Subgenre Sampler
Television > Drama: 995 Films to Buy & Rent
Devil's Whore, The (TV Mini-series) (Devil's Mistress) (2008)
- Dir. Martine Brant, Peter Flannery
Feat. Andrea Riseborough, Dominic West, John Simm…
- Period romp set during the English Civil War concerning the devilishly manipulative Angelica (Riseborough), and her marriage to revolutionary Thomas…
Dickens' Secret Lover (2008)
- Dir. Sarah Aspinall
Feat. Charles Dance, David Haig, Amy Shiels
- Intelligent docu–drama that uncovers the torrid love life of Charles Dickens, who embarked on a clandestine affair with an actress young enough…
Generation Kill (TV Mini-series) (2008)
- Feat. Alexander Skarsgard, James Ransone, Lee Tergesen…
- Superlative HBO series from the makers of THE WIRE following the U.S. Marine reconnaissance battalion in the first year of the Iraq invasion.…
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) - Season 5 (2008-2009)
- Feat. Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Eric Dane…
- Fifth season of the popular female–driven medical soap, continuing the trials and tribulations of five first–year interns as they juggle…
Guns (TV Mini-series) (2008)
- Dir. David Sutherland
Feat. Elisha Cuthbert, Lyriq Bent, Colm Feore
- Mini–series exploring the issue of gun violence in Canada through the story of four families caught up in illegal trafficking in Toronto.…
House - Season 5 (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Hugh Laurie
- Further episodes from the Hugh Laurie–fronted hospital thriller, which involve his medical team having to unravel baffling cases,…
In Treatment (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Dianne Wiest, Melissa George…
- Superlative character driven HBO series starring Gabriel Byrne as a self–doubting psychotherapist, who seeks help from his old therapist, whom…
Inbetweeners, The (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison…
- Acerbic comedy follows four gawky teenage boys growing up in suburbia experiencing the deep humiliations and relentless disappointments of late…
Invisibles, The (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Anthony Head, Warren Clarke, Jenny Agutter…
- Crooked comedy sees Antony Head (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER) and Warren Clarke (DALZIEL AND PASCOE) play two notorious ex–crims struggling with…
John Adams (2008)
- Dir. Tom Hooper
Feat. Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Sarah Polley…
- Acclaimed miniseries on the life of America's second president and founding father John Adams. Simultaneously epic and intimate this is compulsory…