Arthur Lowe

Terry Wogan presents a compilation programme celebrating the unique talent of Arthur Lowe. Featuring interviews with those who knew him, and footage from both his classic comedy performances and his many straight roles.

Comedia que trata sobre el personal de un hospital que, atemorizado, se prepara para la visita de nada más y nada menos que la reina de Inglaterra. El centro Britannia Hospital va a inaugurar un nuevo ala en su edificio y la soberana del país decide estar presente ese día. El pánico se extiende por todo el hospital, ante la visión de todo lo que puede ocurrir durante el esperado acontecimiento. La cocinera se niega a preparar el menú del día, los pintores se resisten a terminar su trabajo y los manifestantes que quieren derrocar a un dictador que se encuentra hospitalizado en el centro serán los encargados de crispar los ánimos al máximo nivel. Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell) es un periodista que comienza un documental sobre un hospital. (FILMAFFINITY)

William McClusky (Sam Waterston) is a dashing and eccentric Scotsman whose charms rapidly overwhelm the sweet and naive Ann Walton (Jenny Agutter), but she nearly as quickly begins to comprehend that her new beau is anything but a one-woman man. In addition to his two ex-wives, with whom he remains remarkably close, William exhibits a disturbing attraction for nearly any female who crosses his path -- Ann's friends among them.

Composed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of Britain’s most-celebrated directors - Lindsay Anderson, Peter Brook, and Tony Richardson. Comic legend Zero Mostel stars as an opera singer (in full costume) navigating the London transport network as he attempts to reach Covent Garden in 'Ride of the Valkyrie'. Scripted by Shelagh Delaney, 'The White Bus' blends realism, drama, and poetry as a despondent young woman travels home to the North of England. And Vanessa Redgrave stars in Tony Richardson’s romantic reverie and musical featurette 'Red and Blue'. Produced in 1967, but ultimately shelved.

Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion. TV remake of the 1967 short.

Remake del clásico de 1938 de Alfred Hitchcock. En vísperas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, un tren que transportaba un heterogeneo grupo de pasajeros, sale de una pequeña ciudad de Baviera. Cuando uno de los pasajeros, una amable anciana, desaparece misteriosamente los demás pasajeros tendrán que enfrentarse con los nazis en una carrera desesperada por la libertad.

A young man becomes infatuated with the exotic Lady Pitts whose much older husband is not pleased.

A humorous look at the preparation and writing of reports. Details the essential elements of good report writing. Intended for management in industry, commerce and public service. This film features Jeff Rawle as the young employee and Arthur Lowe as his boss (and some other characters as well).

John Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of international power politics and intrigue. Unlike his illustrious grandfather however, he only succeeds in bungling every job he organizes. Also stars Arthur Lowe as the "bionic" grandson of Dr. Watson, Stratford Johns as the Commissioner of Police, and Connie Booth as Mrs. Hudson.

Recruited by the Russians during their days at Cambridge, three young Englishmen rise to become high-ranked MI5 agents until their exposure in 1949.

Tom Jones, hijo de una criada adoptado por el noble para quien ella trabajaba, ha de huir de casa cuando su celoso sobrino le tiende una trampa. Vive diversas aventuras y se acuesta con varias mujeres de camino hacia la ciidad donde tal vez le aguarde la salvación.

Un promotor inmobiliario sin escrúpulos quiere aplanar la calle para dar paso a nuevos edificios. El casero George Roper está feliz de tomar el dinero ofrecido, pero su esposa Mildred y sus inquilinos se unen a otros residentes para tomar una posición y mantener las cosas como son.

A porn-store owner orders some new stuff from his supplier, but the delivery address gets mixed with the address of the local Barclays Bank. Here, David (the bank's assistant manager) and his new wife are shocked when photos, then films and finally two girls are sent to them in their bank-supplied flat. They and the banks' head cashier then hatch a plan to get rid of the porn—without letting their boss, the local police and David's mother in on what is happening.

Londres, 1940.Un aspirante a músico de jazz y futura leyenda de la comedia , obedece a regañadientes su llamada a filas y se une al Regimiento Real de Artillería en Bexhill, donde comienza la formación para participar en la guerra.

