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Ozzy and Jack's World Detour

2016

Ozzy and Jack's World Detour

2016
6.2
The self-proclaimed history nerds hit the road in a father-son journey they've waited years to take. No roadies, no tour buses and no boundaries - just a bucket list of iconic and historically significant spots that includes Mt. Rushmore, Stonehenge, The Alamo, Roswell, The Jamestown Settlement and Sun Studios and a hit list of some fascinating sights and people that they've read about. From a Cold War era Missile Silo to Bletchley Park; from gold miner Rattlesnake Randy's stream of dreams to vintage tank collector Allan Cors' private museum of working war machines, Ozzy and Jack get their eyes and hands on history.
Striking Out

2017

Striking Out

2017
6.2
When Tara discovers her fiancé and fellow solicitor Eric has been cheating with a colleague, she leaves him and their prestigious law firm to set up her own practice specializing in family and divorce law. Tara's cases will put her in direct conflict with influential families and the legal and political establishment as well as challenging her own personal morals.
Suspects

2014

Suspects

2014
5.4
Set in London, each episode is a self-contained story, starting with a news report, then following the team of three detectives as they investigate the circumstances the crime. The cases themselves are hard-hitting with contemporary themes, such as the search for a soldier with PTSD, a murder that has been made to look like an assisted suicide and the gang rape of a young teenager.
Southcliffe

2013

Southcliffe

2013
6.7
Following a raft of shootings in an English market town, the crimes are retold in a nonlinear narrative structure through the eyes of a journalist and the tragedies' victims.
Dino Squad

2007

Dino Squad

2007
8.8
Five quirky teenagers become dinosaurs to fight crime.
World War Blue

2012

World War Blue

2012
5.1
A parody of the console wars, the series tells the story of two nations, the Segua Kingdom and Ninteldo Empire, locked in a struggle for dominance over the land of Consume.
Alma's Way

2021

Alma's Way

2021
1
Inspired by Manzano’s own childhood, ALMA’S WAY centers on 6-year-old Alma Rivera, a proud, confident Puerto Rican girl who lives in the Bronx with her family among a diverse group of close-knit friends and community members. Infused with Manzano’s humor and grounded in a social and emotional curriculum, the series will give children ages 4-6 the tools to find their own answers, express what they think and feel, and recognize and respect the unique perspective of others.
Brave Bunnies

2021

Brave Bunnies

2021
6
Brave Bunnies is an animated entertaining and educational 2D series for preschool kids. The main idea of the series is to show kids the diversity of the world around them, teach them to accept various traits of others, and successfully communicate even with those who are completely different. Using the example of Brave Bunnies and their friends, parents can explain how to interact with other kids in the kindergarten or at the playground. In each episode, Brave Bunnies meet friends and come up with a fun game to play together.
Count Arthur Strong

2013

Count Arthur Strong

2013
6.9
Count Arthur Strong is a faded star from the golden days of variety, prone to delusions of grandeur, selective memory loss and the blurting out of malapropisms. He was never as famous as he thinks he was... or still thinks he is. Believing that another great entertainment triumph is only a phone call away, Arthur spends his day making the most of any opportunity that comes along - gaining a free lunch or selling a dodgy foot-spa he doesn't want - creating chaos and confusion wherever he goes, blissfully unaware that he has done so.
Stephen

2021

Stephen

2021
6.8
Follows the ongoing struggle by Doreen and Neville Lawrence to achieve justice and how a detective, DCI Clive Driscoll - working closely with the Lawrences - puts together an investigation that finally - more than 18 years after his death - secures the convictions of two of the gang who committed the murder of Stephen.
The Jim Gaffigan Show

2015

The Jim Gaffigan Show

2015
6
Comedy about a husband and wife trying to raise their five kids in a New York two-bedroom apartment.
Kieler Street

2018

Kieler Street

2018
7.1
Jonas has started a new life and lives in Scandinavia's least criminal town. But the facade falls when Jonas realizes that other inhabitants are former criminals with dark secrets. They will do anything it takes to protect their new lives.
Snuff Box

2006

Snuff Box

2006
7.5
"High Executioner to the King of England" Matt Berry and his assistant Rich Fulcher, spend their free time in a gentleman’s club for hangmen, competing for women, money and happiness, while engaging general depravity.
Replacements

2016

Replacements

2016
This emotion-packed hospital drama asks a bold question: How far are you ready to go to save your loved one? Are you capable of doing bad things to achieve something good? How far could you bend your morality to save the life of your nearest and dearest? This hospital is pushing the envelope.
Code of a Killer

2015

Code of a Killer

2015
7.3
Based on the extraordinary true story of Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its first use by Detective Chief Superintendent David Baker in catching a double murderer.
Beyond the Dark

2022

Beyond the Dark

2022
4.5
Everything ends - marriages, life, civilization, Earth, and the universe as we know it. Say goodbye to everything you know and hello to madness and the outrageous, unexpected horrors lying beyond the dark.
The Beast Must Die

2021

The Beast Must Die

2021
6.5
Following the death of her son in a hit and run, all Frances Cairnes wants is to hunt down and kill the man she believes is responsible. When she finally tracks him down, she tricks her way into his house and plots his murder from within.
Cross of Fire

1989

Cross of Fire

1989
6.5
Cross of Fire is a 1989 American television mini-series based on the horrific rape and murder of Madge Oberholtzer by D.C. Stephenson, a highly successful leader of the Indiana branch of the Ku Klux Klan. It was originally shown in two parts. In syndication, it is shown as a television movie.
Dr. Dimensionpants!

2014

Dr. Dimensionpants!

2014
4
Kyle Lipton, who, for all his life was just like the other kids - playful, happy, and without a care in the world until one day and inter-dimensional portal opened up and dropped a pair of glowing pants onto his lap.
Endangered Species

2014

Endangered Species

2014
7
An offbeat, pseudo modern-day fable of one deranged animal and his even more deranged roommates. Pickle the adrenaline-junkie bunny, Merl the safety-conscious squirrel, and Gull the loving seagull find themselves in ridiculously dangerous and always hilarious situations whenever they try to go about their daily life.