Alison Steadman

Alison Steadman

Alison Steadman (born 26 August 1946) is an English actor. She won the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for the Mike Leigh (her husband 1973-2001) film Life is Sweet, and the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as Mari in the original production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. In a 2007 Channel 4 poll, the "50 Greatest Actors" voted for by other actors, she was ranked No. 42. Steadman made her professional stage debut in 1968 and went on to establish her career in Mike Leigh's 1970s TV plays Nuts in May (1976) and Abigail's Party (1977). She received BAFTA TV Award nominations for the 1986 BBC serial The Singing Detective, and in 2001 for the ITV drama series Fat Friends (2000–05). Other television roles include Pride and Prejudice (1995), Gavin & Stacey (2007–10, 2019) and Orphan Black (2015–16). Her other film appearances include A Private Function (1984), Clockwise (1986), Shirley Valentine (1989), Topsy Turvy (1999), and The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004).

  • Title: Alison Steadman
  • Popularity: 23.568
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1946-08-26
  • Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: Alison Steadman OBE
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Alison Steadman Movies

  • 2006
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    Loony in the Woods

    Loony in the Woods

    2.1 2006 HD

    A camping trip seems like the perfect way for a group of friends to spend a vacation they will never forget. Unfortunately, no one will be left alive...

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  • 2007
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    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    1 2007 HD

    Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed programmes ever made, The 50 Greatest Television Dramas...

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  • 2006
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    Confetti

    Confetti

    5.5 2006 HD

    A mockumentary that follows three couples as they battle it out to win the coveted title of 'Most Original Wedding of the Year'.

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  • 1977
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    Abigail's Party

    Abigail's Party

    7.4 1977 HD

    Beverly wears low-cut dresses, too much make-up, and has a reputation as a man-eating monster. She turns a social get-together between married...

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  • 1992
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    Blame It on the Bellboy

    Blame It on the Bellboy

    5.3 1992 HD

    Mike Lawton, Maurice Horton, and Melvin Orton are three men who come to Venice. One of them is a hit man sent to take out a mobster. Another is a...

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  • 1990
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    Life Is Sweet

    Life Is Sweet

    7 1990 HD

    Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts...

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  • 1989
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    Wilt

    Wilt

    6.103 1989 HD

    Henry Wilt is a more or less failed teacher who fantasizes about murdering his dominant, non-attentive wife Eva. At a party who gets stuck in an...

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  • 1999
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    Santa's Last Christmas

    Santa's Last Christmas

    6 1999 HD

    Santa and his helpers oversleep and risk causing a toy shortage at Christmas.

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  • 1982
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    P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

    P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

    7 1982 HD

    Summer, 1948. 14-year-old Alan has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes, and that he will finally...

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  • 2019
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    Off Grid

    Off Grid

    10 2019 HD

    A man takes to a remote hideout with his sick wife, where they live in isolation as he battles to protect her life, and his own sanity, from a...

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  • 1994
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    Degas and Pissario Fall Out

    Degas and Pissario Fall Out

    1 1994 HD

    A forgotten gem made for the British arts anthology series Without Walls, this half-hour drama imagines the two 19th century impressionist painters...

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  • 2024
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    Better Man

    Better Man

    8.2 2024 HD

    Except he's not a monkey, he's a chimp. An ape, not a monkey. Follow Robbie Williams' journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of...

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  • 2007
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    Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill

    5.917 2007 HD

    Orphaned by smallpox, young Lancashire country lady Fanny Hill cheerfully accepts her friend Esther Davies's offer to join the London 'working girls'...

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  • 1989
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    Shirley Valentine

    Shirley Valentine

    6.3 1989 HD

    Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while...

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  • 2010
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    Come Rain Come Shine

    Come Rain Come Shine

    5 2010 HD

    David Jason stars as cockney ex-docker Don Mitchell in this emotional drama. Don is incredibly proud of his son David’s affluent lifestyle. The...

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  • 2020
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    We Love Gavin and Stacey

    We Love Gavin and Stacey

    1 2020 HD

    A celebration of Ruth Jones and James Corden's comedy, with stars including Alison Steadman, Larry Lamb and Melanie Walters revealing backstage...

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  • 1989
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    Virtuoso

    Virtuoso

    1 1989 HD

    In 1962, the young pianist, John Ogdon wins international success in Moscow and embarks on a whirlwind career. Ten years later he suffers the onset...

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  • 1985
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    Number One

    Number One

    5 1985 HD

    A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money.

