Atmospheric gothic thriller which delves beneath the genteel surface of the Victorian aristocracy to reveal the depraved decadence lurking below. A penniless young man marries a young heiress, but discovers that the uneasy life "upstairs" conceals a shocking web of subterfuge and sexual perversion. find out more...

Energetic, stylish and often witty BBC dramatisation that alternates between the gripping love triangle involving the young Casanova, Henriette and her husband Grimani, and the swan song of the world's most notorious lothario. Written by Russell T. Davies, creator of 'Queer As Folk' and the scribe behind the new 'Doctor Who'. find out more...

Trapped in a passionless marriage to an invalid husband, in whose country estate she is isolated, the aristocratic young Constance finds unlikely solace in the taciturn form of gamekeeper Parkin and, despite their diametrically opposed backgrounds, they unlock in each other a profound and previously undiscovered desire. 'Lady Chatterley' may be about sex, but it should not be confused with previous adaptations which have abused the soft core template of the novel. This is a beautifully shot evoc find out more...

A weird story, based on legend, about a mother and her daughter-in-law who survived in times of hardship by murdering Samurai and selling their armour to buy rice. A wonderfully strange and visually striking Japanese folk tale, unusual in itself, but also a beautiful and detailed character study. find out more...

An English clergyman in 1930s Oz is sent to persuade artist Norman Lindsay to remove an erotic painting from an exhibition. The cleric's uptight wife is appalled by the immoral behaviour of Lindsay and his three muses, but is gradually drawn into their sexually liberated lifestyle. Seductive. find out more...

John Wilmot, otherwise know as the 2nd Earl of Rochester, was a 17th Century libertine who made Casanova look like a puritanical zealot, but unlike his more famous brother in arms, John was a poet of considerable talent, a genius that his consumptively nihilistic behaviour kept well hidden from most of those who knew him during his hedonistically short life. The Libertine does well to capture the seedy affluence of 17th century high society and this an often enjoyable tale of a gifted, wilfully find out more...