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Series 5

Anthology of unconnected movies of different genres.

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8 Episodes

  • Wide-Eyed and Legless
    E1
    Wide-Eyed and LeglessThe movie chronicles the struggles of Deric and Diana Longden, a happily married couple who try to cope with Diana's inexplicable degenerative disease which causes occasional paralysis of her extremities and periodic blackouts. One day, while attending a literary luncheon, Deric meets Aileen Armitage, a woman novelist with whom he strikes up a close friendship. Diana soon discover their relationship and calls Aileen, asking to meet her.
  • A Foreign Field
    E2
    A Foreign FieldTwo veterans of the Normandy landings return to France to visit the grave of their wartime buddy, sparking memories of an old girlfriend.
  • Down Among the Big Boys
    E3
    Down Among the Big BoysSet in Glasgow, Louie, the detective son of an upright police sergeant, is about to marry. His intended is the daughter of JoJo, a wealthy and compulsive thief who attempts a spectacular robbery. Louie is put in charge of the investigation of JoJo's latest enterprise.
  • Royal Celebration
    E4
    Royal CelebrationJuly 29, 1981: After two years of the Thatcher administration, there is recession and unrest, but the economic boom is just around the corner. Meanwhile, there's the fairy tale wedding of Charles and Diana to celebrate.
  • Tender Loving Care
    E5
    Tender Loving CareInspired by the real-life case of four nurses in Austria who were tried for the murder of 42 patients in their care, this chilling drama stars comedian Dawn French in her first serious role, as an apparently irreproachable carer.
  • Money for Nothing
    E6
    Money for NothingA British high school bet between two friends, and a case of teenage love, take unexpected turns as a small deception called the 'October House Partnership' attracts increasingly bigger players in the property market on both sides of the Atlantic.
  • Wall of Silence
    E7
    Wall of SilenceA corpse is fished out of a north London canal with stab wounds through the eyes. The victim was a prominent member of the Hasidic Jewish community, and the cause of death one reserved by the Hasidim to punish "moysers" or informers.
  • The Bullion Boys
    E8
    The Bullion BoysIn 1940, Britain's gold reserves were transferred for safety to Liverpool because of the threat of a German invasion. The top-secret operation was known only to a handful of security men and senior bank officials - and a group of Liverpool dockers who handle the move. Billy Mac, the dockers' leader, hatches an ingenious plan to steal some of the gold bars from under the noses of the guards.

 

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