Self (voice)
Marking 70 years since the Queen ascended the throne, Britain’s best-loved stars share memories of the changes they have lived through during her reign.
Granny
Based on the short story from Terry Pratchett's book of Christmas tales entitled "Father Christmas's Fake Beard". It tells the story of a quintessentially English town which is thrown into disarray by a huge snowfall and the dramatic appearance of a 14-foot tall Abominable Snow Baby. Shunned and feared by the local townsfolk, Snow Baby is rescued by the indomitable Granny who along with grandson Albert, welcomes him into her home, showering her new pet with love and affection, changing the town’s perception and helping the community overcome their initial prejudices.
Narrator
Dawn French and Richard Curtis take viewers on a joyful stroll down memory lane as they look back at their favorite Dibley moments, and for the first time, tell the definitive story of the making of the show. The pair are joined by a host of guest stars and celebrity fans including Kylie Minogue, Hugh Bonneville, and Joanna Lumley, as well as writer Paul Mayhew-Archer, producer Jon Plowman, and James Fleet (Hugo Horton).
Narrator
Cookery and food disasters aren't the exclusive domain of home cooks... things famously go wrong for TV chefs for millions of viewers to see. Chefs including Gino D'ACampo, James Martin, Ainsley Harriott and Lisa Faulkner watch and remember those moments where it all went horribly wrong - on telly. Chefs' Burnt Bits blends some of the best food bloopers in TV history to cook up a classy and funny dish of moments where things didn't go quite according to plan in the kitchen.
A look back at the life and work of one of Britain's greatest comediennes, featuring interviews with those who worked alongside Victoria.
Mrs. Elizabeth Moley / Queen (voice)
The story of a young Mole and his adventure to pick a rose from the Queen's Garden, not knowing that this simple act will change, not only his life, but the life of all Moles.
Mrs. Medlock
Mary Lennox is born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. She meets her sickly cousin, and the two children find a wondrous secret garden lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor.
Narrator
This one-hour special documentary celebrates 25 star-studded years of the National Television Awards, with contributions from stars including Graham Norton and Simon Cowell.
Narrator
Members of the weasel family are often portrayed as the villains of the natural world, but do they deserve this reputation? By following the adventures of a tiny orphaned weasel named Twiz, this film reveals the true nature of these pocket-sized predators, which relative to their size have a bite more powerful than a tiger’s. In Yorkshire, a unique garden rigged with over 50 cameras gives a rare insight into the dramatic life of a mother stoat as she tries to raise her first family. And new science uncovers the problem-solving abilities of the honey badger, the secrets behind the ferret’s legendary flexibility, and the remarkable sense of smell of the wolverine. Together, using their extraordinary skills, this feisty and fearless family have conquered the planet.
Marion
A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison.
The Queen (voice)
英国バッキンガム宮殿。王室犬“ロイヤルコーギー”の1匹であるレックスは、女王のいちばんのお気に入りであるトップドッグとしてセレブ生活を送っていた。だが、調子に乗るレックスは米国大統領夫妻を招いた晩餐会を台無しにしてしまう。落ち込むレックスは仲間のチャーリーに誘われて宮殿を抜け出すが、それはトップドッグの座を狙うチャーリーの罠だった。川に落とされたレックスは、やがて野良犬保護施設に入れられて……。
Ellen
舞台はロンドン──ミステリアスで美しい魔法使いのメリー・ポピンズが、母を亡くし、窮地に陥った家族の元に空から舞い降りた。エレガントでマナーに厳しい彼女の“上から目線”の言動と美しくも型破りな魔法によって、家族は再び希望を取り戻し始める。
幸せを運ぶ魔法使いメリー・ポピンズがディズニー史上最高のハッピーを届ける、極上のミュージカル映画が誕生！
Rosie Mulligan
ギリシャのカロカイリ島。ホテルのオーナー、ドナの娘ソフィの結婚式に、誰がソフィの父親か分からない3人の男性が呼ばれて騒動になったが、その後、ドナは他界してしまい、その遺志を継いだソフィがホテルを再オープンさせる日が近づく。一方、かつてドナは米国のハーバード大を卒業した後、世界を見ようと海外旅行へ。パリ経由でカロカイリ島に向かうがその道中で青年2人、ハリーとビルと出会い、島でサムと恋に落ちるが……。
Mrs. Montague (voice)
Garden gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet, recruit renown detective, Sherlock Gnomes, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.
Bella Turner
Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme-fatale, the eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame, and her young lover, British actor Peter Turner, quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the person Gloria turns to for comfort.
