Narrator (voice)
A film exploring the Queen's love of country life - whether in Scotland, Norfolk, or Windsor - through the eyes of those who came into contact with her and shared her passion.
Rita
Cuando un grupo formado por los tiranos y las mentes criminales más malvadas de la historia se une para desencadenar una guerra que matará a millones de personas, un hombre tendrá que luchar a contrarreloj para detenerlos. Tercera entrega de la saga 'Kingsman', ambientada muchos años antes de las anteriores y explicando el origen de la agencia.
Dora
Roald & Beatrix, la cola del ratón curioso, una conmovedora película navideña inspirada en el verdadero encuentro entre un Roald Dahl de seis años y su ídolo Beatrix Potter. Una historia mágica de lo que realmente puede suceder cuando eres lo suficientemente valiente como para seguir tus sueños. Junto a Dawn French, quien interpreta a Beatrix, el elenco incluye a Jessica Hynes, Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman, Nina Sosanya, Bill Bailey y Nick Mohammed.
A celebration of Ruth Jones and James Corden's comedy, with stars including Alison Steadman, Larry Lamb and Melanie Walters revealing backstage gossip. Location manager Nicky James lets viewers in on filming secrets, including how they managed to pull off that cliff-hanger finale, despite hundreds of fans turning up to watch, while favourite scenes are recounted as fans of the show including Ruth Langsford and Tamzin Outhwaite talk about why they love the sitcom.
Fern
Dave (Dave Johns, Yo, Daniel Blake) y Fern (Alison Steadman, Secretos y mentiras) son dos desconocidos de cierta edad que han sufrido por circunstancias de la vida. Se conocen mientras pasean a sus perros y, a lo largo de veintitrés paseos, florece un romance entre los dos. Pero ni Dave ni Fern han sido del todo honestos el uno con el otro y su futuro puede verse comprometido por los secretos que se han guardado.
Grace Tanner
A man takes to a remote hideout with his sick wife, where they live in isolation as he battles to protect her life, and his own sanity, from a supernatural threat plaguing humanity. When a drifter happens upon their cabin and they take him in, old wounds are exposed and a harrowing twist reveals the true nature of the catastrophe that has befallen the couple.
Mary
Jenny (Sheridan Smith) es una madre soltera que se ve obligar a criar en solitario a sus dos hijos después de ser abandonada por su marido. Aunque al principio cuenta con la ayuda de su madre, Mary, su vida cambia radicalmente cuando ésta cae enferma, con el consiguiente gasto económico que conlleva pagar sus tratamientos.
Narrator
The story behind the murder of 16-year-old Becky Watts, who was killed by her stepbrother Nathan Matthews and his 21-year-old partner Shauna Hoare in Bristol in February 2015. This programme documents the huge police manhunt that unfolded in the wake of her disappearance, and the police investigation which eventually brought her murderous stepbrother to justice.
Granny Evans
Ben never knew his father; he was killed in 9/11 when Ben was just a baby. Eleven years later, Ben goes to spend the summer with his grandparents, hanging out with Priti, the girl next door, and his wayward cousin, Jed. Priti is a livewire and a Muslim who gradually begins to suspect her older brother is a terrorist. The trio set out to investigate and uncover more than they expected in this family film.
Chris Shepherd directs a short animation in tribute to Joe Orton (Entertaining Mr Sloane, Loot) to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. Joe Orton would write letters of complaint using the pseudonym of Edna Welthorpe. Using this persona, Orton would wind up companies, vicars and even ridicule his own plays. In this short we see what mayhem ensues when Edna writes to Smedley Jams and Littlewood home catalogue service.
Diana
Tras la muerte de su amigo, dos chicas de unos 30 años se enbarcan en un viaje en coche para esparcir sus cenizas. Ella se van turnando para conducir, y Dan está guardado en la guantera, en un tupperware, y va disminuyendo de tamaño conforme el viaje avanza.
Mrs. Fox
Adaptación de la comedia inglesa "Dad's Army" que versa sobre un pequeño pelotón de soldados voluntarios que fueron rechazados para el servicio militar activo. Mientras la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945) se acerca a su fin, el grupo intenta mantener el honor local durante las visitas de una seductora periodista y de un espía alemán.
Auntie Jean
The death of his safe cracking grandfather has landed Johnny as the only one left alive who can open a safe for a degenerate crew of violent gangsters,but he's just a junkie with little more on his mind than getting that next fix.
