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| Doc Martin - Fourth Series |  |
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| Eight-part production, originally broadcast on ITV1 on 20th and 27th September and 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th October and 1st and 8th November 2009 (at 21.00). Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | A welcome return of the comedy drama series about a top London surgeon who developed a phobia of blood. After retraining he moved to a sleepy Cornish seaside village to become their GP | |
| Starring: | Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Stephanie Cole, Ian McNeice, Lia Williams, Katherine Parkinson, Joe Absolom, John Marquez, Selina Cadell, David Haig (2) | |
| Directed by: | Ben Bolt (1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8); Minkie Spiro (4, 5) | |
| Produced by: | Philippa Braithwaite | |
| Executive producer: | Mark Crowdy | |
| Written by: | Jack Lothian (1, 5 and 8), Ben Bolt (2 and 6), Richard Stoneman (3, 4 and 7) | |
| Buffalo Pictures Ltd in association with Homerun Productions. Click here the title and synopsis of each episode | ||
| Doktor Martin - Second Series |  |
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| Eight-part production, originally broadcast on ZDF (German TV) on 7th, 14th and 28th May and 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th June and 2nd July 2009. Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | Second series of the German version of Doc Martin | |
| Starring: | Axel Milberg, Ina Weisse, Ellen Schwiers, Henny Reents, Max Hopp, Hans Martin Stier, Florian David Fitz, Joachim Bissmeier, Brigitte Karner and Karl Kranzkowski | |
| Directed by: | Claudia Garde (1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8); Zoltan Spirandelli (4 and 5) | |
| Produced by: | Markus Brunnemann | |
| Executive producer: | Tim Gehrke | |
| Adapted by: | English version originally written by Dominic Minghella: German adaptations by Anna Dokoupilova | |
| ZDF Productions. Click here the title of each episode | ||
| Flemming - First Series |  |
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| Six-part production, originally broadcast on ZDF (German TV) on 13th, 20th and 27th November and 4th, 11th and 18th December 2009. Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | Crime drama, dealing with the workings of criminal psychologist Vincent Flemming | |
| Starring: | Samuel Finzi, Claudia Michelsen, Felix Vörtler, Rainer Sellien, Anna Thalbach, Hanns Zischler and Oliver Bröcker | |
| Directed by: | Claudia Garde (1, 2 and 3); Zoltan Spirandelli (4, 5 and 6) | |
| Produced by: | Markus Brunnemann | |
| Executive producer: | Tim Gehrke | |
| Written by: | Gregor Edelmann | |
| ZDF Productions. Click here the title of each episode | ||
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| Doc Martin - Third Series |  |
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| Originally broadcast on ITV1 on 24th September and 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th October and 5th November 2007 (at 21.00). Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | Third series of the comedy drama about a surgeon who has retrained as a GP, with all the charm and sensitivity of the original series! | |
| Starring: | Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Stephanie Cole, Ian McNeice, Katherine Parkinson, Joe Absolom, John Marquez, Joseph Morgan, Patrick Godfrey (1), Debbie Chazen (1), Louise Delamere (4), Justin Salinger (4), Lucy Robinson (5), Thelma Barlow (6), Irene Sutcliffe (6), Jeff Rawle (7) | |
| Directed by: | Ben Bolt | |
| Produced by: | Philippa Braithwaite | |
| Executive producer: | Mark Crowdy | |
| Written by: | Richard Stoneman (1 and 3), Nick Vivian (2), Jack Lothian (4 and 7), Ben Bolt (5), Keith Temple (6) | |
| Buffalo Pictures Ltd in association with Homerun Productions. Click here the title and synopsis of each episode. A soundtrack to accompany the series was also released | ||
| Doktor Martin - First Series |  |
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| Six-part production, originally broadcast on ZDF (German TV) on 25th July and 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd August and 5th September 2007. Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | First series of the German version of Doc Martin | |
