Season 1 · Episode 1
Professor Anderson attends a conference in Prague, but what he really wants to do is attend a football match. Then he meets a former student unexpectedly, and must consider putting his philosophical ideas into practice.
In the 1920s, Michael Arlen was one of the most popular and acclaimed writers in the world, but he mysteriously stopped writing altogether. His son tries to work out why.
A once-celebrated writer who has written nothing since the war, lies paralysed and dying as his family gathers at the family home.
A dramatisation of events surrounding the loss of the turret ship HMS Victoria during fleet exercises off Tripoli on 22 June 1893.
A biopic of German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, whose opposition to Adolf Hitler led to his involvement in an assassination plot.
Czechoslovakia, April 1945. A chance meeting between a professor and his former student turns into a violent trial of strength.
A busy day in the kitchen of a great hotel.
Graeme Warrack was Divisional Chief Doctor of the 1st Airborne Division at the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. With other doctors, medical personnel and padres, he stayed behind with the wounded.
A man seeks the perfect relationship.
Arthur Dodsworth has recently retired. He lives alone except for his budgie and memories of his late wife Winnie. One afternoon his nap is interrupted by the doorbell; his former secretary, Peggy Prothero, has come to visit.
Satire set at the Department of Something or Other, where mistakes in form-filling can bring careers to a sudden end.
Moscow is the setting for a reunion between Viktor and Susan which brings about unforeseen complications.
Marcus Fleischman's reincarnation proves a frustrating one. His widow, in his absence, leads the simple life of a shopkeeper, and brings up their son as best she can.
A former teacher takes on the system armed only with pen, paper and stamps.
Married life starts off full of bright hopes for Alex and Lynda, but soon they are trapped in a nightmare with their friend Bill.
A disparate group of guests find themselves locked into a largely empty television studio controlled by an anonymous man.
France, 1924. Two English gentlemen join forces to investigate notorious villainess Vanity Fair in her fortified chateau. Tongue-in-cheek 1978 TV film based on the novel by Dornford Yates.
In the 23rd century, Albion (formerly Britain) is made up of two distinct communities — the Aggros (farm workers) and the Toonies (industrial workers). They meet at Zummerdown for the annual midsummer festival of Stargazy.
Lavretsky returns to Russia from Europe and joins the group of admirers of his beautiful young cousin Liza.
Some young women, sharing accommodation, invite their boyfriends for tea on Sunday. But one of them proves to be alarmingly disturbed.
In 19th-century Eastern Europe, a group of actors, led by Janos, arrive at a castle to give the Count and his friends a private performance. But the actors are also revolutionaries, and they have another agenda.
An unexpected stranger arrives at the old peoples home in Norway where a famous writer is kept in confinement after the war. A young partisan plots his assassination, while others advocate handing him over for trial for collaboration.
A fateful day in the life of a celebrated composer.
From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales.
2023
Parichat became pregnant before discovering that her partner, Trin, was already married. After forcibly having the child aborted, he abandons her. Parichat is left alone and suicidal until her sister and brother-in-law offer to help her plot revenge. The plan requires years of studying abroad, after which Parichat returns and begins slowly approaching Trin. As she creeps toward her vengance, Trin’s wife’s cousin, Payu, tries to protect his family by impeding her.
2022
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2016
Forced to change jobs after being bullied by his boss, office worker Momose worries his new boss will be the same. But Shirosaki is totally easygoing!
After a whirlwind romance, Olivia finds herself as the mistress of the imposing Foxworth Hall, where she soon discovers that the fairy tale life she expected has quickly become a nightmare.
In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to eldest daughter Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with second-eldest Elizabeth.
1961
Total opposites Pi and Mork are love rivals and compete endlessly for the attention of their crush, Nan. Because of this, they get along like water and oil. But what if Nan was never Mork's real target to begin with?
2021
After Eva Perón’s death in 1952, her corpse is held for three years awaiting the construction of a mausoleum — a resting place that would never be built. In 1955, the military seized control of Argentina and hid Perón’s body from the public, fearing that it would unite the country against them. But they never imagined that in doing so she would become more dangerous in death than she was in life.
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.
1972
A disastrous first meeting brings together famous e-sports star Ji Xiangkong and tsundere live streamer Qiu Ying, who initially approaches him to boost her own popularity. When their association backfires and harms her career instead, Qiu Ying is forced to reevaluate her path—only to discover her true calling and the misunderstood genius behind Ji Xiangkong.
2019
Do you have a hard time understanding why you think or behave the way you do? Don't worry, your mind can be a... complicated place. Discover its secrets with Ceri and solve the greatest mystery in the universe: why you are the way you are.
When Ian and Em receive a surprise invitation from their old friend Ollie to spend a weekend in the Suffolk countryside, they expect an idyllic holiday. But the competitive edge to the men's relationship soon rises to the surface, with irreversible consequences.
2012
On a long drive from the mountains to the city of Chiang Mai, Captain Phasut's car turns over in an accident that kills him and his wife Namping. Their six-year-old son Tawan was fortunate not to be travelling with them that day. Namping's older brother and owner of a coffee estate, Khunkhao, is rocked by the news. He's quick to take care of the funeral arrangements. There, Thofah—Phasut's younger sister—comes to take Tawan to Bangkok on behalf of his grandfather, Athit. Khunkhao's not ready to let Tawan go live with a grandfather and aunt who he's never met, though. Thofah will do whatever it takes to complete her task.
Comedienne Dawn French tackles dark, tongue-in-cheek thrillers as her various characters embark on a different mystery every episode. In one way or another, she is involved with murder — either committing the crime or even getting bumped off herself!
1991
Early 20th-century adventurers find themselves fighting for survival after their hot-air balloon crashes into a remote part of the Amazon, stranding them on a prehistoric plateau.
1999
At university, two young men raised to hate each other find music and love instead, forcing them to question family legacies and choose their own path.