Bartlett returns to London and, alongside Murdoch, endeavours to expose the failures of the Dardanelles campaign.

In the build-up to the August offensive, Bean doesn't let his wounded leg stop him. Meanwhile, Bartlett learns that they are ill-prepared for the imminent destruction.

Story of an unemployed man and his son in war devastated Rome. The father finds a job pasting up posters, work requiring a bicycle to get around. The bicycle is stolen; panic stricken at being unable to recover his bicycle and at the prospect of losing his job, the father is compelled to steal a bicycle, only to be caught and humiliated in front of his son.

The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil. Based upon the book 'Colour Bar' by Susan Williams.

In 1942 Libya, a German-speaking British Intelligence officer uses former British POWs, some dressed in German uniforms, to fulfill a secret sabotage mission inside German-captured Tobruk.

A young poet competes for, and wins, the most coveted prize of all in Welsh Poetry - the chair of the National Eisteddfod, a tradition dating back a hundred years - only to have his hopes shattered with the onset of World War I.

A chronicle of the tempestuous six-year romance between the megastar singer Liberace and his young lover Scott Thorson.

The rise and fall of the famous clown Chocolat, the first black circus performer who revolutionised the stagnant circus acts and conquered Paris of the Belle Époque with his exuberance and originality.

A drama about the notorious "dawn raids" conducted by the police and immigration officials during the 1970s.

An explosive, adrenaline-pumping thrill ride and the tale of one man's heroic actions in the line of duty. Based on the true story of World War II saboteur Max Manus and his personal struggles.

In 1930s China a young woman is sent to marry the leprous owner of a winery. In the nearby red sorghum fields she falls for one of his servants.

Part One: Young Pip (Oscar Kennedy) is out on the marshes when he happens upon escaped convict Abel Magwitch (Ray Winstone), who instructs him to steal a file so he can remove his shackles. Pip returns, bringing a slice of pie with him as well as the file, much to Magwitch’s amazement. Later, Magwitch is re-arrested while fighting with a mysterious fellow escapee (Paul Rhys).Pip lives with his sister (Claire Rushbrook) and the blacksmith Joe Gargery (Shaun Dooley), who learn from Joe’s uncle (Mark Addy) that the reclusive Miss Havisham (Gillian Anderson) has use for a young boy. Sure of a reward, Pip’s sister puts him forward and he goes on to become a playmate for Havisham’s adopted daughter Estella (Izzy Meikle-Small). During his time at Miss Havisham’s house, Pip becomes convinced that she will become his benefactor and so is disappointed when she merely signs a contract paying for Pip's blacksmith apprenticeship to Joe, even more so when Havisham tells him never to return to see her. While he and Joe are at the house, Pip’s sister is attacked by the evil Orlick (Jack Roth), leaving her bedridden as Pip begins his seven-year apprenticeship.Seven years later, Pip (now played by Douglas Booth), having once again seen Estella (now played by Vanessa Kirby), is visited by the lawyer Jaggers (David Suchet), who informs him that he has an anonymous benefactor who will pay for him to go to London and begin life as a gentleman, on the condition that he must be known only as Pip (not ‘Mr Pip’) and must not enquire about the source of the money. Assuming the benefactor to be Miss Havisham, he visits her and promises not to let her down.

Part Two: In London Pip rooms with the unaffected Herbert Pocket,a relative of Miss Havisham,cut off by his family for wanting to marry the poorly situated Clara Barley and whom Pip helps get work. In other respects,as he fritters away the allowance paid him by Jaggers,his guardian,he becomes a snob,uneasy when Joe visits. He is still in love with Estella,as is the egocentric toff Bentley Drummle,but Estella tells Pip she is incapable of love as Miss Havisham taught her to be hard-hearted and Pip is a witness when Estella accuses her adoptive mother of this. Returning from Kent for Mrs Joe's funeral Pip is on the eve of his twenty-first birthday when he will receive his full inheritance when he has a visitor,Abel Magwitch,the convict he once tried to help. To Pip's horror Magwitch tells him that he is his benefactor and not,as Pip had supposed, Miss Havisham.

Part Three: Not wanting to accept that Magwitch is his benefactor Pip goes to Satis House where,not only is it confirmed but he is horrified to learn that Estella is marrying Drummle,to destroy him,the continuation of her adopted mother's plan for her to break men's hearts,Pip having been the guinea pig. Back in London his snobbery must be put aside when Herbert tells him that,as a lifer returned illegally to England to see Pip,Magwitch will be hung if caught and plans are made to smuggle him on board a ship. Discovering that Estella's mother is Molly,Jaggers' housekeeper whom he saved from the gallows,he forces the lawyer to tell him that Magwitch is the girl's father. Pip thwarts an attempt to kill him by Orlick,who boasts that he attacked Pip's sister,but Orlick,after the reward for Magwitch's capture,is in league with Compeyson,another ex-convict and Magwitch's sworn enemy,as well as the man who jilted Miss Havisham. As Pip rows his benefactor to safety they are intercepted by soldiers led by Compeyson,whom Magwitch kills,himself dying after Pip has told him that his daughter is alive and loved. Returning to Kent to beg Joe's forgiveness he learns that Drummle has died and Estella returned to Satis House to live alone after Miss Havisham has died in a fire. He runs to see her and this time she does not reject him.

