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  • Top Boy

    Top Boy

    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

  • 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

  • everyday_wk46_brand

    Everyday

    John Simm and Shirley Henderson star in Michael Winterbottom's tale of survival and love - a celebration of the small pleasures of life

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  1. 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

  2. World Without End World Without End

    Cynthia Nixon, Peter Firth, Charlotte Riley and Miranda Richardson head up the all-star cast in Ken Follett's epic sequel to The Pillars of the Earth, set in medieval England [S] More on World Without End

    Last broadcast: Saturday 16 February, 9PM on Channel 4

  3. 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: 28 April 2011, on

  4. I Am Slave I Am Slave

    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 [S] More on I Am Slave

    Last broadcast: 30 August 2010, on

  5. The Promise The Promise

    Claire Foy and Christian Cooke star in Peter Kosminsky's four-part drama serial. Eighteen-year-old Erin sets out on an emotional journey when she retraces her grandfather's footsteps. [S] More on The Promise

    Last broadcast: 27 February 2011, on

  6. 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

  7. Shameless USA: Frank and Fiona 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] [AD] More on Shameless USA

    Last broadcast: Sunday 20 January, 11.05PM on More4

  8. Revenge: The First Chapter: Nolan Ross Revenge: The First Chapter

    The complex plot of dark US drama Revenge is revealed in this special providing a Season 1 recap, as seen through the eyes of Nolan Ross [S] [AD] More on Revenge: The First Chapter

    Last broadcast: Monday 07 January, 8PM on E4

  9. New Love New Love

    A futuristic vision of relationships where men and women act out the fantasy of love instead of daring to really feel it [S] More on New Love

  10. Homeland: Carrie (Claire Danes) Homeland

    The worlds of ex-CIA agent Carrie Mathison and freshman Congressman Nicholas Brody are set to collide again in the second season of the tense US thriller starring Claire Danes and Damian Lewis [S] [AD] More on Homeland

    Last broadcast: Sunday 23 December, 9PM on Channel 4

  11. 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: 18 January 2012, on

  12. Misfits Misfits

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

    Last broadcast: 16 December 2012, on

  13. 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

    Last broadcast: 25 July 2012, on

  14. Secret State: Gabriel Byrne Secret State

    Gabriel Byrne stars as deputy prime minister Tom Dawkins, who's thrust to the fore by catastrophic events, and ends up forced to take on the might of the establishment [S] [AD] More on Secret State

    Last broadcast: 28 November 2012, on

  15. 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

    Last broadcast: 20 August 2010, on

  16. everyday_wk46_brand Everyday

    John Simm and Shirley Henderson star in Michael Winterbottom's tale of survival and love - a celebration of the small pleasures of life [S] More on Everyday

    Last broadcast: 15 November 2012, on

  17. The Somme The Somme

    Told through letters, diaries and journals written at the time, the film draws on the thoughts and feelings of the men who fought there to capture the eyewitness experience of the Battle of the Somme [S] More on The Somme

  18. 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

  19. The Closer The Closer

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

    Last broadcast: 01 November 2012, on

  20. The Pillars of the Earth, Rufus Sewell The Pillars of the Earth

    Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Hayley Atwell and Donald Sutherland star in this adaptation of Ken Follett's novel - a love story set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles in 12th century England [S] More on The Pillars of the Earth

    Last broadcast: 20 November 2010, on

  21. 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

    Last broadcast: 22 April 2011, on

  22. Hollyoaks Later: Brendan Hollyoaks Later

    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 [S] More on Hollyoaks Later

  23. A Running Jump A Running Jump

    Sports-infused comedy about a man trying to buy a second-hand car in London's East End [S] [AD] More on A Running Jump

    Last broadcast: 23 July 2012, on

  24. 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 [S] More on No Angels

  25. 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: 12 April 2012, on

  26. 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

    Last broadcast: 04 June 2012, on

  27. What If What If

    Noel Clarke stars in this urban youth culture take on Rudyard Kipling's classic If... [S] More on What If

    Last broadcast: 30 July 2012, on

  28. Confession of a Cannibal Convict Confession of a Cannibal Convict

    Riveting drama based on the true life tale of Alexander Pearce, an Irish convict transported to Van Diemens Land. A habitual escapee, he resorted to cannibalism to survive [S] More on Confession of a Cannibal Convict

    Last broadcast: 10 July 2010, on

  29. Random Random

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

    Last broadcast: 23 August 2011, on

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. 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: 26 April 2012, on

  33. 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: 15 April 2012, on

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. 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

  38. 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

  39. 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: 22 December 2011, on

  40. 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: 23 December 2011, on

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