Paul Brooke

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception (1999)

In the ninth film in the series, in September 1916, young Indiana Jones - going by the alias of "Henri Defense" - has become a motorcycle courier stationed near the trenches at Verdun. His friend Remy is still in the trenches, and both grow more disillusioned about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Roeg  •  René Manzor
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Ronny Coutteure  •  Domiziana Giordano  •  Ian McDiarmid

In the ninth film in the series, in September 1916, young Indiana Jones - going by the alias of "Henri Defense" - has become a motorcycle courier stationed near the trenches at Verdun. His friend Remy is still in the trenches, and both grow more disillusioned about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Roeg  •  René Manzor
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Ronny Coutteure  •  Domiziana Giordano  •  Ian McDiarmid

Straight On Till Morning (1972)

Brenda, a timid, withdrawn woman, meets Peter, a man she believes is finally the love of her life. However, little does Brenda know that Peter is a vicious serial killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Collinson
CAST:  Rita Tushingham  •  Shane Briant  •  Katya Wyeth  •  Annie Ross

Brenda, a timid, withdrawn woman, meets Peter, a man she believes is finally the love of her life. However, little does Brenda know that Peter is a vicious serial killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Collinson
CAST:  Rita Tushingham  •  Shane Briant  •  Katya Wyeth  •  Annie Ross

All's Well That Ends Well (1981)

Helena loves Bertram, but he's of noble birth, while she's just a doctor's daughter. But Bertram is at the court of the King of France, who is ill, and Helena has a remedy that might cure him and win her the right to marry Bertram. But does Bertram want to marry her?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elijah Moshinsky
CAST:  Celia Johnson  •  Ian Charleson  •  Michael Hordern  •  Angela Down

Helena loves Bertram, but he's of noble birth, while she's just a doctor's daughter. But Bertram is at the court of the King of France, who is ill, and Helena has a remedy that might cure him and win her the right to marry Bertram. But does Bertram want to marry her?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elijah Moshinsky
CAST:  Celia Johnson  •  Ian Charleson  •  Michael Hordern  •  Angela Down

Einstein and Eddington (2008)

A look at the evolution of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, and Einstein's relationship with British scientist Sir Arthur Eddington, the first physicist to understand his ideas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Martin
CAST:  David Tennant  •  Richard McCabe  •  Andy Serkis  •  Patrick Kennedy

A look at the evolution of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, and Einstein's relationship with British scientist Sir Arthur Eddington, the first physicist to understand his ideas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Martin
CAST:  David Tennant  •  Richard McCabe  •  Andy Serkis  •  Patrick Kennedy

Lighthouse (2000)

A prison ship on its way to a remote island prison runs aground on rocks and sinks. Mixed survivors of cons and prison guards struggle ashore, only to discover to their horror that another survivor got there first - the murderous & psychotic Leo Rook. Stranded, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Hunter
CAST:  James Purefoy  •  Rachel Shelley  •  Christopher Adamson  •  Paul Brooke

A prison ship on its way to a remote island prison runs aground on rocks and sinks. Mixed survivors of cons and prison guards struggle ashore, only to discover to their horror that another survivor got there first - the murderous & psychotic Leo Rook. Stranded, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Hunter
CAST:  James Purefoy  •  Rachel Shelley  •  Christopher Adamson  •  Paul Brooke

The Edge of Love (2008)

When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many years, Vera is swept off her feet by a dashing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Maybury
CAST:  Keira Knightley  •  Cillian Murphy  •  Sienna Miller  •  Matthew Rhys

When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many years, Vera is swept off her feet by a dashing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Maybury
CAST:  Keira Knightley  •  Cillian Murphy  •  Sienna Miller  •  Matthew Rhys

Bertie and Elizabeth (2002)

The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively private life with his Scottish wife Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon and their daughters, in the shadow of their reigning father, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giles Foster
CAST:  James Wilby  •  Alan Bates  •  Juliet Aubrey  •  Eileen Atkins

