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Last updated August 04, 2025
Foyle's War: Set 3
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDet. Christopher Foyle's loyalties are put to the test as his investigations uncover unpleasant truths that powerful people would rather keep hidden in this popular BBC mystery series grounded in historical fact.
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Red Dwarf: Series 7
1997 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSeries 7 sees a change in crew as Rimmer flies off to fill the spaceboots of his galaxy-saving alter ego, Ace Rimmer, and Kochanski joins the ship, much to Kryten's consternation. Later, the crew finally learns who stole their ship.
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MI-5: Vol. 3
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn the third season of this award-winning British drama, the MI-5 team is roped into the high-profile kidnapping of a rock star's son; Zoe is charged with conspiracy to kill; and Danny and Fiona are taken hostage.
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Red Dwarf: Series 8
1999 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsRed Dwarf itself was absent for most of the last series as the crew had mislaid it, but the mining spaceship now makes a welcome return, having been completely refitted and restored by Kryten's rogue nanobots.
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Little Britain: Series 2
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThe second season of this BAFTA Award-winning frenetic sketch comedy show written by (and starring) Matt Lucas and David Williams peppers the original cast of eccentrics with a few new quirky characters.
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49 Up
2005 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn 1964, a filmmaker interviewed a diverse group of 7-year-olds and vowed to track their lives every seven years. Now, those "kids" are 49 years old. This documentary series reveals how Apted's subjects collectively serve as a microcosm of society.
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MI-5: Vol. 4
2005 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter a string of London train bombings, Adam Carter and the rest of MI-5 crew race to track down the culprits, and the city is paralyzed by fear. Anna Chancellor joins the cast as Juliet Shaw, a caustic, partially paralyzed agent.
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Shameless: Series 1
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThe quirky Gallagher family includes a mum who's disappeared, a boozing dad and six very dissimilar kids: surrogate mother Fiona, moody Lip, in-the-closet Ian, bipolar Debbie, rowdy Carl and toddler Liam -- all living in a Manchester housing project.
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Foyle's War: Set 4
2006 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn these episodes, with the help of his driver, Sam, and subordinate Paul, Foyle investigates the murder of a barmaid, a secret experiment in biological warfare, the death of a munitions worker and more.
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MI-5: Vol. 5
2006 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter being held hostage by a former colleague with an ax to grind, a covert team of MI-5 officers works to protect citizens from a wave of brutal terrorist attacks, even as the government begins to tighten national security.
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Foyle's War: Set 5
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDetective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle is forced to come out of retirement to aid the undermanned police force in Hastings, a town surrounded by the chaos and confusion of the ongoing World War II campaign.
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MI-5: Vol. 6
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThe MI-5 agents continue their fight to keep the world safe from terrorism. As Adam and Ros recover from the bombing of the Thames Barrier, negotiations with Iran are threatened, a killer virus is unleashed on London and mercenaries kidnap Zaf.
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Primeval: Season 3
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsEvolutionary zoologist Nick Cutter recruits Egyptologist Sarah Page to the team, hoping her research can shed some light on the mysterious time anomalies that continue to deposit dangerous dinosaurs in modern England.
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Red Dwarf: Series 9
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThe Red Dwarf crew travels through a portal that transports them to Earth in 2009. After realizing they're nothing but fictional TV characters, the gang frantically searches for the writer who created them.
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MI-5: Vol. 7
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsRichard Armitage joins the cast as Lucas North, a former MI-5 agent who's back on the job after spending eight years in a Russian prison -- which makes him a perfect fit for Section D's priority of the moment. But can he be trusted?
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Foyle's War: Set 6
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn Series 6, a Russian POW's escape leads to murder, racial tensions boil over as African American soldiers await their departure home, and Foyle investigates an accused traitor too willing to meet his fate.
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Little Britain
2003 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWith an impressive lineup of quirky characters, including troubled teenager Vicky, clueless caregiver Lou, plus-sized female Bubbles and hotel manager Ray, this popular sketch comedy show cleverly pokes fun at all sectors of society.
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MI-5
2002 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis award-winning series dramatizes the professional exploits and personal lives of the "spooks" of the MI-5. No-nonsense head officer Harry Pearce guides a band of dedicated spies who risk their lives every day.
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Primeval
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsProfessor Nick Cutter heads a crew of eccentric scientific and military experts who are tasked with investigating the anomalies that connect modern England with the past and have allowed dinosaurs to roam the Earth again.
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Red Dwarf
1988 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsLost in deep space aboard the gigantic mining ship Red Dwarf, hopelessly lazy technician Dave, the last human left in the entire universe, attempts to find a way back to Earth with his dead crewmate's hologram and a feline life-form by his side.
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Foyle's War
2002 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsCrooks don't stop for anything -- not even war -- as veteran and now detective chief superintendent of the Hastings police force Christopher Foyle (Michael Kitchen) discovers in this crime drama set in England during World War II. Stymied in his attempts to get closer to the action, Foyle soon learns there's plenty for him to do at home as he attempts to quell the criminal chaos that ensues as the war rages on.
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MI-5: Vol. 8
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis season of the acclaimed spy drama finds case officer Lucas North, newly returned intelligence analyst Ruth Evershed and the rest of the Section D team scrambling to rescue their department head from mysterious Russian agents.
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Shameless
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis addictive series follows the Gallaghers -- a brood of six led by jobless single father Frank -- who live in public housing and are blissfully unaware of the family's dysfunction, while dad tries to maintain his sanity with help from a bottle.
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MI-5: Vol. 9
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsVolume 9 reveals new Section D members. Former undercover mercenary Beth Bailey ensures smooth peace talks, former British Special Forces Officer Dimitri Levendis fights terrorism and university student Tariq Masood dazzles with his computer skills.
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Outcasts: Season 1
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter Earth's demise, a group of hardy survivors escape to the planet Carpathia to build a new civilization. But as they struggle to temper the usual human failings of lust and ambition, they discover that their new planet holds a terrifying secret.
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