Kingsman est une organisation secrète qui sert à assurer la paix dans le monde. Depuis qu'un de ses agents est tombé au combat, une place est vacante. Son remplaçant sera choisi par un de ces hommes et ces femmes qui doivent passer des tests potentiellement mortels. L'agent Hart aimerait bien que son jeune protégé Eggsy remporte la mise. Il a cependant d'autres enjeux plus importants à traiter. Des gens très connus disparaissent et tous les regards sont portés sur Richmond Valentine, un riche homme d'affaires qui est sur le point de commercialiser une technologie révolutionnaire. Coproduction États-Unis/Grande-Bretagne.
Au XXIème siècle, ou règnent la violence et le sexe, Alex, jeune chef de bande, exerce avec sadisme une terreur aveugle. Après son emprisonnement, des psychanalystes l'emploient comme cobaye dans des expériences destinées à juguler la criminalité...
Grande-Bretagne, années 1930. Albert, le duc de York, souffre d'un grave problème d'élocution. Tous les traitements reconnus étant restés sans effet, son épouse Elizabeth fait appel à l'Australien Lionel Logue, un thérapeute aux méthodes singulières fondées sur la psychothérapie. Une fois oubliée la désastreuse première rencontre, Albert se met en devoir de suivre avec assiduité les leçons de Logue. Ce dernier devient au fil des mois son confident, son complice, voire son conseiller, lorsque la désastreuse administration de son frère Edward VIII, qui a succédé sur le trône à leur père George V, plonge le royaume dans le scandale et la tourmente. L'assurance acquise auprès de Logue permettra à Albert de succéder à son frère, lorsque celui-ci abdiquera par amour pour une Américaine divorcée.
Après la mort de la princesse Diana, Elizabeth II et Tony Blair sont confrontés aux demandes du public, qui souhaite la voir commémorer d'une manière inhabituelle.
Sam Lowry est un technocrate harcelé dans une société futuriste complètement alambiquée et inefficace. Dans son fantasme, il rêve d'une vie où il pourra échapper à la bureaucratie écrasante et passer l'éternité avec la femme de ses rêves. L'improbable se produit alors que Sam essaie de rectifier l'arrestation injustifiée d'un certain Archibald Buttle ; l'ordinateur omniprésent qui contrôle tout dans le monde « réel » dysfonctionne. Lorsque cela se produit, Sam rencontre vraiment la femme qu'il poursuit depuis toujours dans ses rêves, Jill Layton. Cependant, la bureaucratie mécanique l'a pointé du doigt pour une vague d'attentats terroristes, et les vies de Sam et de Jill sont mises en danger.
Au XVIIIe siècle, à la cour de Grande-Bretagne, Lady Sarah, duchesse de Marlborough, est la proche confidente de la reine Anne. Alors que les soldats britanniques sont en campagne sur le continent, l’équilibre de la cour est ébranlé par l’arrivée d’Abigail Hill, une cousine déchue de Sarah. Ambitieuse, Abigail parvient à gagner la confiance et l’affection de la reine, ce qui menace le statut de favorite de Sarah.
Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.
An ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government that wanted control of popular culture via the British Broadcasting Corporation. Loosely based on the events in Britain in the 60's when the Labour government of Harold Wilson, wanted to bring the pirate radio stations under control, enough to see the passage of the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act on 15 August 1967. Also known as "Pirate Radio".
En 1964, les Beatles prennent le train pour donner un concert. Le grand-père de l'un d'eux, qui les accompagne et dont la devise est de semer le désordre et l'anarchie partout où il passe, disparaît soudain avec son petit-fils. Commence alors une course folle pour les retrouver avant que le concert ne commence.
Almost a decade has elapsed since glam-rock superstar Brian Slade escaped the spotlight of the London scene. Now, investigative journalist Arthur Stuart is on assignment to uncover the truth behind the enigmatic Slade. Stuart, himself forged by the music of the 1970s, explores the larger-than-life stars who were once his idols and what has become of them since the turn of the new decade.
When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to own the estate, the Gurney family plots to steal Jack's inheritance. As their outrageous schemes fail, the family strives to cure Jack of his bizarre behavior, with disastrous results.
Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence—until tragedy strikes.
Angie is a working class woman. After being fired, she decides to set up a recruitment agency of her own, running it from her kitchen with her friend, Rose. Taking advantage of the desperation of immigrants, Angie builds a successful business extremely quickly.
GCN's James Lowsley-Williams and GMBN's Blake Samson are trading in their usual bikes for ones with much smaller wheels, as they try their hand at two variations of the incredibly varied sport of bicycle motocross. We'll explore the history of BMX to learn about the rise, fall and rebirth of one of cycling's most explosive forms. From racing on the track to landing tricks in skate bowls, what does it take to make it to the top level of BMX?
The daughter of a British prison governor returns from an American finishing school, and chases after the inmates of her Dad's prison.
Now a successful filmmaker, Lorna Tucker was once a teenage runaway sleeping rough on the streets of London. For this frank, forceful and inspiring documentary, she returns to her former haunts and speaks to current and former homeless people about why, twenty-five years later, record numbers of people are still reduced to living on Britain's streets.
The definitive story of the James Bulger case, examining the gritty details of what happened on that fateful day in 1993. It reveals how the young culprits were caught and sheds light on the profound, long-lasting consequences of the murder for both James' family and their community.
In 1939, driven by a desire for fame and fortune English amateur Tommy Godwin cycled a world record 75,065 miles in one year setting out from home each day through bitter winters and the blackouts of World War Two. He became the fastest person to cycle 100,000 miles in just 500 days. After this epic feat of endurance, Tommy had to learn to walk again and uncurl his hands! The madcap record has only been attempted by a handful of determined souls and Tommy’s record stood for 76 years making it one of the greatest, but also most overlooked sporting achievements. Ultra endurance athlete and round the world cycling record holder Mark Beaumont is on a mission to shine a light on Tommy’s ride. He delves deeper into Tommy’s story and finds out if he has the physical and mental stamina to take on Godwin’s record.
A fascinating insight into the role of the bicycle in the First World War - from reconnaissance to transporting ammunition, historian and cycling enthusiast Jeremy Banning explores stories from the battlefield. Ollie Bridgewood discovers the role cycle scouts played in the Army Cycling Corp and rides the original bikes used in the conflict. Mark Beaumont meets the grandson of a WW1 soldier who rode for the Highland Cyclist Battalion and survived brutal combat on the front line.
A bad night out just got a fair bit worse, it's the end of the world! Something terrible has happened, the undead are out in force; roaming the streets and devouring all who get in their way. A group of soldiers, civilians and teenagers take shelter in a local school for protection from the undead hordes outside, but no rescue is coming. Food is running low - morale doubly so, tensions are high and things are looking bad when a stranger arrives outside the gate. Then they get a whole lot worse.