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It is 1916 and the First World War, a waking nightmare of gore and mud, is being waged in France. At home, in the peaceful English countryside, the slaughter and horror of the trenches is only starting to seep into the dreams of those who wait for their loved ones.

As one man fights to regain his memory, three women come to terms with the shell-shocked veteran who returns from the war.

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Based on Peter Rock's novel 'My Abandonment', 'Leave No Trace' revolves around a teenage girl (Thomasin McKenzie) and her father (Ben Foster) who have lived undetected for years in Forest Park, a vast wood on the edge of Portland, Oregon.

A chance encounter leads to their discovery and removal from the park and into the charge of a social service agency. They try to adapt to their new surroundings until a sudden decision sets them on a perilous journey into the wilderness seeking complete independence and forcing them to confront their conflicting desire to be part of a community or a fierce need to live apart.

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Spirited Mary Yellan (Jessica Brown Findlay) finds herself alone in the world when her mother passes away. She is forced to move to the isolated Jamaica Inn deep in the heart of the windswept Cornish moors where she enters a world where nothing is as it first appears.

Her aunt Patience (Joanne Whalley) is a shell of the carefree woman she was, firmly under the spell of her domineering husband, Joss (Sean Harris). Joss is the head of a violent smuggling gang and when he isn't smuggling, he is drinking heavily to forget all he has seen and done. Then there is the enigmatic Jem (Matthew McNulty), her uncle's brother and therefore not to be trusted in Mary's mind - although her heart may be saying otherwise... Life at Jamaica Inn challenges Mary's black and white sense of right and wrong as she finds herself living among smugglers in a lawless land. When she thinks she has witnessed a murder, Mary wonders at what cost she will stay silent.

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The Revolution of 1789 transformed France from decadent monachy to modern state. It threw up the first citizens army and introduced the concept of Total War. Under the leadership of Napoleon Bonaparte, the greatest general of his age, France established a mighty empire.

Its haughty ambitions naturally brought it into conflict with the British Empire, and the war that erupted as a result shook the world...It was, truly, the first world war. As empires clashed, five million people died in fighting that raged from Russia to Spain and from Java to the Caribbean. And when it ended with the British Empire triumphant and French ambitions crushed, nothing would ever be the same again. This major three-part series from Channel 4 brings to life the story of that epic war, combining expert commentary and analysis with dramatic battle re-enactments and journal and diary entries from those who fought. It provides vivid accounts of the key battles at Trafalgar and Waterloo as well as many lesser-known engagements, and reveals how a new kind of warfare and world was born in the maelstrom of conflict.

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Quan (Jackie Chan) is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love - his teenage daughter - dies in a senseless act of politically motivated terrorism.

His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official (Pierce Brosnan) whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.

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Grace and Jonathan Fraser have the life they always wanted: She's a successful therapist, he's an acclaimed pediatric oncologist, and their son attends an elite private school in Manhattan. But for Grace, everything unravels overnight. A violent death. A missing husband.

A series of unthinkable revelations. Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant star in this gripping HBO limited series from writer David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) and director Susanne Bier (Bird Box). An edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller filled with shocking twists and turns, 'The Undoing' exposes the lies we tell ourselves - even when the truth is right in front of us.

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"Pinter's Progress" and "The Homecoming" capture the inspiring life and work of Harold Pinter, the writer and Nobel Laureate.

Pinter's Progress (2009)

Documentary Pinter's Progress from BAFTA-winning director, Philip Saville is an intimate take on Pinter from conversations with actors and directors who have worked closely with him, including Sir Michael Caine, Jonathan Pryce, Steven Berkoff, Susannah York and Sheila Hancock.
The Homecoming (1973)
Directed by Pinter's long-favoured collaborator Sir Peter Hall, 'The Homecoming' tells the tale of an expatriate philosophy professor returning to England with his new wife only to uncover bitter family jealousies. Widely regarded as Pinter's greatest play, this lost gem of 1970s cinema is packed with the blistering dialogue that became its author's trademark.

