Peter Capaldi
Biography: Peter Dougan Capaldi (born April 14, 1958) is a Scottish actor, writer and director. He portrayed the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who and Malcolm Tucker the spin doctor in The Thick of It, for which he has received four British Academy Television Award nominations, winning Best Male Comedy Performance in 2010. When he reprised the role in In the Loop, Capaldi was honoured with several film critic award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. In 2012, Capaldi wrote (with Tony Roche), directed and performed in The Cricklewood Greats, an affectionate spoof documentary about a fictitious film studio, which tracks real developments and trends throughout the history of British cinema. Film roles include Oldsen in Local Hero, Angus Flint in Ken Russell's The Lair of the White Worm, and Mr Curry in Paddington and its sequel, Paddington 2. As a director, Capaldi won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for his short film Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life. He went on to write and direct the drama film Strictly Sinatra and helmed two series of sitcom Getting On. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Capaldi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: April 14, 1958
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Known For
But Why?
2021-08-25
But Why?
Overview: An elegy to time and life, condensing Terence Davies' profoundly humane poetics into little more than one minute, enveloping the viewer in an atmosphere of light and (Davies’ own) words.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-08-25
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Dangerous Liaisons
1988-12-21
Dangerous Liaisons
Overview: In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the future wife of another ex-lover of hers in return for one last night with her. Yet things don’t go as planned.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-21
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Bean
1997-07-03
Bean
Overview: Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After the museum's board of directors' attempt to have him fired is blocked by the chairman, who has taken a liking to Bean, they send him to Los Angeles to act as their ambassador for the unveiling of a historic painting to humiliate him. Fooled, Mr. Bean must now successfully unveil the painting or risk his and a hapless Los Angeles curator's termination.
Genres: Family Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-03
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The Lair of the White Worm
1988-09-21
The Lair of the White Worm
Overview: On a farm owned by Eve Trent and her sister Mary, young archaeologist Angus Flint discovers a large and inexplicable skull, which he soon deduces belonged to the D'Ampton Worm, a mythical beast supposedly slain generations ago by the ancestor of the current Lord D'Ampton. The predatory Lady Sylvia Marsh soon takes an interest in both Flint and the virginal Eve, hinting that the vicious D'Ampton Worm may still live.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-21
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Local Hero
1983-02-17
Local Hero
Overview: An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-17
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National Theatre Live: Constellations
2021-10-28
National Theatre Live: Constellations
Overview: A quantum physicist and a beekeeper meet at a barbeque. They hit it off, or perhaps they don’t. They go home together, or maybe they go their separate ways. In the multiverse, with every possible future ahead of them, a love of honey could make all the difference. See each of the four casts of Donmar Warehouse's summer 2020 production in this filmed presentation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-10-28
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Aftersun
2006-09-08
Aftersun
Overview: Jim and Sue married young and 20 years later find themselves on holiday in Spain - an anniversary present from their children - with very little to say to each other
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-08
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Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour
2014-08-22
Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour
Overview: Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman embark on a global tour to key cities across the planet - taking in Cardiff, London, Seoul, Sydney, New York, Mexico City and Rio. They get to know the fans who have made the show what it is, understand why they love the Doctor, and just why the show has such global appeal.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-22
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The Murder at Road Hill House
2011-04-25
The Murder at Road Hill House
Overview: In 1860, Inspector Jack Whicher of Scotland Yard is sent to rural Wiltshire to investigate the murder of the three-year-old boy Saville Kent, who was snatched from his bed at night and murdered.
Genres: Drama Mystery TV Movie Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-25
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I Hate Christmas Too
1997-12-25
I Hate Christmas Too
Overview: An unhappy man has an encounter with the ghost of a World War I soldier, who tells him about the 1914 Christmas truce and gives him a new perspective on the season.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-25
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Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
2021-12-25
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
Overview: The illustrator and author paints scenes from a 70-year-long career, including his work with Roald Dahl. With David Walliams, Joanna Lumley, Peter Capaldi, Ore Oduba and Michael Rosen.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-25
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The Suicide Squad
2021-07-28
The Suicide Squad
Overview: Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.
