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A Chance to Dance (1993)
Character: Daniel
Mandy, a young ballet dancer, joins a Ballet company in Bristol run by dance director Daniel. Mandy becomes infatuated with principal dancer Paul while Daniel becomes increasingly disenchanted with his star ballerina Isabelle.
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Jenny's War (1985)
Character: Steinhardt
This fact-based story follows a woman who launches a rescue of her Royal Air Force pilot son, who was shot down over Germany in 1941. Getting no help from the underground, she sets up her own rescue mission.
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Rik Mayall Presents: Clair de Lune (1995)
Character: Green Knight
Comedy thriller notable for the remarkably un-manic and restrained performance by Rik Mayall as single parent and part-time minicab driver Toby. Trying to juggle being Dad to seven -year old daughter Annie and study whilst also working at night for taxi controller Pete is hard enough. But when one night he crosses paths with mysterious femme fatal Clair, he finds himself plunged into a wild and hazardous adventure involving exploding manor houses, vengeful lovers and a magic medieval tournament.
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Hotel Shanghai (1997)
Character: Sir Kingsdale-Smith
German two-part miniseries about the westerns staying at a popular hotel in Shanghai as the Japanese invasion of China also known as the Second Sino-Japanese War begins in 1937 as a precursor to WWII.
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The Dame of Sark (1976)
Character: Muller
1976 play. During the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands, Dame Sybil Hathaway comes up against her invading masters.
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The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord (2008)
Character: N/A
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord was the umbrella title for a series of four 2|entertain documentaries. Each covered a different story within the larger fourteen-part serial The Trial of a Time Lord. An instalment of the series was found on each DVD of the The Trial of a Time Lord box set.
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Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1984)
Character: Lysimachus
When Prince Pericles, visiting Antioch, discovers the dreaded answer to King Antiochus's riddle, he flees for his life straight into famine, shipwreck, love, fatherhood, and another shipwreck. He loses his wife and daughter, and doesn't find them again until the story moves us through resurrection, attempted murder, pirates, prostitution, and divine revelation.
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Beautiful Lies (1992)
Character: William Empson
August 1941: HG Wells confronts George Orwell, who has just published a scathing attack on him. As wartime London endures the Blitz, they speculate on life and death, truth and propaganda.
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Lace 2 (1985)
Character: Werner Graff
While in the first part, Lili searched for her mother, she now questions her mom on the identity of her father.
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Showreel (2012)
Character: Gilbert
A filmmaker manipulates a struggling young actor, pushing their project into dangerous territory as they try to make the perfect film.
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The Lavender List (2006)
Character: Jimmy Goldsmith
A political drama about the last days of Harold Wilson's Labour government in the 1970s and his curious relationship with his personal secretary Marcia Williams
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The Mystery of Dr Martinu (1993)
Character: Bohuslav Martinu
This biographical film of Czech composer Martinu is in two parts: the first part is a recurring dream; the second, a Freudian analysis of the dream.
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A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Character: German Lieutenant
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.
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Doctor Who: Mindwarp (1986)
Character: Crozier
As the Doctor's trial continues, evidence is presented showing his most recent adventure, one where he faces an old adversary, Sil. As a scientist conducts his unethical experiments to prolong the life of Sil's boss Kiv, the Doctor's memories of the events begins to return and an unpleasant surprise awaits him.
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The King's Speech (2010)
Character: Lord Wigram
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.
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Tai-Pan (1986)
Character: N/A
The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.
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Coming Home (1998)
Character: Tommy Mortimer
Drama about the Dunar and Carey-Lewis families, before during and after WW2.
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Arms and the Man (1989)
Character: Sergius Seranoff
First produced on the London stage in 1894, "Arms and the Man" immediately established Shaw's reputation as one of the greatest wits in London drama. This beautifully remastered BBC production brings to life an uproarious comedy that still resonates in its critique of warfare and romance.
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Twenty-One (1991)
Character: Jack
Katie is a free spirited independently minded 21-year-old. The film follows her as she reflects on the men in her life. Along the way we meet her drug addict boyfriend Bobby, her lover Jack, close friend Baldy, and her father.
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Silas Marner (1985)
Character: Godfrey Cass
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.
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Romeo and Juliet (1978)
Character: Romeo
Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break to new mutiny where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes a pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life whose misadventur'd piteous overthrows doth with their death bury their parents' strife.
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Parting Shots (1999)
Character: Cleverley
Harry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is given a diagnosis of cancer and told that he has only three months to live. After thinking things over, he decides that since he is dying anyway, he will kill or destroy all the people that ever crossed or hurt him during his life - after all, he will be dead anyway long before he can come to trial and get his just desserts from society. Harry hires an assassin to finish himself off in style, and even has time to fall in love with Jill. However, there's just one small problem with Harry's master plan - the cancer diagnosis is totally inaccurate and now he's got a hitman on his trail and several policemen wanting to talk to him about some murders...
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Heart of Darkness (1993)
Character: De Griffe
A trading company manager travels up an African river to find a missing outpost head and discovers the depth of evil in humanity's soul.
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Mute (2012)
Character: Monette
Monette, a middle-aged salesman, picks up a deaf/mute hitchhiker on the road. The hitchhiker falls asleep and Monette vents his problems knowing they fall on deaf ears. He rants about his wife’s infidelity and her embezzlement from her employer. Monette thinks nothing of this encounter until two days later his wife and her lover are found murdered.
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Arthur the King (1985)
Character: Gawain
Classic tale of King Arthur and how his wife is kidnapped by his evil sister. Lancelot is sent out to try and retrieve the lost queen and unfortunately falls in love with her. Forbidden love, revenge, family rivalry, and magic are all prominent themes.
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Silver Dream Racer (1980)
Character: Benson
Nick Freeman is a motorcycle racer who, following the death of his brother, inherits a revolutionary prototype motorcycle, and is determined to race it at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (1999)
Character: Emperor Karl I of Austria
Indy finds that he must enlist the help of Hapsburg royalty when he embarks on a dangerous diplomatic mission through enemy-held Europe into the palace of Emperor Karl of Austria. Endangering his life and the lives of his royal charges, Indy gambles all in a desperate attempt to bring the war more quickly to an end. Then, in chaos-ridden Russia, Indy finds his espionage work once again threatening lives when he infiltrates a group of young Bolsheviks and begins to empathize with their plight. As the country lurches toward revolution, Indy finds himself torn between loyalty to his friends and his military duty.
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The Contract (2016)
Character: Greg
Two worlds collide when a wealthy hedge fund trader returns home to find squatters have occupied his country house.
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Camille (1984)
Character: Gaston Daudet
Camille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hope of a career and position by marrying Armand, she acquiesces and leaves her lover. However, when poverty and terminal illness overwhelm her, Camille discovers that Armand has not lost his love for her.
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Nancherrow (1999)
Character: Tommy Mortimer
The basic story involves Loveday's struggle to keep the estate Nancherrow in the family after the death of her father.
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Goldeneye (1989)
Character: Ivar Bryce
British writer Ian Fleming's life and loves suggest that of his spy-novel hero, secret agent James Bond.
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