X-Files, The /ˈeks faɪlz/
a popular US television
science fiction programme, whose main characters are two FBI agents, called Fox Mulder, played by David Duchovny, and Dana Scully, played by Gillian Anderson. They have many exciting and frightening adventures in their attempts to solve strange mysteries involving
aliens (=creatures from other worlds) and other
paranormal events. The programme is also known for the
catchphrases‘The truth is out there’ and ‘Trust no one’.
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