Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Londres, comienzos del siglo XIX. Hija de un artista inglés pobre y de una corista francesa, Becky (Reese Witherspoon) se queda huérfana a muy temprana edad, pero ya de niña era muy ambiciosa y soñaba con una vida de lujo y comodidades. Cuando sale de la Academia de la Srta. Pinkerton en Chiswick, está firmemente decidida a utilizar su belleza, ingenio y astucia para conquistar un lugar dentro la alta sociedad inglesa.

Born Mary Ann Evans in 1819, the novelist George Eliot was a woman ahead of her time: a proud and determined individual who continually broke the sexual, religious and social rules of Victorian society. George Eliot: A Scandalous Life explores how the scandals and rumours that plagued her life, never defeated her will or her literary genius; and how, against all odds, she went on to write some of the world's greatest novels including Middlemarch, The Mill on the Floss, and Silas Marner.

The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively private life with his Scottish wife Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon and their daughters, in the shadow of their reigning father, George V, and next that of his elder brother who succeeded to the British throne as Edward VIII. However Edward decides to put his love for a divorced American, Wallis Simpson, above dynastic duty, and ends up abdicating the throne, which now falls to Bertie, who reigns as George VI.

Robert Martin es un británico de clase baja que está en paro y que vive con su familia disfuncional en los alrededores de Londres. Robert sueña con una vacaciones a todo lujo con los suyos, y cuando no gana un viaje en un concurso... decide atracar a los verderos ganadores, atarlos en el sótano y robarles los billetes ganadores.

En 1984, durante una huelga de mineros en el condado de Durham, se suceden los enfrentamientos entre piquetes y policía. Entre los mineros más exaltados están Tony y su padre. Éste se ha empeñado en que Billy, su hijo pequeño, reciba clases de boxeo. Pero, aunque el chico tiene un buen juego de piernas, carece por completo de pegada. Un día, en el gimnasio, Billy observa la clase de ballet de la señora Wilkinson, una mujer de carácter severo que lo anima a participar. A partir de ese momento, Billy se dedicará apasionadamente a la danza.

Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it.

Gordon Comstock is a copywriter at an ad agency, and his girlfriend Rosemary is a designer. Gordon believes he is a genius, a marvelous poet and quits the ad agency, trying to live on his poems, but poverty soon comes to him.

Political drama written by David Hare and starring John Thaw and based on Labour's disastrous 1992 election campaign. Labour leader George Jones battles with his party on the campaign trail of a general election.

A bright, pretty and determined young girl named Anna Lee quits the police department in search of adventure, and joins a small and somewhat stuffy detective agency, whose members don't look particularly kindly on her short skirts, somewhat cavalier attitude toward agency rules--like showing up for work on time--and her overall demeanor. However, the agency's owner takes a shine to her and assigns her to what seems to be a relatively straightforward case: finding a young girl who's gone missing and whose family is worried about her. As it turns out, the case involves quite a bit more than just a missing girl

Cuando Mathew Harris, un oportunista técnico de hospital, tiene la rara oportunidad de cambiar su identidad con la de su rival, el Dr. Simon Hennessey, no lo duda.

Basada en la historia real del Teniente Robert Lawrence M.C., ex oficial del ejército británico, que peleó y fue gravemente herido en la guerra de Las Malvinas en la batalla de Tumbledown Hill en Junio de 1982. El relato de sus experiencias durante y después de la guerra fue luego adaptado para esta controversial película. También co-escribió con su padre John Lawrence el libro “Después de la batalla Tumbledown”.

Miss Howard's exhibition of water-colours at the Green Salon falters but then takes off. The season at 'Wentworth' is now drawing to a close, peoples' plans for the winter unfold. Florence, for the first time in her life, refuses to go off with her selfish old father. Miss Howard has some momentous news, and the Colonel must make a very brisk about-turn.

Spend some time in the company of the guests at 'Wentworth' - all taking the waters except for the Colonel and Miss Howard, who has some leisure for the beginnings of a late romance. Gossip, bicycle rides, rounds of golf, bridge in the evenings and preparations for the charity concert all make time pass most pleasantly - don't they?

La película narra la odisea de dos animales que se escapan de un centro biológico, donde son sometidos a todo tipo de ensayos y barbaridades. La historia transcurre en dos lineas paralelas que convergen en el mismo objeto; el destino de los perros fugados.

Browning is a PI with a bad cold, who's sent to investigate a case by a mysterious client. He stumbles across the body of a young woman and is stabbed to death, and when he wakes up in heaven, they tell him he's "marginal material," and they can only decide on his final destination through one last assignment: to go back and solve his own murder. As a dog. A cute fluffy little dog (Benji). Undaunted, Browning begins to investigate the case as best he can around his canine disabilities (dialing the phone presents a special challenge) to solve the murders, save the girl, and see justice done.

Alan Bennett's play about the mid-life crisis of an estate agent.

"Suppose you heard I was someone you couldn't possibly approve of." For a successful man with public responsibilities Alan Berry is strangely reluctant to help the police when his wife is murdered.

A popular member of the Oxford community is killed and nobody figure out why. A police inspector is called in from Scotland Yard and discovers there may be more to the victim than anyone knows.

Dean has a rare talent. He can be made happy. He exudes happiness and confidence like a rare blossom. Both Sarah in the past, and Julia now, could do this for him. But where are they now that he is alone in Battersea Park with two suitcases and no memory?

Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.

1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure the Tudor dynasty.

En el Támesis ha aparecido una mujer estrangulada con indicios de haber sido violada. Días más tarde, aparece el cadáver de la señora Blaney, estrangulada también, que era dueña de una agencia matrimonial que contactaba parejas. Todas las sospechas recaen sobre el señor Blaney como principal autor de los asesinatos hasta que aparece muerte una camarera amiga suya.