Narrator (Voice Only)
A warm and witty celebration of Sue Townsend's life and writing, the story is told with the help of children from Sue's old school, her friends and family, as well as the comedy and literary stars she inspired - including Stephen Mangan, Ian Hislop, David Nicholls, Isy Suttie and Adrian Scarborough. Drawing on Sue Townsend's own archive of letters and notebooks, the film also features unseen photographs, footage and even her appointment diary, which includes poignant entries about her struggles with ill health, written in a humorous style instantly recognisable from her books.
Self - Narrator (voice)
Julie Walters tells the story of how Morph, Shaun the Sheep and that cheese-loving man Wallace and his dog Gromit first came to life.
Madge Kehoe
アイルランドの小さな町で、厳格な母親、憧れの姉とともに暮らすエイリシュ。町の食料品店で意地悪な女性店主にこき使われ、息苦しい毎日を送っていた彼女は、優しい姉の力添えを得て、単身アメリカのNYへと渡り、新たな生活をスタートすることに。当初は異郷での生活になかなかなじめず、ホームシックを募らせるエイリシュだったが、やがてダンスパーティーで知り合ったトニーという恋人もでき、明るさと元気を取り戻していく。
Mrs. Bird
南米ペルーの密林深く。高い知能を持つ新種のクマの生き残りである子グマは、地震で親代わりの叔父を亡くしてしまった。かつて、ロンドンに来たら歓迎すると叔父に言い残した探検家の言葉を頼りに、彼はイギリスへとやって来る。都会の人々の冷たい仕打ちに途方に暮れる彼だったが、挿絵画家メアリー・ブラウンに助けられることに。出会った駅名にちなんでパディントンと名乗ることになった彼は、ブラウン家に居候する。
Margaret Cox Ruskin
A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.
Nan
Harry Hill embarks on a road trip to Blackpool with his Nan when he discovers that his hamster only has one week to live.
Yvonne
ウェールズに住むポール・ポッツは幼いころからいじめられっ子だったが、歌だけは得意で夢はオペラ歌手になること。ガールフレンドのジュルズに背中を押されて夢を叶えるためヴェネツィアに留学したが、憧れのパヴァロッティに自信のなさを指摘され、「君は一生歌手になるのは無理」と酷評されてしまう。失意の帰国後はジュルズと結婚し、アマチュア劇団の舞台に立つなど幸せを掴んだかに思われたが、その後は一転して病気や交通事故など不幸が連続し、治療のための借金も抱えてどん底に陥ってしまう。
Gran (voice)
A heart-warming tale about friendship, honor & courage, which sees a young boy become a man as he embarks on a quest to become a knight.
The Witch (voice)
The witch from Pixar's Brave uses magical illustrations to tell the legend of a power-obsessed prince who sought a magic spell that would allow him to wrest control of a kingdom from his brothers, only to destroy that kingdom and his own fate as well.
The Witch (voice)
馬に乗って弓を射るのが得意で、王家の伝統に反発する王女のメリダは、王女らしく気高く優雅に振る舞うよう求める母としばしば衝突する。ある日、不思議な炎に導かれるように森の奥へと足を向けると、魔女の家にたどり着く。メリダは、森の魔法を人間が使ってはならないという森の掟を破り、魔女に向かって、自分の運命を変えてほしいと願う。魔女が彼女の願いをかなえるために呪文を唱えると、王国全体に恐ろしい呪いがかかる。王国と家族を救うため立ち上がったメリダは、やがて森に隠された自分の運命を知る――。
Molly Weasley
To mark the release two weeks ago of the eighth and final movie in the series, Robbie Coltrane narrates a countdown of the movie franchise's best moments. From Harry's first meeting with Ron and Hermione aboard the Hogwarts Express through to magical mysteries.
Molly Weasley
魔法界における善と悪の間で起こる戦いは本格的な交戦へとエスカレートする。この争いは今までで最も危険なものであり、もはや誰の身も安全ではない。しかしながらヴォルデモートとの最終決戦の時、最後の犠牲を払わなければならないのはハリー・ポッターなのである。
そして、ここに全てが終結する。
Lady Montague (voice)
A version of Shakespeare's play, set in the world of warring indoor and outdoor gnomes. Garden gnomes Gnomeo and Juliet have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find lasting happiness?
