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Tipping the Velvet

2002

Tipping the Velvet

2002
7
A tempestuous tale of love and life as a naïve girl discovers both romance and pain in the hidden, decadent world of bohemian London in the 1890s. Nan Astley embarks on a voyage of emotional and sexual discovery with Kitty Butler, a music hall male impersonator.
Daniel Deronda

2002

Daniel Deronda

2002
7.7
Daniel Deronda is a British television serial drama adapted by Andrew Davies from the George Eliot novel of the same name. The serial was directed by Tom Hooper, produced by Louis Marks, and was first broadcast in three parts on BBC One from 23 November to 7 December 2002. The serial starred Hugh Dancy as Daniel Deronda, Romola Garai as Gwendolen Harleth, Hugh Bonneville as Henleigh Grandcourt, and Jodhi May as Mirah Lapidoth. Co-production funding came from WGBH Boston. Louis Marks originally wanted to make a film adaptation of the novel but abandoned the project after a lengthy and fruitless casting process. The drama took a further five years to make it to television screens. Filming ran for 11 weeks from May to August on locations in England, Scotland and Malta. The serial was Marks' final television production before his death in 2010.
My Sweet Fat Valentina

2002

My Sweet Fat Valentina

2002
7.7
A loving overweight woman must overcome the obstacles in the way between her and her true love.
Rose and Maloney

2002

Rose and Maloney

2002
6
Rose and Maloney investigate old criminal cases, seeking to rectify miscarriages of justice.
Ultimate Force

2002

Ultimate Force

2002
6.7
This covert combat series focuses on the Red Troop, an elite group of soldiers from the British military's Special Air Service group.
Las González

2002

Las González

2002
Las Gonzalez is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venevisión in 2002. The series lasted 94 episodes, and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International.
The Dead Zone

2002

The Dead Zone

2002
7.2
Johnny Smith discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma.
Stranded

2002

Stranded

2002
7
The Robinson family set sail for a new life in America. After only a short time at sea, they are caught in a terrible, relentless storm that shatters their ship and they find themselves on the sandy beach of a deserted tropical island.
Spooks

2002

Spooks

2002
7.6
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.
Living with the Dead

2002

Living with the Dead

2002
A man begins to have disturbing visions of dead people, among whom are his mother and victims of a local serial killer. The detective investigating the murders looks to him for help in solving the case.
The Book Group

2002

The Book Group

2002
7.1
Clare, a neurotic American, moves to Glasgow and starts a book group to meet new, interesting people. But Kenny, Dirka, Rab, Fist and Janice are more interesting than she bargained for...
Mambo y canela

2002

Mambo y canela

2002
The Life of Bangaku

2002

The Life of Bangaku

2002
Master swordsman Bangaku Ajigawa is a Ronin with an honest heart, and hates deception. With no family or money, he lives by his own rules. Bangaku’s one treasure and reason to live is his master sword, Hekimitsuhira. But because of it, people around him regularly lie and deceive him. This light-hearted samurai drama follows the comedic life of Bengaku. Produced by Eizou Kyoto, this drama is to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Director Kon Ichikawa.
Jeremiah

2002

Jeremiah

2002
6.9
Jeremiah is an American television series starring Luke Perry and Malcolm-Jamal Warner that ran on the Showtime network from 2002 to 2004. The series takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where most of the adult population has been wiped out by a deadly virus.
Crime and Punishment

2002

Crime and Punishment

2002
John Simm stars in this adaptation of Dostoyevsky's tragic masterpiece - a profound drama of redemption and a thrilling detective story of the soul.
Love Hina Again

2002

Love Hina Again

2002
8
Love Hina Again is a series of three OVA episodes following the original anime series, primarily adapts events from Volume 11 and Volume 12 with elements from Volume 13.
Wild Cat

2002

Wild Cat

2002
7.4
Gata Salvaje is a telenovela which aired first on Venevisión in Venezuela on May 16, 2002 and some days later was released on the Spanish language U.S. station Univision from mid-summer of 2002 until May 2003, and later aired in Mexico on El Canal De Las Estrellas from January 2003 to December 2003. It starred, Mexican actress Marlene Favela and Cuban actor Mario Cimarro. This telenovela marked a milestone in the history of Spanish language television, for it became the first and to date the only telenovela ever to be filmed in the United States and later released in Mexico, in contrast to the original process in which they are filmed in Mexico and then later are released in the United States. Also, this is one of two telenovelas starring Marlene Favela and Mario Cimarro as the main protagonists, the other being Los Herederos Del Monte, airing in Telemundo from 2011.
Cómplices Al Rescate

2002

Cómplices Al Rescate

2002
7.6
Cómplices al Rescate is a Mexican telenovela starring Belinda as two twins who were separated at birth.
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

2001

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

2001
6.8
Wealthy developer Jack Robinson is stunned when a gigantic human skeleton is discovered on his building site. According to a mysterious woman, it is part of a curse that has dogged his family for years. To lift the jinx placed upon him, Jack will need to visit the land in the sky - by climbing up a very tall beanstalk.
The Way We Live Now

2001

The Way We Live Now

2001
7.8
Anthony Trollope’s epic tale of Victorian power and corruption, set in the 1870s. Within weeks of his arrival in London, financier Augustus Melmotte announces a railway is to be built from Salt Lake City to the Gulf of Mexico and entices distinguished members of England's land-rich, cash-poor aristocracy into his web. Many are eager to sell their ailing land parcels to afford moving to London proper and naïve speculators are all lured in with promises of an instant fortune.