Robin Soans

Fransız askerî liderinin kökenlerine ve imparatorluğa doğru hızlı ve zalimce tırmanışına yakından bir bakış. Bu hikâyeye Napolyon’un eşi ve tek aşkı Josephine ile bağımlı, sallantılı ilişkisinin açısından bakıyoruz.

“Halkın Prensesi” Diana, Paris’te bir trafik kazasında ölmüştür. Kraliçe ve ailesi, bir süre Balmoral Kalesi’nin kapalı kapıları ardında yas tutmayı uygun görürler. Kalpleri kırık olan halk, bu tutumu anlayamaz ve Kraliçe’den kendilerine açıklama yapmasını beklerler. Bu durum henüz seçilen başbakan Tony Blair üzerinde de baskı unsurudur. Variety'den Derek Elley'in de ifade ettiği gibi "Gelenekle aykırı olanın birbiri ile çatıştığı ve aynı zamanda birbirinden faydalandığı ustaca yazılmış ve oynanmış" bir film The Queen.

Shrabani Basu’nun aynı adlı romanından uyarlanan ve gerçek bir hikayeye dayanan bu filmde, genç bir Hintli katip olan Abdul Karim, Kraliçe Victoria'nın tahtaki 50. yılı şerefine (altın jübile) Hindistan’da Victoria onuruna basılan “mohur”u sunmak için tesadüfi bir şekilde Kraliçe’nin huzuruna çıkartılır. Kraliçe ise o sırada tahttaki uzun dönemini sorgulamaktadır. İkili yakınlaşır ve kısa sürede sıradışı bir arkadaşlık kurarlar. Ancak bu arkadaşlık Kraliçe'nin ev halkı ve yakın çevresinin dikkatini çekmiştir ve Kraliçe’nin alt seviyeden bir hizmetkarla kurduğu bu “arkadaşlık” hoş karşılanmamaktadır. Dostlukları derinleştikçe, Kraliçe değişen bir dünyayı yeni gözlerle görmeye başlayacaktır.

Ayakları yere basan Şikagolu bir fırıncı ve müstakbel bir prenses, birbirlerine tıpatıp benzediklerini fark ettiğinde yer değiştirmek için Noel'e yakışır bir plan yapar.

"Başrolde Oscar ödüllü Judie Dench ile uzun yıllar KGB için çalıştığı açığa çıkan bir İngiliz ajanının hikayesi. Joan Stanley, emekliliğin sakinliğini sürmekte olan ve tek başına yaşayan bir kadındır. Bir gün şok edici bir şekilde İngiliz Gizli Servisi evine baskın düzenler ve Joan’u göz altına alır. Atom bombasının yapımına dair detaylar da dahil olmak üzere gizli bilgileri yıllarca Sovyet hükümetine vermesiyle suçlanmaktadır. Sorgulama devam ettikçe Joan, tüm yaşamını ve inançlarını şekillendiren dramatik olayları yeniden yaşayacaktır."

Margaret'ın Noel'de taç giyecek olması, aşk hayatında sorunlara yol açar. Margaret'ın imdadına benzeri Stacy yetişir. Peki üçüncü bir benzer planlarını mahvedecek mi?

Birbirine tıpatıp benzeyen Margaret ve Stacy, paha biçilmez bir Noel yadigârı çalınınca her bakımdan kendilerine benzeyen Fiona ile onun eski sevgilisinden yardım ister.

Son İngiliz Genel valisi olan Lord Mountbatten, 1947’den itibaren Hindistan’ın bağımsız olduğunu; Hindistan'ı halkına geri teslim etmekle görevlendirilir. Vali, Viceroy evinde Hindu, Müslüman ve Sih'lerle kalabalık insan topluluğu ile beraber yaşamaya başlar. Olaylar düşündüğünden farklı gelişir...

Albert Pierrepoint, babasının izinden giderek İngiltere'nin en tanınmış celladı olur, gerçek kimliğini bir bakkal dağıtıcısı olarak gizler. Ancak "en iyi cellat" olma hırsı, korkunç sırrının ortaya çıkmasına yol açar. İdamlardaki "usta" ünü onu beklenmedik bir şekilde küçük bir üne kavuştururken, aynı zamanda idam yöntemine karşı kamuoyu tepkisinin hedefi haline gelir.

JC is the hero of the Cornish surfing community. Staring thirty hard in the face, he fears that the wave that has carried him through a prolonged adolescence is heading for the rocks as his girlfriend pressures him for commitment and his friends contemplate growing up.

