John Simm

John Simm

John Simm was born on 10th July 1970 in Leeds, West Yorkshire and grew up in Nelson, Lancashire. He attended Edge End High School, Nelson, Lancashire followed by Blackpool Drama College at 16 and the Drama Centre, London at 19. He lives with his wife, actress Kate Magowan, and their children Ryan (born 13th August 2001) and Molly (born February 2007). Simm won the best actor award at the Valencia Film Festival for his film debut in "Boston Kickout" (1996).

  • Title: John Simm
  • Popularity: 13.475
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1970-07-10
  • Place of Birth: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: 존 심, John Ronald Simm
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John Simm Movies

  • 2002
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    24 Hour Party People
    24 Hour Party People

    6.891 2002 HD

    Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Steve Coogan

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  • 1999
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    Human Traffic
    Human Traffic

    6.8 1999 HD

    Five twenty-something friends spend a drug-fueled weekend in Cardiff, Wales.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 1999
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    Wonderland
    Wonderland

    6.6 1999 HD

    There's little wonder in the working-class lives of Bill, Eileen, and their three grown daughters. They're lonely Londoners. Nadia, a cafe waitress,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Shirley Henderson

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  • 1996
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    Boston Kickout
    Boston Kickout

    6.5 1996 HD

    School leaver Phil moves with his father from inner-city London to the satellite Hertfordshire New Town of Stevenage, where they are promised a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2009
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    Skellig
    Skellig

    6.182 2009 HD

    An ordinary boy named Michael is going through some extraordinary changes in his life. His family has just moved into an unfamiliar house, and his...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tim Roth

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  • 2008
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    Tu£sday
    Tu£sday

    5.6 2008 HD

    Four career criminals, two glamorous bank workers and one over-the-hill has-been all happen to be planning a robbery on a London bank on the same...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Philip Glenister

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  • 2002
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    Miranda
    Miranda

    5.7 2002 HD

    A librarian begins a passionate affair with a mysterious woman who walks into his library. When she suddenly disappears he travels down to London to...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Christina Ricci

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  • 2007
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    The Yellow House
    The Yellow House

    8 2007 HD

    John Simm stars as Vincent Van Gogh in The Yellow House, a feature-length drama that tells the moving human story of the most influential and...

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    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2012
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    Everyday
    Everyday

    5.533 2012 HD

    This film charts the relationship between a man imprisoned for drug smuggling and his wife and is being shot over the course of five years, a few...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Shirley Henderson

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  • 1997
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    Diana & Me
    Diana & Me

    6 1997 HD

    Australian Diana Spencer wins a competition in a women's magazine, and as a prize gets a trip for two to London, where she wants to meet her idol and...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Toni Collette

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  • 2002
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    Crime and Punishment
    Crime and Punishment

    6.9 2002 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2000
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    Forgive and Forget
    Forgive and Forget

    5.5 2000 HD

    David O'Neil, a plasterer and mature student Theo have been best mates for fourteen years and are practically inseparable. However, their friendship...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2006
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    Brothers of the Head
    Brothers of the Head

    5.7 2006 HD

    In the 1970s a music promoter plucks Siamese twins from obscurity and grooms them into a freakish rock'n'roll act. A dark tale of sex, strangeness...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Harry Treadaway

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  • 1994
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    Meat
    Meat

    1 1994 HD

    Brilliant, brutal and shocking drama starring Jonny Lee Miller and John Simm, following an ex-convict who falls for a prostitute, but makes a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jonny Lee Miller

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  • 2005
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    Blue/Orange
    Blue/Orange

    5.5 2005 HD

    In a psychiatric hospital, a junior doctor is treating a young black man diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. The patient is having a...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Brian Cox

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  • 2001
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    Is Harry on the Boat?
    Is Harry on the Boat?

    4.8 2001 HD

    On Ibiza, tour rep Brad is determined to win the informal competition among the male reps to sleep with as many female clients as possible, while his...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Danny Dyer

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  • 1997
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    The Locksmith
    The Locksmith

    2.5 1997 HD

    When his estranged wife is brutally attacked by a burglar, a law-abiding locksmith unconvinced that the junkie charged for the crime is the real...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Warren Clarke

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  • 1998
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    Understanding Jane
    Understanding Jane

    7.2 1998 HD

    In desperation Elliot and Oz decide to reply to a telephone dating ad to kickstart their non-existent love lives. Their Prayers are answered when two...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kevin McKidd

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  • 2004
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    Nero
    Nero

    6 2004 HD

    As a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile his mother. While in exile in the pontine islands,...

