Jim Carter

Jim Carter

Birthday: 1948-08-19

Place of Birth: Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography: James Edward Carter (born August 19, 1948) is an English actor. He is best known for his role in Downton Abbey (2010–2015) playing Mr Carson, a role that has earned him four nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2012–2015). He reprised his role in the feature film Downton Abbey (2019).

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The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass

After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence r...

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Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love

Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daugh...

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Legionnaire
Legionnaire

Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attem...

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Hitler's Supergun
Hitler's Supergun

Historians and engineers investigate how Allied forces conspired to destroy Hitler's "supergun"....

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Creation
Creation

A psychological, heart-wrenching love story that provides a unique and inside look at Charles Darwin...

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The Madness of King George
The Madness of King George

Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788...

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The Little Vampire
The Little Vampire

Based on the popular books, the story tells of Tony who wants a friend to add some adventure to his ...

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Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

A documentary that investigates the phenomenon of Scandinavian crime drama and its worldwide success...

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Richard III
Richard III

A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is...

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Top Secret!
Top Secret!

Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festiv...

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The Oxford Murders
The Oxford Murders

At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential serie...

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Brassed Off
Brassed Off

A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Gri...

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Blame It on the Bellboy
Blame It on the Bellboy

Mike Lawton, Maurice Horton, and Melvin Orton are three men who come to Venice. One of them is a hit...

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Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons

It's Britains greatest prehistoric monument but for millennia the origins of Stonehenge have remaine...

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The American Way
The American Way

A group of Vietnam vets disturbs television programs from a B-29 airplane. They want to sabotage Mrs...

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The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows

Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved To...

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Black Beauty
Black Beauty

The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates ...

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The Rainbow
The Rainbow

Born to a rich landowner in the waning days of the Victorian era, Ursula Brangwen grows into a beaut...

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Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things

During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravaga...

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A Month in the Country
A Month in the Country

A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a rural Y...

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Casablanca Driver
Casablanca Driver

This mockumentary follows the world's worst boxer and the events that led to his meteoric rise in th...

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The Grotesque
The Grotesque

Sir Hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, L...

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The Story of Alton Towers
The Story of Alton Towers

This is the story of Alton Towers today and yesterday. We take a privileged journey through images d...

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The Hour of the Pig
The Hour of the Pig

In medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country. ...

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Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb

In 1939, visionary aircraft designer Barnes Wallis designed a very special bomb that would bounce ac...

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Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Gordon Comstock is a copywriter at an ad agency, and his girlfriend Rosemary is a designer. Gordon b...

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Heartlands
Heartlands

Gentle Colin 'Col' Lawes happily lead a quiet life, running a news agency with his soiled-rotten wif...

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Stalin
Stalin

The life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin. Through the eyes and memories of An...

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My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn

London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his ...

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Burlesque Fairytales
Burlesque Fairytales

A fairytale thriller film set one night in a 1930's London theatre where all is not what it seems....

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Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

A nightingale sings for a lovesick student. The student is pining for a girl who will only dance wit...

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Midnight Movie
Midnight Movie

American producer James Boyce and his airhead wife Amber rent an English country mansion where the B...

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Trial by Fire
Trial by Fire

Juliet Stevenson stars as prosecutor Helen West from the popular crime novels by Frances Fyfield. He...

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Wonka
Wonka

Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time –...

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Here Is the News
Here Is the News

Freelance journalist David Dunhill stumbles onto the biggest story of his career - but his personal ...

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Recovery
Recovery

Alan and Tricia Hamilton are blissfully happy. Until one day their perfect life is torn apart when A...

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In The Cold Light Of Day
In The Cold Light Of Day

It is the late 1930s and some British households still eagerly await the arrival of electricity. Whe...

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Von Trapped
Von Trapped

Hairdresser Maria is fixated by The Sound of Music - it was the film she saw the night she was jilte...

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Soursweet
Soursweet

Just married Hong Kong couple Chen & Lily emigrate to England, soon to become parents to a little ba...

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The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast

When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic jour...

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Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking

Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, t...

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The Fool
The Fool

A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper ...

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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

After 6 years of brutal murders, the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interview...

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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

Detective Chief Superintendent Maurice Jobson is forced to remember the very similar disappearance o...

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Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

When the lead star of 'The Gourmet Detective' mystery show is mysteriously bumped off. A bunch of va...

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According to Beryl
According to Beryl

Beryl Bainbridge on Samuel Johnson and her novel According To Queenie - Johnson through the eyes of ...

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The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12

Hugh Williams is a father trapped in an endless nightmare of repetition and ritual as family life co...

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Tube Tales
Tube Tales

Nine short stories based on the true experiences of London Underground passengers: "Mr. Cool" (Amy J...

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Punk Strut: The Movie
Punk Strut: The Movie

A feature-length tribute to the age and spirit of Punk, which begins as a gentle ramble through the ...

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Hancock
Hancock

Screen One biopic detailing the final eight years in the life of comedian Tony Hancock, from the pea...

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Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

Jim Carter tells the story of Lonnie Donegan - a crucial trailblazer in the birth of pop music and m...

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One of a Kind
One of a Kind

Exploring various aspects of history and the human species including war, love & sex, all with a pla...

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A Private Function
A Private Function

In the summer of 1947, Britain prepares to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince ...

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The Missing Postman
The Missing Postman

When Dorset postman Clive Peacock is forced into early retirement, the years ahead look bleak. But o...

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A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

In 1919, the great English military man T. E. Lawrence tries to help Emir Feisal, ruler of Arabia, r...

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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial strife, the...

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The Tenth Man
The Tenth Man

During World War 2 the Germans arrested people at random off the streets of Paris and in retaliation...

