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    Teachers

    Irreverent comedy drama following the chaotic lives, loves and drinking sessions of a group of hapless secondary schoolteachers. They might be qualified to teach, but they've still got a lot to learn...

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  • Cast of No Angels

    No Angels

    Critically acclaimed comedy drama following four young nurses struggling to cope with life, death and lunacy on the wards of St Margaret's Hospital

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  • Jim Broadbent in Any Human Heart

    Any Human Heart

    Jim Broadbent, Matthew Macfadyen and Sam Claflin take the lead role in William Boyd's funny, moving and ambitious adaptation of his best-selling novel, exploring one man's tumultuous and unpredictable journey through the 20th century

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  1. 90210 series two 90210

    Prepare to revisit the hottest postcode in the USA. The kids from West Beverly High might be rich and privileged, but they've always got some drama going on... [S] More on 90210

    Next on: Tuesday 29 May, 9PM on E4

  2. Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives

    Dark comedy drama exploring the complicated reality behind the apparent domestic bliss of a group of housewives in a fictitious American suburb [S] More on Desperate Housewives

    Next on: Wednesday 30 May, 11.30PM on Channel 4

  3. Nick George Dirty Sexy Money

    Hit US drama. Idealistic attorney Nick George is persuaded to take on some less than ideal clients - the wealthy and immoral Darling family. This is one lawyer who will never be short of work... More on Dirty Sexy Money

  4. Franklin and Bash: Franklin (Breckin Meyer) and Bash (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) Franklin & Bash

    In this American comedy drama, streetwise lawyers and life-long friends Jared Franklin and Peter Bash are recruited to shake things up at a stuffy law firm [S] More on Franklin & Bash

    Last broadcast: 14 September 2011, on

  5. Frank Shameless

    Paul Abbott's critically acclaimed, offbeat drama about the rollercoaster lives and loves of the dysfunctional Gallagher clan [S] More on Shameless

    Next on: Saturday 09 June, 1.55AM on E4

  6. Revenge Revenge

    US drama with Emily VanCamp playing Emily Thorne, who has arrived in the affluent Hamptons under an assumed identity to gain revenge on those responsible for wrecking her childhood More on Revenge

    Next on: Monday 28 May, 9PM on E4

  7. Hollyoaks Hollyoaks

    Compelling teenage soap based in Chester. Since 1995, a multitude of beautiful people have been learning the hard way how to deal with the ugly twists of adolescent life... [S] More on Hollyoaks

    Next on: Monday 28 May, 6.30PM on Channel 4

  8. One Tree Hill One Tree Hill

    Love, life and basketball in Tree Hill, a small town in North Carolina that sees far more than its fair share of teen drama [S] More on One Tree Hill

    Last broadcast: Monday 21 May, 9PM on E4

  9. Brothers and Sisters Brothers and Sisters

    Compelling US drama from the producers of Alias and The West Wing. An all-star cast play a wealthy but troubled family from California grappling with love, loss and living in the modern age. [S] More on Brothers and Sisters

  10. Julianna Margulies The Good Wife

    Drama starring Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, a politician's wife who has to transform herself into a career woman when a scandal surrounding her husband turns her life upside down [S] More on The Good Wife

    Next on: Thursday 31 May, 9PM on More4

  11. Smallville Smallville

    Before the legend of Superman came a boy named Clark Kent. Someday, he'll master his powers and understand his true calling, but for now he just has to get through adolescence... [S] More on Smallville

    Last broadcast: 01 November 2011, on

  12. The Killing The Killing

    The investigation into Rosie Larsen's murder continues in Series 2 of the intense US crime drama. As detective Sarah Linden gets closer to the truth, explosive secrets are revealed... [S] More on The Killing

    Next on: Wednesday 30 May, 10PM on Channel 4

  13. The Devil Reaper

    On his 21st birthday, slacker Sam gets a nasty surprise: his parents only went and sold his soul to the Devil before he was born! So now he's required to work for Satan as his personal bounty hunter? Nice. [S] More on Reaper

    Last broadcast: 17 December 2010, on

  14. St Elsewhere St Elsewhere

    A medical drama made by the Hill Street Blues team set in St Eligius, an understaffed and overburdened Boston teaching hospital, nicknamed St Elsewhere [S] More on St Elsewhere

  15. Make It or Break It Make It or Break It

    US drama series following a group of elite teenage gymnasts as they deal with parents, boyfriends, coaches, rivalry, Olympic dreams and betrayal while training [S] More on Make It or Break It

