Brenda Blethyn

Brenda Blethyn

Brenda Anne Blethyn is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. Blethyn has received two Academy Award nominations, two SAG Award nominations, two Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one. In addition, she has won a BAFTA, an Empire Award and a Golden Lion, and has earned a Theater World Award and both a Critics' Circle Theatre Award and a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for her theatrical work. Born into a working class home in Ramsgate, Kent, Blethyn pursued an administrative career until her early 30s before enrolling in the Guildford School of Acting after the dissolution of her marriage in 1973. She subsequently joined the Royal National Theatre and received credits for her performances in Troilus and Cressida (1976) and Mysteries (1979). In 1981, Blethyn earned her first critical acclaim for Steaming. In 1980, Blethyn made her television debut in Mike Leigh's film Grown-Ups; then, after a modest number of guest spots in several productions, in the mid-1980s she garnered leading roles in the short-living sitcoms Chance in a Million and The Labours of Erica. Having followed her big screen debut with smaller supporting roles in films such as The Witches (1990) and A River Runs Through It (1992), she made her real cinema breakthrough with her role in the 1996 dramedy Secrets & Lies, for which she received rave reviews. Blethyn has since appeared in an eclectic range of films, including independent comedies such as Saving Grace (2000), Plots with a View (2002) and Clubland (2007), music-themed films like Little Voice (1998) and Beyond the Sea (2004) and big-budget dramas such as Pride & Prejudice (2005) and Atonement (2007). In addition, Blethyn has appeared in television productions including The Buddha of Suburbia (1993), Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001), Belonging (2004) and War and Peace (2007). Her most recent leading role in TV drama is the title role in Vera (2011), playing Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brenda Blethyn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Brenda Blethyn
  • Popularity: 18.898
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1946-02-20
  • Place of Birth: Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: Brenda Anne Bottle, 布蘭達·布蕾辛
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Brenda Blethyn Movies

  • 1992
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    A River Runs Through It

    A River Runs Through It

    7 1992 HD

    The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a...

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  • 1990
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    The Witches

    The Witches

    6.93 1990 HD

    A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand...

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  • 2000
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    Saving Grace

    Saving Grace

    6.5 2000 HD

    Unexpectedly widowed, prim and proper housewife Grace Trevethyn finds herself in dire financial straits when she inherits massive debts her late...

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  • 2002
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    Undertaking Betty

    Undertaking Betty

    6.1 2002 HD

    A politician's wife and the mortician who has secretly loved her for years plan to fake her death so they can run away together.

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  • 2007
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    Atonement

    Atonement

    7.65 2007 HD

    As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime...

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  • 2005
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    Pride & Prejudice

    Pride & Prejudice

    8.074 2005 HD

    A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his...

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  • 1996
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    Secrets & Lies

    Secrets & Lies

    7.6 1996 HD

    After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to...

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  • 1998
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    Girls' Night

    Girls' Night

    6.8 1998 HD

    Two British best friends and in-laws Dawn and Jackie work together at a factory. When Dawn is diagnosed with a brain tumor Jackie shares $100,000...

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  • 2004
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    Beyond the Sea

    Beyond the Sea

    6.3 2004 HD

    Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the...

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  • 1998
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    Little Voice

    Little Voice

    6.5 1998 HD

    After the death of her father, Little Voice or LV becomes a virtual recluse, never going out and hardly ever saying a word. She just sits in her...

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  • 2002
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    Pumpkin

    Pumpkin

    5.9 2002 HD

    Carolyn's sorority sisters set their sights on the Sorority of the Year award and coaching challenged athletes is their ticket to the trophy. But...

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  • 2009
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    Dead Man Running

    Dead Man Running

    5.8 2009 HD

    A loan shark gives ex-con Nick a period of 24 hours in order to pay back the money he owes. Up against it, Nick involves his best mate on a...

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  • 2003
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    The Sleeping Dictionary

    The Sleeping Dictionary

    6.473 2003 HD

    A young Englishman is dispatched to Sarawak to become part of the British colonial government. He encounters some unorthodox local traditions, and...

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  • 2002
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    Sonny

    Sonny

    5 2002 HD

    New Orleans, 1981. Sonny Phillips, just discharged from the Army, returns home. The only life he's known is as a gigolo, working for his mother, but...

