Ranger

InNewYorkCity,potentstrandsofbathsaltshavesurfacedandhaveattractedthemostdevotedbathsaltjunkies.Ayoungaspiringchemisthasdevelopedanevenstrongerbatch...butsomethinghasgonehorriblywrong.

马斯登（爱德华·福隆 Edward Furlong 饰）跟塞拉菲娜（莎瓦娜·沃德隆 Shawna Waldron 饰）痛掉他们的爱女莉莉（蒂芬妮·马汀 Tiffany Martin 饰）。匹俦俩悲伤欲绝,不克不及自拔。在一个燥热的日子里,他们追随皮里诺（劳伦斯·曼森 Laurence Mason 饰）!友人科琳（雪莉·布莱娜 Shirly Brener 饰）离开戈壁游览,并在特性怪僻的老太婆（Diane Salinger 饰）的屋子内落脚。夜幕来临,皮里诺扑灭熊熊猛火,率领马斯登他们将莉莉的遗物投入火中,并齐声高喊呼唤逝世神。奥秘的休会当时,四人从长久的苏醒中醒来,却不谋而合忘却了现在离开戈壁游览的初志。带着不安跟困惑,他们进入梦境。但是奥秘而恐怖的灵体悄悄凑近,最为恐怖的阅历劈面而来……

Settobroadcastintwoone-hourfilms,thisfamilytreatisinspiredbytheclassicbooksofBarbaraEuphanToddandispeggedtobetheTVeventoftheseason.MackenzieCrookhastakenScatterbrookfarmandtheinfamouscharactersofthiswell-lovedtaleandinjectedthemwithatenderandauthenticcharm.Thisistheperfectfamilyadventure,packedwithafun,mischievousspiritanddeliveredwithanenvironmentalmessage.MackenzieCrook,(PiratesOfTheCaribbean,Detectorists)whohaswritten,directedandstarsasWorzelGummidge,hasgatheredahostofbothaccomplishedandbrilliantactorswhoaresettoappearinthiseagerlyanticipatedadaptation.PlayingTheGreenMan,creatorofthescarecrows,whoarrivestoScatterbrookinepisodetwo,iscomedylegendSirMichaelPalin.Hesays:“It’salovelypartforme,butthewholescriptisverymemorableandtouching,andveryfunnytoo.Itquiteskillfullyweavesinsomethingforeverybodyallthetime.”ZoëWanamaker(MyFamily,HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone)willplaytheeccentriclocalaristocrat,LadyBloomsburyBartoninepisodetwo.Shesays:“Thewholethingissocharmingandinventive.It’sthesortofthingI’dwatch.I’msureitwillbeahugesuccess.Iknowitwill-it’sdivine.”VickiPepperdine(GettingOn,TheWindsors)takesontheroleoftheformidableAuntSallyinepisodeone.Shesays:“There’ssomethingforeverybody.It’sgotthishearttoit,andyou’dbehardpushedasanadultnottoengagewithit.”StevePemberton(LeagueOfGentleman,Benidorm)willplayMrBraithwaite,thefarmer.Hesays:“Thisisthekindofshowthewholefamilycanenjoytogether.Ithasalotofhumour,alotofvisualhumourtoo,andIthinkkidswillenjoywatchingthechildrenbeingcentraltothestory.”RosieCavaliero(GentlemanJack,CleaningUp)willplayMrsBraithwaite,sheadded:“It’sastoryabouttheimagination,andchildrenescapingintothisdifferentworld.Mackenzie’sversionistotallycontemporary.”OnestowatchIndiaBrown(HettyFeather)andThierryWickens(makinghisTVdebut)willplaySusanandJohn,twocitychildrenspendingtheirsummeratScatterbrookfarmwhoquicklybefriendWorzelandbeginasummerofadventures.Thefirstepisode,TheScarecrowOfScatterbrook,seestwoyoungstrangersarriveinthevillageofScatterbrook.It’snotlongbeforeSusanandJohnencounterWorzelGummidge,theScarecrowofTenAcreField.TheirworldissentspinningintoconfusionwhentheyrealiseGummidgecomestolife.TheonlypersonmoreshockedisWorzel,whenhediscoversthatthechildrenarenotinfactfellowscarecrowsbuthumans.Theirworldsshouldnevercommunebutfatehasconspiredtocreateanextraordinaryunion.Theseasonshavestoppedandtheharvesthasn’tarrived.Therhythmofthenaturalworldisoutofkilterandthisunlikelytriomusttrytoputitright.Magic,mysteryandmayhemunfurl.Thesecondepisode,TheGreenMan,welcomesanothermysteriousarrivaltoScatterbrook.TheGreenManisthecreatorofscarecrowsandkeeperofscarecrowlore.Heisn’tatallhappythatWorzelisconsortingwithhumans.Elsewhere,localaristocratLadyBloomsburyBartonisholdingafete,withaScarecrowcompetitionthatWorzelisdeterminedtowin.WhatwillTheGreenManandWorzel’smostcompetitiverival,SoggyBogartmakeofitall?WorzelGummidgeiswrittenanddirectedbyMackenzieCrookandisaLeopardPictures,TreasureTroveProductionsandLolaEntertainmentproductionforBBCOne.ItisExecutiveProducedbyKristianSmithforLeopardPictures,LisaThomasforLolaEntertainment,MackenzieCrookforTreasureTroveProductions,withrightsholdersPatrickD.PidgeonandEricS.RollmanexecutiveproducersforPidgeonEntertainment,Inc.ItisproducedbyGeorgieFallonandAlexMoodyistheCommissioningEditorfortheBBC.Furthercasting:FrancescaMills-EarthyMangoldTimPlester-ClartyColinMichaelCarmichael-SoggyBogartAndrewJamesSpooner-FlatAlistairPhilHulford-HannahHarrowTomMeeten-HMSOdneyChristopher-RobertBarlow-RagBagKiranShah-ChopperandRootBoundCharlieMayhew-RustleSprouterLucyMontgomery-JackiePuddingGusBrown-OswaldPollypopMalikIbheis-TrikeBenLangley-DriverMariamHaque-Receptionist

