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Orphan Black

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Con-artist Sarah discovers her real origins are stranger than she could have imagined.

Sarah Manning never knew her real family. When she starts to meet women who look exactly like her, she discovers a family history stranger than anything she ever imagined.

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Orphan Black: Series 1

John Fawcett

Tatiana Maslany

Dylan Bruce

Jordan Gavaris

Kevin Hanchard

Michael Mando

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Skyler Wexler

Inga Cadranel

Ron Lea

Elizabeth Saunders

Orphan Black: Series 1: Episode 1: Natural Selection

Natural Selection

Episode 1

Episode 1: Natural Selection

Series 1

BBC Three - Orphan Black, Series 1, Natural Selection

Sarah takes the identity of a woman who looks just like her after witnessing her suicide.

Sci-fi drama series. After witnessing a woman's suicide Sarah assumes her identity, hoping that cleaning out the dead woman's bank account will solve her problems.

After witnessing a woman's suicide, Sarah assumes her identity in the hope that cleaning out the dead woman's bank account will solve all of her problems. Instead, the street smart chameleon is thrust headlong into a kaleidoscopic mystery. She makes a dizzying discovery and is racing for answers while attempting to evade a pursuing assassin hot on her heels.

A multi-platform service for 16-34s, featuring comedy, entertainment and factual content.

The BBC’s multi-platform service for 16 to 34s, innovating with breakthrough comedy, stand-out entertainment, brave documentary and intellectual factual content.

Sarah's life changes dramatically when she witnesses her doppelganger commit suicide.

When orphan Sarah Manning witnesses the suicide of a woman who looks identical to her, she stumbles across the strange and dangerous truth about her real family.

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