Herself
In a revealing documentary, Mike Leigh, director of Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Abigail's Party among many others, talks to Alan Yentob about a unique body of work and a lifelong struggle to make films on his own terms. On day one of a Mike Leigh film, there is no script, no story and the actors do not know if they will even be in the final film. It is a process that has yielded some of cinema's most celebrated performances, and Leigh's new film Mr Turner is already winning critical acclaim. Actors including Jim Broadbent, Eddie Marsan, Sally Hawkins, Lesley Manville and James Corden give fascinating insights into the director and his distinctive method of working.
Isobel
Mother of the bride Isobel speaks direct to camera about her selfish Lesbian daughter Kelly's upcoming civil partnership to the older, sensible Janice.
Mrs. Phillips
15-year-old Jack is on a French Exchange trip with his school. But his mum won't stop ringing to check-up on him. On his last night, his host falls ill and Jack is forced to spend the last day of the trip with his French teacher; the sexy, chic, mysterious Camille. But she is due to endure a family lunch to celebrate her cantankerous father's birthday. Jack's young yet sophisticated philosophy charms Camille and as the day goes on they bond. Without realising, they help each other to overcome their parallel family problems, teaching Jack a few lessons along the way.
Dora Mitchell
David Jason stars as cockney ex-docker Don Mitchell in this emotional drama. Don is incredibly proud of his son David’s affluent lifestyle. The cars, the detached house and private schooling for the children were things Don could only dream about as a young man. His wife Dora, on the other hand, has doubts about her son’s financial affairs. When David’s life starts to unravel under a mountain of debt, family bonds are tested to the limit.
Self - Narrator (voice)
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are to reunite for a TV special to mark the 30th anniversary of their partnership.
Self
Channel 4 has conducted a survey with the leading TV critics and industry figures, and asked the public in a YouGov national poll, to tell us what they think was the greatest television of the last ten years.
Narrator
Documentary about the love affair between the British and their caravans, which saw the country establish the world's largest caravan manufacturer and transformed the holiday habits of generations of families. In telling the intriguing story of caravanning in Britain from the 1950s through to the present day, the film reveals how caravans were once the plaything of a privileged minority, but after World War II became a firm favourite with almost a quarter of British holidaymakers.
Pam
Nessa and the Wests head east, with some help from Dave and his coach. Meanwhile in Essex, Dawn and Pete visit for drinks, Mick is preoccupied with his new love, and Smithy cannot wait to spend his first Christmas with Neil the Baby. Pam has prepared a lovely spread and Bryn has his mistletoe ready, but as the Christmas spirit gets a grip, Gavin and Stacey have a startling announcement to make.
Jenny Evans
A drama about a couple on the edge of divorce, their solicitors, their daughter and of course, their dog.
Mrs. Brown
Huérfana a causa de la viruela, la joven Fanny Hill acepta alegremente la oferta de su amiga Esther Davies para unirse a un grupo de jóvenes que trabaja en Londres con la señora Brown.
Juliet
Young couple Jackie and Leo move from North London to a suburban home in the green belt paradise of Southern England. At the birthday party of a neighbor, they soon discover the strict social hierarchies of village life.
Self
Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed programmes ever made, The 50 Greatest Television Dramas presents a long overdue assessment of the rich heritage television drama has to offer. Channel 4 invited over 200 of Britain's top television drama professionals – writers, directors, producers and commissioners – to take part in an exclusive poll to discover what they consider the finest dramas ever produced.
Herself
A look at the production of Play for Today: Abigail's Party (1977).
Crazy Butcher
A camping trip seems like the perfect way for a group of friends to spend a vacation they will never forget. Unfortunately, no one will be left alive to remember the trip! Something lurks in these barren woods, something more insane than a chainsaw-wielding psycho, something more brutal than machete swinging mama's boy and more savage than a tribe of flesh-eating cannibals. There's a LOONY loose!
Sam's Mum
Narra la historia de tres parejas que competirán por conseguir el premio de una revista a la "boda más original del año", que otorga la revista Confetti. Están en juego una casa valorada en 500.000 libras, su foto para ilustrar la portada del siguiente número de la publicación y, lo último pero no menos importante, el día más trascendental de su vida. Matt y Samantha, Josef e Isabelle, y Michael y Joanna, desde el momento en el que son elegidos como finalistas, muestran su entusiasmo y sus nervios, a lo largo de las agitadas semanas de preparativos que culminan con la gran final. Matt y Samantha son dos románticos a la vieja usanza que optan por los musicales de Hollywood; Josef e Isabelle son los supermotivados profesionales del tenis para quienes el fracaso no es una opción; mientras que Michael y Joanna son dos hijos de la naturaleza que ni se plantean ponerse ropa encima...
