John Henshaw

John Henshaw

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   John Henshaw (born 1951, Ancoats, Manchester) is a British actor famed for his roles as Ken the landlord in Early Doors, Wilf Bradshaw in Born and Bred and PC Roy Bramwell in The Cops. Henshaw was born one of 12 children. He grew up in Ancoats, Manchester's "Little Italy" community. He was a refuse collector for ten years before deciding to become an actor at the age of 40. His first big break in acting was as a minder to Robert Lindsay's character Michael Murray in the acclaimed Channel 4 series, G.B.H. Other TV credits include The Royle Family, The Visit, Life on Mars, whilst film credits include the Steve Coogan comedy The Parole Officer, the Bert Trautmann biopic The Keeper, and the Ken Loach films Looking For Eric and The Angels' Share. Henshaw is chairman of the 24:7 Theatre Festival, an annual festival of new writing for theatre based in Manchester. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Henshaw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Popularity : 3.561
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1951-01-01
  • Place of Birth : Manchester, England, UK
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John Henshaw Movies

  • 2021
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    Early Doors - Live

    Early Doors - Live

    1 2021 HD

    Early Doors was a TV hit when the sitcom was originally aired on the BBC in 2003 and gained cult status over its twelve-episode run. The cast took...

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  • 2006
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    Starter for 10

    Starter for 10

    6.403 2006 HD

    In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of...

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  • 2009
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    A Bit of Tom Jones?

    A Bit of Tom Jones?

    3.8 2009 HD

    In a late night bar, Henry is approached by a mysterious woman who offers to sell him the severed "manhood" of Wales' greatest vocal entertainer....

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  • 2009
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    Looking for Eric

    Looking for Eric

    6.527 2009 HD

    A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor -- the ex-footballer Eric Cantona.

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  • 2012
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    The Angels' Share

    The Angels' Share

    6.966 2012 HD

    Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of...

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  • 2013
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    The Ringer

    The Ringer

    1 2013 HD

    A son is reunited with his long lost father for the first time. You might imagine it's time to discover everything about where he's come from and...

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  • 2012
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    The Rochdale Pioneers

    The Rochdale Pioneers

    10 2012 HD

    A film that tells the story of the birth of the co-operative movement in Rochdale in 1844.

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  • 2022
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    Wolf Manor

    Wolf Manor

    6.3 2022 HD

    Shooting a vampire flick in an old, abandoned manor house should have worked like a dream, but the film crew is out of their depth, over schedule and...

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  • 2002
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    Put Your Coat On

    Put Your Coat On

    1 2002 HD

    A young girl heads out for a night of fun but just before she leaves, her mom tells her to "put your coat on".

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  • 2002
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    This Is Not a Love Song

    This Is Not a Love Song

    6.2 2002 HD

    Heaton and Spike are the unlikeliest pair: two loners who have found each other. When Spike commits a terrible crime, Heaton decides to stand by him...

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  • 2007
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    Confessions of a Diary Secretary

    Confessions of a Diary Secretary

    1 2007 HD

    Funny film concerning John Prescott's affair with Tracey Temple

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  • 2009
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    Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

    Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

    6.7 2009 HD

    Yorkshire, 1974. Fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for...

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  • 1993
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    Olly's Prison

    Olly's Prison

    9 1993 HD

    "When you marry, have kids...you'll still be in that chair." An ordinary city flat. Evening. A man tries to talk to his daughter. She will not...

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  • 1996
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    When Saturday Comes

    When Saturday Comes

    5.7 1996 HD

    Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down the pit or in a factory. But Jimmy has other...

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  • 2007
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    Grow Your Own

    Grow Your Own

    6.5 2007 HD

    A refugee family are given an allotment plot and are met with suspicion by the people who have worked the gardens for years

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  • 2001
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    The Parole Officer

    The Parole Officer

    5.776 2001 HD

    A hapless parole officer is framed for murder by a crooked police chief. To prove his innocence he must entice his former clients away from the law...

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  • 2001
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    Happy Now

    Happy Now

    5.5 2001 HD

    All grown up and gunning for political power in a small North Wales community, Glen Marcus and his best mate harbour a dark secret which seems to be...

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  • 2016
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    Swallows and Amazons

    Swallows and Amazons

    6.3 2016 HD

    Four children dream of escaping the tedium of a summer holiday with their mother. When finally given permission to camp on their own on an island in...