| Starring: | Axel Milberg, Ina Weisse, Ellen Schwiers, Henny Reents, Max Hopp, Hans Martin Stier, Florian David Fitz, Joachim Bissmeier, Brigitte Karner and Karl Kranzkowski | |
| Directed by: | Markus Imboden (1, 2, 3 and 4); Josh Broecker (5 and 6) | |
| Produced by: | Tim Gehrke | |
| Executive producer: | Axel Laustroer | |
| Adapted by: | English version originally written by Dominic Minghella: German adaptations by Anna Dokoupilova | |
| ZDF Productions. Click here the title of each episode | ||
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| Three-part production, originally broadcast on ITV1 on 19th and 26th March and 2nd April 2007 (at 21.00). Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | Crime drama: Police discover two seemingly unrelated crimes - the murder of a mobster and the destruction of two phone masts - are linked by the common factor of mobile phones. A former engineer for a telecommunications company, who blames his inoperable tumour on years of working with the devices, soon becomes their chief suspect | |
| Starring: | Julie Graham, Neil Fitzmaurice, John Thomson, Jamie Draven, Sunetra Sarker, Shaun Dooley, Keith Allen, Alex Reid, Peter Vaughan, Michael Kitchen and Samantha Bond | |
| Directed by: | Stuart Orme | |
| Produced by: | Gina Cronk | |
| Executive producer: | Kieran Roberts | |
| Written by: | John Fay | |
| ITV Productions. Click here for the title and synopsis of each episode | ||
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| Doc Martin - Over The Edge (Christmas Special) |  |
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| Originally broadcast on ITV1 on 25th December (at 21.00). Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | The peace of Portwenn is disturbed when a hoard of twitchers descend on the village. The birdwatchers are on the trail of a rare chough, which has been found nesting on Joan Norton's land. At the surgery, Martin may be losing his receptionist, as Pauline wants to go to university. And he's having even less success with women in his personal life as the arrival of Louisa's father stymies any chance of a reconciliation | |
| Starring: | Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Stephanie Cole, Ian McNeice, Katherine Parkinson, Joe Absolom, Kenneth Cranham, Richard Johnson, Chris O'Dowd, Jonathan Aris | |
| Directed by: | Ben Bolt | |
| Produced by: | Philippa Braithwaite | |
| Executive producer: | Mark Crowdy | |
| Written by: | Jack Lothian | |
| Buffalo Pictures Ltd in association with Homerun Productions. Click here a synopsis of the episode | ||
| Ghostboat |
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| Two-part production, originally broadcast on ITV1 on 9th and 10th April 2006 (at 21.00). Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | Jack Hardy is the sole survivor of a mysterious submarine disaster in World War II. Now, in 1981, the ill-fated submarine Scorpion has resurfaced, miraculously intact. And Naval Intelligence need Hardy's expertise to retrace the course and mission that led to her original disappearance. But what's waiting for them under the grey waters of the Baltic Sea turns out to be much worse than the Russian submarines they're expecting. Before he knows it, Hardy is fighting for his life as the forgotten events of 1943 start to have deadly consequences for the modern-day crew of the sub. Wherever Scorpion has been all this time, it's brought some very bad luck back with it | |
| Starring: | David Jason, Ian Puleston-Davies, Tony Haygarth, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Jonathan Cullen, Tony Bluto | |
| Directed by: | Stuart Orme | |
| Produced by: | David Reynolds | |
| Executive producers: | David Jason and David Reynolds | |
| Screenplay by: | Guy Burt, based on the novel by George E Simpson and Neal R Burger | |
| ITV Productions Ltd. Click here for a synopsis of each episode | ||
| A Good Murder |  |
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| Two-part production, originally broadcast on ITV1 on 13th and 14th March 2006 (at 21.00) | ||
| Synopsis: | Kay is a thirtysomething single lady living in London with her overbearing disabled mother who has no life of her own - until she meets a handsome Albanian man. Little does she realise that he's an illegal immigrant and on the run from a Russian gangster | |
