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Cheng, a young Chinese man sworn to an oath of non-violence, is sent to live in Thailand with his uncle and cousins. His promise to his mother not to fight is repeatedly tested when he goes to work in the local icehouse for an abusive overseer. When some of his cousins are killed, after discovering the icehouse is actually a front for a heroin-smuggling operation, Cheng sets out to exact revenge. In Cantonese.

Tino Carnevale visits a clever garden masterpiece; Jane Edmanson meets city-living bees; Millie Ross has the lowdown on garden tools; and Costa finds out what goes into maintaining an iconic Sydney landscape.

When a nearby animal sanctuary is threatened by a wildfire, the LARC team race to assist in the evacuation. A tumour is discovered on a 20-year-old wolf named Blade.

Kristin Scott Thomas's grandfather William served as a commanding officer in the Royal Navy throughout World War II. He survived some of the most devastating battles, from Dunkirk to D-day, but never spoke about his experiences. For the first time, Kristin uncovers how he saved thousands at Dunkirk and endured the horrors of the Russian Arctic convoys. Kristin's journey of discovery is packed with revelation and emotion as she meets the families of people her grandfather saved and veterans who served alongside him. Kristin unearths a lost chapter of her family history and reclaims a missing medal.

A breakout of avian botulism in a flock of geese leaves only one survivor. Amy Marjoram must overcome her fear of snakes to rescue one trapped in a pond.

After the mysterious disappearance of a refugee girl in snowy Vienna, the police have to deal with a new sort of crime. While the parents show extremely suspicious behaviour, the ambitious Home Secretary sees an opportunity to use this situation to benefit him politically. In German.

The police are desperately looking for the bodies of the missing children. The nervousness in the city is increasing, and the authorities are in the dark. Suspects are arrested upon the slightest indication that they are involved. Meanwhile, the Home Secretary uses the hopelessness of the situation to enforce his security bill. At the same time, he draws public attention to a therapy centre for sex offenders. In German.

Charlie awaits contact from Michel's network back in England, but will her performance hold up under pressure? Charlie and Becker realise that this may be their last moment together.

The owners of a fast food van in Barcelona help a private detective track down a mysterious pickpocket. In Cantonese.

Alone and undercover, Charlie drives a car laden with explosives to a drop-off in Austria. Meanwhile, Kurtz's team interrogate their prisoner in a race against time to get details of his plan.

When attending their son's college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship. But the complicated fact is they're divorced and he's remarried.

On a Polish mission as part of the SOE, Harry grasps at a second chance at saving Kasia from the horrors of Warsaw, while Lois looks set for happiness with new love, Vernon.

A fox with an injured leg must be caught before it can be treated. A tawny owl stuck down a sooty chimney needs specialist care to restore its eyesight.

Journeying from London to Venice, Michael first encounters the grubby side of that famous city as he does a shift with its refuse collectors. Then it is on to Egypt, where he is thrown into the maelstrom of Cairo life and starts to get a taste for the unexpected. Gradually, Michael, who began the series nervous about the scale of this undertaking, sheds his inhibitions and embraces the joy of travelling.

When King Alfred of Wessex hears about the arrival of the sons of Ragnar, with an army, he knows he must take drastic action. So as the Viking army makes camp and lies in wait, Alfred and his army abandon the Royal Villa and march to meet them. After weeks at sea, Ubbe and the settlers are barely alive. But Ubbe spots a smudge on the horizon which might just be their salvation.

Yann, an airline safety expert, lives a quiet life of irony plagued with phobias until his last chance at real love almost escapes before it begins. Original title: Ma vie en L'air. In French.

Former celebrity bad boy chef Easton West returns to his family home in the Adelaide Hills to start a restaurant with his niece, repair his family, and work out his place in a modern world.

Paige Burnham must overcome her fear of heights to rescue a crow trapped in netting on a roof. A baby hedgehog found by a main road needs specialist care.