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  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

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  1. 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

  2. ER ER

    Multi-award winning US drama created by prolific novelist Michael Crichton that follows the busy lives of the hard-pressed doctors, nurses and support staff of a hectic inner-city emergency room More on ER

  3. Echoes Echoes

    A compelling and evocative story of love, friendship and obsession. Set in a small Irish town between 1952 and 1962, two children make education the escape route to a better life. More on Echoes

  4. Elizabeth Elizabeth I

    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. [S] More on Elizabeth I

  5. Thabo Mbeki, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor Endgame

    Explosive feature-length drama about the end of apartheid, inspired by the extraordinary secret talks that took place in England at a time when civil war in South Africa seemed inevitable More on Endgame

  6. 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

  7. The Execution of Gary Glitter The Execution of Gary Glitter

    Set in an imaginary Britain in which the death penalty has been re-introduced, this feature-length drama confronts viewers with the possible consequences of capital punishment in the UK [S] More on The Execution of Gary Glitter

  8. Falling Apart Falling Apart

    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 More on Falling Apart

  9. Fallout Fallout

    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. More on Fallout

  10. Family Money Family Money

    Award-winning Claire Bloom stars in this adaptation of Nina Bawden's novel, which takes an ironic look at family relationships and money, subtly laced with a sense of menace More on Family Money

  11. The First New Heart The First New Heart

    In 1967, Dr Christiaan Barnard completed the world's first successful heart transplant. This factual drama, with Rupert Graves as Barnard, tells the story of this ground-breaking moment. More on The First New Heart

  12. 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: Wednesday 14 September, 10.20PM on E4

  13. Helen and Alex in the back of a cab Free Agents

    A pair of emotionally damaged talent agents find a confusing mixture of solace and infuriation in (and out of) each other's arms [S] More on Free Agents

    Last broadcast: 20 March 2009, on

  14. 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

    Next on: Monday 20 February, 11.05PM on E4

  15. GBH GBH

    Alan Bleasdale's Bafta-nominated drama, starring Robert Lindsay and Michael Palin. The epic - and sometimes hilarious - story of the madness of power, and how it affects the lives of two men. More on GBH

  16. Gas Attack Gas Attack

    In this futuristic feature-length drama, an extremist group releases anthrax into a community of Kurdish asylum seekers in Glasgow, with devastating effects More on Gas Attack

  17. Generation Kill Generation Kill

    Generation Kill is a gritty dramatisation of Rolling Stone journalist Evan Wright's experience as an embedded reporter with the United States Marine Corps during the 2003 invasion of Iraq [S] More on Generation Kill

  18. Melinda Gordon Ghost Whisperer

    Spooky US drama. Melinda Gordon has a gift. She can communicate with dead people, who seek her help to resolve unfinished business. But sometimes Melinda's gift can feel like a curse... More on Ghost Whisperer

  19. Ghosts Ghosts

    Nick Broomfield's gripping drama inspired by the shocking tragedy of the Chinese cockle pickers who drowned in Morecambe Bay in 2004, caught by the rising tide on a freezing winter's night More on Ghosts

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. Goldplated Goldplated

    Comedy drama set amid the rural enclaves of Cheshire, where tank-like SUV's line the leafy streets, and afternoon tea and biscuits has been replaced by lunchtime plastic surgery and Class A drugs More on Goldplated

  23. Julianna Margulies The Good Wife

    Drama starring ER actress Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, a politician's wife who has to transform herself into a career woman when a political and sex scandal lands her husband in prison [S] More on The Good Wife

    Next on: Thursday 16 February, 9PM on More4

  24. The Government Inspector The Government Inspector

    Drama telling the story of Dr David Kelly, an expert caught between the government and the BBC over the war in Iraq [S] More on The Government Inspector

  25. The Granton Star Cause The Granton Star Cause

    This critically acclaimed comedy drama tells a story of God, revenge and football. Boab Coyley is having a very bad day - sacked from his job, dumped by his girlfriend and transformed into a fly. More on The Granton Star Cause

  26. The Gravy Train Goes East The Gravy Train Goes East

    This four-part political drama delves deep into the fictitious Balkan state of Slaka in the aftermath of its liberation from Communism More on The Gravy Train Goes East

