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Dalgliesh
Dalgliesh will be made up of three two-part films, each comprising 2 x 60 minutes.
The show, will be set in mid-1970's England and is told from the perspective of the enigmatic detective, following his career to present day as he solves unusual murders and reveals buried secrets.
The Madame Blanc Mysteries
Antiques expert moves to France suspicious of how her husband died and uses her skills to become a PI aiding the local police and simultaneously bonding with the town's popular taxi driver.
The Good Ship Murder
The Good Ship Murder is set aboard a luxury cruise liner touring everyone's favourite Mediterranean holiday hotspots bubbling with intrigue, rivalries, glamour, money and class divides - but its new cabaret singer, ex detective Jack Grayling, soon discovers there are also more sinister elements below the surface.
On a cruise out of Southampton, Jack meets newly promoted First Officer, Kate Woods. Fierce and ambitious, she's a woman in a man's world with plenty to prove. After a passenger is found murdered in their first port of call, Kate's dream of her own command is thrown into jeopardy and Jack finds himself thrust back into his former life as a detective. What follows is a wave of murder mysteries - each set against the backdrop of a different stunning coastal destination where the ship has dropped anchor.
The Hardacres
The Hardacres chronicles the sweeping rags to riches story of a working class family in 1890s Yorkshire. A sprawling family saga, the series follows the lives, loves and fortunes of the Hardacre family as they move from a grimy fish dock to a vast country estate.
When an accident at work on the docks lands Sam and Mary Hardacre - along with their three kids Joe, Liza and Harry, and Mary's inimitable mother Ma - unemployed and destitute, they have to think fast. In a bid to avoid the workhouse, the driven and determined Hardacres put their last penny into a radical business venture they hope will free them from their harsh existence on the quays of the North Yorkshire coast.
The Deceived
The Deceived is set in Cambridge in the UK and Donegal, the northernmost county in Ireland. It is a contemporary psychological thriller following a young English student called Ophelia, who falls in love with her married lecturer, Michael. However, when their affair results in a shocking and tragic death, Ophelia finds herself trapped in a world where she can no longer trust her own mind.
The Drowning
The Drowning tells the story of Jodie, who, when Jodie catches sight of Daniel, a teenage boy, she is convinced she has found her missing son. Whether she is right or not, in that moment her spark of hope is ignited and she commits to a dangerous and transgressive path that will take her to the edge of reason. How far will she go? How far would any of us go to find a missing child?
The Teacher
A psychological thriller tells the story of Jenna, a popular teacher with a chaotic private life. After a night out celebrating a promotion, Jenna is accused of sleeping with Kyle Hope, a 15-year-old pupil.
Blood (UK)
Blood explores family, memory, and the impact the past can have on the present. Cat Hogan is an isolated woman on the run from her past, a past she is forced to confront when the sudden 'accidental' death of her mother, Mary, draws her back to the family she has spent the last ten years trying to avoid. Cat has always been the black sheep of the family and now this uncomfortable reunion awakens sinister demons from the past and shines a suspicious light on her mother's death. However much she wants to believe her death was innocent, her suspicions start to mount against her father when she begins to notice discrepancies in his stories.
Set over the week following Mary's death, Cat tries to uncover the truth, looking to the past to understand the present. The audience will constantly question whether Cat is paranoid or has in fact discovered a terrible truth about her father. Nothing and no one can be taken at face value. In Blood, the 'truth' depends on who you ask.
Finders Keepers (2024)
Keen detectorist Martin (Morrissey) and his wheeler dealer soon to be son-in-law Ashley (Buckley) who, while on a boys bonding trip in the idyllic fields of rural Somerset, discover a hoard of buried Saxon treasure worth millions. Legally, they should declare it, but Ashley spots an opportunity to look after number one, and as pressures are building at home with his wife Anne (Ripley), straight arrow Martin can't help but have his head turned.
