Alan Bates stars in this powerful BBC production of Thomas Hardy's tragic tale, dramatised by Dennis Potter. Set in the 1840s, this is the vivid and r... Read more
Like her books, Agatha Christie was a mystery, keeping her personal life very much to herself. Her brief enigmatic disappearance in 1926 sparked the f... Read more
Mansfield Park is the magnificent country residence of Sir Thomas Bertram and his family, and stands as the very bastion of upper class country life i... Read more
A strong-willed teacher, determined to educate the poor and illiterate youth of an impoverished Welsh village, discovers one student whom she believes... Read more
Director Michael Powell's disturbing and fascinating cinema experiment in fear was denounced when first released but has gone on to become a cult clas... Read more
Hotel du Lac is an impeccably produced BBC television adaptation of Anita Brookner's Booker Prize-winning novel. Middle-aged writer Edith Hope has fle... Read more
Director Michael Powell's disturbing and fascinating cinema experiment in fear was denounced when first released but has gone on to become a cult clas... Read more
In 1998, former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to... Read more
Based on six political novels by Anthony Trollope and set in the palatial country houses and grand Mayfair salons of mid-Victorian England, this is a... Read more
Based on six political novels by Anthony Trollope and set in the palatial country houses and grand Mayfair salons of mid-Victorian England, this is a... Read more
Based on six political novels by Anthony Trollope and set in the palatial country houses and grand Mayfair salons of mid-Victorian England, 'The Palli... Read more
Derived from the Gate Theatre Dublin's performances, this acclaimed 'Beckett on Film' project brings together a collection of films from the distingui... Read more
Based on six political novels by Anthony Trollope and set in the palatial country houses and grand Mayfair salons of mid-Victorian England, this is a... Read more
A strong version of Henrik Ibsen's play about a woman's struggle for independence against her husband's will. Nora Helmer (Claire Bloom) risks destruc... Read more
Gemma Arterton stars as the spirited heroine in this passionate BBC adaptation of the Thomas Hardy classic. Young Tess is driven by family poverty to... Read more
From the acclaimed 'Masterpiece Theatre' series comes this portrait of national hero, Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson. His personal life was as explosive... Read more
Mrs Palfrey (Joan Plowright) has been uneasy since her husband passed away, and decides to move from her home in Scotland to London, to be nearer her... Read more
Shaw's passionate response to World War I was this rollicking romp through the minefields of romantic entanglement. Captain Shotover (John Gielgud) i... Read more
A troubled schoolboy is transported back to war-time England after he stumbles on a door through time in an old Yorkshire farmhouse. He meets a kindl... Read more
Two classic horror films in one volume. 'Tales from the Crypt' is a spine-tingling journey into terror with five unwary travellers trapped in catacomb... Read more
This gripping take on Charles Dickens' classic remains faithful to the spirit of the novel whilst delivering a modern, thrilling, tragic and occasiona... Read more
Three exceptional BBC mini-series, adapted from the works of 19th century novelist, Anthony Trollope. 'The Barchester Chronicles' (1982) is based on... Read more