Maureen Bennett

The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Hamilton
CAST:  Angela Lansbury  •  Geraldine Chaplin  •  Tony Curtis  •  Edward Fox

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Hamilton
CAST:  Angela Lansbury  •  Geraldine Chaplin  •  Tony Curtis  •  Edward Fox

The Truth About Love (2005)

As part of a drunken bet with her sister Felicity, happily married Alice sends an anonymous Valentine's card to her husband Sam to see if he hides it. When he does, what was a prank leads to a series of events and revelations that may put her marriage at risk, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hay
CAST:  Jennifer Love Hewitt  •  Dougray Scott  •  Jimi Mistry  •  Branka Katić

As part of a drunken bet with her sister Felicity, happily married Alice sends an anonymous Valentine's card to her husband Sam to see if he hides it. When he does, what was a prank leads to a series of events and revelations that may put her marriage at risk, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hay
CAST:  Jennifer Love Hewitt  •  Dougray Scott  •  Jimi Mistry  •  Branka Katić

War of the Buttons (1994)

War between two Irish youth gangs consists of removing and retrieving buttons from each other's clothing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Roberts
CAST:  Liam Cunningham  •  Colm Meaney  •  Gregg Fitzgerald  •  Gerard Kearney

War between two Irish youth gangs consists of removing and retrieving buttons from each other's clothing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Roberts
CAST:  Liam Cunningham  •  Colm Meaney  •  Gregg Fitzgerald  •  Gerard Kearney

Scandalous (1984)

An investigative reporter following an espionage story goes to London and gets involved with murder, scam artists and rock concerts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Cohen
CAST:  Robert Hays  •  M. Emmet Walsh  •  John Gielgud  •  Pamela Stephenson

An investigative reporter following an espionage story goes to London and gets involved with murder, scam artists and rock concerts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Cohen
CAST:  Robert Hays  •  M. Emmet Walsh  •  John Gielgud  •  Pamela Stephenson

A Handful of Dust (1988)

English aristocrat Tony Last welcomes tragedy into his life when he invites John Beaver to visit his vast estate. There Beaver makes the acquaintance of Tony's wife, Brenda. Together, they continue their relationship in a series of bedroom assignations in London. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Sturridge
CAST:  James Wilby  •  Kristin Scott Thomas  •  Richard Beale  •  Jackson Kyle

English aristocrat Tony Last welcomes tragedy into his life when he invites John Beaver to visit his vast estate. There Beaver makes the acquaintance of Tony's wife, Brenda. Together, they continue their relationship in a series of bedroom assignations in London. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Sturridge
CAST:  James Wilby  •  Kristin Scott Thomas  •  Richard Beale  •  Jackson Kyle

For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Action-packed

A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Glen
CAST:  Roger Moore  •  Carole Bouquet  •  Topol  •  Lynn-Holly Johnson

A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Glen
CAST:  Roger Moore  •  Carole Bouquet  •  Topol  •  Lynn-Holly Johnson

The Jigsaw Man (1984)

Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB to retrieve some vital documents. With the documents in hand, he instead plays off MI6 and the KGB against each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terence Young
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Susan George  •  Robert Powell

Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB to retrieve some vital documents. With the documents in hand, he instead plays off MI6 and the KGB against each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terence Young
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Susan George  •  Robert Powell

The Marchioness Disaster (2008)

A factual reconstruction of the events leading up to, during and after the Marchioness was struck by the Bow Belle Dredger on the river Thames in August 1989, which killed over 50 people. The film was due to be broadcast by ITV in 2007 but complaints from some of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Horn
CAST:  John Benfield  •  Robert Daws  •  Alex McGettigan  •  Peter Lorenzelli

A factual reconstruction of the events leading up to, during and after the Marchioness was struck by the Bow Belle Dredger on the river Thames in August 1989, which killed over 50 people. The film was due to be broadcast by ITV in 2007 but complaints from some of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Horn
CAST:  John Benfield  •  Robert Daws  •  Alex McGettigan  •  Peter Lorenzelli

Here Comes Hell (2019)

In the 30s, a sophisticated soiree at an isolated country mansion descends into carnage, gore and demonic possession as rivalries and old friendships are put to the test when a gateway to Hell opens up.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack McHenry
CAST:  Margaret Clunie  •  Nicholas Le Prevost  •  Robert Llewellyn  •  Timothy Renouf

In the 30s, a sophisticated soiree at an isolated country mansion descends into carnage, gore and demonic possession as rivalries and old friendships are put to the test when a gateway to Hell opens up.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack McHenry
CAST:  Margaret Clunie  •  Nicholas Le Prevost  •  Robert Llewellyn  •  Timothy Renouf

The Search for the Northwest Passage (2005)

A look at the search for the fabled Northwest passage, the legendary path through the ice across the Canadian Arctic, and the attempts made by wealthy British explorer Sir John Franklin and penniless Norwegian Roald Amundsen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louise Osmond
CAST:  Colin Tierney  •  Maureen Bennett  •  Richard Betts  •  Kåre Conradi

A look at the search for the fabled Northwest passage, the legendary path through the ice across the Canadian Arctic, and the attempts made by wealthy British explorer Sir John Franklin and penniless Norwegian Roald Amundsen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louise Osmond
CAST:  Colin Tierney  •  Maureen Bennett  •  Richard Betts  •  Kåre Conradi

Angel in the House (1978)

Inspired by Virginia Woolf, a young writer worries that marriage will hinder her literary ambitions. The film includes extracts from Virginia Woolf's novel To the Lighthouse and her essay Professions for Women, both read by feminist filmmaker and theorist Laura Mulvey.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jane Jackson
CAST:  Mary Maddox  •  Jean Rimmer  •  Edmund Warwick  •  Maureen Bennett

Inspired by Virginia Woolf, a young writer worries that marriage will hinder her literary ambitions. The film includes extracts from Virginia Woolf's novel To the Lighthouse and her essay Professions for Women, both read by feminist filmmaker and theorist Laura Mulvey.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jane Jackson
CAST:  Mary Maddox  •  Jean Rimmer  •  Edmund Warwick  •  Maureen Bennett