Drama

Desperate Housewives

4 Episodes

Dark comedy drama exploring the complicated reality behind the apparent domestic bliss of a group of housewives in a fictitious American suburb

Revenge

1 Episode

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

Hollyoaks

22 Episodes

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...

The Killing

5 Episodes

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...

The Good Wife

5 Episodes

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

One Tree Hill

4 Episodes

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

Random

1 Episode

A touching and profound story that follows, over the course of a single day, an ordinary family's routine shattered by a random act

Top Boy

4 Episodes

A thrilling and raw four-part drama about young lives lived on the edge in east London - an honest and gripping rendition of inner-city drug and gang culture

Homeland

1 Episode

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?

Hollyoaks: Omnibus

4 Episodes

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...

The Queen

5 Episodes

Five leading British actresses play the Queen at pivotal times in her life, as this ground-breaking series examines Britain's social history through key events in her reign

Fresh Meat

8 Episodes

Comedy drama series from the creators of Peep Show about the hilarious, and often painful, truths of being a student

Misfits

3 Series, 21 Episodes

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

Skins

55 Episodes

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

Dead Set

5 Episodes

Bloody, sharp satire from Charlie Brooker. Zombies are rampaging throughout Britain. Blissfully unaware of gory events outside, the Big Brother housemates are in for the ultimate eviction night...

This Is England

4 Episodes

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.

Teachers

4 Series, 40 Episodes

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...

Shameless

10 Series, 118 Episodes

Paul Abbott's critically acclaimed, offbeat drama about the rollercoaster lives and loves of the dysfunctional Gallagher clan

Misfits Online: Vegas Baby!

1 Episode

This exclusive eight-minute online film gives fans a chance to say goodbye to motormouth Nathan, who, armed with a new superpower, has got a plan to go out in style. His target - Las Vegas.

Beaver Falls

6 Episodes

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...

Misfits Online: Erazer

1 Episode

In this exclusive online mini-episode, the gang finally discover the identity of the mysterious Erazer character who has been tagging the estate

The Queen's Sister

1 Episode

A drama, starring Lucy Cohu, capturing the intimate details of Princess Margaret's private inner world as it charts her troubled life

Honeymoon

1 Episode

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...

North Square

10 Episodes

Legal drama about a team of barristers in a dynamic Leeds defence chamber. Hard-working, but not always scrupulous, they'll bend the law as far as they can without breaking it...

Sirens

6 Episodes

A team of world-weary paramedics are forced to confront the dregs of society - not to mention their own inadequacies - in this comedy drama

Black Mirror

2 Episodes

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

No Angels

10 Episodes

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

A Harlot's Progress

1 Episode

A Harlot's Progress dramatically depicts the artist William Hogarth's exploration of sex trafficking and debauchery in Georgian London - an investigation that threatens to destroy his career

Mum's Gone Gay

1 Episode

Inspired by stories from real life, Mum's Gone Gay examines the impact on families with teenage children when a parent comes out

Pleasureland

1 Episode

Provocative drama about a group of Liverpudlian teenagers who can't wait to grow up and are hungry to experience anything they can

Hollyoaks: Best Bits 2011

1 Episode

A cheeky look back at the sexiest, funniest, biggest and best moments from 2011 - a phenomenal year in Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks Later

3 Series, 15 Episodes

The successful late-night extension of Channel 4's flagship teen drama presents five brand new episodes on E4 exploring the lives and loves of some of the Hollyoaks regulars

Double Lesson

1 Episode

The fictional story of a secondary school teacher who, one Monday afternoon, attacks a pupil in his class

Sex Traffic

2 Episodes

A powerful two-part drama about two young Moldovan sisters kidnapped and trafficked through Europe to the dark side of London, betrayed by pimps and police, and fighting for their lives.

White Teeth

4 Episodes

An epic comedy, adapted by Simon Burke from the award-winning debut novel by Zadie Smith. The lives of three families are woven together across three decades in multi-cultural Britain.

Born with Two Mothers

1 Episode

A provocative drama about an IVF mix-up which results in a white woman giving birth to a black boy

Any Human Heart

4 Episodes

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

Fallout

1 Episode

A policeman returns to the estate where he grew up to investigate the murder of a young boy. Lennie James stars in this powerful drama about race and law and order.

The Devil's Whore

4 Episodes

Colourful four-part drama about the seismic events of 17th-century England, when political disobedience turned to revolution and bloody civil war, and English history was changed forever

Dance for Eternity

1 Episode

An award-winning atmospheric drama from first time director Michael Gilroy. Two lovers make a promise to each other that will change their lives forever...

Queer as Folk

2 Series, 10 Episodes

Set in and around the Manchester 'scene', this groundbreaking Channel 4 drama was written by Russell T Davis, and documents the lives and loves of three young gay men: Stuart, Vince and Nathan

40

3 Episodes

Provocative three-part drama focusing on seven former school friends whose lives are undergoing seismic change as they hit that landmark age

I Am Slave

1 Episode

Inspired by real-life events, drama I Am Slave, is the extraordinary tale of one woman's fight for freedom from modern-day slavery - a powerful story of imprisonment, cruelty and despair, but also one of hope and humanity

NY-LON

7 Episodes

Groundbreaking drama about a very modern long-distance love affair, set in London and New York. One chance look, one coincidence in a million - and two worlds are suddenly changed forever.

Ultraviolet

6 Episodes

Dark forces are at large in the city in this drama series about modern vampires, starring Jack Davenport

Buried

8 Episodes

Lennie James starts in this hard-hitting drama about the daily struggle for survival in HMP Mandrake, a men's prison

Psychos

6 Episodes

A challenging and provocative six-part drama set in the psychiatric ward of a Glasgow hospital

Falling Apart

1 Episode

This is a powerful and contemporary drama charts the course of Clare and Pete's marriage from its blissful beginnings to its tragic end due to domestic violence

Elizabeth I

2 Episodes

Helen Mirren portrays the 'Virgin Queen' in her later years in this major two-part drama by Nigel Williams. Also starring Jeremy Irons, Hugh Dancy, Ian McDiarmid and Patrick Malahide.