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    A moody, character-driven crime drama that delivers on both substance and style. Matthew Goode is mesmerising as the damaged detective, and the central mystery is rich enough to hook you early and keep you guessing

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    Teenage drama that explores bullying, intolerance, and the struggles of a Romany girl. Kizzy critiques the care system, contrasts tradition with modernity, exposes class prejudice and champions diversity and the celebration of difference

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    Lost BBC espionage series, starring Robert Hardy, detailing the investigation of a torpedo found on the shore of an island in the Hebrides - which turns out to be no ordinary weapon of war

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    A brutal murder in 1970s England sparks a gripping investigation that uncovers a trail leading to $4 million of Al Capone’s hidden fortune, intertwining organized crime, financial intrigue, and dark secrets buried across decades

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