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Joanna Scanlan

Joanna Scanlan is an English actress and writer who has appeared in numerous theatre productions, television shows and films. Some of her notable roles include Terri Coverley in "The Thick of It" and DI Viv Deering in "No Offence". She has also written for TV shows such as "Getting On" and "Raised by Wolves".

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The Thick of It

The Thick of It

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 8.7

Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.

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Spinners and Losers

Spinners and Losers

Film Age rating: 18 Year: 2007 IMDB Rating: 8.5

Peter Mannion's speech on immigration, leaking the PM's policy, did not have the effect Tucker desired and now the PM is resigning, leaving the way clear for the Nutters and their leader Tom. Ollie ha...

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The Rise of the Nutters

Film Age rating: 18 Year: 2007 IMDB Rating: 8.5

With Hugh in Australia and Glenn in Wales, Ollie is left in charge, feeding policies to junior minister Ben Swain. He is one of the 'Nutters', the group keen to take power when the P.M. resigns and ke...

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Getting On

Getting On

Series Age rating: 14 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 8.1

Darkly comic series about life on a hospital ward and a nursing team who have to get on with the job despite challenges thrown up by the modern NHS.

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No Offence

No Offence

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 2015 IMDB Rating: 8

Keeping these streets clean is a Herculean task, enough to demoralize even the keenest rookie – but there’s a reason why this hotchpotch of committed cops are on this force, on this side of town. Drug...

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Human Remains

Human Remains

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 2000 IMDB Rating: 8

Black comedy documenting the relationships of six unusual couples in the style of a fly-on-the-wall documentary.

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Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly

Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly

Series Age rating: 4 Year: 2019 IMDB Rating: 8

Master dog trainer Graeme Hall finds long-lasting solutions for dogs with issues.

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Getting On

Getting On

Series Age rating: 14 Year: 2013 IMDB Rating: 7.8

Set in a geriatric extended care wing of a down-at-the-heels hospital, Getting On follows put-upon nurses, anxious doctors and administrators as they struggle with the darkly comic, brutally honest an...

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After Love

After Love

Film Age rating: 13 Year: 2021 IMDB Rating: 7.3

Set in the port town of Dover in the South-East of England, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband. A day after the burial, she discovers he has a se...

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The Light in the Hall

Y Golau

Series Age rating: 13 Year: 2022 IMDB Rating: 7

Sharon Roberts has never stopped grieving the loss of her murdered daughter, Ela, and journalist Cat, who grew up with Ela, has always been obsessed by her murder. The parole of her killer, Joe, leave...

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