James Nesbitt
Biography: James Nesbitt (born 15 January 1965) is a Northern Irish actor. Born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Nesbitt grew up in the nearby village of Broughshane, before moving to Coleraine, County Londonderry. He wanted to become a teacher, like his father, so began a degree in French at the University of Ulster. He dropped out after a year when he decided to become an actor, and transferred to the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. After graduating in 1987, he spent seven years performing in plays that varied from the musical Up on the Roof (1987, 1989) to the political drama Paddywack (1994). He made his feature film debut playing talent agent Fintan O'Donnell in Hear My Song (1991). Nesbitt got his breakthrough television role playing Adam Williams in the romantic comedy-drama Cold Feet (1998–2003), which won him a British Comedy Award, a Television and Radio Industries Club Award, and a National Television Award. His first significant film role came when he appeared as pig farmer "Pig" Finn in Waking Ned (1998). With the rest of the starring cast, Nesbitt was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award. In Lucky Break (2001), he made his debut as a film lead playing prisoner Jimmy Hands. The next year, he played Ivan Cooper in the television film Bloody Sunday, about the 1972 shootings in Derry. A departure from his previous "cheeky chappie" roles, the film was a turning point in his career. He won a British Independent Film Award and was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. Nesbitt has also starred in Murphy's Law (2001–2007) as undercover detective Tommy Murphy—a role that was created for him by writer Colin Bateman. The role twice gained Nesbitt Best Actor nominations at the Irish Film & Television Awards (IFTA). In 2007, he starred in the dual role of Tom Jackman and Mr Hyde in Steven Moffat's Jekyll, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination in 2008. Nesbitt has since appeared in several more dramatic roles; he starred alongside Liam Neeson in Five Minutes of Heaven (2009), and was one of three lead actors in the television miniseries Occupation (2009) and The Deep (2010). He also starred in the movies Outcast (2010) and Emilio Estevez's The Way (2011), and has been cast in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit (2012/13). Nesbitt is married to former actress Sonia Forbes-Adam, with whom he has two daughters. He is a patron of numerous charities and in 2010 accepted the ceremonial position of Chancellor of the University of Ulster.
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Birthday: January 15, 1965
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Known For
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007-02-03
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Overview: Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed programmes ever made, The 50 Greatest Television Dramas presents a long overdue assessment of the rich heritage television drama has to offer. Channel 4 invited over 200 of Britain's top television drama professionals – writers, directors, producers and commissioners – to take part in an exclusive poll to discover what they consider the finest dramas ever produced.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-03
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Bloody Sunday
2002-01-16
Bloody Sunday
Overview: The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-16
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Millions
2004-04-29
Millions
Overview: Two boys, still grieving the death of their mother, find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the United Kingdom switches its official currency to the Euro. What's a kid to do?
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-29
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Cherrybomb
2009-02-08
Cherrybomb
Overview: Teenagers Luke, Malachy, and Michelle embark on a wild weekend of drink, drugs, shop-lifting and stealing cars. But what starts out as a game turns deadly serious when the three discover that they can't get off the wild ride they've set in motion.
Genres: Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-02-08
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Lucky Break
2001-08-24
Lucky Break
Overview: Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lucky break: he's transferred to a prison from which he can probably escape. He convinces the governor to stage a musical in an old chapel next to the prison's outer wall. He rounds up volunteer actors and puts his escape plan into production. Two other barriers, besides the wall, confront him: the arrival of a nasty inmate, John Toombes, who insists on joining the escape, and Jimmy's feelings of attraction for Anabel, a social worker who agrees to appear in the play. Opening night approaches: is this Jimmy's breakout performance?
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-24
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Welcome to Sarajevo
1997-05-09
Welcome to Sarajevo
Overview: Follow a group of international journalists into the heart of the once cosmopolitan city of Sarajevo—now a danger zone of sniper and mortar attacks where residents still live. While reporting on an American aid worker who’s trying to get children out of the country, a British correspondent decides to take an orphaned girl home to London.
