Original British Drama 2015: Trailer - BBC Two

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The Dresser: The play tells the story of one fateful night in a small regional theatre during World War Two as a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeare’s King Lear. Bombs are falling, the sirens are wailing, the curtain is up in an hour but the actor/manager Sir (Anthony Hopkins) who is playing Lear is nowhere to be seen. His dresser Norman (Ian McKellen) must scramble to keep the production alive but will Sir turn up in time and if he does will he be able to perform that night?

London Spy: is the story of a chance romance between two people from very different worlds, one from the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, the other from a world of clubbing and youthful excess. Danny (Ben Whishaw) - gregarious, hedonistic, romantic and adrift, falls for the anti-social enigmatic and brilliant Alex (Edward Holcroft). Just as the two of them realize that they’re perfect for each other, Alex disappears. Danny, utterly ill-equipped to take on the complex and codified world of British espionage, must decide whether he’s prepared to fight for the truth. Also starring Charlotte Rampling & Jim Broadbent

The Last Kingdom: (Alexander Dreymon) leads the cast as the hero Uhtred. Born to a Saxon nobleman, Uhtred is orphaned and then raised by the Vikings. With his new family, Uhtred has witnessed the Vikings dominate all of England, save for the Kingdom of Wessex. Uhtred will navigate both sides of the war, determining where his true allegiance lies and what role he will play in the country’s future. Also starring Rutger Hauer, David Dawson, Matthew Macfadyen & Ian Hart.

Stonemouth: A rite-of-passage tale delving into love, loyalty and vengeance, focusing on the character of Stewart Gilmour (Christian Cooke) who returns to the fictional village of Stonemouth for his best friend's funeral. Run out of town a year earlier by girlfriend Ellie Murston’s (Charlotte Spencer) criminal family, Stewart is forced to face up to his own past whilst uncovering the sinister truth behind his friend's apparent suicide.

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