Imelda Staunton
Biography: Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton (born 9 January 1956) is an English actress and singer. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Staunton began her career in repertory theatre in 1976 and appeared in various theatre productions in the United Kingdom. Staunton has performed in a variety of plays and musicals in London throughout her career, winning four Laurence Olivier Awards; three for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her roles in the musicals Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, and Gypsy, and one for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Play for her work in both A Chorus of Disapproval and The Corn is Green. Her other stage appearances include The Beggar's Opera, The Wizard of Oz, Uncle Vanya, Guys and Dolls, Entertaining Mr Sloane, and Good People. She has been nominated for 13 Olivier Awards. On film, Staunton starred in Antonia and Jane; in several supporting roles in Kenneth Branagh's comedy Peter's Friends, his adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing; Ang Lee's adaptation of Sense and Sensibility; and the costume romantic comedy Shakespeare in Love. She drew critical acclaim for her performance in the title role in Mike Leigh's Vera Drake, for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup for Best Actress, in addition to being nominated for Best Actress by the Academy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. She later gained a wider audience for her portrayal as Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter films The Order of the Phoenix and The Deathly Hallows - Part 1. She continued supporting roles in Nanny McPhee, reunited with Leigh in Another Year, and the film continuation of Downton Abbey. She portrayed human rights activist Hefina Headon in the historical film Pride, and starred in the British comedy Finding Your Feet. She also provided voice acting roles for the films Chicken Run, Arthur Christmas, and Paddington. On television, Staunton starred in the sitcoms Up the Garden Path and Is it Legal?. Her performance in My Family and Other Animals earned her a nomination for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress, while her roles in Return to Cranford and The Girl earned her BAFTA TV Award nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. For the latter, she was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. She portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in the final two seasons of The Crown.
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Birthday: January 09, 1956
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Known For
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007-07-08
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Overview: Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students to defend themselves against the dark arts.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-08
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Freedom Writers
2007-01-05
Freedom Writers
Overview: A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-05
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Shakespeare in Love
1998-12-11
Shakespeare in Love
Overview: Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
Genres: Romance History Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-11
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Sense and Sensibility
1995-12-13
Sense and Sensibility
Overview: The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. When Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son from his first marriage, John and wife Fanny. But these circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's current wife, and daughters Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-13
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Vera Drake
2004-10-22
Vera Drake
Overview: Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-22
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Nanny McPhee
2005-10-21
Nanny McPhee
Overview: Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline. And when the children's great-aunt and benefactor, Lady Adelaide Stitch, threatens to separate the kids, the family pulls together under the guidance of Nanny McPhee.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-21
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Chicken Run
2000-06-23
Chicken Run
Overview: The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they can’t fly! It’s hardly poultry in motion when Rocky attempts to teach Ginger and her feathered friends to fly…but, with teamwork, determination and a little bit o’ cluck, the fearless flock plots one last attempt in a spectacular bid for freedom.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-23
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Peter's Friends
1992-09-18
Peter's Friends
Overview: After inheriting a large country estate from his late father, Peter invites his friends from college: married couple Roger and Mary, the lonely Maggie, fashionable Sarah, and writer Andrew, who brings his American TV star wife, Carol. Sarah's new boyfriend, Brian, also attends. It has been 10 years since college, and they find their lives are very different.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-18
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Much Ado About Nothing
1993-05-07
Much Ado About Nothing
Overview: In this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro, the week before their wedding to hatch a matchmaking scheme. Their targets are sharp-witted duo Benedick and Beatrice -- a tough task indeed, considering their corresponding distaste for love and each other. Meanwhile, meddling Don John plots to ruin the wedding.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-07
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Alice in Wonderland
2010-03-03
Alice in Wonderland
Overview: Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.
Genres: Family Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-03
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Taking Woodstock
2009-08-26
Taking Woodstock
Overview: The story of Elliot Tiber and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was. When Elliot hears that a neighboring town has pulled the permit on a hippie music festival, he calls the producers thinking he could drum up some much-needed business for his parents' run-down motel. Three weeks later, half a million people are on their way to his neighbor’s farm in White Lake, New York, and Elliot finds himself swept up in a generation-defining experience that would change his life–and American culture–forever.
