Peter Arne

Peter Arne

Born in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya, to a Swiss-French mother and an American father, Peter Arne was an actor and an antique dealer who was murdered in 1983. In the late 1940s, Arne and his partner Jack Corke befriended acclaimed novelist Mary Renault and her partner, Julie Mullard, on the SS Cairo, a steamer bound from Britain to South Africa and convinced them to go into business building homes for immigrants to the country. Renault financed using her £25,000 MGM award, employing labourers and craftsmen to begin construction of several houses, but Arne and Corke squandered the money, racking up debts before stealing Renault's car and returning to the UK to avoid charges of embezzlement. On 1st August 1983, Arne attended a costume fitting for a role in Doctor Who. On his return home, neighbours reported sounds of an argument to the police who subsequently found Arne's body inside his Knightsbridge flat. He had been bludgeoned to death with a stool and log from his fireplace. The prime suspect in Arne's murder was Giuseppe Perusi, a schoolteacher from Italy who had been living rough in a local park, and for whom Arne had been providing food. Four days later, a body matching Perusi's description was found in the River Thames at Wandsworth, having drowned in an apparent suicide. At the subsequent inquest in October 1983, Police concluded that Perusi had beaten the actor to death then killed himself.

  • Title: Peter Arne
  • Popularity: 5.248
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1920-09-29
  • Place of Birth: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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  • Also Known As: Peter Randolph Michael Albrecht
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Peter Arne Movies

  • 1971
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    Straw Dogs

    Straw Dogs

    7.153 1971 HD

    David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David...

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  • 1954
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    The Men of Sherwood Forest

    The Men of Sherwood Forest

    6.7 1954 HD

    Robin Hood is persuaded by two nobles whom he believes to be loyal to King Richard to recover secret plans attaining to the rescue of the king from...

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  • 1975
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    The Return of the Pink Panther

    The Return of the Pink Panther

    6.8 1975 HD

    The famous Pink Panther jewel has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. The Inspector is convinced that 'The...

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  • 1982
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    Victor/Victoria

    Victor/Victoria

    7.3 1982 HD

    A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.

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  • 1966
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    Khartoum

    Khartoum

    6.2 1966 HD

    English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians...

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  • 1967
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    Battle Beneath the Earth

    Battle Beneath the Earth

    4.6 1967 HD

    Government officials discover a horrible plot: the Chinese are tunneling their way to the United States.

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  • 1955
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    The Cockleshell Heroes

    The Cockleshell Heroes

    5.889 1955 HD

    During WW2, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.

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  • 1967
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    Poor Cherry

    Poor Cherry

    1 1967 HD

    A politically-active couple's involvement in an election campaign threatens their marriage through personal entanglements with the candidate and...

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  • 1957
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    Tarzan and the Lost Safari

    Tarzan and the Lost Safari

    5.1 1957 HD

    Tarzan leads five passengers from a downed airplane out of the jungle. En route white hunter Hawkins tries to sell them to the Oparian chief.

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  • 1969
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    The Oblong Box

    The Oblong Box

    5.764 1969 HD

    Evil lurks in the gloomy house at Markham Manor where a deranged Sir Edward is the chained prisoner of his brother Julian. When Sir Edward escapes,...

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  • 1963
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    Girl in the Headlines

    Girl in the Headlines

    5.8 1963 HD

    Called in to investigate the murder of a model, Chief Inspector Birkett and Sergeant Saunders soon discover that the victim had been leading somewhat...

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  • 1958
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    Intent to Kill

    Intent to Kill

    5.2 1958 HD

    While resisting pressure from his upper-class wife to take a higher-paying job in London, a Montreal physician prepares to carry out brain surgery on...

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  • 1957
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    Strangers' Meeting

    Strangers' Meeting

    1 1957 HD

    A fateful Stranger's Meeting leads to a maelstrom of crime, deception and murder in this 64-minute British programmer. The beautiful Delphi Lawrence...

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  • 1961
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    The Hellfire Club

    The Hellfire Club

    5.2 1961 HD

    Years after fleeing his ancestral home with his mother, Jason returns home to claim his birthright, only to find his way blocked by his evil cousin...

