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81) The Thick of It
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
Award-winning comedian Armando Iannucci directs this dark political satire, set in the corridors of British government. An ensemble of the best British comic actors improvise around scripts based on inside knowledge and leaked revelations of the workings of Westminster. The team at the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship find themselves in a world dominated by internal politics, power and the media, where they have no choice but to do as...
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Series
Under suspicion (Mary Higgins Clark) volume 5
Under suspicion novel volume 5
Under suspicion novel volume 4
Under suspicion novel volume 5
Under suspicion novel volume 4
Language
English
Description
"Laurie Moran's professional life is a success. Her television show Under Suspicion is a hit, both in the ratings and its record of solving cold cases. But her romantic break from former host Alex Buckley has left her with on-air talent she can't stand -- Ryan Nichols -- and a sense of loneliness, despite her loving family. Now Ryan has suggested a new case. Three years ago, Virginia Wakeling, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan...
83) Mare of Easttown
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Kate Winslet plays Mare Sheehan, a small-town Pennsylvania detective who investigates a local murder as life crumbles around her. The seven-part limited series is an exploration into the dark side of a close community and an authentic examination of how family and past tragedies can define our present.
84) Springfield confidential: jokes, secrets, and outright lies from a lifetime writing for the Simpsons
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English
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In celebration of The Simpsons thirtieth anniversary, the show's longest-serving writer and producer offers a humorous look at the writing and making of the legendary Fox series that has become one of the most revered artistic achievements in television history.
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English
Description
"Jinger Vuolo, the sixth child in the famous Duggar family of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On, recounts how she began to question the unhealthy ideology of her youth and learned to embrace true freedom in Christ"--
Growing up in the public eye-- a reality star in the Duggar family documentaries-- Vuolo grew up believing the Bible was primarily a rulebook and that faith was about executing God's laws to perfection. These ingrained principles...
Publisher
The History® Channel
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Against the backdrop of major events in American history like the Civil War and the Great Depression, “The Toys that Built America” shares a different story—one that brings new products and nostalgic toys to the forefront as driving forces behind untold cultural and economic shifts. The four-part docuseries showcases visionaries such as the Parker Brothers, Milton Bradley and Ruth Handler who transformed a small toy company into the billion-dollar...
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English
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"Sally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls, the late night live comedy show that airs each Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she's long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional hook-up, career success, and a close relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life. But when Sally's friend and fellow writer Danny Horst begins dating Annabel, a glamorous actress who guest-hosted the...
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English
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"Felicity "Fizzy" Chen is lost. Sure, she's got an incredible career as a beloved romance novelist with a slew of bestsellers under her belt, but when she's asked to give a commencement address, it hits her: she hasn't been practicing what she's preached. Fizzy hasn't ever really been in love. Lust? Definitely. But that swoon-worthy, can't-stop-thinking-about-him, all-encompassing feeling? Nope. Nothing. What happens when the optimism she's spent...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Andy Cohen has taken on the most important job of his life--father--and boy (and girl!) does he have a lot to say about it! One of Andy Cohen's most momentous years starts off with a hangover the morning after an epic New Year's Eve broadcast. But Andy doesn't have time to dwell on the drama, as his role as media mogul is now matched with the responsibilities, joys, and growing pains of parenthood. This fast-paced, mile-a-minute look behind the scenes...
91) Trump Bites
Publisher
SND Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Trump Bites is a collection of short animated films that combine real Trump audio clips with the surreal, hand-drawn animations of Bill Plympton.
93) Mister Winner
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Leslie Winner is one of the good guys. But he’s forever finding himself in self-inflicted trouble. Despite his calamitous nature, he’s found someone who’ll put up with him – his fiancée Jemma. They’re getting ready for their wedding, and if Leslie’s going to pay for the honeymoon, he needs to find a job. And somehow manage not to get the sack. This loveable klutz is never far from a fresh disaster. Decorating a house, badly, with a paint...
94) House of Cards
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Who would be a leader in this wicked world? Award-winning political drama HOUSE OF CARDS is a delicious tale of greed, corruption and burning ambition. At its heart is Francis Urquhart, a black-hearted villain with a smiling face, who shares with the viewers his estranged humour and innermost thoughts to destroy each of his political rivals. One by one his opponents tumble, until at last there is just one wild card left in the pack...
95) Mr. Sloane
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Bittersweet comedy-drama about a buttoned-down man in crisis. It's December 1969 and Jeremy Sloane is at the end of his rope - literally. He's been sacked from his accounting job, his wife Janet has left him to "find herself," and he is beginning to despair of his lot in life. Most evenings are now spent down the pub, drowning his sorrows with childhood mates Ross, Reggie and Beans. But with a potential job opportunity on the horizon and the phone...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
David Jason returns for a fourth series of the much loved sitcom. Starting with a Christmas episode Granville must use some of his craftiest wiles to persuade some of his most important customers not to travel over Christmas. Times may have changed, but some of the regular customers haven't, including former nurse Gladys Emmanuel and the Black Widow. Assisting Granville is his son Leroy, a young buck who has more female admirers than Granville ever...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The coming-of-age adventures of lovable rogues Conor and Jock. Life's a breakneck rollercoaster when you're having as much fun as Conor and Jock. That's okay, because they'd do anything for each other. Anyone who has a best friend would understand that.
99) Ladhood: S1
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Liam Wlliams searches for the secret to a less idiotic future. But can he learn from his past mistakes? With his best mate Ralph, reflecting on lad culture and the formative experiences of his youth, Williams skewers modern day masculinity by delving into the memories of his own misspent adolescence, loitering in the streets, parks and graveyards of suburban Garforth.
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Featuring a stellar ensemble cast, the award-winning hit comedy is back for a third series of mayhem at the gloriously idiosyncratic Goodman family's traditional Friday night dinner. Adam gains a new female admirer - a 9 year old girl, Jonny gets the world's worst tattoo, Dad gives the boys a graphic lecture on sex education and tries to hide a dead, frozen fox from Mum, Mum practices being a counsellor on her horrified family, Grandma goes back out...
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