    Genre: War

    Cast: Hans Matheson

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  • 2006
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    The Real Animal Farm
    The Real Animal Farm

    8.3 2006 HD

    From the Channel 4 series "The dark side of porn" (2/5). A close look at the story behind the bestiality tape "Animal Farm" (1981). From its...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 1994
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    A Pinch of Snuff
    A Pinch of Snuff

    1 1994 HD

    Receiving a tip from his dentist Jack Shorter, policeman Peter Pascoe takes a closer look at the Calliope Kinema Club, a film club notorious for...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Gareth Hale

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  • 2007
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    Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays
    Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

    7.7 2007 HD

    Documentary celebrating the triumph, tragedy and human comedy that was Manchester record company, Factory. Started by the late Tony Wilson, Alan...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2006
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    Devilwood
    Devilwood

    7 2006 HD

    In a lawless outpost in 17th Century England, the people have ceased to be God-fearing but learn to fear the Devil instead.

    Genre: History

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2020
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    Joey
    Joey

    8 2020 HD

    A lonely clown working in a forgotten seaside resort falls in love and is forced to confront a terrible secret he's been hiding.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2007
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    Moose on the Loose
    Moose on the Loose

    1 2007 HD

    Anchorage capital city of Alaska is the wildest city on Earth thanks to its dramatic wildlife. Alongside 260,000 people are up to 1,000 moose, 200...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2011
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    Discovering Hamlet
    Discovering Hamlet

    7 2011 HD

    Journey into "Hamlet"-the play and the man-through the experiences of some of the major actors and directors who have brought Shakespeare's great...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Gregory Doran

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  • 2008
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    Cutting Edge - The Human Spider
    Cutting Edge - The Human Spider

    10 2008 HD

    A look at Alain Robert, dubbed the Human Spider, who scales some of the world's tallest buildings without the aid of ropes or safety equipment,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Alain Robert

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  • 2013
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    Father's Day
    Father's Day

    5 2013 HD

    Joe wants out but the Don won't take no for an answer. Carl lays a plan to use Alison as the bait. Will it work, or will Joe walk away?

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ray Winstone

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  • 2004
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    Ten Minute Movie
    Ten Minute Movie

    7 2004 HD

    A lowly extra gets a shot at stardom. Now the glory, and the girl, are at Sam's fingertips. But suddenly his best friend is packing heat and his...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jimi Mistry

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  • 1995
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    Carrying Dad
    Carrying Dad

    6 1995 HD

    Frank and his brother Len meet on the day of their father's funeral. Together, with the help of Len's son Sean and Jean, a mysterious woman connected...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Larry Lamb

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  • 2007
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    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    1 2007 HD

    Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed programmes ever made, The 50 Greatest Television Dramas...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Miriam Margolyes

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  • 2023
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    Right Here Right Now
    Right Here Right Now

    5.9 2023 HD

    On July 13, 2002, Fatboy Slim, real name Norman Cook, performed the second of his free open-air concerts, The Big Beach Boutique II, in front of a...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Fatboy Slim

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  • 2002
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    Boys Alone
    Boys Alone

    1 2002 HD

    Take ten boys aged 11 and 12. A variety of backgrounds. Put them together in a house, with no adult control. Followed by a camera crew, the boys form...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2005
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    Monsoon Railway
    Monsoon Railway

    1 2005 HD

    A look at three typical employees on Indian Railways as they fight the annual battle to keep the railway service running during the monsoon season.

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    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2020
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    Joey
    Joey

    8 2020 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2007
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    Life on Mars
    Life on Mars

    7.763 2007 HD

    A detective chief inspector from 2006 is investigating a serial killer when he is knocked over by a speeding car. Waking up, he finds himself...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2003
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    State of Play
    State of Play

    7.505 2003 HD

    The murder of Sonia Baker, a young political researcher, leads journalist Cal McCaffrey to uncover complex links between government and big business.

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Bill Nighy

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  • 2011
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    Exile
    Exile

    7.342 2011 HD

    Exile is a British psychological thriller television series dealing with the topic of Alzheimer's disease against a background of corruption. It...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Jim Broadbent

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  • 2013
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    Mad Dogs
    Mad Dogs

    6.902 2013 HD

    Mad Dogs is a British black comedy and psychological thriller television series created by Cris Cole that began airing on Sky1 on 10 February 2011....

