Channel 4 & Walter Presents land Global Screen drama trio for UK & North America
Channel 4 and Walter Presents in the UK have picked up Global Screen dramas Hostage, The Palace and The New Front, with two of the series also set to become available in North America.
Swedish six-part thriller Hostage, which has been created by Karin Fahlén and produced by Kärnfilm, explores a plane hijack and has been written by Rodica Doehnert.
The Palace tracks two estranged sisters’ lives in 1980’s Berlin and is from Constantin Television for Germany’s ZDF, while crime thriller The New Front (fka Westwall) has been created by Isa Prahl and was produced by Gaumont Germany for ZDF. The 6 x 45-minute miniseries explores a right-wing extremist group.
All three series will become available on Walter Presents and Channel 4, while Hostage and The Palace will also be exclusively available on the streamer in the US and Canada.
Klaus Rasmussen, co-head of acquisitions and sales at Global Screen, said: “The New Front and Hostage are real edge-of-your-seat thrillers and The Palace, set against the backdrop of Berlin’s great review theatre in a divided Germany, is a moving, exhilarating and life-affirming story. We are certain these incredible series will have strong appeal to viewers.”
Hostage Sweden Full run on More 4 starting Friday 16 August with a double episode from 9pm Ambitious and smart Fredrika Bergman, who works at the Ministry of Justice, is seconded into a fast-developing situation involving the remotely controlled hijacking of a plane flying from Sweden to the US.
The trailer for Hostage looked good, and was in English.
I didnt twig immediately, but the series is based on the books below.
Summary Random House presents the audiobook edition of Crimson Lake by Candice Fox, read by Lani Tupu.
*Winner of Best Thriller/Suspense audiobook at the Audies*
From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Never Never comes an ingenious and edgy suspense novel that will keep you guessing to the very last page . . .
12.46: 13-year-old Claire Bingley stands alone at a bus stop
12.47: Ted Conkaffey parks his car beside her
12.52: The girl is missing . . .Six minutes - that's all it took to ruin Detective Ted Conkaffey's life.
Accused but not convicted of Claire's abduction, he escapes north, to the steamy, croc-infested wetlands of Crimson Lake.
Amanda Pharrell knows what it's like to be public enemy no.1. Maybe it's her murderous past that makes her so good as a private investigator, tracking lost souls in the wilderness. Her latest target, missing author Jake Scully, has a life more shrouded in secrets than her own - so she enlists help from the one person in town more hated than she is: Ted Conkaffey.
But the residents of Crimson Lake are watching the pair's every move. And for Ted, a man already at breaking point, this town is offering no place to hide . . .
'A fast-paced, expertly crafted read with a cast of colourful characters.' Guardian 'One of the best crime thrillers of the year.' Lee Child 'A bright new star of crime fiction.' James Patterson
Summary Random House presents the audiobook edition of Redemption Point by Candice Fox, read by Lani Tupu.
______________________ From the Sunday Times #1 bestselling author
'Complex, human characters, and a dark, meaty story, and fine writing, and a great sense of place — this is one of the best crime thrillers of the year. Sign me up as a big-time Fox fan!' LEE CHILD, author of the Jack Reacher series ______________________
When former detective Ted Conkaffey is wrongly accused of abducting a teenage girl, he hopes the Queensland town of Crimson Lake will be the perfect place to disappear.
But nowhere is safe from the girl’s devastated father. Dale Bingley plans to take brutal revenge – and if Ted can't find the real abductor, he’ll be the first casualty.
Meanwhile, on the beer-soaked floor of a nearby roadside shack, two young bartenders lie dead. As the homicide investigation unravels, Ted and his unlikely ally private detective Amanda Pharrell are brought in to assist on the case.
While Ted fights to clear his own name, their hunt for the killer draws them into a violent dance with evil.
They have one shot at redemption. It just might cost them their lives… ______________________
Steeped in tension, REDEMPTION is an absorbing crime thriller from an award-winning writer which will hold you in its grip to the end.
