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Strange Love

2005

Strange Love

2005
2.2
Strange Love is a reality series featuring Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav that aired on VH1. Sparked by their on-screen romance in the third season of VH1's The Surreal Life, it is a spin-off that focused solely on Brigitte and Flav. The series premièred on January 9, 2005 and ended its run on April 24, 2005. Due to mutual jealousy, the couple was constantly fighting and yelling, and they went their separate ways in the end, with Nielsen choosing instead to live with her Italian boyfriend, Mattia Dessi. Flavor Flav would go on to have his own reality show, Flavor of Love, where he continued to search for love.
Anna of the Five Towns

1985

Anna of the Five Towns

1985
Anna Tellwright lives in the Pottery District in Staffordshire with her young stepsister Agnes & father Ephraim, who is a wealthy man, but a miser. Anna attends the Methodist Church, but their strict rules & her father's thumb on everything she & Agnes do creates a longing for freedom. At 21, she inherits her grandmother's estate & is a now a wealthy young woman.
Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa

2022

Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa

2022
5
This is a Tamil anthology series comprising five episodes. All five tales hark back to themes of love, hope and togetherness in trying times
72 Hours

2013

72 Hours

2013
Each week, this action-packed, white-knuckle competition series drops three new competing teams of strangers into the wilderness with only a single bottle of water and a GPS tracking device. The competitors have just three days to find a hidden briefcase full of cash. Along the way, they must survive treacherous terrain and battle the elements to be the first to locate $100,000.
The Gambling Man

1995

The Gambling Man

1995
5.5
The Gambling Man is a three-part British television drama based on Catherine Cookson's 1975 novel of the same name. Produced by Tyne Tees Television for ITV, the serial stars Robson Green, Stephanie Putson, Ian Cullen, and David Nellist. Dissatisfied with his life, Tyneside rent collector Rory Connor decides to use his talents as a card player to improve his situation. He's soon able to purchase a boatyard and marry his childhood sweetheart Janie Waggett, but his success is built on a tangle of lies and deceit. Never one to shy away from high stakes, Rory is in the game of his life when he's asked to make the ultimate sacrifice for his brother.
Rain Shadow

2007

Rain Shadow

2007
5.5
Rain Shadow is an Australian television drama series which premiered on 7 October 2007 on ABC TV. It aired on Sundays at 8.30 pm. The six-part series was produced by Southern Star. Music from The Audreys features in the soundtrack for the show, including the main theme. Rain Shadow was shot in the Adelaide Hills in South Australia and is set in the fictional district of Paringa, a dry land farming area in a rain shadow. It tells the story of two characters who become the means of each other's future. It stars Rachel Ward as district vet Kate McDonald and Victoria Thaine as new veterinary assistant Jill Blake.
Megapolis: The Ancient World

2020

Megapolis: The Ancient World

2020
6.8
Athens, Alexandria, Tikal and Rome: these legendary cities are some of the world's most famous archaeological sites. And yet, they still have not revealed all their secrets. The ambition of this series is to resuscitate the first megalopolises of universal history.
Impossible Peace

2018

Impossible Peace

2018
7
Two world wars tore the heart out of the twentieth century. Between these two tragedies was an age that nostalgia views enthusiastically – a time of jazz, prohibition, the talkies, radio and the motor car. A time that was in reality an age of anxiety. Twenty years of peace that produced war. A peace that failed. Impossible Peace.
War

2023

War

2023
4
The events revolve around a member of an extremist terrorist group called Al Zafer, who is trying to carry out a number of terrorist operations in Egypt, but he gets pursued by the security services.
Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

2016

Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

2016
7.4
In this four-part series classicist and historian, Professor Mary Beard draws on her immense scholarship, unique viewpoints and myth-busting approach to Roman history, to give her definitive take on the Roman Empire. How and why did it happen? In search of answers, she takes us to the most telling sites and the most revealing artifacts, and she examines the legacy the Roman Empire has left behind.
Wrong Man

2018

Wrong Man

2018
6.8
A team of esteemed experts re-investigate the cases of three inmates who have been locked up for decades and claim they're innocent.
The Uncle Roger Show

2023

The Uncle Roger Show

2023
Meet Uncle Roger: king of internet reactions, champion of MSG and recently divorced bachelor. Watch along as Uncle Roger works various jobs, roasts your favorite celebrity chefs and looks for love.
Comedy Island Thailand

2023

Comedy Island Thailand

2023
1
Theodore Roosevelt

2022

Theodore Roosevelt

2022
7.5
The two-part premium miniseries event on Theodore Roosevelt, the first modern President of the United States, will provide a rich, panoramic biography weaving Roosevelt's captivating personal story while revealing little-known truths behind his expansive curiosity, restless spirit and the profound, lasting impact he has had on the country.
LOL: Last One Laughing Norway

2023

LOL: Last One Laughing Norway

2023
Sigrid Bonde Tusvik gathers ten of Norway's funniest people in the same room, with the following challenge: Don't laugh for six hours, while you do whatever it takes to make the others laugh. The winner of LOL: Den som ler sist leaves the house with NOK 100,000 for their chosen charity.
Pau Gasol: It’s About the Journey

2021

Pau Gasol: It’s About the Journey

2021
6.1
In November of 2018, at 38 years of age, Pau Gasol injured the navicular bone of his left foot. After many setbacks and two surgeries, Pau begins his recovery to do something no professional athlete has been able to do before: play again. His goal is clear: to compete in the Tokyo Olympics.
Sur place ou à emporter ?

2023

Sur place ou à emporter ?

2023
Determined to succeed, one in gastronomy, the other in business, Boriss and Samy open a kebab shop in their town. Despite their overwhelming desire to do well and endless ideas, their establishment does not achieve the expected success. Accompanied with sarcasm by PV, a long-time customer, they juggle between boldness and failure together.
Castro's Revolution vs. The World

2019

Castro's Revolution vs. The World

2019
7.5
Cuba's revolutionary story is one of much fervor. Fidel Castro had one objective: the liberation of a Communist Cuba. Castro's ability to form key strategic alliances enabled him to stand at the precipice of realizing his dream for Cuba.
Waco: Madman or Messiah

2018

Waco: Madman or Messiah

2018
7.5
Few had ever heard of the Branch Davidians and their leader until a raid by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms that led to a 51-day stand-off with the FBI. Who was David Koresh and why were many prepared to die for him?
LOL Talent Show: Be Funny and You're In!

2024

LOL Talent Show: Be Funny and You're In!

2024
6
Get ready for a barrage of aspiring comedians and an exciting contest hosted by Forest, the magician! Three judges: Elio, Katia Follesa, and Angelo Pintus. Their mission? To find the tenth contestant for LOL 4! They'll travel through Italy and be assisted by a different guest judge on every episode.