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 1995
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    Men of the World
    Men of the World

    5 1995 HD

    Men of the World is a BBC sitcom which starred David Threlfall and John Simm.

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    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2015
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    Code of a Killer
    Code of a Killer

    7.3 2015 HD

    Based on the extraordinary true story of Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its first use by Detective Chief Superintendent David...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: David Threlfall

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  • 2001
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    Spaced
    Spaced

    7.938 2001 HD

    Spaced: the anti-Friends, in that it examines the lives of common 20 somethings, but in a way that is more down to earth and realistic. Here we have...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Simon Pegg

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  • 2011
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    Doctor Who Confidential
    Doctor Who Confidential

    8 2011 HD

    Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation to complement the revival of the long-running British...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Matt Smith

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  • 2010
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    Heartbeat
    Heartbeat

    7 2010 HD

    Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Derek Fowlds

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  • 1999
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    The Lakes
    The Lakes

    7.333 1999 HD

    Compelling BBC1 drama series embracing sex, death and Catholic guilt, set in a small community in the Lake District. The first four-part series...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 1992
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    Rumpole of the Bailey
    Rumpole of the Bailey

    7.067 1992 HD

    Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It stars Leo McKern as...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Leo McKern

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  • 2012
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    The Culture Show
    The Culture Show

    5.8 2012 HD

    A weekly BBC Two magazine programme focusing on the best of the week's arts and culture news, covering books, art, film, architecture and more.

    Genre: News

    Cast:

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  • 2008
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    The Devil's Whore
    The Devil's Whore

    6.8 2008 HD

    Set between the years 1642 and 1660, "The Devil's Whore" charts the progress of the English Civil War through the eyes of the a 17 year old girl, the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Andrea Riseborough

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  • 2008
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    One Life
    One Life

    1 2008 HD

    One life is a BBC ONE's documentary programme. Each episode is a high quality and compelling film which reflects life in contemporary Britain.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 2014
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    Intruders
    Intruders

    6.516 2014 HD

    Members of a secret society chase immortality by seeking refuge in the bodies of others.

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Mira Sorvino

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  • 2003
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    Canterbury Tales
    Canterbury Tales

    6.857 2003 HD

    The Canterbury Tales is a series of six single dramas that originally aired on BBC One in 2003. Each story is an adaptation of one of Geoffrey...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 2014
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    The Village
    The Village

    7.467 2014 HD

    The Village tells the story of life in a Derbyshire village through the eyes of a central character, Bert Middleton.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Maxine Peake

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  • 2015
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    Prey
    Prey

    6.795 2015 HD

    Three-part crime thriller. When detective Marcus Farrow looks into a seemingly forgotten case, he has no idea of the chaos and heartache that will...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Philip Glenister

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  • 2021
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    Moving On
    Moving On

    7.1 2021 HD

    Moving On is a British television series set in contemporary Britain consisting of standalone dramas all sharing the theme of someone going through...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 2004
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    London
    London

    1 2004 HD

    London is a 2004 three-part BBC history documentary series about the history of London, presented by Peter Ackroyd.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Peter Ackroyd

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  • 1995
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    Cracker
    Cracker

    6.429 1995 HD

    The wise-cracking Fitz is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight into the criminal mind.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Robbie Coltrane

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  • 1995
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    Chiller
    Chiller

    5.75 1995 HD

    Chiller is a five-part British horror fantasy anthology television series, produced by Yorkshire Television, that first broadcast on ITV on 9 March...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Rosemary Leach

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  • 2015
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    Toast of London
    Toast of London

    7.4 2015 HD

    Steven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past, spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on it.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Matt Berry

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  • 2012
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    Wartime Farm
    Wartime Farm

    9.2 2012 HD

    Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn turn back the clock to run Manor Farm in Hampshire exactly as it would have...

