Mark Benton

An underachieving music teacher and his dodgy colleague end a big night out by unwittingly selling their souls to the devil for three days' good fortune. Soon realising their grave mistake they find themselves in a race against the clock to break the deal and save their futures. But do the useless pair, aided by an unhinged priest, stand any real chance? As obstacles, and bodies, start piling up, the hour of reckoning grows near...

When Tim becomes a courier for the app Wallaby, he reckons he can turn his life around: get fit, earn some money, and even get laid. He’s not accounted for his own haplessness, an antique teapot collection, and a sinister conspiracy.

Carole Mackay is an unashamedly outspoken and wealthy entrepreneur. Her online business selling all things festive has earned her a fortune, as well as the nickname 'Christmas Carole'. But her success hasn't made her a better human being. In fact, it's made her worse. The truth is that Carole is a monumentally mean person. Positively Scrooge-like. And, just like Ebeneezer, she doesn't love Christmas at all. But this Christmas Eve, Carole's past, present and future are about to collide. Will some rather familiar Christmas spirits help her discover the true spirit of Christmas?

Un hombre adelantado a su tiempo, Cyrano de Bergerac deslumbra ya sea con feroces juegos de palabras en una justa verbal o con un brillante manejo de la espada en un duelo. Pero, convencido de que su apariencia lo hace indigno del amor de una devota amiga, la luminosa Roxanne, Cyrano aún tiene que declarar sus sentimientos por ella, y Roxanne se ha enamorado, a primera vista, de Christian.

Hope has a life-changing piano audition coming up — nerve-wracking at the best of times. Unfortunately, as a sufferer of social anxiety, it's going to take extraordinary courage to seek the help needed to pursue her dream.

A brand new feature-length documentary featuring new interviews with the cast and crew of Anna and the Apocalypse, produced exclusively by Second SIght Films for their 2-disc Blu-ray release of the movie.

Biopic of the British ice dancers and British, European, Olympic and World champions, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.

En esta comedia zombi escocesa, la tranquila localidad de Little Haven se ve invadida por una horda de muertos vivientes que amenazan con chafarles las fiestas navideñas. Anna y sus amigos harán frente a la amenaza con toda su energía, sobreviviendo a muñecos de nieve zombificados, salvajes despedidas de soltero y adolescentes desenfrenados. ¡Y aún les sobrarán fuerzas para marcarse unos números musicales!

A girl rescues a rat, which the malevolent burgerman wants to make into a burger and sell to the local school children and people.

With her father the Duke banished and in exile, Rosalind and her cousin Celia leave their lives in the court behind them and journey into the Forest of Arden. There, released from convention, Rosalind experiences the liberating rush of transformation. Disguising herself as a boy, she embraces a different way of living and falls spectacularly in love.

La película detalla las inspiradoras hazañas de Michael Edwards, mejor conocido como “Eddie el Águila”, el más famoso saltador de esquí en la historia británica. El enfoque de la película hacia el deporte de Edwards, de nunca rendirse, festeja el espíritu humano.

A dramatised account of the early life and career of impressionist, comedian and actor Lenny Henry.

Morecambe FM disc jockey Lewis Loud is thrilled to be appearing in his first pantomime 'Dick Whittington' opposite glamorous soap star Tamsin.

From the cliffs of the Isle of Wight to an abandoned swimming pool in Lambeth, Boys On Film 8: Cruel Britannia presents an eclectic mix of ten UK-set short films including: Harry Wootliff's "I Don't Care" starring Iwan Rheon; Ben Peters's "Downing" starring Jamie Brotherston and Ross William Wild; David Andrew Ward's "All Over Brazil" starring Iain De Caestecker, Frank Gallagher, and Gemma Morrison; David Leon and Marcus McSweeney's "Man and Boy" starring Eddie Marsan, Geoff Bell, and Eddie Webber; Aleem Khan's "Diana" starring Neeraj Singh; Jason Bradbury's "We Once Were Tide" starring Alexander Scott, Tristan Bernays, and Mandy Aldridge; Hong Khaou's "Spring" starring Chris O'Donnell and Jonathan Keane; Sybil H. Mair's "The Chef's Letter" starring Jonathan Firth, Ray Fearon, and Layke Anderson; Faryal's "What You Looking At?!" starring Rez Kabir, Michael Twaits, and Hussina Raja; and Dominic Leclerc's "Nightswimming" starring Harry Eden, Linzey Cocker, and Tim Dantay.