Casting Agent
La turbulenta vida personal y profesional del actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), desde sus inicios como intérprete cómico en la radio hasta su gran éxito en el cine como uno de los mejores comediantes de todos los tiempos; un artista obsesivo tan dedicado a su trabajo que descuidó a sus seres queridos y sacrificó parte de su propia personalidad para crear de manera convincente la de sus muchos memorables personajes.
Beryl
Fitness fanatic, Donald Leek, indulges in a monthly Chunky Monkey experience with, someone vaguely resembling movie-songstress, Julie Andrews, who he's expecting at 7:30pm. His obsession with Ms. Andrews (and her posterior) is somewhat disturbing to say the least. Before she arrives however, he has to dispose of the body parts of Mr Azam, manager of his favourite Indian restaurant, who has neglected to send him a Christmas card. He is interrupted by a peculiar assortment of unwelcome visitors, amongst them, Jesus Christ and a one-testicled self-made millionaire. Each one is as unhinged as their host, who retaliates to the intrusion in extreme fashion
Woman
A hostage situation takes an unusual turn.
Auntie Barbara (voice)
Written by Raymond Briggs, this beautifully animated film tells the story of ten-year-old John. After being woken up early one morning. John finds a big invisible something sitting on his bed.
Bronwyn Race
Un pueblo del norte de Gales se vio sacudido hace dos décadas por el asesinato de su reina de la belleza. Un vagabundo fue detenido y encarcelado acusado del crimen. 14 años después, el hombre es liberado, y el pueblo se ve de nuevo envuelto en una nueva trama de crímenes.
Madame Leon
Drama musical ambientado en el siglo XIX. Narra la rivalidad entre dos artistas londinenses: Gilbert y Sullivan, guionista y compositor respectivamente. Gilbert (Broadbent) es un auténtico caballero. Sullivan (Corduner), en cambio, es casi un libertino. Durante años, los dos trabajaron juntos deleitando al público con sus populares óperas cómicas. Pero, en 1884, al no contar su última obra con el apoyo de la crítica, las diferencias entre ellos salieron a flote. Sullivan quiso dejar a Gilbert para componer música más seria; pero ambos estaban obligados contractualmente a hacer un nuevo trabajo. (FILMAFFINITY)
Mother / Veronica
In this spell-binding story brave Jack climbs the Beanstalk to the magical world of Beanland. He and his new friends Dilly (the small but fearless Bean girl) and Ambrose (the nervous donkey) are drawn into all sorts of exciting adventures as they attempt to rid the Beanland of the wicked Giant. This exciting and beautifully animated re-telling of the classic tale is filled with fun, humour and wonderful music to delight children of all ages time and time again.
Mrs Whatnot (voice)
Santa and his helpers oversleep and risk causing a toy shortage at Christmas.
The Hen (voice)
The Ugly Duckling teams up with friend Scruffy, and the lovable misfits embark on a journey that helps them realize that their differences are what make them special.
Christine Peacock
When Dorset postman Clive Peacock is forced into early retirement, the years ahead look bleak. But on his last day in the job, in a moment of unexpected rebellion he makes a decision that will change his life. As he makes his final collection from the postbox in the small seaside town where he lives, he decides to deliver the letters himself, by hand, no matter the destination. Mounting his trusty bicycle, he sets off on what proves to be an odyssey of self-discovery. Pursued by the police and lionised by the media, Clive becomes both a fugitive and a reluctant hero.
Woman with Dog
Al morir sus padres adoptivos, Hortense, una joven negra que vive en Londres, siente la necesidad de conocer a su madre biológica, la cual la dio en adopción nada más nacer. Cuando por fin la encuentra, resulta ser una mujer soltera que trabaja en una fábrica.
Pearl
The Snow Queen holds Ellie responsible for ruining her plans to freeze the world and sets out to seek revenge. She kidnaps Dimly the flying reindeer and once again Ellie and her friend Peeps the Sparrow are forced to travel, this time to the South Pole, where the Snow Queen and her Trolls have taken up residence.
