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When a struggling publisher discovers his...Not Another Happy Ending 2013
When a struggling publisher discovers his only successful author is blocked, he knows he has to unblock her or he's finished. With her newfound success, she's become too happy and she can't write when she's happy. The only trouble is, the worse he makes her feel, the more he realizes he's in love with her.
A young newspaper writer returns to...Tamara Drewe 2010
A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.
After overhearing a shocking secret precocious...The Golden Compass 2007
After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
What led Arthur Conan Doyle to...The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle 2005
What led Arthur Conan Doyle to create, and then destroy the world famous detective, Sherlock Holmes? This compelling drama explores the dark secrets that surround the author and his creation.
An 18th century couple separated by...
A memoir of the lives of...My Life So Far 1999
A memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young woman, including an aviator. When the elder woman's son shows up at the estate with his French fiancé, everything gets thrown into turmoil. The young boy takes a sudden interest in her sexual allure and his father is disturbed by his own non-Victorian feelings.
When David Juliet and Alex find...Shallow Grave 1994
When David, Juliet, and Alex find their new roommate dead with a large sum of money, they agree to hide the body and keep the cash. However, this newfound fortune gradually corrodes their friendship.
Set in Glasgow Louie the detective...Down Among the Big Boys 1993
Set in Glasgow, Louie, the detective son of an upright police sergeant, is about to marry. His intended is the daughter of JoJo (Connolly), a wealthy and compulsive thief who attempts a spectacular robbery. Louie is put in charge of the investigation of JoJo's latest enterprise. JoJo learns of his peril and begins an exercise in risk management.
Tank is an investigative reporter and...Tank Malling 1989
Tank is an investigative reporter and jailbird, framed on scant evidence supplied by the London mob. Helen is the sensuous call-girl who offers Tank ammunition and retribution. But, retaliation is swift and brutal, in the guise of Sir Robert Knights and his equally lethal lawyer, Dunboyne. A series of hideous murders follow as the devil protects his own. Only Malling and Helen can halt the onslaught. But, for how long, and at what price?
Three alternative comedians get involved in...
Video Compilation of the Scottish TV...Scotch & Wry 1986
Video Compilation of the Scottish TV Comedy Sketch Show. Stand out characters include Supercop, an idiot motorcycle policeman whose catchphrase was 'Alright Stirling, oot the car' and whose goggles would spring off his helmet; Dirty Dickie Dandruff; Gallowgate Gourmet, the unbelievably unhygienic TV chef; and McGlinchey, a colourful wide-boy.
A tough nun Anna Massey demands...
Britannia Hospital an esteemed English institution...Britannia Hospital 1982
Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments.
A teenager falls hard for the...Gregory's Girl 1981
A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.
A strongwilled peasant girl is sent...Tess 1979
A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line, but is left traumatised from her experiences.
In Victorian England a master criminal...The First Great Train Robbery 1978
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
A student faced with an ultimatum...
In their songs comedy and exuberant...The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil 1974
In their songs, comedy and exuberant music, a travelling theatre company give a fiercely polemic account of Scottish history, from the aftermath of Culloden to the oil boom. Their production before a live audience is intercut with filmed reconstructions of the Highland Clearances and the Victorian obsession with hunting stags.