Genres: Action Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-07-28
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Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)
2004-01-01
Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)
Overview: Jet lives a joyful life working at a factory with his girlfriend who he's deeply in love with. Shortly after they decide to get married and live together happily ever after her cat, who she has a weird affection for, dies. The girlfriend falls into depression which could (strangely enough) lead to her death and the only way to give her a purpose to live and save her is to tell her the meaning of life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: is
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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December Bride
1990-05-17
December Bride
Overview: At the beginning of the 20th century, a young servant provokes an independent Irish farm community by her relationship with two brothers. Pregnant, she refuses to reveal the name of the father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-17
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Rosie the Great
1989-07-24
Rosie the Great
Overview: The British Government wants to ruin the island of Longsea with a military base that they’re pushing forward with even after the Island’s council democratically voted to stop it - but Longsea’s past is unclear, and when an American journalist comes to town, their investigations might muddy the international waters…
Genres: Drama Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-07-24
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Salvage
2004-12-01
Salvage
Overview: A man suffering from sex addiction seeks help.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-01
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House of 9
2005-06-19
House of 9
Overview: Nine strangers wake up in a house with no recollection how they got there and no way out. The voice on the PA introduces them to a grisly game they must play. The prize is $5 million and their life.
Genres: Thriller Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-19
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In the Loop
2009-01-22
In the Loop
Overview: The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials and advisers are either promoting the war or are trying to prevent it.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-22
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World War Z
2013-06-19
World War Z
Overview: Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.
Genres: Action Horror Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-06-19
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Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
2011-09-14
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster
Overview: After sixteen years at Her Majesty's Pleasure, Britain's hardest man is released from prison, and into the care of a documentary film crew headed by a Brit-loving American film-maker who follow him for the next week, on an hilarious roller-coaster tour of gangland London and beyond.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-14
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Wild Country
2005-10-01
Wild Country
Overview: A group of friends are pursued by a sinister force after rescuing an abandoned child.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-01
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Pinochet in Suburbia
2006-03-26
Pinochet in Suburbia
Overview: In 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to bring to justice a man they insist is guilty of multiple human rights violations. The newly-elected Labour government is initially amenable, and soon Pinochet is under house arrest (albeit in a detached house in leafy suburbia) and awaiting extradition to Spain. However, Amnesty are up against the complexities of British law, the vacillations of Home Secretary Jack Straw, Pinochet's former ally Margaret Thatcher - and the Senator's own vast reserves of cunning.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-26
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Solid Geometry
2002-11-28
Solid Geometry
Overview: A successful young man's world view is turned upside-down when he inherits his great-great-grandfather's diaries, and starts pursuing the mystical geometric theories held within. Based on a short story by Ian McEwan.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-28
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What Rats Won't Do
1998-07-01
What Rats Won't Do
Overview: Soon to be married lawyer Kate Beckenham has landed the case of a lifetime. Her courtroom opponent turns out to be the charming Jack Sullivan, who has never lost a single case.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-01
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Giving Tongue
1996-09-01
Giving Tongue
Overview: Jessie Fielding is a young MP who is trying to get an anti-hunting bill through the two Houses of Parliament, which is a little surprising as she hunted as a teenager with friend Barb Gale. Matters are complicated when she rekindles her friendship with Barb, who still works for a hunt. The plot thickens further when it becomes aparent that the House of Lords is likely break with convention and block the bill, an event which the Prime Minister hopes to use for his own ends.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-01
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The Fifth Estate
2013-10-11
The Fifth Estate
Overview: A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-11
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John and Yoko: A Love Story
1985-12-02
John and Yoko: A Love Story
Overview: Details the lives of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, from before their first meeting to their rise to stardom.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-12-02
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The Cricklewood Greats
2012-02-05
The Cricklewood Greats
Overview: Peter Capaldi embarks upon a personal journey to discover the shocking history of the stars of north London's famous film studios, Cricklewood Film Studios.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-02-05
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Inside the Mind of Leonardo
2013-03-24
Inside the Mind of Leonardo
Overview: Inside The Mind of Leonardo is based on the artist’s private journals dating from the Italian Renaissance. With over 6,000 pages of handwritten notes and drawings, da Vinci’s private journals are the most comprehensive documents that chronicle the work of the world’s most renowned inventor, philosopher, painter and genius. Using this precious collection of writings and drawings to recount Da Vinci’s story in his own words, and combining them with stunning visual effects and 3D technology, we re-create the mindscape and ideas of mankind’s greatest polymath.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-24
