Don Warrington

Don Warrington

Don Warrington MBE (born Donald Williams, 23 May 1951) is a Trinidadian-born British actor. He is best known for playing Philip Smith in the ITV sitcom Rising Damp (1974–78), and Commissioner Selwyn Patterson in the BBC detective series Death in Paradise (2011–present).

  • Title: Don Warrington
  • Popularity: 8.755
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1951-05-23
  • Place of Birth: Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
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Don Warrington Movies

  • 1994
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    Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups

    Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups

    8 1994 HD

    Kryten presents a collection of bloopers from series 4 to 6 of Red Dwarf.

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  • 2008
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    Futureshock: Comet

    Futureshock: Comet

    4.6 2008 HD

    A comet hits Ireland, and a bigger one is on its way towards the U.S. where 900 million people have to be evacuated.

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  • 2000
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    Lighthouse

    Lighthouse

    4.8 2000 HD

    A prison ship on its way to a remote island prison runs aground on rocks and sinks. Mixed survivors of cons and prison guards struggle ashore, only...

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  • 1987
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    The Lion of Africa

    The Lion of Africa

    5.7 1987 HD

    Brooke Adams plays a woman who has to put up with Brian Dennehy's character if she wants to get across a desolate section of Africa. They fight and...

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  • 1996
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    'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter

    'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter

    6 1996 HD

    A compilation of the many characters played by Leonard Rossiter.

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  • 2023
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    Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal

    Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal

    1 2023 HD

    The forgotten story of the daring and bloody criminal plot to kidnap Princess Anne in March 1974, which led to an extraordinary shootout in the...

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  • 1979
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    The Last Giraffe

    The Last Giraffe

    1 1979 HD

    An engaging tale of the efforts of a real-life American wildlife photographer and her safari guide husband to save the endangered Rothschild giraffe...

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  • 1996
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    Hamlet

    Hamlet

    7.335 1996 HD

    Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.

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  • 1980
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    Rising Damp

    Rising Damp

    5.5 1980 HD

    Stingy landlord Rigsby manages to scam his lodgers John, an art student, and Philip, an African medical student, making both pay for a room they must...

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  • 1998
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    Babymother

    Babymother

    3.3 1998 HD

    A single mother determined to make it as a singer puts together an all-girl reggae group named Neeta, Sweeta, & Nastie with her friends. Living in a...

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  • 1999
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    Tube Tales

    Tube Tales

    5.3 1999 HD

    Nine short stories based on the true experiences of London Underground passengers: "Mr. Cool" (Amy Jenkins, dir.); "Horny" (Stephen Hopkins);...

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  • 2006
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    Land of the Blind

    Land of the Blind

    5.9 2006 HD

    A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow their country's authoritarian government.

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  • 2004
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    Fat Slags

    Fat Slags

    3.1 2004 HD

    Leaving their hometown of Fulchester in the North of England, Sandra and Tracey head for the bright lights of London, shagging and boozing their way...

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  • 1997
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    The Trick

    The Trick

    7 1997 HD

    Three talent scouts are auditioning for the best eponymous 'trick'. After kicking out a magic chef type, a guy comes in who unfolds a magic door from...

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  • 1999
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    Tube Tales

    Tube Tales

    5.3 1999 HD

    Nine short stories based on the true experiences of London Underground passengers: "Mr. Cool" (Amy Jenkins, dir.); "Horny" (Stephen Hopkins);...

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  • 1984
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    Bloodbath at the House of Death

    Bloodbath at the House of Death

    5.5 1984 HD

    Six scientists arrive at the creepy Headstone Manor to investigate a strange phenomena which was the site of a mysterious massacre years earlier...

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  • 1988
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    Borderland

    Borderland

    1 1988 HD

    South Africa 1988: living in isolation, Anya, a white journalist, is forced to examine her reasons for exile by the unexpected arrival of two old...

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  • 2015
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    The Ark

    The Ark

    5.8 2015 HD

    Noah, a farmer and family man, is instructed by an angel to build an ark in the middle of a desert in order to save both his family and the faithful...

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  • 2021
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    Rhythm of Life

    Rhythm of Life

    6.5 2021 HD

    A star-studded short film encouraging people to get COVID-19 vaccines and featuring the song "The Rhythm of Life" from the 1966 classic musical,...

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  • 2011
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    The Glass Man

    The Glass Man

    5.3 2011 HD

    The chilling story of a middle class man whose desperate weathering of the current economic crisis ends with the arrival one night of a debt...

