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  • Daniel Feeld's frozen head

    Cold Lazarus

    Dennis Potter's last epic drama, starring Albert Finney. The year is 2368 and a group of scientists are on the brink of a breakthrough as they begin to tap into the memory of a man who died in the 1990s.

  • 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

  • Julie Walters as Mo Mowlam

    Mo

    The story of Mo Mowlam - the Good Friday Agreement, her life away from politics and her battle with ill-health

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  1. A Harlot's Progress A Harlot's Progress

    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 [S] More on A Harlot's Progress

  2. A Very British Coup A Very British Coup

    Based on the novel by Chris Mullin, this political thriller stars Ray McAnally as the newly elected left-wing prime minister Harry Perkins, who soon finds himself up to his neck in conspiracy More on A Very British Coup

  3. Anna Karenina Anna Karenina

    A four-part adaptation of Tolstoy's epic love story starring Helen McCrory. Set against the panorama of 19th century Russia, Anna Karenina is the story of a woman who risks everything in order to follow her heart. More on Anna Karenina

  4. Annie's Bar Annie's Bar

    Political soap with scenes shot just hours before transmission. Set in and around Annie's Bar - the legendary watering hole and gossip shop in the House of Commons More on Annie's Bar

  5. 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 [S] More on Any Human Heart

    Last broadcast: 12 December 2010, on

  6. 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

  7. Battle for Haditha Battle for Haditha

    Documentarian Nick Broomfield's 'real cinema' film is a hard-hitting docudrama about a real-life massacre in Iraq, when a young squadron of US marines gunned down 24 Iraqi civilians in cold blood [S] More on Battle for Haditha

  8. 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: Wednesday 31 August, 9PM on E4

  9. Behaving Badly Behaving Badly

    A four-part drama adapted from the novel by Catherine Heath that sees a spurned wife change from a splendidly behaved woman into one that indulges in the intoxicating delights of misbehaviour More on Behaving Badly

  10. 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

  11. 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

    Next on: Thursday 16 February, 10PM on More4

  12. Big Women Big Women

    Fay Weldon's drama about a group of female friends who set up a feminist publishing house, starring Daniela Nardini More on Big Women

  13. 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

  14. Bombay Blue Bombay Blue

    Clever crime drama that travels from the streets of Glasgow to the beating sun of Bombay More on Bombay Blue

  15. A baby sitting on a lawn with two couples standing behind Born with Two Mothers

    A provocative drama about an IVF mix-up which results in a white woman giving birth to a black boy More on Born with Two Mothers

  16. Boy A Boy A

    A powerful coming-of-age drama about a young man released from prison to start a new life after serving a sentence for a murder he committed when only 10 years old More on Boy A

  17. Boyz Unlimited Boyz Unlimited

    This six-part comedy series charts conman Nigel Gacey's attempt to manufacture a brand new boy band from scratch More on Boyz Unlimited

  18. Bradford Riots Bradford Riots

    In July 2001, after weeks of simmering racial tension, Bradford erupted in flames. This intense drama tells the story of the violent Bradford riots from the perspective of a group of young Asian men. More on Bradford Riots

  19. 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: Monday 21 November, 9PM on Channel 4

  20. Britz Britz

    Peter Kosminsky's BAFTA award winning drama about a British Muslim family who are pulled in radically different directions by their conflicting personal experiences in post 9/11 Britain [S] More on Britz

  21. Cast of Brookside Brookside

    Phil Redmond's classic, ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool. Brookside first aired on Channel 4 in 1982 and ran for 21 years. [S] More on Brookside

  22. 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

  23. Lennie James as Lee Kingley Buried

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

  24. Without a Trace CSI

    CSI and Without a Trace come together in one story, across two episodes. The investigative teams look into the death of a boy in Las Vegas who is linked to an earlier disappearance in New York. More on CSI

  25. 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: 06 August 2011, on

  26. The Camomile Lawn The Camomile Lawn

    Classic adaptation of Mary Wesley's much-acclaimed second novel. As storm clouds gather over Europe in 1939, five cousins meet to pay tribute to a world that will never be the same again. More on The Camomile Lawn

  27. Houses surrounding a small lake Cape Wrath

    Eerie, tense and engaging drama series starring David Morrissey and Lucy Cohu. A family on the run from their past soon discover that their new neighbours also have secrets to hide... [S] More on Cape Wrath

  28. A character from Cast Offs Cast Offs

    A darkly comic drama series telling the story of six disabled characters sent to a remote British island for a fictional reality TV show [S] More on Cast Offs

    Last broadcast: 09 December 2009, on

  29. Lambert in the restaurant Celebration

    Harold Pinter's play is set in a restaurant where three ruthless couples are dining to celebrate a wedding anniversary [S] More on Celebration

  30. 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

  31. City of Vice City of Vice

    Vivid, gritty and stylish historical drama set in a vice-ridden Georgian London. A stellar cast headed by Ian McDiarmid and Iain Glen brings to life the story behind the birth of the modern police force. [S] More on City of Vice

  32. Paul Nicholls Clapham Junction

    Drama that delivers a snapshot of the mixed experiences of several gay men whose lives interconnect over 36 hours in London [S] More on Clapham Junction

  33. 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

  34. Closing Numbers Closing Numbers

    This hard-hitting drama about a husband having an affair with another man was the centrepiece of Channel 4's contribution to the 1993 World Aids Day More on Closing Numbers

  35. Daniel Feeld's frozen head Cold Lazarus

    Dennis Potter's last epic drama, starring Albert Finney. The year is 2368 and a group of scientists are on the brink of a breakthrough as they begin to tap into the memory of a man who died in the 1990s. More on Cold Lazarus

  36. 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: Monday 12 September, 11.10PM on Channel 4

  37. 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

  38. Penny Consent

    Unique drama from BAFTA-winning director Brian Hill. Consent brings viewers up as close as possible to how a real rape trial works, blending scripted drama with true-to-life courtroom procedures. More on Consent

  39. dance_for_eternity Dance for Eternity

    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... [S] More on Dance for Eternity

  40. Jessica Alba as Max Guevara Dark Angel

    Cyberpunk sci-fi series from James Cameron and Charles H Eglee about genetically enhanced super-soldier Max Guevara, portrayed as an adult by Jessica Alba and as a child by Geneva Locke More on Dark Angel

  41. Deadset Dead Set

    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... [S] More on Dead Set

    Last broadcast: 07 September 2009, on

  42. Johnny Smith - The Dead Zone The Dead Zone

    Horror drama series based on the Stephen King novel More on The Dead Zone

    Last broadcast: 14 March 2010, on

  43. Michael Sheen as Tony Blair and David Morrissey as Gordon Brown The Deal

    A drama probing the enduring, complex and often tense relationship between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown More on The Deal

  44. Death of a President Death of a President

    Set in the near future, this drama imagines the assassination of George W Bush and examines America's reaction to it, using archive footage and documentary techniques to devastating effect More on Death of a President

  45. 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: Tuesday 14 February, 11.05PM on Channel 4

  46. Cast of The Devil's Whore The Devil's Whore

    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 [S] More on The Devil's Whore

  47. 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

  48. DOCKERS Dockers

    Feature-length drama depicting the struggles of a small group of Liverpool dockers. Written by working dockers, with the help of screenwriter Jimmy McGovern and novelist Irvine Welsh. More on Dockers

  49. 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

  50. Dressing for Breakfast: Louise Dressing for Breakfast

    Comedy about friends, family and relationships. Louise is single, bright and attractive and, although she likes her independence, would love to meet Mr Right. Or at least Mr Reasonably OK... More on Dressing for Breakfast

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