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Tube Tales
Tube Tales

Nine short stories based on the true experiences of London Underground passengers: "Mr. Cool" (Amy J...

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Hornblower: Duty
Hornblower: Duty

Admiral Pellew interrupts Hornblower's wedding reception and tasks him to locate a British ship whic...

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Bright Hair
Bright Hair

A solitary schoolgirl, prone to sudden blackouts after she's stumbled into a murder scene, gets invo...

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The Thief Lord
The Thief Lord

A tale about two young boys, Prosper and Bo, who flee to Venice after being orphaned and dumped in t...

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House of 9
House of 9

Nine strangers wake up in a house with no recollection how they got there and no way out. The voice ...

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The Raggedy Rawney
The Raggedy Rawney

During WWII a youth deserts his country's army after a combat experience, but not before wounding hi...

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Out of Season
Out of Season

When a young drifter is forced to stay the winter in a small seaside town, he inadvertently becomes ...

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Open Fire
Open Fire

Based on real events from 1983; DC Peter Finch is awarded a medal for the courage he showed in arre...

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Fox
Fox

The thirteen-part series recounted the lives of the titular Fox family, who lived in Clapham in Sout...

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Haunted Honeymoon
Haunted Honeymoon

Radio personalities Larry Abbot and Vickie Pearle are stars of a mystery show. Since they announced ...

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Resnick: Rough Treatment
Resnick: Rough Treatment

A kilo of cocaine. Hardly what two small-time crooks were expecting to find when they broke into TV ...

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Dinotopia
Dinotopia

After a plane crash strands two brothers on a lost continent where dinosaurs and humans live togethe...

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Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted

Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous...

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The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

In 19th century Victorian England, Mrs. Isabella Beeton produced what became an essential book for h...

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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during ch...

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Cassandra's Dream
Cassandra's Dream

The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime...

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Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

When a shy young man arrives on her doorstep, Alice Hartley grabs the chance to escape from her love...

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16 Years of Alcohol
16 Years of Alcohol

16 Years of Alcohol is a 2003 drama film written and directed by Richard Jobson, based on his 1987 n...

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Transformers: The Last Knight
Transformers: The Last Knight

Humans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried ...

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Bill's New Frock
Bill's New Frock

Bill wakes up one morning to discover - he's a girl!...

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The Little Vampire 3D
The Little Vampire 3D

Tony, a thirteen-year-old boy on vacation in rural Germany, is fascinated by the idea of vampires. M...

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The Witches
The Witches

A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an...

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The Chest
The Chest

Comedy drama about John Croft (Neil Morrissey), a failed businessman who is heavily in debt when he...

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Modigliani
Modigliani

Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing ...

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Precious Bane
Precious Bane

In the early 19th century, a young woman with a harelip falls foul of her family's ambition and the ...

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The Company of Wolves
The Company of Wolves

An adaptation of Angela Carter's fairy tales. Young Rosaleen dreams of a village in the dark woods, ...

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King Lear
King Lear

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects hi...

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Swimming with Men
Swimming with Men

A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middl...

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The First Kangaroos
The First Kangaroos

The story of the Australian Rugby League's first visit to England....

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Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey

The beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. ...

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Vigo
Vigo

Based on the life of a classic french cineast Jean Vigo, the story follows his daily struggle with s...

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The Good Liar
The Good Liar

Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And h...

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Pompeii: The Last Day
Pompeii: The Last Day

In 79 AD, one of the infamous natural disasters in human history occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupte...

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Harpur and Iles: Protection
Harpur and Iles: Protection

Underworld boss Bernie 'Tenderness' Mellick is certainly paying a heavy price for maiming Ivor Wrigh...

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Star Trap
Star Trap

Two rival detectives investigate a murder that involves black magic....

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Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans

The story of a turtle family making their way home through a damaged and changing ocean. A powerful ...

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The Oresteia
The Oresteia

Agamemnon returns home from the Trojan war and is murdered by his wife, setting off a chain of reven...

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Rustlers' Rhapsody
Rustlers' Rhapsody

A singing cowboy roams the Wild West with his sidekick, dancing horse and fancy wardrobe....

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102 Dalmatians
102 Dalmatians

Get ready for a howling good time as an all new assortment of irresistible animal heroes are unleash...

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Aberfan: The Untold Story
Aberfan: The Untold Story

Documentary about the tragedy which struck the Welsh mining village of Aberfan in 1966, when a mount...

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Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia

Documentary about the pre-Beatles rock era, when a series of British acts created a unique copy of A...

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Duck
Duck

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Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era

The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the south of France to uncover the mystery of the dowa...

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Crimestrike
Crimestrike

What would happen if the nation’s criminals decided to go on strike? A comedy drama based on an idea...

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Cromwell: Warts and All
Cromwell: Warts and All

Using drama and documentary this film tells the remarkable story of Cromwell, one of the most import...

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Discovering Dinotopia
Discovering Dinotopia

The citizens of Waterfall City flee for the tenuous safety of Earthfarm, abandoning their city to th...

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The Bass Player
The Bass Player

In the 1800s, a bass player's attempts to woo a young woman lead to both parties being trapped in an...

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Hiawatha
Hiawatha

A Quintet Film in association with the National Theatre...

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Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar

A compelling study of personal ambition versus the good of the state....

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Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland

Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on ...

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Harry's Kingdom
Harry's Kingdom

It's the most important night of the year for the dynamic salesmen of King Double Glazing - the com...

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Caught in a Trap
Caught in a Trap

Gemma collects money out of parking meters. But really she's obsessed with Elvis....

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Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

Stars of the beloved period drama Downton Abbey reunite at London's Savoy Hotel to share memories an...

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