Luka Bartholomew cares for his bed-ridden mother in the run-down resort town of Porthpunnet. On his thirtieth birthday his mother hires a carer to give him a day off. On a wintry beach he meets Dan,another young man who lives in a camper van and shares his interest in art. Initially he sees Dan as a kindred spirit until Dan proves to be gay and makes a violent pass at him. Disillusioned and drunk,Luka meets middle-aged biker Phil,who gives him a pillion ride and offers to help him leave town. But by now Luka knows where his priorities lie.

Considerándose un fracasado en el amor, Duncan (Brendan Patricks) se propone revisitar a sus cinco últimas novias para intentar averiguar qué salió mal en cada caso. Así, emprende un viaje por diferentes países buscando consejos de diferentes fuentes que le ayuden a mejorar, para acabar comprender que el amor es un campo de batalla donde sólo sobreviven los que mejor se adaptan. (FILMAFFINITY)

Historia de un circo ambulante dirigido por el doctor Parnassus, en el que los trabajadores dan a la audiencia mucho más de lo que podrían esperarse. Con una extraordinaria habilidad para guiar la imaginación de los demás, el Doctor Parnassus oculta un oscuro secreto. Siglos atrás hizo un trato con el Diablo para ganar inmortalidad, a cambio de entregarle a cualquier hijo que tuviese al cumplir los 16 años. Ahora, deambulando con su humilde teatro ambulante y con una hija a punto de llegar a esa edad, Parnassus está decidido a cambiar el trato. Tras el fallecimiento de Heath Ledger (1979 - 22 enero 2008) durante el rodaje, tres actores finalizaron su trabajo, representando el mismo personaje a través de diferentes realidades: Johnny Depp, Jude Law y Colin Farrell.

Un equipo de filmación de documentales sigue la primera expedición vegetariana, orgánica y sin emisiones de carbono que ha intentado llegar al Polo Norte. Simultáneamente Salvando el Planeta y entrando en el Libro Guinness de los Récords, Brian y Mark esperan matar dos pájaros de un tiro. Desafortunadamente, nunca han hecho nada como esto antes.

Clash of the Santas is a heart-warming Christmas tale full of comedy, action that will rekindle everyone's belief in the power of Santa. The film sees Colin and Howie hot foot over to Lithuania to participate in a Santa convention.

Sigue la historia de un conductor de metro que, tras dos accidentes en los que mató a personas, recibe la noticia de que si mata a una tercera será retirado de su puesto con una pensión vitalicia.

Memphis cop Lieutenant McKenzie is called in to investigate a series of strange deaths and wierd sightings following the resurrection of a murder victim from the 1950s(a local boy) who is brought back to life in modern times and tries to find his teenage sweetheart who is now aged 62 and also to seek revenge for his death.

Drama about the secret life of Opportunity Knocks and Double Your Money presenter Hughie Green, based on the inside story from his family, friends and peers. It tells of the destructive power of success and celebrity from Green's earliest days as a child star, and explores what family and fatherhood meant to this iconic character, who harboured an explosive secret that would rock the entertainment world after his death in 1997.

En Londres, Will (Jude Law) y su amigo Sandy (Martin Freeman) administran una floreciente empresa de paisajismo que recientemente se ha mudado a King’s Cross, el centro de la más ambiciosa regeneración urbana de Europa. La empresa sufre reiterados robos por parte de una banda de ladrones local. Will, harto de esta situación, persigue a uno de ellos hasta el apartamento que comparte con su madre Amira (Juliette Binoche), una refugiada bosnia. Por otra parte, Will vive con su bella novia Liv (Robin Wright Penn), que está permanentemente preocupada por Bea (Poppy Rogers), su problemática hija de 13 años. Inesperadamente, Will se hace amigo de Amira, pero su amistad toma un giro inesperado...