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  • 1984
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    Champions

    Champions

    6.8 1984 HD

    The true story of jockey Bob Champion who overcame cancer to win the 1981 Grand National

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  • 1989
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    Monster Maker

    Monster Maker

    6.4 1989 HD

    A young boy wants to work with a famous creature/fx man but gets more than he bargained when one of the creatures, The Ultra-Gorgon, takes him under...

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  • 2002
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    D.I.Y. Hard

    D.I.Y. Hard

    8.7 2002 HD

    A hostage situation takes an unusual turn.

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  • 2012
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    A Civil Arrangement

    A Civil Arrangement

    1 2012 HD

    Mother of the bride Isobel speaks direct to camera about her selfish Lesbian daughter Kelly's upcoming civil partnership to the older, sensible...

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  • 1976
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    Nuts in May

    Nuts in May

    7.167 1976 HD

    A middle-class couple go camping in Dorset, but peace and quiet elude them.

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  • 2016
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    Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

    Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

    1 2016 HD

    Friends and fans pay tribute to a great comic talent in this celebration of the life and work of the hugely popular Victoria Wood, who died of cancer...

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  • 1991
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    Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

    7 1991 HD

    In 1981, Gerd Heidemann, a war correspondent and reporter with the German magazine Stern, makes what he believes is the literary and historical scoop...

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  • 1994
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    Do You Remember the First Time?

    Do You Remember the First Time?

    1 1994 HD

    An unconventional promo for the 1994 single of the same name by British band Pulp. Various celebrities are interviewed about their memories of losing...

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  • 2017
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    Becky Watts Killed for Kicks

    Becky Watts Killed for Kicks

    1 2017 HD

    The story behind the murder of 16-year-old Becky Watts, who was killed by her stepbrother Nathan Matthews and his 21-year-old partner Shauna Hoare in...

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  • 2019
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    Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas

    Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas

    9 2019 HD

    The Shipmans and the Wests get together once again for Christmas. Bryn is cooking dinner, Dawn is in shock, and there are revelations in the pub on...

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  • 2023
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    The 1970s Dinner Party

    The 1970s Dinner Party

    1 2023 HD

    A colourful trip back in time, as Debbie McGee hosts a 1970s-style dinner party.

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  • 1990
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    News Hounds

    News Hounds

    1 1990 HD

    Every cub reporter wants a front page 'splash' and the journalists from The Brit, a top-selling daily tabloid, are no exception. They're on the trail...

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  • 2022
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    Queen and Country

    Queen and Country

    1 2022 HD

    A film exploring the Queen's love of country life - whether in Scotland, Norfolk, or Windsor - through the eyes of those who came into contact with...

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  • 1986
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    Clockwise

    Clockwise

    6.269 1986 HD

    School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for...

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  • 1987
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    The Short & Curlies

    The Short & Curlies

    6.3 1987 HD

    A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor...

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  • 2016
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    Dad's Army

    Dad's Army

    5 2016 HD

    A cinema remake of the classic sitcom Dad's Army (1968). The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German...

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  • 2008
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    Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008

    Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008

    9 2008 HD

    As Nessa and the Wests head to Essex to spend Christmas with the Shipmans, Gavin and Stacey have a startling announcement to make.

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  • 2015
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    Peterman

    Peterman

    6.7 2015 HD

    The death of his safe cracking grandfather has landed Johnny as the only one left alive who can open a safe for a degenerate crew of violent...

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  • 1978
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    Two Days That Shook the Branch

    Two Days That Shook the Branch

    1 1978 HD

    Des, an enthusiastic incompetent, always promises rather more that he can deliver.

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  • 1989
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    A Small Mourning

    A Small Mourning

    1 1989 HD

    When Marjorie's husband of 20 years dies of a brain tumour, she's hit financially as well as emotionally. The money she makes packing tights in a...

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  • 2001
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    Ivor the Invisible

    Ivor the Invisible

    7 2001 HD

    Written by Raymond Briggs, this beautifully animated film tells the story of ten-year-old John. After being woken up early one morning. John finds a...

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  • 2016
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    Burn Burn Burn

    Burn Burn Burn

    6.644 2016 HD

    Following the death of their friend, two girls in their late twenties embark on a road trip to spread his ashes. Seph and Alex take turns driving....

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  • 2003
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    Chunky Monkey

    Chunky Monkey

    2 2003 HD

    Fitness fanatic, Donald Leek, indulges in a monthly Chunky Monkey experience with, someone vaguely resembling movie-songstress, Julie Andrews, who...