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Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation
2015-09-15
Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation
Overview: The Doctor contemplates a journey to see an old acquaintance and digs a well. Released in cinemas alongside the 3D double-bill of Dark Water and Death in Heaven.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-15
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Selling Hitler
1991-06-11
Selling Hitler
Overview: In 1981, Gerd Heidemann, a war correspondent and reporter with the German magazine Stern, makes what he believes is the literary and historical scoop of the century: the personal diaries of Adolf Hitler. Over the next two years, Heidemann and the senior management figures at Stern secretly pay 10 million German marks to a mysterious 'Dr Fischer' for the sixty volumes of 'Hitler's diaries'. However, to the dismay of all, it is discovered after the publication of first extract that the diaries are crude forgeries, faked by Stuttgart criminal Konrad Kujau.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-06-11
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Up Line
1987-02-04
Up Line
Overview: Three alternative comedians get involved in a pyramid-selling organization, Pathway, in order to finance their act. They gain great success by deploying their skills as entertainers, only to eventually discover the sinister purpose behind the Pathway organization.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-04
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Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997-02-28
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Overview: Smilla Jaspersen attempts to understand the death of a small boy who falls from the roof of her apartment building. Suspecting wrongdoing, Smilla uncovers a trail of clues leading towards a secretive corporation that has made several mysterious expeditions to Greenland.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-02-28
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Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003-01-30
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
Overview: After her husband's death, A woman starts looking for independence.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-30
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Jealousy
1993-05-27
Jealousy
Overview: Despite trying to cure himself with a hypnosis tape John Pettigrew is insanely jealous of his wife Jane Margory and convinced she is having an affair with her handsome water aerobics instructor. Seeing a name and number in her diary he follows her in drag, only to find it is a transvestite club she is covering as a journalist and where he is embarrassingly chatted up. In the event his suspicions are correct but the proof comes at a cost.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-27
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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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Soft Top Hard Shoulder
1993-01-15
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
Overview: Eight years ago, Gavin, the artistic son of a Scots-Italian ice-cream dynasty, turned his back on Glasgow and moved south to London to make his name illustrating children's books. Now, frustrated and broke, his Uncle Sal appears with an offer. Gavin's father has sold the family business and to get his share of the proceeds, Gavin must return home for his father's birthday party. Swayed by the money, he sets off north and picks up a hitchhiker with a secret. Their journey is difficult but ultimately rewarding.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-15
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Doctor Who: Last Christmas
2014-12-25
Doctor Who: Last Christmas
Overview: The Doctor and Clara face their Last Christmas. Trapped on an Arctic base, under attack from terrifying creatures, who are you going to call? Santa Claus!
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-25
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Do Not Disturb
1991-03-17
Do Not Disturb
Overview: When Jenny and Bruce Coldfield bring a curious party of literary enthusiasts to a remote Norfolk village to visit the hidden world of ghost story writer Eleanor Mont other forces start to stir.
Genres: Drama Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-17
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Captives
1994-05-03
Captives
Overview: A beautiful young dentist working in a tough British prison starts to become attracted to a violent inmate after the break-up of her marriage, and embarks upon an illicit affair with him, with terrible consequences for all.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-03
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God's Chosen Car Park
1986-12-01
God's Chosen Car Park
Overview: Nathaniel Box, a self-styled prophet, along with his daughter Barbara and her fiancé Curtis, holds a night time press conference in an underground car park, devoutly believing that "a new Messiah for a New Age" will appear there before dawn - and their wait does not go unrewarded.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-01
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Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013-11-23
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Overview: In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor's own dangerous past comes back to haunt him.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-23
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Max
2002-09-10
Max
Overview: In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolf Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while weighing a life of passion for art vs. talent at politics
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-10
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The Greatest Store in the World
1999-12-24
The Greatest Store in the World
Overview: Geraldine and her two daughters, Livvie and Angeline, are living rough on the streets on London. When their van blows up, they must find an alternative place to stay. At first, they live in temporary housing, but the conditions are unbearable. Geraldine reacts quickly and the family decides to take up residence in Scottley's, the best department store in London. They must keep it a secret from doorman Brian (whom the girls call Mr. Whiskers), and a couple of bumbling thieves who want to rob the store safe of its jewels.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-12-24
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Hotel!
