Recommendations TVs
Reinikainen (fi)
The work and life of Finnish police officer Artturi Sakari Reinikainen.
The Filth Files (en)
The Inspectors follows public health inspectors on the front line of filth, pollution and illegal operation. It’s their mission to keep us safe as they strive to protect us and our environment; preventing the spread of lethal contaminants, deadly disease, dangerous pests and unlawful activity. There’s never a dull moment on the job as we capture the frustrations, confrontations and victories of our inspectors who take us everywhere; from rat-infested restaurants to maggot-ridden homes, out-of-control bars, contaminated creeks and even through city sewers – all for the sake of protecting public health!
Fortunes of War (en)
Fortunes of War is a 1987 BBC television adaptation of Olivia Manning's cycle of novels Fortunes of War. It stars Kenneth Branagh as Guy Pringle, lecturer in English Literature in Bucharest during the early part of the Second World War, and Emma Thompson as his wife Harriet. Other cast members included Ronald Pickup, Robert Stephens, Alan Bennett, Philip Madoc and Rupert Graves. The series stays relatively faithful to the original novels, with no notable departures from their plot.
Counterattack (ar)
Based on records of the Egyptian intelligence agency, the story follows Saif and Dina who carry out a series of secret operations to expose terrorist plots that seek to divide the Arab region and spread Al-Qaeda’s influence in the world.
Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand (en)
Billy Connolly is back with the fourth in his massively popular World Tour series. This time Billy journey's to the other side of the globe to New Zealand, a country he has been visiting since the 1970s and of which he is immensely fond. Billy's extraordinary journey covers the length and breadth of New Zealand and is mixed with the best of his comedy from sell-out shows around the country.Filmed in 2004 during the first leg of his Too Old To Die Young Tour this series is a stunning journey around New Zealand's two islands from the Southern-most tip to the far north where the Tasman Sea meets the Pacific. Along the way Billy takes in Maori traditions, sand paintings, whale-watching, a 90 mile beach and much more to give us a fascinating insight into the spectacular scenery, culture and people of this amazing country.
Wild West: America's Great Frontier (en)
Discover the amazing ways nature has found to survive in the extremely testing land of America's wild west.
Namedni (ru)
A series of documentary films chronicling life in ex-USSR and in the world year by year, by Leonid Parfyonov.
Over Run Over (cn)
While on patrol duty, EU sergeant Ling Sun-fung and her team are called to assist a criminal chase. A gun battle erupts and Sun-fung loses her father, who dies from a stray bullet to the head. Sun-fung continues the pursuit, but a strange natural phenomenon suddenly turns her away, taking her back to April 1—three days prior to the incident. Realizing that she has travelled back in time, she uses this opportunity to save her father's life. Village chief "Ditch", an informant for the ICAC, discovers Sun-fung's special ability and teams up with her to investigate a corrupted cop. Unfortunately, their persistent disruption to the timeline causes severe butterfly effects, with unsettling consequences.
Bust Down (en)
Four friends working dead-end casino jobs in a dead-end town in Middle America attempt to find self-worth in their bad ideas.
Served! With Jade Thirlwall (en)
Served! With Jade Thirlwall will feature the singer competing with celebrity drag queens, such as RuPaul's Drag Race UK star The Vivienne, to cook a themed dinner from a package of mystery ingredients.
C à vous (fr)
Every day live on FRANCE 5, Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine and her team receive those who make the news. In the second part, the program welcomes, around a meal prepared by a qualified chef, artists in promotion.
The White Slave (es)
“The White Slave”, is a production which narrates the story of Victoria, a woman who everyone knows as a marchioness who arrived in America to marry a prosperous merchant from the region. However, the truth is different, because years back in that same city, she was rescued from death and raised in secret by some slaves who became her family. She was taken from the arms of her loved ones and sent to Spain because according to the society of the time, a white woman could not live with slaves. Victoria is an indomitable woman and she will come back pretending to be someone else to seek justice and liberate her family. This woman is determined to face anyone who gets on her way to free her loved ones from slavery, confront her parents killer and reunite with the man she would give her life for. For Victoria everyone is the same colour which is why she won’t rest until she claims justice and becomes a heroine.
Paava Kadhaigal (ta)
At times dark, at times disturbing, four short films explore stories of those who dare to dream and desire — and those determined to stand in their way.
Kourtney & Khloé Take the Hamptons (en)
Reality-TV stars Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian continue to roll out their Dash clothing boutiques in U.S. cities. This series follows the sisters as they open a pop-up shop in the trendy Hamptons on eastern Long Island. Kourtney's sometimes beau, Scott Disick, joins them as they try to manage obstacles of starting a shop in the resort area. Although the business is at the heart of the series, no Kardashian show is complete without personal relationships and drama overtaking them.
House of Bluebird (ko)
A drama that tells the story of strong bond between the members of a family even though they are not blood-related. This drama also portrays the hope of parents toward their children's success and how difficult for fresh university graduates to get respectable and well-paid jobs.