The gang return for their third adventure, this time on a trip to scatter Grace's mother's ashes on the Yorkshire Moors.

Cuando la detective Sharon Myers regresa a su pueblo natal, una joven profesora aparece muerta, por lo que decide investigar el caso. Todas las pistas le llevan hasta Phil, su antiguo novio, que le confiesa que mantuvo un romance con la víctima.

The Booze Cruise is a series of three feature length comedy dramas written for British television by Paul Minett and Brian Leveson. In this episode the same characters go on a treasure hunt, and end up with their car being washed out to sea on a beach. Marcus (a businessman who deals with Dave's company) first appears in this episode.

Rose Tyler stumbles across a man called The Doctor as he seeks out the Nestene Consciousness, to prevent the living plastic it is controlling from taking over the world.

Television drama based on a true story about a group of planespotters wrongly accused of being spies. 14 planespotters are arrested for behaving 'suspiciously' at an air base in Greece and are accused of being spies because of the telescopes, radio scanners and aircraft serial numbers they have in their possession. They plead their innocence but the farce turns into a nightmare when the group are held in squalid Greek prisons.

Robson Green and Mark Benton co-star in Christmas Lights, a one-off comedy drama for ITV1 centred on two lifelong friends who have always competed with each other. The festive season brings on new challenges and takes their rivalry to extremes resulting in the two friends forgetting what Christmas is really about. Can anything bring them to their senses?

A play about an ambitious young manager of a Dixons-style electrical warehouse who gets saddled with a 65-year-old re-trainee on a frenetic bank holiday.

Investigative reporter Jack Parlabane stumbles across the aftermath of a murder scene in Edinburgh, and when he shows little sign of shock at the gruesome killing of a respected doctor, Detective Inspector McGregor suspects that he is the killer and Parlabane must clear his name.

Aventura y comedia poco convencional de espadas y sandalias sobre tres heroínas poco probables (Doon Mackichan, Fiona Allen y Sally Phillips) que se dispusieron a frustrar una invasión romana y salvar a Celtic Britain en su propio estilo único y escandaloso.

Corre el año 1380 en Inglaterra. Un sacerdote caído en desgracia se une a un grupo de actores, y todos llegan a un pequeño pueblo donde un joven chico ha sido asesinado y una mujer sordomuda es acusada de asesinato y brujería. El grupo de actores, entonces, decide ofrecer una representación que recree los sucesos acaecidos.

Consumed with sadness after the death of his wife and subsequent rejection from his son, a widower, at the urging of his friends, opts to appear on a vulgar, wildly popular game show (for which his wife signed him up) and watches his life start to change for the better.

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 back home also form a large part of the plot.

Penny, una cajera de supermercado, ha dejado de querer a su marido Phil, un taxista tierno y de espíritu filosófico. Su hija Rachel es limpiadora en una residencia de ancianos, pero su hijo Rory, un chico de carácter agresivo, está en el paro. Phil y Penny han perdido la alegría de vivir, pero cuando Rory cae enfermo y tiene que ser ingresado urgentemente en el hospital, el dolor los une de nuevo y vuelven a descubrir el amor.

John Simm stars in this adaptation of Dostoyevsky's tragic masterpiece - a profound drama of redemption and a thrilling detective story of the soul.

Combat Sheep is a heart warming Christmas story of four army mascots who have been made redundant due to military cutbacks and are jettisoned into the cold to face civvie life and it’s bleak options on offer.

A terrifying love triangle. An original twist on a story of divided loyalties, the perils of love and ultimate death. A haunting tale set in a London at times beautiful and ugly, but always captivating. A story that plays with the shadows and light of an underworld occupied by the fascinating and terrible.

