Oliver Cotton – MRQE

Oliver Twist (1982/I) (TV)

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

The classic Dickens tale of an orphan boy who escapes the horrors of the orphanage only to be taken in by a band of thieves and pickpockets.

Caesar and Claretta (TV)

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

‘Caesar and Claretta’ dramatises the last few hours in the lives of Benito Mussolini (El Duce, played by Robert Hardy) and his mistress Claretta (played by Helen Mirren).

Gangs of Tooting Broadway

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

Tooting Broadway is an urban crime drama set in 2009, whose South London location lends a gritty feel to a fast paced story that highlights a rarely seen gang culture.

Beowulf

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

Beowulf is a wanderer who learns about a man-eating creature called Grendel, which comes in the night to devour warriors trapped at the Outpost. The Outpost is ruled by Hrothgar. He has a daughter, whose husband may have been murdered by the Outpost’s master of arms.

The Dancer Upstairs

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

A police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla leader.

Yapian zhanzheng

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

The story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the British Empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of Hong Kong by Britain; through the eyes of the key figures, fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and opportunistic British naval diplomat Charles Elliot.

The Innocent Sleep

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

Inspired by the 1982 Roberto Calvi Affair in which an Italian banker was found hanging from a bridge across the River Thames, the story follows Alan, a man from Northern England who is homeless after the loss of his wife and job. One night while sleeping in a deserted building, Alan witnesses the murder of a high-profile businessman. He attempts to leave the scene unnoticed, but the killers realize that someone has seen them commit the crime. He goes to the police only to discover that one of the killers is leading the case. To stay alive, Alan recruits the help of Billie Hayman, an American journalist, to cover his story.

Hiding Out

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

A very successful stock broker is called to court to testify against a mob boss who was into some inside trading. Andrew Morenski must become Max Hauser and go back to high school for protection from the mob.

Eleni

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

Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this. He wants to know why his mother was killed in the civil war years earlier. In a parallel plot line we see Nick as a young boy and his family as they struggle to survive in the occupied Greek hillside. The plot lines converge as Nick’s investigations bring him closer to the answers.