Lia Williams

The Day of the Jackal is based on the Frederick Forsyth novel of the same name. Re-imagined into a contemporary political setting, it centers on a ruthless British assassin, known only as the "Jackal", and the intelligence officer tasked with capturing him.

This is one of the supreme works of imaginative fiction for both children and adults published in the 20th century. Northern Lights introduces Lyra, an orphan, who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Lyra's search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children, and turns into a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. In The Subtle Knife she is joined on her journey by Will, a boy who possesses a knife that can cut windows between worlds. As Lyra learns the truth about her parents and her prophesied destiny, the two young people are caught up in a war against celestial powers that ranges across many worlds and leads to a thrilling conclusion in The Amber Spyglass.

Set in London, The Capture begins with the unjust arrest of an innocent man and soon escalates into a multi-layered conspiracy of manipulated evidence. A spy show for the modern era, it asks - in an age where visual images can be drastically manipulated, yet criminal justice relies so heavily on video evidence - can you always believe what you see?

Kiri is a powerful and compelling four-part drama about a young black girl due to be adopted by a white foster family, who is abducted - and the trail of lies, blame, guilt and notoriety that follows.

A drama charting Elizabeth the second's ascension to the throne and the political climate at the time.

The show follows Tony as a man devastated by the abduction of his young son, Oliver, during a family vacation in France. He becomes a man obsessed, unable to accept that his child may be dead and spends years searching for him.

Gabriel Byrne stars as deputy prime minister Tom Dawkins, who's thrust to the fore by catastrophic events, and ends up forced to take on the might of the establishment.

Martin Clunes stars in Doc Martin, a brand new comedy drama, as a doctor whose truculence and tactless manner causes mayhem in a small Cornish community. Martin plays surgeon Martin Ellingham, whose glittering career comes crashing down around him when he develops a phobia which prevents him conducting operations.