Marsha Fitzalan

Marsha Fitzalan/Lady Marcia Mary Josephine Fitzalan Howard is a British actress best known for her portrayal as Sarah B'Stard in The New Statesman. She is the third daughter of Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk, and Anne Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk. She trained at the Weber Douglas Academy and apart from The New Statesman, has appeared in Upstairs, Downstairs, The Professionals and Murder Most Horrid.

An Ideal Husband (1999)

Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed. Sir Robert turns for help to his friend Lord Goring, an apparently idle ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Parker
CAST:  Cate Blanchett  •  Minnie Driver  •  Rupert Everett  •  Julianne Moore

Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed. Sir Robert turns for help to his friend Lord Goring, an apparently idle ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Parker
CAST:  Cate Blanchett  •  Minnie Driver  •  Rupert Everett  •  Julianne Moore

Being Julia (2004)

Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  István Szabó
CAST:  Michael Gambon  •  Annette Bening  •  Jeremy Irons  •  Leigh Lawson

Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  István Szabó
CAST:  Michael Gambon  •  Annette Bening  •  Jeremy Irons  •  Leigh Lawson

The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Parker
CAST:  Rupert Everett  •  Colin Firth  •  Reese Witherspoon  •  Judi Dench

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Parker
CAST:  Rupert Everett  •  Colin Firth  •  Reese Witherspoon  •  Judi Dench

Anna Karenina (1985)

Tragic Anna leaves her cold husband for dashing Count Vronsky in 19th-century Russia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Langton
CAST:  Jacqueline Bisset  •  Christopher Reeve  •  Paul Scofield  •  Ian Ogilvy

Tragic Anna leaves her cold husband for dashing Count Vronsky in 19th-century Russia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Langton
CAST:  Jacqueline Bisset  •  Christopher Reeve  •  Paul Scofield  •  Ian Ogilvy

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

Harnessing Peacocks (1993)

Sir John Mills, Peter Davison and Serena Scott Thomas star in this warm, funny and romantic story of a woman forced to make a new life for herself in a Cornish seaside town. Based on Mary Wesley’s bestselling novel, «Harnessing Peacocks» is adapted by the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Cellan Jones
CAST:  Serena Scott Thomas  •  Peter Davison  •  John Mills  •  Nicholas Le Prevost

Sir John Mills, Peter Davison and Serena Scott Thomas star in this warm, funny and romantic story of a woman forced to make a new life for herself in a Cornish seaside town. Based on Mary Wesley’s bestselling novel, «Harnessing Peacocks» is adapted by the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Cellan Jones
CAST:  Serena Scott Thomas  •  Peter Davison  •  John Mills  •  Nicholas Le Prevost

Take a Girl Like You (2000)

Set in the 1950s, it follows the progress of twenty year old Jenny Bunn, as she moves from her family home in the North of England to a London suburb to teach primary school children. Jenny is a traditional Northern working-class girl whose striking good looks are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Hurran
CAST:  Sienna Guillory  •  Rupert Graves  •  Hugh Bonneville  •  Robert Daws

Set in the 1950s, it follows the progress of twenty year old Jenny Bunn, as she moves from her family home in the North of England to a London suburb to teach primary school children. Jenny is a traditional Northern working-class girl whose striking good looks are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Hurran
CAST:  Sienna Guillory  •  Rupert Graves  •  Hugh Bonneville  •  Robert Daws

The Lost Son (1999)

Xavier Lombard is a world-weary private eye in London, in exile from his native Paris; his best friend is Nathalie, a high-class call girl. He gets a call from an old friend from the Paris police department, now a businessman whose brother-in-law is missing. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Menges
CAST:  Daniel Auteuil  •  Nastassja Kinski  •  Katrin Cartlidge  •  Marianne Denicourt

Xavier Lombard is a world-weary private eye in London, in exile from his native Paris; his best friend is Nathalie, a high-class call girl. He gets a call from an old friend from the Paris police department, now a businessman whose brother-in-law is missing. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Menges
CAST:  Daniel Auteuil  •  Nastassja Kinski  •  Katrin Cartlidge  •  Marianne Denicourt