Genres: Music Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-26
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The Far Traveller
2020-03-18
The Far Traveller
Overview: When she died around 1050 AD, a littleknown Viking explorer had become the most traveled woman of the Middle Ages. She had sailed across the Atlantic Ocean eight times and her travels extended from Iceland to Greenland, North America, Scandinavia, the British Isles, through Europe, and all the way to the Vatican in Rome. She was rescued by Leif Erikson from the shipwreck that earned him the nickname Leif the Lucky. Her name was Gudrídur Thorbjarnardóttir, aka the Far Traveller.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: is
Release Date: 2020-03-18
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010-11-17
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Overview: Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-17
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Shadow Man
2006-09-05
Shadow Man
Overview: An intelligence operative discovers that no one is what they seem in the shadowy world of espionage.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-05
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How About You...
2007-11-16
How About You...
Overview: A young woman, struggling with the direction of her life, spends Christmas watching over a retirement home filled with demanding residents.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-16
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The Wind in the Willows
2006-12-18
The Wind in the Willows
Overview: Matt Lucas as a marvellous Toad, Mark Gatiss as a spiky rat, Lee Ingleby as a nervous Mole, and Bob Hoskins as a grumpy old Badger make a classy cast within yet another version of Kenneth Grahame's classic book.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-18
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Three and Out
2008-10-12
Three and Out
Overview: A London tube driver considers pursuing a third fatal accident to collect a huge payout.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-12
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Blackball
2003-05-18
Blackball
Overview: Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he manages to become regional champion, only to get banned. Sports agent Rich Schwartz picks him up and makes him so popular the Bowls Committee deem to lift the ban. Now the question is whether he can regain his form and his friends to beat the Aussies.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-18
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Another Year
2010-11-05
Another Year
Overview: During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-05
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Twelfth Night
1996-10-25
Twelfth Night
Overview: Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-25
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My Family and Other Animals
2005-12-27
My Family and Other Animals
Overview: An English family relocates to sunny Greece in the months before WWII.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-27
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Roots
1992-11-28
Roots
Overview: Presentation of Arnold Wesker's play of the 1950s. A young girl returns to her family home in Norfolk, having been educated in cultural and political matters by her boyfriend Ronnie. Through trying to pass on what she has learned, she discovers her own voice and views.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-28
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Crush
2002-06-07
Crush
Overview: Three 40-something women in a small English town meet weekly for a ritual of gin, cigarettes, and sweets -- and swapped stories arguing which of them has the most pathetic love life. Kate is headmistress at the local school; her best friends are the town's police chief and a cynical, thrice-divorced doctor.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-06-07
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I'll Be There
2003-06-13
I'll Be There
Overview: A comedy about a has-been rock star (Craig Ferguson) that discovers he has a teenage daughter (Charlotte Church), from a long forgotten love affair.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-06-13
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A Bunch of Amateurs
2008-11-17
A Bunch of Amateurs
Overview: Jefferson Steel, a washed-up Hollywood action star, is desperate to revive his flagging career. When his sleazy agent signs him up for what he believes is a high-profile Royal Shakespeare Company production of King Lear at Stratford upon Avon, Steel thinks he has finally landed the plum role he has been waiting for. However, he soon discovers that he has been tricked into joining an amateur dramatics group for a charity production.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-17
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Yellowbacks
1990-08-30
Yellowbacks
Overview: Britain in the very near future. In an abandoned hotel, a young female doctor and a middle-aged scientist are interrogated separately. The question they are both asked is 'Where is Martin Pitt?'
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-08-30
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Guilty Hearts
2006-01-01
Guilty Hearts
Overview: Over the course of this drama's six separate stories, a variety of couples struggle with the infidelity, dishonesty and heartbreak that plagues their varied pasts. In overcoming their challenges, these diverse individuals embrace a brighter future.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023-12-08
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Overview: A band of fearless chickens flock together to save poultry-kind from an unsettling new threat: a nearby farm that's cooking up something suspicious.
Genres: Family Animation Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-08
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Arthur Christmas
2011-11-10
Arthur Christmas
Overview: For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in a one-night high-tech operation. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one—Arthur Claus, the current Santa’s misfit son deemed ineligible for the title, who executes an unauthorised rookie mission to get the last present halfway around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.
Genres: Drama Animation Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-10
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012-03-12
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Overview: The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter rivals. The chaotic adventure takes them from exotic shores to Victorian London, and from a haplessly smitten scientist to a diabolical queen.
