Sue Johnston

Sue Johnston

Susan Johnston, OBE (née Wright; born 7 December 1943) is an English actress known for playing Sheila Grant in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1982–1990), Barbara Royle in the BBC comedy The Royle Family (1998–2000, 2006, 2008–2010, 2012), Grace Foley in the BBC drama Waking the Dead (2000–2011), Gloria Price in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2012–2014) and Miss Denker in the ITV drama Downton Abbey (2014–2015). She won the 2000 British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actress and was nominated for the 2000 BAFTA TV Award for Best Comedy Performance for The Royle Family.

  • Title: Sue Johnston
  • Popularity: 11.133
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1943-12-07
  • Place of Birth: Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: Susan Wright, Susan Johnston, OBE
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Sue Johnston Movies

  • 2006
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    Imagine Me & You

    Imagine Me & You

    7.6 2006 HD

    During her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. The two women become close friends, and when...

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  • 2021
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    Help

    Help

    7.078 2021 HD

    Sarah seems to have found her calling working in a Liverpool care home where she has a special talent for connecting with the residents. Then, in...

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  • 1997
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    Preaching to the Perverted

    Preaching to the Perverted

    6.1 1997 HD

    A computer wizard infiltrates a London sex club to get evidence for a shutdown, but falls for the proprietress.

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  • 2020
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    David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star

    David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star

    1 2020 HD

    Sir David Jason is a bona fide TV legend and one of the finest actors of his generation. As part of Channel 5's latest series of tribute...

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  • 1996
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    Brassed Off

    Brassed Off

    7.024 1996 HD

    A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national...

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  • 1997
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    Face

    Face

    6.3 1997 HD

    Ray is an aging ex-socialist who has become a bankrobber after seeing the demise of socialism in 1980s Britain. Teaming up with a gang of other...

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  • 2021
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    Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

    Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story

    6.5 2021 HD

    Robbo is a remarkable feature film that tells the story of one of England and Manchester United’s greatest ever midfielders. From a working...

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  • 2009
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    The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

    4.894 2009 HD

    A young governess, Ann, is sent to a country house to take care of two orphans, Miles and Flora. Soon after her arrival, Miles is expelled from...

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  • 2022
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    Downton Abbey: A New Era

    Downton Abbey: A New Era

    7.169 2022 HD

    The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the south of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa. Meanwhile,...

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  • 1970
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    Bilby

    Bilby

    1 1970 HD

    Fred is an ice cream van man, unfortunately he is manslipping down the leaderboard of ice cream sales. Lucy and Grumble give him the advice to embark...

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  • 2023
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    Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

    Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

    8 2023 HD

    The unique life and talent of Caroline Aherne is celebrated in a new Arena film, featuring unseen photographs and contributions from a cast of her...

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  • 2024
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    The Big Snow of '47

    The Big Snow of '47

    1 2024 HD

    Houses buried under snow. Rivers frozen solid. World War II bombers dropping bread to isolated villages. How did Brits survive the snowiest winter...

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  • 2009
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    Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It

    Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It

    7 2009 HD

    A documentary featuring several individuals with Tourettes Syndrome and how they are able to cope with the condition.

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  • 2014
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    500 Miles North

    500 Miles North

    7.5 2014 HD

    To claim a huge inheritance, two estranged brothers must travel to the wilds of Scotland in an old camper van to spread their father’s ashes....

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  • 1999
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    Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

    Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

    1 1999 HD

    The BBC drama about growing up in the turbulent, tuneful '60s. Manchester, England, 1965. "You'll never meet anybody worth knowing working at the...

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  • 2011
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    Lapland

    Lapland

    1 2011 HD

    Recently widowed Eileen Lewis,son Pete and his wife Mandy and daughter Paula with her spouse Ray,plus the grandchildren, leave Birkenhead to spend...

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  • 1997
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    Brookside: The Lost Weekend

    Brookside: The Lost Weekend

    6.8 1997 HD

    A special, video only story set on the Brookside close. On Friday 14th November 1997, a five night a week storyline ended in a cliffhanger and this...