The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively private life with his Scottish wife Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon and their daughters, in the shadow of their reigning father, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giles Foster
CAST:  James Wilby  •  Alan Bates  •  Juliet Aubrey  •  Eileen Atkins

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 Lair of the White Worm (1988)

When an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Russell
CAST:  Amanda Donohoe  •  Hugh Grant  •  Catherine Oxenberg  •  Peter Capaldi

When an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Russell
CAST:  Amanda Donohoe  •  Hugh Grant  •  Catherine Oxenberg  •  Peter Capaldi

Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie (2003)

Doctor Bamford has had enough of village life and is desperate for some distance from inquisitive Cornish neighbours. When the local estate agent shows him Tregunnt Farm # derelict and miles from anywhere # it's love at first sight. But the Bowden family from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Bolt
CAST:  Martin Clunes  •  Mark Heap  •  Anthony Calf  •  Anna Chancellor

Doctor Bamford has had enough of village life and is desperate for some distance from inquisitive Cornish neighbours. When the local estate agent shows him Tregunnt Farm # derelict and miles from anywhere # it's love at first sight. But the Bowden family from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Bolt
CAST:  Martin Clunes  •  Mark Heap  •  Anthony Calf  •  Anna Chancellor

Doc Martin (2001)

Doc Martin tells the tale of Martin Clunes' character in the film, in the months leading up to the Saving Grace story. Martin Bamford is a heart-broken London obstetrician, in a jealous rage after he finds out that his wife has been sleeping with three of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Bolt
CAST:  Martin Clunes  •  Mark Heap  •  Tristan Sturrock  •  Dominic Rowan

Doc Martin tells the tale of Martin Clunes' character in the film, in the months leading up to the Saving Grace story. Martin Bamford is a heart-broken London obstetrician, in a jealous rage after he finds out that his wife has been sleeping with three of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Bolt
CAST:  Martin Clunes  •  Mark Heap  •  Tristan Sturrock  •  Dominic Rowan

The Phantom of the Opera (1983)

The Budapest Opera House's diva commits suicide after the owner ruins her career for having rejected his advances but her conductor-husband, believed killed in a fire, plans his revenge on all those he deems responsible for her suicide.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Markowitz
CAST:  Maximilian Schell  •  Jane Seymour  •  Michael York  •  Jeremy Kemp

The Budapest Opera House's diva commits suicide after the owner ruins her career for having rejected his advances but her conductor-husband, believed killed in a fire, plans his revenge on all those he deems responsible for her suicide.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Markowitz
CAST:  Maximilian Schell  •  Jane Seymour  •  Michael York  •  Jeremy Kemp

Blott on the Landscape (1985)

Bawdy adaption of Tom Sharpe's comic tale. A landowning MP attempts to have a motorway built through the grounds of his wife's ancestral home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Bamford
CAST:  David Suchet  •  Geraldine James  •  George Cole  •  Julia McKenzie

Bawdy adaption of Tom Sharpe's comic tale. A landowning MP attempts to have a motorway built through the grounds of his wife's ancestral home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Bamford
CAST:  David Suchet  •  Geraldine James  •  George Cole  •  Julia McKenzie

Hancock (1991)

Screen One biopic detailing the final eight years in the life of comedian Tony Hancock, from the peak of his powers as Britain's number one comedian to his eventual mental, alcoholic decline and suicide in Australia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Smith
CAST:  Alfred Molina  •  Frances Barber  •  Mel Martin  •  Malcolm Sinclair

Screen One biopic detailing the final eight years in the life of comedian Tony Hancock, from the peak of his powers as Britain's number one comedian to his eventual mental, alcoholic decline and suicide in Australia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Smith
CAST:  Alfred Molina  •  Frances Barber  •  Mel Martin  •  Malcolm Sinclair

A Masculine Ending (1992)

While English professor Loretta Lawson is attending a conference in Paris, she stays the night in the flat of a friend's acquaintance. She discovers a sleeping man in one of the bedrooms, and the next morning finds the man gone, but the bed soaked with blood. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonia Bird
CAST:  Janet McTeer  •  Imelda Staunton  •  Bill Nighy  •  Suzanna Hamilton

