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A prisoner of war is sentenced to 25 years in the Soviet Union. His escape from the Soviet gulag takes him through the intense and hopeless terrain of Siberia.

Demob was a short-lived British comedy-drama television series, which screened for one six-episode series in 1993 on ITV. The series was set in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and starred Martin Clunes and Griff Rhys Jones as two ex-army friends who decide to try to form an entertainment act, with the aim of getting work on BBC radio. The series also starred Samantha Womack, Amanda Redman and Les Dawson.

A three-episode mini-series chronicling the history of Scotland from ancient times through the union with England and culminating with the rise of Thatcherism and the introduction of the Poll Tax.

Following the local council elections, County Hall is now controlled, for the first time, by a coalition. The Rate Payers Alliance are part of this but discover how difficult real change is

Discontent with his home, his work and his football team, Jess Oakroyd tears up his insurance card and disappears into the night. Intent on going to Nuneaton, he instead finds himself on the ragged edges of showbusiness. We share with him the trials and tribulations of the Good Companions as they tour seaside towns, industrial cities and rural backwaters in their search for success and stardom.

Court reporter Carla von Esken, a single mother of two almost grown-up daughters, reports on the circumstantial evidence trial against a young father. He is accused of killing his daughter. Carla is outraged by the smear campaign in a tabloid newspaper, in which reporter Bölke is particularly prominent. He portrays the defendant as a beast.

The Strangerers is a British television comedy drama science fiction series written by Rob Grant and was broadcast on Sky One between 15 February and 11 April 2000. A single series was made with a total of 9 episodes. The show ended on a cliffhanger. It has not been released on DVD, nor repeated since its original run.

Der Pfundskerl is a German television series.

Goodbye Mr Chips is a 1984 BBC television miniseries based on James Hilton's 1934 novella of the same name. Adapted by Alexander Baron and directed by Gareth Davies, the six-episode serial stars Roy Marsden as the title character. Over several decades throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Charles Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and career shaped by his love for his wife and his unwavering dedication to his students.

Screen adaptation of the memoires of Daniel Cordier, a member of the French Resistance and close friend of Resistance leader, Jean Moulin.

In 1959, 20-year-old Jenny Bunn moves from her North England family home to a London suburb to teach primary school. Jenny is a traditional Northern working-class girl whose striking good looks are in sharp contrast to her prosaic upbringing, and to her strong belief that a girl should preserve her virginity until her wedding night. Due of her attractiveness, Jenny's views raise conflicts.

During a robbery at KaDeWe, of all places, a magical encounter occurs between Hedi, a saleswoman in the textile department, and Fritzi, the daughter of KaDeWe owner Adolf Jandorf. It is love at first sight: Against all social and family odds, the two disparate young women begin a passionate relationship. At the same time, Fritzi's older brother and war returnee Harry is fighting for his father's recognition as the new junior manager of KaDeWe - and against his own despair. At Harry's side is Georg, a general manager placed in front of him by his father, who has worked his way up from a poor background to the top echelons of KaDeWe. Georg, of all people, will play a decisive role in the future fate of the department store...

A young inspector and his partner investigate shifting dynamics in Spain’s brothels, exposing a trafficking network and the plight of a young Colombian woman seeking a better life.

Form master Sam Sylvester inspires the proud non-achievers of Hawkwood Comprehensive to compete in a tetrathlon (running, swimming, shooting, riding) against the posh Greycoats School, challenging stereotypes and finding inner strength.

Drama chronicling one week at a Midlands factory.

The series recreates the life of the Spanish scientist Miguel Servet from his birth until his execution for blasphemy in 1553.

A man visiting Cyprus to investigate the death of his brother is drawn into a strange conspiracy.

Die Landärztin is a German television series.

The Befrienders is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1972. The series dealt with the work of the Samaritans organisation, and the individual cases its staff came across. The leading cast members were Megs Jenkins and Michael Culver. The Befrienders was first aired as a single play as part of the Drama Playhouse strand in 1970, which was followed by one series of eleven episodes.

