Jack Shepherd – MRQE

Performance:: Tales from Hollywood (TVE)

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A slightly ironical description of the colony of German artists in Los Angeles, who had to leave their country during the Nazi-regime. A young playwriter (von Horvath) joins them and finds out, that there are gaps between the artistical attitudes and the real live behavior of authors like Thomas or Heinrich Mann, Lion Feuchtwanger or Bertold Brecht.

Escape from Sobibor (TV)

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The true story of WWII’s notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners.

The Other Boleyn Girl (TV)

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, “The Other Boleyn Girl” is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary Boleyn who becomes mistress to England’s king, Henry VIII, before being ousted by her younger sister, Anne. Mary leaves the Court to marry a commoner, but returns when Anne embarks on a reckless policy to save herself from ruin.

Wonderland

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

There’s little wonder in the working-class lives of Bill, Eileen, and their three grown daughters. They’re lonely Londoners. Nadia, a cafe waitress, places personal ads, looking for love; Debbie, a single mom, entertains men at the hair salon after hours; her son spends part of the weekend with her ex, a man with a hair-trigger temper. Molly is expecting her first baby and its father acts as if the responsibility is too much for him.

The Scarlet Tunic

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Passions erupt between a German hussar (Jean-Marc Barr) serving with King George III’s personal cavalry and the only daughter of an English solicitor (Emma Fielding) in this period tearjerker adapted from a short story by Thomas Hardy. Longing to escape their own personal imprisonments — he, his service to the king, and she, her engagement to a man she doesn’t love — they find solace in each other’s arms.

Blue Ice

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An ex-British spy (Michael Caine) helps a U.S. diplomat’s wife (Sean Young) and blows the lid off a deadly government cover-up.

Blue Black Permanent

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In 1990s Edinburgh, Barbara Thorburn reflects on memories of her poet mother, Greta, and her tragic death.

Twenty-One

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Katie is a free spirited independently minded 21-year-old. The film follows her as she reflects on the men in her life. Along the way we meet her drug addict boyfriend Bobby, her lover Jack, close friend Baldy, and her father.

The Angry Earth

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

About the oppression of the Welsh coal miners during the 19th century and early 20th century as seen through the the eyes of Gwen, a 110 year old woman.

“Wycliffe”

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley’s novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot episode on 7 August 1993, between 24 July 1994 and 5 July 1998. The series was filmed in Cornwall, with a production office in Truro. Music for the series was composed by Nigel Hess and was awarded the Royal Television Society award for the best television theme. Wycliffe is played by Jack Shepherd, assisted by DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane.

Each episode deals with a murder investigation. In the early series, the stories are adapted from Burley’s books and are in classic whodunit style, often with quirky characters and plot elements. In later seasons, the tone becomes more naturalistic and there is more emphasis on internal politics within the police.