Genres: Animation Adventure Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-12
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Another Life
2001-06-15
Another Life
Overview: A woman is wrongly accused of murdering her husband in Edwardian London. Just before the outbreak of World War I, Edith Graydon married her boyfriend Percy Thomson. He survives the war but theirs is not a happy marriage. She doesn't really love him and he feels it every day. He's also possessive and their daily life is a constant battle. She meets and falls in love with Frederick Bywaters, her sister's one-time boyfriend. They have a long affair and her desperate attempts to get either a formal separation of divorce from her husband falls on deaf ears. They are at their wits end and Bywaters decides to do something about it. On a dark evening when Edith is walking with her husband, Bywaters stabs him to death. Edith is charged with murder along with Bywaters and both are found guilty. She claims her innocence right up until the day they are both executed by hanging in 1923. Based on a true story.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-15
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Antonia and Jane
1990-01-01
Antonia and Jane
Overview: Plain Jane Hartman hates her life. She's goofy, boring and only has sex if she reads Iris Murdoch novels out loud to her loopy boyfriend. Her oldest friend Antonia McGill knows about everything. She orders the right food; she can complain and get results. She's beautiful and has a brilliant career. Is it any wonder that they hate each other's guts?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Paddington in Peru
2024-11-08
Paddington in Peru
Overview: Paddington travels to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and up to the mountain peaks of Peru.
Genres: Comedy Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-11-08
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The Awakening
2011-08-17
The Awakening
Overview: In post–War England, a writer and sometime-ghost hunter investigates a reported haunting at a boys boarding school.
Genres: Horror Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-08-17
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Maleficent
2014-05-28
Maleficent
Overview: A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. She rises to be the land's fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal – an act that begins to turn her heart into stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading King's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom – and to Maleficent's true happiness as well.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure Action Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-28
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Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022-04-27
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Overview: The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the south of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa. Meanwhile, a Hollywood director seeks to film his latest production at Downton.
Genres: Drama Romance History Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-04-27
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Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image
2006-06-18
Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image
Overview: A documentary exploring Bill Douglas' struggle from childhood poverty to acclaimed filmmaker of Comrades and the Trilogy.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2006-06-18
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The Girl
2012-10-22
The Girl
Overview: Director Alfred Hitchcock is revered as one of the greatest creative minds in the history of cinema. Known for his psychological thrillers, Hitchcock’s leading ladies were cool, beautiful and preferably blonde. One such actress was Tippi Hedren, an unknown fashion model given her big break when Hitchcock’s wife saw her on a TV commercial. Brought to Universal Studios, Hedren was shocked when the director, at the peak of his career, quickly cast her to star in his next feature, 1963’s The Birds. Little did Hedren know that as ambitious and terrifying as the production would be to shoot, the most daunting aspect of the film ended up coming from behind the camera.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-22
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Rat
2001-04-01
Rat
Overview: After a night of drinking Guiness at the local watering hole, an ordinary, working-class, family man in Dublin's life is turned upside-down when he wakes up as a rat.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-04-01
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Deadly Advice
1994-04-29
Deadly Advice
Overview: Mother rules the house with an iron hand and has such power over her daughters that they see themselves as becoming old unmarried, maids. Jodie has feelings for the local doctor, a man much older than her, for which her mother strongly disapproves. Beth finds a relationship with a male stripper in Bristol, but sees nothing in the future with Mother around. While both girls would like to be rid of Mother, nothing happens until Jodie sees images of H. R. Armstrong, the man who put the town on the map by dispatching his un-loving wife
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-29
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Pride
2014-09-12
Pride
Overview: In 1984, a group of LGBT activists decide to raise money to support the National Union of Mineworkers during their lengthy strike. There is only one problem: the Union seems embarrassed to receive their support.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-12
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They Never Slept
1991-01-20
They Never Slept
Overview: When plucky Corporal Pru Merriman reports to her superiors Monk and Bob for driving duty, she finds herself catapulted into the murky world of the French Resistance.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-20
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The Englishman's Wife
1990-01-08
The Englishman's Wife
Overview: A woman and her daughter are stranded in a rambling old house deep in the countryside of County Tyrone. Their economic circumstances are hopeless, but it is friends and former business associates who pose the greatest threat to their happiness.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-08
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Remember Me?
1997-01-02
Remember Me?
