Peggy Shields

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The Black Candle
4.8

The Black Candle

Jan 01, 1991
Lily Whitmore is the heir to a crumbling factory that she's determined to restore to its former glory. Unfortunately, Lily must instead turn her attention to the conniving Lionel Filmore who's determined to marry into the family no matter what.
Drama
Churchill and the Cabinet War Rooms
7
This drama-documentary evokes what it was like to work closely with Churchill in the Cabinet War Rooms during the dark days of the Blitz and the later bombing raids on London. The programme combines superb archive film from the Imperial War Museum’s vast collection, with atmospheric dramatisations actually filmed inside the Cabinet War Rooms – the real locations from where Churchill led the nation. Includes first-hand accounts which reveal the challenges of working with Britain’s bullish war leader at close quarters.
Documentary
The Bill
6.7

The Bill

Aug 31, 2010
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
Crime
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
7.9

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Feb 08, 2004
Seven British construction workers escape Britain's ever growing dole queues and travel to Germany to work on a site in Dusseldorf. We follow their trials and tribulations of working away from home and away from the women they left behind.
Comedy
Lovejoy
7.3

Lovejoy

Dec 04, 1994
The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.
Comedy
55 degrés nord
7.7

55 degrés nord

Jul 10, 2005
Après avoir dénoncé la corruption sévissant au sein de la police, l'enquêteur londonien Nicky Cole est muté à Newcastle, au nord de l'Angleterre, dans une équipe de nuit. L'affaire lui vaut de perdre la plupart de ses amis. Le détective doit alors s'adapter à son nouvel environnement. Ses nouveaux collègues, ayant eu vent de sa dénonciation, se montrent d'emblée soupçonneux à son égard. Pourtant, en dépit de ses méthodes parfois peu orthodoxes, Cole fait de son mieux. Et il n'hésite pas avoir recours à l'humour pour faire face aux situations difficiles. Il peut heureusement compter sur Claire Maxwell, une alliée précieuse qui travaille pour le ministère public.
Drama
Badger
1

Badger

Sep 01, 2000
Drama series about a police wildlife liaison officer and others who help him fight wildlife crime set in the rural county of Northumberland.
Peak Practice
6.1

Peak Practice

Jan 31, 2002
Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most successful series at the time. It originally starred Kevin Whately as Dr Jack Kerruish, Amanda Burton as Dr Beth Glover and Simon Shepherd as Dr Will Preston, though the roster of doctors would change many times over the course of the series. Cardale was based on the Staffordshire village of Longnor for the final series, but was previously based in the Derbyshire village of Crich, although certain scenes were filmed at other nearby Derbyshire towns and villages, most notably Matlock, Belper and Ashover.
Drama
Super Gran
6.5

Super Gran

May 31, 1987
Adapted from Forrest Wilson's books, the children's programme revolves around a grandmother with super powers and her arch nemesis, The Scunner Campbell.
Comedy
Beast
7

Beast

Feb 10, 2001
Beast is a BBC One sitcom based in a veterinary surgery. Two series of six episodes each were made, with the first broadcast in early 2000 and the second in early 2001. The main premise of the show is that the main character and practice owner doesn't like being a vet and has a strong dislike of animals.
Comedy
The Prisoner of Zenda
6

The Prisoner of Zenda

Dec 23, 1984
A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.
Action & Adventure