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The Hunt

2015

The Hunt

2015
8.1
This major landmark series looks in detail at the fascinating relationship between predators and their prey. Rather than concentrating on ‘the blood and guts’ of predation, the series looks in unprecedented detail at the strategies predators use to catch their food and prey use to escape death. Sir David Attenborough narrates.
Jacob's Cross

2007

Jacob's Cross

2007
5
The series revolves around South African born businessman Jacob Makhubu Abayomi, a son of an ANC stalwart who finds that his biological father is actually a Nigerian tribal chief. Jacob's subsequent desire to build an African oil and gas business empire in the shadow of both of his fathers is set against the backdrop of family feuds and betrayals.
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

2022

Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

2022
6
The two-part documentary event “Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution” explores the progression of Black comedy and the comedians who have used pointed humor to expose, challenge and ridicule society’s injustices and to articulate the Black experience in America. The series examines Black comedy through a unique lens, tracing the evolution and social awakening of the courageous comedians who dared to push against the constraints of their time and spoke truth to power.
River Cottage Australia

2013

River Cottage Australia

2013
7
Celebrated chef and self sufficiency guru Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall hands the River Cottage baton to an Australian counterpart – former Tasmanian chef, Paul West – who faces new challenges and uniquely Australian characters as he attempts to set up his own farm near the historic and picturesque village of Central Tilba on the NSW Far South Coast.
Appropriate Adult

2011

Appropriate Adult

2011
6.8
The extraordinary story of Gloucester housewife Janet Leach who played a key role in the uncovering of the crimes of Fred and Rosemary West.
Us

2020

Us

2020
7.1
The poignant and hilarious story of the Petersens during their vacation across Europe where the father Douglas tries to win back the love of his wife Connie and become reconciled with their son Albie.
The Way We Live Now

2001

The Way We Live Now

2001
7.8
Anthony Trollope’s epic tale of Victorian power and corruption, set in the 1870s. Within weeks of his arrival in London, financier Augustus Melmotte announces a railway is to be built from Salt Lake City to the Gulf of Mexico and entices distinguished members of England's land-rich, cash-poor aristocracy into his web. Many are eager to sell their ailing land parcels to afford moving to London proper and naïve speculators are all lured in with promises of an instant fortune.
Before We Die

2021

Before We Die

2021
5.2
Detective Hannah Laing becomes deeply conflicted when she discovers her son is playing a crucial role as an undercover informant in a brutal murder investigation.
Betrayal

2013

Betrayal

2013
6.3
A chance meeting between photographer Sara Hadley and Attorney Jack McAllister leads to an instant and undeniable attraction. Just as Sara and Jack's affair is starting, the lovers find themselves in an impossible situation—on opposite sides of a murder investigation.
Ride

2016

Ride

2016
8.6
The adventures of Katherine ' Kit' Bridges who relocates to England when her father joins the faculty at Covington Academy, an elite equestrian boarding school.
Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late

2021

Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late

2021
6.1
A chain reaction in the European power grid plunges the continent into darkness. Hacker Pierre Manzano realizes that a code he wrote is to blame. In Germany Frauke Michelsen heads the country’s crisis response team. Disaster looms.
Friend Zone

2018

Friend Zone

2018
5.2
Boyo's life shifts when her boyfriend breaks up with her and she loses her job. Seeking a new roommate, she and Boom invite Good, a freelance artist, leading to unexpected friendship.
Sam & Colby

2023

Sam & Colby

2023
9.5
Join Sam and Colby as they explore and document the creepiest haunted sites. Maintaining their infectious humor in even the darkest of situations, paranormal investigation has never been more fun.
Paramedics on Scene

2019

Paramedics on Scene

2019
Documentary following the life-saving work of Scotland's paramedics.
Hamilton's Pharmacopeia

2016

Hamilton's Pharmacopeia

2016
9.1
Join an incredible journey through the history, chemistry and societal impacts of the world’s most extraordinary drugs.
The Now

2021

The Now

2021
5.7
For Ed Poole, clarity comes when a secret from his past has seemingly destroyed his future. He soon realizes the only thing that will make his life worth living is to forget the past, screw the future and just live in The Now.
The Bugaloos

1970

The Bugaloos

1970
6.2
The Bugaloos was an American children's television series, produced by brothers Sidney Krofft and Martin Krofft, that aired on NBC on Saturday mornings from 1970 to 1972. The show featured a musical group composed of four British-accented teenagers, who lived in fictional Tranquility Forest. They wore insect-themed outfits with antennae and wings which allowed them to fly, though on occasion, they were shown flying on surfboards. They were constantly beset by the evil machinations of Benita Bizarre, played by comedienne Martha Raye. Bizarre, being untalented and ugly herself, was covetous of the Bugaloos' musical prowess.
On Order and Away

2018

On Order and Away

2018
The trials and tribulations of misfits trying to find family in a remote English Countryside pub.
The Poison Tree

2012

The Poison Tree

2012
6.3
Karen Clarke was an ordinary girl thrown into an extraordinary world, as she first meets the glamorous Biba and her brother Rex in one long summer of love, but quickly becomes tangled up in their tragic family history with the romantic idyll turning into a nightmare – one that haunts her to the present day. She will go to extraordinary lengths to protect her family and the secrets that she keeps from them.
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs

1993

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs

1993
6.9
The adventures of the human survivors in a future dinosaur dominated world.