Osudy rozvetvenej rodiny Shelbyovcov, ktorej bratia, sestry, bratranci a strýkovia v povojnovom Birminghame spolu založia nemilosrdný gang. Meno gangu Peaky Blinders odkazuje na ich zvyk nosenia žiletiek na svojich pokrývkach hlavy. Zdroje získavajú z nelegálneho stávkovania, výpalného a lúpeží. Na čele gangu stojí Tommy, ktorý je zo všetkých najkrutejší, no nepotrvá dlho a jeho vedúca pozícia bude ohrozená. Situácia sa skomplikuje, keď z Belfastu do mesta pricestuje nekompromisný šéf polície s cieľom očistiť Birmingham od kriminality. V rovnakom čase sa do susedstva nasťahuje nádherná žena so záhadnou minulosťou a nebezpečnými tajomstvami.
Alžbeta II. sa vo svojich 25 rokoch stala novou tvárou svetovo najznámejšie monarchie. Britské impérium upadá, vo svetovej politike panuje chaos a mladá žena sa ujíma trónu, čím začína úplne nová éra.
In this blend of historical drama and original source material, the story of this decisive year is remagined, not from the saddles of kings and conquerors, but through the eyes of the ordinary men who fought on their behalf.
Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.
Veľkolepý životný príbeh ranného obdobia vlády Kráľovnej Viktórie, ktorá nastúpila na panovnícky trón vo veku osemnástich rokov. Sleduje najmä obdobie jej transformácie z impulzívneho, osemnásťročného dievčaťa na dospelú a rozvážnu ženu a panovníčku, ktorá vládla Spojenému kráľovstvu Veľkej Británie od roku 1837 až po rok 1901, celých 64 rokov.
Anglicko tridsiatych rokov 12. storočia. Kráľ Henrich I. zomiera bez mužských potomkov a celá krajina mieri k nemilosrdnej vojne o dedičstvo po panovníkovi. V tom čase navštívi mladý kňaz Philip opátstvo v Kingsbridge. Nájde tam zomierajúceho starého opáta a vidí, že kláštor je zašlý a zanedbaný. Po skone opáta zostane Philip zaskočený, pretože ho mnísi zvolia za jeho nástupcu. Do Kingsbridge príde kamenár Tom Builder, ktorý tu hľadá prácu. Philip mu spočiatku nemôže nič ponúknuť. Keď však požiar zničí starý kláštor, Philip s Tomom sa podoberú k realizácii veľkolepého plánu - stavy katedrály. Vôbec netušia, že sa tak nechtiac zaplietli do ohromujúcich politických intríg...
V 5. storočí sa Británia oslobodila spod nadvlády Ríma. Po neočakávanej smrti kráľa Uthera však hrozí, že krajinu zachváti chaos. Kúzelníka Merlina varujú vízie pred temnou budúcnosťou, preto dosadí na trón mladého a impulzívneho Artuša, Utherovho utajeného syna a dediča, ktorého vychovali ako obyčajného chlapca. Ale Artušova nevlastná sestra, chladná a vypočítavá čarodejnica Morgana, má tiež svoje ambície a o kráľovskú korunu s ním bude bojovať po celý život, ľstivo a s pomocou nadprirodzených síl. Nového kráľa čakajú skutočne temné časy. Jediným svetlom, žiariacim v Artušovom drsnom svete, je krásna Guinevera. Postavený pred úlohu zjednotiť kráľovstvo plné klamstiev a rozvrátené vojnou, Artuš bude musieť čeliť zásadným morálnym rozhodnutiam a mnohým ťažkým skúškam.
A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news programme.
Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode featured a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining the process in layman's terms. This team of specialists changed throughout the series' run, although has consistently included professional archaeologists such as Mick Aston, Carenza Lewis, Francis Pryor and Phil Harding. The sites excavated over the show's run have ranged in date from the Palaeolithic right through to the Second World War.
The Virgin Queen explores the full sweep of Elizabeth's life: from her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister's terror; through her great love affair with Robert Dudley; into her years of triumph over the Armada; and finally her old age and her last, enigmatic relationship with her young protégé, the Earl of Essex.
The life of an orphan is changed by the providential intervention of a mysterious benefactor.
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years is an 8-part 1981 drama serial based on the life of Winston Churchill, and particularly his years in enforced exile from political position during the 1920s and 30s. It was written and directed by Ferdinand Fairfax and Churchill was played by Robert Hardy.
Hardy's brilliant performance as Churchill won critical acclaim and a BAFTA award in 1982. He reprised the role in The Sittaford Mystery, Bomber Harris and War and Remembrance and at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the end of World War II in 1995 when he quoted a number of Churchill's wartime speeches in character.
Follow Sugar into the underbelly of Victorian London seething with vitality, sexuality, ambition and emotion.
The fascinating story of the early life of England’s most iconic Queen, Elizabeth Tudor, an orphaned teenager who became embroiled in the political and sexual politics of the English court on her journey to obtain the crown.
Set during Christmas 1988, Lol is haunted by the devastating events that took place two and a half years before. She and Woody both find themselves struggling to cope with their lives without each other after he leaves the gang. Lol is carrying the burden of her guilt, whilst Woody is trying to build a domestic life with a new girlfriend and a potential promotion at work. Shaun has started drama college and, although still in a relationship with Smell, he has grown close to a girl performing in his Christmas play.
In the 1750s London’s perilous streets were run by armed gangs, corrupt night watchmen and thief takers. Then two Westminster magistrates, novelist Henry Fielding and his brother, John, obtained a grant from Parliament allowing them to bring some law and order to the crime-ridden boroughs of Central London.
Set in 1936, the show takes viewers, old and new, back to the lavish world of Belgravia, London. A new set of occupants reside at 165 Eaton Place and viewers see how external and internal influences of the tumultuous pre-war period shape and mould the lives of this wealthy family and their servants.
The Indian Doctor is a British television drama set in the summer of 1963. Produced by Rondo Media and Avatar Productions, it was first broadcast on BBC One in 2010. The most recent series began on 27 February 2012 and concluded on 2 March. It is a period comedy drama starring Sanjeev Bhaskar as an Indian doctor who finds work in a South Wales mining village.
The life of Prince John, youngest child of Britain's King George V and Queen Mary, who died at the age of 13 in 1919.
Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country.