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Dandelion Dead

1994

Dandelion Dead

1994
9
This is a dramatisation of the true story of Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong, a solicitor and magistrate's clerk who lived in the small Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye. In 1921 he was arrested and charged with poisoning his domineering wife, Catherine, and later attempting to poison a business rival, Oswald Martin, by administering arsenic to them. At his trial, Armstrong claimed that he had bought the arsenic simply to kill the dandelions on his lawn. However he was convicted of murder and executed in 1922.
Jackson's Wharf

1999

Jackson's Wharf

1999
8
Jackson's Wharf was a New Zealand television series created by Gavin Strawhan and Rachel Lang. Set in a fictional coastal town, the series told the story of a sibling rivalry between brothers Frank, the town cop, and Ben Jackson, a big-town lawyer. After inheriting the local pub from his recently deceased father, Ben returns to the small town with his family, with his arrival bringing its fair sheer of drama and conflict to the small township.
Secret of Love

2001

Secret of Love

2001
8
Maria Clara Carvajal is a beautiful, modern girl who works hard in order to support her ailing mother and younger sister. She is in love with Carlos Raúl, a young mechanic. Despite their poor financial situation, they are prepared to get married. however, their plans will not be realized when Carlos Raúl is fired from his job, and decides to move to Miami to seek a better life just a few days before their wedding. Maria Clara promises to wait for Carlos Raul while he looks for a good job in the United States.
Pit Pony

1999

Pit Pony

1999
8.5
In 1904, on the Nova Scotia island of Cape Breton, 12-year-old Willie McLean, following the death of his father, joins the coal mines, where he bonds with the working horses underground. His family's mining legacy shapes their lives.
False Witness

2009

False Witness

2009
4.5
A British diplomat is arrested on charges of working with Russian mafia. After death threats to his wife, they are taken into protective custody. Then the MI6 shows up with a new piece of the puzzle.
Cuando Hay Pasion

1999

Cuando Hay Pasion

1999
8
Cuando Hay Pasion is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venevisión. This telenovela lasted 145 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International. Fedra López and Jorge Reyes star as the main protagonists.
Mambo y canela

2002

Mambo y canela

2002
6.5
Go Girls

2009

Go Girls

2009
5.5
Amy, Britta and Cody are three young women suffering their quarter century crisis: 25 and what have they achieved? They make a vow that in one year they’ll each fulfill their ambition. Their mate-since-childhood Kevin, admires their pluck but, to be honest, since Amy, Britta and Cody are currently Tragically Poor; Tragically Unknown; and Tragically Single, he reckons it’s going to be a bit of an ask.
La Revancha

2000

La Revancha

2000
5.5
La Revancha is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venevisión. This telenovela lasted 247 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International.
El País de las mujeres

1998

El País de las mujeres

1998
7.5
El País de las mujeres is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venevisión. It was written by Leonardo Padrón and directed by Carlos Izquierdo. This telenovela lasted 188 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International. Ana Karina Manco and Víctor Cámara starred as the main protagonists.
Wild Roses

2009

Wild Roses

2009
7
The series focuses on the conflict between the McGregors, a family of wealthy oil developers residing on Montrose Ranch, and the Henrys, a widow and her three daughters living in the neighbouring Rivercross Ranch.
Beau Geste

1982

Beau Geste

1982
7
Brothers Beau, John and Digby Geste join the Foreign Legion, where they fall under the rule of tyrannical Sergeant Markoff. Beau and John are assigned to Fort Zinderneuf, where Markoff tries to break their spirit, aware of a dark family secret concerning a fabulous jewel one of them carries. As tensions rise, Arabs attack the fort and rivalries must be thrown aside in a desperate battle for life.
Brewster Place

1990

Brewster Place

1990
4
Brewster Place is a short lived American drama series which aired on ABC in May 1990. The series was a spinoff of the 1989 miniseries The Women of Brewster Place, which was based upon Gloria Naylor's novel of the same name. The series starred talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who also served as co-executive producer.
Marker

1995

Marker

1995
5.5
Marker is an American hour long television drama that premiered on the UPN on March 20, 1995. It is set in and was filmed in Hawaii. The series focuses on Richard DeMorra, a man given a strange inheritance from his late father: markers which were given in the past by his father to those who had helped him achieve his success. He receives these once per episode from one of those people, leading him on varied adventures as he tries to follow through on his father's legacy. Other members of the cast include Gates McFadden, who playes his father's young widow, and Andy Bumatai as a helpful local character, Danny Kahala. The show lasted for 13 episodes and was advertised with the tagline: "America's Coolest Hero."
Cosita Rica

2003

Cosita Rica

2003
8.5
Cosita Rica is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venevisión. This telenovela lasted 270 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International. Fabiola Colmenares and Colombian actor Rafael Novoa starred as the main protagonists while Chiquinquirá Delgado, Carlos Cruz, Daniel Alvarado and Nohely Arteaga starred as the main antagonists.
Harley Street

2008

Harley Street

2008
7.5
Harley Street is a British television medical drama shown on ITV in 2008. The series was made by Carnival Films and was set in Harley Street, London. Created by Marston Bloom and written by Howard Overman, Jack Williams and Nicole Taylor, the stories were about the lives of Harley Street specialists and the cases that were presented to them.
The Lawless Years

1959

The Lawless Years

1959
7
The Lawless Years is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from April 16 1959, to September 22, 1961. The series is the first of its kind set set during the Roaring 20s, having predated ABC's far more successful The Untouchables by six months. The series stars James Gregory and Robert Karnes.
Bajo la misma piel

2003

Bajo la misma piel

2003
8
Bajo la misma piel is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Moreno Laguillo for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from September 15, 2003, to January 16, 2004. Created by Martha Carrillo and Cristina García, the story follows four women from the same family as they face love, betrayal, family conflicts, and personal struggles. Sara, Regina, Miranda and Esther must overcome challenges such as an unhappy marriage, a complicated love triangle, illness, and forbidden relationships while searching for true love and happiness.
La Marca del Deseo

2007

La Marca del Deseo

2007
10
La Marca Del Deseo is a Colombian telenovela that has aired on Telefutura and RCN TV.
Raw

2008

Raw

2008
8
The lives and loves of the young staff who work in a successful Dublin restaurant and the intense friendships and bitter rivalries that blossom in the heat of the kitchen.