Original y surrealista crítica al capitalismo a través de las aventuras de un joven vendedor de café. Brillante reparto. Música de Alan Price, candidato en 1974 a un Globo de Oro por la mejor banda sonora y galardonado por la Academia Británica con el premio "Anthony Asquith". Arthur Lowe fue elegido en el mismo año, mejor actor secundario por la Academia Británica.

Edward Lionheart (Vincent Price), prestigioso actor de teatro inglés, especializado en los personajes de Shakespeare, se siente muy humillado, cuando el Círculo de Críticos de Londres se niega a concederle un prestigioso galardón. Lleno de ira, planea meticulosamente una insólita venganza: eliminar, uno a uno, a todos los críticos que despreciaron su talento, eligiendo en cada caso un tipo distinto de muerte, todas ellas inspiradas en las obras de Shakespeare.

Cuando un miembro de la Cámara de los Lores deja su patrimonio a su hijo Jack, un joven desequilibrado que se cree Jesucristo, los otros miembros de la familia intentarán arrebatarle la herencia. (FILMAFFINITY)

Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home Guard platoon's formation and their subsequent endeavours at a training exercise.

Three workmen assigned to dig a hole in a road for an electrical cable run into problems with local officials who believe the hole is being dug in the wrong place and should be closer to the home of a prissy fashion designer.

Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into politics and in the mini-skirted flared-trousered world of 1970 Britain starts to rise through the Tory ranks.

Estamos en Lancashire, Reino Unido. Una muchacha se niega a acabar su plato, lo cual enfurecerá inmensamente a su padre y provocará una serie de acontecimientos fuera de control, hasta llegar a un problema de proporciones disparatadas.

un joven británico se sumerge en una pesadilla, ya que trata de resolver el asesinato de su tía, en Italia. Cuando las amenazas de violencia, notas misteriosas y el teléfono con llamadas amanazantes hacen añicos su vida, la policía y su novia dudan de la historia, debido a su pasado como adicto a las drogas, a pesar de que su vida está en peligro.

Four people go to great lengths to obtain the fortune left in a will by a very wealthy practical joker.

Inmediatamente después de la extraña y brevísima Tercera Guerra Mundial, están empezando a manifestarse las extrañas consecuencias de un accidente nuclear: un embarazo de 17 meses y, sobre todo, extrañas mutaciones entre los supervivientes, que se convierten en loros, armarios o incluso en una sala de estar con cama como le ha ocurrido a Lord Fortnum (Ralph Richardson). (FILMAFFINITY)

A fading seaside resort attempt to revive its fortunes with a summer show.

Polémica película en la que el pionero del Free Cinema inglés arremete contra la enseñanza superior y hace una sátira violenta y sin matices de los colegios superiores y del establishment británico.

Follows the creation of Lindsay Anderson's The White Bus (1968), from pre-production to the shoot and in post.

Una impasible joven, harta de su modo de vida en Londres, decide abandonarlo todo y volver a su casa natal en el norte de Inglaterra. El viaje a sus raíces tendrá lugar en un peculiar autobús turístico. El viaje físico es una metáfora del viaje psíquico que ha de realizar la protagonista para volver a tomar las riendas de su vida. Película que supuso el debut cinematográfico como intérprete del genial Anthony Hopkins.

A motley group of soldiers are set loose on swinging England in an initiative test to collect a selection of esoteric items

When developer John Goggin plans to build a civic center, only Emma Mannering's corset shop stands in the way, and she refuses to sell, so he sends his unscrupulous assistant Ed Crayshaw to "fix" things, but instead, he's double-crossed.

En un pueblo minero del norte de Inglaterra, Frank Machin triunfa como estrella de rugby en el equipo local. De carácter violento y arrogante, disfruta de la gloria y de la fama. Sin embargo, la relación con su casera, una joven viuda, le descubre una nueva forma de ser y de ver las cosas... Aclamado drama del pionero del Free Cinema inglés.

A gang of aspiring bank robbers involve themselves with arsonists and purchase their very own fire truck in an attempt to create the ultimate diversion. But posing as firemen leads them to disaster.