An American woman inherits a castle from her deceased Italian grandfather. To her dismay, the locals of the small Italian village seem to despise her. Including a handsome young man.

Billy Bleach witnesses a gangland murder while trying to do his brother a favour and is forced to leave his London life behind under the Witness Protection Programme.

Sir Oswald Mosley was a man who should have ranked with the heroes of the century... Instead his personal life and public career ended in disgrace and Mosley is now remembered as the leader of a dictatorial populist movement in the decade before WWII.

London in the 1870s is gripped in a fever of speculation. The latest figure to emerge at the centre of this scene is Augustus Melmotte, a man reputed to possess a large fortune.

Mystery drama following the explosive unravelling of a family during one hot summer in the Med.

Elbflorenz is a German television series.

In poverty-ravaged Calcutta, Sister Teresa, a teacher at a boarding school for wealthy girls, feels God's call to leave everything behind to devote herself to those most in need. With determination, she defies church rules and plunges into the crowded streets, bringing comfort to the sick and marginalized, thus beginning her extraordinary mission of charity.

Based on the true story of Lanarkshire detective William Muncie’s quest to bring to justice notorious Scottish killer Peter Manuel.

The Fugitives is a children's science fiction/drama series broadcast on CITV. 12-year-old Jay's life is in grave danger after stumbling across a shocking discovery at his father's former employer. He and his friend Mel are on the run from the corrupt cloning company EmbroGen! The children are on a dangerous mission to stop EmbroGen and reveal them for what they really are. Despite the open ending, it was not renewed for a second season.

Blackeyes is a four-part BBC television miniseries written and directed by Dennis Potter, based on his novel of the same name. The complex, surreal drama follows novelist Maurice James Kingsley, who bases a successful book on his niece Jessica's modeling career, angering her as he turns her experiences into a story of a victimised woman named Blackeyes. Jessica in turn rewrites the novel to liberate the character.

After the tragic loss of her mother, the medical student Christine Berger takes a job as a supervisor for the young Countess Leonore von Hohenstein, who suffers from a heart disease. Leonore's husband Gregor and Christine are drawn to each other from the first moment, but both are aware of the impossibility of their love and try to suppress their feelings.

The true story of bank robber Jaime Giménez Arbe, also known as "El Solitario.”

Charismatic psychology teacher Glenn Taylor introduces a dice-based decision-making system to his community, which unravels after a student's death, drawing in a detective who becomes entangled in the surreal world.

Kümo Henriette is a German television series.

Byron Flitch is not enjoying his anniversary party. Instead of making him a partner in their classic car business, his father Burke has demanded he work harder. His mistress Judith could arrive to gate crash the celebrations at any moment and to top things off midway through the line 'I'm going to live forever' from his karaoke Fame rendition, Burke keels over with a heart attack. Amidst this chaos, Burke's wife Lili sees a chance to make her escape and ducks out of the party to leave for an impromptu holiday in Tenerife. When she returns, she is a changed woman and intent on taking up marathon running. With Burke critically ill and Lili off guard, the rest of the family squabble for control of the business.

When an ordinary British fishing vessel and its 36-man crew mysteriously disappears off the coast of Norway, journalist Martin Taylor is determined to find out why.

24Seven is a British television series that ran from 2001 to 2002, and aired on the cable network The N in the United States, and in the UK on CITV. The show focused on a group of students living at Discovery House, a dorm at the Oaks boarding school. Many of the storylines centered around the love triangle involving Miles Silverstone, his girlfriend Anya Vicenze, and his brother Chris, who had an eye for Anya. Another major plotline was that of Tally's "celeb" mother, whom Tally constantly boasted about but who never came to visit. Another major plotline was that of Bethan and the County running team and qualifying for it.

Drama series about an ex-policeman, who now uses his detective skills while working for insurance companies.

Intertwining tales of love, greed, and secret identities in 1860s London.

The life of Saint Peter, a reluctant but passionate leader, from the crucifixion of Jesus to his own.