'If you like great thrillers, you'll love Candice Fox!' - Lee Child
Summary
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Gone By Midnight by Candice Fox, read by Lani Tupu. ___________________ 'Perfectly paced, super addictive action/thriller/mystery filled with highly original, ridiculously likeable characters. ... Pretty much perfect in every way imaginable' – BOOKTOPIA
'Sign me up as a big-time Fox fan!' – LEE CHILD, author of the Jack Reacher series ___________________ They left four children safe upstairs. They came back to three. _________________
On the fifth floor of the White Caps Hotel, four young boys are left alone while their parents dine downstairs.
But when one of the parents checks on the children at midnight, they discover one of them is missing.
The boys swear they stayed in their room. CCTV confirms that none of them left the building. No trace of the child is found.
Now the hunt is on to find him, before it’s too late – and before the search for a boy becomes a search for a body... ___________________ 'Fresh, lively writing that's not afraid to deliver shocks' – SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB
'It's hard to put it down, and I was genuinely flummoxed... until the very end. Highly recommended.' – THE BOOKBAG
I watched SOA from the outset wondering just how much it would differ from real MC. life.
For the uninitiated you have MCC which are Motorcycle clubs. In the UK these would typically be Owners clubs, and such clubs as FUBAR, Rejects, White Knights, Pie Eaters etc. You apply to join and the clubs are run very much as you would expect
Then you have MCs which are usually although not exclusively 1% outlaw motorcycle gangs such as Hells Angels, Outlaws, Satan's Slaves, Road Warriors, Blue Knights etc.
These are run on very strict lines with a President, Vice President, Man or Sargeant At Arms and a Road Captain. You have to be invited to join and this takes a long time and involves a lengthy probationary period.
The middle ground is occupied by "Support Clubs". These are not true MC but are clubs that operate with the blessing of the locally dominant MC, who can lay down rules under which the support club can operate.
Colours / Cuts, are everything. You earn them, you respect them and you defend them to the death.
That being established there are a few things that SOA gets wrong. The biggest is the influence that the females seem to have on their men. "Old Ladies" have no say in MC culture, they are there to be seen, to obey and to be obedient. I know that in todays society that causes outrage, but that's what it is.
Also, the main purpose of the MC is to take care of business, whatever that business happens to be. The casual attitude towards law enforcement is overdone as one of the biggest threats to the continuation of an MC is the law investigating a bar fight or some such trivial thing and uncovering something much bigger.
Whilst the public impression is of biker gangs meanacing society at will, the truth is that they prefer to fly under the radar and out of the glare of the public. Much of the more ugly side is hardly ever seen or even reported. Club business is never discussed with non patch holders and sanctions are in place to keep members in line. Really bad transgressions of club rules can lead to being "put out out in bad standing", probably the harshest punishment.
SOA has also been responsible for several cases of violence particularly in the States. One of the shows best selling piece of merchandise was a cut with the top and bottom rocker surrounding the centre piece. As if that wasn't bad enough some even sported the MC square and the 1% diamond.
Wear this at your peril. Any passing MC member on seeing it will stop and challenge you. If you're lucky you will be told to remove it, if not it will be removed for you as you are aggressively educated as to the faux paus you have just made.
It's a decent attempt at making a drama out of a very secretive closed shop.
Also check out the following films.
Stone - Set in Australia in the 70's and based on Hunter S Thompson's book written after spending a year with the H.A. Early Kawasaki KRs and not a Harley in sight.
Above The Law - Charlie Sheen portrays the true story of a cop sent deep undercover to infiltrate an MC. Michael Madsen is excellent as the leader.
Stone Cold - Brian Bosworth plays opposite Lance Henriksen and William Forsyth again infiltrating a violent MC. Very OTT but some realistic portrayal of MC culture.
This is probably not my thing, but Reacher is in it. The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) Official Trailer
I watched SOA from the outset wondering just how much it would differ from real MC. life.
For the uninitiated you have MCC which are Motorcycle clubs. In the UK these would typically be Owners clubs, and such clubs as FUBAR, Rejects, White Knights, Pie Eaters etc. You apply to join and the clubs are run very much as you would expect
Then you have MCs which are usually although not exclusively 1% outlaw motorcycle gangs such as Hells Angels, Outlaws, Satan's Slaves, Road Warriors, Blue Knights etc.