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

The Booze Cruise (2003)

A group of men from Kent; Clive (Martin Clunes), Rob (Neil Pearson), Dave (Mark Benton), Maurice (Brian Murphy) and Daniel (Ben Whishaw) - go on a booze cruise to France, with mixed success and many mishaps along the way. Events involving their wives and families ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Seed
CAST:  Martin Clunes  •  Neil Pearson  •  Mark Benton  •  Brian Murphy

A group of men from Kent; Clive (Martin Clunes), Rob (Neil Pearson), Dave (Mark Benton), Maurice (Brian Murphy) and Daniel (Ben Whishaw) - go on a booze cruise to France, with mixed success and many mishaps along the way. Events involving their wives and families ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Seed
CAST:  Martin Clunes  •  Neil Pearson  •  Mark Benton  •  Brian Murphy

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990)

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming follows the exciting life of a dashing young Ian Fleming, the mastermind behind the highly successful James Bond books and movies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ferdinand Fairfax
CAST:  Jason Connery  •  Kristin Scott Thomas  •  Joss Ackland  •  Patricia Hodge

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming follows the exciting life of a dashing young Ian Fleming, the mastermind behind the highly successful James Bond books and movies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ferdinand Fairfax
CAST:  Jason Connery  •  Kristin Scott Thomas  •  Joss Ackland  •  Patricia Hodge

Pygmalion (1981)

Adaptation of the play by Bernard Shaw.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Glenister
CAST:  Twiggy  •  Robert Powell  •  Mona Washbourne  •  Ronald Fraser

Adaptation of the play by Bernard Shaw.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Glenister
CAST:  Twiggy  •  Robert Powell  •  Mona Washbourne  •  Ronald Fraser

Winter Solstice (2003)

When Elfrida Philips abandons London for a country village, she settles in quickly. She is very poor, but has a tiny cottage, her four-legged friend Horace, and friendships of good neighbors. Tragedy upsets her newfound tranquillity, and she takes refuge in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martyn Friend
CAST:  Sinéad Cusack  •  Jan Niklas  •  Geraldine Chaplin  •  Jason Durr

When Elfrida Philips abandons London for a country village, she settles in quickly. She is very poor, but has a tiny cottage, her four-legged friend Horace, and friendships of good neighbors. Tragedy upsets her newfound tranquillity, and she takes refuge in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martyn Friend
CAST:  Sinéad Cusack  •  Jan Niklas  •  Geraldine Chaplin  •  Jason Durr

Goldeneye (1989)

Fact-based biography of James Bond author, Ian Fleming. The film focuses on his wartime exploits and romantic adventures which ultimately led to his creation of the super-spy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Boyd
CAST:  Charles Dance  •  Phyllis Logan  •  Patrick Ryecart  •  Marsha Fitzalan

Fact-based biography of James Bond author, Ian Fleming. The film focuses on his wartime exploits and romantic adventures which ultimately led to his creation of the super-spy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Boyd
CAST:  Charles Dance  •  Phyllis Logan  •  Patrick Ryecart  •  Marsha Fitzalan

White Goods (1994)

Ian Deegan and Charlie Collins are best friends who team up to appear on TV in a popular snooker based game show. But, when they hit their jackpot, their friendship comes under tremendous strain as they find that they cannot agree on how best to split their winnings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Al Hunter Ashton  •  Robert Young
CAST:  Ian McShane  •  Lenny Henry  •  Lesley Nightingale  •  Beverly Hills

Ian Deegan and Charlie Collins are best friends who team up to appear on TV in a popular snooker based game show. But, when they hit their jackpot, their friendship comes under tremendous strain as they find that they cannot agree on how best to split their winnings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Al Hunter Ashton  •  Robert Young
CAST:  Ian McShane  •  Lenny Henry  •  Lesley Nightingale  •  Beverly Hills