  27. The Hamburg Cell The Hamburg Cell

    Based on two years of exhaustive research, The Hamburg Cell was the first major television dramatisation of the September 11 plot More on The Hamburg Cell

  28. Heartland: Amy Heartland

    Sprawling drama set against the stunning backdrop of the Canadian Rockies, which follows the highs and lows of the Fleming family as they run a ranch for neglected horses in the mountain foothills [S] More on Heartland

    Last broadcast: Wednesday 24 August, 12.05PM on E4

  29. Hedwig Hedwig and the Angry Inch

    John Cameron Mitchell stars in his own musical film as the eponymous musician Hedwig, left with an 'angry inch' after a botched sex change operation More on Hedwig and the Angry Inch

  30. Hill Street Blues Hill Street Blues

    Gritty and groundbreaking US ensemble drama that chronicles the lives of the overworked staff of an inner city American police precinct. Remember, let's be careful out there... [S] More on Hill Street Blues

  31. The wreckage of the Hindenburg Hindenburg

    Told from the perspective of designer Hugo Eckener and the passengers on board the catastrophic flight, this moving drama-documentary tells the story of the doomed airship Hindenburg More on Hindenburg

  32. Robert Carlyle as Hitler Hitler: The Rise of Evil

    Two-part drama tracing the young, developing mind of a burgeoning madman, following Hitler through his formative years More on Hitler: The Rise of Evil

  33. 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: Wednesday 15 February, 6.30PM on Channel 4

  34. Hollyoaks Later 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

    Last broadcast: Friday 09 September, 10PM on E4

  35. 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

  36. Hollyoaks in the City Hollyoaks: In the City

    This spin-off to the popular Chester-based soap focuses on Ben and Lisa's turbulent relationship as they try to build a life for themselves in Liverpool More on Hollyoaks: In the City

  37. 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: Sunday 19 February, 9.25AM on Channel 4

  38. Summer Hollyoaks: Summer's Got a Secret

    Summer Strallen joined Hollyoaks to play an aspiring star - but she was a plant. This programme reveals the truth behind the biggest secret in soap opera. More on Hollyoaks: Summer's Got a Secret

  39. Hollyoaks Hollyoaks: The Good, the Bad & the Gorgeous

    A celebration of the much-loved soap. Exclusive new scenes reunite characters old and new to open up the Hollyoaks vaults and relive the classic stunts and psychos, trysts and tragedies [S] More on Hollyoaks: The Good, the Bad & the Gorgeous

  40. Homeland 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? More on Homeland

    Next on: Sunday 19 February, 9.30PM on Channel 4

  41. 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

  42. 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

  43. It's a Free World It's a Free World...

    The award-winning collaboration between Ken Loach and Paul Laverty is a drama rooted in the world of illegal employment in contemporary Britain More on It's a Free World...

  44. Cast of Jake's Progress Jake's Progress

    Robert Lindsay and Julie Walters head a star-studded cast in Alan Bleasdale's 1995 gripping four-part family drama series More on Jake's Progress

  45. Joan of Arcadia Joan of Arcadia

    Teenager Joan Girardi can talk to God - who seems to have no shortage of mundane, unpleasant and plain bizarre tasks for her to perform. Yet somehow, things always turn out for the better... More on Joan of Arcadia

  46. Abigail and John Adams John Adams

    Multi-award winning US historical drama series that explores American history and offers an intimate portrait of one of its great founding fathers, John Adams More on John Adams

  47. Karaoke Karaoke

    In a rare collaboration between Channel 4 and the BBC, Albert Finney stars as Daniel Feeld in this Dennis Potter classic More on Karaoke

  48. The Killing The Killing

    US drama which ties together three stories around a single murder, including the detectives assigned to the case, the victim's grieving family and the suspects. As the case unfolds, it becomes clear that everyone has a secret... [S] More on The Killing

    Last broadcast: Thursday 15 September, 9PM on Channel 4

  49. View of Krakatoa Krakatoa

    A two-hour dramatised account of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa that tells the story of the scientists who took the first steps towards understanding what caused it [S] More on Krakatoa

  50. The Last Days of the Raj The Last Days of the Raj

    This drama-documentary, filmed entirely on location in India, charts the events of six traumatic months in 1947 that saw the end of the British Raj [S] More on The Last Days of the Raj

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