While English professor Loretta Lawson is attending a conference in Paris, she stays the night in the flat of a friend's acquaintance. She discovers a sleeping man in one of the bedrooms, and the next morning finds the man gone, but the bed soaked with blood. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonia Bird
CAST:  Janet McTeer  •  Imelda Staunton  •  Bill Nighy  •  Suzanna Hamilton

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade (1992)

Darkly comic murder mystery adapted from Bernice Rubens 's Booker Prize-winning bestseller. Luke Wakefield is not so much a knight in shining armour as an oddball in a suit. And his crusade is more of a "who ami" than a "whodunit".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Angela Pope
CAST:  Peter Capaldi  •  Richard Griffiths  •  Pam Ferris  •  Michael Maloney

Darkly comic murder mystery adapted from Bernice Rubens 's Booker Prize-winning bestseller. Luke Wakefield is not so much a knight in shining armour as an oddball in a suit. And his crusade is more of a "who ami" than a "whodunit".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Angela Pope
CAST:  Peter Capaldi  •  Richard Griffiths  •  Pam Ferris  •  Michael Maloney

The Trial (1993)

Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested. Joseph is not told what he is charged with, and despite being "arrested," is allowed to remain free and go to work. But despite the strange nature of his arrest, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Hugh Jones
CAST:  Kyle MacLachlan  •  Anthony Hopkins  •  Jason Robards  •  Juliet Stevenson

Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested. Joseph is not told what he is charged with, and despite being "arrested," is allowed to remain free and go to work. But despite the strange nature of his arrest, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Hugh Jones
CAST:  Kyle MacLachlan  •  Anthony Hopkins  •  Jason Robards  •  Juliet Stevenson

Genghis Cohn (1994)

In the midst of World War II, Nazi officer Otto Schatz declares the execution of Jewish music-hall comedian Genghis Cohn. Many years later, Otto is comfortably retired into the life of a highly respected police commissioner, and is investigating a series of murders ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elijah Moshinsky
CAST:  Antony Sher  •  Robert Lindsay  •  Matthew Marsh  •  Diana Rigg

In the midst of World War II, Nazi officer Otto Schatz declares the execution of Jewish music-hall comedian Genghis Cohn. Many years later, Otto is comfortably retired into the life of a highly respected police commissioner, and is investigating a series of murders ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elijah Moshinsky
CAST:  Antony Sher  •  Robert Lindsay  •  Matthew Marsh  •  Diana Rigg

The Scold's Bridle (1998)

Detective Cooper investigates the bizarre circumstances surrounding the murder of Matilda who was found dead in her bath wearing the Scold's Bridle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Thacker
CAST:  Bob Peck  •  Miranda Richardson  •  Douglas Hodge  •  Siân Phillips

Detective Cooper investigates the bizarre circumstances surrounding the murder of Matilda who was found dead in her bath wearing the Scold's Bridle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Thacker
CAST:  Bob Peck  •  Miranda Richardson  •  Douglas Hodge  •  Siân Phillips

The Prince and the Pauper (2000)

An adaptation of the classic, "The Prince and the Pauper" is the retelling of Edward Tudor and young Thomas Canty, two amazing look-alikes caught up in imperial intrigue and scandal. In fleeing from his violent father, Tom stumbles into the palace courtyard, and is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giles Foster
CAST:  Aidan Quinn  •  Alan Bates  •  Jonathan Hyde  •  Jonathan Timmins

An adaptation of the classic, "The Prince and the Pauper" is the retelling of Edward Tudor and young Thomas Canty, two amazing look-alikes caught up in imperial intrigue and scandal. In fleeing from his violent father, Tom stumbles into the palace courtyard, and is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giles Foster
CAST:  Aidan Quinn  •  Alan Bates  •  Jonathan Hyde  •  Jonathan Timmins
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