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2017
2017x12
Two Angry Men
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Two men battle against the establishment to tell the truth. This is the story of the struggle of James Ellis and Sam Thompson to stage the play 'Over the Bridge' in Belfast in 1959. A .. show full overview
2017x1
The Attack: Terror in the UK
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With a mass-casualty terror attack in the UK seen as almost inevitable, this drama documentary dramatises what terrorism experts fear is the most likely scenario for Britain's next major .. show full overview
2017x2
Babs
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Written by Tony Jordan, this is the heartwarming story of Dame Barbara Windsor, the Cockney kid with a dazzling smile and talent to match. Preparing to perform in the theatre one cold .. show full overview
2017x3
King Charles III
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King Charles III, adapted by Mike Bartlett from his Tony-nominated stage play, is part political thriller, part family drama, and a timely examination of contemporary Britain. Prince .. show full overview
2017x5
Murdered for Being Different
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Real-life drama about the murder of 20-year-old Sophie Lancaster who in 2007 was kicked to death in a park by a gang. Her boyfriend, Robert Maltby, was also severely beaten and ended up .. show full overview
2017x6
Theresa v Boris: How May Became PM
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This drama documentary tells the story of the Conservative Party's 2016 leadership campaign - how Boris Johnson, having won the referendum and in pole position to be the next PM, .. show full overview
2017x7
Against The Law
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2017 sees the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act which decriminalised homosexual acts in England and Wales between adult males, in private. While it would take several .. show full overview
2017x8
Flood: To The Sea
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Flood is the story of what happens when the world is destroyed and how those who survive try to make it new again. One day, it starts to rain and no one knows why. And it doesn't stop. .. show full overview
2017x10
Diana and I
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In the week that follows Princess Diana's tragic death on 31 August 1997, four separate stories unfold as four ordinary lives are all affected in different ways. Jack is a shy .. show full overview
2017x9
The Child in Time
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Adapted by Stephen Butchard from Ian McEwan's Whitbread Prize-winning novel, The Child in Time is a lyrical and heartbreaking exploration of love, loss and the power of things .. show full overview
2017x11
Men Who Sleep in Cars
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'They catch Mancunia's infectious yawn, and this great city holds them in its palm.' This drama by poet Michael Symmons Roberts follows three men in Manchester during one night in .. show full overview
2017x13
The Boy With The Topknot
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Born to traditional Punjabi parents and growing up in Wolverhampton, Sathnam Sanghera moves to London after graduating from Cambridge University and builds a career as a journalist. He .. show full overview
2017x14
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
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A period drama adapted from the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens. This feature-length version combines the two episodes of the 2012 mini-series. Opium addict and choirmaster John .. show full overview
2017x15
The Highway Rat
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An animated family film based on the much-loved children's book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The Highway Rat tells the tale of a ravenous rat who craves .. show full overview
2017x16
Eric, Ernie and Me
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For over a decade, the Liverpudlian ex-market stall trader Eddie Braben penned Morecambe and Wise's material, reshaping the double act into the Eric and Ernie that the nation took to its .. show full overview

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