Maggie
About a personal experience of claustrophobia and how to deal with it. When you can't have another cup of coffee or another brandy because you just gotta get on the plane. And there you are. And suddenly there's a flight attendant saying - Good morning.
An unconventional promo for the 1994 single of the same name by British band Pulp. Various celebrities are interviewed about their memories of losing their virginity, and frontman Jarvis Cocker reminisces about his.
Rosemary Horton
Comedia de enredo, sobre los equívocos entre personalidades que tienen lugar en un hotel veneciano: un asesino a sueldo, un agente inmobiliario, un alcalde en busca de mujeres más o menos fáciles... (FILMAFFINITY)
Edda Goering
In 1981, Gerd Heidemann (Jonathan Pryce), a war correspondent and reporter with the German magazine Stern, makes what he believes is the literary and historical scoop of the century: the personal diaries of Adolf Hitler. Over the next two years, Heidemann and the senior management figures at Stern secretly pay 10 million German marks to a mysterious 'Dr Fischer' (Alexei Sayle) for the sixty volumes of 'Hitler's diaries'. However, to the dismay of all, it is discovered after the publication of first extract that the diaries are crude forgeries, faked by Stuttgart criminal Konrad Kujau.
Wendy
Justo al norte de Londres viven Wendy, Andy y sus gemelas de veintitantos años, Natalie y Nicola. Wendy trabaja en una tienda, dirige ejercicios aeróbicos en una escuela primaria, bromea como un vaudevillian, acuerda ser camarera en el nuevo restaurante de un amigo y adora a Andy, un cocinero que pospone para siempre los proyectos de remodelación de su casa, y con un amigo borracho, compra un paquete roto Abajo vagón de almuerzo. Natalie, con el pelo corto y aseado y una actitud ágil y divertida, es fontanero; ella tiene un feriado planeado en Estados Unidos, pero poco más. El último es Nicola, un hombre extraño: un gruñido, anteojos grandes, cigarrillo, cabello despeinado, dedos nerviosos, bulímico, desempleado e infeliz. La forma en que interactúan y juegan el conflicto familiar y el amor es el tema de la película.
Jackie Johns
Every cub reporter wants a front page 'splash' and the journalists from The Brit, a top-selling daily tabloid, are no exception. They're on the trail of a sensational story and their jobs depend on it.
Marjorie
When Marjorie's husband of 20 years dies of a brain tumour, she's hit financially as well as emotionally. The money she makes packing tights in a factory isn't enough to cover her rent, and her TV is repossessed. Soon after the funeral she meets Arnold, a wealthy pub landlord, who squires her to the local Conservative Club ball in an effort to cheer her up. Life with Arnold promises not only companionship but undreamt-of luxury, but Marjorie's friends and family do not necessarily approve.
Jane
Shirley Valentine (Pauline Collins) es una mujer madura, extravagante pero simpática, que un día decide abandonar su aburrida vida para buscar el amor en las islas griegas. Tom Conti es El divertido propietario de un restaurante (Tom Conti) empezará cortejarla.
Eva
Comedia que adapta la popular novela de Tom Sharpe. Henry Wilt (Griff Rhys Jones) es un tímido profesor de un conflictivo instituto de formación profesional a punto de ser adquirido por los japoneses. En una obra de construcción de al lado del centro escolar, aparece un cuerpo del que se sospecha que es la mujer del propio Wilt, quien se convertirá en el principal inculpado del asesinato.
Brenda
(from AllMovie, written by Hal Erickson) "British character actor Alfred Molina contributes another top-rank characterization in Virtuoso. Molina essays the role of real-life concert pianist John Ogden. The film touches briefly upon Ogden's performing genius, then takes a dark turn by concentrating on his descent into mental illness. Alison Steadman co-stars in this made-for-British-TV production."
Perriwinkle
A young boy wants to work with a famous creature/fx man but gets more than he bargained when one of the creatures, The Ultra-Gorgon, takes him under his wing. Literally.
Daisy
¿Quién es el Barón Munchausen?¿Un mentiroso?¿Un bribón?¿Un loco?¿O el más grande superhéroe que luchó y venció en los más disparatados combates?¿Será cierto que cabalgó por el aire en una bala de cañón, que acabó con un dragón de tres cabezas, que viajó a la luna y todo ello antes de desayunar...?
