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Harry Potter has learned to live with his bullying uncle Vernon, his callous aunt Petunia and the constant whining of his greedy, spoiled cousin Dudley. He's even learned to live with sleeping in the cupboard under the stairs. Harry's relatives have just as reluctantly learned to live with the unwelcome presence of their orphaned relation, a constant reminder of Petunia's 'wayward' sister and brother-in-law and their mysterious and untimely demise. Even the impending arrival of his 11th birthday offers no excitement for Harry - as usual, there's little chance of cards, presents or any kind of birthday treat. This year, however, is different. Based on the first of J.K. Rowling's popular children's novels about Harry Potter, telling the story of a boy who learns on his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. Invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. At Hogwarts, he finds the home and the family he has never had.

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When Ali finds out that her boyfriend Mike has been unfaithful she ends their relationship. Now 'free' again she goes clubbing with her best friend but, just as they arrive, she sees Mike entering the club ahead of her. Undeterred, Ali decides to exact revenge by snogging any man she can find right under Mike's nose. As Ali sets off on her mission to humiliate Mike, we encounter a further 30 characters all in search of a good time in Club le Monde. From Yas and Kelly who never leave the toilets as they gossip about contract killers, kissing cousins and constipation; to Anthony and Patrick, wide-eyed teenagers from the country-side, trying to score drugs and be a hit with the babes; to Mosh, the tough-nut bouncer, struggling with his sexual identity and desire to be a lawyer; to Chas who has pierced his nipples and tonight is determined to go further; to Mr. Sunglasses trying to connect in a very disconnecting kind of way; to three outrageous drag queens Tanita, Davida and Karina who realise they've come to the wrong place; to Danny, the club-owner, who gets fresh with his mate's wife and is about to get caught.

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JOSIE loses her lover JAMES in a car accident, and decides to break or bend whatever rules she has to to get him back. Haunted by memories of JAMES, JOSIE uses every means in her power to clone him. When it looks as though she is failing, her grasp on reality falters and she becomes desperate. But then it seems she has succeeded after all, when she brings home a baby. But babies just don't arrive from out of the blue, and despite JOSIE'S explanations, her sister, RUTH becomes suspicious. When RUTH reads a baby has been abducted she goes to the police, and despite JOSIE'S protests, the baby is taken away. Solicitors and therapists try to get the 'truth' from JOSIE, who realises that her only way out is to confess to the abduction, again and again. Years later JOSIE meets a young student, PAUL, who is uncannily like JAMES and before long they become lovers. PAUL finds the photographs of JAMES which JOSIE had hidden away. He accuses her of using him to replace her old lover, but realises there is more to the situation than that. Disgusted with JOSIE, he leaves her, despite her protests, once again alone.

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Supermarket checkout girl Dianne Clarke embarks upon a campaign as a modern day Robin Hood, with no inkling of the chaos she is about to create. Within just a few days the Friendly Saver where she works will be brought to its knees. Double-check your receipt!

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In the heart of Irish London, beer is thicker than water. In Kilburn's square mile there are 63 Irish pubs. This is the story of just one. Mickey, the pub's young barmen, is sure that his job is preventing him from 'getting on' in life. So he's returning to Ireland to take up a job with his brother. This, his last week, should be his most enjoyable. Fat chance. The landlord is in hospital, and Mickey is left in charge. The regulars appear on cue, taking the same seats in front of the same drinks at the same time as every other day. If only everything else about them was as predictable. With their eccentricities, ravings and antics, Mickey's own girl trouble, and the bizarre characters that pass through the pub, it's now shaping up to be the worst week of his life. But as the last day approaches and the madness reaches its climax, Mickey comes to understand the real people behind the regulars and, more importantly, that for all of them the pub represents a home from home - a haven where all their problems can be forgotten. He'd be crazy not to stay. Lock in. Drink up. Pass out.

