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Janet (Jennie Linden) is a young student at a private school; her nights are troubled by horrible dreams in which she sees her mother, who is in fact locked in an insane asylum, haunting her. Expelled because of her persistent nightmares, Janet is sent home where the nightmares continue.- Director:
- Freddie Francis
- Cast:
- David Knight, Moira Redmond, Jennie Linden
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Johanna Morrigan (Beanie Feldstein) is a sixteen-year-old, extrovert from the outskirts of Wolverhampton with raging hormones and gigantic dreams. Even though she loves her big, boisterous family, Johanna yearns to get out and make a name for herself - which she does, reinventing herself as revered and feared music critic, Dolly Wilde. As she slaughters her way to greater and greater success, the lines between Johanna Morrigan and Dolly Wilde begin to haze. She has finally figured out how to build a girl - but is this the girl she wanted to build? Based on Caitlin Moran's book of the same name, 'How to Build a Girl' is an irreverent coming of age comedy about what it's really like to be a girl. - Director:
- Coky Giedroyc
- Cast:
- Beanie Feldstein, Cleo, Dónal Finn
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The veteran Inspector Chappel (Ken Stott) heads up the Metropolitan vice squad as he and his team investigate prostitution and pornography in the London sex trade... During the trial of a prostitute accused of murdering her pimp, Chappel becomes embroiled in the vicissitudes of justice when the prosecution barrister sets a course for self-destruction...Jane thinks her daughter may be in big trouble as she's getting close to Vickers, she reveals a big secret to Pat in a heated argument... - Director:
- Roger Gartland
- Cast:
- Caroline Catz, David Harewood, Ken Stott
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Eric (Jason Sudeikis) is a thirty-something party animal famous among his close circle of friends for his lavish summer theme parties at his father's swanky Hampton's pad. But when members of the crew start settling down, and Eric's dad announces plans to sell the beach house, Eric decides it's time for one last bash to go out with a proverbial bang - a good old-fashioned orgy! - Director:
- Alex Gregory
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- Jason Sudeikis, Leslie Bibb, Tyler Labine
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The veteran Inspector Chappel (Ken Stott) heads up the Metropolitan vice squad as he and his team investigate prostitution and pornography in the London sex trade... While Chappel and Cheryl investigate the gambling operation at The Jupiter nightclub, Joe gets into hot water with one of the club's working girls... - Director:
- Roger Gartland
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- Caroline Catz, David Harewood, Ken Stott
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Becoming Elsa (2018)Ricky Greenwood: A Coming of Age Story
A truly erotic tale of innocence lost and lust awakened, when young and inexperienced Elsa Jean arrives in Los Angeles, seeking a place where she can be her true self as she starts college. Welcomed by her new landlady, gorgeous older woman India Summer, and two very devious roommates (Abella Danger and Jade Rush). Elsa is soon on a wild path of self-discovery with a sexy and elusive sidekick (Charlotte Stokley) that pulls her into new experiences and awakens her secret desire for women. The result is an extraordinary mix of graphic sex and emotional tenderness. - Director:
- Ricky Greenwood
- Cast:
- Elsa Jean, Charlotte Stokley, Ana Foxx
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Turning Gareth Hale and Norman Pace into household names, this phenomenally successful series presented a rapidly paced, occasionally notorious blend of stand-up and sketches that stayed just the right side of Broadcasting Standards, won a Silver Rose at Montreux and made the two former PE teachers one of the most mimicked comedy acts in television history. This series sees the duo playing cricket with frogs, revealing the strange practice of jockey-nobbling, and reconstructing a day in the life of a tabloid journalist; meanwhile kids' TV presenters Billy and Johnny rock 'n' roll, and legendary bouncers Ron and Ron share a few gardening tips... - Director:
- David G. Hillier
- Cast:
- Gareth Hale, Norman Pace, Melanie Kilburn
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Based on Aldous Huxley's groundbreaking 1932 novel, "Brave New World" imagines a utopian society that has achieved peace and stability through the prohibition of monogamy, privacy, money, family, and history itself. As citizens of New London, Bernard Marx (Harry Lloyd) and Lenina Crowne (Jessica Brown Findlay) have only ever known a rigid social order, a perfect pharmaceutical called Soma and a culture of instant gratification and ubiquitous sex. Curious to explore life beyond the strictures of their society, the two New Worlders embark on a vacation to the Savage Lands, where they become embroiled in a harrowing and violent rebellion. - Director:
- Owen Harris
- Cast:
- Alden Ehrenreich, Jessica Brown Findlay, Harry Lloyd
