Flugten fra hønsegården

Flugten fra hønsegården 2000

6.83

En hønsefarm i Nordengland. 50 høns, der er trætte af livet bag pigtråd, hvor kun døden kan befri dem, når de ikke kan lægge flere æg. En årvagen vagt med to bidske hunde til hjælp. En bagmand med omlægningsplaner, der snart vil indhylle hønsene i blandede grøntsager og mørdej. Og så en enlig amerikansk hane, der kan flyve og dermed hjælpe hønsene på flugt. Scenen er hermed sat til Nick Parks (Wallace & Gromit) vældig morsomme version af Steve McQueen-klassikeren The Great Escape. Den tyske fangelejr er lavet om til en hønsegård med alt, hvad det medfører af hønset adfærd og næbbet opførsel. Høns er, som de fleste vil vide, ikke specielt modige dyr, så der skal en speciel støbning leder til for at få dem til at vove fjerene og satse alt på den store flugt.

2000

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey 2019

7.13

Herskab og tjenestefolk på Downton Abbey forbereder sig på deres livs vigtigste gæster. Selveste kong George V og dronning Mary lægger vejen forbi Downton. Det kongelige besøg udløser både skandaler, romantik og intriger.

2019

Four Lions

Four Lions 2010

6.96

Fire britiske islamister har en plan om at gennemføre et terrorangreb i England, men det, der skulle have været en markering af et ideologisk synspunkt, bliver i stedet en opvisning i idioti, for de fire har hverken hænder eller hoveder skruet rigtigt på. Omar er gruppens leder – mest fordi de andre ikke har tænkt så langt - og som helhed kan de fire knap mønstre hjerneceller nok til at udgøre en fare for andre end dem selv.

2010

En amerikansk varulv i London

En amerikansk varulv i London 1981

7.39

To unge amerikanere, David Kessler og Jack Goodman, har planlagt tre måneders ferie i Europa, men en sen aften på en kold engelskhede hører de et umenneskeligt hyl. Tre uger senere vågner David på et hospital. Hans ven er dræbt og flået i stykker. Den smukke unge sygeplejerske, Alex, tager sig af David, mens han forsøger at finde ud af, hvad der er sket. Men er han parat til sandheden, da hans afdøde ven dukker op for at advare ham?

1981

Stormfulde Højder

Stormfulde Højder 1939

7.18

På den grå Yorkshire hede ligger huset Wuthering Heights. Men en dag kommer familiens overhoved hjem med et hittebarn, den mørke og temperamentsfulde Heathcliff. Datteren Cathy knytter straks et bånd til ham, et bånd der udvikler sig til en destruktiv kærlighed.

1939

Kes

Kes 1970

7.43

1970

Walter og Trofast: Det store grøntsagskup

Walter og Trofast: Det store grøntsagskup 2005

7.11

Den årlige Grønsagskonkurrence nærmer sig. Men lige inden den store begivenhed bliver de hellige grønsagsmarker udsat for natligt hærværk af et skummelt bæst. Opfinderen Walter og hans foretagsomme hund Trofast får til opgave at fange monsteret. Men også den ærgerrige Victor sætter alt ind på at gøre det af med dyret, for løsningen af opgaven er forbundet med store hæder og ære.

2005

The Railway Children Return

The Railway Children Return 2022

6.53

Følg en gruppe børn, der bliver evakueret til en landsby i Yorkshire under Anden Verdenskrig, hvor de støder på en ung soldat, der ligesom dem er langt væk hjemmefra.

2022

The Choral

The Choral 2025

6.10

Mens Første Verdenskrig raser, overtager Dr. Henry Guthrie et britisk korselskab, der har mistet de fleste af sine mænd til hæren. Samfundet opdager snart, at den bedste reaktion på krigens kaos er at lave smuk musik sammen.

2025

Den Hemmelige Have

Den Hemmelige Have 1993

7.43

I denne ganske særlige have blomstrer venskab, sygdom forsvinder, og sorger fordufter. Her opdager den ulykkelige, forældreløse pige Mary, hendes forkælede og svagelige fætter, Colin og den søde landsbydreng Dickon, at gensidig omsorg kan ændre alt. Frances Hodgson Burnetts klassiske fortælling får nyt liv i denne fortryllende filmversion, der er nænsomt bearbejdet af Caroline Thompson og instrueret af Agnieszka Holland. I de øvrige hovedroller ses Maggie Smith og John Lynch. Som Mary siger: "Hvis man kigger den rigtige vej, kan man se, at verden er én stor have." Oplev en verden af magi i denne dejlige film.

1993

Den hemmelige have

Den hemmelige have 2020

6.34

Da 10-årige Mary Lennox’ rige, britiske forældre pludseligt dør, bliver hun sendt fra Indien til England for at bo hos sin onkel på hans herregård. Her begynder hun at forstå mange af familiens hemmeligheder, særligt efter mødet med sin syge fætter Colin. Sammen opdager de to børn en fantastisk hemmelig have, der ligger skjult på grunden. Et magisk sted, som vil ændre deres liv for evigt.