These are run on very strict lines with a President, Vice President, Man or Sargeant At Arms and a Road Captain. You have to be invited to join and this takes a long time and involves a lengthy probationary period.
The middle ground is occupied by "Support Clubs". These are not true MC but are clubs that operate with the blessing of the locally dominant MC, who can lay down rules under which the support club can operate.
Colours / Cuts, are everything. You earn them, you respect them and you defend them to the death.
That being established there are a few things that SOA gets wrong. The biggest is the influence that the females seem to have on their men. "Old Ladies" have no say in MC culture, they are there to be seen, to obey and to be obedient. I know that in todays society that causes outrage, but that's what it is.
Also, the main purpose of the MC is to take care of business, whatever that business happens to be. The casual attitude towards law enforcement is overdone as one of the biggest threats to the continuation of an MC is the law investigating a bar fight or some such trivial thing and uncovering something much bigger.
Whilst the public impression is of biker gangs meanacing society at will, the truth is that they prefer to fly under the radar and out of the glare of the public. Much of the more ugly side is hardly ever seen or even reported. Club business is never discussed with non patch holders and sanctions are in place to keep members in line. Really bad transgressions of club rules can lead to being "put out out in bad standing", probably the harshest punishment.
SOA has also been responsible for several cases of violence particularly in the States. One of the shows best selling piece of merchandise was a cut with the top and bottom rocker surrounding the centre piece. As if that wasn't bad enough some even sported the MC square and the 1% diamond.
Wear this at your peril. Any passing MC member on seeing it will stop and challenge you. If you're lucky you will be told to remove it, if not it will be removed for you as you are aggressively educated as to the faux paus you have just made.
It's a decent attempt at making a drama out of a very secretive closed shop.
Also check out the following films.
Stone - Set in Australia in the 70's and based on Hunter S Thompson's book written after spending a year with the H.A. Early Kawasaki KRs and not a Harley in sight.
Above The Law - Charlie Sheen portrays the true story of a cop sent deep undercover to infiltrate an MC. Michael Madsen is excellent as the leader.
Stone Cold - Brian Bosworth plays opposite Lance Henriksen and William Forsyth again infiltrating a violent MC. Very OTT but some realistic portrayal of MC culture.
This is probably not my thing, but Reacher is in it. The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) Official Trailer
I watched SOA from the outset wondering just how much it would differ from real MC. life.
For the uninitiated you have MCC which are Motorcycle clubs. In the UK these would typically be Owners clubs, and such clubs as FUBAR, Rejects, White Knights, Pie Eaters etc. You apply to join and the clubs are run very much as you would expect
Then you have MCs which are usually although not exclusively 1% outlaw motorcycle gangs such as Hells Angels, Outlaws, Satan's Slaves, Road Warriors, Blue Knights etc.
These are run on very strict lines with a President, Vice President, Man or Sargeant At Arms and a Road Captain. You have to be invited to join and this takes a long time and involves a lengthy probationary period.
The middle ground is occupied by "Support Clubs". These are not true MC but are clubs that operate with the blessing of the locally dominant MC, who can lay down rules under which the support club can operate.
Colours / Cuts, are everything. You earn them, you respect them and you defend them to the death.
That being established there are a few things that SOA gets wrong. The biggest is the influence that the females seem to have on their men. "Old Ladies" have no say in MC culture, they are there to be seen, to obey and to be obedient. I know that in todays society that causes outrage, but that's what it is.
Also, the main purpose of the MC is to take care of business, whatever that business happens to be. The casual attitude towards law enforcement is overdone as one of the biggest threats to the continuation of an MC is the law investigating a bar fight or some such trivial thing and uncovering something much bigger.
Whilst the public impression is of biker gangs meanacing society at will, the truth is that they prefer to fly under the radar and out of the glare of the public. Much of the more ugly side is hardly ever seen or even reported. Club business is never discussed with non patch holders and sanctions are in place to keep members in line. Really bad transgressions of club rules can lead to being "put out out in bad standing", probably the harshest punishment.