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  • 1964
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    The Black Torment

    The Black Torment

    5.8 1964 HD

    A lord returns to his manor with his new wife, to hear rumours that he had already secretly returned and had committed several murders. Has he lost...

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  • 1955
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    Timeslip

    Timeslip

    5.3 1955 HD

    An atomic scientist is found floating in a river with a bullet in his back and a radioactive halo around his body. The radioactivity has put him...

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  • 1944
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    For Those in Peril

    For Those in Peril

    5 1944 HD

    A WWII flyer fails to join the RAF so he joins the Air - Sea Rescue instead. His boat is out in all conditions picking up downed pilots and taking...

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  • 1960
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    Scent of Mystery

    Scent of Mystery

    5.6 1960 HD

    An Englishman and a cabby try to save an heiress from murder in Spain.

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  • 1960
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    A Story of David

    A Story of David

    4.2 1960 HD

    Directed by Bob McNaught. King Saul of Israel is jealous of the fame and adoration of David, who long ago slew Goliath and brought victory to Saul's...

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  • 1957
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    High Tide at Noon

    High Tide at Noon

    6 1957 HD

    After returning home to a rugged island near Nova Scotia, Joanna, daughter of the local bigwig, struggles to choose between three eligible bachelors...

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  • 1961
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    The Treasure of Monte Cristo

    The Treasure of Monte Cristo

    4 1961 HD

    A dashing ex-officer in His Majesty’s army, Captain Adam Corbett (Calhoun) becomes embroiled in intrigue when he agrees to escort Colonel...

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  • 1960
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    Sands of the Desert

    Sands of the Desert

    6.3 1960 HD

    In this British comedy set in Saudi Arabia, a gentle British travel-agency clerk decides that it would be a smashing idea to open up a desert resort...

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  • 1960
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    Conspiracy of Hearts

    Conspiracy of Hearts

    6.875 1960 HD

    In wartime Italy nuns in a convent regularly smuggle Jewish children out of a nearby internment camp. The Italian army officer in charge suspects...

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  • 1959
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    Danger Within

    Danger Within

    6.2 1959 HD

    Drama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War 2, where a group of British soldiers find their plans for escape thwarted by a...

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  • 1958
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    The Moonraker

    The Moonraker

    6.7 1958 HD

    After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth is to capture Charles Stuart. The future...

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  • 1955
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    The Dam Busters

    The Dam Busters

    6.876 1955 HD

    The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617...

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  • 1968
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    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    6.8 1968 HD

    A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.

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  • 1983
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    Curse of the Pink Panther

    Curse of the Pink Panther

    4.7 1983 HD

    Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for him. However, Clouseau's enemy, Dreyfus, rigs the...

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  • 1966
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    The Sandwich Man

    The Sandwich Man

    6.1 1966 HD

    A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.

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  • 1972
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    Antony and Cleopatra

    Antony and Cleopatra

    5.6 1972 HD

    Adaptation of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, a historical drama that attempts to bring an epic visual style to the Bard's original stage play....

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  • 1958
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    Ice Cold in Alex

    Ice Cold in Alex

    7.3 1958 HD

    A group of army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous and arduous trek across the deserts of North Africa during the second world war. The leader...

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  • 1972
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    Nobody Ordered Love

    Nobody Ordered Love

    1 1972 HD

    During the shooting of a First World War film entitled The Somme a tragic series of events unfolds for the cast and crew. The film was withdrawn...

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  • 1971
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    Murders in the Rue Morgue

    Murders in the Rue Morgue

    5.233 1971 HD

    In Paris, in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, Cesar Charron owns a theater at the Rue Morgue where he performs the play "Murders in the Rue...

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  • 1979
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    Agatha

    Agatha

    6.3 1979 HD

    England, 1926. An American journalist looks for mystery writer Agatha Christie when she suddenly disappears without explanation, leaving no trace.

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  • 1971
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    When Eight Bells Toll

    When Eight Bells Toll

    5.625 1971 HD

    In a vein similar to Bond movies, a British agent Philip Calvert is on a mission to determine the whereabouts of a ship that disappeared near the...

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  • 1962
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    The Pirates of Blood River

    The Pirates of Blood River

    6.2 1962 HD

    A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th Century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain...

