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Mark Trevor, krigskorrespondenten der er ansat hos British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) under anden verdenskrig, og hvis kærlighed er splittet mellem to kvinder. Den ene er den forførende Sara Scott, en amerikansk journalist, som arbejder i England, og som Mark indleder en svimlende men skæbnesvanger affære med. Den anden er hans trofaste kone, Kay. Da skæbnen tilfældigvis bringer de to kvinder sammen i en lille landsby i Cornwall, kulminerer det hele i en følelsesladet konfrontation for alle parter.

Som 21-årig erfarer Tim, at mændene i hans familie kan rejse tilbage i tiden og genbesøge episoder fra deres egne liv. Tim udnytter denne unikke, nedarvede evne til at få sig en kæreste. Han møder den yndige Mary, som han efter et par forsøg bliver gift og får børn med. Men jo mere Tim retter op på hverdagens små og store fejltrin, jo mere indser han, at visse ting i livet ikke bør manipuleres med.

En nylig enke opdager at hendes mand har efterladt hende i dyb gæld, og hun står til at miste alt. Med hjælp fra hendes gardner, begynder hun at dyrke lidt marijuana til videresalg, for at få hverdagen til at hænge sammen, hvad kan dog gå galt?

Den pacifistiske matematiker David Summer flytter med sin kone til en lille engelsk ø for at slippe væk fra Vietnam-krigens indflydelse i USA. En gruppe bøller på øen begynder systematisk at moppe parret, og da situationen eskalerer til voldtægt af hans kone, beslutter David at lægge sine pacifistiske idealer på hylden.

Dette er Hitchcocks sidste film i hans britiske periode, før han tog til Hollywood og begyndte at arbejde for David O. Selznick. Handlingen udspiller sig i Cornwell, England i 1800-tallet. En gruppe ubarmhjertige smuglere ledet af Sir Humphrey Pengallan har specialiseret sig i at plyndre skibe, efter de er kommet i havsnød, som gruppen forårsager ved at slukke for fyrtårne på land. Den smukke og forældreløse Mary ankommer til kroen Jamaica for at bo hos sin onkel Joss og tante Patience, der ejer kroen. Mary aner ikke, at kroen er smuglernes tilholdssted, og at hendes onkel Joss også er involveret. I mellemtiden sender forsikringsselskabet Lloyd's of London deres dygtigste mand, Jem Trahearne, af sted for at undersøge de tilbagevendende skibsbrud. Jem indlogerer sig på Jamaica Kroen, og da smuglerne finder ud af, hvem han er, prøver de at myrde ham. Men Mary redder ham, og nu er smuglerne ude efter både Jem og Mary.

Filmen 'Drengen og sværdet' handler er en moderne udgave af legenden om Kong Arthur sat i det moderne England. Filmen følger Alex, der ved en tilfældighed finder og trækker det mytiske sværd Excalibur op ad en sten. Nu venter et eventyr, hvor vennerne må indtage rollerne som ridderne om det rundebord og få hjælp af troldmanden Merlin til at overvinde en ond troldkvinde.

Rebecca er baseret på Daphne du Mauriers roman af samme navn og handler om en ung pige (Joan Fontaine), der bliver gift med den stolte Lord Maxim de Winter (Laurence Olivier) og flytter med ham til godset Manderley. Maxims afdøde kone Rebecca er dog stadig vældig meget til stede på det store gods, og den ny Lady de Winter har sit hyr med især tjenestefolkene, der forgudede Rebecca. Samtidig truer en mørk hemmelighed fra hendes mands fortid med at tilintetgøre dem begge. Filmen er forlængst blevet en klassiker og er et must i enhver seriøs samling.

En nygift ung kvinde ankommer til hendes mands familiegods på en forblæst engelsk kyst og må kæmpe med skyggerne efter hans første kone, Rebecca, hvis ånd lever i huset længe efter hendes død.

Den unge Philip mister sin elskede fætter og værge, Ambrose, da han dør under et kurophold i Italien. Philip er sikker på, at Ambrose blev myrdet af sin gådefulde, nye hustru, Rachel. Men Philips følelsesliv sendes ud på en gevaldig rutsjebanetur, da Rachel dukker op på godset i England, for snart forelsker han sig vildt i den smukke unge kvinde.

Bondedrengen Jack kæmper heroisk mod den onde troldmand, Pendragon, for at redde sin elskede prinsesse Elaine.

Den legendariske surfer J.C. (Sean Pertwee) er havets ukronede konge efter at have besejret surfernes skræk, "The Boneyard". Men dengang var han 20 år. Nu fylder han snart 30 og har svært ved at acceptere, at han bliver ældre. Endnu sværere har han ved at håndtere sit forhold til sin sexede kæreste Chloe (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Hun vil have stabilitet, og hvis han fortsætter med at jage sin surferdrøm, bliver det uden hende. Så er spørgsmålet: Hvad betyder mest for J.C.? Baben eller bølgerne?

