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The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987)
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Drama Connections (2005)
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In Deep (2001)
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South Of The Border (1988)
Drama concerning a pair of female private detectives, Pearl Parker (Buki Armstrong) and Finn Gallagher (Rosie Rowell) operating within the bustling multicultural communities of South London. The series was renowned for affording opportunities to new talent, women and people of colour both in front of and behind the cameras.
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The Rotters' Club (2005)
Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais' adaptation of Jonathon Coe's novel follow a group of Birmingham teenagers, and their families, through the 1970s.
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Jimmy Nail plays tough cop Spender, forced to return to his native Newcastle after a failed undercover operation in London. He uses tough and unconventional methods to tackle the criminal underworld, but he must also deal with the friends, enemies and family he left behind, and never ex... Morepected to return to. Sammy Johnson played Spender's sidekick Stick, while Denise Welch played Spender's wife. Less
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Stay Lucky (1989)
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Never Better (2008)
Black comedy series centred on Keith Merchant, a recovering alcoholic, as he makes his way through his new sober life.
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Five Daughters (2010)
The stories of five young women who were tragically murdered in Ipswich in 2006.


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