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  • 2010
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    It's a Wonderful Afterlife

    It's a Wonderful Afterlife

    4.6 2010 HD

    Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and cringeworthy...

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  • 2022
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    Still We Thrive

    Still We Thrive

    1 2022 HD

    A rich tapestry of image, music and poetry is interwoven in this powerful meditation on Black resilience.

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  • 2016
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    King Lear

    King Lear

    8 2016 HD

    Don Warrington stars as the tragic monarch in this acclaimed version of the Shakespeare play recorded at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.

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  • 2018
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    You, Me and Him

    You, Me and Him

    5.7 2018 HD

    Despite their age difference, Lesbian couple Olivia and Alex are very much in love. But as the question of pregnancy rears its head and their...

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  • 1999
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    8 ½ Women

    8 ½ Women

    5.6 1999 HD

    Following the death of a mother, a father and son open up their very own harem in their Genevan estate after watching 8½.

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  • 2006
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    Manilla Envelopes

    Manilla Envelopes

    1 2006 HD

    Also known as The Battersea Ripper, this is a comic crime thriller set in London concerning a young girl's kidnapping and the hapless police and...

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  • 2011
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    The Toys That Made Christmas

    The Toys That Made Christmas

    1 2011 HD

    The Toys That Made Christmas. Spirograph, Fuzzy Felt, Barbie, Meccano - Robert Webb tells the story of our Christmases through the toys we played...

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  • 1975
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    Club Havana

    Club Havana

    1 1975 HD

    After 12 years away, Mrs Jordan’s son arrives in Birmingham from Jamaica. Writer Barry Reckord returns to the theme of an interracial...

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  • 1975
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    Carbon Copy

    Carbon Copy

    1 1975 HD

    In Howard Schuman’s contribution to the Against the Crowd series, Jamaican Albert Sharpe II (Warrington) is no longer at ease with the cultured...

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  • 1970
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    Night Shift

    Night Shift

    1 1970 HD

    Lenny and Chris are on their way to a job. But it gets complicated. Very complicated. And they haven’t reckoned on just who they’re...

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  • 2016
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    On Christmas Night

    On Christmas Night

    1 2016 HD

    Don Warrington narrates the account in Luke's Gospel of the shepherds' visit to the Christ Child, and the Adventist Vocal Ensemble sing Sweet Little...

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  • 2000
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    The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

    The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

    1 2000 HD

    Tribute to the much-loved character actor.

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  • 1990
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    Camping

    Camping

    3 1990 HD

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  • 2009
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    God, Smell and Her

    God, Smell and Her

    1 2009 HD

    A stream of consciousness, a journey, a wonder of human beings, life and the world, of the corporeal and what can not be seen, but there is. A woman...

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  • 2024
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    Shelf

    Shelf

    1 2024 HD

    A heart warming story about some unfortunate changes in Grant's (Don Warrington MBE) life, as he takes on a new challenge, a simple wooden shelf. How...

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  • 2002
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    Believe Nothing

    Believe Nothing

    6.7 2002 HD

    Believe Nothing is a British ITV sitcom starring Rik Mayall as Quadruple Professor Adonis Cnut, the cleverest man in Britain, and Oxford's leading...

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  • 1974
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    Rising Damp

    Rising Damp

    7.442 1974 HD

    Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long suffering tenants.

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  • 1986
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    Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

    7.3 1986 HD

    The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a...

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  • 2007
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    M.I. High

    M.I. High

    6.176 2007 HD

    M.I. High is a BBC children's spy-fi adventure series. It was produced for the BBC by the independent production company Kudos, who also produced the...

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  • 2009
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    Law & Order: UK

    Law & Order: UK

    6.8 2009 HD

    Adapted from the hit US series, Law & Order: UK follows a team of police detectives and prosecutors representing the public interest in the...

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  • 2003
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    The Crouches

    The Crouches

    1 2003 HD

    The Crouches is a sitcom that aired on BBC One between 2003 and 2005, starring Rudolph Walker. Other main cast members were Robbie Gee and Jo Martin....

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  • 1988
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    Red Dwarf

    Red Dwarf

    8 1988 HD

    The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.

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  • 1997
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    Trial & Retribution

    Trial & Retribution

    6.4 1997 HD

    Trial & Retribution is a feature-length ITV police procedural television drama series that began in 1997. It was devised and written by Lynda La...

