Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey 2007

6.80

A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.

2007

The Sign of Four

The Sign of Four 1987

7.30

Mary Morstan has received a pearl in the post every year since her father's disappearance. This leads Holmes and Watson to the truth about a secret pact between four convicts during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

1987

The Field

The Field 1990

7.00

"Bull" McCabe's family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing much in the name of the land. When the widow who owns the field decides to sell it in a public auction, McCabe knows that he must own it. While no local dare bid against him, a wealthy American decides he requires the field to build a highway. "Bull" and his son decide they must try to convince the American to let go of his ambition and return home, but the consequences of their plot prove sinister.

1990

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown 1989

7.52

No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor. With the help of his steely mother — and no shortage of grit and determination — Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.

1989

Longford

Longford 2006

6.60

A portrait of Lord Longford, a tireless British campaigner whose controversial beliefs often resulted in furious political debate and personal conflict.

2006

Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday 2002

7.30

The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.

2002

The Master Blackmailer

The Master Blackmailer 1992

7.20

For years, a blackmailer has been preying on the weaknesses of others throughout London. When Holmes hears of the utter misery this mystery man is creating, he adopts a campaign to thwart his evil scheming. The campaign astonishes Dr. Watson by its strangeness and finds Holmes falling in love.

1992

Hillsborough

Hillsborough 1996

7.00

Drama based on the real life events of April 1989, when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were crushed to death during an F.A. Cup Semi-Final match against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium. This movie follows three Liverpudlian families before the match, during the tragedy and at the ensuing court battles which tried to decide who was to blame and what went wrong.

1996

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful 1996

10.00

A documentary reflecting on women in film and the entertainment industry through the ages led and hosted by some of its most beloved female icons.

1996

Ballet Shoes

Ballet Shoes 2008

6.40

An unusual explorer named Gum and his kindly niece adopt three orphans -- Pauline, Petrova and Posy -- and raise them as sisters in 1930s London. But the girls must fend for themselves when Gum doesn't return from one of his adventures. Together, they nurture their passions for acting, aviation and ballet in this charming TV adaptation of Noel Streatfield's novel.

2008

Joanne Lees: Murder In The Outback

Joanne Lees: Murder In The Outback 2007

6.00

After surviving the terrifying outback abduction of her boyfriend, Joanne Lees became the victim of a relentless trial by media across two continents. With no body to speak of, reported 'sightings' of Peter, and revelations Joanne had cheated on her boyfriend, the public and media in both Britain and Australia refused to accept Joanne's innocence on face value. This is the story of one young woman's courage in the face of one of the most mysterious crimes in Australian history.

2007

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders 1996

6.30

After being born in prison, Moll Flanders wends her way through the top and bottom of 18th-century English society, has five husbands and many male and female lovers, travels to America and back again, and in general discovers all that is cruel and sweet in life.

1996

My Beautiful Son

My Beautiful Son 2001

1

Drama - A NYC psychiatrist is diagnosed with leukemia - and when he finds out he was adopted, he travels to England in search of his birth mother and some answers. - Paul Reiser, Amber Sealey, Lachele Carl

2001

Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd 1998

6.20

This powerful adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel spins a story of passion and destruction set in the nineteenth century. The proud, flighty and bewitching Bathsheba Everdene finds herself entangled into the passions of three men and her impulsive nature pushes her into a web of deceit and destruction.

1998

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper 2000

1

This is a dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper murders of the late 1970s, showing the effect that it had on the health and career of Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield who led the enquiry.

2000

The Fruit Machine

The Fruit Machine 1988

5.80

Eddie and Michael are two 16-year-old gay friends from Liverpool. Berated by his father for his camp behavior, Eddie runs away from his Liverpool home and joins Michael, a streetwise hustler, who is also on the run.

1988

The Trial of Lord Lucan

The Trial of Lord Lucan 1994

6.00

An imagined trial of a man who, in 1974 London, is thought to have killed a woman he mistook for his wife in order to regain custody of his children. He disappeared the day after the killing and was never found.

1994

The Last Vampyre

The Last Vampyre 1993

6.90

Sherlock Holmes investigates strange and tragic happenings in a village that appear linked to a man who seems to be like a vampire.

1993

The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black 1989

6.92

When a friendless old widow dies in the seaside town of Crythin, a young solicitor is sent by his firm to settle the estate. The lawyer finds the townspeople reluctant to talk about or go near the woman's dreary home and no one will explain or even acknowledge the menacing woman in black he keeps seeing.

1989

Loving You

Loving You 2003

1

Chloe, a divorced schoolteacher, falls in love with educational psychologist Dan, only to be left heartbroken when the police arrest Dan on suspicion of sexually abusing a six-year-old that he has been assessing. Chloe is forced to confront the possibility that Dan may have also sexually abused her two daughters, Alice and Lucy.

2003