Betty
A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor...
Mayoress
Brendan trabaja como portero en un club de jazz, pero el negocio está en peligro debido a la presión ejercida por un mafioso americano que pretende comprar el local.
Gwenda Stimpson
El señor Brian Stimpson es el jefe de profesores de un instituto en Inglaterra. A pesar de la puntualidad y rectitud que exige a todos sus alumnos, él tiene problemas con llegar a tiempo a sus citas. El día que debe presidir una importante conferencia en Norwich, se da lugar una divertida conjunción de desastres.
Doreen
A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money.
Kato/Natella/Aniko
The hardships faced by a woman trying to survive a bloody civil war while caring for the abandoned child of the deposed former ruler.
Kate
While researching the work of author D.H. Lawrence (Kenneth Branagh), Kate (Alison Steadman) begins a romance with a fellow academic, and learns about Lawrence's love affair with the married aristocrat Frieda Von Richthofen (Helen Mirren) in this made-for-television drama. As Lawrence and Von Richthofen fall deeper into their forbidden relationship, Kate grows more familiar with Lawrence's work, such as the sensuous Lady Chatterly's Lover.
Mrs. Allardyce
En 1947, dos años despues del fin de la II Guerra Mundial, el pueblo británico se ve obligado a pasar penurias, pues escasean toda clase de provisiones. Así, los alimentos están sujetos a un estricto racionamiento y a rigurosos controles llevados a cabo por los inspectores del Ministerio de Alimentación. Sin embargo, un acontecimiento mantiene al pueblo alegre y expectante: el matrimonio entre la princesa Elizabeth y el teniente Philip Mountbatten. En todas partes se quiere celebrar la boda, y en un pequeño pueblo del Yorkshire se hacen planes para cebar un cerdo de contrabando, que será el plato principal del banquete. Sacrificarlo a espaldas del inspector, escondiendo las pruebas y acallando los rumores, será el principal objetivo de Gilbert Chilvers y su esposa Joyce.
Mary Hussey
Melodrama deportivo que narra la historia de Bob Champion, un jockey que consiguió ganar el Grand National pese a sufrir un grave cáncer.
Elmire
Royal Shakespeare Company's televised adaptation of Moliere's play with Antony Sher in the title role of Tartuffe.
Miss Land
Summer, 1948. 14-year-old Alan has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes, and that he will finally kiss classmate Ann. So when he's cast opposite her in a play that requires a kiss and England seem to be doing well in cricket, life couldn't be better.
Herself
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
Susan
Danny Duggan runs a failing building contractors, and resorts to sub-gangster thuggery to keep the business afloat. However, with the bottom falling out of the building game, Duggan finds that playing at gangster is only fun when you're on the winning side.
Kay Pasmore
Colin Pasmore tests his strength against his family ties but finds them stronger than he ever imagined.
Beverley
Una fiesta de bienvenida que se celebra para conocer a unos nuevos vecinos servirá para mostrar cómo se relacionan entre sí.
Jan Blincoe
TV play by Mike Stott. Comedy about a couple expecting their first baby.
Margaret Hudson
When teacher Tony Scannell decides he wants to be ordained as a Catholic Priest his decision has wide ranging effects on his family and loved ones.
Candice Marie
Keith y Candice-Marie, una encantadora parejita de vegetarianos un poco cursis, deciden disfrutar de unas idílicas vacaciones en un camping, en contacto con la Naturaleza. Sus rígidas y estrictas nociones sobre la paz y la tranquilidad les crean conflictos con otros campistas, que tienen un concepto de la vida menos severo.
Christine Potts
The play tells the story of Christine Potts, who undergoes an unexpected mastectomy, and struggles to cope with the aftermath and the deficiencies of her post-operative care.
Helen
Alan Bleasdale’s television debut, this beautifully observed drama stars Alison Steadman as a woman having a passionate tryst with the boy next door while her husband is at work.
Nonie
Mike comes home on leave from Ulster. After six years in the Army he has to decide whether to sign up again or not. His parents want him to leave the army and come home, but the family flare-ups and bickerings are not conducive to helping him choose.
Jackie
An episode of the BBC drama series Second City Firsts. Jackie is leaving the army. While waiting for her car to arrive, she encounters Corporal Harvey, the woman who used to be her lover.
Veronica Thornley
A quiet and put-upon house cleaner breaks her silence.
