Natasha Little

A climactic series of events is kicked off by a swimsuit contest. The intertwined fates of doctors, nurses, spouses, and a police inspector converge.

Thackeray's classic novel of British and European society is set around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Becky Sharp, the penniless, orphaned daughter of an artist and a dancer, and Amelia Sedley, the sheltered child of a rich city merchant are unlikely, but firm friends. Becky, is an irrepressible schemer - one of the most seductive social climbers of all time - who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. While her friend, the meek and mild Amelia,...

4) Breathless

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Follows the lives of a group of doctors and nurses working in a London hospital, a world in which everything and everyone has their place. But underneath this veneer simmers a cauldron of lies and guilty secrets, driven by love, ambition and sex. Breathless opens in 1961, a time when Britain was on the brink of the '60s revolution, abortion is illegal and the contraceptive pill is only just available to married women.

5) Vanity fair

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A mini-series based on Thackeray's story of an amoral beauty determined to scheme and seduce her way into Britain's upper classes.

6) Foyle's war: Set 5

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DCS Christopher Foyle investigates wartime crimes in the English coastal town of Hastings. With the end of World War II slowly but inevitably approaching, Foyle and his fellow citizens learn the price of victory and face a peace that will transform their lives in unexpected ways. Plan of attack: April 1944. DS Milner's investigation of a transportation fraud sets in motion a series of events that brings Foyle back to the force. As Hastings hosts an...

7) Press

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Set in the world of newspapers in London, it's past riven by hacking scandals, it's present at the mercy of the digital age and the 24-hour news cycle, it's future uncertain, this razor sharp and observant drama explores the current, turbulent media landscape and the ethical dilemmas that journalists and editors face each day.

8) Dalgliesh - Season 1: A Taste for Death, Part 1

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Dalgliesh volume 5

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Two bodies are found in a London church with their throats slashed: a homeless man and an aristocratic Tory MP, who had recently resigned after a guest drowned at his wife's birthday party. Dalgliesh is called in to investigate.

9) Dalgliesh - Season 1: Shroud for a Nightingale, Part 1

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Dalgliesh volume 1

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DCI Adam Dalgliesh is sent to a nursing school to investigate the death of Heather Pearce, a student poisoned during a demonstration. But as he uncovers the secrets that infect the school, can Dalgliesh identify the killer before they strike again?

10) Dalgliesh - Season 1: Shroud for a Nightingale, Part 2

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Dalgliesh volume 2

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After the death of another student nurse at Nightingale House, Dalgliesh's hunt for the murderer intensifies. A private patient who died at the on-site hospital might hold the answer, but Dalgliesh's curiosity puts his own life in danger.

11) Dalgliesh - Season 1: A Taste for Death, Part 2

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Dalgliesh volume 6

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Another violent attack at the church seems to rule out Dalgliesh's main suspect. After discovering more home truths about Sir Paul's family, Dalgliesh is forced to draw on his own personal tragedies to disarm the killer.

12) Thirteen - Season 1: Episode 5

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Thirteen volume 5

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Ivy is forced to face the truth of what happened to her. She must decide whether to give in to the past or fight for the future. Can she ever truly be free?

13) Thirteen - Season 1: Episode 4

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Thirteen volume 4

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Ivy is arrested and questioned about the body discovered at Colbridge Road. She shuts down and it is up to Christina to set Ivy free from the guilt that burdens her.

14) Thirteen - Season 1: Episode 3

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Thirteen volume 3

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The police investigation makes some breakthroughs but Carne and Merchant find themselves on opposing sides. Ivy's family life implodes, as lies are uncovered.

15) Thirteen - Season 1: Episode 1

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Thirteen volume 1

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Today is the day Ivy Moxam escapes from the cellar - her prison for the last 13 years. Today is the day she will return to her home, to her life. Today is only the beginning.

16) Dalgliesh - Season 1: The Black Tower, Part 1

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Dalgliesh volume 3

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Dalgliesh is invited to Dorset by an old friend, only to discover that he has recently died, as has a resident at a mysterious nearby home for the disabled. Though technically off-duty, Dalgliesh wonders if there's a connection between the deaths.

17) Dalgliesh - Season 1: The Black Tower, Part 2

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Dalgliesh volume 4

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After another suspicious death at Toynton Grange, a vote is held on its future. Convinced that the deaths are linked, Dalgliesh races to identify the murderer before they can escape or kill again. But could he himself be next?

18) Thirteen - Season 1: Episode 2

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Thirteen volume 2

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