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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SHERLOCK (BBC) (2010)
Certification12 Our Rating
Our favourite national detective has now been reestablished in modern day Britain. With its roots firmly based in the latter day Doctor Who this is the beginning of what will surely be a long running series.
Episode 1; A Study In Pink; a wounded Watson returns from the Afghan War and meets Holmes, who has been asked by Lestrade to investigate the fourth of a series of identical suicides.
Episode 2; The Blind Banker; two men are murdered in locked rooms, did both work for the Black
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STATE OF PLAY: SERIES 1, DISC 1 (BBC) (2003)
Certification15 Our Rating
State of Play is a classic conspiracy thriller that promotes the belief that New Labour has betrayed the longing for a new ethical politics, replacing the sleaze scandals of the Major years with more of the same. The script, the dialogue and the acting are all top drawer in this gripping, pacey, multi-layered tale of ambitious and talented young men tragically failing.
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VANITY FAIR (BBC PART 1) (1998)
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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.
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VANITY FAIR (BBC PART 2) (1998)
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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.
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