Anthony Hopkins

"One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II, a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeare's 'King Lear.' Bombs are falling, sirens are wailing, the curtain is up in an hour but the actor/manager 'Sir' who is playing Lear is nowhere to be seen. His dresser 'Norman' 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?" --

A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.

The BBC has worked tirelessly to bring the works of playwright Henrik Ibsen to the screen. This collection includes 10 adaptations of Ibsen's work and features performances from lauded actors such as Anthony Hopkins and Charles Dance.

"The parents watch horrified and helpless as their 11-year-old child, Ivy, is repeatedly besieged by frenzied behavior and ghoulish nightmares of being burned alive inside a locked car. A mysterious stranger stalks Ivy and confronts the couple-- Ivy, he says, is possessed by the soul of his own daughter, Audrey Rose, who died in a fiery car crash ... moments later, Ivy was born." --

A Woman of substance: the story of Emma Harte, a bright and ambitious servant girl who overcomes her impoverished Yorkshire beginnings in her quest to become an international retailing magnate and one of the richest women in the world. Hold the dream: continues the saga of Emma Harte, who rose from servant girl to head of an international retail dynasty. At 80, Emma passes control of the Harte-McGill empire to her beloved granddaughter Paula. To be...

Disc 1. Last of the belles: The romantic story of how F. Scott Fitzgerald met his wife Zelda while in the Army. Lady Hamilton: Lady Emma Hamilton is in love with Lord Horatio Nelson. Based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas. Arch of triumph: A man's romance is endangered by his obsession with revenge against a German SS officer. Disc 2. Promise of love: A bride quickly becomes a widow when her Marine husband is killed in Vietnam. Jane Eyre: An orphan...

"The story of Alexander the Great, who in 4th century BC conquered ninety percent of the known world of the time by defeating Greece, Persia, Afghanistan, and India in just eight years." --

The Grinch tries to ruin Christmas for the Whos in Whoville, but when he is outsmarted by little Cindy Lou Who he comes to see the true meaning of Christmas.

In Whoville, live the Whos, an almost mutated sort of munchkinlike people. All the Whos love Christmas, yet just outside of their beloved Whoville lives the Grinch. The Grinch is a nasty creature that hates Christmas, and plots to steal it away from the Whos which he equally abhors. Yet a small child, Cindy Lou Who, decides to try befriend the Grinch.

In a random sweep, the Nazis arrest and imprison Jean Louis Chavel, a rich lawyer in German-occupied France. They pass an edict to execute every tenth prisoner and Chavel is chosen. He gives all he owns to Mangeot, who then dies in his place. Chavel is released three years later, returns to his old home and meets Mangeot's family.