Overview: A domestic farce exposes the eccentricities of a "typical" middle class, suburban family who find their lives thrown into a crisis with the unexpected arrival of one of the wife's old flames.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-02
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Psychoville Halloween Special
2010-10-31
Psychoville Halloween Special
Overview: Psychoville returns with a spooktacular hour-long Halloween special. Four tales of terror unfold as location manager Phil Walker investigates the abandoned ruins of Ravenhill Psychiatric hospital. Does the ghost of evil governess Edwina Kenchington still walk the empty corridors? What other horrors lie within these crumbling walls?
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-31
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The Canterville Ghost
2023-09-22
The Canterville Ghost
Overview: An American family moves in to the Canterville Chase, a London mansion that has been haunted by ghost Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-22
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Paddington
2014-11-24
Paddington
Overview: A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a new home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-24
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That Day We Sang
2014-12-26
That Day We Sang
Overview: TV Film adaptation of Victoria Wood's hit musical set in Manchester in 1929 and 1969. When middle aged loners Tubby and Enid attend a reunion of the choir in which they sang as children, the music evokes powerful memories, leading them to realise they still have a chance to find happiness.
Genres: Drama Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-26
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A Confession As Told By ITV News
2019-10-07
A Confession As Told By ITV News
Overview: Reporter Robert Murphy looks at how the real story of the Halliwell murders unfolded on ITV News and inspired those behind the television drama titled "A Confession".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-07
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Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
2016-05-17
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Overview: Jim Carter tells the story of Lonnie Donegan - a crucial trailblazer in the birth of pop music and modern culture who inspired Lennon and McCartney.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-05-17
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Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
2007-08-11
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
Overview: Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out was a one-off, one-hour documentary/biography about Stephen Fry released in 2007 by the BBC, celebrating Stephen Fry's fiftieth birthday.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-08-11
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Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
2022-05-03
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Overview: On 3 May 2022, Cameron Mackintosh invited many of Stephen Sondheim’s old friends to join him in London’s West End for a thrilling, joyously staged production. He had specially devised it to celebrate Sondheim’s extraordinary talents as a composer and lyricist. Featuring an all-star cast including Michael Ball, Helena Bonham Carter, Rob Brydon, Petula Clark, Anna-Jane Casey, Rosalie Craig, Janie Dee, Judi Dench, Daniel Evans, Maria Friedman, Haydn Gwynne, Bonnie Langford, Damian Lewis and Julia McKenzie.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-05-03
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Bright Young Things
2003-10-03
Bright Young Things
Overview: During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among the group is the aspiring novelist Adam Fenwick-Symes, who is attempting to raise enough money to marry fellow member Nina Blount. However, after customs officials confiscate his first manuscript, Fenwick-Symes must recover from the financial setback and figure out new ways to earn money for a wedding.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-03
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Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
2013-12-16
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
Overview: Animation telling of the adventures of Mouse, Mole, Rat and Owl. Before giving a Twelfth Night party, Mouse makes a snowmole for Mole. In a dream, Snowmole takes him to a land where his every wish is granted. But dreams can become nightmares and wishes can sometimes backfire!
Genres: Animation TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-16
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Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000-12-25
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Overview: The comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-25
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Gypsy
2015-12-27
Gypsy
Overview: Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-27
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The Virgin of Liverpool
2003-03-15
The Virgin of Liverpool
Overview: In Liverpool, Joanne Conlon rescues a weeping statue of the Virgin Mary from her local church's replacement plans. As her family faces financial struggles and newfound success, the statue's tears return, turning their lives upside down and drawing crowds from near and far to witness the miraculous phenomenon.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-15
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Don't Leave Me This Way
1993-05-30
Don't Leave Me This Way
Overview: British academics Loretta and Bridget run into Sandra, an old school friend at a book launch. Although Sandra appears to be gay and carefree, Loretta notices an undercurrent of tension while Sandra stays with her for a few days. Loretta is saddened to learn her friend was killed in a car accident, and comforts Sandra's estranged husband Tom, her daughter Lizzie, and emotionally disturbed son Felix. While doing so she becomes to believe the accident may not be what it seems, spurred on by the information a local policeman provides her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-30
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Mole's Christmas
1994-12-25
Mole's Christmas
Overview: Rat and Mole must get to Mole's home through a snowy Christmas Eve while eluding weasel pickpockets.