SOA has also been responsible for several cases of violence particularly in the States. One of the shows best selling piece of merchandise was a cut with the top and bottom rocker surrounding the centre piece. As if that wasn't bad enough some even sported the MC square and the 1% diamond.
Wear this at your peril. Any passing MC member on seeing it will stop and challenge you. If you're lucky you will be told to remove it, if not it will be removed for you as you are aggressively educated as to the faux paus you have just made.
It's a decent attempt at making a drama out of a very secretive closed shop.
Also check out the following films.
Stone - Set in Australia in the 70's and based on Hunter S Thompson's book written after spending a year with the H.A. Early Kawasaki KRs and not a Harley in sight.
Above The Law - Charlie Sheen portrays the true story of a cop sent deep undercover to infiltrate an MC. Michael Madsen is excellent as the leader.
Stone Cold - Brian Bosworth plays opposite Lance Henriksen and William Forsyth again infiltrating a violent MC. Very OTT but some realistic portrayal of MC culture.
This is probably not my thing, but Reacher is in it. The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) Official Trailer
I watched SOA from the outset wondering just how much it would differ from real MC. life.
For the uninitiated you have MCC which are Motorcycle clubs. In the UK these would typically be Owners clubs, and such clubs as FUBAR, Rejects, White Knights, Pie Eaters etc. You apply to join and the clubs are run very much as you would expect
Then you have MCs which are usually although not exclusively 1% outlaw motorcycle gangs such as Hells Angels, Outlaws, Satan's Slaves, Road Warriors, Blue Knights etc.
These are run on very strict lines with a President, Vice President, Man or Sargeant At Arms and a Road Captain. You have to be invited to join and this takes a long time and involves a lengthy probationary period.
The middle ground is occupied by "Support Clubs". These are not true MC but are clubs that operate with the blessing of the locally dominant MC, who can lay down rules under which the support club can operate.
Colours / Cuts, are everything. You earn them, you respect them and you defend them to the death.
That being established there are a few things that SOA gets wrong. The biggest is the influence that the females seem to have on their men. "Old Ladies" have no say in MC culture, they are there to be seen, to obey and to be obedient. I know that in todays society that causes outrage, but that's what it is.
Also, the main purpose of the MC is to take care of business, whatever that business happens to be. The casual attitude towards law enforcement is overdone as one of the biggest threats to the continuation of an MC is the law investigating a bar fight or some such trivial thing and uncovering something much bigger.
Whilst the public impression is of biker gangs meanacing society at will, the truth is that they prefer to fly under the radar and out of the glare of the public. Much of the more ugly side is hardly ever seen or even reported. Club business is never discussed with non patch holders and sanctions are in place to keep members in line. Really bad transgressions of club rules can lead to being "put out out in bad standing", probably the harshest punishment.
SOA has also been responsible for several cases of violence particularly in the States. One of the shows best selling piece of merchandise was a cut with the top and bottom rocker surrounding the centre piece. As if that wasn't bad enough some even sported the MC square and the 1% diamond.
Wear this at your peril. Any passing MC member on seeing it will stop and challenge you. If you're lucky you will be told to remove it, if not it will be removed for you as you are aggressively educated as to the faux paus you have just made.
It's a decent attempt at making a drama out of a very secretive closed shop.
Also check out the following films.
Stone - Set in Australia in the 70's and based on Hunter S Thompson's book written after spending a year with the H.A. Early Kawasaki KRs and not a Harley in sight.
Above The Law - Charlie Sheen portrays the true story of a cop sent deep undercover to infiltrate an MC. Michael Madsen is excellent as the leader.
Stone Cold - Brian Bosworth plays opposite Lance Henriksen and William Forsyth again infiltrating a violent MC. Very OTT but some realistic portrayal of MC culture.
This is probably not my thing, but Reacher is in it. The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) Official Trailer
I watched SOA from the outset wondering just how much it would differ from real MC. life.
For the uninitiated you have MCC which are Motorcycle clubs. In the UK these would typically be Owners clubs, and such clubs as FUBAR, Rejects, White Knights, Pie Eaters etc. You apply to join and the clubs are run very much as you would expect
Then you have MCs which are usually although not exclusively 1% outlaw motorcycle gangs such as Hells Angels, Outlaws, Satan's Slaves, Road Warriors, Blue Knights etc.