In 2245 - the Earth’s sun has dwindled and no longer provides the energy needed to sustain human life.Five hired mercenaries travel to an uncharted planet to collect a rare mineral known as stardust to replenish the dying star. After their spaceship crashes on the alien planet, they are stalked and hunted by a creature far more advanced than anything they have ever encountered before…

CoryMathis(LesStroud),arespectedcollegeprofessor,claimsamythicalforestcreaturekilledhiswifetransforminghimintoamanhauntedbyobsessionandrevenge.HepartnersupwithlegendaryBigFoothunterFranAndersen(StacyBrownJr.)whoisouttocollecttheNatGeo10milliondollarbountyforcaptureofthecreature.Unfortunately,by-the-bookforestranger,BillyTeal(TomGreen),acovertgovernmentagencyandaserialhoaxer(RickDyer)haveotherplans.Adarkandwittycomedywithadysfunctionalprotagonist,atwistednarrative,andaseriesofeventsthatbuildsintoashockerofanending.TheCanadianduoofTomGreenandLesStroudhititoutoftheforest.

AstrugglingcountrysingermeetsaNashvillesongwriterinneedofinspiration.Teaminguptowriteasong,theirworkgetscomplicatedbutresultsinbothahitsong...andtruelove.

In2261,theVorlonsjointheShadowWar,buttheirtacticsbecomeaconcernforthealliancewhentheVorlonsbegindestroyingentireplanetswhichtheydeemtohavebeen"influenced"bytheShadows.Disturbedbythisturnofevents,Babylon5recruitsseveralotherpowerfulandancientraces(theFirstOnes)totheircause,againstboththeShadowsandtheVorlons.CaptainJohnSheridanreturnstothestationafterescapingfromZ’ha’dum,butataprice:barringillnessorinjury,hehasonly20yearslefttolive.HeisaccompaniedbyamysteriousaliennamedLorienwhoclaimstobetheoldestsentientbeinginthegalaxy.HoursbeforeSheridan’sreturn,Garibaldiisrescuedandreturnedtothestation,inratherdubiouscircumstances.HeismarkedlymoreparanoidandsuspiciousofotheralienracesandofSheridanthanhewasbefore.CentauriEmperorCartagiaforgesarelationshipwiththeShadows.LondoMollariengineerstheassassinationofCartagiaandrepudiateshisagreementwiththeShadows.LondokillsMr.MordenanddestroystheShadowvesselsbasedontheCentaurihomeworld,inanattempttosavehisplanetfromdestructionbytheVorlons.Aidedbytheotherancientraces,andseveralyoungerones,SheridanluresboththeVorlonsandtheShadowsintoanimmensebattle,duringwhichtheVorlonsandShadowsrevealthattheyhavebeenleftasguardiansoftheyoungerraces,butduetophilosophicaldifferences,endedupusingthemaspawnsintheirendlesswarsthroughouttheages.Theyoungerracesrejecttheircontinuedinterference,andtheVorlonsandShadows,alongwiththeremainingFirstOnes,agreetodepartthegalaxyforever.AftertheShadowsaredefeatedGaribaldileaveshispostassecuritychiefandworksonhisownasa"providerofinformation".HebeginsworkingforoneWilliamEdgars,aMarsTycoon,whoismarriedtoGaribaldi’sformerlove.WhileheworksevercloserwithEdgars,hebecomesincreasinglyaggressivetowardsSheridanandeventuallyleavesBabylon5.MinbarisgrippedbyabriefcivilwarbetweentheWarriorandReligiouscastes.DelennsecretlymeetswithNeroonoftheWarriorcasteandconvinceshimthatneithersidecanbeallowedtowin.Shetellshimthatshewillundergoaritualwhereinshewillbewillingtosacrificeherself,butwillstoptheritualbeforesheactuallydies