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James Ellis

James Ellis

Legendary Northern Irish actor who came to prominence in the 1960s for his role of Bert Lynch in the BBC TV series Z Cars.

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James Ellis: An Actor's Life (2007)

Documentary tracing the life of James Ellis, one of Northern Ireland's best loved actors. ...

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Conspiracy of Silence (2003)

When a priest commits suicide and two trainees are expelled from a seminary, a journalist starts to investigate the Vatican's silence on broken vows of celibacy. A thriller examining the internal conflicts in the modern Catholic church. ...

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Best (2000)

Pulling no punches in its depiction of soccer legend George Best's slow descent from the heights of his Manchester United career, the man once dubbed the fifth Beatle for his glamorous lifestyle and good looks. ...

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Resurrection Man (1998)

Belfast, in 1970s. Victor Kelly is a young protestant man who hates the Catholics so much that one night he begins to brutally murder them. A reporter soon tries to uncover the murder and obtained prestige for himself, while Victor sinks deeper into madnes ...

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The Near Room (1997)

Charlie Colquhoun is a burnt out journalist. His old school friend Harris Hill is a lawyer at the top of his game. Their lives are smashed together by one name - Tommy Stirling, Charlie's daughter, a fostered teenage pregnancy who has become embroiled in a ...

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Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns (1996)

Fairyhill Ireland is a place filled with mysteries and legends,Leprechauns and Magic. And for an American Kid like Mike Dennehy, it's a world of wonderous adventure. Vacationing in Fairyhill for the summer, Mike makes friends with a fascinating group of ra ...

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Crossing the Floor (1996)

Political satire closely mirroring real-life British politics of the time - a self-serving Conservative minister "crosses the floor" to join the opposition Labour Party, at a time when the Conservative Party has a majority in Parliament of just one seat. S ...

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The Precious Blood (1996)

Rosie Williams is haunted by the murder of her husband 12 years previously. Her teenage son John is heading for a life of delinquency fuelled by revenge. Then, he meets Billy McVea, who runs a boxing gym, affecting all their lives. ...

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Shadow of a Gunman (1995)

The first part of O'Casey's "The Dublin Trilogy". Set in 1920, as the War of Independence rages, "Shadow of a Gunman" is the story of two young men, Donal and Seamus who share a flat in Dublin. ...

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Leapin' Leprechauns (1995)

A man tries to build a theme park on top of land that's secretly the home to friendly Leprechauns. ...

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Priest (1995)

The deeply held religious convictions of an idealistic young priest are challenged when he must face extraordinary events within his own congregation. ...

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Doctor Who: Battlefield (1989)

Knights from a parallel universe arrive on Earth to find the legendary sword Excalibur. Only the Doctor and Ace, with the assistance of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, can save the Earth from total catastrophe. ...

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Lorna (1987)

In the follow-up to Graham Reid's trilogy of 'Billy' plays, Billy's sister Lorna Martin is left to care for their Uncle Andy. Lorna feels trapped, but Andy wishes to give her the freedom she desires. ...

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Naming the Names (1987)

Finn's story seems to begin when Henry Kirk comes into the bookshop where she works. But it goes back a lot further than that... ...

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No Surrender (1985)

It's New Year's Eve in Thatcher's de-industrialising Britain. The scene is set at a seedy bar in Liverpool where a group of Irish Protestant and Irish Catholic pensioners will gather to clash and bash the new year in. ...

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Mark of the Devil (1984)

A desperate gambler in debt with a gangster robs a Chinese tattoo artist, getting stabbed and killing the man in the process. ...

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A Coming to Terms for Billy (1984)

Belfast, 1980: July, the marching season ... Norman Martin, away for two years, returns with his 'English woman', Mavis. How will the family - particularly Billy - react? And has she achieved the impossible in mellowing the man? Third in the trilogy. ...

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A Matter of Choice for Billy (1983)

Belfast 1978: the Martin family, a year on. Norman is away in England, and his eldest son, Billy, and daughter, Lorna, are in charge of their younger sisters, Ann and Maureen. Second in the trilogy. ...

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The Glory Hole (1982)

Cathy and Noel are a Catholic and a protestant soldier. They fall in love, to their cost. ...

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Too Late to Talk to Billy (1982)

Relationships are strained in a Belfast family, particularly between a father and his son. First in a multi-year trilogy. ...

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High Rise Donkey (1980)

The efforts of three children, who live in high rise flats, to save a donkey from two small-time crooks who want to sell it as horsemeat, by providing a temporary stable for the donkey in the block of high-rise flats. ...

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The Long March (1980)

A woman returns to Belfast after ten years in England and becomes involved in the Maze prison protest. ...

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