept across the world destroying all but a random selection of desperate souls, these are the 'lucky ones' left alive when so many died.

This lonely few now have to step into a strange new world where everything that was once safe and familiar is now strange and dangerous. Among those struggling for survival are Abby, a devoted mother with a missing son; Greg, a loner, hiding the pain of his past; Anya, a doctor who has seen too much; Al, a playboy who becomes surrogate father to Najid; and Tom Price, handsome, dangerous and a high security prisoner before the virus hit. In the ghost cities and empty fields, power, water and food supplies are scarce. Just to stay alive they will have to band together, utilise their talents and learn new skills. But can they all be trusted? And what new trials await those trying to rebuild a dead civilisation?

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In 1982, Andre Bamberski learns about the death of his 14 year-old daughter, Kalinka, while she was on vacation with her mother and stepfather in Germany. Convinced that Kalinka's death was not an accident, Bamberski begins to investigate.

A botched autopsy report raises his suspicions and led him to accuse Kalinka's stepfather, Dr Dieter Krombach, as the murderer. Unable to indict Krombach in Germany, Bamberski attempts to take the trial to France, where he will dedicate his life to Kalinka's justice and the imprisonment of Krombach.

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Karl Urban and James Marsden star in the tense psychological thriller, 'The Loft'. Five married men conspire to secretly share a penthouse loft in the city - a place where they can indulge in their deepest extramarital fantasies.

But the fantasy becomes a nightmare when they discover the dead body of an unknown woman in the loft, and they realize one of the group must be involved. Paranoia seizes them as everyone begins to suspect one another. Friendships are tested, loyalties are questioned and marriages crumble as the group is consumed by fear, suspicion and murder in this relentless thriller.

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When Saajan (Irrfan Khan), an ill-tempered Mumbai office worker nearing retirement, is delivered the wrong lunch he is pleasantly surprised by the improvement in his food. The lunchbox had been intended for young housewife Ila's emotionally indifferent husband in an attempt to win back his favour.

When he fails to respond to her efforts, Ila decides to enclose a note in the next meal and Saajan, his taste-buds tickled and his interest piqued, decides to write back...

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Elizabeth Olsen stars as a rookie FBI agent tasked with solving the brutal murder of a young woman in a Native American reserve. Enlisting the help of a local hunter (Jeremy Renner) to help her navigate the freezing wilderness, the two set about trying to find a vicious killer hidden in plain sight.

The closer they get to the truth the greater the danger becomes with a town full of explosive secrets ready to fight back.

When a horrific incident causes a family to flee a desolate southern New Zealand farmhouse, two cynical scientists and a young psychic are sent to investigate their claims of a haunting. There they encounter a powerful spirit that will protect the house's secrets at all costs.

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Maisie Williams stars as Abbie in this offbeat comedy about father-daughter relationships and figuring out how far you're willing to push the limits to achieve your dreams. Driven by her ambitious step-dad coach (James Nesbitt), Abbie dreams of making it big as a long-distance runner.

But her life takes an unexpected turn when her estranged father of ten years, Ray (David Wilmot), shows up on her doorstep wanting to re-connect with his daughter and ex-wife. Causing chaos and upheaval with every day he stays, Ray learns that being a father again isn't as simple as he first thought!

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When a dead body is fished out of the Thames reporter Michael Billing (Robin Bailey) is assigned to the story. Whilst at first the story seems bland and unimportant Billing soon discovers that the body was that of a high profile Egyptian diplomat.

This leads Billing to the Egyptian Embassy where he is greeted by a receptionist, the late diplomat's fiancée. Overcome with grief, she is replaced by undercover reporter Jenny Drew (Susan Shaw). Jenny quickly uncovers a web of illegal activity and with the help of Inspector Corcoran (Liam Redmond) the two reporters are drawn deeper into the conspiracy. Up against high profile suspects can they crack the case?

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The contemporary comedy about an inner city London vicar returns for a third series that asks big questions of the Reverend Adam Smallbone as he and his wife Alex adjust to life as new parents.

How will Adam deal with parenthood on top of his small but demanding Church congregation? The new series brings a host of new characters to meet St Saviour's band of lost but loveable misfits as Adam is pushed to the limit by the dilemmas of modern priesthood: is the popular local Imam friend or foe? Should he stick to the Church of England's ban on gay marriage against his own better judgment? And with his Church in imminent financial peril can he continue to fight the good fight against indifference, the worst aspects of his institution and his own tendency towards temptation?

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Mockumentary series 'Short Poppies' takes us on an eight episode tour of small town New Zealand, introducing a myriad of unique individuals whose less than normal lives are uncovered by TV journalist David Farrier.

Meet seven extraordinarily ordinary kiwi characters that sit perilously close to real life: part time leg model and lifeguard Terry Pole; senior citizen and serial complainer Mary Ledbetter; Macho Park ranger Bill Napier; artist and beauty Louise Cooper; ufologist Steve Whittle; young entrepreneur Ron Taylor and local lawyer Rhod Gaine. .

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Two irrepressible legends of the British stage lend elegance, wit and pathos to this touching and tender play about the fragility of mind and the strength of the human spirit.

Sir John Gielgud and Sir Ralph Richardson are among the small congregation of ageing residents whiling away a breezy afternoon on the lawn of a home for the mentally frail in rural Britain. As the day's end nears, so too does the realisation that although the hopes and dreams these once agile minds harboured are now just illuminated memories, they are still as vibrant as they ever were.

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"Death in Paradise" returns with a fantastic fourth series which sees DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall) and his team solving ever more mysterious and impossible murders.

Having now settled into life on the idyllic sun-drenched island of Saint Marie, bumbling detective Humphrey Goodman continues to both frustrate and impress his colleagues with his inimitable style of investigation. From a ghostly stabbing during a seance to the confounding drowning of a bride-to-be at her hen party, Humphrey's brilliant puzzle-solving mind is pushed to the limits as he is called upon to crack a whole host of cases. He may be as forgetful, accident-prone and clumsy as ever, but his instinct for working out who the killer is hasn't diminished. And in this fourth series the murderous puzzles Humphrey has to solve are more mystifyingly challenging than ever before.

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Set in the long, hot summer of 1975, 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous is the beguiling story of 12 year-old Billy, who is about to discover that growing up is a lot more confusing than he could have ever imagined.

The arrival at school of Roy, another young outcast, and Jamie, a sexy young farm labourer who comes to work on Billy's farm, turns Billy's world upside down. As he discovers new feelings about sex, everything he knows is called into question, including his lifelong friendship with tomboy Louise, whose world is changing alongside his.

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Blu is an exotic pet bird who believes he's the last of his kind. But when his owner learns about Jewel, Blu's female counterpart in Rio de Janeiro, they set out on the adventure of a lifetime.

Even though he's never learned to fly, Blu befriends a group of wise-cracking city birds who help him find the courage to spread his wings and follow his destiny!