Sam Dastor

Jinnah (1998)

Biography of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of modern Pakistan is told through flashbacks as his soul tries to find eternal rest. The flashbacks start in 1947 as Jinnah pleads for a separate nation for the Muslim regime, infuriating Lord Mountbatten. Mountbatten ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jamil Dehlavi
CAST:  Christopher Lee  •  James Fox  •  Maria Aitken  •  Sam Dastor

Biography of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of modern Pakistan is told through flashbacks as his soul tries to find eternal rest. The flashbacks start in 1947 as Jinnah pleads for a separate nation for the Muslim regime, infuriating Lord Mountbatten. Mountbatten ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jamil Dehlavi
CAST:  Christopher Lee  •  James Fox  •  Maria Aitken  •  Sam Dastor

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)

The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings as a comic performer on BBC Radio to his huge success as one of the greatest film comedians of all time; an obsessive artist so dedicated to his work that neglected ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Hopkins
CAST:  Geoffrey Rush  •  Charlize Theron  •  Emily Watson  •  John Lithgow

The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings as a comic performer on BBC Radio to his huge success as one of the greatest film comedians of all time; an obsessive artist so dedicated to his work that neglected ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Hopkins
CAST:  Geoffrey Rush  •  Charlize Theron  •  Emily Watson  •  John Lithgow

Such a Long Journey (1998)

The story, set in 1971 at the time of the war between India and Pakistan, is based on the novel of the same name by Rohinton Mistry, an Indian now living in Toronto. "Such a Long Journey" takes place mostly in and around a large apartment complex, its courtyard ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sturla Gunnarsson
CAST:  Roshan Seth  •  Soni Razdan  •  Om Puri  •  Naseeruddin Shah

The story, set in 1971 at the time of the war between India and Pakistan, is based on the novel of the same name by Rohinton Mistry, an Indian now living in Toronto. "Such a Long Journey" takes place mostly in and around a large apartment complex, its courtyard ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sturla Gunnarsson
CAST:  Roshan Seth  •  Soni Razdan  •  Om Puri  •  Naseeruddin Shah

Merlin Of The Crystal Cave (1991)

A star-studded TV production of the classic tale by Mary Stewart which follows Merlin down through history to the days of King Arthur.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Darlow
CAST:  George Winter  •  Trevor Peacock  •  Roger Alborough  •  Robert Powell

A star-studded TV production of the classic tale by Mary Stewart which follows Merlin down through history to the days of King Arthur.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Darlow
CAST:  George Winter  •  Trevor Peacock  •  Roger Alborough  •  Robert Powell

Made (1972)

This compelling emotional drama stars Carol White as a young single mother who finds herself caught between two people – a local priest and a folk singer – each of whom wants to convert her to his own worldview. An elegy to a younger generation looking for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Mackenzie
CAST:  Carol White  •  Roy Harper  •  John Castle  •  Margery Mason

This compelling emotional drama stars Carol White as a young single mother who finds herself caught between two people – a local priest and a folk singer – each of whom wants to convert her to his own worldview. An elegy to a younger generation looking for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Mackenzie
CAST:  Carol White  •  Roy Harper  •  John Castle  •  Margery Mason

Julius Caesar (1979)

The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wise
CAST:  Richard Pasco  •  Charles Gray  •  Keith Michell  •  David Collings

The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wise
CAST:  Richard Pasco  •  Charles Gray  •  Keith Michell  •  David Collings

The Comedy of Errors (1983)

Aegeon of Syracuse has come to Ephesus to seek his son, who went in search of his missing twin and mother months ago. Too bad that Ephesus has just declared war on Syracuse, and will instantly put to death any Syracusean found within their borders unless a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Cellan Jones
CAST:  Cyril Cusack  •  Charles Gray  •  Nicolas Chagrin  •  Nick Burnell

Aegeon of Syracuse has come to Ephesus to seek his son, who went in search of his missing twin and mother months ago. Too bad that Ephesus has just declared war on Syracuse, and will instantly put to death any Syracusean found within their borders unless a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Cellan Jones
CAST:  Cyril Cusack  •  Charles Gray  •  Nicolas Chagrin  •  Nick Burnell

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981)

When D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a notorious criminal kingpin, he uncovers the details of 15-year-old cold case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Val Guest
CAST:  Bernard Cribbins  •  Bill Maynard  •  Joss Ackland  •  Bernard Lee

When D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a notorious criminal kingpin, he uncovers the details of 15-year-old cold case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Val Guest
CAST:  Bernard Cribbins  •  Bill Maynard  •  Joss Ackland  •  Bernard Lee

The Alchemists (1999)

Grant Show (Melrose Place) stars in this fast-placed thriller based on the best-selling novel set in the chilling world of genetic engineering. Ruth Gemmel (Fever Pitch) joins Shaw as employees who put their lives on the line to discover a world in which all ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Smith
CAST:  Edward Hardwicke  •  Ruth Gemmell  •  Aneirin Hughes  •  Grant Show

Grant Show (Melrose Place) stars in this fast-placed thriller based on the best-selling novel set in the chilling world of genetic engineering. Ruth Gemmel (Fever Pitch) joins Shaw as employees who put their lives on the line to discover a world in which all ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Smith
CAST:  Edward Hardwicke  •  Ruth Gemmell  •  Aneirin Hughes  •  Grant Show

Banglatown Banquet (2006)

Middle-aged Muslim Bangladeshi women struggling for their freedom as they leave the familiarity of their Bangladeshi community and set out on a voyage of discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hettie Macdonald
CAST:  Shabana Azmi  •  Shobu Kapoor  •  Shelley King  •  Riz Ahmed

Middle-aged Muslim Bangladeshi women struggling for their freedom as they leave the familiarity of their Bangladeshi community and set out on a voyage of discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hettie Macdonald
CAST:  Shabana Azmi  •  Shobu Kapoor  •  Shelley King  •  Riz Ahmed

Bad Girl (1992)

A young single mother has to convince the authorities that she is a fit parent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Case
CAST:  Jane Horrocks  •  Lesley Manville  •  Nicholas Woodeson  •  Tom Beard

A young single mother has to convince the authorities that she is a fit parent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Case
CAST:  Jane Horrocks  •  Lesley Manville  •  Nicholas Woodeson  •  Tom Beard

The Heart Surgeon (1997)

Cardiac surgeon Alex Marsden has an affair with Marcella Duggan, but then finds himself having to operate on her husband Larry, who is also his friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Audrey Cooke
CAST:  Nigel Havers  •  Orla Brady  •  Lorcan Cranitch  •  John Castle

Cardiac surgeon Alex Marsden has an affair with Marcella Duggan, but then finds himself having to operate on her husband Larry, who is also his friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Audrey Cooke
CAST:  Nigel Havers  •  Orla Brady  •  Lorcan Cranitch  •  John Castle

The People’s Jack (1970)

A musical version of the life of the 17th Century English radical politician, John Wilkes, who campaigned for the right for voters to determine their representatives, not the House of Commons.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Davis
CAST:  John Fraser  •  Sam Dastor  •  Katherine Barker  •  Zoe Hicks

A musical version of the life of the 17th Century English radical politician, John Wilkes, who campaigned for the right for voters to determine their representatives, not the House of Commons.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Davis
CAST:  John Fraser  •  Sam Dastor  •  Katherine Barker  •  Zoe Hicks