Ruth Sheen

Ruth Sheen

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ruth Sheen (born 1952) is an English actress. Born in London, Sheen began her career by training at the East 15 Acting School, and has appeared regularly on British television and in British films since 1988. On television, she had recurring roles as Nanny Simmons in Berkeley Square (1998), and as Nurse Ethel Carr in the series Bramwell (1995–1998). She has also appeared as four different characters in six episodes of The Bill between 1989 and 2004. She has also appeared in five Mike Leigh films: in the female lead role of Shirley in High Hopes (1988); as Laughing Woman in Secrets & Lies (1996); as Maureen in All or Nothing (2002), as Lily in Vera Drake (2004) and as Gerri in Another Year (2010). Her role in High Hopes won her the Best Actress award at the 1989 European Film Awards. In 2007, she played the role of Lyn, opposite Ben Whishaw's Steven, in the world premiere of Philip Ridley's stage play, Leaves of Glass at the Soho Theatre, London. She also plays the mother of Jim Sturgess's character, Jamie, in Philip Ridley's feature film, Heartless. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruth Sheen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Ruth Sheen
  • Popularity: 8.228
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1952-01-01
  • Place of Birth: London, England, UK
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Ruth Sheen Movies

  • 2004
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    Vera Drake

    Vera Drake

    7.178 2004 HD

    Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.

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  • 2007
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    Run Fatboy Run

    Run Fatboy Run

    6.189 2007 HD

    Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.

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  • 2002
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    All or Nothing

    All or Nothing

    7.031 2002 HD

    Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two...

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  • 2000
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    Bait

    Bait

    1 2000 HD

    A single father prepares for a job interview while his young son, Clint, prepares sandwiches for their lunch. When he goes for the interview, Clint...

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  • 2010
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    Another Year

    Another Year

    6.986 2010 HD

    During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.

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  • 2010
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    Heartless

    Heartless

    5.854 2010 HD

    The story follows Jamie, a troubled young man with a birthmark on his face, which has left him feeling isolated and fearful, hiding from the world...

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  • 1995
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    The Young Poisoner's Handbook

    The Young Poisoner's Handbook

    6.6 1995 HD

    Graham Young is a teenage misfit living in suburban London in the 1960s. He hates his stepmother but loves chemistry, and the two impulses unite in a...

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  • 1989
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    High Hopes

    High Hopes

    7.1 1989 HD

    Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful, mum's...

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  • 2007
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    Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill

    5.8 2007 HD

    Orphaned by smallpox, young Lancashire country lady Fanny Hill cheerfully accepts her friend Esther Davies's offer to join the London 'working girls'...

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  • 1991
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    Clubland

    Clubland

    1 1991 HD

    Sylvie, a Belgian girl living in London, arrives at her local police station. She starts to tell how she was picked up in a nightclub by the handsome...

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  • 2021
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    Cyrano

    Cyrano

    6.4 2021 HD

    A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But,...

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  • 2005
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    The English Harem

    The English Harem

    3.3 2005 HD

    Tracy a young working class girl, who - against the wishes of her parents and racist ex-boyfriend - becomes one of three wives of West London Persian...

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  • 2007
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    A Class Apart

    A Class Apart

    1 2007 HD

    An outspoken single mum is determined her son will go to the school of her choice, and he ends up at a private school. Only then does she discover...

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  • 2024
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    The After

    The After

    5.5 2024 HD

    After losing a family member to a violent crime, a shattered rideshare driver picks up a passenger that forces him to confront his grief.

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  • 1992
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    A Fatal Inversion

    A Fatal Inversion

    5.4 1992 HD

    Adaptation of the Barbara Vine (aka Ruth Rendell) novel. After Adam inherits a country house from his great uncle, he and his friend Rufus decide to...

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  • 2023
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    Sweetly It Turns

    Sweetly It Turns

    1 2023 HD

    A kitchen-sink drama following the lives of a working-class family in Wolverhampton as they deal with change and the passing of time.

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  • 2024
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    Touch

    Touch

    7.4 2024 HD

    Soon after the break of the pandemic and realizing that his clock is ticking, Kristofer gets the urge to embark on a journey to try to find out what...

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  • 1994
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    Sin Bin

    Sin Bin

    1 1994 HD

    A male nurse in a mental hospital witnesses one patient killing another, but struggles with his loyalties and his conscience to come forward.

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  • 1996
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    Different for Girls

    Different for Girls

    7.2 1996 HD

    Paul reunites with his schoolmate Kim, and finds out she's actually a woman who has transitioned since they last met. She has no desire to stir up...

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  • 2014
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    Mr. Turner

    Mr. Turner

    6.543 2014 HD

    Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful...