The dramatic account of actress Patricia Neal's miraculous recovery from a near-fatal stroke in 1966 with the help of her then-husband, author Roald Dahl, and their close friend, veteran actress Mildred Dunnock.

The story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of 19th century English farm labourers who formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign to receive fair wages.

The story of the working and personal relationship between the comedians Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, a hugely popular duo in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s. Focusing primarily on Cook, the film traces the pair from their first meeting through their career as part of the Beyond the Fringe review, their television series Not Only... But Also and various other projects before their later estrangement as Moore became a successful Hollywood film star and Cook remained in the UK.

At a Catholic boys' school, domineering disciplinarian Father Goddard rules over his pupils with an iron hand. When one of his teenage charges confesses to murder, the dogmatic but deeply repressed Goddard finds his faith challenged and his life spiralling dangerously out of control.

When new teacher Steve Drake joins the faculty at a school for special-needs students, his unorthodox instruction methods raise eyebrows. But attitudes begin to change when he makes a connection with a particularly unruly student.

Cassies Stuart leads the uncooperative Charles Dance into a world of misplaces government secrets, capalistic artists and bungling secret agents. Will the truth be out, or will the attempts of agents suppress the truth hidden within government propaganda films, classified as top secret by complete mistake, be successful. Or is it the mysterious medical records that are the true catch of the spies.

In 1970s Britain, 18-year old Dean feels hampered by his working-class background and his family. In order to make something of himself, he assumes another identity and manages to enter high society. Uses a unique projection technique that displays three side-by-side frames of nearly simultaneous action, giving the impression of simultaneous events, rather than a multi-camera recording. This innovative "three-camera" or triple-image effect was an "almost innovation" for the time, offering a novel cinematic experience alongside the film's compelling story and strong direction.

The line between fantasy and reality blurs when an actress begins behaving like the 19th-century murderer she is playing.

A documentary exploring Bill Douglas' struggle from childhood poverty to acclaimed filmmaker of Comrades and the Trilogy.

Ervin, an ex con man, is released from prison to find his old pal Micky waiting for him. The 75 year olds seem to hit it off as they drive around town, with a few pit stops along the way, but the cracks in their friendship begin to show after 15 years of neglect.

June, 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte, surrounded by enemies, is about to play his definitive part in history. He has spent his whole life creating a mystique, becoming synonymous with determination, strength and mystery. But, that whole super-leader trip is smothering him and he just can't stand it anymore. Meanwhile, one of his aides, le maréchal Hugo Armani, has only one dream: to emulate the man who is his idol, his emperor. Armani picks the battle of Waterloo as the moment for his borderline psychotic attack - the first case of Napoleonic delirium in modern psychiatry. Due to the shortage of maréchals at the moment, Napoleon's got no choice: he has to leave Armani in command. Unbalanced Armani, so unexpectedly promoted, now leads the troops of France.

A bright, pretty and determined young lady named Anna Lee quits the police department in search of adventure, and joins a small and somewhat stuffy detective agency, whose members don't look particularly kindly on her short skirts, somewhat cavalier attitude toward agency rules--like showing up for work on time--and her overall demeanor. However, the agency's owner takes a shine to her and assigns her to what seems to be a relatively straightforward case: finding a young girl who's gone missing and whose family is worried about her. As it turns out, the case involves quite a bit more than just a missing girl.

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.

Bu Doktor bambaşka bir doktor. Adı, karakteri, tavırları her şeyiyle bir muamma. Rose Tyler adında bir kadın, kendisini Doktor diye adlandıran gizemli bir yabancıyla tanışır ve bundan sonra hayatı baştan sona değişir. Kısa süre içerisinde ailesi de dahil bütün dünyanın tehlike altında olduğunu öğrenir. Yapması gereken ise kurtuluş yolunu bulmaktır.

Doctor Who (Türkçe anlamıyla Doktor Kim) BBC yapımı İngiliz bilim kurgu televizyon dizisidir. Dizi; Doktor olarak bilinen, zamanda yolculuk yapan insansı Dünya dışı yaratık olan Zaman Lordu'nun maceralarını anlatmaktadır. Doktor, dışarıdan 1950'lerden kalma bir polis kulübesi gibi görünen TARDIS adındaki bilince sahip ve zamanda yolculuk edebilen bir uzay gemisi ile evreni araştırır. Doktor, yardımcıları ile beraber uzay ve zamanı keşfeder, sorunları çözer, yaratıklarla yüzleşir ve tarihe yapılan müdahalelere engel olur. Guinness Rekorlar Kitabı tarafından dünyanın en uzun süren bilim kurgu televizyon programı olarak listelenen dizi aynı zamanda İngiliz popüler kültürünün de önemli bir parçasıdır. Dizi iyi planlanmış hikâyeleri, ilk yayınlandığı dönemdeki düşük bütçeli yaratıcı özel efektleri ve elektronik müzik kullanımındaki önderliği ile tanınır.