En 1901, un grupo de nacionalistas irlandeses buscan dar un golpe al gobierno británico atracando el Banco de Inglaterra.

Against the wishes of his domineering mother, Albert Stokes attends a work party. But the evening is not the escape he was hoping for.

After murdering his lover, cross-channel swimmer Joy Webster, Derek Bond attempts to do same to her other boyfriend, Sheldon Lawrence. John Ireland plays an Interpol detective who stems Bond's homicidal hijinks. Black Tide was produced by Monty Berman in his pre-Saint days.

Un oficial del ejército estadounidense ciego se ve implicado en un crimen, que resolverá después de recuperar la vista.

A vacationing journalist investigates the mysterious death of a composer and debunks the theory that it was suicide.

A reporter tries to prove that his wife is not responsible for the murder of a famous newspaper columnist.

A las órdenes de sus misteriosos jefes de Oriente Medio, el relojero Hawkins es en realidad un asesino a sueldo que siente predilección por matar a sus objetivos con bombas. Tras liquidar a un dictador y a un millonario, recibe el encargo de asesinar a un político que se alojará en el remoto hotel The Green Man con su secretaria, con quien mantiene una relación secreta. Una vez allí el plan de Hawkins será descubierto por el vendedor de aspiradoras William Blake, quien intentará detenerlo.

When Johnny Matlock whisks away a cold war secret from under the noses of Berlin's top secret agents, his every move is followed when he returns to England. His girlfriend Paula is kidnapped but her handbag is discovered at the scene of the crime by the aristocratic private eye, Duke Martin. Inside it he discovers the secret formula that the agents are searching for and tracks down her sister Paula. As Johnny grows frantic for the safe return of his girlfriend, Duke Martin plays a deadly game of double bluff with the enemy agents.

This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private detective and investigates a plot to assassinate British scientists.

A tragedy played in standard cops and robbers costume. A policeman faced with deep moral choices finds that once he's set foot on the path of corruption he is trapped by an ever more complex web of lies and intrigue. A lifetime of personal honour is at stake and we wonder if redemption is possible.

A money-to-burn and girl-chasing Texas oilman, and a sensitive, dignified entomologist find themselves in charge of a brood of wild kids whose parents, both famous explorers, are reported lost while on an African safari.

A pair of reporters try to discover the link between three unsolved, seemingly isolated murders. The only connection between them is they all took place on the same day in three successive years. The police don't trust their instincts - but as 10th July nears again, a solicitor has started receiving threatening letters...

Based on a short gothic horror story “Markheim” by Robert Louis Stevenson.

A young woman, Judith Moray, deserts her prospective fiance, the nice doctor Alan Kearn, for an old flame, the dashing but roguish former wing commander Bill Glennan. Glennan makes her pregnant and marries her, but leaves her on the morning after the wedding when he learns that her father can't offer him financial support. Two years later she - having been told that Glennan is dead - has married Kearn and borne him a son. But then Glennan suddenly reappears and begins to blackmail her.

"The Spider and the Fly is set in Paris during the cloud-cuckoo days before WW I. The storyline intertwines the destinies of three people. Guy Rolfe plays Phillipe de Ledocq, a resourceful safecracker who always manages to elude arrest. Eric Portman is cast as police-chief Maubert, who will not rest until Ledocq is behind bars. And Nadia Gray is Madeleine, the woman beloved by both Ledocq and Maubert. Just as Maubert has managed to capture his man, Ledocq is released at the behest of the government, who wants him to steal secrets from the German embassy revealing the whereabouts of the Kaiser's secret agents. And just how does Madeleine figure into all of this? Spider and the Fly is a diverting precursor to the 1960s TV series It Takes a Thief." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Un joven ambicioso y sin escrúpulos (Dennis Price) proyecta vengar la afrenta que la aristocrática familia D'Ascoyne, a la cual pertenece, les ha infligido a él y a su madre. El plan consiste en eliminar a todos los miembros de la familia que le preceden en la sucesión al título de Duque.

A young woman leaves her backwards hometown to go to London to find a runaway suitor. What she doesn't know is that she has inherited a strange ability; if she's in the vicinity of a machine for more than fifteen minutes, it stops working.