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1. The Pilot (1985) Cybill Shepherd plays Maddie Hayes, a glamorous TV model whose financial woes drive her into partnership with David Addison, a quick-witted private investigator, played by Bruce Willis, in this pilot episode of the romantic comedy series, Moonlighting. Together, these two emotional opposites set out on a series of fast-paced, spine-tingling adventures.
2. The Lady in the Iron Mask (1985)
When a woman with a disfigured face hires David and Maddie to find the man responsible, they are in a quandary when they discover the act was committed not for revenge, but for love.
3. A Womb with a View (1988)
Maddie and David are unaware that two very curious observers are monitoring their every move as they continue to grapple with the uncertainties of their relationship.- Director:
- Robert Butler
- Cast:
- Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Robert Ellenstein
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The Current War (2017)The Current War: Director's Cut
Fuelled by the intense rivalry between electricity titans Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), 'The Current War' tells the dramatic story of the late 19th century race to light up America and power the world. Rounding out the cast are Nicholas Hoult as the eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla, Katherine Waterston as Westinghouse's outspoken wife Marguerite, Tom Holland as Edison's confident young secretary Samuel Insull, Matthew Macfadyen as the famous financier and banker J.P. Morgan, and Tuppence Middleton as Edison's supportive wife Mary. - Director:
- Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
- Cast:
- Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch, Nicholas Hoult
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The glitz and glamour of London's wealthiest neighborhood masks a dark side that Chelsea local DI Max Arnold (Adrian Scarboroug) knows all too well. Killers lurk among the immaculate mansions and luxury stores, and it's up to Max and his new partner, DS Layla Walsh (Vanessa Emme), to expose them. Living on a shabby houseboat, with his marriage in shambles, Max seems utterly unremarkable-but behind his everyman exterior lies an unparalleled perceptiveness, a mordant sense of humor, and a knack for understanding how people tick. Newly transferred from the Exeter police, Layla isn't afraid to speak her mind, even if that means occasionally rubbing people the wrong way. She's warmhearted underneath her tough front, however, and fits right in with the team as they investigate a strangling at an art gallery, a suspicious death at an exclusive retirement home, a psychotherapist's murder, and the killing of an entrepreneur. - Director:
- Richard Signy
- Cast:
- Adrian Scarborough, Vanessa Matias Fahy, Peter Bankole
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Based on the classic comic French novel, adapted for television by the acclaimed comedy writing team of Kay Galton and Alan Simpson; welcome to the small French village of Clochemerle. Nestled in the Beaujolais region of France, this happy little enclave has avoided all hints of modernity, producing fine wine in an atmosphere of timeless calm and culture...until now. Now, in the autumn of 1922, the mayor wants to build a new public edifice, something that will draw a crowd - and he will, and it does, but none of it will happen in the way that he planned. A small village with a powerful church, a republican government, several beautiful wives, one handsome lover, a staunch catholic spinster and many more headstrong personalities are about to clash in a way that will bring pain to some, mirth to others and even the army to fail to keep the peace in a small French village called Clochemerle. - Director:
- Michael Mills
- Cast:
- Peter Ustinov, Roy Dotrice, Wendy Hiller
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The Protectors: Series 1 (2009)Livvagterne 1
The Danish national police branch, P.E.T. "The Protectors" is in charge of personal protection services, mainly of politicians and members of the Royal Family, but also key VIP's and visiting dignitaries. Their work also includes managing preventive measures, dealing with any potential terrorist threats and keeping an eye on dangerous individuals and stalkers. The elite team have to balance their work with their personal lives and concerns with their own backgrounds and even ethnic origins. - Director:
- Mikkel Serup
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- Cecilie Stenspil, Søren Vejby, André Babikian
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Triple Cross (1966)Terence Young's Triple Cross
Suave, witty, daring, handsome and utterly amoral, British safe-cracker Eddie Chapman (Christopher Plummer) is quite prepared to work for whichever side offers him the greatest thrills - and the most money. he can either offer his services as a spy to the Nazis or remain loyal to Britain and face a lengthy jail sentence. He opts for the former. But various Nazis doubt Chapman's loyalty to their cause, and with good reason. Making contact with the British, Chapman offers to act as a double agent - for a fee, or course. Thus a 'legend' is born. But just how far is Chapman prepared to lie and scheme to help one side win the war? - Director:
- Terence Young
- Cast:
- Christopher Plummer, Frank Phillips, Romy Schneider
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In the autumn of 1888, Chief Inspector Abberline (Michael Caine) is sent to investigate the murder and mutilation of a prostitute. Others soon meet the same fate, and a press frenzy ensues. With "Jack the Ripper" terrorising London and both police and outraged public clamouring for a swift conclusion, Abberline and his partner, Godley (Lewis Collins), work doggedly through their list of suspects - more than one of whom has royal connections. - Director:
- David Wickes
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- Michael Caine, Armand Assante, Ray McAnally