Genres: Animation Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-25
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Citizen X
1995-02-25
Citizen X
Overview: Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed victim to over 50 people. His victims were mostly under the age of 17. In what was then a communists state, the police investigations were hampered by bureaucracy, incompetence and those in power. The story is told from the viewpoint of the detective in charge of the case.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-02-25
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A Masculine Ending
1992-04-12
A Masculine Ending
Overview: While English professor Loretta Lawson is attending a conference in Paris, she stays the night in the flat of a friend's acquaintance. She discovers a sleeping man in one of the bedrooms, and the next morning finds the man gone, but the bed soaked with blood. Returning to Cambridge, she begins to suspect her friend's acquaintance, and others on the staff of the college, are involved with the missing (murdered?) man, and decides to investigate for herself.
Genres: Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-12
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London: The Modern Babylon
2012-08-03
London: The Modern Babylon
Overview: London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-03
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Finding Your Feet
2017-12-26
Finding Your Feet
Overview: A lady has her prim and proper life turned upside down after discovering her husband's affair.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-26
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The Ugly Duckling
1997-09-04
The Ugly Duckling
Overview: The Ugly Duckling teams up with friend Scruffy, and the lovable misfits embark on a journey that helps them realize that their differences are what make them special.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-04
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Comrades
1987-08-23
Comrades
Overview: The story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of 19th century English farm labourers who formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign to receive fair wages.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-08-23
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Paddington 2
2017-11-09
Paddington 2
Overview: Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-09
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Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made
2014-12-26
Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made
Overview: That Musical We Made is an honest and funny look at the making of a musical. Victoria Wood takes us behind the scenes of That Day We Sang, the film she wrote and directed, and also looks at the real events which inspired her story. She goes back to Manchester to find out about the original choir of the 1920s, and the children who sang on the record of Nymphs and Shepherds. And in between unpeeling the history and sharing the fun of the shoot, she tries to work out how a piece of writing can evolve. Victoria unpicks the process in an attempt to understand how what started as a straightforward account of a day in the life of a children's choir in 1929 ended up as a middle-aged love story about the power of music to reconnect lonely people and give them a second chance to fall in love.
Genres: TV Movie Music Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-26
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National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
2017-05-18
National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Overview: In the early hours of the morning on the campus of an American college, Martha, much to her husband George’s displeasure, has invited the new professor and his wife to their home for some after-party drinks. As the alcohol flows and dawn approaches, the young couple are drawn into George and Martha’s toxic games until the evening reaches its climax in a moment of devastating truth-telling.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-05-18
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Clay
2008-03-30
Clay
Overview: Adaptation of the book by David Almond, set in 1960s Tyneside. Two 14-year-old boys team up against Mouldy, the town bully. Turning Crazy Mary s garden shed into a workshop, they discover that the sculptures they create come to life. Together they raise a golem, a creature fashioned from clay, capable of dispatching anyone, even Martin Mould. But when Mouldy winds up dead, the boys have to deal with the awful power they may have unleashed and the perils of getting what you wish for.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-30
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Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
2017-10-28
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
Overview: A thrilling journey through legends, belief and folklore, this film goes behind the scenes with the British Library as they search to tell that story through objects in their collection, in an ambitious new exhibition: Harry Potter: A History Of Magic. J.K. Rowling, who is lending unseen manuscripts, drawings and drafts from her private archives (which will sit alongside treasures from the British Library, as well as original drafts and drawings from Jim Kay) talks about some of the personal items she has lent to the exhibition and gives new insight into her writing, looking at some of the objects from the exhibition that have fired her imagination.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-28
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Murder
2002-05-01
Murder
Overview: Chris Maurer is killed the day after his 21st birthday and his grieving mother, Angela Maurer, is unable to come to grips with that fact. She is taken advantage of by a self-interested journalist who only cares about getting a front-page story and she is completely dissatisfied with the way the police are handling the case. A local shopkeeper tries to help her through these trying times, but to no avail. The police arrest Chris' friend Ryan McGuinness, after they learn Chris may have spent the night with Ryan's girlfriend but Chris also had a testy relationship with his brother-in-law. The Good Samaritan who found Chris bloodied and beaten on the sidewalk agrees to participate in a reconstruction of the crime. In the end, a simple slip of the tongue reveals the identity of the killer and then the motive for the murder.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-01
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National Theatre Live: Follies
2017-11-16
National Theatre Live: Follies
Overview: New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-16
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Jack and the Beanstalk
1999-10-11
Jack and the Beanstalk
Overview: In this spell-binding story brave Jack climbs the Beanstalk to the magical world of Beanland. He and his new friends Dilly (the small but fearless Bean girl) and Ambrose (the nervous donkey) are drawn into all sorts of exciting adventures as they attempt to rid the Beanland of the wicked Giant. This exciting and beautifully animated re-telling of the classic tale is filled with fun, humour and wonderful music to delight children of all ages time and time again.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-11
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Downton Abbey
2019-09-12
Downton Abbey
Overview: The beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance and intrigue that will leave the future of Downton hanging in the balance.