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  • 1998
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    Brookside: Friday the 13th

    Brookside: Friday the 13th

    5.5 1998 HD

    There is trouble a-plenty in store for the Corkhill clan in this video-only special. Series creator Phil Redmond has returned to pen a dramatic...

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  • 2016
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    Golden Years

    Golden Years

    6.3 2016 HD

    Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived to force law abiding, retired couple, Arthur and...

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  • 2017
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    Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next

    Shannon Matthews: What Happened Next

    1 2017 HD

    The disappearance of Shannon Matthews was a story that gripped and then appalled Britain. Nine years on, this documentary examines her kidnapping and...

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  • 2014
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    Caring for the Recently Deceased

    Caring for the Recently Deceased

    1 2014 HD

    A recent widow's life changing experience when her useless husband returns from the grave.

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  • 2025
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    Downton Abbey 3

    Downton Abbey 3

    1 2025 HD

    Plot details under wraps.

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  • 1994
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    Measure for Measure

    Measure for Measure

    1 1994 HD

    Modern dress adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

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  • 1970
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    The Cockfields Christmas Special

    The Cockfields Christmas Special

    1 1970 HD

    It's 27th December and Simon and Esther pay a flying visit to Ray and Sue. They can only stay for the day as Simon is so busy with work. Sue wishes...

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  • 2000
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    New Year's Day

    New Year's Day

    5 2000 HD

    Two 17-year-old boys mark the new year by doing twelve dangerous but exciting tasks set for them by their friends.

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  • 2016
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    British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

    British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

    5.7 2016 HD

    Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a...

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  • 2018
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    Walk Like a Panther

    Walk Like a Panther

    6.2 2018 HD

    A group of 1980s wrestlers are forced to don the lycra once last time when their beloved local pub is threatened with closure.

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  • 2001
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    Score

    Score

    1 2001 HD

    Comedy about a Sunday League football team who win the Lottery.

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  • 2018
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    Death on the Tyne

    Death on the Tyne

    6.4 2018 HD

    Draper's Tours are taking Mildred and her care home friends on an overnight ferry trip from North Shields to Amsterdam, where things will quickly...

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  • 1992
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    Bitter Harvest

    Bitter Harvest

    1 1992 HD

    A young black British woman goes to the Dominican Republic as an aid worker. When she goes missing, her parents make an emotional journey to piece...

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  • 2017
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    Diana and the Paparazzi

    Diana and the Paparazzi

    1 2017 HD

    Marking the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana in a car crash in Paris in August 1997, this documentary reveals how Diana learned to...

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  • 2012
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    Barbara's Old Ring

    Barbara's Old Ring

    7 2012 HD

    Christmas is coming but Barbara is not happy. Not only has she lost her wedding ring but Jim has won on a scratch card she found down the back of the...

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  • 2008
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    The New Sofa

    The New Sofa

    7.7 2008 HD

    Festive special edition of the hit family sitcom. Inspired by Nigella Lawson, Denise decides to cook Christmas dinner for the family. Jim provides...

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  • 2019
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    The Cure

    The Cure

    7.5 2019 HD

    The story of an ordinary woman who exposed one of the worst hospital care scandals in the history of the NHS. Based on the inspiring real-life story...

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  • 2016
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    World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys

    World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys

    7 2016 HD

    A retelling of England's only World Cup victory, fifty years later, placing special emphasis on the work of manager Sir Alf Ramsey.

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  • 2015
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    The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

    The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

    9 2015 HD

    The Nation’s Favourite Beatles Number One tells the stories behind some of the greatest Beatles songs ever. With interviews from Beatles’...

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  • 2006
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    The Queen of Sheba

    The Queen of Sheba

    7.5 2006 HD

    Tension mounts in the Royle household as the family contemplates the prospect of becoming fully laminated throughout. Dr Mahmoud prescribes new...

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  • 1998
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    The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds

    The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds

    1 1998 HD

    Sue Johnston stars in this intimate drama exploring the life of Coronation Street star Pat Phoenix. Follow her affair with fellow actor Tony Booth in...

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  • 2010
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    Joe's Crackers

    Joe's Crackers

    7.2 2010 HD

    It is Christmas Day in the Royle household and Barbara is up to her eyes in it, as Jim is out of action following an unfortunate incident in the...

