6 h. ago What happened to Malcolm Webster's second wife Felicity Drumm?

The Widower is now on Netflix, telling the true story of convicted murderer and fraudster Malcolm Webster.

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10 h. ago Netflix's 'insane' true crime series replaces The Beast In Me as chart topper

Netflix fans are flocking to watch a gripping true crime documentary that's now the number one most watched show in the UK.

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11 h. ago 'Phenomenal' spy thriller based on wild true story fans rate 10/10 is on Film 4 tonight

The action packed film released in 2010 sees Angelina Jolie playing a CIA officer who is turned into a fugitive after being accused of being a Russian spy

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11 h. ago Is The Widower based on a true story? Gripping crime drama shoots up Netflix chart

The chilling three-part series starring Sheridan Smith and Reece Shearsmith has been a surprise hit on Netflix

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14 h. ago Lawyer's horror skyscraper death while testing very risky window theory

The popular lawyer’s death has been immortalised on TV shows such as MythBusters and 1000 Ways to Die, but the true story behind this legend is even stranger than fiction

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30 h. ago BBC Prisoner 951 viewers issue same complaint just minutes into drama's debut

The BBC's new factual drama starring Narges Rashidi and Joseph Fiennes is based on the true story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

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46 h. ago Prisoner 951: When does the BBC series start, cast list and episode count

Prisoner 951 is a new BBC factual drama based on the true story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

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60 h. ago Stephen Graham fans urged to binge harrowing Netflix drama this weekend

The harrowing drama is based on a true story

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3 d. ago Shocking claims behind Steve Coogan film The Penguin as former pupil of teacher played by star alleges he was groomed and abused at boarding school aged 12

It's the heart-warming tale of a teacher who brings a penguin back to life after he rescues it from an oil spill - a true story that is now a feelgood film starring Steve Coogan .

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3 d. ago Sex toy 'shame' yet again for one of Wales' national heroes as prankster will hope ghost story isn't true

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The statue of Llywelyn the Great, the legendary prince regarded as one of Wales' greatest rulers, has been defaced with a sex toy for the second time this year

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4 d. ago Responsible Child true story: Is Rafael McCullin a real person?

The harrowing film is based on a real-life murder case.

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5 d. ago Rabih Alameddine wins National book award for fiction with darkly comic epic spanning six decades

True to his irreverent style, author of The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) thanks his psychiatrist, his gastrointestinal doctors and his drug dealersRabih Alameddine has won the National book award for fiction for The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother), a darkly comic saga spanning six decades in the life of a Lebanese family.The novel, which traverses a sprawling history of Lebanon including its civil war and economic collapse, is told through the eyes of its titular protagonist: a gay 63-year-old philosophy teacher confronting his past and his relationship with his mother and his homeland. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The Death of Bunny Munro true story: Is the series based on real life?

The Death of Bunny Munro charts the life of a misogynistic middle-aged salesman who takes his son on a road trip after his wife took her own life

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6 d. ago Jerome Ellis sentence: Has Jerome been released as Responsible Child airs?

Responsible Child is on Netflix and it is based on a harrowing true story.

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7 d. ago Responsible Child true story: Where are Jerome and Joshua Ellis now?

The harrowing drama is based on a true story

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7 d. ago Netflix viewers 'in bits' after watching 'tragic' film based on true story

The TV film was originally released on the BBC and Billy Barratt, who plays Ray, became the youngest actor to win an International Emmy.

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7 d. ago 'Terrific' Netflix film based on 'tragic' true story takes number 1 spot

Netflix viewers are being urged to watch the drama, which was originally released on the BBC, and fans can't stop talking about the real-life story that inspired it

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7 d. ago Rule Breakers review – rousingly feelgood real life story of Afghan girls’ robotics team

This story of emancipated young women escaping draconian social strictures brims with enthusiasm and features a cameo from Phoebe Waller-BridgeBased on a true story, Bill Guttentag’s rousing drama attests to the resilience of women who dare to dream despite draconian social strictures. The film follows Roya Mahboob (Nikohl Boosheri), a trailblazing coach and businesswoman in Stem (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) who assembles a robotics team of Afghan girls for international competitions. The young dreamers hail from different walks of life but they all share the same zest for engineering. They face the same dangers too; in a country where women are not encouraged or even allowed to pursue higher levels of education, their quest for medals sees opposition from their own families as well as public scorn from conservatives.Rule Breakers is at its most thrilling during the competition sequences, which splice together real-life documentary footage of the events with fi...

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1 week ago The Night Manager stars Tom Hiddleston and Camila Morrone pose for a new Vogue shoot to mark the drama's long

Tom Hiddleston, 44, and his The Night Manager co-star Camila Morrone, 28, posed for a glamorous Vogue shoot as the drama returns after a decade-long hiatus.

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1 week ago Netflix drama climbing the charts as it leaves viewers 'strangely hooked'

The series originally aired on Channel 5 in April 2025 and has been climbing the Netflix most-watched TV series chart

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