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"1923, A Yellowstone Origin Story", introduces a new generation of the Dutton family as they explore the early twentieth century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home.

The series is executive produced by Taylor Sheridan, co-creator of 'Yellowstone', and stars Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford.

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This classic adaptation of Richard Llewellyn's heartfelt, best selling novel chronicles the fortunes of the close-knit Morgan family at the turn of the century. The Morgans experience both the best and worst of times living in their South Wales coal mining town.

Gwilym (Stanley Baker) and Beth (Siân Phillips) Morgan strive to achieve the best for their children in the midst of the hard bitten community. They are grateful for the help they receive from the dedicated and thoughtful Reverend Gruffydd (Gareth Thomas) particularly with their youngest son Huw (Rhys Powys). 'How Green Was My Valley' is a rich, moving portrait of family strength and integrity.

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The second season of Hell on Wheels continues the story of former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) and his epic journey west as he tries to leave his troubled past behind.

Set in post-Civil War America in the treacherous travelling town that services the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, the series examines the greed and corruption in man's constant fight for power.

Be invited into six more entirely different No. 9s, ranging from the poignant to the unsettlingly scary, but always funny and surprising. Episodes Comprise: 1. La Couchette 2. The 12 Days of Christine 3. The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge 4. Cold Comfort 5. Nana's Party 6. Seance Time

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Gillian Murphy, Sam Neill and Helen McCrory lead a stellar cast in the acclaimed series from the writer of 'Eastern Promises' that redefines the British gangster epic.

Birmingham, 1919. The Shelby family lead the Peaky Blinders - a feared gang named for their practice of sewing razor blades into the peaks of their caps. Until now the Peaky Blinders have made money from illegal bookmaking, protection and the black market. But when a crate of guns goes missing from the local arms factory, Thomas Shelby (Murphy) recognises an opportunity to move up in the world.
As rival gangs, Communist revolutionaries and IRA Fenians descend on Small Heath in pursuit of the weapons, Winston Churchill dispatches a ruthless police chief from Belfast (Neill) to impose order on an increasingly lawless city and recover the guns.

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Starring Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth and Rupert Everett, here is the hilarious adventure of two dashing young bachelors and the outrageous deception they find themselves in over love.

Whenever Worthing (Firth) wants to leave his dull country life behind, he makes visits to the city posing as his fictitious "brother" Ernest. There he becomes smitten with the ravishing Gwendolen (Frances O'Connor). But when Worthing is in town, his playboy pal Algy (Everett) is in the country and falling for Worthing's young and beautiful ward, Cecily (Witherspoon) while also impersonating Ernest. Pandemonium ensues when these two would-be Ernests find themselves face-to-face and in the predicament of explaining who they really are!

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Based on a John le Carre novel and directed by Sidney Lumet, 'The Deadly Affair' is a cold war thriller centred in the world of espionage. When foreign Office official Samuel Fennan and his wife (Simone Signoret) are anonymously accused of Communist affiliations, their world is turned upside down.

Fennan is subsequently found dead from an apparent suicide, although Secret Service agent Charles Dobbs (James Mason) suspects otherwise. When Dobbs' suspicions hit a dead end with his superior officer, the veteran agent decides to resign his government post and join forces with retired CID inspector Mendel (Harry Andrews). As the two men continue their pursuit of the truth, their investigation unearths a spy ring and much more than they ever expected along the way.

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Bob Hope and Bing Crosby once again hit the Road to comedy, and this time they're really in hot water - guests of honor at a cannibal feast in the darkest heart of Africa. Hope and Crosby play Fearless and Chuck, American side-show performers stranded in the jungle.

After their human cannonball act starts a fire that burns down the circus, they become entangled with a larcenous pair of entertainers from Brooklyn (Dorothy Lamour and Una Merkel) anxious to separate them from their bankroll. Duped into accompanying the ladies on a safari, Chuck and Fearless soon find themselves in the clutches of savage tribesmen who pit Fearless against a gorilla in a wild wrestling match!