The Inheritance
Three siblings have their world turned upside down when their father dies unexpectedly, and they make the surprising discovery he hasn't left them anything in his will. This sends them on a quest to find out the truth about his death - was his death an accident, or murder?
Big Brother (UK)
Big Brother takes place entirely within the confines of the Big Brother House. It's essentially a competition between the housemates, the object of which is to be the last remaining housemate in the House. At least one housemate will leave the House every week by a process of nomination and public eviction.
The Catch (2023)
Set against the hauntingly beautiful coastline of the west of England, The Catch introduces us to Ed Collier, a proud husband, father and local fisherman determined to do whatever it takes to keep his family together. But when a rich, handsome younger man enters daughter, Abbie's, life and threatens to take her away from him, Ed finds his life spiralling out of control. Secrets and lies are exposed with every twist and turn but will Ed discover the truth about his daughter's new boyfriend before it's too late?
Witness No. 3
Jodie is a single mum who runs a hairdressing salon. One day at work, Jodie momentarily glances out of the window and in a split second her life descends into freefall.
What she notices seems innocuous - two men walking on the opposite side of the road - but she's actually witnessed a killer and his victim moments before he is murdered.
When the police make an appeal, Jodie does the right thing and comes forward, believing her information to be of little consequence. She's surprised when detectives decide to keep her identity secret, referring to her as 'Witness No.3', and then it becomes clear why...
Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
Join Paul Connolly as he delves into the gritty world of the toughest prisons across the globe. From the inside, he exposes the harsh realities of life behind bars.
Experience the raw and unfiltered truth of prison life, as Connolly navigates some of the most notorious and dangerous prisons in the world. Brace yourself for an eye-opening journey into the world of incarceration.
The Wives
It follows four sisters-in-law and their families who escape to their Maltese holiday apartments, as they've done every summer for 15 years, but things go awry.
Celebrity Big Brother (UK)
It's essentially a competition between the celebrity housemates, the object of which is to be the last remaining housemate in the House. At least one housemate will leave the House every week by a process of nomination and public eviction.
Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn explores her struggle to stay alive in the final months of her life, as she endeavors to secure her daughter's future and challenge the patriarchy as her execution hangs over her head.
Lie With Me
Lie With Me is a chilling tale of Anna and her family who move to Australia after infidelity rocks her marriage. They hire a young local nanny who isn't as innocent as she appears, and deadly consequences follow.
The Cuckoo
The series follows the story of Sian, a lodger who is taken in by Nick and Jessica. She immediately begins sowing discord within the family, leaving Jessica, Nick and Alice fighting for each other and their own lives.
Deadline
Deadline is a noir thriller about a journalist who falls in love with the femme fatale he was tasked with profiling for his paper.
Maxine
Maxine will examine the police investigation into school assistant Maxine Carr and her caretaker fiancé Ian Huntley, who was later imprisoned for the double murder of schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, the tragic case that shocked the nation. The drama will explore, through Carr's perspective, her tumultuous relationship with Huntley; why she lied for him and how she became public enemy No.1, and will reflect the scale of the police investigation into the murders and subsequent media frenzy around the biggest manhunt ever seen in British history.
Blindspot (2023)
A year after witnessing a traumatising attack in her neighbourhood, Hannah, a young wheelchair user, views a copycat attack on her area's CCTV system. The attacker enters the area with an unknown woman, but emerges alone, and Hannah believes she was murdered despite there being no evidence of a crime.
Too Good to Be True
The drama follows the story of a young, single mother Rachel and her young son Liam. They're on the poverty line, but she works all hours of the day as a cleaner to give him the best life she can.
Suspects
This is a hard-hitting and contemporary new take on the police procedural. Each episode starts with a news report, then follows a team of detectives as they proceed from their initial investigation of the circumstances through to identifying and charging the perpetrator. To lend verisimilitude, the actors work without a script, and the show is shot in the style of a fly-on-the-wall documentary.
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