Louis Marks

The Trial (1993)

Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested. Joseph is not told what he is charged with, and despite being "arrested," is allowed to remain free and go to work. But despite the strange nature of his a ...

Memento Mori (1992)

Several elderly friends and acquaintances in 1950s London are disturbed to receive mysterious telephone calls predicting their impending deaths... ...

Sweet Nothing (1990)

A youth abandoned by his family joins a group of homeless people. ...

Circles Of Deceit (1990)

Philip, a painter who specialises as a copyist, has always been dominated by strong women with secrets. ...

Little Sweetheart (1989)

A criminal couple, hiding out on a remote property, become the unwitting victims of a blackmail plot by the most unlikely of conspirators. ...

Precious Bane (1989)

In the early 19th century, a young woman with a harelip falls foul of her family's ambition and the superstitions of the local community, but meets a man who may see her differently. ...

Ghosts (1987)

Helene Alving leads an outwardly contented life. On the eve of the 10th anniversary of her husband's death, she is about to open an orphanage as a memorial to him. To mark this occasion, her bohemian painter son Oswald has returned from Paris. Helene plans ...

Quartermaine's Terms (1987)

TV adaptation of the play set in a Cambridge School of English for Foreigners in 1962. St John Quartermaine is a rather ineffective but kindly teacher at the school who, becuase of his gentle character, has hardly any enemies - in fact, the rest of the sta ...

Northanger Abbey (1987)

A young girl, whose head is full of romantic and melodramatic notions, goes to stay with the wealthy Tilney family. Through her adventures, Catherine Morland comes to learn that marriage in the society of her day is determined not by true love but by wealt ...

Theban Plays: Antigone (1986)

In a final battle for the control of Thebes, Oedipus's two sons kill each other. Creon issues an order that no one is to bury Polynices upon pain of death. But Antigone is determined that her brother's body will have the proper rites of burial. ...

Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus (1986)

Oedipus's wanderings come to an end when he finds his final resting place, as foretold by the gods. But his brother-in-law and his son each try to take him away. ...

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (1986)

Plagues are ravaging Thebes, and the blind fortune-teller Tieresias tells Oedipus, the King, that the gods are unhappy. The murder of the former king has gone unavenged, and Oedipus sets out to find the killer. ...

Silas Marner (1985)

Adaption of George Eliot's novel. When a respectable weaver is wrongfully accused of theft, he becomes a virtual hermit until his own fortune is stolen and an orphaned child is found on his doorstep. ...

One for the Road (1985)

Powerful statement about the abuse of human rights by totalitarian governments, finds an unctuous and "civilized" interrogator humiliating the doomed members of a family who have become enemies of the state. ...

Vicious Circle (1985)

The Falklands Factor (1983)

Is there nothing new under the sun? 1770. The South Atlantic. A fleet sets sail from Buenos Aires to expel the British forces and reconquer the Falkland Islands. A major international crisis explodes. What follows may sound strangely familiar, but is firml ...

The Critic (1982)

Mr. Puff, a foppish, would-be playwright-critic, invites his literary-minded associates to see a production of his horrendous and nonsensical spectacular, The Spanish Armada, confident that he has written a great play. ...

Little Eyolf (1982)

Alfred Allmers has spent his whole life writing a book on "responsibility," a luxury he can afford as a result of his marriage to the wealthy and beautiful Rita. However, much to Rita's annoyance, his attention isn't always undivided toward her, as Alfred ...

The Hothouse (1982)

Mystery surrounds the death of a patient; another has given birth to a child, father unknown. 'Irregular' occurrences in a government psychiatric hospital build to a terrifying climax. ...

I Have Been Here Before (1982)

Guests at a small hotel are disquieted by the insistence of a mysterious doctor that he has been there before. ...

Home Sweet Home (1982)

Three postal workers and their dysfunctional families interact over cups of tea and Sunday dinner. ...

Baal (1982)

Baal is an amoral poetic genius who, after a life of debauchery, betrayal and violence, is about to cut his ties to the world and meet his doom. A high society party is where the end begins. ...

Bavarian Night (1981)

The dynamic young headmaster of St Peter's Primary School decides to liven up a parents' fundraising social by hiring a Bavarian band. ...

Grown-Ups (1980)

Dick and Mandy, a young working class couple, move into a council house in Canterbury, and find Mr. Butcher, one of their former teachers, living next door. Mandy's unmarried sister, Gloria, is constantly dropping in, and will not take any hints that the c ...

The Misanthrope (1980)

One man's defiant stand against the hypocrisy of polite society is the theme of Molière's comic masterpiece. Ian Holm stars in this film set in Paris in the 1920s. ...

The Lost Boys (1978)

The story of J.M. Barrie and his relationship with the Llewelyn-Davies family. Barrie writes PETER PAN for the five boys, and later adopts George, Jack, Peter, Michael, and Nicholas. ...

Fearless Frank (1978)

The outrageous – and not entirely reliable – memoirs of Irish writer Frank Harris, sometime cowboy in the Old West, friend to the famous in the literary world, essayist and critic, and seducer of beautiful women. ...

Rehearsal (1977)

Creative differences arise during rehearsal of a play about a love affair. ...

Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora (1976)

An alien intelligence hitches a ride onboard the TARDIS to 15th century Italy, where a deranged astrologer attempts to harness its power. ...

In the Labyrinth (1976)

After 30 years apart, a man is reunited with his mother, who resides on a psychiatric ward. ...

Mirror, Mirror (1976)

A TV production crew member becomes distracted while polishing a mirror. He turns his attention to the watching TV cameras, which now appear to have personalities of their own. ...

The Imp of the Perverse (1975)

A student commits murder. He inherits his victim's estate. For a while, he is content, but finally his conscience starts to trouble him. ...

Doctor Who: Planet of Evil (1975)

Picking up a distress call from the edge of the known universe, the Doctor and Sarah Jane find themselves on Zeta Minor where a geological team has run afoul of some strange goings on... ...

Grace (1975)

A disillusioned antiques dealer takes tap dancing lessons. ...

The Water-Baby (1975)

Charles Kingsley experiences turmoil. ...

Snooker (1975)

In the snooker room at a genteel gentleman's club, the mood darkens when adultery becomes the subject of conversation. ...

The Stone Tape (1972)

A research team from an electronics company move into an old Victorian house to start work on finding a new recording medium. When team member Jill Greeley witnesses a ghost, team director Peter Brock decides not only to analyse the apparition, which he be ...

Dead of Night: The Exorcism (1972)

Four wealthy, middle-class friends gather for a Christmas dinner in a country cottage only to find that the past will not rest while they feast. ...

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks (1972)

Guerillas time-jump back from the 22nd century to assassinate Sir Reginald Styles - a diplomat working for World Peace, The Doctor discovers they are from a future where the Daleks have invaded the Earth (Following wars precipitated by Styles's destruction ...

Doctor Who: Planet of Giants (1964)

When the TARDIS malfunctions, it and its travellers land on Earth at the size of insects. They uncover a murderous plot involving a new insecticide, but how can they stop the crime in their miniaturised condition? ...

The Man Who Finally Died (1963)

Joe Newman, a naturalised Briton, is telephoned by his German father, whom he believed long dead, at the same time as a funeral is taking place in Bavaria - with his father's name on the coffin. His investigation in Bavaria reveals startling facts and the ...

Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction (2005)

With a writing career spanning 6 decades, this special documentary looks at Terrance Dicks' work for books and television, with contributions from many of his friends and colleagues. Featuring contributions from Terrance Dicks, Barry Letts, Christopher Bar ...