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A particularly vicious serial killer is stalking the Norfolk coast in the vicinity of the Larksoken nuclear power station. The press have branded him 'The Whistler' because witnesses have heard a hymn being whistled in the vicinity of the murders.

His trademark is the letter 'L' carved on the forehead of his victims. L for Larksoken? At first, his victims seem to be chosen entirely at random - women in the wrong place, at the wrong time - but then two women employed at the nuclear power station are murdered in quick succession... Adam Dalgliesh (Roy Marsden), on leave in Norfolk to settle his late aunt's estate, becomes intimately caught up in the murder hunt as suspicions grow that the police may be looking for more than one killer...

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Crabbe faces an under-staffed kitchen at his restaurant, the wrath of the ubiquitous Fisher over a slow surveillance job and angry letters from the bank.

Then tragedy and excitement are dished up in equal measures when there is an accident during a pheasant shoot and Fisher is framed - leaving Henry to save the career and reputation of his ex-boss. Margaret recognises the groom from her swinging 60s days when a newly married couple plan on taking over the restaurant for a wedding feast. Henry continues to dream of being a full-time chef.

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"Spiral" is back for a thrilling seventh series of criminal investigations in Paris, as it embraces the various perspectives of those involved in the judicial system: the police and the judicial authorities.

Berthaud (Caroline Proust) and Gilou (Thierry Godard) are brought back together by a double homicide in a Chinese restaurant located in the district of Belleville. One of the victims is the team's esteemed former superior. All of them will have to face unexpected hurdles and solve a dilemma: give up the truth or betray the institution they have faithfully served.

A cantankerous food writer asks Henry for help when her spicy memoirs come under threat. Some local busybodies approach Henry to 'sort out' a hooligan and moody boss Fisher has second thoughts about his job. Henry wonders if now could be the time to leave the Force and concentrate on cooking.Featuring Episodes 6-10

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As a Russian émigré, businessman Samuel Petrukhin (Toby Stephens) is determined to integrate his young family into the establishment.

So when Samuel meets the captivating Kathleen Shaw (Keeley Hawes) and her husband Richard (Linus Roache) - a war hero and Member of Parliament - he's dazzled by their upper class glamour. But then MI5 agents blackmail Samuel into spying on the Shaws, and he's drawn into a dark web of deception. These shadowy government operatives could be tempting him into a deadly trap. Are the Shaws really involved in a plot to betray their nation? The country's future is shrouded in doubt. Who can Samuel trust? Anyone?

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A grisly homicide...a sensational trial...a forbidden affair. It's 'Jagged Edge', a razor-sharp suspense-thriller about crime, punishment and passion. When a San Francisco socialite is viciously murdered, her publisher husband, Jack Forrester (Jeff Bridges), is accused of committing the crime.

Teddy Barnes (Glenn Close) decides to defend the charming, manipulative Jack, only to disregard legal ethics by having an affair with him. With the help of private eye Sam Ransom (Robert Loggia), she takes on a ruthless D.A. (Peter Coyote) who's using the case as a political steppingstone. However, a startling revelation puts Teddy in jeopardy of becoming the next victim of the 'Jagged Edge'.

A murdered girl's defiant mother (Frances McDormand) boldly paints three local billboards, each with a controversial message, igniting a furious battle with a volatile cop (Sam Rockwell) and the town's revered chief of police (Woody Harrelson).

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Johnny Deep stars as charismatic and elusive bank robber marked by the FBI as America’s ‘Public Enemy Number One’. Marion Cotillard plays Billie Frechette, the only woman capable of capturing his hear.

Hunted relentlessly by top FBI agent Melvin Purvis, Dillinger engages in an escalating game of the cat and mouse that culminates in an explosive legendary showdown.

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1944: as WWII’s bloody conflict is ravaging Europe, two fearless and deadly freedom fighters choose to put their lives at stade fighting for the Holger Danske Resistance.

Their codenames: "Flame" and "Citron" Intrepid and uncompromising, Flame dreams of an armed counterattack against the oppressive occupying forces, something which sits uneasily with Citron’s more strategic diplomacy. Ordered to hunt down two Nazi officials, this routine espionage exercise spirals out of control as Flame begins to suspect deception amongst their ranks. Soon suspicions become catastrophically real trust turns to deception and betrayal. The race is on to uncover who is ort to stop the Resistance reaching its ultimate target: the hated and feared chief of the Gestapo, Hoffmann. Based on monumental, ground breaking research into on explosive and secret history, 'Flame And Citron' takes you to the heart of war as you’ve never experienced it.

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Shortly before dawn, Dietrich von Choltitz (Niels Arestrup), German military governor of Paris, prepares to execute Adolph Hitler's orders to blow up the French capital. Bridges and monuments are all rigged to explode. And yet, Paris is not destroyed.

Why did von Choltitz refuse to carry out the Fuhrer's commands, despite his boundless loyalty to the Third Reich? Could it have been Raoul Nordling (Andre Dussollier), Swedish consul-general to Paris, who made the General change his mind?

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U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon (Mary McCormack) works for the Federal Witness Protection Program (WITSEC) relocating and protecting career criminals, compulsive liars, thieves, murderers, and the occasional innocent bystander.

With the help of her partner Marshall Mann (yes, Marshal Marshall) and her beat-up but beloved car, she just may get through her workday in time to deal with her sort-of boyfriend, her flaky sister, and her ne'er-do-well mother. Featuring an impressive cast, including Fred Weller, Nichole Hiltz, Todd Williams, and Lesley Ann Warren, In Plain Sight is the funny, suspenseful drama that critics are calling "hugely entertaining!"

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When Aboriginal detective Jay Swan returns to his home town to solve the brutal murder of a teenage girl, he is immediately thrown into a web of lies and deceit.

Alienated by the white-dominated police force to which he is attached and ostracised by the local Indigenous community, Jay must stand alone and attempt to unravel the truth before tensions boil over.

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The world has been thrown into turmoil by the Wall Street Crash of 1929. Opportunity and misfortune are everywhere. Tommy Shelby MP (Cillian Murphy) is approached by a charismatic politician (Sam Claflin) with a bold vision for Britain.

He soon realises that his response will affect not just his own family's future but that of the entire nation.

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When a young Royal Engineer Officer is killed trying to defuse a bomb, he is replaced by raw officer recruit Brian Ash (Anthony Andrews). Ash is shocked to discover that his new unit, the 97th Tunnelling Company, is in fact a hastily formed bomb disposal squad.

With the Blitz devastating London every night and making massive demands on Royal Engineers' manpower, he is to take command of 347 Section forthwith. It's not long before he's facing the real thing at close range, with his men looking on from a safe distance, making bets as to whether he'll go the same way as his predecessor...

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In 1941, Britain was sustaining enormous losses fighting a war on three fronts against an ever increasing Axis power.

To add to their problems, the Italians have recently created a new form of warfare - Frogmen - an intrepid band of men who travel astride small torpedo-type vessels, and attach explosive charges to the hulls of enemy ships, below their waterline. A young Naval Lieutenant, 'Buster' Crabb (Laurence Harvey), an expert in mine and bomb disposal, is sent to Gibraltar to try and combat this new threat. Never having dived before, he sets to work to master the technique of underwater operations, and soon he and his team are able to locate many of the frogmen's charges and render them harmless. But with an invasion of North Africa imminent, time is not on the Allies' side.