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1) Darkest hour
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly appointed British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne... a new era is dawning. Queen Elizabeth II is a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Season two follows Queen Elizabeth through the late 1950s and early '60s as she struggles to navigate a world that's changing around her. She must face the challenges of a new era, from the Suez Canal crisis to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, while preserving both the monarchy and her marriage.
4) Secret state
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A British deputy prime minister is thrown into a world of political machinations and conspiracy he never knew existed.
5) Churchill
Series
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
June 1944. Allied Forces stand on the brink: a massive army is secretly assembled on the south coast of Britain, poised to re-take Nazi-occupied Europe. One man stands in their way: Winston Churchill. An impulsive, sometimes bullying personality; fearful, obsessive and hurting. Fearful of repeating, on his disastrous command, the mass slaughter of 1915, when hundreds of thousands of young men were cut down on the beaches of Gallipoli. Obsessed with...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
It is the summer of 1953 and Nurse Appleyard is rushed to a secret location where she discovers her patient is Winston Churchill, the elderly Prime Minister. Churchill has suffered a stroke and may not last the weekend. As Churchill's wife and family gather at his bedside, long-buried tensions rise to the surface.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Ros Pritchard is a charming and honest woman who becomes Prime Minister. She wants to relocates Parliament to make it more accessible to the masses. She introduces "No cars Wednesday" to trackle global warming. At the same time, she juggles the needs and demands of her increasingly frustrated family, which she fears is slipping away from her. With humor and charm, she takes a bold unflinching look at the modern political process, and the toll it can...
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Language
English
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A surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first and only female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. One of the 20th century's most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
This sequel to the award-winning film The Gathering Storm offers an intimate look at the making of a nation's hero, when Churchill was at his most commanding and effective. It shows how his prowess as a great wartime leader ultimately undermined his political career and threatened his marriage.
10) Disraeli
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2007, c1978
Language
English
Description
Initially mocked and ridiculed at his attempt to rise within British government, Benjamin Disraeli used his fame as a writer of scandalous novels and his charm with influential women to make remarkable strides in Parliament. He eventually became the first and only Jewish-born Prime minister to serve in the history of Britain.
11) Cobra: Season 1
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Prime Minister Robert Sutherland's committee, comprised of leading contingency planners and senior politicians, navigates the difficulties in overcoming a major national crisis.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Beginning in 1964, this television drama follows the careers of four members of Parliament from their backbench days through 20-plus years of alliances and betrayals, triumphs and reversals. Each man aims to become prime minister-- but only one will succeed.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Tony Blair (Michael Sheen), the eager young statesman, and Bill Clinton (Dennis Quaid), the seasoned and charismatic president, together dream of remaking the world in a progressive fashion. Their wives, Hillary Clinton and Cheri Blair (Hope Davis and Helen McCrory), complete a unique foursome connected by shared ideologies and personal affection. When world events and personal watersheds shake the very foundation of their relationship, the two men...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Bringing together three outstanding BBC productions, provides a unique insight into the fascinating life of one of the most significant political figures in British history. The Long Walk to Finchley begins on the night Thatcher met her husband-to-be Denis. The Falkland's Play portrays the backroom story of Thatcher's war. Finally, Margaret examines Thatcher's last days in power. The film paints a detailed and compelling portrait of one of the most...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
As a new era begins, Queen Elizabeth struggles to navigate her while preserving both the monarchy and her marriage. Beginning with soldiers in Her Majesty's Armed Forces fighting an illegal war in Egypt , and ending with the downfall of her third Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan after a devastating scandal, the second season bears witness to the end of the age of deference, and ushers in the revolutionary era of the 1960s. This drama follows the political...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In times of national emergency, a team of Britain's leading experts, crisis contingency planners and most senior politicians from the corridors of Whitehall to the salons of No. 10 Downing St. assemble under the name COBRA to coordinate the response.
18) Ali G Indahouse
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The hip-hopping, white gangsta-rapper wannabe gets entangled in an evil plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain. Carlton, an unscrupulous member of the House has the intention of upsetting the current Prime Minister in the next election. Hoping to attract negative attention to the leader, Ali G is promoted as a running mate of sorts, a tactic that backfires in Carlton's face as the rapper quickly ascends the political ladder. Ali G is...
Publisher
[Midwest Tape]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night.
The deer hunter: Cimino's epic film about friendship chronicles the lives of three steelworkers and their friends, whose lives are irrevocably changed by a tour of duty in Vietnam.
The bridges of Madison County: World-traveling "National Geographic" photographer Robert Kincaid and Iowa housewife Francesca Johnson aren't looking to turn their lives upside down....
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