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BBC iPlayer highlights 16-22 February 2019

Richard Bell

Publicist, Digital Communications

A quick round up of what's new this week on BBC iPlayer, programmes that are about to become unavailable, plus some hidden gems you might have missed.

Black Lake

Swedish drama in which a group of people arrive on an isolated island, unaware of its dark history. Could a murder be the most recent of a sinister chain of events stretching back to the 19th century? Box set available until Mon 18 Feb

Ill Manors

Film. Small-time drug dealer Aaron is dragged deeper into the criminal underbelly of a London estate. The desperate lives of several locals intersect over a missing mobile phone, a stolen gun and an abandoned baby, with murderous results. Available until Mon 18th Feb

Gavin & Stacey

The comic tale of love between an Essex boy and a Welsh girl, starring Matthew Horne and Joanna Page, supported by a cast including James Corden, Ruth Jones, Rob Brydon and Alison Steadman. Box set available until Sun 20 Feb

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

Tragicomedy film directed by Ben Wheatley about the difficulty of family relations. Middle-aged Colin organises a New Year's Eve gathering for his extended family.

Better Things

Comedy drama series following Sam Fox, a single mother, as she tries to raise her three daughters while keeping her acting career afloat.

They Shall Not Grow Old

Film. Transforming archive footage more than a century old, Peter Jackson brings to life the people who can best tell the story of World War I: the men who were there.

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