Pooky Quesnel

A Christmas Carol (1999)

Scrooge is a miserly old businessman in 1840s London. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of Marley, his dead business partner. Marley foretells that Scrooge will be visited by three spirits, each of whom will attempt to show Scrooge the error of his ways. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Hugh Jones
CAST:  Patrick Stewart  •  Richard E. Grant  •  Joel Grey  •  Ian McNeice

Scrooge is a miserly old businessman in 1840s London. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of Marley, his dead business partner. Marley foretells that Scrooge will be visited by three spirits, each of whom will attempt to show Scrooge the error of his ways. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Hugh Jones
CAST:  Patrick Stewart  •  Richard E. Grant  •  Joel Grey  •  Ian McNeice

Just Henry (2011)

Prompted by horrific nightmares, Henry delves into the mystery of his past and begins to uncover the truth about his father's death, triggering a series of revelations that will change his family forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Moore
CAST:  Dean Andrews  •  Josh Bolt  •  Stephen Campbell Moore  •  Elaine Cassidy

Prompted by horrific nightmares, Henry delves into the mystery of his past and begins to uncover the truth about his father's death, triggering a series of revelations that will change his family forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Moore
CAST:  Dean Andrews  •  Josh Bolt  •  Stephen Campbell Moore  •  Elaine Cassidy

Great Expectations (2012)

Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster who wears an old wedding dress and lives in the dilapidated Satis House, asks Pip's Uncle Pumblechook to find a boy to play with her adopted daughter Estella. Pip begins to visit Miss Havisham and Estella, with whom he falls in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Newell
CAST:  Ralph Fiennes  •  Helena Bonham Carter  •  Jason Flemyng  •  Robbie Coltrane

Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster who wears an old wedding dress and lives in the dilapidated Satis House, asks Pip's Uncle Pumblechook to find a boy to play with her adopted daughter Estella. Pip begins to visit Miss Havisham and Estella, with whom he falls in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Newell
CAST:  Ralph Fiennes  •  Helena Bonham Carter  •  Jason Flemyng  •  Robbie Coltrane

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)

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A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen's classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is a master of martial arts and weaponry ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Burr Steers
CAST:  Lily James  •  Jack Huston  •  Matt Smith  •  Douglas Booth

A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen's classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is a master of martial arts and weaponry ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Burr Steers
CAST:  Lily James  •  Jack Huston  •  Matt Smith  •  Douglas Booth

Oh Happy Day (2007)

Jonathan and David meet at a black tie dinner and end up spending the night together at Jonathan's London flat. The challenges begin when Jonathan's nine–year–old daughter bounds into the bedroom very early the next morning. However, the stakes heighten when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ian Poitier
CAST:  Oscar James  •  Christopher Colquhoun  •  Anthony Alexis  •  Stephen Billington

Jonathan and David meet at a black tie dinner and end up spending the night together at Jonathan's London flat. The challenges begin when Jonathan's nine–year–old daughter bounds into the bedroom very early the next morning. However, the stakes heighten when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ian Poitier
CAST:  Oscar James  •  Christopher Colquhoun  •  Anthony Alexis  •  Stephen Billington

Enid (2009)

A poignant biography of one of the most successful and wildly-read writers of the 20th century. Her stories enthralled children everywhere but her personal struggles often proved too much.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Hawes
CAST:  Helena Bonham Carter  •  Matthew Macfadyen  •  Denis Lawson  •  Claire Rushbrook

A poignant biography of one of the most successful and wildly-read writers of the 20th century. Her stories enthralled children everywhere but her personal struggles often proved too much.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Hawes
CAST:  Helena Bonham Carter  •  Matthew Macfadyen  •  Denis Lawson  •  Claire Rushbrook

The Hawk (1993)

Housewife Annie Marsh suspects her husband might be The Hawk, a brutal serial killer. Complicating matters is the fact that she once was incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital. When she discovers she does not have the happy marriage she always believed and begins ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Hayman
CAST:  Helen Mirren  •  George Costigan  •  Owen Teale  •  David Harewood

Housewife Annie Marsh suspects her husband might be The Hawk, a brutal serial killer. Complicating matters is the fact that she once was incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital. When she discovers she does not have the happy marriage she always believed and begins ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Hayman
CAST:  Helen Mirren  •  George Costigan  •  Owen Teale  •  David Harewood

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (2010)

Amy Pond and Rory Williams are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way the Eleventh Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But is Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, beyond redemption? And what is lurking in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toby Haynes
CAST:  Matt Smith  •  Karen Gillan  •  Arthur Darvill  •  Michael Gambon

Amy Pond and Rory Williams are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way the Eleventh Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But is Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, beyond redemption? And what is lurking in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toby Haynes
CAST:  Matt Smith  •  Karen Gillan  •  Arthur Darvill  •  Michael Gambon

Recovery (2007)

Alan and Tricia Hamilton are blissfully happy. Until one day their perfect life is torn apart when Alan steps in front of a passing car, and he is left with a brain injury that completely transforms his personality.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy de Emmony
CAST:  David Tennant  •  Sarah Parish  •  Harry Treadaway  •  Jim Carter

Alan and Tricia Hamilton are blissfully happy. Until one day their perfect life is torn apart when Alan steps in front of a passing car, and he is left with a brain injury that completely transforms his personality.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy de Emmony
CAST:  David Tennant  •  Sarah Parish  •  Harry Treadaway  •  Jim Carter

Walk Away and I Stumble (2005)

Andy Spader has been happily married for 13 years, with two teenage children, when he meets a younger woman, Claire Holmes, after going to investigate a break-in at her travel agency shop. Having told his wife that he is leaving her, he learns that Claire has just ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Hurran
CAST:  Mark Strong  •  Tamzin Outhwaite  •  Julie Graham  •  Aidan Gillen

Andy Spader has been happily married for 13 years, with two teenage children, when he meets a younger woman, Claire Holmes, after going to investigate a break-in at her travel agency shop. Having told his wife that he is leaving her, he learns that Claire has just ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Hurran
CAST:  Mark Strong  •  Tamzin Outhwaite  •  Julie Graham  •  Aidan Gillen

The Trick (2021)

The Trick tells the story of world-renowned Professor Philip Jones; Director of Climate Research at the University of East Anglia, who back in 2009 found himself at the eye of an international media storm and the victim of cyberterrorism. With time running out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pip Broughton
CAST:  Jason Watkins  •  Victoria Hamilton  •  George MacKay  •  Jerome Flynn

The Trick tells the story of world-renowned Professor Philip Jones; Director of Climate Research at the University of East Anglia, who back in 2009 found himself at the eye of an international media storm and the victim of cyberterrorism. With time running out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pip Broughton
CAST:  Jason Watkins  •  Victoria Hamilton  •  George MacKay  •  Jerome Flynn

My Eyes Are Up Here (2022)

Sonya is a super-busy, sought-after model and dating doesn’t really fit her lifestyle. However, a one-night stand with a clumsy but considerate man changes her perspective.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nathan Morris
CAST:  Ben Cura  •  Jillian Mercado  •  Pooky Quesnel  •  Colin Hoult

Sonya is a super-busy, sought-after model and dating doesn’t really fit her lifestyle. However, a one-night stand with a clumsy but considerate man changes her perspective.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nathan Morris
CAST:  Ben Cura  •  Jillian Mercado  •  Pooky Quesnel  •  Colin Hoult