Moira Lister
Nacimiento : 1923-08-06, Cape Town, South Africa
Muerte : 2007-10-27
Gran
Miniserie de TV de 2 episodios. Una serie de tormentas origina inmensas olas que amenazan la costa de Inglaterra. Militares e ingenieros intentarán hacer todo lo posible para evitar que Londres sea devastada por una terrible inundación. (FILMAFFINITY)
Ethel Mae Rodgers
Unos turistas, que se encuentran de safari en plena jungla africana, ven como son asesinados uno detrás de otro. Adaptación del clásico de la célebre escritora inglesa Agatha Christie.
Mrs. Flower
John Sawyer, once an eminent barrister, has slid into a life of cynicism and drunkenness since his wife left him. When his daughter's boyfriend is accused of murder, Sawyer decides to try to pull himself together and defend him in court.
Mrs. Carrington
Un agente de la CIA, Dan Slater, tiene que trasladarse a Los Alpes austriacos, tras la muerte de su hijo en un accidente de esquí. Debido a las inconsistentes explicacionesque ofrecen las autoridades del país, Dan comienza a barajar la posibilidad de que la muerte de su hijo haya podido ser provocada. Un antiguo compañero, Frank Wheatley, le ayuda a investigar, y sus sospechas se van confirmando poco a poco. La muerte de su hijo forma parte de un sofisticado plan de los servicios secretos rusos para atraer al agente hasta Austria.
Lady Thameridge
While posters urge austerity and vigilance in wartime Britain, 'Joey Boy' Thompson has never had it better. In a cellar beneath his East London fish shop, a gambling club thrives – and austerity provides a nice black-market sideline. But the dolce vita crumbles when police arrive in a lightning raid, and offer Joey and his fellow reprobates a stark choice: sign up for active service, or face another stint inside. Thus the lads find themselves heading off to Italy, determined to make the best of it...
Lady St. Simeon
Ambientada en los años 20. Un lujoso Rolls Royce Phantom II de color amarillo va pasando, a través de los años, por las manos de los más extraños personajes. Así, será testigo de las pintorescas historias de amor que protagonizan sus dueños, todos ellos orgullosos de poseer tan elegante vehículo: un aristócrata inglés engañado por su esposa francesa, un gángster de Chicago que pasa las vacaciones en Italia con su prometida, y una intrépida millonaria americana. (FILMAFFINITY)
Edith Middleton
Cuando un crucero de lujo (el Crescent Star) se hunde al chocar contra una mina flotante, en un bote salvavidas de capacidad para nueve personas se refugian 26 supervivientes. Pronto se acaba el repelente de tiburones, se acerca un huracán, hay pocos alimentos y poca agua y, en estas circunstancias, no queda más remedio que decidir sobre quién se queda y quién debe abandonar el bote.
Dawn Maxwell
A woman is unhappy in her marriage to a boring, stiff judge, so she takes up with a wild-living RAF pilot, who ends up being more than she can handle. (TCM.com)
Dora
The adventures of two children who runaway to London to see the coronation of Queen Elizabeth.
Peggy Drew
Norman is working in the stock room of a large London department store, but he has ambition (doesn't he always !!), he wants to be a window dresser making up the public displays. Whilst trying to fulfill his ambition, he falls in love (doesn't he always !!), with one of the shopgirls. Together they discover a plot to rob the store and, somehow, manage to foil the robbers.
Pauline French
An American veteran returns to England after WWII to learn that his London lover has become involved with a dangerous spy ring and their search for a limping sniper.
Babs Coates
The story of a husband's implication in his wife's death, his stupid disposal of her body and the police enquiry which almost embroils him in a murder charge.
Elaine Morell
Aventuras de un buque escolta de convoy británico durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Al comienzo de la guerra al Capitán de Corbeta Ericson se le asigna el buque HMS Compass Rose con oficiales sin experiencia y hombres que acaban de salir de la formación militar. Tendrán que enfrentarse al mar invernal y a los temibles submarinos alemanes
A British Army Officer returning to civilian life after WWII, starts a catering company with some of his ex-army pals.
Diana
A diplomat and fast liver, François lives the good life until, one day, he is unfortunate enough to win...a seal in a raffle. From this day on his everyday life becomes complicated, to say nothing of his sentimental life. Gabrielle, his all too serious girlfriend, can't stand the heat and calls it quits. But English girls like charming Diana don't mind seals...!
Maisie
Jewel thieves, murder and a manhunt swirl around a sailor (Bonar Colleano) off a cargo ship in London.
Dolly Clark
White Corridors was based on Yeoman Hospital, a novel by Helen Ashton. Told episodically, the story concentrates on the day-to-day activities in a busy hospital, where research pathologist Neil Marriner (James Donald) conducts experiments in the hopes of curing diseases impervious to penicillin. Marriner is aided in this endeavor by lady surgeon Dr. Sophie Dean (Googie Withers), who happens to be in love with him. After a tragedy occurs for which Marriner holds himself responsible, the film builds steadily to an exciting climax involving a untested -- and potentially dangerous -- serum. The top-rank British supporting cast includes Barry Jones, Moira Lister, Petula Clark, Basil Radford, Dagmar (later Dana) Wynter, Bernard Lee, and, in a minor role, future "Dr. Who" Patrick Troughton.
Jo
Two Welsh coal-mining brothers win a trip to London to claim a monetary prize. They are supposed to meet a newspaper reporter who will be their escort. Instead, the brothers are launched into an adventure with some London riff-raff. It is up to the reporter to look out for the brothers, and what a job it turns out to be!
Dotty Liz
A factory worke quits his job to become a motorcycle racer.
Jennifer
El joven dublinés, Gulliver Sheils, fantasea sobre como escaparía de su vida monótona y se iría a los Mares del Sur, a Tahiti. Careciendo del dinero para tal empresa, empieza a merodear por fuera del Colegio de Trinidad con la esperanza de rescatar a una persona rica de un accidente de tráfico que lo recompensará para su heroísmo.
Kitty Feathers
In the late 19th century, on board a ship sailing from Jamaica to England, Olivia Harwood, a recent widow, takes on the task of caring for several malaria patients, including Mark Bellis, a mysterious and tormented painter.
Corinne Alardyse
Private eye Slim Callaghan is summoned to the country home of a Colonel Stenhurst, but the latter is murdered before he can talk to the detective. Was one of the Colonel's three daughters responsible?
Miss Willis
The son of a notorious hangman is gradually becoming insane and he finds himself unable to resist the urge to strangle women to death.
Telephone Operator
Timid Don Chicago yearns to follow in the footsteps of his gangster mother, but is forced by the Mulligan Gang to leave America. In England, he tangles with a British police officer and high society.
Joan Shackleton
A socialist inherits the ownership of a major firm and begins wrestling with his beliefs.
Carol
Una concertista de piano descubre que sufre graves problemas cardíacos, y decide disfrutar de la vida mientras pueda. Conoce a un piloto de permiso, que tal vez se quede ciego a consecuencia de una explosión que le alcanzó en el pasado. Ha de afrontar una operación que le impida quedar ciego, pero las probabilidades de e´xito son escasas...
Rita
A patriotic, cinematic salvo, this wartime production tells the story of the owner of a shipbuilding company doing his best to contribute to the British fleet. War is good for business, but what will happen once the war is won? It was based on a novel by George Blake.