Mackenzie Crook
1) Detectorists
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The charming comedy-drama from BBC Four tells the story of Andy and Lance, members of the Danebury Metal Detectors Club. As Andy pursues a degree in archaeology and Lance considers being a musician, they spend their days searching through fields with their metal detectors, dreaming of finding a fortune.
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Two misfits search for Saxon treasure in the English countryside. Andy has completed his archaeology degree at last, but he worries about providing for his wife, Becky, and newborn son while also trying to live up to the expectations of his imperious mother-in-law. Lance, meanwhile, is still looking for love. The world of metal detecting proves just as tumultuous as their personal lives when a young German man enlists the DMDC to uncover a mysterious...
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For centuries, the residents of the underground City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights and quiet contentment. But when the City's massive power generator begins to fail, the streetlamps fade - along with the hopes of the townspeople. Now it will be up to two courageous teenagers to follow a trail of clues left by the ancient builders to find the way out of Ember before their world is plunged into complete darkness.
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Captain Jack Sparrow's pirate life capsizes after his nemesis, Captain Barbossa, steals his ship, the Black Pearl, and later attacks the town of Port Royal. Captain Barbossa kidnaps the governor's daughter, Elizabeth. In an attempt to rescue her and recapture the Black Pearl, Elizabeth's childhood friend Will Turner joins forces with Jack. What Will doesn't know is that a cursed treasure has doomed Barbossa and his crew to live forever as the undead....
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After Elizabeth, Will, and Captain Barbossa rescue Captain Jack Sparrow, who is trapped in Davy Jones' Locker, they must face their foes. Lord Cutler Beckett, now has control of Jones' heart and forms a dark alliance with him in order to rule the seas and wipe out the last of the Pirates. Jack, Barbossa, Will, Elizabeth, and crew must call the Pirate Lords from the four corners of the globe, including the infamous Sao Feng, together. The Pirate Lords...
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Featuring all three series along with the Christmas Special, Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones are Andy and Lance, two friends who find common ground as part of the Danebury Metal Detecting Club. Their dream is to find a buried treasure that will change their lives. But while they search for the past, they must also deal with the present. Series One finds Andy trying to keep his head above water with his partner Becky, while Lance tries to win back his...
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"The roguish, yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow's ... idyllic pirate life capsizes after his nemesis, the wily Captain Barbossa ..., steals his ship the Black Pearl, and later attacks the town of Port Royal, kidnapping the governor's daughter, Elizabeth. ... In a gallant attempt to rescue her and recapture the Black Pearl, Elizabeth's childhood friend Will Turner ... joins forces with Jack. What Will doesn't know is that a cursed treasure has doomed...
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19th-century "folklore collectors" Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm are con artists. They perform exorcisms of "evil enchantments" (for a healthy fee) while wandering about in French-occupied Germany during the Napoleonic wars. Wilhelm is a swashbuckling cad with an answer for everything, while Jacob is a dreamer who looks at life through fairytale-tinted spectacles. When French Gen. Delatombe gets wise to the schemes of Team Grimm, he presents them with a...
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Wernham Hogg is a paper company located in a suburb of London. David, a petty, pathetic little man is worse than your boss. David's yes-man is Gareth, who is extremely irratating. Tim is the apathetic sales rep, who can be quite witty. Dawn, the lovely receptionist, is far more endearing than your back-sassying secretary. Work is a pain, but one man's misery is another man's entertainment.
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"It's five years later and little has changed for metal-detecting enthusiasts Lance and Andy. Although he's a qualified archeologist, Andy has grown disillusioned with the profession and instead continues to scour the English countryside for treasure with Lance. But now the future of the Danebury Metal Detecting Club is in peril, as they need funds to save their Scout hall from demolition. Things start looking up when Lance gets permission to search...
14) Ironclad
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A ragtag group of Knights Templar hold out for months against the hard-fought siege of Rochester Castle in the thirteenth century. Set in the time of King John's signing of the Magna Carta treaty, the group struggles against the king to defend the freedom of their country.
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Beneath Our Feet explores Britain's rich archaeological heritage and highlights how ordinary people--mudlarks, metal detectorists, and fieldwalkers--are transforming our understanding of the past through remarkable discoveries. Celebrating public involvement and the work of the Portable Antiquities Scheme, the book shares over fifty stories of treasures that reshape British history and deepen our connection to what lies beneath the ground.
16) The Office
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Three years after the cameras stopped rolling, the BBC returns to Wernham Hogg to catch up with the staff, past and present, of the most famous paper merchants in Slough. This two-part special finally brings the story to a close.
17) The office
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Office politics, jerky bosses, and personal insecurities are the hallmarks of this television situation comedy set in the small city of Slough in England. It garnered tremendous critical acclaim when it originally premiered, yet only twelve episodes and a 2-part Christmas Special were ever made. Nonetheless, its influence on television comedy is unparalleled.
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The charming comedy-drama from BBC Four tells the story of Andy and Lance, members of the Danebury Metal Detectors Club. As Andy pursues a degree in archaeology and Lance considers being a musician, they spend their days searching through fields with their metal detectors, dreaming of finding a fortune.








