A morally ambivalent tale of two policemen involved in various battles; for the top job, to put an end to a violent gang, to protect their snitches and, we are led to believe, in the past over a woman. Both policemen bend the laws beyond the limits of decency to achieve their ends in this dark and gun-slinging thriller set against the backdrop of a neon-lit Paris underworld.
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BLACKPOOL: DISC 1 (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
Written by accomplished writer Peter Bowke,
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BLACKPOOL: DISC 2 (2004)
Certification15 Our Rating
This darkly comic tale of greed, love, ambition, murder and family continues as Ripley Holden, a charismatic family man with a dark past, begins to witness his hard won empire crumble around him and the loyalty of his family begin to fall away. Dennis Potter-esque in it's mix of genre and tone, this is a top quality tv production. One minute your watching a dodgy drug deal go down and seconds later the ensemble are performing a Smiths number.
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BOARDWALK EMPIRE SEASON 2: DISC 3 (2011)
Certification15 Our Rating
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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OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH DISC 1 (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
This ambitious and addictive BBC drama, tracing thirty years in the lives of four working class friends from Newcastle starting in 1964, is at least as good as any of the current much lauded series emanating from the US. Mary's mistake, Nicky's idealism, Geordie's escape to London and Tosker's ambition are played out against a backdrop of social change, police corruption and swinging times.
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OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH DISC 2 (1997)
Certification18 Our Rating
An ambitious and rather addictive BBC drama tracing thirty years in the lives of four friends from Newcastle starting in 1964. Mary's mistake, Nicky's idealism, Geordie's escape to London and Tosker's ambition are played against a backdrop of social change, police corruption and swinging times.
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OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH DISC 3 (1997)
Certification18 Our Rating
An ambitious and rather addictive BBC drama tracing thirty years in the lives of four friends from Newcastle starting in 1964. Mary's mistake, Nicky's idealism, Geordie's escape to London and Tosker's ambition are played against a backdrop of social change, police corruption and swinging times.
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THE LIVES OF OTHERS (2006)
Certification12 Our Rating
It's 1980s East Germany and our anti-hero, an accomplished surveillance officer, is ordered to spy on a successful and outwardly loyal playwright and his actress girlfriend, but the motive is not entirely political, involving the lust for the girl of a political commissar and the career prospects of his immediate superior. The Stasi officer is dragged into the Kafkaesque web created by this moral duplicity in this compelling and twisting tale. First class.
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