Leo Doyle, in his mid-30s and single, is released into ceasefire Belfast after serving a life sentence for an IRA murder. Desperate for a new cause, he tries to rekindle an affair with his ex-fiancée.
Based on the novel by Jane Austen, this period movie tells the story of Anne Elliot, spinster daughter of a British nobleman. Anne is unduly influenced by her society-oriented family's preference for a gentleman match and turns away a love interest, only to cross paths with him again seven years later. The movie explores societal conventions around marriage and class in 19th century England.
Political drama written by David Hare and starring John Thaw. Labour leader George Jones battles with his party on the campaign trail of a general election.
Germany, March 2000: Detective Alex Fischer investigates the murder of a young Danish woman whose body has been slashed from head to foot. On the ground beside her are the words in Arabic: "We are crossing." As the threat grows of a mass exodus of refugees caused by civil war in Russia, Fischer sets out on a hazardous search for the truth with refugee Anna.
Life for shy, romantic civil servant Leslie would be pure bliss if only he could get together with Julia, the new love of his life. Saffron and Gee appear to be having few problems on that score in the flat upstairs. Should all his hopes come to nothing, there's always his beloved Mastermind to fall back on. Last in this Screen Two series.