.WhenNeroonseesthatsheactuallyintendstogothroughtheentireritual,herescuesherandsacrificeshimselfinstead,declaringthat,althoughhewasbornWarrior,inhisheartheisReligious.AspartoftheongoingconflictbetweenEarthandBabylon5,GaribaldieventuallybetraysSheridanandarrangeshiscaptureinordertogainEdgars’trustandlearnhisplans.GaribaldilaterlearnsthatEdgarscreatedavirusthatisdangeroustoonlytelepaths.Itisthenrevealed,thatGaribaldiwasactuallyabductedbythePsi-CorpsattheendofSeason3andre-programmedbyBestertoprovideinformationtohimattherighttime.BesterreleasesGaribaldiofhisprogramming,andallowshimtoremembereverythinghehasdonesincebeingkidnapped.Edgarsiskilledandhiswifedisappears,butisreunitedwithGaribaldiaftertheendofthewar.GaribaldihelpsfreeSheridanandreturnhimtothecampaigntofreeEarth.AnallianceledbyBabylon5freesEarthfromtotalitarianrulebyPresidentClarkinashortbutbloodywar.ThisculminatesinClark’ssuicideandtherestorationofdemocraticgovernment.Marsisgrantedfullindependence,andSheridanagreestoresignhiscommission.TheLeagueofNon-AlignedWorldsisdissolvedandreformedintotheInterstellarAlliance,withSheridanelectedasitsfirstPresidentandcontinuinghiscommandoftheRangers,whoaretoactasagalacticequivalentofUnitedNationspeacekeepers.Intheseasonfinale,theeventsof100,500,1000,andonemillionyearsintothefutureareshown,depictingBabylon5’slastinginfluencethroughouthistory.Amongsttheeventsshownarethepoliticalaftermathofthe2261civilwar,asubsequentnuclearwaronEarthinvolvinganewtotalitariangovernmentintheyearAD2762,theresultingfallofEarthintoapre-industrialsociety,thelossandrestorationofhumanity’sknowledgeofspacetravel,andthefinalevolutionofmankindintoenergybeingssimilartotheVorlons,afterwhichEarth’ssungoesnova.

811AD,afamily,isolatedintheirhome,deepinthewoodsafewdaystravelfromBirka.Theyarepoor.Thehuntingandfishinghasbeenbadforsometime,andthefather,Joar,takesthedesperatemeasureofgoingonaVikingraid.Joardoesnotreturnforalongtime,andthefamilystartstofearheneverwill.Runa,theoldestdaughter,takesoverherfatherschoresinhisabsence.Shemisseshimdearlyandnourishesatenderhopethathe,onceagain,willreturntothem.Butinherheart,somehowsheknows,thatthesufferingofthefamilyhasjustbegun.Thereissomethingintheair,somethinginthewater,thewindandinthesoil.Runaisbecomingawareofsomethingvile,somethingdangerousoutintheforest.Onedaywhensheisouthunting,shefindsableedingman,awarrior,almostunconscious.Shebringshiminsideandthefamilytendtohiswounds.Asheheals,sherealizesheissenttoprotectthefamilyfromanapproachingevil.Andhebringsnewsofherfather.

Twostrangersareprimesuspectsinamurder.

Thisisstoryaboutadentistwiththetalentofpainlesslyextractingteeth,andwhathappenstohimasaresultofbeingnaturallygoodathisjob.Itistoldwithhumour(muchofitquitesubtle,almostsurreal,andinthebackground-imagineastreetscenewhereeveryoneonthesidewalkononesideoftheroadwalksinjustonedirection,andontheothersideintheother),poignancy,andafrequentbreakingofthe4thwallbetweenthemovieandtheaudience(thinkofwhathappensinShakespeare’splays,andyou’llbeclose).ItalsofeaturessomesongsbyNovellaMatveyeva,afamousRussiansinger-songwriter(hersongsaresungbytheleadingactress).