2001-02-17
Hotel!
Overview: The US president unexpectedly checks into a sleepy hotel in the heart of England, where he is held hostage by terrorists and, even worse, attended to by a host of wacky characters who obviously don't get out much.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-02-17
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Modigliani
2004-05-18
Modigliani
Overview: Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, has fallen in love with Jeanne, a young and beautiful Catholic girl. The couple has an illegitimate child, and Jeanne's bigoted parents send the baby to a faraway convent to be raised by nuns.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-18
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Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015-12-25
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
Overview: It’s Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comedy Antlers. But when a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song’s squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy. King Hydroflax is furious, and his giant Robot bodyguard is out-of-control and coming for them all! Will Nardole survive? And when will River Song work out who the Doctor is? All will be revealed on a starliner full of galactic super-villains and a destination the Doctor has been avoiding for a very long time.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-25
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Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
1992-04-22
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Overview: Darkly comic murder mystery adapted from Bernice Rubens 's Booker Prize-winning bestseller. Luke Wakefield is not so much a knight in shining armour as an oddball in a suit. And his crusade is more of a "who ami" than a "whodunit".
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-22
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Doctor Who: Deep Breath
2014-08-23
Doctor Who: Deep Breath
Overview: The newly-regenerated Doctor arrives in Victorian London, and Clara Oswald struggles to embrace the man he has become. All the while, they reunite with the Paternoster Gang to investigate a series of combustions that have been occurring all around the city.
Genres: TV Movie Science Fiction Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-23
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The Rise of the Nutters
2007-01-02
The Rise of the Nutters
Overview: With Hugh in Australia and Glenn in Wales, Ollie is left in charge, feeding policies to junior minister Ben Swain. He is one of the 'Nutters', the group keen to take power when the P.M. resigns and keen to make a name for himself - which he does in the wrong sense when Jeremy Paxman skewers him on 'Newsnight'. This is music to Tucker's ears as it is in his interest for the P.M. to remain in power for as long as he can. Ollie's new girlfriend Emma is working for Shadow Minister Peter Mannion and hopes to impress by stealing one of Ollie's idea for use on their immigration policy though things do not go fully to plan.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-02
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Friend from the Future
2016-04-23
Friend from the Future
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Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-23
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Lost for Words
Lost for Words
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
1993-05-20
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
Overview: Mickey Love is an aging television quiz show host who after climbing his way back to the top after conquering alcoholism has hosted the highly rated "Family Values" for over ten years. But when he hears a false rumor that his show will be axed to make way for a new one to be hosted by young upstart Greg Deane. Mickey bitterly resorts to desperate measures to cling on to his career. Little does Mickey know however is that his bosses actually have something else in store for him.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-20
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Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
2014-11-08
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
Overview: In this epic two-part finale, the Doctor comes face to face with the mysterious Missy, and an impossible choice is looming. With Cybermen on the streets of London, old friends unite against old enemies, and the Doctor takes to the air in a startling new role.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-08
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Bistro
2010-10-01
Bistro
Overview: A restaurant diner is unable to make a pig of himself.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-01
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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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The Story of a Recluse
1987-12-25
The Story of a Recluse
Overview: Alasdair Gray adapts the Robert Louis Stevenson story of the same name.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-12-25
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Living Apart Together
1982-11-29
Living Apart Together
Overview: Starring musician B.A. Robertson as Ritchie Hannah a singer/songwriter returning to his mediocre life in Glasgow after the death of a friend Living Apart Together remains an important record of a culturally significant time in the city of Glasgow. Ritchie s wife Evie (Barbara Kellerman), tired of the constant upheaval in her marriage, uses the opportunity to walk out, leaving him to care for their children. Ritchie goes in search of Evie with the help of his manager s assistant Alicia (Judi Trott), however, an attraction grows between the pair and as they widen their pursuit, it becomes apparent that Evie is not ready to return home. Featuring original music from satirical post-punk musician B.A Robertson and early screen appearances from Peter Capaldi (Local Hero) and John Gordon Sinclair (Gregory s Girl), Gormley s bittersweet take on relationships is a fresh and captivating insight into how our actions affect the people we love.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-11-29
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The Cloning of Joanna May
1992-01-16
The Cloning of Joanna May