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  • 1984
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    A Private Function

    A Private Function

    6.372 1984 HD

    In the summer of 1947, Britain prepares to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. To get around food-rationing laws, Dr....

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  • 1997
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    The Missing Postman

    The Missing Postman

    5 1997 HD

    When Dorset postman Clive Peacock is forced into early retirement, the years ahead look bleak. But on his last day in the job, in a moment of...

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  • 2001
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    Happy Now

    Happy Now

    5.5 2001 HD

    All grown up and gunning for political power in a small North Wales community, Glen Marcus and his best mate harbour a dark secret which seems to be...

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  • 2007
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    The Dinner Party

    The Dinner Party

    6 2007 HD

    Young couple Jackie and Leo move from North London to a suburban home in the green belt paradise of Southern England. At the birthday party of a...

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  • 1975
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    Through the Night

    Through the Night

    1 1975 HD

    The play tells the story of Christine Potts, who undergoes an unexpected mastectomy, and struggles to cope with the aftermath and the deficiencies of...

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  • 1999
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    Topsy-Turvy

    Topsy-Turvy

    6.6 1999 HD

    After their production "Princess Ida" meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking....

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  • 1985
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    Coming Through

    Coming Through

    4.8 1985 HD

    While researching the work of author D.H. Lawrence (Kenneth Branagh), Kate (Alison Steadman) begins a romance with a fellow academic, and learns...

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  • 1974
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    Girl

    Girl

    5 1974 HD

    An episode of the BBC drama series Second City Firsts. Jackie is leaving the army. While waiting for her car to arrive, she encounters Corporal...

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  • 1975
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    Early to Bed

    Early to Bed

    1 1975 HD

    Alan Bleasdale’s television debut, this beautifully observed drama stars Alison Steadman as a woman having a passionate tryst with the boy next...

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  • 2011
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    French Exchange

    French Exchange

    6.5 2011 HD

    15-year-old Jack is on a French Exchange trip with his school. But his mum won't stop ringing to check-up on him. On his last night, his host falls...

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  • 1997
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    The Ugly Duckling

    The Ugly Duckling

    6.1 1997 HD

    The Ugly Duckling teams up with friend Scruffy, and the lovable misfits embark on a journey that helps them realize that their differences are what...

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  • 2007
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    Who Gets the Dog

    Who Gets the Dog

    5 2007 HD

    A drama about a couple on the edge of divorce, their solicitors, their daughter and of course, their dog.

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  • 1988
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    Stormy Monday

    Stormy Monday

    5.8 1988 HD

    When a corrupt American businessman tries to strong arm his way into businesses in Newcastle, England, he is thwarted by a club attendant and his...

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  • 1982
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    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    1 1982 HD

    Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.

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  • 1973
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    Hard Labour

    Hard Labour

    6.5 1973 HD

    A quiet and put-upon house cleaner breaks her silence.

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  • 2014
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    The One and Only Mike Leigh

    The One and Only Mike Leigh

    9 2014 HD

    In a revealing documentary, Mike Leigh, director of Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Abigail's Party among many others, talks to Alan Yentob about...

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  • 1988
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    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    7 1988 HD

    An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.

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  • 1996
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    Secrets & Lies

    Secrets & Lies

    7.552 1996 HD

    After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to...

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  • 2010
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    Fry and Laurie Reunited

    Fry and Laurie Reunited

    6.8 2010 HD

    Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie reunite for a TV special to mark the 30th anniversary of their partnership.

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  • 2017
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    We Can Be Heroes

    We Can Be Heroes

    1 2017 HD

    Ben never knew his father; he was killed in 9/11 when Ben was just a baby. Eleven years later, Ben goes to spend the summer with his grandparents,...

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  • 1983
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    Tartuffe, or The Imposter

    Tartuffe, or The Imposter

    1 1983 HD

    Royal Shakespeare Company's televised adaptation of Moliere's play with Antony Sher in the title role of Tartuffe.

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  • 2004
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    The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

    The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

    6.576 2004 HD

    The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings as a comic performer on BBC Radio to his huge...

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  • 2017
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    Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)

    Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)

    8 2017 HD

    Chris Shepherd directs a short animation in tribute to Joe Orton (Entertaining Mr Sloane, Loot) to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. Joe Orton...

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  • 1981
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    The Muscle Market

    The Muscle Market

    7 1981 HD

    Danny Duggan runs a failing building contractors, and resorts to sub-gangster thuggery to keep the business afloat. However, with the bottom falling...

