David Harewood

Arthur's Whisky (2024)

When Joan's husband dies, she is shocked to discover he had invented an elixir which makes the drinker look young again. Sharing it with her two friends, the three women paint the town red but soon discover that they are no longer equipped to be young in t ...

Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction (2023)

Captivating documentary exploring the haunting world of Charles Dickens' supernatural tales through actor readings, archive footage and immersive visuals ...

The Canterville Ghost (2023)

An American family moves in to the Canterville Chase, a London mansion that has been haunted by ghost Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years. ...

David Harewood on Blackface (2023)

At its peak, The Black and White Minstrel Show was watched by a Saturday night audience of more than 20 million people. David Harewood goes on a mission to understand the roots of this strange, intensely problematic cultural form: where did the show come f ...

National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies (2023)

In 1968 America, as two men fight to become the next president, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F. Buckley Jr., and the unruly liberal Gore Vidal. During a new nightly television format, they debate the mor ...

Man to Man (2023)

Dion, (Selorm Adonu), a young teen, gets beaten up at school. His father, (David Harewood), takes him to the boxing ring to teach him how to fight and defend himself. ...

2022: The Year from Space (2023)

Every day, satellites take millions of images of Earth, giving a unique view of the big stories of 2022, from war in Ukraine and climate crisis to post-Covid revellers at Glastonbury. ...

Wendell & Wild (2022)

Two scheming demons strike a deal with a punk rock-loving teen so they can leave the Underworld and live out their dreams in the Land of the Living. ...

Young Vic: Best of Enemies (2021)

1968 – a year of protest that divided America. As two men fight to become the next President, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F Buckley Jr., and the iconoclastic liberal Gore Vidal. Beliefs are challenged ...

The Abominable Snow Baby (2021)

Based on the short story from Terry Pratchett's book of Christmas tales entitled "Father Christmas's Fake Beard". It tells the story of a quintessentially English town which is thrown into disarray by a huge snowfall and the dramatic appearance of a 14-foo ...

Why Is Covid Killing People Of Colour? (2021)

David Harewood investigates what the high covid death rates in Black and minority ethnic patients reveal about health inequality in modern Britain. ...

Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier (2020)

America's experiences during the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race are well documented. However, few know about the moment these two worlds collided, when the White House and NASA scrambled to put the first black astronaut into orbit. This is the un ...

Lost Pharaohs of the Nile (2019)

Experts challenge the view that Egypt is Africa's only 'great' civilisation, providing evidence that the Black Pharaohs' Kingdom of Kush was a major ancient African superpower. ...

David Harewood: Psychosis and Me (2019)

David Harewood had a psychotic breakdown and was sectioned in his 20s. David traces his steps, meeting young people living with psychosis and the NHS professionals who treat them. ...

Parallel (2018)

A group of friends stumble upon a mirror that serves as a portal to a "multiverse", but soon discover that importing knowledge from the other side in order to better their lives brings increasingly dangerous consequences. ...

Free in Deed (2017)

When a single mother brings her young boy to church for healing, this lonely pentecostal minister is forced to confront the seemingly incurable illness of the child... and his own demons as well. The more he prays, the more things seem to spiral out of his ...

Tulip Fever (2017)

An artist falls for a married young woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait. The two invest in the risky tulip market in hopes to build a future together. ...

Grimsby (2016)

Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot. ...

SuperBob (2015)

After six years without a date, Robert, the world's only superhero, is looking for love. The only barrier to his plan is that he regularly has to save the world, so he needs to get some time off if he is to meet his superwoman. ...

Spooks: The Greater Good (2015)

During a handover to the head of counter-terrorism of MI5, Harry Pearce, a terrorist escapes custody. When Harry disappears soon after, his protégé is tasked with finding out what happened as an impending attack on London looms, and eventually uncovers a ...

The Gospel of John (2014)

John's gospel is depicted, complete with Aramaic narration, highlighting Christ's life including birth, baptism, first miracle, healing the blind man, walking on water, feeding the multitude, raising Lazarus from the dead, the Last Supper, his flogging and ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014)

A recording of Julie Taymor's New York stage production of William Shakespeare's comedy. ...

Third Person (2014)

An acclaimed novelist struggles to write an analysis of love in one of three stories, each set in a different city, that detail the beginning, middle and end of a relationship. ...

The Pygmy Hippo: A Very Secret Life (2014)

The pygmy hippo is one of nature's last great mysteries. Solitary, secretive and extremely hard to find, scientists know almost nothing about this endangered animal in the wild and what it needs to survive. Now, a young Australian ecologist, Wei-Yeen Yap, ...

9.79* (2013)

A look into the 100-meter final at the 1988 Seoul games. ...