| Starring: | Juliet Aubrey, Anna Massey and Mirek Simunek | |
| Directed by: | Graham Theakston | |
| Produced by: | Georgina Lowe | |
| Executive producer: | Sally Head | |
| Written by: | Peter Ransley | |
| Sally Head Productions Ltd. Click here for a synopsis of each episode | ||
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| Doc Martin - Second Series |
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| Eight-part production, originally broadcast on ITV1 on 10th, 17th and 24th November, 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd December 2005 and 5th January 2006 (at 21.00). Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | Second series of the comedy drama about a surgeon who has retrained as a GP, with all the charm and sensitivity of the first series! | |
| Starring: | Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Stephanie Cole, Ian McNeice, Stewart Wright, Tristan Sturrock, Joe Absolom, Katherine Parkinson, Margaret Tyzack (1), Nicholas Woodeson (3),Del Synott (3), Felicity Montagu (4), Hugh Lloyd (4), Roger Lloyd Pack (5), Claire Bloom (6), John Woodvine (6), Ben Miller (7) | |
| Directed by: | Ben Bolt (1 - 7), Minkie Spiro (8) | |
| Produced by: | Philippa Braithwaite | |
| Executive producer: | Mark Crowdy | |
| Written by: | Dominic Minghella & Edana Minghella (1, 4, 6 and 8), Richard Stoneman (2 and 5), Jack Lothian (3 and 7) | |
| Buffalo Pictures Ltd in association with Homerun Productions. Click here the title and synopsis of each episode | ||
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| Doc Martin - First Series |
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| Six-part production, originally broadcast on ITV1 on 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th September and 7th October 2004 (at 21.00). Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | Comedy drama about a doctor whose truculence and tactless manner causes mayhem in a small Cornish community. Martin Ellingham's glittering career comes crashing down around him when he develops a phobia which prevents him conducting operations. He makes a life changing decision to retrain as a GP, and applies for a vacant post in the sleepy Cornish hamlet of Portwenn, where he spent childhood holidays. If the patients are expecting tea and sympathy from their curmudgeonly GP they are going to be disappointed. Despite his surgical brilliance, he has no personal skills, and his understanding of humans is practically non existent | |
| Starring: | Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Stephanie Cole, Ian McNeice, Joe Absolom, Lucy Punch, Felicity Montagu, Stewart Wright, Jeff Rawle, Nick Brimble, Celia Imrie (1), Richard Johnson (1), Ben Miller (4) and John Alderton (5) | |
| Directed by: | Ben Bolt | |
| Produced by: | Philippa Braithwaite | |
| Executive producer: | Mark Crowdy | |
| Written by: | Dominic Minghella (1, 2, 3, 4 and 6); John Regier and Kirstie Falkous (5) | |
| Buffalo Pictures Ltd in association with Homerun Productions. Click here the title and synopsis of each episode | ||
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| Rockface - Second Series | |
| Eight-part production, originally broadcast on BBC1 on 25th May, and 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th June and 6th and 20th July 2003 (at 17.45) | |
| Synopsis: | Drama series about a fictitious Scottish mountain rescue service |
| Starring: | Zoe Eeles, Brendan Coyle, Jamie Sives, Kim Vithana, Richard Graham, Clive Russell, Cal Macaninch, Rupert Evans and Melanie Gutteridge |
| Directed by: | ??? (1); Terry Winsor (2, 5 and 6); Mark Roper (3 and 4); Suri Krishnamma (7 and 8) |
| Produced by: | Neil Zeiger |
| Executive producers: | Claire Hirsh and Nadine Marsh-Edwards |
| Written by: | ??? (1); Nicholas Hicks-Beach and Shelley Miller (2 and 8); Shelley Miller (3); Nicholas Hicks-Beach (4); Steve Trafford (5 and 6); Alick Rowe (7) |
| Union Pictures Production with Sony Pictures for BBC Scotland. Click here for a synopsis of each episode | |
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| Sons And Lovers |