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  • 2015
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    A Royal Night Out

    A Royal Night Out

    6.487 2015 HD

    The re-imagining of VE Day in 1945, when Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret were allowed out from Buckingham Palace for the night to join in...

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  • 2001
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    Lorna Doone

    Lorna Doone

    5.9 2001 HD

    The year is 1675. England is threatened by religious and political rivalries. King Charles II's Catholic brother, James, is next in line for the...

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  • 1990
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    Night Voice

    Night Voice

    1 1990 HD

    Clarence Flamer hosts a late-night talk show on regional radio station North Star Sound. A phone call he takes one night leads to his discovering a...

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  • 1992
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    Ghostwatch

    Ghostwatch

    7.1 1992 HD

    For Halloween 1992, the BBC decides to broadcast an investigation into the supernatural, hosted by TV chat-show legend Michael Parkinson. Parky...

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  • 2015
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    SuperBob

    SuperBob

    5.9 2015 HD

    After six years without a date, Robert, the world's only superhero, is looking for love. The only barrier to his plan is that he regularly has to...

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  • 2005
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    Footprints in the Snow

    Footprints in the Snow

    2.5 2005 HD

    Paralysed from the waist down after a car crash, Julie Hill struggles to get used to her disability and to save her marriage. It looks as if her...

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  • 2010
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    The Hardest Part

    The Hardest Part

    1 2010 HD

    An aging actor finally secures the audition of a lifetime. But just how badly does he want the role?

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  • 2009
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    Brave Young Men

    Brave Young Men

    2 2009 HD

    Owen and Jamie are a pair of nobodies who prevent global disasters with the help of a time-transient civil servant.

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  • 1999
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    Virtual Sexuality

    Virtual Sexuality

    5.2 1999 HD

    A frustrated teenage girl creates her perfect man in a virtual reality machine and in a freak accident, gives him life.

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  • 2014
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    The One and Only Mike Leigh

    The One and Only Mike Leigh

    9 2014 HD

    In a revealing documentary, Mike Leigh, director of Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Abigail's Party among many others, talks to Alan Yentob about...

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  • 1996
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    Secrets & Lies

    Secrets & Lies

    7.559 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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  • 2006
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    Imagine Me & You

    Imagine Me & You

    7.574 2006 HD

    During her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. The two women become close friends, and when...

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  • 2013
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    Welcome to the Punch

    Welcome to the Punch

    5.839 2013 HD

    When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's...

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  • 2016
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    A Street Cat Named Bob

    A Street Cat Named Bob

    7.912 2016 HD

    James Bowen, a homeless busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when he meets a stray ginger cat.

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  • 1993
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    When Pigs Fly

    When Pigs Fly

    5 1993 HD

    The ghosts of a middle-aged woman and a precocious little girl help an unwed jazz musician and a bar dancer reverse their bad fortune.

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  • 2018
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    VS.

    VS.

    5.9 2018 HD

    VS. is an urban rites of passage drama set in the hostile and exciting UK rap battle scene.

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  • 2004
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    Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

    5.788 2004 HD

    Beautiful, funny, passionate, and calculating, Becky is the orphaned daughter of a starving English artist and a French chorus girl. She yearns for a...

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  • 2007
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    Hush Your Mouth

    Hush Your Mouth

    3.5 2007 HD

    A young man is killed for trying to stop what he sees as evil and his friends seen as fun. Whilst his sister starts an unwitting relationship with...

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  • 2003
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    Cheeky

    Cheeky

    6.4 2003 HD

    Consumed with sadness after the death of his wife and subsequent rejection from his son, a widower, at the urging of his friends, opts to appear on a...

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  • 1987
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    Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

    6.5 1987 HD

    A drama based on the novel by Charles Dickens which tells the story of Arthur Clennam who is thrown into a debtor's prison. There he meets a young...

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  • 2002
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    Plain Jane

    Plain Jane

    1 2002 HD

    Drama set in 1911 about a love triangle concerning a father, his son and their maid, Jane.

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  • 1989
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    The Angry Earth

    The Angry Earth

    2 1989 HD

    About the oppression of the Welsh coal miners during the 19th century and early 20th century as seen through the the eyes of Gwen, a 110 year old...

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  • 2000
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    Don Quixote

    Don Quixote

    6.1 2000 HD

    Adapted from the work of Miguel de Cervantes, this is the story of a hidalgo, fanatic for chivalry novels, who loses his sanity and believing to be a...

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  • 1984
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    The Bill

    The Bill

    6.6 1984 HD

    The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and...

