All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Juliet Stevenson, ranked

In 1963, a young 13-year-old girl went missing without a trace, and the case remained unsolved. Over 40 years later, the investigation into her disappearance and the search for her killer are revisited when a successful television journalist produces a documentary about the case.

Born in Somalia in 1965, Waris Dirie was forced to flee her home country at the age of 13 after being sold into marriage as a fourth wife. She found work as a maid at the Somalian embassy in London and later at McDonald’s, where she was discovered and eventually became an internationally renowned model. In 1997, she courageously spoke out against female genital mutilation, becoming a powerful advocate for the cause.

The series delves into a sequence of peculiar events surrounding the phenomena identified as ‘The Enfield Poltergeist,’ which unfolded at a council house between August 1977 and 1979.

Truman Capote, known in New York City society for his wit and fashion flair as much as he is recognized in literary circles, reads a brief article about the murder of a farming family in Holcomb, Kansas. Curious as to how the residents would react to a brutal massacre in their midst, the author and his friend, Nelle Harper Lee, travel to the rural Midwestern town, so Capote can interview people for a magazine article.

Within a secluded country house, a family becomes ensnared in the nightmarish web of a chilling psychopath, subjected to tormenting and cruel games.

In early 19th-century England, Emma Woodhouse, is a congenial but naïve young woman. Her father and old family friend, George Knightley, whose brother is married to Emma’s sister, dispute her claim and discourage any further matchmaking attempts. Ignoring their warnings, she schemes to match Mr Elton, the village minister, with her friend, Harriet Smith, a rather unsophisticated young woman on the verges of society.

The series follows Detective Inspector Matthew Venn as he returns to his religious hometown in Devon with his husband for his father’s funeral, only to find himself investigating a murder.

Thirteen-year-old Maria Merryweather attends her father’s funeral and notices a strange boy watching, but he disappears before she looks again. Maria’s father has left her a book: The Ancient Chronicles of Moonacre Valley and she reads of the first Moon Princess receiving magical pearls from the moon.

In 1867, Charles Dickens arrives at a theatre in Boston one snowy night to tell the story of A Christmas Carol. Old bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.

Two families, who have been friends for years, are forced to confront their grief and culpability when a supposed ‘suicide pact’ between their teenage children goes wrong and only one of them passes away. They must unravel the truth about that fateful night.

On a chilly Christmas evening, an elderly shepherd shares a captivating tale of his extraordinary encounter as the very first visitor to the newborn Christ child. Against all odds, he reached the holy infant before the other shepherds, keeping his visit a well-guarded secret. Inspired by Michael Morpurgo’s book, this heartwarming story unfolds with a touch of magic and resonates with the spirit of Christmas.