Siobhan Finneran
How much do you know about the person working next to you? From the outside, life at Mackintosh Textiles appears to run smoothly, but in a community with so many secrets to hide, things are far from straightforward. In six powerful, self-contained dramas, everyday life is fractured by tumultuous marriages, snatched passions, disappearing husbands and gang harassment.
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Actors: Nicola Stephenson, Siobhan Finneran, Derek Riddell, William Ash, Pam Ferris
Midwinter Of The Spirit follows country vicar Merrily Watkins, who just happens to be one of the few women priests working as an exorcist. When a man is found murdered by crucifixion, the police, aware of her knowledge of the paranormal underworld, turn to the Vicar for assistance. Before long Merilly is convinced Satanists are behind the crime and the investigation takes them into a very dark and dangerous world.
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Actors: Anna Maxwell Martin, David Threlfall, Kate Dickie, Nicholas Pinnock, Ben Bailey Smith
Mark Cobden is newly-imprisoned, consumed by guilt for his crime, and way out of his depth in the volatile world of prison life. Then he meets Eric McNally, an excellent prison officer doing his best to protect those in his charge.
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Actors: Sean Bean, Stephen Graham, Jimmy McGovern, Lewis Arnold, Hannah Walters
Crime, corruption & shattered lives—when a family in witness protection is murdered, DI Liz Nyles must unravel a duplicitous web.
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Actors: Siobhan Finneran, Nadine Marshall, Katherine Kelly, Chaneil Kular, Barry Ward
Downton Abbey depicts 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.
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Actors: Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael
Freed after a lengthy term in a juvenile detention center, convicted child killer Jack Burridge (Andrew Garfield) finds work as a deliveryman and begins dating co-worker Michelle (Katie Lyons). While out on the road one day, the young Englishman notices a distressed child, and, after reuniting the girl with her family, becomes a local celebrity. But, when a local newspaper unearths his past, Jack must cope with the anger of citizens who fear for the safety of their children.
Director: John Crowley
Actors: Andrew Garfield, Katie Lyons, Peter Mullan, Shaun Evans, Siobhan Finneran
Follows the lives of suburban families whose secrets and lies are made public by the appearance of a stranger. Based on Harlan Coben's Novel.
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Actors: Richard Armitage, Stephen Rea, Siobhan Finneran, Hannah John-Kamen, Jennifer Saunders
Happy Valley is a dark, funny, multi-layered thriller revolving around the personal and professional life of Catherine Cawood, a dedicated, experienced, hard-working copper. She is also a bereaved mother who looks after her orphaned grandchild.
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Actors: Sarah Lancashire, Siobhan Finneran, Steve Pemberton, James Norton, Sophie Rundle
In a community nourished and sustained by myth and bordered by untamed nature, the search for a serial killer becomes a matter of life and death for local detective Annie Redford, who is trying to cope with her first murder case. When the body of local man Niall Swift is found at the foot of Carn Mohr Mountain and an isolated human heart on the loch shore, the town’s normality is shattered and the nightmare begins. Chillingly, the beautiful scenery, undulating Highlands and vast, expansive loch becomes a character in its own right, adding a haunting depth to the community’s plight.
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Actors: Laura Fraser, Siobhan Finneran, Don Gilet, John Sessions, William Ash
James Bolam portrays serial killer Dr. Harold Shipman in this made-for-TV drama. The film follows the story of Shipman, a general practitioner who throughout his career is believed to have killed as many as 250 of his patients. When the high death rate of his practice was investigated, it was discovered that he had given lethal doses of diamorphine to a vast number of his patients. He was put on trial where he was convicted of 15 murders and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Director: Roger Bamford
Actors: James Bolam, James Hazeldine, Micheal Stainton, Olive Pendleton, Veda Warwick
Realistic story of working class Yorkshire life. Two schoolgirls have a sexual fling with a married man. Serious and light-hearted by turns. Rita, Sue And Bob Too was adapted by Andrea Dunbar from two of her own controversial plays. Rita (Siobhan Finneran) and Sue (Michelle Holmes) are two teenagers living on a run-down council estate in Bradford who both share a job babysitting for Bob (George Costigan) and Michelle's (Lesley Sharp) children. Whilst giving them a lift home one night, Bob decides to take Rita and Sue up to a deserted, country-side landscape. Clearly knowing what he has in mind, Rita and Sue are only too happy to oblige and both have a sexual encounter with him that becomes a regular occurrence. Despite the blatant politically-incorrect nature of the film, this does emerge as a somewhat controversial, though enduringly amusing film that has a sharp, gritty undertone.
Director: Alan Clarke
Actors: Michelle Holmes, Siobhan Finneran, George Costigan, Lesley Sharp, Kulvinder Ghir
What could be better? A footballer's wedding, a week in the sun, a luxury villa in historic Transylvania. It’s the trip of a lifetime for Coronation Street's favourite café owners Roy and Hayley Cropper, until the brash Glen and Verity appear... Opposites don't attract in this chaotic comic caper as the unlikely foursome embark on an adventure neither couple will ever forget. And when Weatherfield hell-raiser Becky McDonald jets in from her honeymoon, the stage is set for mountain mayhem deep in the heart of Dracula Country.