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  • 2009
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    The Golden Egg Cup

    The Golden Egg Cup

    8 2009 HD

    Jim and Barbara have received the gift of money from their children - but what to do with it? Barbara wants to finally go abroad, while Jim favours...

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  • 2010
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    The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

    The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

    8.4 2010 HD

    Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash discuss the creation of The Royle Family, with a look behind the scenes at the production of the show and interviews...

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  • 2002
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    The Virgin Mary

    The Virgin Mary

    1 2002 HD

    In BBC ONE's The Virgin Mary, dramatic reconstructions and stunning visual effects are combined with the latest findings from historians and New...

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  • 2006
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    Jam and Jerusalem

    Jam and Jerusalem

    7 2006 HD

    Jam and Jerusalem is a British sit-com that aired on BBC One from 2006 to 2009. Written by Jennifer Saunders and Abigail Wilson, it starred Sue...

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  • 2006
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    The One Show

    The One Show

    4.6 2006 HD

    A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

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  • 1982
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    Brookside

    Brookside

    6 1982 HD

    The ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool.

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  • 2004
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    Strictly Come Dancing

    Strictly Come Dancing

    5.9 2004 HD

    A dance competition where celebrities compete to be crowned the winner. Who is kicked out of the competition each week is decided by the judges...

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  • 1952
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    Today

    Today

    5.5 1952 HD

    Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on...

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  • 1999
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    Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

    Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

    6.5 1999 HD

    Ellie and Arden Brooks seem to be destined to play out their lives behind a Manchester chip shop counter. Mercilessly put down by their strict...

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  • 1992
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    A Touch of Frost

    A Touch of Frost

    7.5 1992 HD

    Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble...

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  • 1997
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    Crime Traveller

    Crime Traveller

    8.2 1997 HD

    Detective Jeff Slade teams up with scientist Holly Turner, whose late father has created a time machine that can travel back several hours. Together...

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  • 2004
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    The Paul O'Grady Show

    The Paul O'Grady Show

    4.6 2004 HD

    The Paul O'Grady Show is a British comedy chat show hosted by Birkenhead-born comedian Paul O'Grady. The format was originally devised by Granada...

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  • 1987
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    Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

    7.82 1987 HD

    Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector...

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  • 2004
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    Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

    6.568 2004 HD

    A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.

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  • 1998
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    The Royle Family

    The Royle Family

    7.608 1998 HD

    British comedy series focusing on the lives of a working-class family in Manchester who love the TV.

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  • 2001
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    Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

    7.237 2001 HD

    A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

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  • 1993
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    Luv

    Luv

    6 1993 HD

    Luv is a British television sitcom made by the BBC in 1993 which ran for 18 episodes. The writer and executive producer was Carla Lane. The main...

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  • 2008
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    Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

    7.8 2008 HD

    Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison in...

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  • 2007
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    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    3.7 2007 HD

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime chat show presented by Alan Titchmarsh. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2007 and currently...

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  • 2006
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    The Street

    The Street

    7.6 2006 HD

    Anthology drama following the lives and passions of neighbors on a northern English street.

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  • 1990
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    Medics

    Medics

    4.5 1990 HD

    Medics was a British medical drama series first broadcast on ITV on 14 November 1990. The show ran for five series with a total of 40 episodes. The...

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  • 2002
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    Cutting It

    Cutting It

    6.7 2002 HD

    Allie Henshall and Gavin Ferraday are partners in love and business. They own Henshall Ferraday hair salon, where Allie's sisters Darcey and Sydney...

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  • 1998
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    Duck Patrol

    Duck Patrol

    5 1998 HD

    Duck Patrol is a British television comedy series that originally aired in 1998. Produced by LWT for the ITV network, it centered around a river...

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  • 2010
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    A Passionate Woman

    A Passionate Woman

    6.5 2010 HD

    1950s period drama based on the true story of a housewife and mother whose life is turned upside down by a handsome Polish man at her local dance...

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  • 2011
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    Baby Hospital

    Baby Hospital

    1 2011 HD

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  • 2002
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    Timeshift

    Timeshift

    7 2002 HD

    Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and...

