Chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster.
High production values and a fine ensemble cast: HBO knows how to do TV.

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A caustic and often funny romp set 24 BC during the reign of Augustus Caesar, Rome's first emperor, and ending in AD 54 with Nero on the throne. Claudius (Jacobi) is Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus, grandson of Mark Antony, who bears witness to the ruthless ambition, shocking debauchery and murderous intrigue of his remarkable family. For the most part he escapes their evil scheming by virtue of a stutter and limp that mark him as a fool. A remarkable, ground-breaking series, with towering per find out more...

This is the fabulous BBC version of the great and tragic last novel by Thomas Hardy. Robert Powell is the stone mason who dreams of a decent education, but seems to be getting no nearer his goal despite escaping his marriage. find out more...

Adapted from John Le Carre's intricate and complicated spy masterpiece, Sir Alec is back as Smiley the aging cerebral agent called out of retirement after the murder of an emigre Soviet general who was also a British agent. Digging his way through the past Smiley follows a twisted path across Europe. find out more...

The trail continues leading Smiley to a final confrontation with his arch-enemy Karla of Moscow Centre. A fine two-tape adaptation of the spy-novel. find out more...

Another masterful interpretation of a John Le Carre spy novel. Sir Alec again plays Smiley, the retired spymaster whom some say was sacked after the 'Czech scandal'. He is brought out of retirement to track down an enemy infiltrator in the department where he was once the prize employee.

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The shy and retiring schoolmaster again finds himself going deep into the past to uncover who the enemy agent is. More brilliant and cerebral stuff. find out more...

Becky is determined to be the controller of her own destiny despite her relatively lowly origins and we follow her frequently fraught attempts to land a man of wealth and the lengths that she will go to in order to achieve her goals, from the idiot Jos Sedley to the caddish Rawdon Crawley. Vanity Fair is a superior literary adaptation from the BBC set within the upper echelons of English society during the war with Napoleon. find out more...

Becky is determined to be the controller of her own destiny despite her relatively lowly origins and we follow her frequently fraught attempts to land a man of wealth and the lengths that she will go to in order to achieve her goals, from the idiot Jos Sedley to the caddish Rawdon Crawley. Vanity Fair is a superior literary adaptation from the BBC set within the upper echelons of English society during the war with Napoleon. find out more...