These are run on very strict lines with a President, Vice President, Man or Sargeant At Arms and a Road Captain. You have to be invited to join and this takes a long time and involves a lengthy probationary period.
The middle ground is occupied by "Support Clubs". These are not true MC but are clubs that operate with the blessing of the locally dominant MC, who can lay down rules under which the support club can operate.
Colours / Cuts, are everything. You earn them, you respect them and you defend them to the death.
That being established there are a few things that SOA gets wrong. The biggest is the influence that the females seem to have on their men. "Old Ladies" have no say in MC culture, they are there to be seen, to obey and to be obedient. I know that in todays society that causes outrage, but that's what it is.
Also, the main purpose of the MC is to take care of business, whatever that business happens to be. The casual attitude towards law enforcement is overdone as one of the biggest threats to the continuation of an MC is the law investigating a bar fight or some such trivial thing and uncovering something much bigger.
Whilst the public impression is of biker gangs meanacing society at will, the truth is that they prefer to fly under the radar and out of the glare of the public. Much of the more ugly side is hardly ever seen or even reported. Club business is never discussed with non patch holders and sanctions are in place to keep members in line. Really bad transgressions of club rules can lead to being "put out out in bad standing", probably the harshest punishment.
SOA has also been responsible for several cases of violence particularly in the States. One of the shows best selling piece of merchandise was a cut with the top and bottom rocker surrounding the centre piece. As if that wasn't bad enough some even sported the MC square and the 1% diamond.
Wear this at your peril. Any passing MC member on seeing it will stop and challenge you. If you're lucky you will be told to remove it, if not it will be removed for you as you are aggressively educated as to the faux paus you have just made.
It's a decent attempt at making a drama out of a very secretive closed shop.
Also check out the following films.
Stone - Set in Australia in the 70's and based on Hunter S Thompson's book written after spending a year with the H.A. Early Kawasaki KRs and not a Harley in sight.
Above The Law - Charlie Sheen portrays the true story of a cop sent deep undercover to infiltrate an MC. Michael Madsen is excellent as the leader.
Stone Cold - Brian Bosworth plays opposite Lance Henriksen and William Forsyth again infiltrating a violent MC. Very OTT but some realistic portrayal of MC culture.
This is probably not my thing, but Reacher is in it. The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) Official Trailer
I watched SOA from the outset wondering just how much it would differ from real MC. life.
For the uninitiated you have MCC which are Motorcycle clubs. In the UK these would typically be Owners clubs, and such clubs as FUBAR, Rejects, White Knights, Pie Eaters etc. You apply to join and the clubs are run very much as you would expect
Then you have MCs which are usually although not exclusively 1% outlaw motorcycle gangs such as Hells Angels, Outlaws, Satan's Slaves, Road Warriors, Blue Knights etc.
These are run on very strict lines with a President, Vice President, Man or Sargeant At Arms and a Road Captain. You have to be invited to join and this takes a long time and involves a lengthy probationary period.
The middle ground is occupied by "Support Clubs". These are not true MC but are clubs that operate with the blessing of the locally dominant MC, who can lay down rules under which the support club can operate.
Colours / Cuts, are everything. You earn them, you respect them and you defend them to the death.
That being established there are a few things that SOA gets wrong. The biggest is the influence that the females seem to have on their men. "Old Ladies" have no say in MC culture, they are there to be seen, to obey and to be obedient. I know that in todays society that causes outrage, but that's what it is.
Also, the main purpose of the MC is to take care of business, whatever that business happens to be. The casual attitude towards law enforcement is overdone as one of the biggest threats to the continuation of an MC is the law investigating a bar fight or some such trivial thing and uncovering something much bigger.
Whilst the public impression is of biker gangs meanacing society at will, the truth is that they prefer to fly under the radar and out of the glare of the public. Much of the more ugly side is hardly ever seen or even reported. Club business is never discussed with non patch holders and sanctions are in place to keep members in line. Really bad transgressions of club rules can lead to being "put out out in bad standing", probably the harshest punishment.