    Genre: Reality

    Cast: Peter Ginn

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  • 2003
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    Clocking Off
    Clocking Off

    7.429 2003 HD

    How much do you know about the person working next to you? From the outside, life at Mackintosh Textiles appears to run smoothly, but in a community...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: David Morrissey

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  • 2017
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    The Catch
    The Catch

    6.5 2017 HD

    Strong and successful Alice Martin is a fraud investigator who's about to be the victim of fraud by her fiancé. Between her cases, she is...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Mireille Enos

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  • 2017
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    The Catch
    The Catch

    6.5 2017 HD

    Strong and successful Alice Martin is a fraud investigator who's about to be the victim of fraud by her fiancé. Between her cases, she is...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Mireille Enos

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  • 2009
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    Doctor Who Greatest Moments
    Doctor Who Greatest Moments

    7 2009 HD

    Takes viewers on a journey through time and space to relive all the action from the sci-fi show, featuring exclusive interviews with key actors...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jo Whiley

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  • 2021
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    Doctor Who
    Doctor Who

    7.5 2021 HD

    The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Jodie Whittaker

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  • 2018
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    Collateral
    Collateral

    6.447 2018 HD

    When a pizza delivery driver is shot dead in south London, a tenacious detective goes after the people traffickers behind his murder and unravels a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Carey Mulligan

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  • 2018
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    Trauma
    Trauma

    6.75 2018 HD

    A three-part drama set in the trauma unit of a London hospital, a grieving father blames a high-achieving trauma consultant for the death of his...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Adrian Lester

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  • 1993
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    Oasis
    Oasis

    1 1993 HD

    Oasis was a short lived CITV drama series which was about a group of children who ran an inner city farm. It's best known for featuring John Simm and...

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    Cast: Peter McNamara

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  • 2004
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    Sex Traffic
    Sex Traffic

    6.7 2004 HD

    The wrenching plight of two Bosnian sisters and their descent into the dark world of enforced prostitution. Their journey is intersected by a British...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Wendy Crewson

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  • 2004
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    Imperium: Nero
    Imperium: Nero

    6 2004 HD

    As a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile his mother. While in exile in the pontine islands,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Hans Matheson

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  • 2018
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    Strangers
    Strangers

    6.7 2018 HD

    A sheltered London professor attempts to uncover the cause of his wife’s mysterious death in Hong Kong, traveling there after discovering she...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2020
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    Cold Courage
    Cold Courage

    5.714 2020 HD

    Two young Finnish women in London are drawn inexorably together via the Studio - a clandestine group dedicated to bringing justice to those beyond...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Pihla Viitala

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  • 2024
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    Grace
    Grace

    6.7 2024 HD

    Brighton based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job, but his career is currently at...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2024
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    Would I Lie to You?
    Would I Lie to You?

    7.606 2024 HD

    A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton)....

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: David Mitchell

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  • 2006
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    The Dark Side of Porn
    The Dark Side of Porn

    5.1 2006 HD

    This documentary series examines the adult entertainment industry.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Bernard Rose

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  • 2018
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    This World
    This World

    5.8 2018 HD

    The series is mainly focused on social issues and current affairs stories around the world. International current affairs documentaries, replacing...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Simon Reeve

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  • 2023
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    Crime
    Crime

    6.574 2023 HD

    Detective Inspector Ray Lennox investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling cocaine addiction and a mental breakdown.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Dougray Scott

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  • 2023
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    Crime
    Crime

    6.574 2023 HD

    Detective Inspector Ray Lennox investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling cocaine addiction and a mental breakdown.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Dougray Scott

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  • 2000
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    Never Never
    Never Never

    2 2000 HD

    John Parlour and Jo Weller form a credit union but John's predatory lending scheme threatens both the poor residents of a London council estate and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2023
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    Starstruck
    Starstruck

    6.714 2023 HD

    A drunken New Year's Eve hook-up becomes far more complicated for Jessie when she discovers her one night stand is actually a film star.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Rose Matafeo

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  • 2017
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    Cutting Edge
    Cutting Edge

    6.5 2017 HD

    The flagship documentary series show distinctive, compelling films that offer a snapshot of life in Britain today.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 2007
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    Monsoon Railway
    Monsoon Railway

    1 2007 HD

    Director Gerry Troyna, painting an affectionate portrait of the Indian railway culture.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 2002
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    Crime and Punishment
    Crime and Punishment

    1 2002 HD

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

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: John Simm

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  • 1970
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    Crime and Punishment
    Crime and Punishment

    1 1970 HD

    A three part series documenting the role of the British Navy during the war in Iraq where British troops are deployed to fight on the Iraqi coast.

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