    Next on: Saturday 02 June, 7.10AM on E4

  16. Hollyoaks Hollyoaks: Omnibus

    Compelling teenage soap based in Chester. Since 1995, a multitude of beautiful people have been learning the hard way how to deal with the ugly twists of adolescent life... [S] More on Hollyoaks: Omnibus

    Next on: Monday 04 June, 2.30AM on Channel 4

  17. The Event The Event

    A high-octane US thriller starring Jason Ritter as a man whose investigation into the mysterious disappearance of his fiancée unwittingly exposes the biggest cover-up in American history... [S] More on The Event

    Last broadcast: 30 May 2011, on

  18. PressKit_Guinevere_Final Camelot

    Epic ten-part dramatisation of the Arthurian legend starring Eva Green, Joseph Fiennes, Jamie Campbell Bower and Tamsin Egerton [S] More on Camelot

    Next on: Monday 04 June, 1.15AM on Channel 4

  19. Betty Hero Image Ugly Betty

    Smash-hit US comedy drama. In the superficial world of high fashion, image is everything. How can an ordinary girl - a slightly plump plain Jane from Queens - possibly fit in? [S] More on Ugly Betty

    Last broadcast: 27 December 2010, on

  20. Charlie's Angels Charlie's Angels

    Based on the original 70s TV series of the same name, Charlie's Angels features three beautiful women who get the chance to escape their chequered pasts [S] More on Charlie's Angels

    Last broadcast: Wednesday 18 January, 8PM on E4

  21. Short films Short Films

    A series of short original films produced by a variety of talented writers and directors [S] More on Short Films

    Last broadcast: 23 October 2010, on

  22. Claire Danes Homeland

    Compelling US thriller starring Claire Danes and Damian Lewis. An American soldier left for dead in Iraq is rescued after years in captivity - but can the returning hero's story be trusted? [S] More on Homeland

    Last broadcast: Sunday 06 May, 9PM on Channel 4

  23. Megan Smith Privileged

    Intriguing US drama. Megan Smith has a Yale education, a relentlessly positive attitude and a foolproof plan to conquer the world of journalism. But then she gets fired and her life turns upside down... [S] More on Privileged

    Last broadcast: 15 November 2009, on

  24. Double Lesson Double Lesson

    The fictional story of a secondary school teacher who, one Monday afternoon, attacks a pupil in his class [S] More on Double Lesson

    Last broadcast: 15 July 2011, on

  25. Saving Grace Saving Grace

    Academy Award winner Holly Hunter stars in gritty drama Saving Grace as Grace Hanadarko, a fast-living and headstrong Oklahoma City police detective set on a path of self-destruction [S] More on Saving Grace

    Last broadcast: Thursday 26 April, 11.05PM on More4

  26. The Gallaghers Shameless USA

    The US version of the hit comedy drama, with William H Macy as Frank Gallagher, working-class patriarch to a brood of six spirited and independent children [S] More on Shameless USA

    Last broadcast: 08 September 2011, on

  27. Cathy Jamison The Big C

    US drama series The Big C follows reserved suburban wife and mother Cathy Jamison, who vows to dramatically shake up her life after she is diagnosed with terminal cancer [S] More on The Big C

    Last broadcast: Thursday 12 April, 10PM on More4

  28. Saving the Titanic Saving The Titanic

    This drama-documentary tells a poignant story of self-sacrifice by the Titanic's engineers, stokers and firemen in the face of impending death More on Saving The Titanic

    Last broadcast: Sunday 15 April, 4PM on Channel 4

  29. Derek: Ricky Gervais Derek

    A bittersweet one-off comedy drama about a group of outsiders living on society's margins. Written, directed by and starring Ricky Gervais. [S] More on Derek

    Last broadcast: Thursday 12 April, 10PM on Channel 4

  30. Joel, Eli, Jason and Brian in Glory Daze Glory Daze

    Comedy series that centres on a group of new friends - Joel, Eli, Jason and Brian - away from home for the first time and navigating college life in 1980s Wisconsin [S] More on Glory Daze

    Last broadcast: 05 May 2011, on

  31. Film Drifting

    After 20 years at sea, Donald returns to stay with his aunt in her Glasgow high rise, and begins work on a secret project in his bedroom More on Drifting

  32. Emilia Fox as Dawn Honeymoon

    A woman sets off on her honeymoon, but troubling events over the course of one night make her question who her new husband really is... [S] More on Honeymoon

  33. Skins: Matty Skins

    Irreverent comedy drama from the makers of Shameless, which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol [S] More on Skins

