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Mrs. Dalloway (1997)

Clarissa Dalloway looks back on her youth as she readies for a gathering at her house. The wife of a legislator and a doyenne of London's upper-crust party scene, Clarissa finds that the plight of ailing war veteran Septimus Warren Smith reminds her of a p ...

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989)

A musical about a miner who wants to break into show business. ...

Indiscreet (1988)

A British movie star falls for an American diplomat. Unfortunately, he is still married...or so she believes. It turns out that his claims of marriage are just a way of ensuring his bachelorhood. ...

The Little Match Girl (1986)

The Little Match Girl is a short story by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story is about a dying child's hopes and dreams, and was first published in 1845. This adaptation was made for Harlech TV and broadcast on 28th December 1986 and ...

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams (1986)

In 1956, the ultra-respectable seaside resort of Eastbourne was shocked when a local doctor, John Bodkin Adams, was arrested for murdering one of his elderly patients. ...

Biggles (1986)

Unassuming catering salesmen Jim Ferguson falls through a time hole to 1917 where he saves the life of dashing Royal Flying Corps pilot James "Biggles" Bigglesworth after his photo recon mission is shot down. Before he can work out what has happened, Jim i ...

A Distant Scream (1984)

Lying on his deathbed, an elderly man who has spent most of his life in prison for the murder of the woman he loved is granted a supernatural chance to go back to that fateful weekend and attempt to discover what really happened... ...

Lassiter (1984)

A handsome jewel thief is arrested and in order to avoid prison, must break into the heavily guarded German Embassy to steal millions in gems. ...

Fanny Hill (1983)

Happily engaged to her handsome fiance, Charles, Fanny is soon hit with one misfortune after another until she is forced to become a prostitute to survive. This is the story, with many erotic asides, of her struggle to regain her pride in herself and find ...

Loophole (1981)

When architect Stephen Booker loses his partnership, he finds jobs hard to come by, and with money in short supply, he unwittingly becomes involved in a daring scheme to rob one of London's biggest bank vaults. ...

The Elephant Man (1980)

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called Joh ...

Let's Get Laid (1978)

A demobbed soldier, Gordon Laid, returning from World War II meets Maxine Lupercal, a member of a traveling troupe of actors returning to England on the same ship. As Gordon closely resembles a member of the troupe of actors, mistaken identity causes him t ...

A Fluid Arrangement (1972)

Ernie decides to pack up and go to sea, however he had not taken into account the repercussions that would be felt by those around him. ...

Bank Holiday (1972)

18-year-old friends Todd and Towzer set off by motorbike to spend a Bank Holiday weekend in Scarborough. ...

The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days (1972)

A series of six short films concerning the adventures of form 2B and their inventive science master, Mr Potter ...

One Brief Summer (1971)

The story deals with the situation of a mature man, his mistress, his daughter and a young girl who comes into their lives. ...

I Start Counting (1970)

An English schoolgirl suspects the foster brother she worships is a serial killer. ...

Season of the Witch (1970)

A young woman quits her dull job in the typing pool, and goes off on a search for personal freedom. ...

Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare. ...

The White Bus (1967)

A despondent young woman travels home to the North of England. ...

How I Won the War (1967)

An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe. ...

Don't Lose Your Head (1967)

Amidst the French revolution, Citizen Robespierre is beheading the aristocracy! When word gets to England, noblemen Sir Rodney Ffing and Lord Darcy Pue take it upon themselves to aid their French counterparts. Sir Rodney is a master of disguise, and become ...

The Family Way (1966)

Young newlyweds Arthur and Jenny Fitton want nothing more than to get their marriage started on the right foot. But before they can depart for their honeymoon in Spain, they have to spend their first night together at the home of Arthur's parents. The coup ...

Tunnel Under the World (1966)

Déja vu: as Guy Birkett goes through the day he has a nagging feeling that he's been here before, experienced this already; except the details are always different. Is it conceivable that he is merely a simulacrum, the ultimate in consumer market surveyin ...

The Portsmouth Defence (1966)

The Idol (1966)

A rebellious student embarks on an affair with the mother of his best friend, leading to disastrous consequences. ...

The Coming Out Party (1965)

When a boy discovers that both his parents are in prison, he sets out to find them. ...

The End of Arthur's Marriage (1965)

In this off-beat musical – a satire that combines fantasy, social observation and songs – a working class man goes to put a deposit on a new house only to find he prefers spending to saving and is happy to spend his money on a few hours of happiness ra ...

What a Crazy World (1963)

Unemployed East End lad Alf Hitchens has an on-off relationship with his girlfriend Marilyn and a dream of hitting the big time in the music business. Cheerful pop musical with a working-class background which uses a number of genuine London locations. ...

Sparrows Can't Sing (1963)

Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Everyone else knows she is now shacked up with married bus driver Bert and a toddler, and they all watch with more than a little interest at the trail ...

Some People (1962)

Four teen-aged Teds are persuaded to form a rock group and undertake the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme to keep them out of trouble. ...

The Share Out (1962)

A gang of high class corporate thieves use blackmail to induce their victims to sell property at knock-down prices. ...

Never Back Losers (1961)

Two rival gangs are trying to fix horse races and a jockey is attacked and left for dead in a stage-managed car crash. An insurance investigator makes routine enquiries into the "accident" and one of the gang leaders feels threatened by this and takes coun ...

The Kitchen (1961)

In the business end of a kitchen, a polyglot staff strives to cope with a superhuman task. A microcosm of the world, the kitchen looms around and encloses its workers; they include Peter, the German cook, who is in love with waitress Monica, and constantly ...

The Secret Place (1957)

A beautiful redhead becomes involved with a group of small-time hoodlums who plan and perform a daring diamond robbery. ...

Lost (1956)

U.S. Embassy employee Lee Cochrane and his wife, Sue, receive a shock when they discover that their 18-month-old son, Simon, has disappeared in London. He was last seen with their nanny, and the couple seemingly have no leads that might help police Detecti ...