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Men Up
Swansea, 1994. Five ordinary Welshmen face up to their secrets and lies when they embark on one of the world’s first medical trials for the drug that would become Viagra. By Matthew Barry. -
Sherwood
A divided police force, a relentless manhunt and a killer tormenting an already fractured Nottinghamshire community. By James Graham. -
Steeltown Murders
Three murders - unsolved but never forgotten. Thirty years on, can DCI Bethall find the serial killer who terrorised 1970s Port Talbot? True life drama of a cold case that made history. Written by Ed Whitmore. -
Phoenix Rise
Six outsiders learn the only way they are going to survive school is by sticking together. But can you ever really leave your past behind? By Perrie Balthazar and Matt Evans. -
Wreck
Welcome aboard the ship of nightmares. Searching for answers about his missing sister, Jamie joins the crew on a mysterious cruise liner. Conspiracy, comedy and a slice of slasher. By Ryan J. Brown. -
The Power of the Dog
Written and directed by Jane Campion (The Piano) and based on the novel by Thomas Savage, THE POWER OF THE DOG stars Benedict Cumberbatch as charismatic rancher Phil Burbank who inspires fear and awe in those around him. -
Rye Lane
Directed by Raine Allen-Miller from a screenplay by Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia, RYE LANE follows YAS (Vivian Oparah) and Dom (David Jonsson), two twenty-somethings, both reeling from bad break-ups, who connect over the course of an eventful day in South London - helping each other deal with their nightmare exes, and potentially restoring their faith in romance. -
The Sixth Commandment
An inspirational teacher is courted by a student, triggering a complex criminal case. A sinister real-life story starring Timothy Spall and Anne Reid. Written by Sarah Phelps.
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