SOA has also been responsible for several cases of violence particularly in the States. One of the shows best selling piece of merchandise was a cut with the top and bottom rocker surrounding the centre piece. As if that wasn't bad enough some even sported the MC square and the 1% diamond.
Wear this at your peril. Any passing MC member on seeing it will stop and challenge you. If you're lucky you will be told to remove it, if not it will be removed for you as you are aggressively educated as to the faux paus you have just made.
It's a decent attempt at making a drama out of a very secretive closed shop.
Also check out the following films.
Stone - Set in Australia in the 70's and based on Hunter S Thompson's book written after spending a year with the H.A. Early Kawasaki KRs and not a Harley in sight.
Above The Law - Charlie Sheen portrays the true story of a cop sent deep undercover to infiltrate an MC. Michael Madsen is excellent as the leader.
Stone Cold - Brian Bosworth plays opposite Lance Henriksen and William Forsyth again infiltrating a violent MC. Very OTT but some realistic portrayal of MC culture.
This is probably not my thing, but Reacher is in it. The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) Official Trailer
Channel 4 & Walter Presents land Global Screen drama trio for UK & North America
Channel 4 and Walter Presents in the UK have picked up Global Screen dramas Hostage, The Palace and The New Front, with two of the series also set to become available in North America.
Swedish six-part thriller Hostage, which has been created by Karin Fahlén and produced by Kärnfilm, explores a plane hijack and has been written by Rodica Doehnert.
The Palace tracks two estranged sisters’ lives in 1980’s Berlin and is from Constantin Television for Germany’s ZDF, while crime thriller The New Front (fka Westwall) has been created by Isa Prahl and was produced by Gaumont Germany for ZDF. The 6 x 45-minute miniseries explores a right-wing extremist group.
All three series will become available on Walter Presents and Channel 4, while Hostage and The Palace will also be exclusively available on the streamer in the US and Canada.
Klaus Rasmussen, co-head of acquisitions and sales at Global Screen, said: “The New Front and Hostage are real edge-of-your-seat thrillers and The Palace, set against the backdrop of Berlin’s great review theatre in a divided Germany, is a moving, exhilarating and life-affirming story. We are certain these incredible series will have strong appeal to viewers.”
Hostage Sweden Full run on More 4 starting Friday 16 August with a double episode from 9pm Ambitious and smart Fredrika Bergman, who works at the Ministry of Justice, is seconded into a fast-developing situation involving the remotely controlled hijacking of a plane flying from Sweden to the US.
The trailer for Hostage looked good. Started yesterday. First 2 episodes.
Corridors of Power (BBC & BBC I-Player) is a 8 part series of documentaries about the role of the US in recent conflicts. Superb but very tough to watch.
Ep 1 was Iran, Ep 2 the Balkans, both were unbelievably good.
WARNING - contains a lot of graphic images. Man's cruelty to man & all that. The Episode about the Balkans showed horrific cruelty towards the Muslims. Lord only knows (pardon the pun) why Muslims seem to be on the wrong end of so much hate.
Corridors of Power (BBC & BBC I-Player) is a 8 part series of documentaries about the role of the US in recent conflicts. Superb but very tough to watch.
Ep 1 was Iran, Ep 2 the Balkans, both were unbelievably good.
WARNING - contains a lot of graphic images. Man's cruelty to man & all that. The Episode about the Balkans showed horrific cruelty towards the Muslims. Lord only knows (pardon the pun) why Muslims seem to be on the wrong end of so much hate.
Corridors of Power (BBC & BBC I-Player) is a 8 part series of documentaries about the role of the US in recent conflicts. Superb but very tough to watch.
Ep 1 was Iran, Ep 2 the Balkans, both were unbelievably good.
WARNING - contains a lot of graphic images. Man's cruelty to man & all that. The Episode about the Balkans showed horrific cruelty towards the Muslims. Lord only knows (pardon the pun) why Muslims seem to be on the wrong end of so much hate.
All seven series are available on the CH4 app. That will keep you out of mischief for a while.
