English Rose: Series 1: Trailer
Rose has left Whitby to work as a nanny for a wealthy family in New York. She's a beauty with a passionate temper and a taste for bloody revenge. She's perfect for baby Gulliver.
Jul 11, 2022•2 min
Limelight
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Episodes
The System: Series 2: Step 5: Let the Golden Age Commence
Or How to Save the World in 5 Easy Steps Step 5: Let the Golden Age Commence Can the extremists change the world? And if they can, what would it look like? Season finale of Ben Lewis’s award-winning thriller. Cast: Jake … Alex Austin Maya… Siena Kelly Coyote … Divian Ladwa Jess … Chloe Pirrie Liv … Jemima Rooper Richard…Pip Torrens Matt … Rhashan Stone Original music and sound design by Danny Krass Featuring tracks from Equiknoxx music collective A BBC Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Will...
Jun 10, 2022•28 min
The System: Series 2: Step 4: Light the Blue Touch Paper and Run Like Hell
Or How to Save the World in 5 Easy Steps Step 4: Light the Blue Touch Paper and Run Like Hell Ben Lewis’s award-winning thriller returns for a second season. Why are so many people siding with the kidnappers? And what is the true intent of The System? We’re about to find out. Cast: Jake … Alex Austin Maya… Siena Kelly Coyote … Divian Ladwa Jess … Chloe Pirrie Liv … Jemima Rooper Richard…Pip Torrens Matt … Rhashan Stone Original music and sound design by Danny Krass A BBC Scotland Production dire...
Jun 10, 2022•27 min
The System: Series 2: Step 3: The Art of the Steal
Or How to Save the World in 5 Easy Steps Step 3: The Art of the Steal Ben Lewis’s award-winning thriller returns for a second season. The System is still holding five of the UK’s richest men. Jake and Maya are running out of time to find them. And Jess’s masterplan is about to take an entirely unexpected turn. Cast: Jake … Alex Austin Maya… Siena Kelly Coyote … Divian Ladwa Jess … Chloe Pirrie Richard…Pip Torrens Original music and sound design by Danny Krass Featuring tracks from Equiknoxx musi...
Jun 10, 2022•27 min
The System: Series 2: Step 2: Building Heroes
Or How to Save the World in 5 Easy Steps Step 2: Building Heroes Ben Lewis’s award-winning thriller returns for a second season. Five super-rich men have been kidnapped by a mysterious group of extremists The authorities have no clue where the men are being held and the clock is ticking. As the only two people with insider knowledge of the terrorists, Jake and Maya are about to be pulled back into the murky world of ‘The System’. Cast: Jake … Alex Austin Maya… Siena Kelly Jess … Chloe Pirrie Liv...
Jun 10, 2022•27 min
The System: Series 2: Step 1: Wilderness Survival for Beginners
or How to Save the World in 5 Easy Steps Step 1: Wilderness Survival for Beginners Five of the UK’s richest men have been kidnapped by a mysterious extremist group. 20-something siblings Maya and Jake have been framed for a murder they did not commit. How do these two events connect? And how far will the young radicals go to change the world? Ben Lewis’s award-winning thriller returns. Cast: Jake … Alex Austin Maya… Siena Kelly Jess … Chloe Pirrie Richard…Pip Torrens Original music and sound des...
Jun 10, 2022•28 min
The System: Series 2: Trailer
Jake and Maya are on the run. But their past is about to catch up with them.
Jun 06, 2022•2 min
Dead Hand: 5. Ceasefire Babies
A contemporary thriller set in Northern Ireland written by Stuart Drennan. Greg is the host of a true crime podcast dedicated to uncovering the identity of a serial killer, last active over 20 years ago, known only as Dead Hand. A killer named after a mysterious radio transmission which has been broadcasting an indecipherable code in the years since Dead Hand vanished. A code told in the voices of Dead Hand’s victims; including Greg’s missing father. However, when a new voice is added to the cod...
Apr 01, 2022•29 min
Dead Hand: 4. 97
A contemporary thriller set in Northern Ireland written by Stuart Drennan. Greg is the host of a true crime podcast dedicated to uncovering the identity of a serial killer, last active over 20 years ago, known only as Dead Hand. A killer named after a mysterious radio transmission which has been broadcasting an indecipherable code in the years since Dead Hand vanished. A code told in the voices of Dead Hand’s victims; including Greg’s missing father. However, when a new voice is added to the cod...
Apr 01, 2022•26 min
Dead Hand: 3. Hierarchy of Victims
A contemporary thriller set in Northern Ireland written by Stuart Drennan. Greg is the host of a true crime podcast dedicated to uncovering the identity of a serial killer, last active over 20 years ago, known only as Dead Hand. A killer named after a mysterious radio transmission which has been broadcasting an indecipherable code in the years since Dead Hand vanished. A code told in the voices of Dead Hand’s victims; including Greg’s missing father. However, when a new voice is added to the cod...
