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As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable...

Genre: Drama

Cast: David Tennant

As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Gillian Anderson

The hour before actors go on stage at the National Theatre in London is a performance in and of itself.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Simon Russell Beale

Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch

One person can make all the difference. Miss Lily Moffat arrives in rural North Wales, determined to help young local miners out of poverty by...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Nicola Walker

From her beginnings as a destitute orphan, Jane Eyre’s spirited heroine faces life’s obstacles head-on, surviving poverty, injustice and...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Madeleine Worrall

General Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Frank Finlay

In the communal area of a block of temporary accommodation, the residents go about their day-to-day routines in the run-up to Christmas. The bonds of...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Anna Calder-Marshall

Confronted with death, National Health Service founder Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey...

Genre: History

Cast: Michael Sheen

A flat in Ladbroke Grove, West London. 1952. When Hester Collyer is found by her neighbours in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, the story...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Helen McCrory

When an old adversary threatens Rome, the city calls once more on her hero and defender: Coriolanus. But he has enemies at home too. Famine threatens...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tom Hiddleston

St George's Park Tea Room, Port Elizabeth, 1950. On a long rainy afternoon, employees Sam and Willie practise their steps for the finals of the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hammed Animashaun

When a young mother speaks out against the Taliban, she and her husband are forced to flee their home and country with their three sons. Embarking...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shamail Ali

Oliver Goldsmith's classic comedy of manners tells of the clever schemes and comic ruses that unfold one night at a country house. An ambitious...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Stephen Beresford

Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the people pour out of their homes to celebrate. Alarmed by the autocrat’s popularity, the educated...

Genre: Drama

Cast: David Calder

For generations, African men have gathered in barber shops to discuss the world. These are places where the banter can be barbed and the truth is...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Maynard Eziashi

It's February 1974. Ted Heath's Conservative government has been ousted. But only just. In the hung Parliament, Labour manages to form a minority...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Vincent Franklin

Jess has a great life: a job she loves, a sharp sense of humour and a close group of friends. When austerity threatens the world she has worked hard...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Francesca Martinez

A ship is wrecked on the rocks. Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother Sebastian is lost. Determined to survive on her own, she steps out to...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Tamara Lawrance

It’s 1786 and King George III is the most powerful man in the world. But his behaviour is becoming increasingly erratic as he succumbs to fits...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Mark Gatiss