Godfather of Harlem COMPLETE S 1-2-3-4
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8080122/
A gangster named Bumpy Johnson makes his way in Harlem during the 1960s. A TV prequel to the 2007 film, ‘American Gangster’, which centered on the criminal enterprise of Frank Lucas.
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Outrgous 2025 COMPLETE S01
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23856916/
Based on the story of the Mitford sisters, six sisters who refused to play by the rules and whose often-scandalous lives made headlines around the world. Set in the 1930s, it is a tale of betrayal, scandal, heartache and even imprisonment.
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Market in Honey Lane COMPLETE S01
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162810/
A 1960s forerunner to EastEnders, this highly engaging series captures all of the camaraderie and humour, rivalry and chicanery, graft and greed of a bustling Soho market where stalls may be inherited, bought, or "acquired". This set contains the complete first series from 1967 – all that remains of this well-remembered and high popular street life drama and its sequel Honey Lane.
Jimmy, a life-long stallholder in his sixties, sells little more than carrots, spuds and cabbages. Beside him is Billy, a hard-bitten gambler who’s usually facing economic disaster on a major or minor scale. Vegetable seller Dave’s after a spot for his brother, widow Polly runs a busy fruit stall, while her dim-witted son Danny does odd jobs to earn a bit of cash. Then there are the fly pitchers: boys who work out of a suitcase, drumming up a crowd to make a sale and swiftly moving on. Jacko is among them, and his one ambition is to get a stall – at any cost!
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Alcock and Gander COMPLETE S01
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068033/
Upon her husband’s death, Marigold Alcock inherits his businesses, operating under the grand name of "The Alcock Group of Companies". The companies, whose headquarters are above a strip club in Soho, include entities such as "Alcock’s Racing Service Ltd", "Alcock’s Marriage Bureau" and "Alcock’s Detective Agency". The illiterate Ernest is her office assistant, while her partner is Richard Gander. Gander was given partnership in the company after an "Alcock Continental Coach Tour" went wrong and he arrived as the representative of the tour group to demand their money back.
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Too Old To Die Young COMPLETE S01
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6517320/
Detective Martin Jones, who leads a double life as a killer for hire in Los Angeles’ deadly underground, suffers an existential crisis which leads him deeper into a blood splattered world of violence.
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Raising Expectations COMPLETE S 1-2
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4543594/
The Wayneys are an amazing family: good looking, MENSA smart, talented, athletic and popular to boot. Paige (Ringwald) and Wayne Wayney (Priestley) have worked hard at raising "multi-exceptional" offspring and are proud of their children: Adam, Conner, Bentley and Derek. Everyone in town envies them or wants to be them, and you can even find Paige’s book about raising her extraordinary family on the bestseller list. But alas, their fifth child, Emmett, is not marching in lock step on the path to familial greatness. What he lacks academically, athletically or artistically, he makes up for with relentless enthusiasm and curiosity. Emmett knows that one day he’ll find his way, but in the meantime he’s determined to celebrate his C-average status in spectacular creative fashion – no matter how often his best laid plans threaten to destroy the family’s living space, reputation or sense of safety.
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