Apr 01, 2022•27 min
Dead Hand: 2. Zero Sum
A contemporary thriller set in Northern Ireland written by Stuart Drennan. Greg is the host of a true crime podcast dedicated to uncovering the identity of a serial killer, last active over twenty years ago, known only as Dead Hand. A killer named after a mysterious radio transmission which has been broadcasting an indecipherable code in the years since Dead Hand vanished. A code told in the voices of Dead Hand’s victims; including Greg’s missing father. However, when a new voice is added to the...
Apr 01, 2022•26 min
Dead Hand: 1. Number Stations
A contemporary thriller set in Northern Ireland written by Stuart Drennan. Greg is the host of a true crime podcast dedicated to uncovering the identity of a serial killer, last active over 20 years ago, known only as Dead Hand. A killer named after a mysterious radio transmission which has been broadcasting an indecipherable code in the years since Dead Hand vanished. A code told in the voices of Dead Hand’s victims; including Greg’s missing father. However, when a new voice is added to the cod...
Apr 01, 2022•29 min
Dead Hand: Trailer
On the hunt for the identity of the serial killer, the host of a true crime podcast realises that after 20 years Dead Hand is active again.
Mar 28, 2022•2 min
Who Is Aldrich Kemp?: 5. Kholat Syakhl
Trapped in a dungeon, our heroine Clara Page is under more pressure than ever as the water rises. And she learns some surprising family history. Can Aldrich Kemp and the team save her? Will she finally know all the answers? The concluding episode of Julian Simpson's drama. Cast: Clara Page .................................................Phoebe Fox Mister Bartholomew .............................Tim McInnerny Aldrich Kemp ...........................................Ferdinand Kingsley Mrs Boone......
Feb 18, 2022•30 min
Who Is Aldrich Kemp?: 4. The Spirit of the Age
As our heroine Clara Page and her mission are in ever-increasing peril, questions are asked - with varying degrees of politeness - across London and Europe. Cast: Clara Page .................................................Phoebe Fox Mister Bartholomew .............................Tim McInnerny Aldrich Kemp ...........................................Ferdinand Kingsley Mrs Boone..................................................Nicola Walker Sebastian Harcourt ................................Kyle ...
Feb 18, 2022•28 min
Who Is Aldrich Kemp?: 3. The Black Windmill
In Chapter Three, Clara Page and Kennedy Fisher find some parallels in their separate quests to locate Mr De Jong. And another new name to them both crops up. But whose side is Conrad Spijker on? The Lovecraft Investigations reporter and the Secret Service Research Analyst both need answers ... Cast: Clara Page ...............................Phoebe Fox Mister Bartholomew ...........Tim McInnerny Aldrich Kemp ........................ Ferdinand Kingsley Mrs Boone/Eleanor Peck....Nicola Walker Seba...
Feb 18, 2022•28 min
Who Is Aldrich Kemp?: 2. Themis House
Our heroine Clara Page finds herself in a mysterious village where the shopkeepers all look remarkably similar. Will more questions be raised than answered by the occupants of the equally mysterious Themis House? Who is Aldrich Kemp? Cast: Clara Page .............................Phoebe Fox Mister Bartholomew .........Tim McInnerny Aldrich Kemp ...................... Ferdinand Kingsley Mrs Boone..............................Nicola Walker Sebastian Harcourt ............Kyle Soller Nakesha Kemp ......
Feb 18, 2022•28 min
Who Is Aldrich Kemp?: 1. Clara Page
With a stellar cast, headed by Phoebe Fox, alongside Nicola Walker, Tim McInnery, Ferdinand Kingsley and Kyle Soller, we are back in Julian Simpson's imagination - this time trying to find out just Who Is Aldrich Kemp? On a heightened and fun journey, which takes us to glamourous and sometimes improbable locations, we encounter Euro-villains and murderous housekeepers. Chapter One: The washed-up body of a man presumed dead 7 years earlier marks the beginning of Clara Page's mission to find the e...
Feb 18, 2022•30 min
Who Is Aldrich Kemp?: Trailer
In a world of yachts, private planes and underground bases a question echoes - Who Is Aldrich Kemp? Exciting new drama from Julian Simpson.
Feb 17, 2022•3 min
Siege: Episode 5
By Katherine Jakeways, Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell. Everybody remembers the Siege, when for 24 hours the whole world was watching a small South London branch of a global supermarket chain. You’ve seen the news, the crazy conspiracy blogs and Naomi’s infamous Snap. Now for the first time the hostages tell the inside story of what really happened on those two dark days in December. Episode 5. It’s almost dawn and it looks like the hostages are going to be released, but events are out of control a...
