T.R. Bowen

Darling (1965)

The swinging London, early sixties. Beautiful but shallow, Diana Scott is a professional advertising model, a failed actress, a vocationally bored woman, who toys with the affections of several men while gaining fame and fortune.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Schlesinger
CAST:  Julie Christie  •  Laurence Harvey  •  Dirk Bogarde  •  José Luis de Vilallonga

The swinging London, early sixties. Beautiful but shallow, Diana Scott is a professional advertising model, a failed actress, a vocationally bored woman, who toys with the affections of several men while gaining fame and fortune.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Schlesinger
CAST:  Julie Christie  •  Laurence Harvey  •  Dirk Bogarde  •  José Luis de Vilallonga

Greenfingers (2000)

Clive Owen stars as a prison inmate who goes into an experimental "open" prison where the inmates walk around freely and get job training for their impending releases. While there, he discovers he has a talent for growing flowers. His talent is recognized by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Hershman
CAST:  Clive Owen  •  Helen Mirren  •  David Kelly  •  Warren Clarke

Clive Owen stars as a prison inmate who goes into an experimental "open" prison where the inmates walk around freely and get job training for their impending releases. While there, he discovers he has a talent for growing flowers. His talent is recognized by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Hershman
CAST:  Clive Owen  •  Helen Mirren  •  David Kelly  •  Warren Clarke

I Was Happy Here (1966)

Cass followed the bright lights to London and was quickly disillusioned. She met and married Doctor Langdon, but soon realised she wanted to return to her home by the sea, and to her first love, Colin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Desmond Davis
CAST:  Sarah Miles  •  Cyril Cusack  •  Julian Glover  •  Sean Caffrey

Cass followed the bright lights to London and was quickly disillusioned. She met and married Doctor Langdon, but soon realised she wanted to return to her home by the sea, and to her first love, Colin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Desmond Davis
CAST:  Sarah Miles  •  Cyril Cusack  •  Julian Glover  •  Sean Caffrey

Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)

While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their relationship causes furor in the palace and in parliament, especially when King George V dies, Mrs. Simpson gets divorced, and King Edward announces ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Edward Fox  •  Cynthia Harris  •  David Waller  •  Peggy Ashcroft

While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their relationship causes furor in the palace and in parliament, especially when King George V dies, Mrs. Simpson gets divorced, and King Edward announces ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Edward Fox  •  Cynthia Harris  •  David Waller  •  Peggy Ashcroft

Thatcher: The Final Days (1991)

The re-creation of events leading up to Margaret Thatcher's defeat as party leader and Britain's Prime Minister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Sullivan
CAST:  Sylvia Syms  •  Bruce Alexander  •  Henry Ayrton  •  Christopher Benjamin

The re-creation of events leading up to Margaret Thatcher's defeat as party leader and Britain's Prime Minister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Sullivan
CAST:  Sylvia Syms  •  Bruce Alexander  •  Henry Ayrton  •  Christopher Benjamin

I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)

After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a contract killer to do the job. Then, while awaiting his demise, he meets a woman and promptly falls in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aki Kaurismäki
CAST:  Jean-Pierre Léaud  •  Margi Clarke  •  Kenneth Colley  •  Imogen Claire

After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a contract killer to do the job. Then, while awaiting his demise, he meets a woman and promptly falls in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aki Kaurismäki
CAST:  Jean-Pierre Léaud  •  Margi Clarke  •  Kenneth Colley  •  Imogen Claire

Run, Fatboy, Run (2007)

Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Schwimmer
CAST:  Simon Pegg  •  Thandiwe Newton  •  Hank Azaria  •  Dylan Moran

Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Schwimmer
CAST:  Simon Pegg  •  Thandiwe Newton  •  Hank Azaria  •  Dylan Moran

Murphy's Stroke (1980)

The horse Gay Future is at the centre of an Irish betting syndicate in 1974 which saw trainer Antony Collins present a poor performing horse at his stables. The betting stakes were subsequently raised, before the real horse was entered in the race.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Cvitanovich
CAST:  Niall Tóibín  •  Pierce Brosnan  •  T.R. Bowen  •  Tony Doyle

