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The Old Devils (1992)
Character: Muriel Thomas
An adaptation of the novel by Kingsley Amis about a group of university friends reunited in retirement. Alun Weaver has found success as a celebrated London-based writer. After returning home to Wales with his alluring wife Rhiannon he reunites with old friends who chose to remain in the valleys. Long dormant romance are rekindled and rivalries resurrected in this turbulent story of ageing, friendship, lust, nostalgia and nationalism.
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Henry Intervening (1979)
Character: June Procope
Today, Henry's usually dull journey to work is eventful enough to catapult him into the headlines.
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Dark Secret (1981)
Character: Rose Datchett
An ex-scientist has prepared a report on a carcinogenic baby milk formula. She now runs a restaurant in the Cotswolds. The management of the manufacturer despatches an undercover operative to silence her.
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A Song for Jenny (2015)
Character: Mother
A Song For Jenny is the true story of Julie Nicholson's response to her daughter Jenny’s murder in the July 7th bombing at Edgware Road tube station. Starring Emily Watson as Julie, A Song For Jenny details the dramatic and profound impact of violence on one woman and a family.
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My Fragile Heart (2000)
Character: Sandra Park
Trina Lavery returns home to Stoke after 20 years, to look after her ill mother. She learns that Bernard Cleve is also living in Stoke. Bernard was accused of killing Trinas best friend many years ago but was never convicted. Another girl is killed and Bernard is again a suspect. Trina thinks he is innocent but places herself in danger in trying to prove it.
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Paradise Restored (1974)
Character: Elizabeth Milton
A fictionalised biography of the latter years of the poet, John Milton. Now an old man, blind and out of favour, Milton seeks to leave a plague-ravaged London and set-up home in the countryside.
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Tishoo (1982)
Character: Barbara
It is the mid-1980s. The economy has not improved. For 17 years Professor Frank Merrick has been ensconced in a research lab of a provincial university working on a cure for the common cold. He is very near success. Can he avoid becoming yet another victim of the eternal cutbacks?
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1965)
Character: Rosemary
A successful advertising copywriter suddenly decides to show his contempt for money by living by his writings alone. His friends and former colleagues are not convinced that this is for the best.
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Diana: Her True Story (1993)
Character: Queen Elizabeth
Television film telling the story of Diana, Princess of Wales, based on the publication of the same name by Andrew Morton.
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Countess Dracula (1971)
Character: Pregnant Woman
Hungary, XVII century. After being widowed, the old countess Elizabeth Nádasdy, of the Báthory lineage, fortunately discovers a way to become young again; but the price to be paid by those around her will be high and bloody.
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Wuthering Heights (1967)
Character: Ellen
Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.
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