Norman Stanley Fletcher is sentenced to 5 years at her Majesty’s pleasure at HM prison Slade in darkest Cumbria. His naive cell mate Lenny Godber needs to learn the ropes, skives and scams and strict prison officer Mr.Mackay tries to run the prison his own way. And then there’s Mr.Barroclough who is just too weak willed to have his good nature exploited.
While touting itself as a mecca for progressive expansion, early 1980s Atlanta has a dark secret. Over two years, at least twenty-nine black children, teens, and young adults have been systematically abducted and murdered from low income neighborhoods. As the mothers of the victims beg law enforcement to take action, the investigation languishes while the country looks on. Suspects include the KKK, the police and known pedophiles. The nightmare is seemingly over when Wayne Williams, a young black man, is arrested and the majority of the crimes are attributed to him. But was he simply a scapegoat? In this 3-part special we explore the case from those closest to it while highlighting the enduring questions surrounding this tragic chapter in Atlanta’s history.
Ally, a final contestant on a dating show, must face her high school sweetheart when she is chosen for the Hometown Date.
Blandings Castle is dysfunction junction, the home of a chaotic family struggling to keep itself in order. Clarence Emsworth, ninth earl and master of Blandings Castle, yearns with all his soul to be left in peace; preferably in the company of his beloved pig, The Empress. But he never is. There is always someone who wants him to do something. Presiding over the blitzkrieg on his equilibrium is the baleful figure of his sister Connie, with whom he shares the house; at her shoulder is Clarence’s brainless younger son Freddie and a panoply of friends, enemies, servants, spongers, private detectives, bookies and confidence tricksters.
The Alienist is a psychological thriller set in 1896 about the hunt for a serial killer responsible for the gruesome murders of boy prostitutes that have gripped New York City. Based on the novel by Caleb Carr.
Executive produced by Dick Wolf, Law & Order: Los Angeles – The Complete Series follows Detectives Rex Winters (Skeet Ulrich) and Tomas “TJ” Jarusalski (Corey Stoll), members of the L.A.P.D.’s elite Robbery Homicide Division, as they work with Deputy District Attorney Morales (Alfred Molina) on cases rooted in the unique attitudes and cultures of the West Coast. Featuring phenomenal guest stars, including Isaiah Washington, Bob Saget and Khloe Kardashian, this suspenseful, dramatic and intelligent five-disc set offers a fresh twist on compelling stories ripped from today’s headlines.
Alf Animated Series originally aired on NBC’s Saturday morning block from 1987-1990. Alf Animated Adventures follows Alf pre-Earth adventures on his home planet of Melmac with his family, his girlfriend Rhonda and friends Skip and Sloop. Alf Tales is a series in which Alf retells classic stories with his uniquely comical twist.
Two struggling strangers connect during a mind-bending pharmaceutical trial involving a doctor with mother issues and an emotionally complex computer.
A nine part series depicting the varying fortunes of four friends – Nicky, Geordie, Mary and Tosker – from the optimistic times of 1964 to the uncertainties of 1995. Taking nine pivotal years (1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1995) the personal lives of the characters become intertwined with the political struggles of their home town of Newcastle, and the capital, London. We also see the machinations behind the scenes that affect their lives, often for the worse: slum housing projects, police corruption, the rise of Thatcherism, political sleaze, and specific events like the 1984 Miners’ Strike.
When her husband is hospitalized after a car accident, EMT Karen decides to rent out their spare rooms online. All goes well until Miranda moves in. Miranda quickly infiltrates all areas of Karen’s life. When one of Karen’s renters is found murdered, Karen becomes convinced Miranda was involved but has no idea that kicking her psychotic guest out will send Miranda into a murderous rage.
There’s no shortage of abrasive straight talk and no-nonsense critique as superstar chef Gordon Ramsay visits troubled restaurants across the United States and the UK. Gordon offers his expert advice and gives each restaurant one week to get their act together and turn their business around.
Ruby Red, a bigger-than-life but down-on-her-luck drag queen who travels across America from club to club in a rundown 1990’s R/V with her unlikely sidekick AJ, a recently orphaned, tough-talking, scrappy 11-year-old stowaway. As these two misfits, one tall, one small, travel from city to city, Ruby’s message of love and acceptance winds up touching people and changing their lives for the better.