2020

God's Own Country

God's Own Country 2017

7.80

Den unge fårefarmer, Johnny, er følelsesmæssigt ude af balance. Hans far er delvist lammet efter et hjerteanfald og sammen med sin bedstemor, er de ene om at drive farmen. Da læmmeperioden nærmer sig, er de nødt til at hyre hjælp udefra og ansætter den unge rumæner Gheorge. Gheorges ankomst er starten på et intenst forhold mellem de to unge mænd, og det får Johnny til at betragte sig selv i et ganske anderledes lys.

2017

Emmerdale

Emmerdale 1972

4.20

The lives of several families in the Yorkshire Dales revolve around a farm and the nearby village. With murders, affairs, lies, deceit, laughter and tears, it's all there in the village.

1972

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey 2010

8.11

A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.

2010

Heartbeat

Heartbeat 1992

7.10

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.

1992

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine 1973

7.10

Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire Dales. They spend their days speculating about their fellow townsfolk and thinking up adventures not usually favored by the elderly. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse in 1973. The show ran for 295 episodes until 2010. It is the longest running comedy Britain has produced and the longest running sitcom in the world.

1973

All Creatures Great & Small

All Creatures Great & Small 2020

8.10

The heartwarming and humorous adventures of a young country vet in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s. A remake of the 1978 series.

2020

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small 1978

7.74

The trials and misadventures of the staff at a country veterinary office in Yorkshire. James Herriot, a young animal surgeon, moves to a small Yorkshire town to begin his first job.

1978

Dalziel & Pascoe

Dalziel & Pascoe 1996

6.30

British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton. The unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-china-shop-copper Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel (pronounced Dee-ell) and his more sensitive and university educated sidekick Detective Sargent, later Detective Inspector, Peter Pascoe is always on hand to solve the classic murder mystery, while maintaining a down to earth wit and humour.

1996

Happy Valley

Happy Valley 2014

7.94

Happy Valley is a dark, funny, multi-layered thriller revolving around the personal and professional life of Catherine, a dedicated, experienced, hard-working copper. She is also a bereaved mother who looks after her orphaned grandchild.

2014

Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is 1997

6.50

Where the Heart Is is a British television family drama series set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Skelthwaite. It focuses on the professional and personal lives of the district nurses who work in the town.

1997

Ackley Bridge

Ackley Bridge 2017

7.00

A new academy school in a Yorkshire mill town merges the lives and cultures of the largely divided white and Asian community

2017

Playing the Field

Playing the Field 1998

4.50

The on-the-field trials and tribulations and the off-the-field lives, loves and infidelities of 'The Castlefield Blues', an under funded, badly managed ladies football team from South Yorkshire in the north of England whose loyalty to the team, the game and each other far exceeds their chances of ever winning the championship.

1998

Last Tango in Halifax

Last Tango in Halifax 2012

7.05

Celia and Alan are both widowed and in their seventies. When their respective grandsons put their details on Facebook, they rediscover a passionate relationship that started over sixty years ago.

2012

The New Statesman

The New Statesman 1987

7.44

The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.

1987

Wire in the Blood

Wire in the Blood 2002

7.80

Clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill's uncanny ability to see into the minds of murderers means he finds it difficult to distance himself from disturbing cases.

2002

Still Open All Hours

Still Open All Hours 2014

6.00

Still Open All Hours is a sitcom set in a grocer's shop. It is a sequel to the series Open All Hours, written by original series writer Roy Clarke and featuring several of the permanent cast members of the original series

2014

The Syndicate

The Syndicate 2012

7.50

A drama exploring how winning the lottery transforms the lives of ordinary people.

2012

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue 1995

1

Out of the Blue follows a team of detectives at Brazen Gate CID through grisly murder cases, clashes with an already-divided community and through the dramas of their personal lives.

1995

Fat Friends

Fat Friends 2000

7.70

Fat Friends is an ITV drama created by Kay Mellor, broadcast from 12 October 2000 to 24 March 2005. It follows a group of overweight people, their laughter and pain and addresses the absurdities of dieting in our modern age. It examines people and how they relate to one another and use body weight as an excuse for all sorts of failings in their relationships, or not living their lives to the full. Four cast members—Ruth Jones, James Corden, Sheridan Smith, and Alison Steadman—went on to appear in Gavin & Stacey.

2000

Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness 1985

8.10

Environmental activist Emma Craven is murdered in front of her father, local police inspector Ronald Craven. Investigating the death leads him through a haunting revelation of the murkiness of British nuclear policy of the 1980s.

1985

At Home with the Braithwaites

At Home with the Braithwaites 2000

6.40

At Home with the Braithwaites is a British comedy-drama television series, created and written by Sally Wainwright. The storyline follows a suburban family from Leeds, whose life is turned upside down when the mother of the family wins 38 million pounds on the lottery. It was broadcast on ITV, for 26 episodes, from 20 January 2000 to 9 April 2003. At the beginning of the first series, each member of the Braithwaite family has an issue. Alison has to decide what to do with the winnings, and when to tell her family. David is having an affair with Elaine, his secretary at work. Virginia is on the verge of flunking out of university. Sarah has a crush on her drama teacher. Charlotte suspects that her mother may be the mystery lottery winner.

2000