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  • 2006
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    Vital Signs

    Vital Signs

    5.3 2006 HD

    Vital Signs is a British television drama series airing on ITV from 2006. It stars Tamzin Outhwaite as a supermarket check-out operator who decides...

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  • 2021
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    It's a Sin

    It's a Sin

    7.9 2021 HD

    A chronicle of five friends during a decade in which everything changed, including the rise of AIDS.

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  • 1997
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    The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

    The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

    7 1997 HD

    Adaptation of the classic novel by Henry Fielding chronicling the life, loves and adventures of the charming Tom.

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  • 1996
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    Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

    7.5 1996 HD

    Silent Witness is a British crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes.

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  • 2021
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    The Nevers

    The Nevers

    8 2021 HD

    In the last years of Victoria's reign, London is beset by the "Touched": people — mostly women — who suddenly manifest abnormal...

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  • 1995
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    Bramwell

    Bramwell

    4.2 1995 HD

    The story of Eleanor Bramwell , a pioneering female doctor in the late nineteenth century, and the struggles she has with her friends, her colleagues...

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  • 2007
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    Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill

    7.2 2007 HD

    Two-part TV drama based on the novel by John Cleland. Set in the 18th century, the story of a young country girl who through financial neccessity...

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  • 2014
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    Inside No. 9

    Inside No. 9

    8.036 2014 HD

    An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.

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  • 2015
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    Unforgotten

    Unforgotten

    7.721 2015 HD

    London police detectives Cassie Stuart and Sunny Khan investigate historic cold cases involving missing persons, murder and long-hidden secrets.

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  • 2009
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    Misfits

    Misfits

    7.6 2009 HD

    When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.

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  • 1993
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    Cracker

    Cracker

    6.5 1993 HD

    The wise-cracking Fitz is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight into the criminal mind.

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  • 2023
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    Hijack

    Hijack

    7.8 2023 HD

    When Flight KA29 is hijacked during its seven-hour journey from Dubai to London, Sam Nelson—an accomplished corporate negotiator—tries...

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  • 1993
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    Peak Practice

    Peak Practice

    5.5 1993 HD

    Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the...

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  • 1986
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    Casualty

    Casualty

    5.9 1986 HD

    Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and...

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  • 2001
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    The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

    The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

    7.4 2001 HD

    On a night in London in 1946, newspaper reporter Ellen McGillivray arrives at the home of legendary literary figure, Herbert George Wells. Expecting...

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  • 2000
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    Lorna Doone

    Lorna Doone

    8 2000 HD

    Passionate love story set in 17th century rural England, charting the young John Ridd's search for revenge after his father's murder, and the chance...

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  • 1993
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    Cracker

    Cracker

    6.5 1993 HD

    The wise-cracking Fitz is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight into the criminal mind.

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  • 1997
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    Holding On

    Holding On

    8 1997 HD

    The interaction between a diverse range of characters—including a bulimic restaurant critic and a highly strung tax inspector—in...

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  • 2005
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    Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky

    Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky

    5.3 2005 HD

    A story of unrequited love set in 1930s London, against the backdrop of grimy streets and public houses.

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  • 2000
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    Never Never

    Never Never

    2 2000 HD

    John Parlour and Jo Weller form a credit union but John's predatory lending scheme threatens both the poor residents of a London council estate and...

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  • 2018
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    The Woman in White

    The Woman in White

    6.067 2018 HD

    The lives of two half-sisters and their drawing master get caught up in a deadly conspiracy revolving around a mentally ill woman dressed all in...

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  • 1998
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    Berkeley Square

    Berkeley Square

    7.8 1998 HD

    Three young women from very different backgrounds meet, become friends and share experiences when they all gain positions as nannies in the wealthy...

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  • 2012
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    Call the Midwife

    Call the Midwife

    7.5 2012 HD

    Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling...

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  • 2007
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    A Class Apart

    A Class Apart

    4 2007 HD

    A working class single mother appeals to send her son to the best state school in her area. When the headmaster of a local private school hears of...

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  • 2019
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    Brassic

    Brassic

    8.5 2019 HD

    A group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in northern suburbia. These lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned...

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  • 2017
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    Strike

    Strike

    7.071 2017 HD

    A war veteran turned private detective operates out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Although wounded both physically and...

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  • 1997
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    Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

    7.6 1997 HD

    The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his...

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  • 2017
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    Prime Suspect 1973

    Prime Suspect 1973

    7.4 2017 HD

    Prime Suspect 1973 tells the story of 22-year-old Jane Tennison's first days in the police force, in which she endured flagrant sexism before being...

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  • 2010
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    Accused

    Accused

    8.2 2010 HD

    How certain people end up being accused of a crime.

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