Jack Gold
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Henry Farmer is a clever criminal law barrister whose every day is a juggling act between surviving his messy personal life and pleading cases only he can win. In Series One, Henry faces international tensions over a complicated murder inquest and has his nerves strained to the limit by a day in three courtrooms at once. He also clashes with his hard-drinking estranged fther, suffers a disastrous visit from his son, and butts heads with his glamorous...
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Novelist John Morlar claims to possess a terrifying power. When Morlar is savagely attacked in his London flat, Detective Brunel investigates and the trail leads him to Morlar's psychiatrist for answers. He learns that Morlar believes that he has telekinetic power, including the ability to make planes crash and buildings crumble. As Brunel digs into the case his worst fear may soon be realized: that Morlar's power is real and that he can wreak havoc...
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Memento mori: A mild-manner doctor is accused to poisoning his manic-depressive wife.
Care in the community: Kavanagh takes on a case involving a dead infant and two unfit parents.
Briefs trooping gaily: Kavanagh must defend a woman who insists that she is guilty as charged of murdering her husband.
7) Conflict
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A priest is sent to an Irish monastery by the Pope to demand that they stop celebrating the Mass in Latin.
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In a random sweep, the Nazis arrest and imprison Jean Louis Chavel, a rich lawyer in German-occupied France. They pass an edict to execute every tenth prisoner and Chavel is chosen. He gives all he owns to Mangeot, who then dies in his place. Chavel is released three years later, returns to his old home and meets Mangeot's family.
10) The tenth man
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A compelling WWII drama about a wealthy lawyer in a small French village who is taken hostage by the Nazis and sentenced to death.
11) Macbeth
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Driven by ambition and an unscrupulous wife, Macbeth murders the King of Scotland and claims the throne for himself. Haunted by ghosts and vexed by witches, he and his wife descend into the depths of madness and paranoia as they crumble beneath the weight of their crimes.
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The trial: A man wakens one morning to find that he has been arrested for an unknown offense, and must look beyond the judicial system to prove his innocence.
Escape from Sobibór: After an escape from the Treblinka, the Nazi commandant threatens the lives of the prisoners at Sobibór in case of an escape attempt, but since the prisoners know that they are only awaiting their executions, they plan a mass escape. A thriller based on a true story.
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Noël Coward is the definitive playwright of the early 20th century, contributing a robust repertoire of brilliant material. Playwright, actor, composer, and irrepressible socialite, Coward charmed high society in both London and New York during his heyday, and his work continues to charm audiences today with its urbane wit, sly humor and distinctive style.