Strongman - The Tragedy tells the events of January 19, 1967,when a methane gas explosion ripped through the Greens Section of the Strongman Mine, devouring all in its path. A dramatised documentary about the 1967 Strongman Mine tragedy on the West Coast in which 19 miners list their lives. At 10.04am on January 19, 1967, a methane gas explosion ripped through the Greens Section of the Strongman Mine, on the West Coast of the South Island. Nineteen men were killed, 15 bodies were recovered on the same day, two more two weeks later and two were never found. The tight-knit West Coast community was devastated and many still bear the scars today.

In 1920 Ireland, the ordinary people of the land unite to form volunteer guerilla armies to face the ruthless Black and Tan squads that are being shipped from Britain to block Ireland's bid for genuine independence. As the freedom fighters' bold tactics bring the British to breaking point, a treaty is declared. But, despite the apparent victory, civil war erupts and men who have fought side by side, now find themselves pitted against one another as enemies, in disagreement about the treaty signed with Britain. Some say it's not real freedom for the Irish, while others see it as a start.

Everyone in 1880s America knows Jesse James. He's the nation's most notorious criminal and is being hunted by the law in 10 states. He's also the land's greatest hero, lauded as a Robin Hood by the public. No one knows of Robert Ford, at least not yet. But the ambitious 19-year-old aims to change that. He befriends Jesse and rides with his gang. And if that doesn't bring Ford fame, he will have to find a deadlier way. Friendship becomes rivalry and the quest for fame becomes obsession. Based on the novel by Ron Hansen.

A fierce explorer and archaeologist, lyrical writer and cunning politician, Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) spent much of her life traveling throughout present-day Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan & Israel.

Marguerite Harrison (1879 - 1967) was a reporter, spy, film maker, and translator who was one of the four founding members of the Society of Woman Geographers. Harrison spied for the United States in Russia and Japan, arriving in Russia in 1920 as an Associated Press correspondent. She assessed Bolshevik economic strengths and weakness and assisted American political prisoners in Russia. She was held captive in Lubyanka, the infamous Russian prison, for ten weeks. While there she contracted tuberculosis and due to pressure from her influential contacts she was eventually set free in exchange for food and other aid to Russia.

Aviator Amelia Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross which she was awarded as the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines an organization for female pilots. During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937 Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. Fascination with her life career and disappearance continues to this day.

Ep 1: Claude Monet enters into the bohemian cafe society of 19th-century Paris, meeting the contemporaries with whom he is to found a new artistic movement, only for revolution to tear the group apart.

Ep 2: The artists decide to commemorate Bazille by staging an exhibition in Paris - but the event goes down badly with both the critics and the public. Monet paints a masterpiece in 40 minutes flat and falls in love with his patron's wife - while his own spouse is stricken with illness. Degas's increasingly dark creations earn him a reputation for misogyny, and he plays a malicious trick on his more successful contemporaries.

Ep 3: Cezanne is forced to lead a double life with his mistress and secret child, and refuses to compromise his vision in the face of vitriol from both the critics and a close friend. Manet receives the Legion d'Honneur, but his health is failing fast. Monet embarks on a successful tour of Europe, but decides that what he really wants is to return to his beloved Alice - and the lilies that will fascinate him for the rest of his life.

Three journalists land with the British and Allied troops at Gallipoli in 1915 but are forbidden to report on the catastrophe unfolding before them. Determined, they expose the truth and help change the course of the disastrous campaign.

Freeman has vanished deep into the dense bush where no Englishman has ever been known to survive.

As Elizabeth and Tommy's marriage is blessed, the camp receives some bad news from Governor Philip.

Tension between Freeman and Marston escalate as food runs short.

Prisoner Elizabeth Quinn is found in the men's quarters with her married lover.

Film on the Elgin Marbles. In 1802 Lord Elgin, the then British Ambassador in Constantinople, removed the majority of the sculptures from the Parthenon temple in Athens, and shipped them from Athens to England. Since then there has been controversy about their rightful home. This film is shot on location and uses existing letters to show Elgin's thoughts at the time and tries to explain Elgin's real motives which were not that he was saving the sculptures from pollution nor the Turks, but for himself.

