Franc Ashman

The Child in Time (2018)

A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarket. In one horrifying moment that replays itself over the years that follow, Stephen realises his daughter is gone. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julian Farino
CAST:  Benedict Cumberbatch  •  Kelly Macdonald  •  Stephen Campbell Moore  •  Saskia Reeves

A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarket. In one horrifying moment that replays itself over the years that follow, Stephen realises his daughter is gone. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julian Farino
CAST:  Benedict Cumberbatch  •  Kelly Macdonald  •  Stephen Campbell Moore  •  Saskia Reeves

A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)

James Bowen, a homeless busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when he meets a stray ginger cat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Spottiswoode
CAST:  Luke Treadaway  •  Ruta Gedmintas  •  Joanne Froggatt  •  Anthony Stewart Head

James Bowen, a homeless busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when he meets a stray ginger cat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Spottiswoode
CAST:  Luke Treadaway  •  Ruta Gedmintas  •  Joanne Froggatt  •  Anthony Stewart Head

The Ones Below (2016)

A young affluent couple expecting their first child hits it off with the new couple that moves in downstairs, until a dinner party between them ends in a shocking accident.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Farr
CAST:  Clémence Poésy  •  David Morrissey  •  Stephen Campbell Moore  •  Laura Birn

A young affluent couple expecting their first child hits it off with the new couple that moves in downstairs, until a dinner party between them ends in a shocking accident.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Farr
CAST:  Clémence Poésy  •  David Morrissey  •  Stephen Campbell Moore  •  Laura Birn

National Theatre Live: People (2013)

People spoil things; there are so many of them and the last thing one wants is them traipsing through one’s house. But with the park a jungle and a bath on the billiard table, what is one to do? Dorothy wonders if an attic sale could be a solution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Hytner  •  Robin Lough
CAST:  Frances de la Tour  •  Linda Bassett  •  Franc Ashman  •  Selina Cadell

People spoil things; there are so many of them and the last thing one wants is them traipsing through one’s house. But with the park a jungle and a bath on the billiard table, what is one to do? Dorothy wonders if an attic sale could be a solution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Hytner  •  Robin Lough
CAST:  Frances de la Tour  •  Linda Bassett  •  Franc Ashman  •  Selina Cadell

Gunrush (2009)

Set against the rising wave of gun crime in Britain, Gunrush sees a father driven to take the law into his own hands after his daughter is shot dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Clark
CAST:  Timothy Spall  •  Deborah Findlay  •  Adam Deacon  •  Paul Kaye

Set against the rising wave of gun crime in Britain, Gunrush sees a father driven to take the law into his own hands after his daughter is shot dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Clark
CAST:  Timothy Spall  •  Deborah Findlay  •  Adam Deacon  •  Paul Kaye

I Came By (2022)

A rebellious young graffiti artist, who targets the homes of the wealthy elite, discovers a shocking secret that leads him on a journey endangering himself and those closest to him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Babak Anvari
CAST:  George MacKay  •  Kelly Macdonald  •  Hugh Bonneville  •  Percelle Ascott

A rebellious young graffiti artist, who targets the homes of the wealthy elite, discovers a shocking secret that leads him on a journey endangering himself and those closest to him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Babak Anvari
CAST:  George MacKay  •  Kelly Macdonald  •  Hugh Bonneville  •  Percelle Ascott

Matriarch (2022)

Afflicted with a mysterious disease after surviving an overdose, a woman returns to her childhood home to confront her personal demons but instead discovers a real one.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Steiner
CAST:  Jemima Rooper  •  Kate Dickie  •  Sarah Paul  •  Franc Ashman

Afflicted with a mysterious disease after surviving an overdose, a woman returns to her childhood home to confront her personal demons but instead discovers a real one.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Steiner
CAST:  Jemima Rooper  •  Kate Dickie  •  Sarah Paul  •  Franc Ashman