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  • 2009
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    Cherrybomb

    Cherrybomb

    5.60 2009 HD

    Teenagers Luke, Malachy, and Michelle embark on a wild weekend of drink, drugs, shop-lifting and stealing cars. But what starts out as a game turns...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Rupert Grint

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  • 1989
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    Elephant

    Elephant

    6.50 1989 HD

    This short film, first broadcast on BBC TWO in 1989, is a chilling depiction of a series of violent killings during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Gary Walker

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  • 2011
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    Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend

    Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend

    5.80 2011 HD

    Tells the story of the greatest natural disaster of the ancient world, an event that experts believe inspired the legend of Atlantis.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Stephanie Leonidas

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  • 2019
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    Counsel

    Counsel

    6.00 2019 HD

    An alpha female barrister complicates her professional and personal life when she falls for a client.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Valene Kane

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  • 2011
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    Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust

    Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust

    4.00 2011 HD

    The true story of the notorious paedophile priest Brendan Smyth, and how one family in Belfast, aided by journalist Chris Moore, uncovered the true...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Richard Dormer

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  • 2015
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    A Song for Jenny

    A Song for Jenny

    6.40 2015 HD

    A Song For Jenny is the true story of Julie Nicholson's response to her daughter Jenny’s murder in the July 7th bombing at Edgware Road tube...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Emily Watson

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  • 2024
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    The Cable That Changed the World

    The Cable That Changed the World

    6.00 2024 HD

    The first transatlantic communications cable, traversing the ocean floor from Valentia Island, County Kerry, to Newfoundland, Canada, 165 years ago...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jessie Buckley

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  • 1994
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    A Breed of Heroes

    A Breed of Heroes

    1.00 1994 HD

    In 1971, fresh-faced, eager for heroics, the young officers arrive in Belfast. Pelted with rocks by kids, sniped at by the IRA, they take refuge in...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Samuel West

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  • 1993
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    Love Lies Bleeding

    Love Lies Bleeding

    1 1993 HD

    Conn, a member of the IRA and a former hunger striker, is serving a life sentence for murder. During peace talks, he is released on a 24-hour parole...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Mark Rylance

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  • 2010
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    On Expenses

    On Expenses

    1 2010 HD

    Drama about journalist Heather Brooke's fight for the disclosure of MPs' expenses.

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    Cast: Anna Maxwell Martin

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  • 1989
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    The Nightwatch

    The Nightwatch

    5.00 1989 HD

    Dark and brooding thriller. A group of mercenaries are assembled in Amsterdam by a British intelligence officer. Believing they are awaiting the...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Leslie Grantham

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  • 2019
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    Ups and Downs

    Ups and Downs

    1 2019 HD

    A young man with Down's Syndrome tricks his sister into a road trip to go to a concert, while being pursued by their mum. With no phones, no money...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Susan Lynch

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  • 1987
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    The Rockingham Shoot

    The Rockingham Shoot

    1 1987 HD

    Rigid nationalist Reilly's frustration at the last remains of British rule draws him to the Rockingham Shoot, where a violent incident occurs.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Bosco Hogan

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  • 2018
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    My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

    My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

    6.00 2018 HD

    Award-winning Irish actor Gabriel Byrne explores the life, works and passions of George Bernard Shaw, a giant of world literature, and - like Byrne -...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Gabriel Byrne

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  • 2012
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    The Magic Box

    The Magic Box

    1 2012 HD

    A special live broadcast on both BBC and UTV, hosted by Eamonn Holmes, celebrating the best of Northern Ireland television over the past 60 years and...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Julian Simmons

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  • 1980
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    The Long March

    The Long March

    1 1980 HD

    A woman returns to Belfast after ten years in England and becomes involved in the Maze prison protest.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: James Ellis

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  • 2003
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    Holy Cross

    Holy Cross

    4.00 2003 HD

    Violence erupts in north Belfast when the residents of Glenbyrn, a predominantly Protestant suburb, object to schoolgirls walking through their...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Bronagh Gallagher

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  • 2009
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    Occupation

    Occupation

    7.80 2009 HD

    Three ex-servicemen return to Basra, each for a different reason.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: James Nesbitt

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  • 2006
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    Middletown

    Middletown

    4.20 2006 HD

    An overzealous priest returns to his home town and ends up battling against his brother for the heart of the locals.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Matthew Macfadyen

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  • 1983
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    A Matter of Choice for Billy

    A Matter of Choice for Billy

    4.00 1983 HD

    Belfast 1978: the Martin family, a year on. Norman is away in England, and his eldest son, Billy, and daughter, Lorna, are in charge of their younger...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kenneth Branagh

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