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Literature

The retelling of classic tales featuring your favorite characters brought to life on screen through dramatic reconstruction.

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Charles Dickens

Dickensian
You don't need to know Dickens' novels to fall in love with these stories. The world of Dickens has been realized and reimagined as his most iconic characters live side by side and take on new journeys of love, scandal, and intrigue.
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Oliver Twist (2007)
William Miller and Tom Hardy star in the classic Dickens tale. After growing up in a workhouse, Oliver sets out for London and meets a peculiar cast of characters.
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Bleak House
This imaginative adaptation of Dickens' Victorian drama stars Gillian Anderson as Lady Dedlock, who must hide a dark secret from lawyer Tulkinghorn amid an infamous court case.
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Little Dorrit
This moving series adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel chronicles the wavering fortunes and hardships of a young girl caring for her father in the debtor’s prison where she was born.
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Our Mutual Friend
Set against the contrasting backgrounds of new money and squalid poverty, two love stories unfold amid bitter tensions over money, class, and passion in this Dickens tale.
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A Christmas Carol
Since "A Christmas Carol" was first published in 1843, the name of Ebenezer Scrooge has been famous throughout the world. See Michael Hordern's stunning portrayal of the miserly misanthrope being shown the error of his ways in this iconic adaptation.
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Bleak House (1985)
As the arduous Jarndyce vs Jarndyce case staggers onward, more and more people become embroiled in a furious legal battle that can only lead to a bitter ending.
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David Copperfield
Dickens' classic is brought to life in this charming adaptation with a stellar cast including Maggie Smith, Emilia Fox, and Daniel Radcliffe in his very first professional role.
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Great Expectations (1999)
Violence and Victorian gentility meet in one of Dickens' greatest creations, and this adaptation is appropriately dark, sometimes savagely comic, and wholly unsentimental.
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David Copperfield (1986)
Charles Dickens’ cherished story chronicling the life of a kind-hearted orphan, from his childhood tribulations to his literary success.
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A Tale of Two Cities
Set during the French Revolution, this timeless Dickens tale of romance, sacrifice, and tyranny finds a noble hero torn between improving society and self-advancement.
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Great Expectations (1981)
In this adaptation of one of Charles Dickens’ greatest works, an orphan with humble beginnings grows to become a gentleman, thanks to an anonymous benefactor.
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Hard Times
In an industrial town where markets overshadow the human spirit, a retired merchant forbids his children to engage in imaginative pursuits.
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Oliver Twist (1985)
One of Dickens’ best-known tales about an orphan boy who asked for more.
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Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice (Remastered)
On its 25th anniversary, Jane Austen’s timeless love story is given the most lavish treatment yet in this new restoration available exclusively on BritBox.
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Emma
Romola Garai is Jane Austen’s fickle heroine, fatally convinced she is good at matchmaking, but unaware she is playing a dangerous game that might finally force her to grow up.
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Persuasion
Anne Elliot is pressured by her parents to turn away her true love due to his lack of status or wealth. Years later, he returns from sea, a successful naval officer, which salts the wound on Anne’s heart.
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Sense and Sensibility (2008)
Two sisters learn what it takes to find love and happiness in a restrictive high society, where wealth and status trump all.
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Miss Austen Regrets
Based on the life of one of Britain’s most treasured authors. As she approaches age forty, Jane Austen appears happily single until she reflects on previous suitors and life choices in this enchanting drama.
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Mansfield Park
In Jane Austen’s witty Regency romance, impoverished Fanny is sent to live with her more affluent uncle and struggles for acceptance by her shallow relatives.
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Northanger Abbey
A young woman with a taste for melodrama and romance is invited to stay with the affluent Tilney family, where she learns a sinister family secret.
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Emma (1972)
In Emma Woodhouse’s imprudent attempts to meddle in her friends’ love lives, she is counseled and criticized by her brother-in-law, whose attentions are motivated by more than just brotherly love.
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Sense and Sensibility (1981)
Two sisters with differing attitudes to life and love navigate their romantic lives in a society obsessed with wealth and status.
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Lost in Austen
A thoroughly modern heroine threatens to ruin one of the world’s greatest literary love stories in this ingenious reinvention of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
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Catherine Cookson

