Biopics and historical films based on real life stories and events
Retired captain Ludvig Kahlen fights to settle on a remote heathland.
Two groups of mountaineers face a deadly descent from Everest.
Amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst (Colin Firth) attempts to circumnavigate the globe alone.
The story behind the final public appearance of Hollywood's most glamorous couple.
Resistance fighters smuggle gold reserves out of Norway before the Nazis invade.
Epic black comedy charting the rise and fall of a high-flying, corrupt stock broker.
Dramatisation of Tommy Steele's rise to fame as a rock 'n' roll teen idol in the 1950s.
The true story of the man who inspired screen legend Richard Burton.
Ellis French enrols in the US Marines, but being gay and black adds extra pressures.
Film about Peter Sellers's rise from radio star to one of the world's top comic actors.
BIopic of country music legend Hank Williams.
A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.
Powerful drama exploring the impact of the 7/7 bombing at Edgware Road tube station.
Dramatised portrait of the popular but troubled comic actor Kenneth Williams.
One-off drama telling the story of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise's formative years.
Dramatisation of Fanny Cradock's life, based on interviews with her friends and family.
A grieving Queen Victoria finds herself drawn to an unconventional Highlander.
Italy, 1858. A six-year-old Jewish boy is kidnapped and converted to Catholicism.
How actress Hattie Jacques's home life was blown apart by a secret sexual liaison.
Oscar-winning adaptation of the true story. With Shelley Winters.
Two Washington Post reporters uncover abuses of power by President Nixon.
The true story of the hijacking of the MV Maersk Alabama off the coast of Somalia.
Drama portraying the rise and fall of superstar Whitney Houston.
No-holds-barred account of Tina Turner's personal and professional life.