In the middle of "No Man's Land", soldiers bring a wounded man home. Competed in the short film contest Tropfest NZ in 2015.

Inspired by a true story, the mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral is raised by her aristocratic great-uncle in 18th century England.

Set in 1980s Nottingham, following social worker Margaret Humphreys, who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals of recent times; the mass deportation of children from the UK to Australia.

Three journalists land with the British and Allied troops at Gallipoli in 1915 but are forbidden to report on the catastrophe unfolding before them. Determined, they expose the truth and help change the course of the disastrous campaign.

In the year 1860, a wandering samurai-for-hire turns the war between two clans fighting for control of a small town to his own advantage. A satire on greed, violence, paranoia and human weakness.

Anne Boleyn is a doe-eyed vixen who is ordered by her power-hungry uncle to bewitch King Henry VIII. Her shy sister Mary has always been in Anne's shadow. Anne is prettier, more accomplished, and desired by many men. So when the King picks Mary as his mistress, Anne turns on her sister and schemes to become not only the King's consort, but his new queen. Though the Boleyn girls' mother points out that her 'daughters are being traded like cattle for the advancement of men, ' it is Anne who ultimately throws her slight weight around to bully Henry into doing her bidding.

Jane Eyre, who grew up as an orphan, takes a job as a governess at a wealthy estate. She begins to soften her employer's mood, but finds out he is keeping a terrible secret.

Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by familial betrayal and Spain's invading army. She and her shrewd advisors must act to safeguard the lives of her people. When the dashing seafarer Walter Raleigh captures her heart, Elizabeth is forced to make her most tragic sacrifice for the good of her country. A tale of one woman's crusade to control her love, destroy her enemies, and secure her position as a beloved icon of the western world.

East Berlin, 1984. Capt. Gerd Wiesler, Stasi officer and surveillance specialist has a simple assignment: keep an eye on Georg Dreyman, a respected playwright, and his actress girlfriend, Christa-Maria Sieland. Though Dreyman is known to associate with blacklisted director Albert Jerska, a known dissident, Dreyman's record is spotless. Wiesler discovers that Minister Hempf has an ulterior motive in spying on this seemingly upright citizen. During the investigation, Wiesler unexpectedly finds himself in sympathy with the people - or at least to this one particular person.

In New Zealand in the 1860s the native Maori people fought the British colonials to keep the land guaranteed to them by treaty. The warrior Te Wheke fights for the British until betrayal leads him to seek utu (revenge). The settler Williamson in turn seeks revenge after Te Wheke attacks his homestead. Meanwhile Wiremu, an officer for the British, seems to think that resistance is futile.

Set in 19th-century China, two master warriors are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocratic woman prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face-to-face with their worst enemy, and the enduring power of love.

Queen Elizabeth I must learn to weigh her counsel carefully and ignore her private yearnings if she is to keep her crown--and her head. A thriller of intrigue in the court of one of history's greatest monarchs.

In New York City in the 1870s, a rigid social code governs how people talk, walk, meet, part, dine, earn their livings, fall in love, and marry. Not a word of the code is written down anywhere, but these people have been studying it since they were born. In this elegant milieu, marriages, like treaties between nations, exist to provide for the orderly transmission of wealth; scions of old and rich families understand that their personal desires have no place in the design. One such is Newland Archer, engaged to marry pretty young May Welland. When he becomes entranced with May's cousin Ellen, the notorious Countess Olenska, every member of that class mobilizes to prevent Archer from doing anything that threatens their needs.

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world, including Russia in 1206.

A docu-drama depicting a definitive moment in NZ history: the 1932 Queen Street riots as seen through the eyes of James Edwards, the son of the leader of the Unemployed Workers Union, Jimmy Edwards.

It's peace time in Japan in 1640, leaving many samurai out of work and impoverished. The wealthy house of Li have become aware of ronins (masterless samurai) asking feudal lords to let them use their courtyards to commit ritual suicide, knowing that they will take pity on them and pay them off instead. When ronin Hanshiro (Ebizo Ichikawa) asks unsympathetic clan lord Kageyu (Koji Yakusho) for the use of his courtyard, Kageyu recounts the tale of young Ronin Motome (Eita) who was forced by Kageyu to go through with the ritual and cut out his own heart despite only possessing a wooden blade. Unknown to Kageyu, Hanshiro was Motome's father-in-law and is seeking revenge for his cruel death.

An indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrive, intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them.

Retells the fascinating and audacious true story of Ian Hamilton, a dedicated nationalist who reignited Scottish national pride in the 1950s.

A young queen secretly falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.

In a colonial New Zealand torn apart by the Land Wars, a Māori warrior and a colonial settler set out to seek revenge for the massacre of their families.

A Canadian period drama about an Ojibwa woman who is sold by her tribe to a fur trader in exchange for guns.