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The Tales of Para Handy

1994

The Tales of Para Handy

1994
5
The Tales of Para Handy is a Scottish television series set in the western isles of Scotland in the 1930s, based on the Para Handy books by Neil Munro. It starred Gregor Fisher as Captain Peter "Para Handy" MacFarlane, Sean Scanlan as first mate Dougie Cameron, Rikki Fulton as engineer Dan Macphail and Andrew Fairlie as Sunny Jim. These four made up the crew of the puffer 'Vital Spark' which was employed by the Campbell Shipping Company, headquartered in Glasgow and run by Andrew Campbell
A Place Called Hollywood

2019

A Place Called Hollywood

2019
A young man with dreams of becoming an actor leaves Oklahoma for Hollywood where, beneath the bright lights, he finds the seedy side of the industry.
Sense and Sensibility

1981

Sense and Sensibility

1981
6.4
A story of two sisters attempting to find happiness in the tightly structured society of 18th century England. Elinor, disciplined, restrained and very conscious of the manners of the day, represents sense. Outspoken, impetuous, emotional Marianne represents sensibility.
Snobs

2003

Snobs

2003
7.8
Snobs is a 2003 Australian TV series by Southern Star Group broadcast on the Nine Network. The series is set in Eden Beach, a fictional town in Sydney's northern beaches and follows the story of a community of travelers known as "The Ferals" who decide to set up camp in the town, despite protest and anger from residents.
24 to Life

2016

24 to Life

2016
8
What would you do with your last 24 hours of freedom? Follow eight unexpected individuals as they go through their final 24 hours before they are incarcerated. Cameras document two seemingly normal people on their final day of freedom as they say their goodbyes and prepare their loved ones for the years they'll be away. A startling look at the consequences of crime and incarceration, from the devastation their sentences have wrought on their families to the aftermath their victims continue to endure. It's an emotional, unexpected look inside the machinery of the criminal justice system.
Behaving Badly

1989

Behaving Badly

1989
3
Behaving Badly is a 1989 British television serial directed by David Tucker. The teleplay by Catherine Heath and Moira Williams is based on Heath's novel of the same name. It was initially broadcast by Channel 4. The series was released on DVD in 2005. The plot focuses on Bridget Mayor, a middle-aged housewife and part-time teacher who is forced to re-evaluate her life when her husband of twenty years abandons her for a younger woman.
Secret Smile

2005

Secret Smile

2005
6.3
After Miranda Cotton breaks off her affair with the manipulative Brendan Block, she and her family become targets of his depraved revenge scheme.
Public Enemies

2012

Public Enemies

2012
6.6
Public Enemies explores the relationship between 28-year-old Eddie, recently released on life licence from prison after serving 10 years, and his probation officer, Paula, returning from suspension following a shocking crime committed by an offender under her supervision.
Hiding

2015

Hiding

2015
5
In order to survive, Lincoln Swift must take his family into witness protection and give evidence against his former employer, vicious crime boss Nils Vandenberg. With new names and fresh identities, the Swifts are ripped from their Gold Coast home and dumped in Western Sydney. But dislocation puts immense pressure on everyone in the family.
Out Loud

2022

Out Loud

2022
7
Five close childhood friends try to leave behind the problems that separated them for 7 years and resume an old musical dream while together they search for love, their calling and a very elusive happiness.
The Reagans

2003

The Reagans

2003
8
The Reagans is a 180-minute television miniseries about U.S. President Ronald Reagan and his family which CBS had planned to broadcast on November 16 and 18, 2003, during fall "sweeps", but was ultimately broadcast on November 30 of that year on cable channel Showtime due to controversy over its portrayal of Reagan.
Juodosios našlės

2016

Juodosios našlės

2016
Answered by Fire

2006

Answered by Fire

2006
2
A two-part television film based on the 1999 East Timor conflicts that led to East Timor's independence.
Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story

2013

Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story

2013
5.5
The making of modern Australia through the eyes of competing media moguls Sir Frank Packer and a young Rupert Murdoch.
Without Motive

2000

Without Motive

2000
5.5
Detective Constable Jack Mowbray has seen a lot of disturbing things on the job. But somehow the family man has never taken it home with him—until now. The brutal murder of a young woman in Bristol sets off a chain of events that may change Mowbray forever and tear his family apart. When the Bristol murder is linked to a series of recent killings, the investigating team grows to more than a dozen detectives and just as many petty jealousies and full-blown rivalries. Mowbray’s boss, DCS Henderson keeps the pressure on as it becomes clear that the latest killing will not be the last. Mowbray and his colleagues race to find a predator who will strike again—without apparent motive.
Dancing on the Grave

2023

Dancing on the Grave

2023
3
The disappearance of a wealthy heiress sparks a search for answers by family members and police alike. She had abandoned the trappings of aristocratic heritage and formed a union with a mysterious godman – What happened to Shakereh, and more urgently, where did she go?
21 Thunder

2017

21 Thunder

2017
5.6
The story of the Montreal Thunder U21 (under-21) team, following the team's star players on and off the field. A story of love, crime, race, sex and athletic glory, at its core the series is about how a group of players and coaches unite as family in the whirlwind of life, one step away from the pros.
Súbete a mi moto

2020

Súbete a mi moto

2020
7.5
The Story behind the the iconic boy band Menudo according to the creator and manager of the band
The Glory Boys

1984

The Glory Boys

1984
5.5
Set in London, this three-part British miniseries was adapted by Gerald Seymour from his own novel. A visiting Israeli scientist was targeted for assassination by two different terrorist organizations: one Irish, one Arab. After working at cross-purposes for an extended length of time, the hired killers from both factions decided to join forces to carry out their murderous assignment.
Rumors

2024

Rumors

2024
10
Kat recounts the devastating experience of a reputation tainted, a career halted and relationships destroyed by rumors spread by a so-called friend.