Genres: Drama Romance History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-12
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The Adventures of Mole
1995-12-24
The Adventures of Mole
Overview: Mole decides it's time for an adventure! It isn't long before he discovers all the fun and thrills of the riverbank in the company of his new found friend, Rat.
Genres: Animation Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-24
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Easy Money
1982-05-28
Easy Money
Overview: At a concert Marcia picked Terry out of the crowd. So he no longer feels alone. Until he learns about her secret life and dare not tell his friends.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-05-28
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019-10-16
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Overview: Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.
Genres: Family Fantasy Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-16
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Little Bird
2017-04-22
Little Bird
Overview: A young woman seeks to expand her limited horizons, set against a backdrop of wartime London.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-22
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White Other
2010-11-13
White Other
Overview: In the dead of night a troubled youth from an East London estate, Ray Marsden stalks into a hospital ward demanding to see the patient. The attendant Nurse, Lynne McDermott is sceptical about Ray's motives but gradually uncovers the truth about his violent past and in so doing makes a startling discovery that will change both of their lives forever.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-13
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The Heat of the Day
1989-06-09
The Heat of the Day
Overview: In World War II England, a woman is approached by a man claiming to work as an intelligence agent who has found out her lover is a spy. He promises to not arrest him if she'll have a relationship with him.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-09
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Amulet
2020-07-24
Amulet
Overview: Tomaz, an ex-soldier now homeless in London, is offered a place to stay at a decaying house, inhabited by a young woman and her dying mother. As he starts to fall for Magda, Tomaz cannot ignore his suspicion that something insidious might also be living alongside them.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-07-24
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The Snow Queen
1995-01-01
The Snow Queen
Overview: Far away, in her vast ice palace, the Snow Queen plots to rule the world by deflecting all the sun's warmth away from Earth so that it freezes over. But her mirror breaks, and on her mission to find all the missing pieces, she kidnaps Tom, who has part of the mirror in his body. Can his sister Ellie save Tom, and stop the evil Queen from achieving global dominance?
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2012-03-10
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Overview: In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose life and marriage was uprooted by a corrupt justice system. Todd confides in Nellie Lovett, the owner of a local meat pie shop, and the two become partners, as Todd swears revenge on those that have wronged him and decides to take up his old profession.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-10
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The Adventures of Toad
1996-07-30
The Adventures of Toad
Overview: Toad's life is just one big adventure! His latest and greatest hobby is racing around the countryside in his new motor car getting into all sorts of trouble. Meanwhile, his wonderful home, Toad Hall, has been taken over by the wicked weasels and ferrets. It's now up to Toad and his riverbank friends to embark on the biggest adventure of all - the Great Battle of Toad Hall!
Genres: Animation Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-07-30
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The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson
2020-12-25
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson
Overview: The programme offers unique access to Julia Donaldson, her family, her rich archives and home movies, and the remarkable cast of characters that have sprung from her imagination. Specially commissioned animations from Julia's long-term illustrator Axel Scheffler bring her biography to life. With contributions from well-known admirers and collaborators, this is a tribute to the woman who has created the characters and stories that have become a fixture of children’s bedtime routines all around the world and spawned multi-award-winning adaptations for stage and screen. Looking at her works, the programme uncovers the surprising stories behind how Julia's iconic characters were created and what they mean to a generation of readers. It also explores why Donaldson’s books appeal to both children and adults alike – tackling serious themes of love, loss, fear and bullying in a poignant but subtle way.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-25
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Ready
2002-01-01
Ready
Overview: Naomi has known all her life that she will succumb to the same fate that has befallen her family for generations. Unlike her ancestors, who all made unmitigated fools of themselves trying to avoid the curse, Naomi has accepted her destiny and tells herself that she is ready.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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The Pen
1995-08-25
The Pen
Overview: A man frantically searches for a pen while stuck on a train journey somewhere in Scotland.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-25
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