9/11: The Lost Hero (2013)

The story of a 9/11 hero named Jason Thomas, who helped two police officers trapped beneath the rubble of Ground Zero. ...

The Man Inside (2012)

A thriller centered on a young boxer trying to distance himself from his father's gangster past and the relationship with his trainer. ...

The Last Bite (2012)

A waitress is closing up at the Diner where she works. A sweaty man, seemingly in pain, enters and asks for a coffee. He is soon followed by another peculiar client. ...

Victim (2011)

A young man's attempt to break out of a cycle of violence. When country-girl Tia comes to stay with her cousin in the city, little does she realise that her naivety will disturb the delicate balance of cousin Davina and her group of friends. Living the goo ...

Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds (2011)

Music and drama event, live from Leeds in front of an audience of 12,000, which explores Mary Shelley's story through contemporary performance and cutting-edge musical content. ...

The Hot Potato (2011)

The 'Hot Potato' is an exciting new British period 'caper movie', in the spirit of 'The Italian Job' and 'Two Way Stretch' and is based on real events which took place at the end of the 1960s in London's East End. ...

Mrs Mandela (2010)

How Winnie Mandela went from innocent country girl to a fighter against apartheid. ...

Gunrush (2009)

Set against the rising wave of gun crime in Britain, Gunrush sees a father driven to take the law into his own hands after his daughter is shot dead. ...

The Shadow in the North (2007)

Sally Lockhart crosses paths with the nefarious industrialist Axel Bellman, the richest and most powerful man in Europe. She's determined to prove him guilty of corruption and fraud, whilst Bellman will stop at nothing to destroy her case. ...

The Philosopher's Stone: The True Story (2007)

Documentary examining the medieval myth of the Philosopher's Stone, a Holy Grail-type relic which supposedly held the key to alchemy and immortality. Many noted alchemists and adventurers searched obsessively for the artifact hoping to learn its powerful s ...

The Ruby in the Smoke (2006)

Sally Lockhart has struck a man dead with just three words, sent to her in a message from her father just before he drowned in the South China Seas. But unfortunately, Sally has no idea what the words The Seven Blessings mean. Before long, she is drawn int ...

Blood Diamond (2006)

An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a chi ...

Separate Lies (2005)

Following a traffic accident, things take a turn when the victim's identity is revealed. ...

The Merchant of Venice (2004)

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask h ...

Strings (2004)

The story of Prince Hal who sets out to avenge his dead father against the city's rivals, the Zeriths, little knowing it was his wicked uncle Nezo who is the real killer, with his own designs on the throne. ...

I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now (1998)

In this rom-com Sam is having problems with both his professional life and his marriage. His career as a film director has dried up, while at home he's sure that his new bride is having an affair. ...

Macbeth on the Estate (1997)

A modern version of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'. ...

Great Moments in Aviation (1994)

The film follows Gabriel Angel (Rakie Ayola), a young Caribbean aviator who falls in love with the forger Duncan Stewart (Jonathan Pryce) on her journey to England. Stewart is pursued by his nemesis Rex Goodyear (John Hurt), and the group are supported by ...

Bermuda Grace (1994)

The Hawk (1993)

Housewife Annie Marsh suspects her husband might be The Hawk, a brutal serial killer. Complicating matters is the fact that she once was incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital. When she discovers she does not have the happy marriage she always believed and ...

Harnessing Peacocks (1993)

Sir John Mills, Peter Davison and Serena Scott Thomas star in this warm, funny and romantic story of a woman forced to make a new life for herself in a Cornish seaside town. Based on Mary Wesley's bestselling novel, «Harnessing Peacocks» is adapted by th ...

Anna Lee: Headcase (1993)

A bright, pretty and determined young lady named Anna Lee quits the police department in search of adventure, and joins a small and somewhat stuffy detective agency, whose members don't look particularly kindly on her short skirts, somewhat cavalier attitu ...

Black Poppies (1992)

"A dramatisation of the experiences of black servicemen from the Second World War to the present day. These fascinating accounts - vivid, humorous, often harrowing - offer an unusual and sometimes startling perspective on army life. First produced by the ...

Pirate Prince (1991)

Jack Prince, a British renegade, joins a rebellion and becomes one of the most feared pirates in the Caribbean. ...

Why Is Covid Killing People Of Colour? (2021)

David Harewood investigates what the high covid death rates in Black and minority ethnic patients reveal about health inequality in modern Britain. ...

David Harewood: Psychosis and Me (2019)

David Harewood had a psychotic breakdown and was sectioned in his 20s. David traces his steps, meeting young people living with psychosis and the NHS professionals who treat them. ...