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  • 2005
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    Pooh's Heffalump Movie

    Pooh's Heffalump Movie

    6.8 2005 HD

    Who or what exactly is a Heffalump? The lovable residents of the Hundred Acre Wood -- Winnie the Pooh, Rabbit, Tigger, Eeyore, Kanga and the rest of...

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  • 2004
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    Belonging

    Belonging

    5.6 2004 HD

    Jess (Brenda Blethyn) and town handyman Jacob (Kevin Whately) have been happily married 20 years, recently taking in a trio of Jacob's elderly...

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  • 2005
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    On a Clear Day

    On a Clear Day

    6.5 2005 HD

    After decades of laboring as a Glasgow shipbuilder, Frank Redmond, a no-nonsense 55-year-old working-class man, suddenly finds himself laid off. For...

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  • 2007
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    Clubland

    Clubland

    5.2 2007 HD

    The shy son of an aging comedienne tries to find a balance between his demanding home life, his new girlfriend, and his mother's second chance at...

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  • 2009
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    London River

    London River

    6.7 2009 HD

    After traveling to London to check on their missing children in the wake of the 2005 terror attacks on the city, two strangers come to discover their...

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  • 1998
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    Music from Another Room

    Music from Another Room

    5.7 1998 HD

    Music From Another Room is a romantic comedy that follows the exploits of Danny, a young man who grew up believing he was destined to marry the girl...

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  • 1989
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    The Shawl

    The Shawl

    1 1989 HD

    Miss A, troubled by problems, consults a clairvoyant. Can he solve them for her by summoning the spirits? Or is he just a fraud, out to steal her...

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  • 2000
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    RKO 281

    RKO 281

    6.394 2000 HD

    In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO Pictures, moves to Hollywood with...

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  • 2002
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    Lovely & Amazing

    Lovely & Amazing

    6.1 2002 HD

    An intimate family portrait of four hapless but resilient women and the bittersweet lessons they learn in keeping up with the hectic demands of their...

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  • 2001
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    On the Nose

    On the Nose

    5.5 2001 HD

    Brendan is a janitor at a university who has a fondness for gambling, especially betting on horse races. However, he doesn't have much skill at it,...

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  • 2002
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    The Yellow Bird

    The Yellow Bird

    1 2002 HD

    A young girl escapes the boredom of a small town existence in the 1930s.

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  • 1998
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    In the Winter Dark

    In the Winter Dark

    5.6 1998 HD

    Fear of an unidentified livestock predator unites an Australian couple, an outcast, and an abandoned woman.

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  • 2011
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    The Many Faces of... Michael Caine

    The Many Faces of... Michael Caine

    1 2011 HD

    This retrospective follows Sir Michael Caine's impressive career, featuring archive clips woven together with interviews from colleagues and critics....

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  • 1980
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    Grown-Ups

    Grown-Ups

    6.7 1980 HD

    Dick and Mandy, a young working class couple, move into a council house in Canterbury, and find Mr. Butcher, one of their former teachers, living...

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  • 2013
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    Mary and Martha

    Mary and Martha

    6.4 2013 HD

    Wealthy American housewife Mary Morgan takes her bullied son George out of school for home education,including a trip to Southern Africa. Whilst in...

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  • 1980
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    Bedroom Farce

    Bedroom Farce

    6 1980 HD

    Trevor and Susannah, whose marraige is on the rocks, inflict their miseries on their nearest and dearest: three couples whose own relationships are...

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  • 2009
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    Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too

    Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too

    6.5 2009 HD

    Strike up the band with Pooh, Tigger, Darby and all your favorite friends in a spectacular full-length movie featuring seven original songs. It's a...

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  • 2011
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    My Angel

    My Angel

    4.3 2011 HD

    Fifteen year old Eddie's mother falls very ill after a serious car accident. Eddie and his brother Stewart end up having to take care of themselves...

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  • 2010
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    The Calling

    The Calling

    1 2010 HD

    Joanna - a university student - leaves her course to become a nun.

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  • 2014
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    Two Men in Town

    Two Men in Town

    5.4 2014 HD

    A convict is released from prison in a small town in New Mexico. 18 years ago he killed a deputy. The then-and-now sheriff seeks revenge.

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  • 1998
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    Inside the Golden Statue

    Inside the Golden Statue

    6.3 1998 HD

    A behind-the-scenes look at the preparations for the live broadcast of the 69th Annual Academy Awards ceremony.

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  • 1983
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    Henry VI Part 1

    Henry VI Part 1

    7.5 1983 HD

    The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.

