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The Mystery of Natalie Wood

2004

The Mystery of Natalie Wood

2004
8
The story of Natalie Wood and how she began acting at a young age, making the transition from a child actress to a serious actress, dating top Hollywood celebrities.
Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia

2016

Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia

2016
5.5
Australian version of the US version of the UK improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway. Hosted by Tommy Little.
Murder Calls

2017

Murder Calls

2017
8.4
Base line reenactments of people being murdered while being on the phone with 911 services.
Building Giants

2018

Building Giants

2018
7.7
This documentary series showcases how key technological innovations enable giant superstructures to be built. Footage filmed during construction along with CGI reveal the building process with astonishing detail.
Code 3

1957

Code 3

1957
5.3
Code 3 is an American crime drama that aired in syndication in 1957. The stories were all based on actual files of the Los Angeles sheriff's office.
Longing Heart

2018

Longing Heart

2018
6.8
Kang Shin-Woo is a math teacher with a good looking appearance. He has not forgotten his first love Han Ji-Soo for the past 10 years. By an accident, he travels to the past when he was a high school student. There, he meets his younger self. Kang Shin-Woo struggles to make the younger Kang Shin-Woo's love come true.
Catherine the Great

2015

Catherine the Great

2015
6.1
The history of the formation of the personality of the Catherine the Great from the moment of her arrival in Russia as the bride of Grand Duke Peter Fyodorovich to her ascension to the Russian throne. Almost 20 years of palace intrigues, conspiracies, power struggles and personal dramas.
Bananas in Pyjamas

2011

Bananas in Pyjamas

2011
4.8
The Bananas explore their town of Cuddlestown with their best friends Rat In A Hat and teddies - Lulu, Morgan and Amy.
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

2005

Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

2005
Meera Syal stars in this poignant story of friendship, betrayal and cross-cultural conflict based on her hit novel. Three childhood friends, now in their 30s, find themselves at a crossroads & struggling to come to terms with shocking revelations.
PJ Masks Music Videos

2016

PJ Masks Music Videos

2016
5.5
When the city sleeps, Connor, Amaya and Greg’s pajamas magically transform and the kids become superheroes – here comes Catboy, Owlette and Gekko! Watch out nighttime baddies – the PJ Masks are on their way, into the night to save the day!
Blackbeard

2006

Blackbeard

2006
5.8
Drama documentary about Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, who terrorised the British colonies in the Americas during the golden age of piracy.
The R.I.P. Files

2012

The R.I.P. Files

2012
A group of ghost hunters use science and metaphysics combined to find proof of the paranormal while investigating the scariest places on the planet.
Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud

2011

Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud

2011
6.3
Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud is a six-part New Zealand television mini-series. The series originally aired from 17 August 2011 to 21 September 2011. It was the first Underbelly series to be created outside of Australia, and depicts events prior to and concurrent with Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities.
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

1996

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

1996
9
Ever since her birth in Newgate Prison, Moll has survived by her cunning wit, and considerable powers of seduction. She goes through five husbands and countless lovers to escape a life on the streets. In between using and deceiving her besotted paramours, she is not above picking a pocket or two! All the while, though, her heart belongs to the charismatic Jemmy. Inevitably, even the most clever criminal's luck runs out and Moll is soon facing hangman's noose. As her execution day approaches, she devises on last desperate ploy to save not only her own neck, but also the life of her one true love.
Crash Canyon

2011

Crash Canyon

2011
3.7
Crash Canyon is a Canadian animated series. It tells the story of the community living at the bottom of a canyon. The Wendell family is looking for an original holiday by caravan but their trip ends sooner than expected at the bottom of a canyon in Alberta, Canada. Canyon walls are too high to climb and there is no way out. Soon they find out there is a whole community of 25 survivors from previous crashes down there. Dollars are not accepted and they use golf tees as a currency.
Fanny by Gaslight

1981

Fanny by Gaslight

1981
5
Fanny by Gaslight is a British drama television series, which originally aired on the BBC between 24 September and 9 October 1981. It was an adaptation of the novel Fanny by Gaslight by Michael Sadleir, which had previously been adapted into a film, Man of Evil, in 1944. The series was adapted by Anthony Steven, directed by Peter Jefferies and produced by Joe Waters. Chloe Salaman plays the title role of Fanny Hooper, a young woman who is orphaned and faced with hardship in Victorian London.
Russell Howard & Mum: Globetrotters

2016

Russell Howard & Mum: Globetrotters

2016
1
Russell Howard takes his “twinkly eyed smasher of a mum” Ninette Howard on an eye-opening trip around the USA, meeting an array of weird and wonderful characters and experiencing their unusual hobbies and obsessions.
Black Market

2016

Black Market

2016
6.8
In his most personal project to date, Michael K. Williams explores underground economies in America and around the world.
Extremely Dangerous

1999

Extremely Dangerous

1999
Extremely Dangerous is a 1999 four part series for ITV starring Sean Bean as an ex-National Criminal Intelligence Service undercover agent convicted of the brutal murder of his wife and child who goes on the run to try and clear his name. He sets out to follow up a strange clue sent to him in prison. The boss of a local crime syndicate, a former associate, hears of his escape and sends out the word to bring him in. On the run from the police and disowned by his NCIS colleagues, he is faced with the fact that he may be guilty.
Upstairs Downstairs

2010

Upstairs Downstairs

2010
7.4
Set in 1936, the show takes viewers, old and new, back to the lavish world of Belgravia, London. A new set of occupants reside at 165 Eaton Place and viewers see how external and internal influences of the tumultuous pre-war period shape and mould the lives of this wealthy family and their servants.‬