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Beyond Fear (1997)
Character: Det Supt Morris
The true story of Stephanie Slater, a British estate agent who was kidnapped, raped, and held for ransom by Michael Sams, who imprisoned her in a coffin-like box for eight days.
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Fatal Spring (1980)
Character: British Officer
'Can you imagine, just try to imagine the numbers of good men who are going to be slaughtered this summer ...' Using a remarkable blend of dramatic techniques, this study of three English poets - who were also three courageous soldiers - gradually develops towards their historical and crucial meeting.
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Dark Secret (1981)
Character: Paul
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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Usta Beni Öldürsene (1997)
Character: N/A
Sawdust Tales is a whimsical and timeless parable on survival in hard times and the force of a first love against all odds. In a timeless no-mans land scarred by social decay and imminent war, a circus troupe awaits the arrival of the mysterious Rupert who is to deliver them from danger into a better world. The old and wise tightrope master keeps a watchful, loving eye on his young apprentice who, to his concern, could be drafted into the army at any moment. To make matters worse, the boy falls in love with a mermaid...
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Broke (1991)
Character: Bank Manager
Francis and his wife, Elaine, are proprietors of a struggling window-covering business, agree to install curtains in an exclusive club patronized by Ron, a wealthy friend of theirs. After completing the job, the shop owner has great difficulty collecting payment for the job. His "friend" becomes scarce and Francis finds he has no legal foot to stand on since there is no written record of the informal transaction. With the couple's business floundering due to mounting debts, and their former friend Ron's crass attitude towards their predicament, anger and frustration reach the boiling point.
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Unglaubliche Freunde (1982)
Character: Almer, the Landlord
Ellen Pitblado is a widow who lives in recluse in 1930s Gloucestershire. When her scummy journalist nephew, Douglas, tries to force her to give him her money, she calls her mysterious lookalike gentlemen friends to her aid.
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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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Beautiful Thing (1996)
Character: Brewery Official
During a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.
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Under Milk Wood (1972)
Character: PC Attila Rees
The delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called "Llareggub" in which we meet a host of curious characters (and ghosts) through the 'eyes' of Blind Captain Cat.
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Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor (1979)
Character: Shapp
The final segment of the Key to Time is at the heart of a devastating war between neighbouring planets Atrios and Zeos. The Fourth Doctor discovers that a sinister entity is manipulating events and the cost of obtaining the final segment may be more personal than he imagined.
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Overlord (1975)
Character: Jack
During World War II, a young man is called up and, with an increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training ready for D-Day, June 6th, 1944.
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The Bells of Astercote (1980)
Character: Mr Jenkins
An adaptation of the novel by Penelope Lively. The plot revolves around the ghosts of plague victims in a sleepy wood.
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Coming Out (1979)
Character: Brian's Father
Lewis, a gay writer of romantic novels, writes an article on gay issues under the pseudonym of "Zippy Grimes." The reason for this is that he hasn't come out yet and he doesn't want to alienate his mainly female fan-base. The article is a great success and leads to a huge amount of reactions, mainly from other gay men who are leading a double life. He decides to meet a number of these letter writers and eventually is forced to come out.
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Young Shoulders (1984)
Character: Mr. Smithson
John Wain adapts his own novel, about a young man who accompanies his feuding parents to Portugal for the memorial service of his sister, who died in a plane crash with her entire class.
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Secret Friends (1991)
Character: Second Businessman
During a train ride, an anxiety attack leads middle-aged illustrator John into an identity crisis. As his marital problems merge and blur into his fantasy life with prostitutes and call girls, a long-dormant secret friend of his childhood surfaces in his delusions.
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