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England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Timothée Chalamet

In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Sean Connery

In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the...

Genre: War

Cast: Michael Caine

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Gary Oldman

Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Richard Burton

A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Albert Finney

The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ioan Gruffudd

In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.

Genre: History

Cast: Laurence Olivier

England, 11th century. William the Conqueror (ca. 1027-1087) wins the Battle of Hastings (1066), changing the shape of medieval Europe and the course...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Féodor Atkine

At its peak, The Black and White Minstrel Show was watched by a Saturday night audience of more than 20 million people. David Harewood goes on a...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: David Harewood

Sir Walter Raleigh overcomes court intrigue to win favor with the Queen in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Richard Todd

A 1965 BBC adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI and Richard III), which deals with the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: David Warner

A thought provoking documentary feature film providing a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of signals intelligence over the past century. ...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Richard Aldrich

During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by the overbearing Lord Cardigan, engages in an...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Trevor Howard

The death of King Henry the Fourth and the coronation of King Henry the Fifth.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jon Finch

Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jon Finch

Writers and historians including Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory revisit the last days of Anne Boleyn, who in 1536 became the first queen in...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: David Starkey

The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Peter Benson

Mary Beard is on a mission to uncover the real Julius Caesar, and to challenge public perception, exploring Caesar's surprising legacy.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mary Beard

A countdown of the top 40 "Blackadder" moments chosen by cast and crew members, celebrity fans and 15 genuine Blackadders.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Rowan Atkinson

A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Cillian Murphy

The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jenna Coleman

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Imelda Staunton

Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and...

Genre: Family

Cast:

Camelot is a historical-fantasy-drama television series based on the Arthurian legend, was produced by Graham King, Morgan O'Sullivan and Michael...

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Cast: Jamie Campbell Bower

A sweeping epic of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty, a sensuous, spirited story set against a backdrop of war, religious...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Robert Bathurst

A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ben Whishaw

The Virgin Queen explores the full sweep of Elizabeth's life: from her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister's terror; through her great...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Anne-Marie Duff

In this blend of historical drama and original source material, the story of this decisive year is remagined, not from the saddles of kings and...

Genre: Action & Adventure

Cast: Ian Holm

Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Gus Casely-Hayford

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alice Roberts

During London's swinging sixties, young Jewish Vivien Epstein follows her lover into danger and when he is caught between life and death, she finds...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Agnes O'Casey

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years is an 8-part 1981 drama serial based on the life of Winston Churchill, and particularly his years in enforced...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Robert Hardy

The life of Prince John, youngest child of Britain's King George V and Queen Mary, who died at the age of 13 in 1919.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Daniel Williams

Set in 1936, the show takes viewers, old and new, back to the lavish world of Belgravia, London. A new set of occupants reside at 165 Eaton Place and...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Keeley Hawes

In the 1750s London’s perilous streets were run by armed gangs, corrupt night watchmen and thief takers. Then two Westminster magistrates,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Iain Glen

Follow Sugar into the underbelly of Victorian London seething with vitality, sexuality, ambition and emotion.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Gillian Anderson

The life of an orphan is changed by the providential intervention of a mysterious benefactor.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Douglas Booth

Set during Christmas 1988, Lol is haunted by the devastating events that took place two and a half years before. She and Woody both find themselves...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Thomas Turgoose

The Indian Doctor is a British television drama set in the summer of 1963. Produced by Rondo Media and Avatar Productions, it was first broadcast on...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ayesha Dharker