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  • 1977
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    Providence

    Providence

    6.8 1977 HD

    On the eve of his 78th birthday, the ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sleepless night mentally composing and recomposing...

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  • 1979
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    The Passage

    The Passage

    6.2 1979 HD

    During WW 2, a Basque shepherd is approached by the underground, who wants him to lead a scientist and his family across the Pyrenees. While being...

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  • 1972
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    Pope Joan

    Pope Joan

    6.2 1972 HD

    Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The movie presents her existence as fact, though it...

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  • 1982
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    Trail of the Pink Panther

    Trail of the Pink Panther

    5.2 1982 HD

    The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief Inspector Clouseau from France. His plane disappears...

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  • 1954
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    Mystery on Bird Island

    Mystery on Bird Island

    6 1954 HD

    Story of four youngsters who discover birds' nest thieves on a sanctuary island.From story by Mary Cathcart Borer.

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  • 1980
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    Hallelujah, Mary Plum

    Hallelujah, Mary Plum

    1 1980 HD

    A talented, independent artist lives by the sea with her daughter. As summer approaches, she faces two threats to her way of life: the local doctor...

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  • 1948
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    Saraband for Dead Lovers

    Saraband for Dead Lovers

    5.9 1948 HD

    Sophie Dorothea is a young woman forced into a loveless marriage with Prince George Louis of Hanover. George Louis is later crowned King George I of...

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  • 1969
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    Department S

    Department S

    4.9 1969 HD

    Department S is a United Kingdom spy-fi adventure series produced by ITC Entertainment. The series consists of 28 episodes which originally aired in...

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  • 1961
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    The Avengers

    The Avengers

    7.7 1961 HD

    The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left...

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  • 1972
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    The Protectors

    The Protectors

    5.6 1972 HD

    The Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It was Anderson's second TV series using live actors as...

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  • 1979
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    Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

    6.8 1979 HD

    Wealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife, moonlight as amateur detectives.

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  • 1962
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    The Saint

    The Saint

    7.3 1962 HD

    Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those...

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  • 1968
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    The Champions

    The Champions

    6.1 1968 HD

    The Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series consisting of 30 episodes broadcast on the UK network...

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  • 1975
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    The Venturers

    The Venturers

    1 1975 HD

    The Venturers is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1975. The series, created by Donald Bull, had started out as an edition of Drama...

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  • 1963
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    The Sentimental Agent

    The Sentimental Agent

    5.5 1963 HD

    The Sentimental Agent is a television drama series spin-off from Man of the World. It was produced in the United Kingdom in 1963 by Associated...

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  • 1959
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    No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

    3.7 1959 HD

    No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16...

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  • 1968
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    The Expert

    The Expert

    9.5 1968 HD

    The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. John Hardy, a...

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  • 1966
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    The Spies

    The Spies

    1 1966 HD

    The Spies is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1966. A spin-off or rebranding of the previous 1965 series The Mask of Janus, The...

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  • 1967
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    Man in a Suitcase

    Man in a Suitcase

    7 1967 HD

    Accused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name, taking on freelance jobs around Europe as he searches...

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  • 1961
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    Drama 61-67

    Drama 61-67

    1 1961 HD

    Drama 61-67 is anthology drama series which took a different title, based on year of transmission, each year. It alternated with Armchair Theatre...

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  • 1969
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    The Main Chance

    The Main Chance

    8 1969 HD

    The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden...

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  • 1977
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    Secret Army

    Secret Army

    7.6 1977 HD

    World War II drama about covert organisation Lifeline helping allied airmen escape after being shot down in occupied Europe, working with the...

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  • 1969
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    Department S

    Department S

    4.9 1969 HD

    Department S is a United Kingdom spy-fi adventure series produced by ITC Entertainment. The series consists of 28 episodes which originally aired in...

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  • 1960
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    Danger Man

    Danger Man

    7.4 1960 HD

    Danger Man is a British television series which was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick...

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  • 1971
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    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    7.3 1971 HD

    Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.

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  • 1984
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    The Far Pavilions

    The Far Pavilions

    7.7 1984 HD

    Adapted from M.M. Kaye's best-selling novel, this dramatic HBO miniseries follows two star-crossed lovers -- the young British officer Ash (Ben...

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