Throughout its run The West Wing succeeded in raising the bar for network TV and established itself as a more sophisticated breed of programme. Despite the occasional misstep (an unfortunate 9/11 knee-jerk episode being the worst offender), it remains one of the most impressive shows ever made, and ownership of this collection should be considered nothing less than a Presidential order.
The West Wing has been ranked among the best television shows of all time in publications such as Time,[2] TV Guide,[3][4] Empire,[5] Rolling Stone,[6] and the New York Daily News.[7] The Writers Guild of America ranked it no. 10 in its "101 Best-Written TV Series" list.[8] It has received praise from critics, political science professors, and former White House staffers and has been the subject of critical analysis. The West Wing received a multitude of accolades, including two Peabody Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and 26 Primetime Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Drama Series, which it won four consecutive times from 2000 to 2003. The show's ratings waned in later years following the departure of series creator Sorkin after the fourth season (Sorkin wrote or co-wrote 85 of the first 88 episodes), yet it remained popular among high-income viewers, a key demographic for the show and its advertisers,[9] with around 16 million viewers.
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Channel 4 and Walter Presents in the UK have picked up Global Screen dramas Hostage, The Palace and The New Front, with two of the series also set to become available in North America.
Swedish six-part thriller Hostage, which has been created by Karin Fahlén and produced by Kärnfilm, explores a plane hijack and has been written by Rodica Doehnert.
The Palace tracks two estranged sisters’ lives in 1980’s Berlin and is from Constantin Television for Germany’s ZDF, while crime thriller The New Front (fka Westwall) has been created by Isa Prahl and was produced by Gaumont Germany for ZDF. The 6 x 45-minute miniseries explores a right-wing extremist group.
All three series will become available on Walter Presents and Channel 4, while Hostage and The Palace will also be exclusively available on the streamer in the US and Canada.
Klaus Rasmussen, co-head of acquisitions and sales at Global Screen, said: “The New Front and Hostage are real edge-of-your-seat thrillers and The Palace, set against the backdrop of Berlin’s great review theatre in a divided Germany, is a moving, exhilarating and life-affirming story. We are certain these incredible series will have strong appeal to viewers.”
https://tbivision.com/2023/10/26/channel-4-walter-presents-land-global-screen-drama-trio-for-uk-north-america/#close-modal
Hostage
Sweden
Full run on More 4 starting Friday 16 August with a double episode from 9pm
Ambitious and smart Fredrika Bergman, who works at the Ministry of Justice, is seconded into a fast-developing situation involving the remotely controlled hijacking of a plane flying from Sweden to the US.
The trailer for Hostage looked good, and was in English.
Summary
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Crimson Lake by Candice Fox, read by Lani Tupu.
*Winner of Best Thriller/Suspense audiobook at the Audies*
From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Never Never comes an ingenious and edgy suspense novel that will keep you guessing to the very last page . . .
12.46: 13-year-old Claire Bingley stands alone at a bus stop
12.47: Ted Conkaffey parks his car beside her
12.52: The girl is missing . . .Six minutes - that's all it took to ruin Detective Ted Conkaffey's life.
Accused but not convicted of Claire's abduction, he escapes north, to the steamy, croc-infested wetlands of Crimson Lake.
Amanda Pharrell knows what it's like to be public enemy no.1. Maybe it's her murderous past that makes her so good as a private investigator, tracking lost souls in the wilderness. Her latest target, missing author Jake Scully, has a life more shrouded in secrets than her own - so she enlists help from the one person in town more hated than she is: Ted Conkaffey.
But the residents of Crimson Lake are watching the pair's every move. And for Ted, a man already at breaking point, this town is offering no place to hide . . .
'A fast-paced, expertly crafted read with a cast of colourful characters.' Guardian
'One of the best crime thrillers of the year.' Lee Child
'A bright new star of crime fiction.' James Patterson
Summary
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Redemption Point by Candice Fox, read by Lani Tupu.
______________________
From the Sunday Times #1 bestselling author
'Complex, human characters, and a dark, meaty story, and fine writing, and a great sense of place — this is one of the best crime thrillers of the year. Sign me up as a big-time Fox fan!' LEE CHILD, author of the Jack Reacher series
______________________
When former detective Ted Conkaffey is wrongly accused of abducting a teenage girl, he hopes the Queensland town of Crimson Lake will be the perfect place to disappear.