El concurso anual de peluquería llega un año más a la pequeña población de Keighley. Phil, el propietario del salón más famoso del pueblo, no participa en el concurso desde que lo dejó su mujer hace diez años. Sin embargo, en esta ocasión ella se empeña en que participen juntos en la competición. Por su parte, el vigente campeón del concurso, dispuesto a todo con tal de ganar; sólo teme a un rival y ése es Phil.

Comedy - This spin-off from the acclaimed series Marion and Geoff sees cab driver Keith Barret hosting a summer party with his wife Marion. It's the second hottest day in June and Keith has the barbecue under control, the alcohol is flowing and everything is set for a wonderful day. But deep down Keith knows his marriage is falling apart and there's nothing he can do to stop it. Comedy drama starring Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan and Tracy-Ann Oberman. - Rob Brydon, Tim Wylton, Mike Hayward

A short black comedy about a man who wants to commit suicide on television. Who will control his destiny?

This is a dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper murders of the late 1970s, showing the effect that it had on the health and career of Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield who led the enquiry.

A young boy's dream of finding his dead father comes true when his father visits him as an angel. But things turn sour when he discovers that his father was not the hero he imagined him to be.

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)

Tras la muerte de su esposa y de su hija, un policía francés decide abandonar el cuerpo y trasladarse a Londres para trabajar como detective privado. Un antiguo amigo le pide ayuda para localizar al hermano de su esposa.

Having married into a family with Mafia connections, Donna thought her husband George was the diamond in the rough. But after his arrest, she sees layers of him beneath her worst fears, and finds herself fighting for her safety and sanity.

La historia transcurre en un fin de semana en el que Hannah y Annie rememoran un tiempo de complejos e inseguridades, de camaradería y risas. Una serie de coincidencias hacen que se vayan encontrando con una serie de personajes de ese pasado.

Delphine necesita con urgencia un trasplante de médula ósea. El único donante compatible es Rudy Salazar, un peligroso asesino que espera en el corredor de la muerte, a que se le aplique la pena máxima. Cuando es traslado al hospital para practicar la operación, Salazar logra escapar. El sargento Quin, encargado del caso, quiere eliminar a toda costa al asesino y a su banda, pues ellos mataron a dos de sus compañeros. La agente Lydia, responsable de la pequeña desde la muerte de su madre, tendrá que convencerlo de que no lo haga hasta que el trasplante haya sido realizado (FILMAFFINITY).

Political satire closely mirroring real-life British politics of the time - a self-serving Conservative minister "crosses the floor" to join the opposition Labour Party, at a time when the Conservative Party has a majority in Parliament of just one seat. Sequel to A Very Open Prison.

Comedy drama. Retired Lord Chancellor Bill Webster decides to sell his memoirs to a tabloid newspaper in order to save his crumbling Cornish house. The Prime Minister wants to stop him as he believes the government will fall if his book is published. One of Bill's old girlfriends, now the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, is sent to try and stop him, but also on his trail is a tabloid journalist who senses a scoop.

Adaptation of Catherine Cookson's novel. In mid-19th century Yorkshire, Hannah Boyle is left with the family of Matthew Thornton, the man her dying mother claims fathered her. Ill-treated by Thornton's bitter and vindictive wife Anne, who views Hannah only as evidence of her husband's infidelity, she is married off to the village butcher, whose waspish mother torments her further. But through her patience, intelligence and strength, she wins her freedom and the man she loves.

There's No Business... is a 1994 British partially improvised comedy film directed by Kevin Molony and produced by Claudia Lloyd for Prospect Pictures. It stars Raw Sex (Simon Brint and Rowland Rivron) as Ken Bishop and his stepson Duane, and Lee Cornes as their musical agent Dickie Valentino, in their attempt to remake a track by Ken's old band, 'The Nice Twelve' for a TV advert for 'Pinkies', a brand of kitchen gloves made by Mort Clayton (Mac McDonald). Alexander Armstrong (Tim) and Sam Graham (Fergus) work for the fictional advertising agency Sprote and Sprote. The film takes its name from the 1954 film There's No Business Like Show Business which itself borrowed the 1946 song of the same name by Irving Berlin, written for the musical Annie Get Your Gun.