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Blasphemy at the Old Bailey (1977)
Character: John Smyth
In 1977 the Old Bailey saw the start of the first trial for blasphemy in this country for over half a century. Begun by Mary Whitehouse against the homosexual newspaper Gay News, it ended in a conviction, heavy fines and a suspended prison sentence for the editor. An appeal is pending. Was this prosecution an attack on free speech? Or was it a necessary defence of the principle that, even in a permissive society, some things must remain sacred? This dramatised documentary reconstructs the crucial moments of this historic trial, and explores the issues it raises. Peter France questions the people on both sides, including Mary Whitehouse and Denis Lemon, Editor, Gay News, about their actions and reactions during the case.
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Practical Experience (1976)
Character: Raymond
'I'm unusual. I really want to be an architect. Always have done. Always wanted to build fine buildings and fine cities where people can work and eat and sleep and be happy. But the rules of the game say before you can do that you've got to start a firm. Employ people. Turn it into a career. I like architecture. I hate careers. The minute you make it a career you build a ladder and people want to climb it. Sometimes they stand on your fingers. It's hard to draw with flattened fingers. Spoils your draughtsmanship.'
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The Sinking of the HMS Victoria (1977)
Character: Captain The Hon. Maurice Bourke
Based on a Court Martial held aboard HMS Hibernia in Malta in 1893. The court endeavours to determine why, during fleet manoeuvres, HMS Victoria is sunk in a collision resulting in a grievous loss of life.
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The Death of Captain Doughty (1973)
Character: Captain Doughty
Captain Doughty is accused by Francis Drake of acts of piracy and of allowing his crew to get drunk. Drake questions the crew to determine the facts.
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Circles of Deceit: Kalon (1996)
Character: Military Officer
When Major Robert Turner is shot through the head outside his army base, MI5 operative Neil's superiors task him to uncover who killed him and why.
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GBH 2: Lethal Impact (1991)
Character: Bill Donovan
After the death of his niece Catherine who was raped and murdered by a paedophile ring, Steve Donovan goes on the trail of every member and in true death wish tradition, blows them all to kingdom come.
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Distant Shadow (2000)
Character: The Svit
Haunted by her mother's murder, Michelle Wallace gets entangled with mysterious government assassin Charles Paskin, who is on a mission to retrieve stolen files connected to a top secret operation that may contain clues linked to Michelle's mother.
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The Moonstone (1996)
Character: Colonel Sir John Herncastle
A cursed Hindu diamond, stolen by a British officer in 1799 and bequeathed to his niece, vanishes.
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Monk's Hood (1994)
Character: N/A
When an unpleasant and cruel nobleman spites his stepson by ceding his estate to the abbey, he ends up being poisoned by one of Brother Cadfael's medications.
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The Virgin in the Ice (1995)
Character: Abbot Radulfus
Dire deeds during a winter storm leave Brother Oswin beaten near to death, Sister Hilaria dead, and a pair of young siblings lost in the woods fleeing Lord Stephen's men.
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Fishtales (2007)
Character: Professor Ratcher
A Greek History Professor & his daughter travel to a Greek Island for one last chance to finish his thesis on ancient love spells before he loses his research grant. His daughter attempts to match her father with the local women without success until she meets a beautiful Mermaid with whose help the Professor might finally find true love for himself.
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Into the Storm (2009)
Character: Captain Pim
This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of the war years--even as his marriage was encountering its own struggles.
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Death Train (1993)
Character: German Commander
When a renegade Russian general sends a nuclear bomb hurtling toward the Middle East aboard a hijacked train, special agents are dispatched to disarm the deadly device. Ten tons of steel and one ounce of hot plutonium are now riding roughshod through Europe. With time running out, the agents launch a desperate, bullet-packed assault on a deadly moving target piloted by a cold-blooded mercenary.
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The Bunker (1981)
Character: Gen. Fegelein
Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.
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Mr. Turner (2014)
Character: Gallery Visitor
Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.
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God's Outlaw (1986)
Character: Thomas Cromwell
A dramatized biography of William Tyndale, the 16th Century reformer determined to translate the Bible into English, which illegal act set him at odds with the Catholic Church, Sir Thomas More and King Henry VIII.
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Loophole (1981)
Character: David
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.
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Pope Joan (1972)
Character: Cardinal Anastasius
Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The movie presents her existence as fact, though it is questionable that Pope Joan really did exist, and portrays her relationships with other notables of the time.
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Gandhi (1982)
Character: Ramsay MacDonald
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (1999)
Character: Fitzgerald
Receiving orders to assist the British in an attack on the ancient Middle Eastern desert town of Beersheba, Indy goes undercover with a beautiful lady spy. Relying on his wits and her tantalizing skill at belly dancing, the daring duo works desperately to defuse the explosives placed in the city's vital water wells by the occupying Turks. The story culminates in a spectacular cavalry charge by the gallant soldiers of the Australian Lighthorsemen Regiment, whose very survival hinges on the success of Indy's mission.
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Sahara (1983)
Character: Browne
Intent on winning a competition in place of her distinguished late father, beautiful young heiress Dale takes on the guise of a man and competes in his spot, embarking on a car race that crosses the unforgiving Sahara desert.
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Running Scared (1972)
Character: Doctor
When an undergraduate commits suicide, his best friend is sent down from university because he did nothing to prevent the death, which he felt was a choice his friend had a right to make.
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Mask of Murder (1985)
Character: Dr. Paul Crossland
In a Canadian village are women being killed by a psychopath. Chief Rich and Inspector McLane have no clue until McLane shoots a suspicious man. Now the killing seems to have ended, but the killer picks yet another victim...
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