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  • 2006
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    Mysterious Creatures

    Mysterious Creatures

    8 2006 HD

    Feature-length ITV drama based on real events. Bill and Wendy Ainscow (Timothy Spall and Brenda Blethyn) are a middle class, middle-aged Birmingham...

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  • 1998
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    Night Train

    Night Train

    7 1998 HD

    A man released from jail, where he had served time for doctoring the books of a gangster, has to go into hiding from the gangster's men. He moves...

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  • 1981
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    Say No to Strangers

    Say No to Strangers

    7 1981 HD

    A short film to warn children of sexual predators.

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  • 1980
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    The Imitation Game

    The Imitation Game

    7.125 1980 HD

    Second World War drama - A young woman decides against working in a munitions factory, and lands a post with the signals corps attempting to crack...

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  • 1970
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    Fools

    Fools

    1 1970 HD

    In 1553, England’s first Queen, Mary I, takes the throne. The country is on the brink of chaos, and ambitious Cardinal Pole plots to secure...

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  • 1993
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    The Bullion Boys

    The Bullion Boys

    1 1993 HD

    Based on a true story. In 1940, Britain's gold reserves were transferred for safety to Liverpool because of the threat of a German invasion. The...

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  • 1997
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    Remember Me?

    Remember Me?

    4 1997 HD

    A domestic farce exposes the eccentricities of a "typical" middle class, suburban family who find their lives thrown into a crisis with the...

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  • 2016
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    Ethel & Ernest

    Ethel & Ernest

    7.4 2016 HD

    This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and...

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  • 1983
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    Floating Off

    Floating Off

    1 1983 HD

    Businessman Jack Humpage and his secretary Janice try to make an unconventional deal with a merchant bank before Humpage's son finds out.

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  • 1982
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    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    1 1982 HD

    Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.

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  • 1987
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    Claws

    Claws

    1 1987 HD

    A tale of cat lovers, the social circle they inhabit and the power struggles between them.

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  • 2004
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    Piccadilly Jim

    Piccadilly Jim

    6.3 2004 HD

    Set in the 1930s, an American with a scandalous reputation on both sides of the Atlantic must do an about-face in order to win back the woman of his...

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  • 2018
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    Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen

    Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen

    1 2018 HD

    Playful, moving portrait of Raymond Briggs, told through interviews with Raymond, animation illustrated by Chris Riddell, and contributions from...

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  • 1982
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    King Lear

    King Lear

    6 1982 HD

    King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia,...

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  • 2001
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    Daddy and Them

    Daddy and Them

    5.5 2001 HD

    Ruby and her husband Claude are a working-class couple who live in suburban Arkansas. As crazy as they are for each other, their relationship is far...

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  • 2003
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    Blizzard

    Blizzard

    6 2003 HD

    A young girl's aunt tells her the tale of a young ice skater and an enchanted reindeer.

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  • 2004
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    A Way of Life

    A Way of Life

    6.8 2004 HD

    At 17 Leigh-Anne Williams has a six month old baby to look after, with only the help of three teenage squatters who flog stolen gear to make ends...

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  • 1970
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    Strawberry Fields Forever

    Strawberry Fields Forever

    1 1970 HD

    Steven Shepherd’s short life beheld just one very special day amidst his world of total and utter torment. He lived with his Grannie Nellie,...

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  • 2021
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    Charlotte

    Charlotte

    6.6 2021 HD

    The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely...

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  • 1970
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    King of the Teds

    King of the Teds

    1 1970 HD

    Ron and Tina's lives are changed when long lost friend Nina calls, reawakening memories of when Ron was the charismatic 'King of the Teds' and both...

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  • 2007
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    Clubland

    Clubland

    5.2 2007 HD

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  • 2006
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    The One Show

    The One Show

    4.6 2006 HD

    A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

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  • 1979
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    Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

    6.7 1979 HD

    A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and...

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  • 1999
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    7.9 1999 HD

    In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate...

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  • 1984
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    Chance in a Million

    Chance in a Million

    6.667 1984 HD

    Chance in a Million is a British sitcom broadcast between 1984 and 1986, produced by Thames Television for Channel 4. The series was co-written by...

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  • 1975
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    Rumpole of the Bailey

    Rumpole of the Bailey

    7.067 1975 HD

    Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It stars Leo McKern as...

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  • 1980
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    Yes Minister

    Yes Minister

    8.3 1980 HD

    Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations...

