Hugh Bonneville
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
In 1517, power was in the hands of the few, thought was controlled by the chosen, and common people lived lives without hope. On October 31 of that year, a penniless monk named Martin Luther sparked the revolution that would change everything. He had no army. In fact, he preached nonviolence so powerfully that — 400 years later — Michael King would change his name to Martin Luther King to show solidarity with the original movement. This movement,...
3) Breathe
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
When Robin (Andrew Garfield) is struck down by polio at the age of 28, he is confined to a hospital bed and given only a few months to live. With the help of his wife Diana (Claire Foy) and her twin brothers, Robin and Diana dare to escape the hospital ward to seek out a full and passionate life together — raising their young son, traveling and devoting their lives to helping other polio patients. BREATHE is a heartwarming celebration of love and...
4) Iris
Pub. Date
2001.
Description
Judi Dench and Kate Winslet star in this powerful true story based on John Bayley's novels. One of the most extraordinary women of the 20th century, celebrated English author Iris Murdoch first became known as a brilliant young scholar at Oxford whose boundless spirit dazzled those around her. Then, during a remarkable career as a novelist and philosopher, she continued to prove herself a woman ahead of her time. Even in later life, as age and illness...
5) To Olivia
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
1962, Roald Dahl was a upcoming children’s author, his wife, Patricia Neal, was a Hollywood movie star. Their lives are turned upside down when their daughter Olivia contracted measles and died. Her death devastated the couple, yet their shared grief became a source of redemption and strength.
6) Bank of Dave
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Based on the true-life experiences of Dave Fishwick; BANK OF DAVE tells the story of how a working class Burnley man and self-made millionaire fought to set up a community bank.
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Sitcom starring Martin Freeman as a newly divorced man searching for meaning in his life. But trying to make sense of your own identity isn't easy when you've got a family like his. The Robinsons aren't related to any of the famous Robinsons. Sugar Ray, Edward G, Smokey or even Anne. No, they're a bog standard, run-of-the-mill family from Wimbledon, South London who have 'done quite well'. All of them, that is, except Ed. He's doing a job that he...
9) Rev
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
Meet The Rev. Adam Smallbone. He's a Church of England Vicar, newly promoted from a sleepy rural parish to the busy, inner-city world of St Saviour's in Hackney, East London. It's a world he has no experience of. And it shows. It really shows. Alex - Adam's long-suffering wife - does her best to support him, but she's got her own career as a solicitor to worry about. And she is no one's idea of a conventional vicar's wife. Anybody can and does come...
10) Freezing
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Elizabeth and Mike have been married for ten years, and both their careers seem frozen. Elizabeth is an Oscar-nominated actress, but her film work has dried up and now she wonders where the next job will come from. Mike has been replaced at the publishing firm where he's worked for 15 years. As a result - and for the first time in their marriage - Mike and Elizabeth now have to spend their days together at home - two freelancers seeking work.
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
Ambition is in the air. Pedantic Lay Reader Nigel has always believed he’d be a far better priest than Adam and finally gets the chance to prove it – or not. The Archdeacon also has lofty ambitions for career advancement, but a surprise encounter throws a rather different light on things, and even Colin has got a new job. Meanwhile, Adam faces questions about his own future and has a big decision to make.
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
Christmas. The busiest time of year for a vicar, and Adam is full of ideas for his first Advent in London. However he soon discovers that Christmas at St Saviour's is quite different to his sleepy Suffolk parish. He's under pressure from the Archdeacon to maximize Seasonal profits, the diary's packed with unusual events and he's up at the crack of dawn every morning to cook breakfast at the homeless shelter. Exhausted, with a permanent hangover and...
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
The Reverend Adam Smallbone’s back and life in his London parish hasn’t got any easier; his flock are just as demanding and his wife Alex has reached breaking point. So when Adam unwittingly thwarts a mugging, he’s tempted to bask in the novelty of being hailed a super vicar instead of the usual clergy-baiting, and enjoy Alex’s renewed attraction to her hero husband. But as the lie spirals out of control, Adam draws attention from on high…...
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
A heatwave hits London and Adam can’t sleep. He’s not the only one plagued by nightmares – elderly parishioner Joan (Sylvia Syms) has just moved into a nursing home and is convinced her new room is haunted. Adam’s called on to justify believing in the holy ghost but not spooks, and there are demands at home too – Alex and Adam have a pint-sized house guest in the form of Adam’s difficult goddaughter Enid.
20) Rev: S2
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
Rev. is a contemporary comedy series following the enormous daily frustrations and moral conflicts of the Rev. Adam Smallbone, a Church of England priest struggling to remain relevant in his inner-city parish where he's largely ignored except by the demanding few who attend his church. This series sees cassock-chaser Adoha's crush on Adam reach new heights when he inadvertently rescues her from a mugger. Adam's competitive streak is unleashed in an...