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  • 1990
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    Dancin' Thru the Dark

    Dancin' Thru the Dark

    6.6 1990 HD

    Linda's out on her hen night, her fiance is out on his stag night. Linda is having major doubts about getting married, when both groups arrive at a...

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  • 2002
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    The Fishmonger

    The Fishmonger

    1 2002 HD

    In a small fishing village an established fishmonger, Davis, starts to have his supply bought from under him by new boy Alan Leech. This sets off a...

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  • 2016
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    A Street Cat Named Bob

    A Street Cat Named Bob

    7.9 2016 HD

    James Bowen, a homeless busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when he meets a stray ginger cat.

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  • 2017
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    6 Days

    6 Days

    6 2017 HD

    London, England, April 1980. Six terrorists assault the Embassy of Iran and take hostages. For six days, tense negotiations are held while the...

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  • 2006
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    Someone Else

    Someone Else

    4.8 2006 HD

    When thirty-something David isn't working as a photographer at a high-street photo studio he is stressing over his love-life. Torn between his...

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  • 2000
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    There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

    There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

    6.8 2000 HD

    Jimmy Grimble is a shy Manchester school boy. At school he is constantly being bullied by the other kids, and at home he has to face his mother's new...

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  • 2018
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    Pin Cushion

    Pin Cushion

    6.4 2018 HD

    Super close mother Lyn and daughter Iona (Dafty One and Dafty Two) are excited for their new life in a new town. Determined to make a success of...

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  • 2018
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    The Keeper

    The Keeper

    7.5 2018 HD

    The story of a man whose love for football, for England and for the love of his life, Margaret, saw him rise from Nazi 'villain' to British hero....

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  • 2014
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    The Night Runner

    The Night Runner

    1 2014 HD

    Talia runs at night, pushing her fragile heart to the limit. Casey saves lives, a heart surgeon frustrated with red tape. This tragic love story...

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  • 2017
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    The Man Who Invented Christmas

    The Man Who Invented Christmas

    6.8 2017 HD

    In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, until the moment when,...

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  • 2010
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    In Our Name

    In Our Name

    5.3 2010 HD

    Suzy's a British soldier, born and bred, but fitting back into civilian life after fighting in Iraq isn't easy. Haunted by the responsibility she...

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  • 2018
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    Stan & Ollie

    Stan & Ollie

    7 2018 HD

    With their golden era long behind them, comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the...

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  • 2013
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    The Last British Execution

    The Last British Execution

    1 2013 HD

    When an execution is sanctioned in the UK for the first time in almost 50 years, it soon becomes a media circus. The television rights are sold, and...

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  • 2009
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    Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday

    Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday

    5.8 2009 HD

    What could be better? A footballer's wedding, a week in the sun, a luxury villa in historic Transylvania. It’s the trip of a lifetime for...

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  • 2021
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    I'm Not in Love

    I'm Not in Love

    1 2021 HD

    Rob, in his late thirties, needs to decide if he wants to have a baby with his girlfriend Marta, but worries that he’s fallen out of love with...

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  • 2019
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    Sunny

    Sunny

    1 2019 HD

    After accidentally killing a mutual friend, a hitman is taken into the forest to make amends

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  • 2014
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    Closer to the Moon

    Closer to the Moon

    6.8 2014 HD

    A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of bank robbers to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they...

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  • 2010
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    The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

    The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

    8.4 2010 HD

    Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash discuss the creation of The Royle Family, with a look behind the scenes at the production of the show and interviews...

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  • 2021
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    Silky Hotel

    Silky Hotel

    7 2021 HD

    From the billowing gauze of The Meatloaf Suite to the twinkling lights on The Kem & Amber terrace, every detail of Silky Hotel has been designed with...

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  • 2003
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    Early Doors

    Early Doors

    7.7 2003 HD

    A sitcom set in a small pub in Manchester, “The Grapes”, where daily life is bound up in the issues of love, loneliness, and blocked...

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  • 1984
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    The Bill

    The Bill

    6.6 1984 HD

    The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and...

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  • 1992
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    Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

    7 1992 HD

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

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  • 2006
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    Life on Mars

    Life on Mars

    7.8 2006 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...

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  • 2002
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    Born and Bred

    Born and Bred

    8.5 2002 HD

    Born and Bred is a light-hearted British drama series that aired on BBC One from 2002 to 2005. Created by Chris Chibnall and Nigel McCrery, Born and...

