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England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Timothée Chalamet

In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Sean Connery

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Gary Oldman

In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the...

Genre: War

Cast: Michael Caine

The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ioan Gruffudd

Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Richard Burton

During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by the overbearing Lord Cardigan, engages in an...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Trevor Howard

A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Albert Finney

In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.

Genre: History

Cast: Laurence Olivier

Sir Walter Raleigh overcomes court intrigue to win favor with the Queen in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Richard Todd

A countdown of the top 40 "Blackadder" moments chosen by cast and crew members, celebrity fans and 15 genuine Blackadders.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Rowan Atkinson

How the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Kate Hardie

The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively...

Genre: Drama

Cast: James Wilby

Norwegian researcher Petter Amundsen claims to have deciphered a secret code hidden in legendary playwright William Shakespeare's works that reveals...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Robert Crumpton

David Olusoga opens secret government files to show how the Windrush scandal and the ‘hostile environment’ for black British immigrants...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: David Olusoga

Inspired by the original micropub craze in Kent, three entrepreneurial Londoners decide to open their very own micropub and revitalise their high...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Martyn Hillier

A thought provoking documentary feature film providing a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of signals intelligence over the past century. ...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Richard Aldrich

The death of King Henry the Fourth and the coronation of King Henry the Fifth.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jon Finch

This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Robert Donat

Mary Beard is on a mission to uncover the real Julius Caesar, and to challenge public perception, exploring Caesar's surprising legacy.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mary Beard

A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Cillian Murphy

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Imelda Staunton

The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jenna Coleman

Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and...

Genre: Family

Cast:

Camelot is a historical-fantasy-drama television series based on the Arthurian legend, was produced by Graham King, Morgan O'Sullivan and Michael...

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Cast: Jamie Campbell Bower

A sweeping epic of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty, a sensuous, spirited story set against a backdrop of war, religious...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Robert Bathurst

The life of an orphan is changed by the providential intervention of a mysterious benefactor.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Douglas Booth

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alice Roberts

In this blend of historical drama and original source material, the story of this decisive year is remagined, not from the saddles of kings and...

Genre: Action & Adventure

Cast: Ian Holm

A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ben Whishaw

Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Gus Casely-Hayford

The comedian explores the British isles in her vintage camper van, Helen, taking in some dramatic scenery, unspoilt countryside and incredible...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Susan Calman

In the 1750s London’s perilous streets were run by armed gangs, corrupt night watchmen and thief takers. Then two Westminster magistrates,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Iain Glen

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years is an 8-part 1981 drama serial based on the life of Winston Churchill, and particularly his years in enforced...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Robert Hardy

Follow Sugar into the underbelly of Victorian London seething with vitality, sexuality, ambition and emotion.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Gillian Anderson

Set during Christmas 1988, Lol is haunted by the devastating events that took place two and a half years before. She and Woody both find themselves...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Thomas Turgoose

The Virgin Queen explores the full sweep of Elizabeth's life: from her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister's terror; through her great...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Anne-Marie Duff

Historian Lucy Worsley debunks popular myths and royal as well as anti-royal propaganda about key events from British royal history including the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Lucy Worsley

The Indian Doctor is a British television drama set in the summer of 1963. Produced by Rondo Media and Avatar Productions, it was first broadcast on...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ayesha Dharker

Janina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped all aspects of medieval Britain and created a dazzling array of art, architecture and literature, a...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Janina Ramirez