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"American Gods" is the epic story of an inevitable war building between the Old Gods of mythology and our New Gods of technology. Ricky Whittle (The 100) stars as ex-con Shadow Moon, a man pulled into the service of the mysterious Mr. Wednesday, played by Ian McShane (Deadwood, John Wick) - only to discover that not only is his charismatic but un-trustable boss actually the Norse All-Father god Odin, he's also...Shadow's father. In Season Three, Shadow angrily pushes this apparent destiny away, and settles in the idyllic snowy town of Lakeside, Wisconsin - to make his own path, guided by the gods of his black ancestors, the Orishas. However, he'll soon discover that this town's still waters run deep, and dark, and bloody, and that you don't get to simply reject being a god. The only choice - and a choice you have to make - is what kind of god you're going to be. - Director:
- Jon Amiel
- Cast:
- Ricky Whittle, Emily Browning, Yetide Badaki
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Amid an explosive political landscape, three young film buffs are drawn together by their shared passion for movies... and for each other! Left alone while their parents are on holiday, twins Isabelle (Eva Green) and Theo (Louis Garrel) invite American exchange student Matthew (Michael Pitt) to stay with them. So begins an intense, erotic voyage of sexual discovery and desire in which nothing is off limits and anything is possible! - Director:
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Cast:
- Michael Pitt, Louis Garrel, Eva Green
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Series Two returns with an all-star cast, including Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle and Emily Browning, and finds the battle between Old Gods and New Gods moving inexorably towards crisis point as their destinies collide with those of men. While Mr. World (Crispin Glover) plots revenge for the attack against him in Series One, Shadow throws in his lot with Wednesday's attempt to convince the Old Gods of the case for full-out war. In this strange new world of living gods, change demands commitment and faith requires terrible sacrifice. - Director:
- Christopher J. Byrne
- Cast:
- Ricky Whittle, Emily Browning, Crispin Glover
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Following a one-off Christmas special in 1986, 'Hale and Pace' became household names with this phenomenally successful series for LWT. A rapidly paced, occasionally notorious mix of stand-up and sketches that stayed just the right side of Broadcasting Standards, the series won the Silver Rose at Montreux and made the two former PE teachers one of the most mimicked comedy acts in television history. This complete second series sees Gareth and Norman visiting a centre for Guide Cats, lifting the lid on Moroccan cuisine, displaying their beer guts and finding out whether the American doughnut-and-hamburger diet really works. We also catch up with the Two Rons - the legendary tuxedoed heavies later to enjoy fame on their own terms as The Management - and kids' TV presenters Billy and Johnny, who find themselves at an Acid House party... - Director:
- David G. Hillier
- Cast:
- Norman Pace, Tracy Brabin, Gareth Hale
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7 Virgins (2004)7 vírgenes
7 Virgins is a powerful coming-of-age tale about the exploits of sweet-faced Tano (Juan Jose Ballesta), a 16-year-old reform school inmate, who is given a 48-hour pass to attend his brother's wedding. He and his neighbourhood buddies are soon on the prowl for sex, drugs and cheap thrills. It is during this time that Tano must make some difficult choices - choices that will either force him to grow up or lead him on a spiraling road to tragedy. - Director:
- Alberto Rodríguez
- Cast:
- Juan José Ballesta, Iride Fontana, Javier Berger
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Following a one-off Christmas special in 1986, Gareth Hale and Norman Pace's first foray into the sketch series format was instantly successful - and instantly controversial. Staying just the right side of Broadcasting Standards, the two former teachers enjoyed massive ratings over a decade of quick-fire, occasionally notorious comedy sketches, winning the Silver Rose at Montreux and becoming one of the most mimicked comedy acts in television history. Complete and uncut, this set contains the entire first series alongside the Channel 4 1986 Christmas Special. With legendary bodyguards The Two Rons featuring throughout, each show contains a relentless mix of hilariously barbed sketches and musical numbers, as well as a few appearances from cult favourites Billy and Johnny, the useless children's TV presenters. Regarded as one of the best sketch shows of the last thirty years, this series guest stars Ainsley Harriott, Status Quo, Harry Enfield, Courtney Pine, Rick Wakeman, Helen Atkinson-Wood and Doon MacKichan. - Director:
- Vic Finch
- Cast:
- Gareth Hale, Norman Pace, Wendy Leavesley
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When Shadow Moon is released from prison, he meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday and a storm begins to brew. Left adrift by the recent death of his wife, Shadow is hired as Mr. Wednesday's bodyguard. He finds himself in a hidden world where magic is real, where the Old Gods fear irrelevance and the growing power of the New Gods, and where Mr. Wednesday is building an army to reclaim his lost glory. - Director:
- David Slade
- Cast:
- Demore Barnes, Ricky Whittle, Emily Browning
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