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The story behind the most fascinating, hilarious and dramatic quests to find a mate and leave a lasting legacy. Some species need to overcome the challenges of a vast environment just to find a member of the opposite sex. Others find themselves pitched against their neighbours. Some must impress with complex displays. Others build extraordinary structures just to prove their worth. One thing, however, connects them all - the drive to succeed at all costs. Exploring five different habitats across six continents, this series reveals the fascinating and downright bizarre strategies different animals use to find a mate. - Director:
- Joe Loncraine
- Cast:
- David Attenborough
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Cobra: Series 2 (2021)Cobra - Cyberwar Season 2
Their next move could be their last...In 'Cobra: Cyberwar' we find a Britain in trouble. As the government scramble to combat a new, invisible threat, British Prime Minister Robert Sutherland (Robert Carlisle) and his team of dedicated advisers are forced to question everything they thought they knew about our relationship with the rest of the world. - Director:
- Mo Ali
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- Robert Carlyle, Victoria Hamilton, Richard Dormer
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A Funny Kind of Love (2014)The Little Death
Five suburban couples navigate their way through the bedroom as sexual fetishes, from the run-of-the-mill to the hilariously obscure, push their relationships to new boundaries. For Maeve and Paul, toes are just the foothold of their desires, while next door neighbors Evie and Dan are all dressed up, but will role play expose marital flaws which they can't pretend away? Across the road, Rowena and Rich's intimate antics bring them close to tears, while just around the corner, Phil begins an affair with his own wife Maureen, but without her realizing it... - Director:
- Josh Lawson
- Cast:
- Bojana Novakovic, Damon Herriman, Josh Lawson
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James (Reef Ireland), 18, has been released from juvenile detention after serving time for his involvement in the suspected drowning of a young boy in a river years earlier. Ravaged with uncertainty, dealing with an estranged family and forced to face the dead boy's mother, James is set upon a journey of self discovery, shocking revelations and danger as questions surrounding the boy's death brim to the surface. Complicating matters further James also becomes embroiled in a love triangle between himself, Anthony and the holidaying Damien. Old friendships are questioned, family ties are tested and lives are put on the line as James must find his path to the truth. It's a path that will lead him...Downriver. - Director:
- Grant Scicluna
- Cast:
- Reef Ireland, Kerry Fox, Robert Taylor
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After a fashion faux pas - every model's nightmare becomes Cora's (Debby Ryan) reality. Humiliated, Cora books a one-way ticket out of New York, final destination: Australia. Expecting a five star holiday with her Aunt Margot (Genevieve Hegney), Cora realises all too late that her idyllic beach-side retreat has no internet access and is miles from the nearest city. As time goes by Cora learns to surf and embrace her passion for design, friendships bloom and romance sparks between Cora and handsome local, Tom (Andrew Creer). - Director:
- Rhiannon Bannenberg
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- Debby Ryan, Genevieve Hegney, Andrew Creer
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Swinging Safari (2018)Flammable Children
A coming of age comedy in 1970's Australia: A 200 ton blue whale washes up on a local beach and the kids think its the biggest thing that's ever happened in their lives. Behind closed doors, the mums and dads of this quiet suburban cul-de-sac celebrate in their own special way, by joining the sexual revolution. It's a time of boxed wine, bad hair styles, bad choices, but good times. And like the rotting whale. it's all about to go spectacularly wrong. - Director:
- Stephan Elliott
- Cast:
- Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue, Jesse Denyer
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1920's outback Australia, Northern Territory. When Sam (Hamilton Morris), an Aboriginal farmhand who works for the local preacher (Sam Neill) is sent to help new neighbour and bitter war veteran Harry (Ewen Leslie), their relationship quickly deteriorates, ending in a violent and fatal shootout. Sam is forced to flee with his wife, pursued by lawman Sergeant Fletcher (Bryan Brown), but as the truth starts to surface, the community begins to question whether justice is really being served. - Director:
- Warwick Thornton
- Cast:
- Bryan Brown, Matt Day, Tremayne Doolan
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A Man Called Ove (2015)En man som heter Ove
Based on the international bestselling novel by Fredrik Backman and nominated for 2 Oscars (including Best Foreign Language Film), 'A Man Called Ove' is a heartwarming tale of unreliable first impressions and a wonderful reminder that life is sweeter when it's shared. An ageing retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, Ove (Rolf Lassgard) is the quintessential angry old man next door. Having entirely given up on life, his days are spent in a constant monotony of enforcing housing association rules and visiting his wife Sonja's gravesite. But when a boisterous young family moves into the neighbourhood, immediately incurring his wrath, things take an unexpected turn. Pregnant Parvaneh (Bahar Pars) and her lively children are the complete antithesis of what ill-tempered Ove thinks he needs -and yet, from this inauspicious beginning an unlikely friendship blooms and Ove's past happiness and heartbreaks come to light. - Director:
- Hannes Holm
- Cast:
- Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg
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Griff's Great Australian Adventure (2020)Griff Off the Rails: Down Under