Genres: War Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-05-09
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Matching Jack
2010-08-19
Matching Jack
Overview: A woman struggles with her son's illness and her husband's infidelity, but, after a chance encounter with an Irish sailor and his son, her life is turned upside down in a love story that defies explanation and breaks all the rules.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-08-19
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Five Minutes of Heaven
2009-01-19
Five Minutes of Heaven
Overview: The story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffen's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-19
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012-12-12
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Overview: Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-12
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Blessed
2008-10-24
Blessed
Overview: A successful city trader suddenly loses everything he truly cares about. Seeking comfort in isolation on a remote island, his life is turned upside down by the arrival of a little girl.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-24
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
2002-03-03
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
Overview: As a young soldier in the Belgian Army, Indy learns firsthand the savagery of warfare while participating in the Battle of the Somme. Almost succumbing to despair as his life becomes an endless round of artillery barrages, nerve gas attacks and decaying corpses, Indy fears that death will be his only way out. Then he is captured by the Germans and confined to a POW camp where he and fellow prisoner Charles de Gaulle hatch a daring scheme to win their freedom in true "Great Escape" style.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-03
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The Coronation Concert
2023-05-07
The Coronation Concert
Overview: Take That, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli, Sir Bryn Terfel, Freya Ridings and many more perform live from Windsor Castle in celebration of Their Majesties' coronation.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-05-07
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013-12-11
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Overview: The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-11
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The Way
2010-09-10
The Way
Overview: When his son dies while hiking the famed Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in the Pyrenees, Tom flies to France to claim the remains. Looking for insights into his estranged child’s life, he decides to complete the 500-mile mountain trek to Spain. Tom soon joins up with other travelers and realizes they’re all searching for something.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-10
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Quite Ugly One Morning
2004-09-04
Quite Ugly One Morning
Overview: Investigative reporter Jack Parlabane stumbles across the aftermath of a murder scene in Edinburgh, and when he shows little sign of shock at the gruesome killing of a respected doctor, Detective Inspector McGregor suspects that he is the killer and Parlabane must clear his name.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-04
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Coriolanus
2011-02-14
Coriolanus
Overview: Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his ambitious mother to seek the position of consul, Coriolanus is at odds with the masses and unpopular with certain colleagues. When a riot results in his expulsion from Rome, Coriolanus seeks out his sworn enemy, Tullus Aufidius. Together, the pair vow to destroy the great city.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-14
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014-12-10
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Overview: Immediately after the events of The Desolation of Smaug, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-10
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Women Talking Dirty
2001-12-07
Women Talking Dirty
Overview: A lively, outspoken single mother develops an unlikely friendship with a shy cartoonist.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-07
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Resurrection Man
1998-02-13
Resurrection Man
Overview: Belfast, in 1970s. Victor Kelly is a young protestant man who hates the Catholics so much that one night he begins to brutally murder them. A reporter soon tries to uncover the murder and obtained prestige for himself, while Victor sinks deeper into madness.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-13
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Wall of Silence
2004-01-12
Wall of Silence
Overview: The tale of a gang killing near a south-east London council estate.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-12
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Occupation
2009-06-15
Occupation
Overview: Three ex-servicemen return to Basra, each for a different reason.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-06-15
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Big Dippers
2005-02-08
Big Dippers
Overview: Two small time crooks steal a briefcase and are amazed to find it contains £2million. But when it seems that the money was going to be used to pay the ransom for a kidnapped boy they try to get the money back to the owner.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-02-08
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Match Point
2005-10-26
Match Point
Overview: Chris, a former tennis player, looks for work as an instructor. He meets Tom Hewett, a wealthy young man whose sister Chloe falls in love with Chris. But Chris has his eye on Tom's fiancee Nola.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-26
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Virtuoso
1989-02-12
Virtuoso
Overview: In 1962, the young pianist, John Ogdon wins international success in Moscow and embarks on a whirlwind career. Ten years later he suffers the onset of mental illness that threatens to destroy his playing, marriage and sanity.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-02-12
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The Heist Before Christmas
2023-12-24
The Heist Before Christmas
Overview: After a bank robber dressed as Santa Claus holds up a bank, a child disillusioned with Christmas encounters a man in the woods who, also dressed as Santa, claims to have fallen out of his sleigh. The pair strike up a friendship and go on an adventure.