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  • 1976
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    Bag of Yeast

    Bag of Yeast

    1 1976 HD

    When teacher Tony Scannell decides he wants to be ordained as a Catholic Priest his decision has wide ranging effects on his family and loved ones.

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  • 1999
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    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

    6.8 1999 HD

    In this spell-binding story brave Jack climbs the Beanstalk to the magical world of Beanland. He and his new friends Dilly (the small but fearless...

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  • 1974
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    Taking Leave

    Taking Leave

    1 1974 HD

    Mike comes home on leave from Ulster. After six years in the Army he has to decide whether to sign up again or not. His parents want him to leave the...

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  • 1977
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    Our Flesh and Blood

    Our Flesh and Blood

    1 1977 HD

    TV play by Mike Stott. Comedy about a couple expecting their first baby.

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  • 2018
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    Care

    Care

    6.9 2018 HD

    Jenny, a single mother raising two daughters after her husband leaves, is aided by her widowed mother, Mary. But Jenny struggles to stay afloat after...

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  • 2021
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    The King's Man

    The King's Man

    6.8 2021 HD

    As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop...

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  • 2007
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    All About 'Abigail's Party'

    All About 'Abigail's Party'

    6.3 2007 HD

    A look at the production of Play for Today: Abigail's Party (1977).

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  • 1995
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    Gotta Get Out

    Gotta Get Out

    8 1995 HD

    About a personal experience of claustrophobia and how to deal with it. When you can't have another cup of coffee or another brandy because you just...

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  • 2020
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    23 Walks

    23 Walks

    6.7 2020 HD

    A gentle, sweet, funny, romantic story of love in later life. Following a couple in their sixties, Dave and Fern who get to know one another over the...

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  • 1980
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    Pasmore

    Pasmore

    1 1980 HD

    Colin Pasmore tests his strength against his family ties but finds them stronger than he ever imagined.

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  • 2009
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    Caravans: A British Love Affair

    Caravans: A British Love Affair

    1 2009 HD

    Documentary about the love affair between the British and their caravans, which saw the country establish the world's largest caravan manufacturer...

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  • 1996
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    The Snow Queen's Revenge

    The Snow Queen's Revenge

    5.5 1996 HD

    The Snow Queen holds Ellie responsible for ruining her plans to freeze the world and sets out to seek revenge. She kidnaps Dimly the flying reindeer...

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  • 2020
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    Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

    Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

    6 2020 HD

    Roald & Beatrix, the tail of the curious mouse, a heart-warming Christmas film inspired by the true encounter between a six-year-old Roald Dahl and...

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  • 1985
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    The Caucasian Chalk Circle

    The Caucasian Chalk Circle

    1 1985 HD

    The hardships faced by a woman trying to survive a bloody civil war while caring for the abandoned child of the deposed former ruler.

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  • 1970
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    King of the Teds

    King of the Teds

    1 1970 HD

    Ron and Tina's lives are changed when long lost friend Nina calls, reawakening memories of when Ron was the charismatic 'King of the Teds' and both...

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  • 1989
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    7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

    7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

    1 1989 HD

    A short satirical film devised by and starring Alan Rickman, Jim Broadbent and Alison Steadman about the seven sins of stage acting.

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  • 2024
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    Gavin & Stacey: The Finale

    Gavin & Stacey: The Finale

    1 2024 HD

    A new Christmas Special and the conclusion to the TV show ‘Gavin & Stacey’.

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  • 2001
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    Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie

    Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie

    7.8 2001 HD

    Near Christmas, Robert "Bob The Builder" McGraw Jr. and his machine team gang of talking construction vehicles are preparing for the Winter Christmas...

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  • 1989
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    7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

    7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Singing Detective

    The Singing Detective

    7.7 1986 HD

    Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.

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  • 1999
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    Let Them Eat Cake

    Let Them Eat Cake

    6.8 1999 HD

    Let Them Eat Cake is a British sitcom starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders set in France, 1782, just seven years before the French Revolution....

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  • 1995
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    Pride and Prejudice

    Pride and Prejudice

    8.2 1995 HD

    Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and...

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  • 2000
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    Fat Friends

    Fat Friends

    7.6 2000 HD

    Fat Friends was an ITV drama, following a group of overweight people, their laughter and pain and addresses the absurdities of dieting in our modern...

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  • 2006
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    The One Show

    The One Show

    4.6 2006 HD

    A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

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  • 2018
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    Butterfly

    Butterfly

    5.9 2018 HD

    From a young age, 11-year-old, Max, has identified as a girl and as puberty looms, she begins to present increasing signs of gender variance. When...

