London itself takes the starring role in this series of plays from the BBC – a role which varies between hero and villain, enchantress and harpy. The series features extensive location filming, ranging from Soho to the Law Courts, Wembley to the docks. Of the twelve episodes, eleven are believed to be lost.
In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.
A collection of one-off thrillers, each ending with a disturbing twist.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's non-Sherlock Holmes stories embodying the author's interest in boxing, the supernatural, and medical matters.
Hua Mantian, the son of a wealthy and powerful family, finds himself in an unwanted love triangle between a princess and his childhood lover, whom he truly loves. When his childhood lover is accused of treason, she uses magic to switch faces with the princess but their problems get deeper when the magic wears off quickly.
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Hafez Naguib was raised between his mother's sophisticated family, and his father's poor and modest family. When his father gets killed at the time of the English occupation, he swears to take revenge for him and every other persecuted Egyptian citizen, and leads the life of a true patriot.
An exploration of different personas in an eclectic collection of four works by critically acclaimed Korean directors.
Tom and Louise meet in a pub immediately before their weekly marital therapy session. With each successive episode we piece together how their lives were, what drew them together and what has started to pull them apart.
Four stories of high school and college students whispered around campuses. Real or fabricated, it's up to you to discover.
Born in a distant future, MIRU, a weaponless robot, travels across time to support people from different eras. MIRU meets individuals from different times and places, people who, despite their struggles, live their lives with determination. Through their encounters with MIRU, people take small yet meaningful steps forward. These steps, like the "Butterfly Effect," create waves of change, moving toward a brighter future.
Inspired by popular suspense short stories and anthology series like "The Twilight Zone," "The Nicest People in the World" confronts us with the supernatural and tackles the issues of our time in an exciting, frightening and satirical way. The teenager Lill runs like a ghostly thread through the four seemingly self-contained stories. But what do a crossbow, a manga comic and a video game have to do with it?
Yun Feifei, the headhunter of the Six Sects, and Gu Linyuan, a high-ranking member of the Qiankun Gang, are rivals unaware of each other's true identities. When the truth is revealed, it turns out they are lovers who have been separated for many years. Unable to resist their feelings, they find themselves drawn together once more, supporting each other through difficult situations. As they reunite, the long-buried mysteries from their past gradually unravel.
Story takes place three years before the movie Ooku.
Four different women, four journeys of love and betrayal. The common thread? They all want to dismantle the patriarchy.
1937 Warsaw, Poland. The Jewish mafia rules the city. Head honcho is gangster socialist, Buddy Kaplica. His right-hand man, boxer, Jakub Szapiro who dreams of taking over Buddy's top spot as King of Warsaw.
Murder in Mind is a British television thriller drama anthology series of self-contained stories with a murderous theme seen from the perspective of the murderer.
The Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. It was hosted by longtime film star Dick Powell until his death from lymphatic cancer on January 2, 1963, then by a series of guest hosts until the series ended. The first of these was Gregory Peck, who began the January 8 program with a tribute to Powell, recognizing him as "a great and good friend to our industry." Peck was followed by fellow actors such as Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Ford, Charles Boyer, Jackie Cooper, Rock Hudson, Milton Berle, Jack Lemmon, Dean Martin, Robert Taylor, Steve McQueen, David Niven, Danny Thomas, Robert Wagner and John Wayne.
The Company of Five is a 1968 British anthology drama series produced by London Weekend Television for ITV, featuring a repertory cast of five actors—John Neville, Gwen Watford, Ann Bell, Cyril Luckham, and Ray Smith—who appear in different roles each week.
Special for Women (also known as Purex Specials for Women) is a drama/documentary anthology series broadcast on NBC from 1960 to 1965. It dramatized problems faced by everyday women, including menopause, sexual dysfunction and the feminine beauty ideal, followed by a discussion of that episode's topic with a panel of experts.