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  • 2006
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    The New Adventures of Old Christine

    The New Adventures of Old Christine

    6.8 2006 HD

    Single working mom Christine Campbell has just learned that her ex is dating a much younger woman with the same first name. To avoid any confusion,...

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  • 2003
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    Between The Sheets

    Between The Sheets

    5.3 2003 HD

    Between the Sheets is a 2003 British television mini-series. This carnal, comedic drama is based around the love life and sexual hangups of several...

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  • 1988
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    The Storyteller

    The Storyteller

    8.1 1988 HD

    The Storyteller aided by his cynical dog, narrates classic folk tales, fables, and legends.

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  • 1989
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    The Labours of Erica

    The Labours of Erica

    1 1989 HD

    The Labours of Erica was a 1989/90 British sitcom starring Brenda Blethyn as self-made businesswoman Erica Parsons. The premise of the show was that...

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  • 1993
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    The Buddha of Suburbia

    The Buddha of Suburbia

    6.1 1993 HD

    Karim is 17 years old and lives in a South London suburb with his English mother and Pakistani father, who has become a kind of spiritual guru to his...

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  • 1995
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    The Frank Skinner Show

    The Frank Skinner Show

    7.5 1995 HD

    The Frank Skinner Show was a television chat show hosted by comedian Frank Skinner, which lasted nine series on British television between 1995 and...

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  • 1998
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    So Graham Norton

    So Graham Norton

    6.3 1998 HD

    So Graham Norton was a British television programme, hosted by Irish personality Graham Norton. It ran from 3 July 1998 to 1 March 2002.

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  • 1992
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    Maigret

    Maigret

    6.9 1992 HD

    Based on the novels by Georges Simenon, Michael Gambon plays the eponymous detective from the Sûreté in this 1992 revival of the 1960s...

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  • 2002
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    V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

    5 2002 HD

    V Graham Norton was an entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom starring Graham Norton, broadcast every weeknight as a...

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 1994
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    Outside Edge

    Outside Edge

    8 1994 HD

    Comedy-drama series starring Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Robert Daws, and Josie Lawrence about two couples united only by the fact that they play...

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  • 1978
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    BBC Television Shakespeare

    BBC Television Shakespeare

    5.2 1978 HD

    The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and...

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  • 1993
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    GMTV

    GMTV

    5.8 1993 HD

    GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3...

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  • 2007
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    War and Peace

    War and Peace

    6.25 2007 HD

    War and Peace is a 2007 Russian-French-Italian-German miniseries directed by Robert Dornhelm. It was broadcast in Belgium and in France in four parts...

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  • 2011
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    Vera

    Vera

    7.372 2011 HD

    A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder,...

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  • 2010
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    Downton Abbey

    Downton Abbey

    8.1 2010 HD

    A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an...

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  • 1985
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    The Mysteries

    The Mysteries

    1 1985 HD

    National Theatre Cottesloe production filmed for Channel 4

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  • 1991
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    All Good Things

    All Good Things

    1 1991 HD

    A marriage and home can be made complete with the arrival of a new baby, but Shirley Frame feels a need to share her good fortune by going out into...

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  • 1989
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    Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

    Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

    4.5 1989 HD

    The true story of Barbara Hutton, who had inherited $40 million by the age of 6. This insight explores the effects that money can have on one's life,...

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  • 2001
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    Anne Frank: The Whole Story

    Anne Frank: The Whole Story

    7.5 2001 HD

    Anne Frank: The Whole Story is a two-part mini-series based on the book Anne Frank: The Biography by Melissa Müller. The mini-series aired on...

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  • 1983
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    Dalgliesh

    Dalgliesh

    6.9 1983 HD

    Centred on the cases of P. D. James' gentleman detective Adam Dalgliesh. In addition to his career as a policeman, Dalgliesh is also a published...

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  • 2007
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    The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

    7.2 2007 HD

    Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun...

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  • 2020
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    Kate & Koji

    Kate & Koji

    5.6 2020 HD

    Kate runs an old-fashioned café in a seaside town, and develops a strong, if sometimes volatile, friendship with asylum-seeking African doctor...

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  • 2005
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    VM Show Vol. 2

    VM Show Vol. 2

    1 2005 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Play on One

    The Play on One

    5.5 1988 HD

    A series of plays specially written for television.

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  • 1944
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    Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

    6.8 1944 HD

    An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...

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  • 1944
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    Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

    6.8 1944 HD

    An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...

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