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  • 1996
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    Dalziel & Pascoe

    Dalziel & Pascoe

    6.3 1996 HD

    British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton. The...

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  • 2007
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    Gavin & Stacey

    Gavin & Stacey

    7.4 2007 HD

    Gavin is an ordinary boy from Billericay, Essex. Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry Island, South Wales. They’ve spoken on the phone every...

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  • 1972
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    Crown Court

    Crown Court

    5.4 1972 HD

    Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court...

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  • 2004
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    The Worst Week of My Life

    The Worst Week of My Life

    8.1 2004 HD

    The Worst Week of My Life is a British comedy television series, first broadcast on BBC One between March and April 2004. A second series was aired...

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  • 1995
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    Coogan's Run

    Coogan's Run

    6.4 1995 HD

    Coogan's Run was a 1995 UK TV series featuring Steve Coogan as a series of odd characters living in the fictional town of Ottle. It was written by...

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  • 1975
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    Oil Strike North

    Oil Strike North

    5 1975 HD

    Oil Strike North is a BBC television drama series produced in 1975. The series was created and produced by Gerard Glaister and dealt with life on...

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  • 1995
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    Crapston Villas

    Crapston Villas

    7.5 1995 HD

    Crapston Villas was a British animated television series, in which the characters were made from plasticine and filmed with stop motion clay...

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  • 2000
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    Lenny Henry in Pieces

    Lenny Henry in Pieces

    3 2000 HD

    Lenny Henry in Pieces was a British stand-up and sketch show by comedians Lenny Henry and Gina Yashere. It aired on BBC One between 2000 and...

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  • 1970
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    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    6.1 1970 HD

    Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

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  • 1998
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    Stressed Eric

    Stressed Eric

    6 1998 HD

    Eric Feeble is a middle-class divorced father of two who resides in London, England. An average man, with a less than average life, Eric is endlessly...

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  • 1997
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    The Missing Postman

    The Missing Postman

    6.5 1997 HD

    Postman Clive Peacock decides to rebel when his employers force him to take early retirement. Setting off on his bike, he determines to deliver his...

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  • 1996
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    No Bananas

    No Bananas

    1 1996 HD

    This 10-episode television miniseries, set in England during World War II, tells the story of two families, the wealthy Hamiltons and the...

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  • 1993
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    GMTV

    GMTV

    5.8 1993 HD

    GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3...

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  • 2001
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    Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years

    Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years

    3 2001 HD

    Adrian Mole: the Cappuccino Years is a British television series which was first aired on BBC One in 2001. The series was based on the fifth book...

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  • 1975
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    The Wackers

    The Wackers

    5.5 1975 HD

    Comedy series set in Liverpool about an half-protestant/half-catholic family.

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  • 2004
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    Bosom Pals

    Bosom Pals

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2007
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    Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill

    7.2 2007 HD

    Two-part TV drama based on the novel by John Cleland. Set in the 18th century, the story of a young country girl who through financial neccessity...

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  • 2014
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    Inside No. 9

    Inside No. 9

    8 2014 HD

    An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.

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  • 2019
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    DNA Journey

    DNA Journey

    6 2019 HD

    Celebrities are given a unique insight into their lives using innovative DNA science and technology to trace their ancestors.

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  • 2013
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    Orphan Black

    Orphan Black

    7.8 2013 HD

    A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.

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  • 2014
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    Boomers

    Boomers

    7 2014 HD

    Sitcom following the ups and downs of three retired couples living in Thurnemouth, 'Norfolk's only West-facing resort'.

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  • 2012
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    The Syndicate

    The Syndicate

    7.548 2012 HD

    A drama exploring how winning the lottery transforms the lives of ordinary people.

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  • 2022
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    Rules of the Game

    Rules of the Game

    6.059 2022 HD

    Sam is a hard-headed manager at a family-run business in the North West. However, when Sam arrives at work one day to find a dead body in the office...

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  • 2005
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    Twisted Tales

    Twisted Tales

    7.5 2005 HD

    Twisted Tales is a dark and stylish comedy drama series. With intense scripts written by a mix of established writers and upcoming talent, each story...

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  • 2023
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    Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry

    Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry

    1 2023 HD

    Gavin & Stacey stars Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb take a 210-mile road trip from Billericay to Barry Island.

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  • 1995
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    Kavanagh Q.C.

    Kavanagh Q.C.

