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Joe's Palace (2007)

Joe's Palace poster
Directed by
Stephen Poliakoff
Genre
drama
Country
United Kingdom
Rated
15
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man named Joe becomes the caretaker of a large empty house in London. He forms a connection with its reclusive owner, a wealthy man haunted by his past.

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What happens

Joe's Palace is a BBC television drama, (co-produced by the BBC and HBO) and written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff. It was first aired on BBC One on 4 November 2007. It is linked, by the central character of Joe, to the Poliakoff drama Capturing Mary which was aired (on BBC Two) on 12 November 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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