Winston Churchill står over for et umuligt valg. Året er 1940, og den britiske statsmand er lige blevet udnævnt til premierminister. Situationen i Europa er desperat, og Hitlers tropper truer med at invadere Storbritannien. Skal Churchill forsøge at forhandle en fredsaftale på plads med Nazityskland? Eller skal briterne kæmpe videre i krigen mod forfærdelige odds?

Jack Ryan, der har trukket sig fra sit job som analytiker i CIA, er rejst til London for at feriere lidt sammen med sin hustru Cathy og deres datter. Familieidyllen bliver imidlertid pludselig afbrudt, da Ryan uden for Buckingham Palace må forpurre et irsk terrorangreb imod et vigtigt medlem af den engelske kongefamilie. Ryan bliver dagens helt, men hans impulsive handling får konsekvenser, som han ikke havde drømt om, da den fanatiske terrorist Sean Miller snart retter et angreb imod Jack Ryans egen familie.

Købmandsdatteren Margaret vil være mønsterbryder og kæmper sig op til en magtfuld post i samfundet. I 1979 bliver hun valgt som Storbritanniens første kvindelige premierminister. Hendes uforsonlige linje giver hende tilnavnet Jernladyen blandt kolleger og vælgere. Heller ikke på hjemmefronten er Maggie Thatcher populær, idet både hendes mand, Denis, og parrets voksne datter, Carol, føler sig forsømt

Da nyheden om prinsesse Diana's død den 1. september 1997 rammer et chokeret britisk folk, trækker dronning Elizabeth sig tilbage til slottet Balmoral med familien. Hun opfatter Diana's død som et privat anliggende og forstår ikke folkets reaktion på tragedien. Men det gør den populære, nyvalgte premierminister Tony Blair, og han beslutter at forsøge at få dronningen i samklang med sit folk igen.

A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarket. In one horrifying moment that replays itself over the years that follow, Stephen realises his daughter is gone. Kate's absence sets Stephen and his wife on diverging paths as both struggle with an all-consuming grief.

A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their lives.

Worricker opsiger sit job i MI5 og rejser til Turks og Caicos-øerne for at lægge sit arbejde bag sig. Men et møde med en CIA-agent bringer ham snart tilbage på sagen, da han bliver bedt om at afdække de virkelige motiver hos en gruppe amerikanske forretningsmænd, der har ankommet til øen, tilsyneladende for at deltage i en konference om verdensfinanskrisen. Worricker afdækker snart omfanget af deres skjulte aktiviteter og må handle hurtigt for at overleve.

A dramatisation that follows Tony Blair's journey from political understudy waiting in the wings of the world arena to accomplished prime minister standing confidently in the spotlight of centre stage. It is a story about relationships, between two powerful men (Blair and Bill Clinton), two powerful couples, and husbands and wives.

A documentary feature film about the biggest global corruption scandal in history, and the hundreds of journalists who risked their lives to break the story.

It is approaching an election in the UK when the leader of the Labour party, John Smith, suffers another in a line of heart attacks and dies. With the leadership campaign about to start the clear choice appears to be Gordon Brown, a stanch Scotsman. However Tony Blair is also beginning to appear more likely as he will appeal to Southern voters who would be turned off by Brown. Blair rings Brown to arrange a meeting to discuss which will go for the job. The film flashbacks to the start of their relationship, sharing an office in Westminster on their first seats.

Winston Churchill's life in the years leading up to World War II.

Prime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and chicanery at home in order to secure the purchase of the Suez Canal.

A detailed and compelling portrait of one of the most formidable characters in British politics as she faces her final days in power. The year is 1990 and Margaret Thatcher's support within the government is wavering - her hold on the premiership hangs in the balance. Then, long-serving politician Sir Geoffrey Howe resigns over Thatcher's attitude to Europe. His resignation speech sparks a chain of events that leads to the overthrow of Britain's first woman prime minister. This modern dramatic tragedy illustrates the strengths and fatal flaws of this iconic woman more clearly than ever before and reveals how the very aspects of her character that helped her secure power are the ones that ensured her downfall. Drama starring Lindsay Duncan.

The Deputy explores Bob Galway's life and work in the House of Commons and how it impacts on his personal life. Bob's a Deputy PM who is a man of the people - opinionated, principled and pragmatic. Surrounded by inefficient, highly-sexed private secretaries, a beleaguered Bob strives to protect his reputation, his career and his conscience as he tries to outsmart his adversaries in the cut and thrust world of Westminster.

The re-creation of events leading up to Margaret Thatcher's defeat as party leader and Britain's Prime Minister.

Queen Elizabeth has worked with 14 Prime Ministers, including holding confidential weekly meetings. It is not known whether she has influenced her Prime Ministers, or what happens when they clash.

The story of British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli and the purchase by England of the Suez Canal.

This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24.

Margaret Thatcher - The Iron Lady is the first major documentary to look back on the development and impact of this remarkable woman, whom commentators of both the political left and right agree changed the face of 20th Century politics forever. Featuring many excerpts from her powerful speeches and insightful contributions from her political supporters and detractors, a portrait emerges of a woman whose strength of conviction eventually becomes the weakness of intransigence.

The jaw-dropping story of Carl Beech, a former nurse from Gloucester who claimed he had been sexually abused by a group of prominent men in the 1970s and 80s.