Brian Hope and Charlie McManus are a pair of two-bit hoods who decide to go straight, because they are repulsed by the increasing reliance on guns and violence in their line of work. In thrall to vicious gangster Case Casey, the duo determine that their next job will be their last. When a large amount of money is extracted from a gang of Hong Kong drug dealers and it falls into the laps of Brian and Charlie, the two take off with the loot, with the...

An epic on the final years of the Russian Tsar and Empress, from 1904-1918.

Janet Suzman explains the fine points of acting in Shakespearean comedy through discussion and examples.

History comes alive in the classic story of Britian's difficult withdrawal from India, which was accomplished through the skill and determination of the thoroughly blue-blooded Lord Louis Mountbatten.

In this adaptation from the Royal Shakespeare Company, Roman nobleman Marc Antony falls in love with Egyptian queen Cleopatra to tragic ends.

This six tales of suspense examines the jealous, betrayals, and resentments that lead to tragedy. Bribery & corruption: Nicholas Hawthorne has always had a schoolboy crush on Emma, the lovely, free-spirited wife of the shipyard owner who employed his father. But after her murder, he learns that Emma's life was far more complicated-and troubled-than he had ever suspected. Front seat: Hugh Branksome never expected to return to the seaside town where...