But nowhere is safe from the girl’s devastated father. Dale Bingley plans to take brutal revenge – and if Ted can't find the real abductor, he’ll be the first casualty.
Meanwhile, on the beer-soaked floor of a nearby roadside shack, two young bartenders lie dead. As the homicide investigation unravels, Ted and his unlikely ally private detective Amanda Pharrell are brought in to assist on the case.
While Ted fights to clear his own name, their hunt for the killer draws them into a violent dance with evil.
They have one shot at redemption. It just might cost them their lives…
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Steeped in tension, REDEMPTION is an absorbing crime thriller from an award-winning writer which will hold you in its grip to the end.
'If you like great thrillers, you'll love Candice Fox!' - Lee Child
Summary
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Gone By Midnight by Candice Fox, read by Lani Tupu.
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'Perfectly paced, super addictive action/thriller/mystery filled with highly original, ridiculously likeable characters. ... Pretty much perfect in every way imaginable' – BOOKTOPIA
'Sign me up as a big-time Fox fan!' – LEE CHILD, author of the Jack Reacher series
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They left four children safe upstairs.
They came back to three.
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On the fifth floor of the White Caps Hotel, four young boys are left alone while their parents dine downstairs.
But when one of the parents checks on the children at midnight, they discover one of them is missing.
The boys swear they stayed in their room. CCTV confirms that none of them left the building. No trace of the child is found.
Now the hunt is on to find him, before it’s too late – and before the search for a boy becomes a search for a body...
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'Fresh, lively writing that's not afraid to deliver shocks' – SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB
'It's hard to put it down, and I was genuinely flummoxed... until the very end. Highly recommended.' – THE BOOKBAG
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Trackers (2020) | Official Trailer- Sky Atlantic
New Blood-Alibi.
Corridors of Power (BBC & BBC I-Player) is a 8 part series of documentaries about the role of the US in recent conflicts. Superb but very tough to watch.
Ep 1 was Iran, Ep 2 the Balkans, both were unbelievably good.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0020xwy/corridors-of-power-should-america-police-the-world-series-1-1-iraq-for-every-insect-there-is-an-insecticide
WARNING - contains a lot of graphic images. Man's cruelty to man & all that. The Episode about the Balkans showed horrific cruelty towards the Muslims. Lord only knows (pardon the pun) why Muslims seem to be on the wrong end of so much hate.
No, not seen West Wing.
Sell it to me, tell my why I should...
That will keep you out of mischief for a while.
Throughout its run The West Wing succeeded in raising the bar for network TV and established itself as a more sophisticated breed of programme. Despite the occasional misstep (an unfortunate 9/11 knee-jerk episode being the worst offender), it remains one of the most impressive shows ever made, and ownership of this collection should be considered nothing less than a Presidential order.
https://www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/west-wing-complete-collection-review/
The West Wing
The West Wing has been ranked among the best television shows of all time in publications such as Time,[2] TV Guide,[3][4] Empire,[5] Rolling Stone,[6] and the New York Daily News.[7] The Writers Guild of America ranked it no. 10 in its "101 Best-Written TV Series" list.[8] It has received praise from critics, political science professors, and former White House staffers and has been the subject of critical analysis. The West Wing received a multitude of accolades, including two Peabody Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and 26 Primetime Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Drama Series, which it won four consecutive times from 2000 to 2003. The show's ratings waned in later years following the departure of series creator Sorkin after the fourth season (Sorkin wrote or co-wrote 85 of the first 88 episodes), yet it remained popular among high-income viewers, a key demographic for the show and its advertisers,[9] with around 16 million viewers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_West_Wing
The West Wing: Season 1 Reviews
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the-west-wing/s01/reviews
The West Wing (TV Series 1999–2006) Poster
The West Wing (1999–2006)
User Reviews
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200276/reviews
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@HAYSIE
"All seven series are available on the CH4 app."
SEVEN series? I'll be old before I've watched that lot.