Overview: Joanna once was married to Carl May, a very rich and powerful nuclear energy magnate. They love each other, but had to divorce after Joanna was caught on an incidental love affair. Since then Carl has made Joanna's life impossible. 10 years later she's fed up with the situation and decides to visit him, only to find that once he made three copies of her
Genres: Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-16
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Unconditional Love
2003-01-20
Unconditional Love
Overview: A young criminal kidnaps a couple's young son and then blackmails them into committing his crime instead of asking for a ransom.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-20
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Turtle Diary
1985-12-06
Turtle Diary
Overview: Two separate people, a man and a woman, find something very stirring about the sea turtles in their tank at the London Zoo. They meet and form an odd, but sympathetic camaraderie as they plan to steal two of the turtles and free them into the ocean.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-12-06
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Dream Baby
1989-05-29
Dream Baby
Overview: Annie Kirk's life is in chaos. She is broke, unemployed, can't pay her poll tax and has two boyfriends she wants to be shot of. She is determined to break out, but how can she get the cash? Annie dreams up an ingenious plan - having a baby. The plan has alarming consequences.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-29
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The Love Child
1988-09-22
The Love Child
Overview: When he was a little boy, Dillon's rock musician father and hippie mother died in a traffic accident. Now in his twenties, Dillon wants nothing more than a normal, responsible life, working in an office and taking care of the grandmother who raised him. But his grandmother has other ideas, and Dillon finds himself lured into an alternate lifestyle of art, pleasure and rebellion.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-22
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The Best Man
2005-07-09
The Best Man
Overview: When writer's block derails the literary dreams of Olly Pickering, he has to move in with his friend Murray after losing all his money. Things start to look up when Olly's college pal James asks him to be the best man at his wedding. Prior to the nuptials, Olly is drawn to a woman whom he thinks is the bride's sister -- only she turns out to be the bride, Sarah. Can Murray, who dislikes James, help get Sarah and Olly together?
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-09
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Shooting Fish
1997-08-22
Shooting Fish
Overview: Two con artists hire an unwitting medical-school student as a secretary for their latest scam.
Genres: Crime Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-08-22
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Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
2013-12-25
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
Overview: Orbiting a quiet backwater planet, the massed forces of the universe's deadliest species gather, drawn to a mysterious message that echoes out to the stars. And amongst them, the Doctor. Rescuing Clara from a family Christmas dinner, the Time Lord and his best friend must learn what this enigmatic signal means for his own fate and that of the universe.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-25
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Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
2017-12-25
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
Overview: As the Twelfth Doctor nears regeneration, he stumbles on his first incarnation, also refusing to change. It takes a captain, a glass avatar and a familiar face to convince the Doctors the universe still needs them.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-25
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Christopher Robin
2018-08-01
Christopher Robin
Overview: Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to rekindle their friendship and remind him of endless days of childlike wonder and make-believe, when doing nothing was the very best something.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-01
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The Personal History of David Copperfield
2019-11-07
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Overview: A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, colour and humanity.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-07
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Runway One
1995-08-28
Runway One
Overview: An Irish Garda finds himself involved in a complex smuggling operation.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-28
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Magicians
2007-05-18
Magicians
Overview: A pair of rivaling stage magicians are forced to confront their falling out over a guillotine mishap when they compete in a magic competition.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-18
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Prison, My Parents & Me
2016-11-15
Prison, My Parents & Me
Overview: Nearly 10,000 children in Britain visit a parent in prison every week, BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Catey Sexton gives a humane and sensitive insight into their lives in this documentary made for Children in Need (1980).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-15
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The Treasure Seekers
1996-12-25
The Treasure Seekers
Overview: Five motherless children, with the help of a famous doctor, are determined to save their financially strapped father.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-25
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How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery
2019-04-10
How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery
Overview: Documentary following researchers as they try to take the first-ever picture of a black hole. They must travel the globe to build a revolutionary telescope that spans planet Earth.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-10
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Martin's Close
2019-12-24
Martin's Close
Overview: A young squire accused of murdering a young girl that did not return his feelings of love reveals a supernatural secret at his trial.
