Charles Lewsen
Nacimiento : 1935-10-22, Marylebone, London, England, UK
Mr Bellows
It is May 1944, two weeks before D-day. Britain stands poised for the long-awaited invasion of France - thousands of troops wait anxiously for the orders to come for embarkation. MI5 is horrified to discover the top-secret codewords for the invasion suddenly appearing as clues in the Daily Telegraph crossword. Two agents are immediately dispatched to confront the culprit, the headmaster of a boys' school in southern England.
The Print Buyer
Helene Hanff (Anne Bancroft), escritora norteamericana con residencia en Nueva York, es una apasionada de la literatura, especialmente de la británica. El problema es que en su ciudad no hay tiendas dedicadas a la venta de ese tipo de libros. Un día contacta con una librería londinense especializada en libros usados, en el número 84 de Charing Cross. En este establecimiento, su propietario, Frank Doel (Anthony Hopkins), se ofrece a mandar libros a todas partes del mundo, al gusto del consumidor. Helene, maravillada, empieza a intercambiar cartas y libros con Frank. Con el tiempo, la amistad entre el librero y la escritora se vuelve tan fuerte que es capaz de acortar la distancia que les separa, aunque solo sea entre párrafos, comas y puntos. Durante veinte largos años, a pesar de no haberse visto nunca, los amigos no dejan de escribirse.
A witty, feature-length drama-documentary in which Marcel Duchamp, who once compared his own mind to that of a master criminal, is investigated by Sherlock Holmes. Holmes comes out of retirement, and with the assistance of Dr. Watson, proceeds to delve into the mystery of Duchamp’s major work, the once-notorious Large Glass (The Bride Stripped Bare by the Bachelors, even) 1915-23.
Mr. Sutton
John Owen returns to the Choir School at the start of term to find that he is the youngest Singing Boy in the school. This means he must also be Beekeeper - a traditional role. One of the traditional duties of the Beekeeper is to sing a solo in the Cathedral. Owen hates and dreads the prospect, so he persuades the smallest boy in the school, Iddingley, to take his place. Then, while exploring one of the Cathedral towers without permission, Owen finds something which makes him change his mind, and solves a mystery which has been baffling people for hundreds of years...
British Consul
A wounded member of a rebel terrorist organisation is tended by an English nurse. She is imprisoned, interrogated, then released to face another form of interrogation.
Scientist
Armitage es el director de una compañía de productos químicos que está a punto de producir un gas que causa incapacidad temporal. Los militares lo codician, pero también un grupo japonés. Tanto Armitage como madame Greenfly contratan detectives en la misma agencia para robárselo mutuamente...
Arthur Soames
Teddy trabaja para una empresa de publicidad. Como le parece imposible vender gachas congeladas, decide producir anuncios con carga erótica para vender el producto. Esto conduce a un enfrentamiento con un movimiento conservador del que su esposa es miembro fundador. Se producen más problemas cuando la familia contrata a una niñera sueca...
Play dealing with the life of British Army lieutenant Siegfried Sassoon, and his protests against the inhumanity of the First World War
Foreman of the Jury
Esta película rodada para la televisión se considera la obra que mejor refleja el mundo malsano de la novela de Lewis Carroll.
President of the Union
Semi-autobiographical TV play by Dennis Potter, from the BBC's 'Wednesday Play' series. It deals with the experiences of Nigel Barton, a young man from a poor mining community who wins a scholarship to Oxford University. The villagers accuse him of snobbery, while the rich University students treat him like a peasant. Uncertain of which sphere he should be moving in, Nigel tries to reconcile himself with his proud but stubborn father, and also succeed at University, despite its pretentions which apall him.