The horse Gay Future is at the centre of an Irish betting syndicate in 1974 which saw trainer Antony Collins present a poor performing horse at his stables. The betting stakes were subsequently raised, before the real horse was entered in the race.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Cvitanovich
CAST:  Niall Tóibín  •  Pierce Brosnan  •  T.R. Bowen  •  Tony Doyle

Young Shoulders (1984)

Drama adaptation of his own novel by John Wain, with Robert Smith, concerning the deeply critical view of his parents by their son, exacerbated by the tragic death of his younger sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Silvio Narizzano
CAST:  David Horovitch  •  Jennifer Piercey  •  Andrew Groves  •  Jemima Laing

Drama adaptation of his own novel by John Wain, with Robert Smith, concerning the deeply critical view of his parents by their son, exacerbated by the tragic death of his younger sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Silvio Narizzano
CAST:  David Horovitch  •  Jennifer Piercey  •  Andrew Groves  •  Jemima Laing

Frankie and Johnnie (1986)

When two teenagers commit suicide the police and the press assume the motive to be some kind of love pact. But Allan Blakeston, a local reporter, has too many unanswered questions. As he digs deeper into the case, he learns why the kids really died and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Campbell
CAST:  Hywel Bennett  •  Diana Hardcastle  •  Tony Doyle  •  Sam Kelly

When two teenagers commit suicide the police and the press assume the motive to be some kind of love pact. But Allan Blakeston, a local reporter, has too many unanswered questions. As he digs deeper into the case, he learns why the kids really died and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Campbell
CAST:  Hywel Bennett  •  Diana Hardcastle  •  Tony Doyle  •  Sam Kelly

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989)

While on vacation at a resort hotel in the West Indies, Miss Marple correctly suspects that the apparently natural death of a retired British major is actually the work of a murderer planning yet another killing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Petit
CAST:  Joan Hickson  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Adrian Lukis  •  Sophie Ward

While on vacation at a resort hotel in the West Indies, Miss Marple correctly suspects that the apparently natural death of a retired British major is actually the work of a murderer planning yet another killing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Petit
CAST:  Joan Hickson  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Adrian Lukis  •  Sophie Ward

The Beggar Bride (1997)

How far will she go for money? "Don't you see, Billy, people like them owe people like us." Young, beautiful and living on the breadline with a feckless husband and a sickly child, Angela Harper decides to take matters into her own hands in order to save her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diarmuid Lawrence
CAST:  Keeley Hawes  •  Nicholas Jones  •  Joe Duttine  •  Richard Lintern

How far will she go for money? "Don't you see, Billy, people like them owe people like us." Young, beautiful and living on the breadline with a feckless husband and a sickly child, Angela Harper decides to take matters into her own hands in order to save her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diarmuid Lawrence
CAST:  Keeley Hawes  •  Nicholas Jones  •  Joe Duttine  •  Richard Lintern

Knockback: 1 (1985)

In 1965, at the age of 25, Alan Ackland is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a business associate. In 1971, Sylvia Barker, lonely and depressed after a failed marriage and with two young children to bring up alone, seeks a new direction in her life ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piers Haggard
CAST:  Pauline Collins  •  Derrick O'Connor  •  Yee San Foo  •  Peggy Aitchison

In 1965, at the age of 25, Alan Ackland is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a business associate. In 1971, Sylvia Barker, lonely and depressed after a failed marriage and with two young children to bring up alone, seeks a new direction in her life ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piers Haggard
CAST:  Pauline Collins  •  Derrick O'Connor  •  Yee San Foo  •  Peggy Aitchison

Way Off Beat (1966)

Arthur Bradshaw is a successful fixer, with plans to start a night club.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toby Robertson
CAST:  Brenda Bruce  •  Sydney Tafler  •  Helen Fraser  •  Gordon Reid

Arthur Bradshaw is a successful fixer, with plans to start a night club.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toby Robertson
CAST:  Brenda Bruce  •  Sydney Tafler  •  Helen Fraser  •  Gordon Reid