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When Arthur Clennam (Matthew Macfadyen) returns to England after many years abroad, he takes a kindly interest in Amy Dorrit (Claire Foy), his mother's seamstress, and in the affairs of Amy's father, William Dorrit (Tom Courtenay), a man of shabby grandeur, long imprisoned for debt in the Marshalsea prison. Arthur's attempts to help the Dorrits reveal how the dark shadow of the prison stretches far beyond its walls, affecting the lives of many - from the reluctant rent-collector of Bleeding Yard, Mr. Pancks, the garrulous and the lovelorn Flora Finching (Ruth Jones), Merdle, an unscrupulous financier - to the bureaucratic Barnacles in the Circumlocution Office. Just as Arthur discovers that is possible to climb to the very top in London society, so he comes to realise it is equally possible to slip down again. Could the only chance of escape lie in unravelling the mystery of Arthur's own family's murky past? And if he does where will it leave him, Amy and her father? - Director:
- Adam Smith
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- Claire Foy, Matthew Macfadyen, Tom Courtenay
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Richard Griffiths and Benjamin Whitrow give hilarious performances as Jack and Hugo - the co-directors of an upmarket wine merchants that is decidedly on its uppers! Congenitally work-shy, the two perpetual partygoers get a considerable shock when the company accountant unexpectedly dies and they discover that they're completely strapped for cash! When the bank installs a troubleshooter to save them from bankruptcy they're faced with the ghastly realisation that they may well have to stop partying and start working for a living... - Director:
- Derrick Goodwin
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- Richard Griffiths, Benjamin Whitrow, Felicity Montagu
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Lt. Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) reunites with Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon), his former deputy turned private eye, when their separate cases bring them together in pursuit of the same suspect. They find themselves in the high desert of Navajo Country chasing a killer who's turned his sights on them to protect a secret that rips open old wounds and challenges Leaphorn's moral and professional code. - Director:
- Chris Eyre
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- Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten
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The epic novel of timeless, chivalry, betrayal and revenge. The noble knight, Wilfred of Ivanhoe (Anthony Andrews), has returned from the Crusades to regain his title and win the hand of his beloved Lady Rowena (Lysette Anthony). But first he must defeat a villainous alliance bent on stealing the throne from it's rightful king. - Director:
- Douglas Camfield
- Cast:
- James Mason, Anthony Andrews, Sam Neill
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When a historic murder case in St Andrews becomes the subject of a provocative true crime podcast, Detective Sergeant Karen Pirie (Lauren Lyle) is unexpectedly tasked with heading up the cold case review. 25 years after Rosie Duff's (Anna Russell-Martin)'s body was discovered abandoned in the Cathedral grounds, no one has ever faced justice. The only suspects at the time, the | three drunken students arrested at the scene and stained with her blood. Interrogating the past Karen uncovers shocking fresh evidence and secrets surrounding Rosie's death. But when suspects start coming under attack the cold case becomes an urgent live investigation. Is someone out for revenge, or willing to risk everything to keep the truth surrounding the case hidden? Will Karen finally find Rosie's killer before it's too late? - Director:
- Gareth Bryn
- Cast:
- Lauren Lyle, Emer Kenny, Ariyon Bakare
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Set in the late 1970's, the pulsating thriller follows Charlie (Florence Pugh), a young, fiery but unfulfilled British actress and idealist whose resolve is tested after she meets the mysterious Becker (Alexander Skarsgård), while on holiday in Greece. It quickly becomes apparent that his intentions are not what they seem, and their encounter entangles her in a complex plot devised by the spy mastermind Kurtz (Michael Shannon). Charlie takes on the role of a lifetime as a double agent but despite her natural mastery of the task at hand, she finds herself inexorably drawn into a dangerous world of duplicity and compromised humanity. Blurring the fine lines between love and hate, truth and fiction, and right and wrong, 'The Little Drummer Girl' weaves a suspenseful and explosive story of espionage and high-stakes international intrigue. - Director:
- Chan-wook Park
- Cast:
- Simona Brown, Michael Moshonov, Clare Holman
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Versailles, 1667. Haunted by the trauma of the Fronde as the nobles of his court begin to rebel against the monarchy, Louis XIV (George Blagden) in his 28th year in a Machiavellian political move decides to make the nobility submit by imposing a definite move of the court from Paris to Versailles, his father's former hunting lodge. Trapped by their king's "invitation", the nobles of Paris gradually come to see the castle as a gilded prison and soon even the most humble courtiers of the king begin to show their viciousness as the alcoves of secrets, politics and war are maneuvered through, revealing Versailles in all its glory and brutality. - Director:
- Jalil Lespert
- Cast:
- George Blagden, Alexander Vlahos, Tygh Runyan
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The Lesson (2023)The Lesson (II)
Liam (Daryl McCormack), an aspiring young writer, eagerly accepts a tutoring position at the family estate of his idol, renowned author J.M. Sinclair (Richard E. Grant). But soon, Liam realises that he is ensnared in a web of family secrets, resentment, and retribution. Sinclair, his wife Helene (Julie Delpy), and their son Bertie (Stephen McMillan) all guard a dark past, one that threatens Liam's future and their own. As the lines between master and protege blur, class, ambition, and betrayal become a dangerous combination in this taut noir thriller. - Director:
- Alice Troughton
- Cast:
- Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy, Daryl McCormack
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