    Last broadcast: 22 July 2010, on

  34. Erica Strange in Being Erica Being Erica

    Erin Karpluk stars as Erica Strange in this drama about a woman who starts seeing a counsellor to deal with her regrets only to discover that he has the ability to take her back in time to change these events [S] More on Being Erica

    Last broadcast: 03 July 2011, on

  35. Sirens Sirens

    A team of world-weary paramedics are forced to confront the dregs of society - not to mention their own inadequacies - in this comedy drama [S] More on Sirens

    Last broadcast: 01 August 2011, on

  36. Fresh Meat Fresh Meat

    Comedy drama series from the creators of Peep Show about the hilarious, and often painful, truths of being a student [S] More on Fresh Meat

    Last broadcast: 16 November 2011, on

  37. Life Unexpected - teenage drama on E4 Life Unexpected

    US drama about a teenager, Lux, who has spent her childhood being moved from one foster family to the next. Lux decides to become an emancipated minor on her 16th birthday so that she can take charge of her life but to do so, she must have the signatures of her biological parents... [S] More on Life Unexpected

    Last broadcast: 14 February 2011, on

  38. Beaver Falls Beaver Falls

    Three British graduates have blagged a job at Beaver Falls, an elite American summer camp. The guys just want a summer of fun. But the job requires them to set an example to the gorgeous teenage offspring of California's rich and powerful. Yeah, like that's really going to happen... [S] More on Beaver Falls

    Last broadcast: 31 August 2011, on

  39. Brad Pitt in Babel Babel

    Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett star as American tourists caught up in an accidental shooting in Morocco. And what happens to them also has repercussions for people on the other side of the world. More on Babel

  40. Coming Up Coming Up

    Coming Up is the Channel 4 talent scheme where new writers and directors have the opportunity to make an original film with a guaranteed network broadcast [S] More on Coming Up

    Last broadcast: 12 September 2011, on

  41. Britain's Greatest Codebreaker: Alan Turing Britain's Greatest Codebreaker

    Drama documentary recording the brilliance - and the destruction - of one of the 20th century's greatest minds More on Britain's Greatest Codebreaker

    Last broadcast: 21 November 2011, on

  42. London's Burning London's Burning

    David Morrissey and Samantha Bond star in a drama about the rioting that struck London in August 2011, telling their stories of the people who were there, based on eye witness testimony [S] More on London's Burning

    Last broadcast: Thursday 22 December, 9PM on Channel 4

  43. Hollyoaks: Best Bits 2011 - The Freshers group Hollyoaks: Best Bits 2011

    A cheeky look back at the sexiest, funniest, biggest and best moments from 2011 - a phenomenal year in Hollyoaks [S] More on Hollyoaks: Best Bits 2011

    Last broadcast: Friday 23 December, 9PM on E4

  44. Southland Southland

    Gritty police drama set on the lawless streets of Los Angeles where rookie cop Ben, his hard-as-nails training officer John, multi-tasking detective Lydia and their team in the Los Angeles Police Department live and work [S] More on Southland

    Last broadcast: Thursday 15 December, 9PM on More4

  45. The Closer: Brenda The Closer

    Complex US crime drama. World-class interrogator Brenda Leigh Johnson, an expert at obtaining confessions, heads a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases [S] More on The Closer

    Last broadcast: Thursday 29 December, 10PM on More4

  46. Black Mirror Black Mirror

    Charlie Brooker, the writer of E4's Dead Set, returns with a suspenseful, satirical three-part mini-series that taps into collective unease about our modern world [S] More on Black Mirror

    Last broadcast: Sunday 18 December, 9PM on Channel 4

  47. The Misfits: Alisha Misfits

    When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers [S] More on Misfits

    Last broadcast: Sunday 18 December, 10PM on E4

  48. This Is England: Lol This Is England

    This Is England revisits the characters of Shane Meadows' multi award-winning hit film. Acclaimed director Shane Meadows' first ever television series follows the lives of Shaun, Lol, Woody and their gang of friends. [S] More on This Is England

    Last broadcast: Thursday 15 December, 10PM on Channel 4

  49. Rory Gilmore Gilmore Girls

    The lives and loves of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a single mother and her daughter who are who are more like sisters More on Gilmore Girls

  50. True Blood True Blood

    Mature vampire drama from the creator of Six Feet Under, which follows a telepathic barmaid called Sookie who is bored by life until she meets Bill Compton - a mysterious 173-year-old vampire [S] More on True Blood

    Last broadcast: Tuesday 29 November, 11.10PM on Channel 4

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