British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones is boarding the trains of Australia to present a very modern look at the land down under. In this six-part series, Griff will criss-cross the vast continent from the west coast to the east coast, north to south, from surf beaches to dusty outback, he'll cover thousands of miles through the heart of this great land. Griff will immerse himself in modern Australia, unravel its pioneering history, delight in its indigenous culture, meet some of its more unique characters, and journey through its most isolated towns and spirited cities. - Director:
- Julia Peters
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- Griff Rhys Jones
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Life for 46-year-old Henry (Vincent Franklin) and his boyfriend Lance is comfortable and settled. But after the most disastrous date night in history - involving a threesome, two police cars, and Boney M - Henry's old life shatters, and his new life begins. While Lance gets to know the mysterious Daniel, Henry soon finds himself with unexpected companions. 24-year-old Freddie and 19-year-old Dean have only been passing strangers, until now. But when they all find themselves under the same roof, they need to work out; are they friends or enemies? Can men from such different generations ever get on? - Director:
- David Evans
- Cast:
- Letitia Wright, Vincent Franklin, Cyril Nri
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1066: A Year to Conquer England (2017)1066: Europe's Last Warrior Kings
Dan Snow takes on one of the most famous dates in British history when, 950 years ago, William of Normandy, soon to be Conquerer, defeated Harold, King of England, at the Battle of Hastings. But 1066 is more than just one battle on one day. It is the dramatic story of a single year when the ancient world of the Anglo-Saxons is swept aside and the dominance of the Vikings is brought to a shuddering halt. It's the year when the power balance of Europe is upturned and Britain's future determined. Dan reveals a bitter tale of family betrayal and political intrigue as England reels in the wake of three rival kings, three separate invasions and three major battles, in the course of just one year. With the Norman victory, in comes a new era of medieval knights, mighty castles, towering cathedrals and linguistic richness - all part of a world that remains familiar in Britain today. - Director:
- Tim Dunn
- Cast:
- Dan Snow , Jotham Annan, Andrew Havill
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Newly arrived in Bath, highly ambitious Londoner DCI McDonald (Tala Gouveia) intends to lake the city's police force by storm. But when she's partnered with veteran Sergeant Dodds (Jason Watkins), the unlikely pair must find a way to work together as their different approaches to policing - and to life - come to the fore, Together, in two new feature length episodes, they investigate intriguing crimes, set against the backdrop of the contemporary changing face of Britain's most traditional city. From the secret lives of the rich and entitled, to the undercover world of addiction treatment clinics, McDonald and Dodds come to realise not all is at it seems in the seemingly sleepy city of Bath. - Director:
- Laura Scrivano
- Cast:
- Jason Watkins, Pearl Chanda, Jack Riddiford
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When a radio journalist interviews Maggie (Dawn French) for a small reportage piece about local life in their small coastal community she gives him far more detail - and embellishment - about the locals and their personal lives than he was counting on. In the days and weeks following the show's broadcast, Maggie's over-zealous chit-chat gets her into serious hot water, as the fallout from her very public gossip-fest disrupts the lives of her fellow residents. Packed full of comedy, intrigue and suspense, 'The Trouble with Maggie Cole' is a warmly humorous yet distinctly cautionary tale about the perils of passing on unfounded gossip. - Director:
- Ben Gregor
- Cast:
- Mark Heap, Dawn French, Vicki Pepperdine
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"All Is True" explores the human story behind a dark and little known period in the life of William Shakespeare (Kenneth Branagh). The year is 1613, Shakespeare is the greatest writer of the age. When his beloved Globe Theatre is burned to the ground, he decides to return to his home town of Stratford-upon-Avon. There he faces his neglected family. Still haunted by the death of his only son, Hamnet, he struggles to mend broken relationships with his wife, Anne (Judi Dench) and daughters. In so doing, he is ruthlessly forced to examine his own failings as an absent husband and father. In the search for peace, he must also finally confront the dark heart of his family's secrets and lies. - Director:
- Kenneth Branagh
- Cast:
- Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen
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India 1795: John Beecham (Tom Bateman), a former soldier in the East India Company, is determined to start a new life as an independent trader. When he arrives to take up residence in Delhi the staff are shocked to discover that their secretive new master's infant son August (Shona Oberoi / Sienna Oberoi) is of mixed parentage. John is keen to reunite his family and for Beecham House to become home to his mother (Lesley Nicol) and bring his errant brother Daniel (Leo Suter) back into the fold. Family friend Violet (Bessie Carter) clearly hopes to become the next Mrs. Beecham but John has met the charming and talented English governess Margaret (Dakota Blue Richards) and there also appears to be a deep connection with another member of the household. With the country in turmoil and political tensions on a knife edge John must tread carefully if he is to secure his future and keep his family safe. But the mystery surrounding Beecham House is who and where is August's mother? - Director:
- Gurinder Chadha
- Cast:
- Tom Bateman, Kumiko Kaur Chadha Berges, Ronak Singh Chadha Berges
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