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| Two-part production, originally broadcast on ITV1 on 11th and 12th January 2003 (at 21.00). Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | Dramatisation of D H Lawrence's classic novel, set in pre-World War I Nottingham, England. Intellectual Gertrude marries handsome miner Walter, and soon grows to resent her hard-drinking, inarticulate husband. When eldest son William leaves for a job in London, Gertrude pours all her love and frustrated ambition into her relationship with Paul. And so when Paul finally falls in love, an unspoken battle begins between mother and son as Paul struggles to make his own way in the world | |
| Starring: | Sarah Lancshire, Hugo Speer, Rupert Evans, James Murray, Keeley Forsyth, Esther Hall and Lyndsey Marshal | |
| Directed by: | Stephen Whittaker | |
| Produced by: | Suzan Harrison | |
| Executive producers: | Charles Pattinson and George Faber | |
| Screenplay by: | Simon Burke based on the novel by D H Lawrence | |
| Company Productions Ltd. Click here for a synopsis of each episode | ||
| Ella And The Mothers | |
| Two-part production, originally broadcast on BBC1 on 10th and 11th August 2002 (at 21.00) | |
| Synopsis: | Drama about the tug-of-love war that ensues between two women after an IVF mix-up |
| Starring: | Michelle Collins, Juliet Aubrey and Sean Gallagher |
| Directed by: | Gavin Millar |
| Produced by: | Emma Burge |
| Executive producer: | Debbie Shewell |
| Written by: | William Gaminara based on the novel by Rachel Morris |
| RDF Media for the BBC. Click here for a synopsis of each episode | |
| Rockface - First Series | |
| Six-part production, originally broadcast on BBC1 on 13th (at 19.30), 20th (at 19.25), 27th March (at 20.35), and 3rd (19.30), 10th (at 19.30) and 17th April 2002 (at 20.00) | |
| Synopsis: | Rockface tells the story of the courageous and selfless men and women who risk their lives to rescue those in peril on the mountains. The team are brought together by their passion for the awesome mountains and their dedication to saving lives - all without pay and while holding down ordinary jobs |
| Starring: | Zoe Eeles, Brendan Coyle, Jamie Sives, Kim Vithana, Richard Graham, Clive Russell, Cal Macaninch, Rupert Evans and Melanie Gutteridge |
| Directed by: | Robert Bierman |
| Produced by: | Jacky Stoller |
| Executive producers: | Bradley Adams, Kevin Loader, Nadine Marsh-Edwards and Barbara McKissack |
| Created & written by: | Nicholas Hicks-Beach and Shelley Miller |
| Union Pictures Production with Columbia Tristar International Television for BBC Scotland. Click here for a synopsis of each episode | |
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| McCready And Daughter | |
| Five-part production, originally broadcast on BBC1 on 21st and 28th June and 5th and 12th July (at 20.30) and on 20th July 2001 (at 20.00) | |
| Synopsis: | Drama series about a young woman who joins her estranged father in his Kilburn private detective agency |
| Starring: | Lorcan Cranitch, Patsy Palmer, Brendan Coyle, David Westhead and Kim Thomson |
| Directed by: | David Innes Edwards (1 and 4), Piers Haggard (2 and 3) and Dermot Boyd (5) |
| Produced by: | Nick Pitt |
| Executive producers: | Robert Bernstein and Kate Triggs |
| Written by: | Ted Gannon (1), Robert Jones (2), John Flanagan and Andrew McCulloch (3) and John Martin Johnson (4 and 5) |
| Ecosse Films for BBC Northern Ireland. Click here the title and synopsis of each episode | |
| Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years | |
| Six-part production, originally broadcast on BBC1 on 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd February and 2nd and 9th March 2001 (at 21.30) | |
| Synopsis: | Comedy drama. Sue Townsend's angst-ridden diarist returns on the eve of the 1997 general election |
| Starring: | Stephen Mangan, Alison Steadman, Helen Baxendale, Alun Armstrong, Zoe Wanamaker and James Hazeldine |
| Directed by: | Sandy Johnson |
| Produced by: | Sarah Smith |
| Executive producers: | Sue Townsend, Geoffrey Perkins, Lucy Richer and Greg Brenman |
| Written by: | Sue Townsend |
| Tiger Aspect/Little Dancer Production for the BBC | |
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| Deceit | |
| Two-part production, originally broadcast on BBC1 on 2nd and 9th April 2000 | |
| Synopsis: | Thriller based on the bestseller by Clare Francis |
| Starring: | Francesca Annis, Peter O'Brien, Christopher Fulford, James Hazeldine, Ger Ryan and David Horovitch |
