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Matt and Jenny

1979

Matt and Jenny

1979
6.5
Two English children, Matt and Jenny Tanner, and their mother depart for the New World from Bristol, England. During the voyage, their mother dies of typhoid fever. The two children arrive in Canada and begin a search for their uncle Bill Tanner, who arrived before they had. Along the way, they encounter the enigmatic Adam Cardston and woodsman Kit, who join them on their journey westward.
Pete versus Life

2010

Pete versus Life

2010
6.3
Pete versus Life is a Channel 4 sitcom created by George Jeffrie and Bert Tyler-Moore. It stars Rafe Spall and the first episode was aired on 6 August 2010. It was recommissioned for a second series after averaging 1.6 million viewers and a young demographic during its first run, and series two started airing on 21 October 2011.
Roger

2019

Roger

2019
7
On a tropical island, the carefree and playful Fatou spends her time with Roger, a clumsy alien. Together, they're never short of ideas when it comes to doing something silly, the perfect pretext for a host of adventures.
Un lugar en el mundo

2003

Un lugar en el mundo

2003
2
Thanksgiving

2019

Thanksgiving

2019
4.3
Explore the evolution of a couple involved in industrial espionage.
Chicken Girls: The College Years

2022

Chicken Girls: The College Years

2022
6.8
Birdie and Rooney navigate their first years on campus. In doing so, they’ll form their own groups of “chicken girls”.
Wendy

2013

Wendy

2013
Avocado Toast

2020

Avocado Toast

2020
3
Ever wondered about your parents' sex life? Neither did Molly and Elle until coming out and divorce forced them to learn about their parents' new sex-capades. After a lifetime of dating men, Molly (31, a grade eight teacher) surprises herself when she falls in love with a woman for the first time. When she finds the courage to come out as bisexual to her suburban parents, they empathetically reveal their own admission - they're swingers and throw sex parties.
Dragamonz

2019

Dragamonz

2019
9
This series follows the journey of our unlikely hero, Dax, who has been bestowed with the task of an epic quest to restore peace in Dragamar as well as unite the land and his fellow Dragamonz.
Jacob's Cross

2007

Jacob's Cross

2007
5
The series revolves around South African born businessman Jacob Makhubu Abayomi, a son of an ANC stalwart who finds that his biological father is actually a Nigerian tribal chief. Jacob's subsequent desire to build an African oil and gas business empire in the shadow of both of his fathers is set against the backdrop of family feuds and betrayals.
There's... Johnny!

2017

There's... Johnny!

2017
6.4
A coming of age story is set in 1970s Los Angeles following the lives and challenges of Andy, a wide-eyed 19-year-old Nebraskan who stumbles his way into a job at The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and Joy, a young talent coordinator on the show, as they both try to find their way and prove themselves in this period of cultural and political upheaval.
Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen

2022

Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen

2022
6.8
A life as dramatic as her work. Lucy Worsley discovers the origins of Agatha Christie's macabre magic - and with some compelling characters, uncovers carefully concealed secrets.
Women Who Made History

2013

Women Who Made History

2013
7.4
This series explores both the personal lives and careers of a series of influential women, examining their lives in a modern context.
Breaking the Band

2018

Breaking the Band

2018
5
The battling egos, power struggles and inter-band rivalries that split up The Beatles, The Supremes, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, The Beach Boys, N.W.A, Van Halen and Sonny and Cher. From crippling drug addictions to scandalous affairs, we uncover the incredible true stories by recreating the key moments the cameras missed in addition to using rare band interviews and off-stage footage to piece together each dramatic tale.
Room 207

2022

Room 207

2022
Upon starting his post as a hotel receptionist, Gamal hears the rumors about the mysterious Room 207 and finds himself obsessed with discovering the truth.
Asylum

2015

Asylum

2015
6.5
Inspired by the true stories of whistle-blowers claiming asylum, Asylum is a satirical comedy about a government whistle-blower and a millionaire internet entrepreneur trapped together in the London embassy of a fictional Latin American country. Dan Hern is a serious, self-important egotist who is accused of leaking important documents. After a year in the El Rican embassy Dan is bored, depressed and has no hope of getting out - his only chance is to push his case in an interview with the Guardian. The embassy staff are struggling to attract people to the annual embassy ball, as Dan is old news and nobody wants to come. The Ambassador's oily son decides to offer sanctuary to another international fugitive named Ludo Backslash: a larger-than-life, childish hacker and internet pirate, who set up a file-sharing website and became public enemy number one among the global entertainment community.
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader

2019

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader

2019
8.2
The hit game show where adults have to answer grade-school level questions to win big is back! And this time, the kids play a bigger role as they help contestants prove that they're smarter than a 5th grader.
Texaco Star Theater

1948

Texaco Star Theater

1948
7.4
Texaco Star Theater is an American comedy-variety show, broadcast on radio from 1938 to 1949 and telecast from 1948 to 1956. It was one of the first successful examples of American television broadcasting, remembered as the show that gave Milton Berle the nickname "Mr. Television". The classic 1940–44 version of the program, hosted by radio's Fred Allen, was followed by a radio series on ABC in the spring of 1948. When Texaco first took it to television on NBC on June 8, 1948, the show had a huge cultural impact.
Lidsville

1971

Lidsville

1971
5
Lidsville is Sid and Marty Krofft's third television show following H.R. Pufnstuf and The Bugaloos. As did its predecessors, the series combined two types of characters: conventional actors in makeup filmed alongside performers in full mascot costumes, whose voices were dubbed in post-production. Seventeen episodes aired on Saturday mornings for two seasons, 1971–1973. The opening was shot at Six Flags Over Texas.
Cape Town

2016

Cape Town

2016
5.8
Cape Town. Police captain Mat Joubert used to be the best, solved every crime, got every killer. But that was a year ago, before his wife Lara was murdered while working undercover. Mat's been on a downward spiral ever since, haunted by a blurred past, uncertain which role he played in the murder of his wife. Now Mat is an out of shape chain smoker who is ambivalent about the crime-ridden world around him. Gradually, Mat begins to overcome the ghosts of his past. But in order to stop the violence of his current cases he must relive the nightmare of his wife's murder.