    6.8 1995 HD

    James Kavanagh QC is one of the top flight barristers in Britain. Each episode has him handling challenging cases and defendants which put his skills...

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  • 2022
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    Here We Go

    Here We Go

    6.5 2022 HD

    Family life with no filter. The Jessops navigate life's everyday challenges - from changing jobs to kidnapping dogs.

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  • 1989
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    The Jim Henson Hour

    The Jim Henson Hour

    9 1989 HD

    The Jim Henson Hour was developed as a showcase for the Jim Henson Company's various puppet creations, including the popular Muppet characters. This...

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  • 2010
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    Little Crackers

    Little Crackers

    6.8 2010 HD

    Little Crackers is a series of Christmas short films featuring stars of British and Irish comedy.

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  • 1994
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    The Wimbledon Poisoner

    The Wimbledon Poisoner

    3.5 1994 HD

    Henry Farr, a Wimbledon solicitor desperate to rid himself of his wife, settles on murder as a solution to his problem.

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  • 2014
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    The Great War: The People's Story

    The Great War: The People's Story

    6.1 2014 HD

    Through original diaries, letters, and memoirs, this unforgettable documentary tells how the lives of regular British men and women were transformed...

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  • 2018
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    Hold the Sunset

    Hold the Sunset

    6.143 2018 HD

    Edith's dreams of retirement to the sun with her long-term suitor Phil are shattered when her 50-year-old son Roger arrives home, seeking to...

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  • 1996
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    Karaoke

    Karaoke

    6.9 1996 HD

    Daniel Feeld, writer of the film Karaoke, starts to believe that his characters are coming alive.

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  • 2002
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    Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale

    Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale

    7.2 2002 HD

    The only child in a wretchedly poor family in the Danish village of Odense, Hans Christian Andersen lives in a fantasy world. His hand carved dolls...

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  • 1970
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    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    6.1 1970 HD

    Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

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  • 2012
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    Gadget Man

    Gadget Man

    7.05 2012 HD

    Gadget Man shows the world's collection of handy gadgets throughout the ages, from today's smart devices to decades old electronics to even older...

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  • 2006
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    Great British Menu

    Great British Menu

    6.4 2006 HD

    Britain's top chefs compete for the chance to cook a four-course banquet for a high-profile figure.

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  • 1992
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    Gone to Seed

    Gone to Seed

    3.7 1992 HD

    The Plant family has run a garden centre in Rotherhithe since Dickens’ time, surviving both war and redevelopment. But now, family rivalry...

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  • 1991
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    Gone to the Dogs

    Gone to the Dogs

    6 1991 HD

    Comedy drama about rivalry in the lucrative world of greyhound racing. Self-made millionaire Larry Patterson is powerful and charismatic, with the...

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  • 2011
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    All Roads Lead Home

    All Roads Lead Home

    1 2011 HD

    Sue Perkins, Alison Steadman and Stephen Mangan use a new form of navigation, Natural Navigation, in order to learn more about the UK and the areas...

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  • 2014
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    Gareth's All Star Choir

    Gareth's All Star Choir

    1 2014 HD

    Choirmaster Gareth Malone brings together an array of untrained voices from the world of television, sport and theatre to release the official 2014...

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  • 2012
    imgS3 E4

    The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

    The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

    1 2012 HD

    Well-known faces don their aprons in this charity special. Who has got what it takes to go all the way and compete for the Great Sport Relief Bake...

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  • 2011
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    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    5 2011 HD

    Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction

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  • 2007
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    Lewis

    Lewis

    7.6 2007 HD

    Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.

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  • 1970
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    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    6.1 1970 HD

    Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

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  • 1997
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    Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

    7.5 1997 HD

    The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his...

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  • 1970
    imgS14 E16

    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    6.1 1970 HD

    Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

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  • 2013
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    Yonderland

    Yonderland

    7.2 2013 HD

    A bored young mum steps through a portal and discovers a world of incompetent knights, monks who are incapable of lying, and a race of people intent...

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  • 2020
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    Life

    Life

    7.6 2020 HD

    Follow the lives and woes of the residents of a Manchester house divided into four different flats. Gemma Foster's neighbour, Emma, now goes by the...

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  • 1970
    imgS14 E16

    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    6.1 1970 HD

    Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

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  • 1949
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    The BAFTA Awards

    The BAFTA Awards

    10 1949 HD

    BAFTA presents awards for film, television and games, including children's entertainment, at a number of annual ceremonies across the UK and in Los...

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