Doc Martin is a British television comedy drama series starring Martin Clunes in the title role. It was created by Dominic Minghella after the character of Dr. Martin Bamford in the 2000 comedy film Saving Grace. The show is set in the fictional seaside village of Portwenn and filmed on location in the village of Port Isaac, Cornwall, England, with most interior scenes shot in a converted local barn. Five series aired between 2004 and 2011, together with a feature-length special that aired on Christmas Day 2006. Series 6 began airing on ITV on 2 September 2013.

Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot episode on 7 August 1993, between 24 July 1994 and 5 July 1998. The series was filmed in Cornwall, with a production office in Truro. Music for the series was composed by Nigel Hess and was awarded the Royal Television Society award for the best television theme. Wycliffe is played by Jack Shepherd, assisted by DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane. Each episode deals with a murder investigation. In the early series, the stories are adapted from Burley's books and are in classic whodunit style, often with quirky characters and plot elements. In later seasons, the tone becomes more naturalistic and there is more emphasis on internal politics within the police.

Gina is a Cornish chef who is suddenly forced to evaluate her closest relationships. A comedic drama series about food, love and infidelity in Cornwall.

The story follows fisherman Ed Collier, who is highly protective over his family, which includes wife Claire and daughter Abbie. However, when a rich young man by the name of Ryan Wilson starts to take an interest in his daughter, Ed feels her becoming increasingly distant and fears he may lose her for good.

Set against a sweeping Cornish landscape, two couples discover that their toddlers were switched at birth in a hospital mix-up, and face a horrifying dilemma: do they keep the sons they have raised and loved, or reclaim their biological child?

Echo Beach is a British teen drama series that aired on ITV in 2008. Set in the fictional Cornish coastal town of Polnarren, it ran for twelve weekly episodes from 10 January to 21 March 2008. The show was created by Tony Jordan and produced by Kudos for ITV.

Mary Trewednack lives above her Post Office in the fictitious Cornish village of St Gweep with her neurotic partner Angela. Lesbians until something better comes up, they enjoy the cosy security of life in a tight-knit coastal community, but their chances of finding suitable men are more remote than the village itself. For, behind this picture-postcard exterior, witchcraft and wife-swapping are more a way of life than cream teas and Cornish pasties. Here, the village bobby is Police Calendar's Mr. March, the cosy pub hosts swingers' evenings and the local museum is dedicated to witchcraft.

Set in 1820 against the forbidding backdrop of windswept Cornish moors, the story follows the journey of young and spirited Mary who is forced to live with her Aunt Patience after the death of her mother. Mary arrives at the isolated Jamaica Inn to discover her Aunt is a shell of the carefree woman she remembers from her childhood, and instead finds a drudge who is firmly under the spell of her domineering husband Joss. The Inn has no guests - the rooms are locked and kept for storage - but it soon becomes clear that it’s a cover, as Joss is the leader of a smuggling ring, and Jamaica Inn the hub of his ‘free’ trade.

Rebecca is a four-part British television miniseries dramatised by Hugh Whitemore, adapted from Daphne du Maurier's eponymous 1938 mystery novel (which had famously been interpreted to film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940). A naive young woman marries a wealthy widower, but grows haunted by his late wife's legacy and the sinister housekeeper's obsession with the deceased Rebecca.

In the early 1800s, Mary Yellan's life is changed after her father is murdered by shipwreckers. When her mother dies of a broken heart not long afterwards, Mary is forced to go live with her Aunt Patience at her inn on Bodmin Moor. It's there that she discovers her slightly mad Uncle Joss is the wreckers' ringleader and that Jamaica Inn is their headquarters. Mary is determined to bring Joss and his gang to justice and calls upon Joss' younger brother Jem to help.

A mini-odyssey along the coast from Cornwall to Wales in the company of the actor Timothy Spall and his wife Shane on their Dutch barge.

Julia Bradbury takes viewers to parts of the West Country that can only be explored on foot - from the epic wilderness of Dartmoor, to the white sands and azure seas of the Atlantic coastline, to the soaring cliffs of Land's End. From beautiful beaches to ancient woodlands and winding estuaries, this uplifting series harnesses the country's love of the outdoors and the best walks the south west has to offer.

The people of Cornwall are proud of the fact that they do things differently, and the Christmas celebrations in this beautiful part of England have their own unique flavours and sounds. Home for a while from his world-wide travel adventures, Rick Stein has a chance to enjoy Christmas in his beloved adopted county.