Feb 07, 2022•30 min
Siege: Episode 4
By Katherine Jakeways, Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell. Everybody remembers the Siege, when for 24 hours the whole world was watching a small South London branch of a global supermarket chain. You’ve seen the news, the crazy conspiracy blogs and Naomi’s infamous Snap. Now for the first time the hostages tell the inside story of what really happened on those 2 dark days in December. Episode 4. After some terrible news, the gunman goes crazy. Jackson can no longer cope and Kemi tries to calm the grou...
Feb 07, 2022•28 min
Siege: Episode 3
By Katherine Jakeways, Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell. Everybody remembers the Siege, when for 24 hours the whole world was watching a small South London branch of a global supermarket chain. You’ve seen the news, the crazy conspiracy blogs and Naomi’s infamous Snap. Now for the first time the hostages tell the inside story of what really happened on those two dark days in December. Episode 3. Night falls and Naomi is in danger. The police are on the roof and the gunman starts to get mad at the au...
Feb 07, 2022•28 min
Siege: Episode 2
By Katherine Jakeways, Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell. Everybody remembers the Siege, when for 24 hours the whole world was watching a small South London branch of a global supermarket chain. You’ve seen the news, the crazy conspiracy blogs and Naomi’s infamous Snap. Now for the first time the hostages tell the inside story of what really happened on those two dark days in December. Episode 2 The manager is badly wounded, the police have arrived, and the armed robbery has now become a siege. CAST ...
Feb 07, 2022•28 min
Siege: Episode 1
By Katherine Jakeways, Eno Mfon and Darragh Mortell. Everybody remembers the Siege, when for 24 hours the whole world was watching a small South London branch of a global supermarket chain. You’ve seen the news, the crazy conspiracy blogs and Naomi’s infamous Snap. Now for the first time the hostages tell the inside story of what really happened on those two dark days in December. Episode 1. For 5 shoppers and a security guard, it’s just another day in the supermarket until a masked man walks in...
Feb 07, 2022•30 min
Siege: Trailer
You've seen the news, the blogs, and the pics. Now the hostages tell the inside story.
Feb 03, 2022•1 min
SteelHeads: 5. Plan D
When young British tennis pro, Joleen Kenzie (Jessica Barden), is diagnosed with a rare terminal illness, she has herself cryogenically frozen at an experimental lab in Seattle, in the hope that one day – perhaps hundreds of years into the future - there will be a cure and she can be revived. She wakes up to a world divided. Joleen and Kit drive to Montana in the hope of joining the resistance. From the creators of The Cipher and Passenger List, a chilling new medical thriller inspired by true e...
Dec 31, 2021•29 min
SteelHeads: 4. Break Point
When young British tennis pro, Joleen Kenzie (Jessica Barden), is diagnosed with a rare terminal illness, she has herself cryogenically frozen at an experimental lab in Seattle, in the hope that one day – perhaps hundreds of years into the future - there will be a cure and she can be revived. She wakes up to a world divided... Luther offers Joleen a chance of life, but in return she must agree to live in hiding and be companion to his grand-daughter, Kit. But Kit reveals that they are both in da...
Dec 31, 2021•29 min
SteelHeads: 3. Shiny Happy People
When young British tennis pro, Joleen Kenzie (Jessica Barden), is diagnosed with a rare terminal illness, she has herself cryogenically frozen at an experimental lab in Seattle, in the hope that one day – perhaps hundreds of years into the future - there will be a cure and she can be revived. She wakes up to a world divided. Having escaped captivity, Joleen arrives by sea in Seattle with her companions, Remi, an escaped convict and Luther, a blind captain… From the creators of The Cipher and Pas...
Dec 31, 2021•29 min
SteelHeads: 2. The Conversation
When young British tennis pro, Joleen Kenzie (Jessica Barden), is diagnosed with a rare terminal illness, she has herself cryogenically frozen at an experimental lab in Seattle, in the hope that one day – perhaps hundreds of years into the future - there will be a cure and she can be revived. She wakes up to a world divided... From the creators of The Cipher and Passenger List, a chilling new medical thriller inspired by true events starring Jessica Barden. Cast: JOLEEN – Jessica Barden REMI – K...
Dec 31, 2021•28 min
SteelHeads: 1. Lady in the Water
When a young British tennis pro, Joleen Kenzie (Jessica Barden), is diagnosed with a rare terminal illness, she has herself cryogenically frozen at an experimental lab in Seattle, in the hope that one day – perhaps hundreds of years into the future - there will be a cure and she can be revived. She wakes up to a world divided... and Joleen is now captive. From the creators of The Cipher and Passenger List, a chilling new medical thriller inspired by true events starring Jessica Barden. Cast: JOL...
Dec 31, 2021•29 min
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