Catherine Cookson's The Cinder Path
Romantically involved with two sisters, a farmer’s son seeking redemption goes off to fight in WWI and must face the enemy as well as his demons.
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Catherine Cookson's The Glass Virgin
Living a life of luxury, Annabella Lagange is blissfully unaware that her father is a wastrel and a womanizer. Also unbeknownst to her is a life-shattering secret.
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Catherine Cookson's The Wingless Bird
As Britain is on the brink of WWI, three very different families are linked by the strong-minded Agnes Conway in this story of perseverance and love across class divides.
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Catherine Cookson's The Man Who Cried
Set during the turbulent times of the 1930's Depression and WWII, Abel Mason searches for happiness for himself and his young son.
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Catherine Cookson's The Dwelling Place
A young girl must care for her 5 younger siblings following her parents’ death and is challenged when the aristocratic Fischel family takes an unwelcome interest.
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Catherine Cookson's The Tide of Life
The lively and unconventional young Emily Kennedy learns valuable lessons about life and love in her relationships with three very different men.
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Catherine Cookson's The Moth
In early 1900’s England, a carpenter leaves the shipyards for a job in his uncle's business, and life in the country is not as idyllic as he had imagined.
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The Fifteen Streets
In this romance starring Sean Bean and Owen Teale, a rugged laborer and the daughter of a wealthy shipbuilder struggle to find love across class divides.
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Catherine Cookson's The Gambling Man
Feeling trapped by the slums of South Shields, Rory Connor tries his hand at gambling to get what he wants out of life - but the luck of a gambler goes both ways.
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Catherine Cookson's The Rag Nymph
"Raggie Aggie" Winkowski takes in the young Millie Forrester, abandoned in the cold streets by her mother.
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Catherine Cookson's The Girl
A dying woman delivers her daughter to the home of her former lover, Mr Thorton, and his wife is not pleased with the new arrangement.
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Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie's Poirot
The complete collection. David Suchet stars as Agatha Christie's beloved detective Hercule Poirot, who pits his wits against crime and injustice in this collection of murder mysteries.
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Agatha Christie's Marple
With an unassuming demeanor that belies a razor sharp mind, Agatha Christie’s beloved amateur sleuth Miss Marple gets to the bottom of challenging cases that even confound the police.
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Partners in Crime
Iconic super sleuths Tommy and Tuppence are now married and established as secret agents under the eagle eye of Scotland Yard.
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Miss Marple
Gloriously remastered from the 16mm film, this detective drama features Agatha Christie's unassuming amateur sleuth solving a series of murders.
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The Secret Adversary
In this Agatha Christie classic, two old friends who are short on money decide to become investigators for hire. But what starts off as a straightforward gig quickly spirals into a dangerous situation.
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Why Didn't They Ask Evans (1980)
While golfing on the Welsh coast, Bobby Jones apparently hits a stranger who falls off the sea cliff. His enigmatic last words are "Why didn't they ask Evans?"
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Seven Dials Mystery
This Agatha Christie lighthearted whodunit follows Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent, a young aristocrat who insinuates herself into a series of murders, stolen state secrets, and a mysterious secret society.
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Sparkling Cyanide
Enveloped in a glamorous world of wealth and politics, an elderly couple are unlikely secret agents, brought in to investigate the murder of a powerful soccer club manager's wife.
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Evil Under the Sun
Hercule Poirot travels to an exclusive island resort in the Adriatic to investigate the theft of a valuable diamond. But when a famous actress on holiday is murdered, every guest becomes a suspect.
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The Mirror Crack'd
This classic Agatha Christie installment features Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and Tony Curtis, with Angela Lansbury as the dogged sleuth Miss Marple.
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Jamaica Inn
In 1820, on windswept Cornish moors, young Mary (Jessica Brown Findlay) is forced to live with her transformed Aunt Patience at Jamaica Inn. Her aunt, under her domineering husband's spell, hides the smuggling hub within the inn.
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte's classic novel springs vibrantly to life in this lavish and slightly steamy adaptation, featuring Ruth Wilson (Luther) in her TV debut as the titular "poor, obscure, plain and little" heroine.
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The Ex-Wife
Tasha is happily married to her husband Jack and enjoying being a new mother. However, her life is disrupted when Jen, her husband's ex-wife, refuses to leave them alone.
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Love in a Cold Climate
Three young women search for love as they grow out of their care-free youth and into adulthood in this adaptation of Nancy Mitford's novel.
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Cranford
Judi Dench stars in this story of a Northern, small-town hub of intrigue where everyone talks - and everyone is talked about.
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The Baron
US star Steve Forrest plays John Mannering, an antiques dealer and undercover agent working in an informal capacity for British Diplomatic Intelligence.
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Doctor Zhivago
Physician and poet Yury Zhivago wrestles with his intense love for two women during the Russian Revolution. Keira Knightley & Sam Neill star in this stunning adaptation of the heartbreaking love story.
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Brideshead Revisited Remastered
The greatest television adaptation of all time, beautifully remastered. Evelyn Waugh's timeless classic follows Charles Ryder's life and relationships over a tumultuous 20 year period.
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Sharpe
Sean Bean stars in these dramas set during the Napoleonic wars of 19th century Spain. Fast-moving, hard-hitting action adventures based on Bernard Cornwell's best-selling novels.
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Blandings
Poor Lord Emsworth cannot simply enjoy the comforts of his stately Victorian castle and the company of his beloved pet pig. Rather, he is constantly obliged to entertain eccentric relatives and absurd aristocrats in this lively period comedy.
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Classic Father Brown
G K Chesterton's classic clergyman-detective set authentically in the 1920s. Father Brown's involvement with crime is through his calling as a priest, doing good works and apprehending bad guys.
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Father Brown
For this detective, the devil is in the details. Mark Williams stars as Father Brown, a clergyman with a particular talent for crime-solving.
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Well-to-do Inspector Lynley is unexpectedly paired with working class DS Havers in this intriguing murder mystery series.
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Cadfael
Cadfael, a monk at the grand Shrewsbury Abbey in the 12th Century, recently entered the monastic life having turned his back on the great crusades. But he still cannot suppress his natural inquisitiveness, nor can he resist mystery when it comes calling.
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Daniel Deronda
In George Eliot’s love story, the spirited Gwendolen Harleth falls for a sensitive, intelligent young man, haunted by the secrets that surround his birth.
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