Genres: Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-24
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Wild About Harry
2000-12-31
Wild About Harry
Overview: A sleazy chef is forced to face the truth about the man he has become and realizes that he has the chance to begin again.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-31
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Gold
2014-02-20
Gold
Overview: An offbeat comedy about an estranged father who returns to his hometown after an absence of ten years in order to reconnect with his daughter and ex-wife but unwittingly finds himself responsible for almost destroying all their lives.
Genres: Family Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-20
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Jude
1996-02-06
Jude
Overview: In late 19th-century England, Jude aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar background. Instead, he works as a stonemason and is trapped in an unloving marriage to a farmer's daughter named Arabella. But when his wife leaves him, Jude sees an opportunity to improve himself. He moves to the city and begins an affair with his married cousin, Sue, courting tragedy every step of the way.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-06
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Ireland's Rugby Number 10
Ireland's Rugby Number 10
Overview: The number 10 in rugby is arguably the most important player on the pitch. They are the master tactician and the playmaker, the goal kicker and the person who calls the shots. The number 10 shirt carries responsibility, respect and a sense of prestige and the pressure is intense both on and off the pitch. It's the Irish fascination with the selection of who should wear the number 10 shirt which has produced great debate across the decades and created some of the most intense rivalries in world sport, such as that between Ollie Campbell and Tony Ward or Ronan O'Gara and David Humphreys.
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Original Language: en
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Go Now
1995-09-16
Go Now
Overview: Nick, is a young Scottish soccer player living in the big city. He meets Karen, and the two fall in love and move in together. Soon after, Nick exhibits signs of serious illness. As his body slowly succumbs to multiple sclerosis, he experiences a wide sweep of jagged emotions, and in the process gives himself and those who love him the strength to carry on.
Genres: Romance Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-16
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Waking Ned
1998-09-15
Waking Ned
Overview: When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-15
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Hear My Song
1991-12-27
Hear My Song
Overview: Singer Josef Locke fled to Ireland 25 years ago to escape the clutches of the tax man and police Chief Jim Abbott. What he also left behind was the love of his life Cathleen Doyle. Now, Micky O’Neill is desperate to save both his ailing Liverpool nightclub ‘Heartly’s’ and his failing relationship with the beautiful Nancy, Cathleen’s daughter. The solution? Book the infamous Josef Locke.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-27
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Outcast
2010-12-10
Outcast
Overview: When Mary and her teenage son, Fergal, move to yet another new home, it soon becomes clear they live their lives on the run, hiding from someone or something, terrified of being found. Their hunter, Cathal, soon picks up the trail. Intent on tracking Mary and Fergal, he will go to any lengths to succeed in his quest, often using dark arts to aid him. Mary’s only defence is to use an ancient form of her own magic to protect her only son. When local residents begin to be brutally murdered by an unknown life force, the sense of fear escalates. Is Cathal the beast responsible for the killing? Or is it the beast that he is trying to destroy?
