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Lisa Jacobs
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The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank · 1988The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
★ 7.11988
MovieDramaHistory
During the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam, Otto Frank decides to hide his family, who are Jewish, after his daughter Margot is called to appear for transport to a Nazi labour camp. Miep Gies, Otto Frank's office assistant hides them in the attic above the office. The film tells the true story of Gies' struggle to keep the family hidden and safe, as the Nazis turn Amsterdam upside-down. Based upon Gies' memoirs and Anne Frank's famous diary.
The Criminal · 1999The Criminal
★ 5.51999
MovieThriller
Jasper Rawlins, a none-too-successful musician, finds himself chatting with a beautiful woman at his neighborhood bar. She goes home with him, direct and frank in answer to his nervousness. During the night, someone breaks into his flat and cuts her throat. He runs into the arms of the police, who dismiss his story, but release him while they search for the weapon. He investigates the crime, and over the next few days, meets a knowing pornographer, hit men, and other schemers. As dead bodies pile up wherever he goes, the police are soon looking for him with guns drawn. As he discovers secrets about a shadowy corporation, the police close in. Can he find someone to trust?
A Small Dance · 1991A Small Dance
★ 7.01991
MovieDramaTV Movie
In the emptiness of the Lincolnshire fens, rural teenager Donna feels trapped in a joyless life with a domineering father and a dull job at the food factory. She grasps at the illusion of affection offered by a passing stranger - and must then cope in lonely terror with pregnancy.
Queen Camilla: the Wicked Stepmother? · 2024Queen Camilla: the Wicked Stepmother?
2024
MovieDocumentary
The inside story on how Camilla transformed her image from hated royal mistress to much-loved monarch. In this new film, friends, allies and journalists reveal Camilla's route from debutant in the sixties, through scandals of the nineties, to the triumph of the Coronation, revealing what her ascendency means for the monarchy, and examining claims that her transformation destroyed her relationship with her stepson, Prince Harry. In his controversial autobiography, Prince Harry accused Camilla of sacrificing him to a vicious PR campaign to clean up her own image. He's described her as his “wicked stepmother”, claiming she is "dangerous”. This revealing film questions whether these shocking accusations could possibly be true.
Girls' Gang · 1987Girls' Gang
1987
MovieDocumentary
Scene follows a group of five friends - Teresa, Lisa, Marlene, Caroline and Susan through a week of their lives. How does each of them fit into the group, and what do they get out of it?
Minder · 1979Minder
★ 7.21979
SeriesComedyDrama
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.
Birds of a Feather · 1989Birds of a Feather
★ 6.31989
SeriesComedyDrama
Birds of a Feather is a British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC One from 1989 until 1998 and on ITV from 2013. Starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph, it was created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, who also wrote some of the episodes along with many other writers.
The first episode sees sisters Tracey Stubbs and Sharon Theodopolopodos brought together when their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery. Sharon, who lived in an Edmonton council flat, moves into Tracey's expensive house in Chigwell, Essex. Their next-door neighbour, and later friend, Dorien Green is a middle-aged married woman who is constantly having affairs with younger men. In the later series the location is changed to Hainault. The series ended on Christmas Eve 1998 after a 9-year-run.
Just Good Friends · 1983Just Good Friends
★ 6.61983
SeriesComedy
A bittersweet sitcom about a couple who meet again five years after he jilted her at the altar.
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