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Dead Babies is a viciously funny comedy about what happens when you mix seven Brits, three Yanks, drugs, booze and a net-based terrorist group. Based on Martin Amis' critically acclaimed second novel, Dead Babies has been adapted for the screen by William Marsh, who also makes his directional debut. With a cast headed up by Paul Bettany (Gangster No.1) and Olivia Williams (The Sixth Sense, Rushmore) the film puts on view the best of Britain's new wave of acting talent. When a group of young English friends, living together in a bizarre house just outside of London, invite three Americans over for a drug fuelled weekend, things really kick off. As the two cultures collide and the chemicals take over, it soon becomes apparent that one of the weekend guests is a member of a newly formed net-based terrorist group, The Conceptualists, whose underlying principle is extreme violence for its own sake. It also becomes apparent that the assembled guests are the next intended victims for the Group's website. The party stops partying. Directed with energy and pace, Dead Babies throws its audience through a roller-coaster ride of distraction, derision and destruction.

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Discovering your wife is sleeping with your boss can make a man do strange things. For a Samba-obsessed London clerk named Raymond, robbing a bank and boarding the first flight to Rio are just the beginning. On a dull and drizzly Christmas Eve, Raymond (Hugh Laurie, Stuart Little, Maybe Baby) discovers that his coldly ambitious wife Cathy (Lia Williams) is eloping with his officious boss Mr Strothers (Patrick Barlow). Left to lock up over the holiday period, Raymond decides to get his own back by robbing the bank and catching the first plane to the sun drenched beaches of Rio de Janeiro with his new-found wealth. He's on the trail of 'that girl', the fabulous dancer who graces the cover of 'Samba Monthly'. Arriving in Rio, Raymond links up with eccentric taxi driver Paulo (Santiago Segura), who is only too happy to help him spend his fortune. Together they will hunt down the exotic Orlinda (Brazilian cover girl and model Vanessa Nunes). After a night of passion, Raymond awakes to find both Orlinda and his money have vanished. His trouble has only just begun. The streets of Rio are fraught with danger and Raymond is quickly drawn into the city's underworld. The local gangsters are also on the trail of the big-spending Englishman.

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Goodbye Charlie Bright is a fairytale about the friendship between two teenage boys from a South London council estate. Set in the middle of a long, hot summer it charts the way the close yet volatile relationship between Charlie and Justin reaches breaking point and ultimately changes forever. As Charlie watches one of his mates leave to join the army, he starts to question where his own life is heading, but for the time being is kept busy looking after Justin who is constantly dragging him into trouble at any opportunity. As the baking summer reaches boiling point, Charlie becomes desperate to find a way out, and when Justin decides to take the law into his own hands after a mate is hurt in a hit and run accident, Charlie realises that in order to make something out of his life, he must sacrifice their friendship. Goodbye Charlie Bright is set within a warm and friendly community with mellow sounds of music drifting in the summer breeze. Always conscious of style, Charlie and his mates are designer boys, taking pride in what they wear and how they wear it. Above all, Goodbye Charlie Bright is a funny and heartfelt story of friendship and the pains of growing up.

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After the death of her adopted parents Lacy Graham tries to build a relationship with her natural mother Samantha, this is made difficult by Samantha's struggle with mental health. Just as they start to bond the unthinkable happens, Samantha is kidnapped. Who can she trust? A strange ex copper, her weird friends or has a distant relative set his sights on revenge for her father's actions?

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Jump Tomorrow weaves the drama of a road-movie into a humorous tale of passion, romance and friendship. When introvert George meets a stunning Latin girl, they are both instantly smitten. The only problem is that he is due to marry a childhood friend from Nigeria in just four days. An eccentric and lovesick Frenchman named Gerard stumbles into George's life and the two embark on a road trip. During this odd couple's journey to upstate New York, George becomes torn between duty to his arranged marriage and his fascination with Alicia's culture and the Spanish language. A sweet, timid man normally filled with anxiety, George begins to loosen a little - whether it's fantasising he's the virile hero of the Spanish soaps or chasing his true love up the highway. A quiet man living a little, George learns to live a little louder.

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Jessica Parker is unhappy with a world where injustices happen every day. Added to which she's just been clamped, had no sleep - courtesy of a flat mate's over active libido - and is about to go bankrupt. Well, that's it, she is going to do something about it and that she does in Just Desserts, a 30-minute HTV drama. Directed by Vadim Jean (Leon the Pig Farmer) the drama follows Jessica, played by Hilary Maclean (Dangerfield, The Bill, Taggart) as she attempts to redress the balance of society barely worthy of its occupants.

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The son of a 70's rock star has to meet stringent conditions to inherit the family fortune when his father dies. Unfortunately his mates and greedy stepmum have other ideas and set out to thwart him - with hilarious consequences.