Genres: Fantasy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-12-10
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The End of the World Man
1986-02-01
The End of the World Man
Overview: When some Belfast children find out that city planners intend to "develop" a wooded area called the Glen that the girls use as a retreat from the pressures of city life, they decide to fight back - but in their own way.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-01
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Love Lies Bleeding
1993-06-14
Love Lies Bleeding
Overview: Conn, a member of the IRA and a former hunger striker, is serving a life sentence for murder. During peace talks, he is released on a 24-hour parole and uses the time to search for his girlfriend Leyla’s killer. He finds only lies and intrigue surrounding her death, and he begins to realize that his lover was not what she seemed.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-06-14
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James Nesbitt Presents Eat My Goal
2004-11-22
James Nesbitt Presents Eat My Goal
Overview: Eat My Goal is the search for the ultimate moment of footballing humiliation. Join die hard footie fan James Nesbitt as he celebrates the lighter side of the noble game with the quest to unearth the true highs and the very, very lows of life as a professional footballer. From hilarious own goals, impossible misses, stunning showboating & unbelievable score lines, this is the greatest collection of humiliation on the football field ever assembled. And at the end of the programme James concludes the search for the worst humiliation of them all with his very own top 10. What will be the no. 1....and will you agree with him ? Eat My Goal.....because football can make utter fools out of anyone.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-11-22
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Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
2012-09-07
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
Overview: In 1978 the Undertones released Teenage Kicks, one of the most perfect and enduring pop records of all time - an adolescent anthem that spoke to teenagers all over the globe. It was the first in a string of hits that created a timeless soundtrack to growing up, making the Undertones one of punk rock's most prolific and popular bands.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-07
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James Ellis: An Actor's Life
2007-07-02
James Ellis: An Actor's Life
Overview: Documentary tracing the life of James Ellis, one of Northern Ireland’s best loved actors.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-02
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Lost Lives
2019-10-10
Lost Lives
Overview: This poignant testament to the physical and emotional cost of war, centres on the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-10
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This Is the Sea
1997-09-15
This Is the Sea
Overview: The film is set in Northern Ireland shortly after 1994 cease-fire. Hazel is a Protestant and Malachy a Catholic. Romance between them is threatened by Rohan (leader in militant underground and pal of Malachy's brother Padhar), who wants Malachy to be recruited and fight for the cause and by Hazel's brother Jef, who spies on her meetings.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-15
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James Nesbit: A Game of Two Halves
2020-04-09
James Nesbit: A Game of Two Halves
Overview: James Nesbitt travels round the globe to see the impact of Soccer Aid across the world.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-09
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The Cry
1984-07-31
The Cry
Overview: Ulster 1959. A young journalist visiting his quiet hometown is awakened by a scream in the night. He catches sight of a youth being beaten up and dragged away. When he investigates, witnesses seem to melt away, and life-long friends reveal a sinister indifference. Or is it fear?
Genres: Drama Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-07-31
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River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
2013-12-25
River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
Overview: James Nesbitt moved to New Zealand in 2011 when he landed the role of Bofur in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, but he says the country remains largely unknown to him. Travelling more than 1,000 miles from the tip of the North Island down to the South, the actor finds out more about the place he has called home, visiting areas of natural beauty and learning about the nation's history and traditions. Along the way, he meets former All Blacks player the late great Jonah Lomu, takes a trip around film star Sam Neill's vineyards in Queenstown, catches up with Peter Jackson and goes Base-jumping from the tallest building in Auckland.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-25
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The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
2000-06-08
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
Overview: Unimpressive, 24-year-old virgin, Eamonn (Kris Marshall) lives in Belfast with his mother, during the Troubles. Local girl, Mary Malloy (Tara O'Neil) decides that since she has probably slept with every man in town Eamonn should be next on her list. He proves to be quite a catch... and Mary gets pregnant even though she took precautions. A doctor discovers that Eamonn has a very high sperm count and, with the birth rate in Ireland decreasing, Millicent (Bronagh Gallagher) decides to hire out Eamonn to women whose husbands have been firing blanks; all with the blessing of the local Catholic church which sees it as morally better than artificial means.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-08
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Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
2010-09-01
Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
Overview: One man transfixed television viewers during snooker's golden age - Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins. This poignant documentary charts the remarkable rise and fall of the snooker genius, from his early days growing up in Belfast to his climb to the top of the sport as two-time world champion.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-01
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The James Gang
1997-11-07
The James Gang
Overview: After an audacious jewellery robbery the whole James family heads for home on the run with the obsessive detective Julia Armstrong in hot pursuit.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-07
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