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  • 2011
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    Sugartown

    Sugartown

    10 2011 HD

    Comedy drama revolving around a small seaside hamlet in the north of England, as a former resident returns with big plans for the community's...

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  • 1998
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    The Jump

    The Jump

    6 1998 HD

    Having married into a family with Mafia connections, Donna thought her husband George was the diamond in the rough. But after his arrest, she sees...

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  • 1991
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    Performance

    Performance

    6 1991 HD

    An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.

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  • 2007
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    Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

    7.67 2007 HD

    A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton)....

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  • 2017
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    Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

    Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

    8 2017 HD

    Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule is a panel show that sees Harry Hill presiding over two teams tasked with saving planet earth from alien invasion!...

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  • 2016
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    Rovers

    Rovers

    7.1 2016 HD

    Established in 1884, Redbridge Rovers F.C. are one of the oldest club's in England - and one of the worst. A sitcom that introduces us to the...

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  • 1996
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    Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

    Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

    7.2 1996 HD

    Instead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her calling late in life. Combining common sense, her...

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  • 2010
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    Downton Abbey

    Downton Abbey

    8.104 2010 HD

    A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an...

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  • 2012
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    Gates

    Gates

    7 2012 HD

    Gates is a British comedy television series shown on the Sky Living channel. The first series of 5 episodes ran from 14 August to 11 September...

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  • 2024
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    Generation Z

    Generation Z

    5.8 2024 HD

    Flesh-eating baby-boomers get a taste for teenagers in Ben Wheatley's darkly comic, outlandishly gory, zombie-horror satire.

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  • 2013
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    Being Eileen

    Being Eileen

    1 2013 HD

    Being Eileen is a BBC "heart-warming" comedy-drama which began as a new six-part series on 4 February, and ended on 11 March 2013. Originally titled...

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  • 2018
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    Age Before Beauty

    Age Before Beauty

    3.3 2018 HD

    Bel, after spending the past 18 years as a homemaker, steps in to save the family business in a failing family run beauty salon in Manchester’s...

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  • 2021
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    Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors

    Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors

    1 2021 HD

    An intimate look at the palace that has been a private home to the royal family for more than 300 years.

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  • 2011
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    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    5 2011 HD

    Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction

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  • 2001
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    My Uncle Silas

    My Uncle Silas

    7 2001 HD

    In 1901, a middle-class schoolboy whose parents are working abroad spends his summer in Bedfordshire with his great-uncle Silas. Though 60 years old,...

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  • 2024
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    Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two

    Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two

    1 2024 HD

    Actors Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston are celebrating four decades on screen together in an all-new More4 series visiting landmark places from...

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  • 1993
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    Full Stretch

    Full Stretch

    8 1993 HD

    Comedy drama series about an ex footballer's limo service business

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  • 2019
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    The Cockfields

    The Cockfields

    7.2 2019 HD

    Simon is taking girlfriend Donna back home to the Isle of Wight for the very first time. Can he survive a long birthday weekend with his biological...

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  • 2024
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    Truelove

    Truelove

    6.5 2024 HD

    A group of old friends reunited at a funeral make a drunken pact. Rather than let each other suffer a slow and painful decline they would engineer a...

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  • 1999
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    Loose Women

    Loose Women

    3.357 1999 HD

    A panel of four women discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs to celebrity gossip.

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  • 2022
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    The Responder

    The Responder

    7 2022 HD

    Under pressure, fraying at the edges. In relentless night-time Liverpool, copper Chris is paired with a rookie. Will they save or destroy each other?

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  • 2021
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    Time

    Time

    7.6 2021 HD

    Guilt, violence and impossible choices – what does it take to survive? Tense, gritty and heartbreaking – Jimmy McGovern's award-winning...

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  • 1998
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    Parkinson

    Parkinson

    1 1998 HD

    Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.

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  • 2019
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    DNA Journey

    DNA Journey

    6 2019 HD

    Celebrities are given a unique insight into their lives using innovative DNA science and technology to trace their ancestors.

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  • 2015
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    Taskmaster

    Taskmaster

    8.4 2015 HD

    Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills...

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