| Directed by: | Stuart Orme |
| Produced by: | Nicholas Brown |
| Executive producers: | Pippa Harris and Jane Tranter |
| Screenplay by: | Jacqueline Holborough based on the novel by Clare Francis |
| BBC Television Production. Click here for a synopsis of each episode | |
| Waking The Dead |
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| Two-part production, originally broadcast on BBC1 on 4th and 5th September 2000. Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | Pilot of a police drama involving a specialist police squad responsible for investigating and solving 'cold case' murders | |
| Starring: | Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Holly Aird, Claire Goose, Wil Johnson and Finbar Lynch | |
| Directed by: | Martin Hutchings | |
| Produced by: | Deborah Jones | |
| Executive producer: | Mal Young | |
| Screenplay by: | Barbara Machin | |
| BBC Television Production. Click here for a synopsis of the pilot episodes | ||
| My Fragile Heart |
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| Two-part production, originally broadcast on ITV on 17th and 18th September 2000. Home-video release | ||
| Synopsis: | Drama in which a woman returns to her home town where, 20 years ago, her best friend was murdered. The man who was convicted of the crime lives in the neighbourhood, his conviction having been quashed. When a 12-year-old girl is murdered at the very same spot, the woman is forced to reassess her past, her friendships and the man who may yet be a child killer | |
| Starring: | Sarah Lancashire, Lorcan Cranitch, David Westhead and John McArdle | |
| Directed by: | Gavin Millar | |
| Produced by: | Rebecca De Sousa | |
| Executive producers: | Greg Brenman and Lucy Richer | |
| Written by: | Abi Morgan | |
| Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd | ||
| A Dinner Of Herbs | ||
| Six-part production, originally broadcast on ITV on 24th November and 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 24th December 2000. Home-video release. Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | A sailor's plans to start a new life with his son come to a tragic end when he is murdered within hours of their arrival in rural Northumberland. The son, left with no memory of the attack, moves in with a village herbalist and begins a new life | |
| Starring: | Billie Whitelaw, Ivan Kaye, Jonathan Kerrigan, Melanie Clark Pullen, Tom Goodman Hill and Tim Healy | |
| Directed by: | Alan Grint | |
| Produced by: | Ray Marshall | |
| Executive producer: | Keith Richardson | |
| Screenplay by: | Christopher Green based on the book by Catherine Cookson | |
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| The Sleeper | |
| Two-part production, originally broadcast on BBC1 on 26th and 27th December 2000 | |
| Synopsis: | Blackly humourous chiller. A traditional Christmas family gathering in a remote farm house which is interrupted when rain and gales cut off the power, imprisoning the family members |
| Starring: | Annabelle Apsion, Eileen Atkins, Simon Chandler, George Cole, Michelle Collins, Ciaran Hinds, Anna Massey and Elizabeth Spriggs |
| Directed by: | Stuart Orme |
| Produced by: | Joy Spink |
| Executive producer: | Pippa Harris |
| Written by: | Gwyneth Hughes based on the novel by Gillian White |
| BBC Films Production. Click here for a synopsis of each episode | |
| The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby |
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| Two-part production, originally broadcast on ITV on 8th and 15th April 2001. Now on DVD | ||
| Synopsis: | An adaptation of Charles Dickens' tale about a young man whose life is dogged by the machinations of his evil, money-grabbing uncle. Nicholas leaves London (and the impending ruin of his immediate family) to wild Yorkshire and the horrors of Mr Squeers' 'academy' (Dotheboys Hall) | |
| Starring: | Charles Dance, Pam Ferris, Gregor Fisher, James D'Arcy, Tom Hollander, Lee Ingleby, Diana Kent, Sophia Myles and Dominic West | |
| Directed by: | Stephen Whittaker | |
| Produced by: | Nicholas Brown | |
| Executive producers: | Charles Pattinson, Suzan Harrison and George Faber | |
| Screenplay by: | Martyn Edward Hesford based on the novel by Charles Dickens | |
| Company Television Limited | ||