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Actors: David Neilson, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Katherine Kelly, Steve Huison, John Henshaw
A young woman forms an unusual attachment to a stuffed toy bunny as she struggles to get her life back on track after suffering a miscarriage.
Director: Katie Harriman
Actors: Bebe Cave, Siobhan Finneran, Jonny Green, Kerry Southwart, Joseph Casling
A faithful Jehovah's Witness is forced to shun her own sister because of a religious transgression. As the separation draws out, she starts to question the meaning of God's love.
Director: Daniel Kokotajlo
Actors: Siobhan Finneran, Sacha Parkinson, Molly Wright, Robert Emms, James Quinn
This documentary tells the story of one of TV’s darkest and most celebrated comedies, featuring cast interviews and extensive candid moments with creators Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. Cameras are admitted everywhere throughout the making of the show’s final series, from the writers’ room to the makeup trailer, from prop store to set design, making this the perfect farewell to the multi-award winning series.
Director: Mike Doxford
Actors: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Adam Tandy, Adrian Scarborough, Al Campbell
A mother is dealt a double blow when she learns that her murdered teenage daughter was working as a prostitute.
Director: Jon Jones
Actors: Caroline Quentin, Paul McGann, Sheridan Smith, David Crellin, Ray Panthaki
The devil's in the detail - and every crime leaves a trace. When every minute counts, cutting-edge forensic science exposes the truth and brings dangerous criminals to justice.
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Actors: Siobhan Finneran
A 19th-century widow is tasked with making an impossible choice when, during an especially cruel winter, a ship sinks off the coast of her impoverished Icelandic fishing village. Any attempt to rescue survivors risks further depleting the starving villagers’ supplies.
Director: Thordur Palsson
Actors: Odessa Young, Joe Cole, Siobhan Finneran, Rory McCann, Turlough Convery
A group of young friends and neighbours come together for a fishing expedition after rumours spread of a giant carp in the area. In a world of broken families, cassette tapes and rumbling political fever, these friends, each with their own struggles to bear, share a moment of harmony.
Director: Bill Buckhurst
Actors: Tom Varey, Esme Creed-Miles, Angus Imrie, Gianlucca Galluci, Ethan Wilkie
Ahead of the start of the tenth series of the award-winning ITV sitcom, this special programme talks to the show's creator and writer Derren Litten about how it was created and cast members talk about their roles.
Director: Derren Litten
Actors: Angus Deayton, Derren Litten, Josh Bolt, Nathan Bryon, Jake Canuso
A Confession tells the story of how Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher deliberately breached police procedure and protocol to catch a killer, a decision that ultimately cost him his career and reputation.
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Actors: Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton, Siobhan Finneran, Joe Absolom, Jessica D'Arcy
Director: David Morrissey
Actors: James Nesbitt, Siobhan Finneran, Emily Bruni, Chris Ryman, Brian Dick
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard revolves around supermarket manager Ros Pritchard, who, angry with the state of British politics, stands for election as an independent candidate in her home town of Eatanswill, Yorkshire.[1] She soon gains national attention and wins the general election, becoming Prime Minister. Over successive episodes, Ros's spontaneous approach to decision making and her promise never to deceive the electorate come under increasing pressure from the demands of government, media scrutiny, and partisan political struggles.
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Actors: Jane Horrocks, Steven Mackintosh, Janet McTeer, Jonathan Aris, Geraldine James
One dead dad, two sisters, and no idea the other existed: Catherine Walcott meets Catherine Walcott. Can they make sense of their newly found siblings and sort-of-step-mums?
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Actors: Siobhan Finneran, Rebecca Front, Lauren Socha, Amit Shah, Ellie White
Two-part drama based on the kidnapping of Shannon Matthews, a nine-year-old girl from The Moorside Estate in Dewsbury.
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Actors: Sheridan Smith, Dean Andrews, Sian Brooke, Faye McKeever, Gemma Whelan
Big dreams, no qualifications and always herself. Mum’s been sectioned, Gran’s too busy, but after a messy break-up, wild child Alma aims to break free in Bolton.
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Actors: Sophie Willan, Siobhan Finneran, Lorraine Ashbourne, Jayde Adams, James Baxter
A light-hearted series, centered around the likeable and warm Bob and Rose. Bob is gay, and Rose has a boyfriend. Meeting by accident in a street, their lives begin to slowly change, and a relationship begins to develop between them. But that's just the beginning... All six episodes of Bob and Rose were penned by Queer as Folk writer and creator Russell T Davies.
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Actors: Jessica Hynes, Carla Henry, Michael Begley, Chris Fountain, Penelope Wilton
Follow holidaymakers at the Solana Resort in Benidorm. Hilarity ensues as guests try to get value for their Euros.
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Actors: Steve Pemberton, Siobhan Finneran, Oliver Stokes, Kenny Ireland, Janine Duvitski
Apparitions is a drama series starring Martin Shaw. The series is written by Joe Ahearne. Father Jacob is a Jesuit priest working for the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. He investigates strange occurrences.
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Actors: Martin Shaw, Siobhan Finneran, John Shrapnel, Rick Warden