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.

A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

Agatha Christie’nin ünlü kitap serisinden uyarlanan Agatha Christie's Marple’da, St Mary Mead’de yaşayan Miss Jane Marple, gizemli cinayetlerin çözülmesine yardımcı oluyor.

Jim Bergerac is a detective sergeant in The Foreigners Office who likes to do things his own way. While dealing with his own personal demons Bergerac has a knack of finding trouble, and sometimes causing it.

Working from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles. He soon puts this ability to the use of solving impossible crimes and mysterious murders.

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.

Passionate defence barrister Martha Costello faces challenging cases and surprising clients, which test her faith in the criminal justice system. Gifted colleague Clive Reader is called to the bar with her. They work hard with pupils, Nick Slade and Niamh Cranitch, but ultimately only one can eventually be taken on as a member of chambers.

The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years later the head of the largest empire the world had ever seen, having revitalised the throne’s public image and become “grandmother of Europe”.

"Dalgliesh" dizisi, Phyllis Dorothy James'in Müfettiş Adam Dalgliesh'i anlatan ve en çok satan romanlarına dayanmaktadır. Dizi 1970'lerin İngiltere'sinde geçmekte ve sıradışı cinayetleri çözerken ve gömülü sırları açığa çıkarırken vakaları kariyeri günümüze kadar takip eden esrarengiz dedektifin bakış açısından anlatmaktadır.

The Last Place on Earth is a 1985 Central Television seven part serial, written by Trevor Griffiths based on the book Scott and Amundsen by Roland Huntford. The book is an exploration of the expeditions of Captain Robert F. Scott and his Norwegian rival in polar exploration, Roald Amundsen in their attempts to reach the South Pole. The series ran for seven episodes and starred a wide range of UK and Norwegian character actors as well as featuring some famous names, such as Max von Sydow, Richard Wilson, Sylvester McCoy and Pat Roach. It also featured performances early in their careers by Bill Nighy and Hugh Grant. Subsequently Huntford's book was republished under the same name. The book put forth the point of view that Amundsen's success in reaching the South Pole was abetted by much superior planning, whereas errors by Scott ultimately resulted in the death of him and his companions.

So Haunt Me is a British television sitcom about a family that moves into a home occupied by the ghost of its previous resident, a middle-aged Jewish mother. The show was produced by Cinema Verity for the BBC and originally aired from 1992 to 1994. Peter Rokeby loses his job as advertising copywriter, and resolves to become a freelance writer. Owing to this change in circumstances, he and his wife Sally move with their children into a more modest home in Meadow Road, Willesden. The family soon finds that the ghost of a previous owner, Yetta Feldman, still occupies the residence, and has been scaring occupants away for years. Yetta is a stereotypical interfering, middle-aged Jewish mother who died suddenly after choking on a chicken bone. While Sally can both see and speak to their ghost, Peter — much to his frustration — initially cannot. The family agrees to help Yetta find her grown-up daughter Carole. So Haunt Me aired on BBC1 as 18 half-hour episodes in three series and one special from 1992 to 1994. The show was created by Paul Mendelson. The Rokeby children David and Tammy were played by Jeremy Green and Laura Howard respectively. Neighbour Mr Bloom was played by David Graham.

Dickens is a 2002 three-part docudrama presented by Peter Ackroyd, on whose biography of Dickens it was based. An unorthodox style is taken: actors play various individuals in Dickens' life (as well as Dickens himself), interviewed as if appearing in a contemporary documentary. Their words are from actual letters and journals of the individuals involved, and serve to illuminate the hardships and successes in Dickens' life, and the way his experiences found their way into his works.

Christopher, a middle-aged man who is obsessed with repairing old radios, marries the Russian bride Natasha. She comes to live with him and his mother Dora in his London house. Dora instigated the marriage in order to have someone look after her son when she dies. Natasha is bored as Christopher takes no sexual interest in her, and she is treated as a servant. Eddie, an out-of-work actor, stirs up the household when he befriends Christopher and Dora, in order to seduce Natasha.