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-24
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Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014-08-13
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
Overview: Peter Davison is on a new journey to discover everything he can about the Doctor's Companion. What exactly is a companion's role, how do you actually become a companion, what do they have in common and how have the companions changed over the years?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-13
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Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio
2016-12-26
Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio
Overview: When brain-swapping aliens attack New York, the Doctor and Nardole link up with an investigative reporter and a mysterious masked superhero known only as the Ghost. Can the Doctor save Manhattan? And what will be revealed when we see behind the mask?
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-26
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Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
2013-08-04
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Overview: Zoe Ball hosts a live celebration in which the next actor to land Doctor Who's lead role is revealed, in the company of former cast members and celebrity fans.
Genres: Documentary Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-08-04
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Benediction
2021-12-23
Benediction
Overview: Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-23
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Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?
2013-12-03
Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?
Overview: Famous for lines like 'It is better to be feared than loved', Machiavelli's notorious book, The Prince, has been a manual for tyrants from Napoleon to Stalin. But how relevant is The Prince today, and who are the 21st century Machiavellians?
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-03
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Boswell's Boswell
1998-05-16
Boswell's Boswell
Overview: A look at the life of James Boswell.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-16
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Spinners and Losers
2007-07-03
Spinners and Losers
Overview: Peter Mannion's speech on immigration, leaking the PM's policy, did not have the effect Tucker desired and now the PM is resigning, leaving the way clear for the Nutters and their leader Tom. Ollie has been promised a job by young Nutter Ben Swain, Tucker's assistant has encouraged Hugh's predecessor Cliff to stand as a stalking horse and Glenn is keen to keep Hugh in the frame whilst his boss is in Australia. Fortunately Tom has a dark secret which is just what Tucker is looking for but will it be enough?
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-03
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The Secret Agent
1992-10-28
The Secret Agent
Overview: 1992 BBC adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novel of 1907 concerning the mostly inactive spy Alfred Verloc, who is ordered by his superior Mr Vladimir to carry out a terrorist act. Verloc reluctantly plans the operation, seeking help from The Professor. Verloc is also an informant for the police and the Assistant Commissioner and Chief Inspector Heat add additional pressure on Verloc and his attempts to carry out his plan. Verloc’s subsequent actions gravely affect his wife who is devoted to her mentally unbalanced brother Stevie.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-28
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A Portrait of Scotland
2009-09-07
A Portrait of Scotland
Overview: A 400+ year history of major Scottish portrait painters, from the Enlightenment through modern times.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-07
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Napoleon's Waterloo
2004-09-13
Napoleon's Waterloo
Overview: Documentary about the conflict at Waterloo and Napoleon's personal rivalry with Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-13
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Communicators From Hell
1989-01-01
Communicators From Hell
Overview: John Cleese training video.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite
2011-08-24
The Natural World--Komodo: The Deadly Bite
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2011-08-24
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Riverwoods: An Untold Story
2022-03-18
Riverwoods: An Untold Story
Overview: Three years in the making, this feature-length documentary shines a light on the perilous state of Scotland’s salmon, and tells the compelling story of a fish that once lived in the forest.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-03-18
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Michael Powell
2005-08-14
Michael Powell
Overview: The first episode of a new arts documentary program from BBC Scotland was dedicated to Michael Powell in his centenary year. The program interviews many people who knew or worked with him or were influenced by his work.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-14
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Doctor Who at the Proms
2024-12-24
Doctor Who at the Proms
Overview: Doctor Who fan favourite Catherine Tate presents a concert of music, monsters and mayhem featuring soundtracks from the iconic series, a specially shot feature for the Fifteenth Doctor and a host of scary aliens as they thrill a packed audience at London's Royal Albert Hall. In a concert like no other in time and space, the much-loved music, performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, is accompanied by specially edited sequences from the series.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-12-24
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