Alun Armstrong – IDLIX

Year of the Rabbit

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 16:10:17 +0000

Set in the dark heart of Victorian London, Detective Inspector Rabbit is a hardened booze-hound who’s seen it all. Rabbit’s been chasing bad guys for as long as he can remember, but these days his heart keeps stopping at inopportune moments.

The Choral

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 08:11:45 +0000

As World War I rages on, Dr. Henry Guthrie takes over a British choral society that’s lost most of its men to the army. The community soon discovers that the best response to the chaos of war is to make beautiful music together.

Prime Suspect 1973

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 16:13:18 +0000

Prime Suspect 1973 tells the story of 22-year-old Jane Tennison’s first days in the police force, in which she endured flagrant sexism before being thrown in at the deep end with a murder enquiry.

Dark Angel (2016)

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:48:42 +0000

The story of Victorian serial killer Mary Ann Cotton, a poisoner whose methods leave no visible scars, allowing her tally of victims to mount, unsuspected by a Victorian society unable to conceive of a woman capable of such terrible crimes. Traveling around the North East, she insinuates herself into unsuspecting families, marrying and creating new families of her own – before killing them, taking their money and moving on.

Frontier (2016)

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:30:36 +0000

The chaotic and violent struggle to control wealth and power in the North American fur trade in late 18th century Canada. Told from multiple perspectives, Frontier takes place in a world where business negotiations might be resolved with close-quarter hatchet fights, and where delicate relations between native tribes and Europeans can spark bloody conflicts.

The Hollow Crown

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:45:08 +0000

A series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare’s History Plays.

Garrow’s Law – Tales from the Old Bailey

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 21:25:43 +0000

The true tale of pioneering 18th century barrister William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the concept of ‘innocent until proved guilty’ at London’s Old Bailey.

Underworld

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:35:19 +0000

A pair of unexceptional suburban siblings are drawn into a dark web of crime and danger.

David Copperfield (1999)

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:55:54 +0000

A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.

Little Dorrit

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 08:56:02 +0000

Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors’ prison in London. Amy and her family’s world is transformed when her employer’s son, Arthur Clennam, returns from overseas to solve his family’s mysterious legacy and discovers that their lives are interlinked.