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  • 1999
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    CI5: The New Professionals

    CI5: The New Professionals

    6 1999 HD

    In this 1998 re-imagining of the original The Professionals TV show, CI5 now has an international remit, being jointly funded by the governments of...

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  • 2006
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    New Street Law

    New Street Law

    6.5 2006 HD

    The exploits and cases of two rival barristers' chambers with very different attitudes to justice.

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  • 2002
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    Manchild

    Manchild

    4 2002 HD

    Stockbroker Terry, art expert Patrick, orthodontist James and decking supremo Gary have been friends since their schooldays. Now, having all reached...

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  • 2020
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    Between the Covers

    Between the Covers

    5.5 2020 HD

    Sara Cox hosts this new book club bringing the nation together through sharing the pleasure of reading. Each edition features a celebrity panel...

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  • 1995
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    Backup

    Backup

    4.5 1995 HD

    Drama about the working lives of policemen and women in an Operational Support Unit.

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  • 1981
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    Triangle

    Triangle

    5.5 1981 HD

    Triangle was a BBC Television soap opera in the early 1980s, set aboard a North Sea ferry which sailed from Felixstowe to Gothenburg and Gothenburg...

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  • 2006
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    New Street Law

    New Street Law

    6.5 2006 HD

    The exploits and cases of two rival barristers' chambers with very different attitudes to justice.

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  • 2004
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    London

    London

    1 2004 HD

    London is a 2004 three-part BBC history documentary series about the history of London, presented by Peter Ackroyd.

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  • 1995
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    Chiller

    Chiller

    6.167 1995 HD

    Chiller is a five-part British horror fantasy anthology television series, produced by Yorkshire Television, that first broadcast on ITV on 9 March...

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  • 2014
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    Chasing Shadows

    Chasing Shadows

    7.2 2014 HD

    Chasing Shadows follows a team of special operatives who are tracking down serial killers.

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  • 1985
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    The Mysteries

    The Mysteries

    1 1985 HD

    National Theatre Cottesloe production filmed for Channel 4

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  • 2016
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    The Five

    The Five

    6.9 2016 HD

    When they were twelve years old, Mark, Pru, Danny and Slade were out together in the park. Mark’s five-year-old brother, Jesse, was annoying...

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  • 2001
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    Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

    7.237 2001 HD

    A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

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  • 1993
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    To Play the King

    To Play the King

    8.2 1993 HD

    Francis Urquhart's survival at the top is threatened by the new king's populist agenda.

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  • 2011
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    Death in Paradise

    Death in Paradise

    7.456 2011 HD

    A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of...

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  • 2017
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    Henry IX

    Henry IX

    6 2017 HD

    Henry is a forty-something man suffering a midlife crisis and looking to escape from his current situation - but this forty-something man also...

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  • 2005
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    Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

    7.5 2005 HD

    The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a...

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  • 1986
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    Casualty

    Casualty

    6 1986 HD

    Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and...

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  • 2010
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    Going Postal

    Going Postal

    7.2 2010 HD

    Moist von Lipwig is a con-man with a particular talent-- he is utterly unremarkable. When his execution is stayed in Terry Pratchett's remarkable...

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  • 1985
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    C.A.T.S. Eyes

    C.A.T.S. Eyes

    5.667 1985 HD

    C.A.T.S. Eyes is a British television series made by TVS for ITV between 1985 and 1987.

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  • 2000
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    Arabian Nights

    Arabian Nights

    6.7 2000 HD

    Targeted for assassination by his first wife and his evil brother, a young sultan must marry by the next full moon or he will lose his kingdom. His...

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  • 2009
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    The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words

    The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words

    1 2009 HD

    To commemorate the centenary of the birth of one of Britain’s most influential and best-loved poets, this film combines dramatisations of...

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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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  • 1999
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    The Seventh Scroll

    The Seventh Scroll

    5.6 1999 HD

    Past and present intertwine when an archaeologist and her husband find a mysterious child on the banks of the Nile and adopt him. But the more they...

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  • 2003
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    Grumpy Old Men

    Grumpy Old Men

    7.25 2003 HD

    Series giving a voice to 35- to 54-year-old men, very probably the grumpiest sector of our society.

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  • 2023
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    Beyond Paradise

    Beyond Paradise

    6.9 2023 HD

    After leaving paradise and seeking a quieter life, Humphrey has taken a job as Detective Inspector in his fiancée Martha's hometown. But with...

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