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"Blake's 7" was the hit BBC space opera launched in the wake of Star Wars, though with a grittier sensibility and produced on a fraction of the budget.

Over 13 episodes the first series introduced freedom-fighter Blake (Gareth Thomas) as he escaped from the Orwellian Federation, gathered a crew of low-life rebels, salvaged an alien starship called the Liberator, and began striking back against the forces of Supreme Commander Servalan (sultry Jacqueline Pearce). The effects were cheap, and alien planets were represented by a disused quarry or an industrial complex, but the strong characters and cynical storylines created by Doctor Who veteran Terry Nation remain involving. The perfect foil for Blake was Paul Darrow's Avon, a near psychopathic criminal mastermind who only fought to save his skin. The cowardly Vila (Michael Keating) was almost as memorable, while the female leads were Jenna (Sally Knyvette), a smuggler and pilot, and determined Auron telepath Cally (Jan Chappell). Also on board was Gan (David Jackson), inhibited from violence by a brain implant. With even the good guys being criminals, including murderers, this was a galaxy far, far away from previous screen space opera. Though undeniably dated, the show is still vintage TV SF, right from the opening three-parter "The Way Back / Spacefall / Cygnus Alpha" to the cliff-hanging shocker "Orac", which introduces the final member of the un-magnificent seven.

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DCI Ellis (Sharon D. Clarke) is the last hope for failing investigations. Armed with integrity and razor-sharp instincts, she takes over challenging cases across England's rural north, often facing resistance from the local police.

But her unflappable demeanour disguises a deep-seated sympathy for the victims, fuelled by her complicated past and unrelenting drive for justice. As a Black female cop, Inspector Ellis is used to being dismissed and overlooked, but remains focused on her work as a first-class murder detective, driven by a determination for justice and a deep well of compassion for those who need it.

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After the success of 'The Diamond Sword' and ''The Golden Throne' comes the third war epic about Genghis Khan's empire. Following the death of the powerful ruler Genghis Khan, his successor Kasym Khan (Berik Aytzhanov) unites the feuding tribes of the Kazakh karnate to give the country new strength.

But fearing their increasing power, the neighboring uzbek Khanate declares war. To defend his new empire, Kasym Khan and his army enter a bloody and costly battle for honor, glory and survival.

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Lulu Wong (Michelle Yeoh) lives a double life - part urban social butterfly, part vigilante superhero. Armed with ancient fighting techniques and high tech hardware, Lulu is a beautiful masked millionaire battling to defeat a greedy entrepreneur intent on enslaving the world.

Based on a comic book, 'Silver Hawk', is an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride, packed with fast cars, gravity-defying 40 martial arts fights, and, at the center of it all one sexy heroine.

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Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) returns as the Mechanic in the sequel to the 2011 action-thriller.

When the deceitful actions of a cunning but beautiful woman (Jessica Alba) force him to return to the life he left behind, Bishop's life is once again in danger as he has to complete an impossible list of assassinations of the most dangerous men in the world.

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In Ancient China, "Drizzle" is the most deadly and ruthless assassin of the Dark Stone gang. After a life of theft and murder, she seeks to atone for her ways and leave the gang forever.

Undergoing a drastic procedure to alter her appearance, she changes her name to Jing (Michelle Yeoh) and starts a new life in the capital. Even with her newfound life and budding romance with Ah-Sheng, the Dark Stone are hot on her trail. She alone holds the secret of the mystical Buddhist monk's remains, which legend says will allow control of the whole martial arts world - the gang will stop at nothing in their pursuit of this power.

Vicki (Diana Dors), a young French girl on the run from the Parisian police, arrives in London. Believing herself to be safe, she is horrified to discover that Nick (Herbert Lom) - a violent, scheming pimp - has designs on making her the latest acquisition to his "girls of the night"...

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From Oscar-Nominated producer Ridley Scott and director Luke Scott comes this visceral, edge-of-your-seat thriller with an all-star cast including Kate Mara, Paul Giamatti, Toby Jones, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Rose Leslie.

Inside a remote, top-secret lab, a group of scientists is working on an experiment that is leading the way for the next steps in human evolution. But when the experiment's subject - a genetically designed "human" (Anya Taylor-Joy) - triggers a terrifying event, those involved must decide if the promise of infinite potential outweighs the incalculable danger.

A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now 007 (Pierce Bosnan) must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium!

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Based on the premise of the 'Taken' film series starring Liam Neeson, this new modern day, edge-of-your-seat thriller follows the origin story of younger, hungrier, former Green Beret Bryan Mills (Clive Standen) as he deals with a personal tragedy that shakes his world.

As he fights to overcome the incident and exact revenge, Mills is pulled into a career as a deadly CIA operative, a job that awakens his very particular, and very dangerous, set of skills.

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This triumphant BAFTA and Academy Award winning production of Shakespeare's "Henry V" is a classic story of conflict, courage, honour and heroism.

Kenneth Branagh is electrifying as Henry V, a king whose inspired leadership and full-blooded courage rouses his bewildered and bedraggled men to arms against a French army five times greater than their own. Henry V is an epic explosion of bloody battles and powerful performances from the cream of British acting talent, including Brian Blessed, Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Derek Jacobi, Paul Scofield and Emma Thompson.

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The cruise liner SS 'Britannic' is travelling through the North Atlantic with over a thousand passengers on board. As the vessel drifts through the vast ocean, its owner - Nicholas Porter (Ian Holm) - receives a call from a man who identifies himself only as "Juggernaut".

The ominous voice on the telephone informs Porter that there are explosives planted aboard the Britannic, and that he will sink the ship at dawn unless a hefty ransom is paid. A race against time then begins as Captain Alex Brunel (Omar Sharif), Royal Navy officer Anthony Fallon (Richard Harris) and police superintendent John McCleod (Anthony Hopkins) work together across land and sea in a desperate attempt to avert certain disaster and secure the safety of the ship's passengers.

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A former lawyer reeling in the wake of his wife's murder, he reinvents himself as a part-time private investigator and full-time alcoholic, then takes on cases that plumb the depths of Australian society.

In Dead Point as police forces close in on a drug smuggling operation in Melbourne, Jack is tasked with retrieving a red leather-bound book for an anonymous client.

On the Polynesian island of Vanuatu, Wawa (Marie Wawa) and Dain (Mungau Dain) are madly in love. But Wawa's marriage has been arranged to reconcile a tribal war. Spectactularly exotic take on Romeo and Juliet offers a lyrical blend of earthly reasoning with spiritual, magical and elemental forces.

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Hearing reports of a sighting of the last Tasmanian tiger in existence, ex-mercenary Martin (Willem Dafoe) is sent to hunt it down by a biotech company who believes it carries a unique and valuable chemical.

Posing as an environmental scientist, he begins his pursuit of the creature, only to encounter a nearby community riven with conflict and simmering tensions. But faced with hostile locals and even more treacherous terrain, he must stop at nothing if he is to find his prey...