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  • 1998
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    The Cops

    The Cops

    4.7 1998 HD

    Set in and around Stanton, a faceless and grim Northern enclave, The Cops depicts the daily grind for a group of policemen and women out on the beat...

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  • 2007
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    The Visit

    The Visit

    7 2007 HD

    The Visit is a British television programme starring Iain McKee, John Henshaw and Steve Edge. This comedy is set entirely in the visiting room of...

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  • 2002
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    Cutting It

    Cutting It

    6.6 2002 HD

    Allie Henshall and Gavin Ferraday are partners in love and business. They own Henshall Ferraday hair salon, where Allie's sisters Darcey and Sydney...

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  • 2011
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    Candy Cabs

    Candy Cabs

    1 2011 HD

    Candy Cabs is a comedy drama series shown on BBC One in April 2011. The plot revolves around a group of friends who set up a female-only taxi company...

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  • 2006
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    Johnny and the Bomb

    Johnny and the Bomb

    6.8 2006 HD

    Johnny Maxwell stumbles upon a time machine when he helps an old woman, but little does he know that his journeys back to 1941 cause a chain of...

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  • 2015
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    Documentary Now!

    Documentary Now!

    6.96 2015 HD

    Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some...

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  • 2023
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    The Full Monty

    The Full Monty

    7.5 2023 HD

    Taking place 25 years after the original British smash hit, the same band of brothers navigate the post-industrial city of Sheffield and society's...

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  • 2011
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    South Riding

    South Riding

    7 2011 HD

    The lives and loves of a 1930s Yorkshire town explored in a passionate tale of politics in small places. South Riding charts the story of Sarah...

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  • 2013
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    Father Brown

    Father Brown

    7.5 2013 HD

    Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve...

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  • 1998
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    The Royle Family

    The Royle Family

    7.7 1998 HD

    British comedy series focusing on the lives of a working-class family in Manchester who love the TV.

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  • 1986
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    Casualty

    Casualty

    5.9 1986 HD

    Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and...

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  • 2006
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    See No Evil: The Moors Murders

    See No Evil: The Moors Murders

    6.4 2006 HD

    See No Evil: The Moors Murders is a British two-part television serial directed by Christopher Menaul. It was produced by Granada Television and...

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  • 2003
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    The Second Coming

    The Second Coming

    6.7 2003 HD

    Video store clerk Steve Baxter realises that he is in fact the Son of God. He has just a few days to find the human race's Third Testament and thus...

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  • 1993
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    Cracker

    Cracker

    6.5 1993 HD

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

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  • 2013
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    By Any Means

    By Any Means

    6.5 2013 HD

    By Any Means follows a clandestine unit living on the edge and playing the criminal elite at their own game, existing in the grey area between the...

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  • 2023
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    The Long Shadow

    The Long Shadow

    7.5 2023 HD

    Dramatizing one of the most infamously notorious and shocking serial killer cases in the world, the hunt for Peter Sutcliffe, commonly dubbed the...

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  • 2014
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    Cilla

    Cilla

    7.1 2014 HD

    Three-part biopic of the Liverpudlian songbird who would later find fame and fortune. It tells of her rocky road to fame and captures the essence of...

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  • 2023
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    Boat Story

    Boat Story

    7 2023 HD

    Two hard-up strangers stumble across a haul of cocaine on a shipwrecked boat. After agreeing to sell it and split the cash, they become entangled...

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  • 1991
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    G.B.H.

    G.B.H.

    6.3 1991 HD

    GBH was a seven-part British television drama written by Alan Bleasdale shown in the summer of 1991 on Channel 4. The protagonists were Michael...

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  • 2010
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    Going Postal

    Going Postal

    7.2 2010 HD

    Moist von Lipwig is a con-man with a particular talent-- he is utterly unremarkable. When his execution is stayed in Terry Pratchett's remarkable...

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  • 2002
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    Born and Bred

    Born and Bred

    8.5 2002 HD

    Born and Bred is a light-hearted British drama series that aired on BBC One from 2002 to 2005. Created by Chris Chibnall and Nigel McCrery, Born and...

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  • 1992
    imgS18 E23

    Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

    7 1992 HD

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

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  • 1997
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    Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

    7.6 1997 HD

    The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his...

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  • 2009
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    Red Riding

    Red Riding

    7.3 2009 HD

    Thrilling trilogy of films based on David Peace's cult noir novels about Yorkshire during the 1970s and 80s: a world of paranoia, corruption and the...

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