Molly Weasley
物語はハリー、ロン、ハーマイオニーに課せられた使命であるヴォルデモート抹殺の鍵を握る“分霊箱”を見つけ出すところから始まる。今や守ってくれる人も、導いてくれる師も失い、これまで以上に固い結束を求められるハリーたち。しかし、闇の力が、しっかりと結ばれたはずの3人の絆を引き裂いていく・・・・・。
一方、かつてないほど危険な場所となった魔法界。長いあいだ恐れられてきたヴォルデモート卿の復活が現実のものとなり、魔法省ばかりか、ホグワーツ魔法魔術学校までもが死喰い人の支配下に置かれた今、安全な場所はもはやどこにもなくなった。ヴォルデモート卿の命令により、ハリーを生け捕りにしようとする死喰い人の魔の手が迫る。
そして、分霊箱の手がかりを探すうちに出会った「死の秘宝」の伝説。ほとんど忘れられた古い物語に記されたその伝説が本当なら、ヴォルデモートは、分霊箱を上回る究極の力を手に入れてしまうかもしれない・・・・・。
ハリーはまったく知らないが、彼の未来は、彼自身の過去によってすでに決められているのだ。“生き残った男の子”になった日に、ハリーの運命は決まった。
初めてホグワーツの門をくぐったあの日からずっと積み重ねてきた準備―――それらはすべて、このヴォルデモートとの決着の日のために・・・・・。
Mo Mowlam
A docudrama about the life of the former UK Secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Mo Mowlam.
This is the time of year when friends and family gather round the television to exchange the traditional greeting -“Don’t bother, there’s nothing on”. Well this Christmas join Victoria Wood for her ‘Mid Life Christmas’ featuring highlights from the Mid Life Olympics 2009, with the most unlikely sporting events and a dance number that brings together the killer combo of midriff bulge. Victoria then dons a bonnet and corset, for the popular costume drama Lark Pies to Cranchesterford, and revel in the further adventures of soap star Bo Beaumont played by long term collaborator Julie Walters. DVD extras include the searing in-depth documentary (!) ‘What larks!’
Molly Weasley
ヴォルデモート卿の支配力が強大になっていくなか、ハリーとダンブルドア校長は、ヴォルデモートの防御を解く手がかりを探るため、極めて重要な情報を握っているダンブルドアの旧友で元同僚ホラス・スラグホーンを学校に迎え入れる。
Dr. Anne Turner
Just after losing her husband to a similar condition, Dr Anne Turner is diagnosed with a fatal neurological condition. So she plans to end her life herself. Based on a true story.
self
This short documentary is about the making of the 2008 film musical "Mamma Mia!".
Rosie Mulligan
ギリシャの美しいリゾート地、カロカイリ島。小さなホテルを営む母親ドナのもとで育ったひとり娘ソフィに恋人スカイと結婚する日が近づく。自分の父親を知らないソフィはこの機に乗じ、自分の父親である可能性が高い男性3人、建築家のサム、銀行マンのハリー、冒険家のビルに、自分の結婚式に出席してほしいと手紙を出す。そしてそれを読んだサムたち3人がカロカイリ島を訪れる。
Mary Whitehouse
The story of the rise of morals crusader Mary Whitehouse in the UK in the 1960's.
Molly Weasley
ホグワーツ魔法魔術学校の5年生になったハリーは、最近、ヴォルデモート卿のうわさを聞かないことに気付く。そんな折、魔法省は学校にお目付役として新しく防衛術を教える教師を送り込む。その授業を不満に思ったハリーは親友のハーマイオニーらと“ダンブルドア軍団”を結成する。
Mrs. Austen
A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.
Mrs. Holland
Sally Lockhart has struck a man dead with just three words, sent to her in a message from her father just before he drowned in the South China Seas. But unfortunately, Sally has no idea what the words The Seven Blessings mean. Before long, she is drawn into a mystery filled with opium, secrets from her own past and, at the heart of it all, the Ruby of Agrapur.
Evie Walton
A shy teenage boy trying to escape the influence of his domineering mother, has his world changed when he begins to work for a retired actress.
Bo Beaumont / Mrs Overall (Not Bingo Nights)
Acorn Antiques: The Musical! is the all-singing, all-dancing and fully overalled stage version of the beloved TV spoof. The triumphant West End production brought together Julie Walters (Mrs Overall), Celia Imrie (Miss Babs) and Duncan Preston (Mr Clifford) - the original cast of the series. It was directed by Sir Trevor Nunn ("Les Miserables", "Woman in White", "Starlight Express") and written by Julie's understudy, the award-winning Victoria Wood. Filmed during the sell-out run at the beautiful Haymarket Theatre, the musical features an all-star supporting cast of Josie Lawrence, Neil Morrissey & Sally Ann Triplett.
Gwen Traherne
Set at the end of the 1960s, as Swaziland is about to receive independence from United Kingdom, the film follows the young Ralph Compton, at 12, through his parents' traumatic separation, till he's 14.
Marie Stubbs
Drama based on real-life events. Marie Stubbs, a diminutive Glaswegian headmistress who is coming up to retirement age, takes on one last challenge: to improve the fortunes of St George's School in north west London which was facing closure after the notorious murder of its previous headmaster, Philip Lawrence, in 1995 as he was breaking up a fight between his pupils and those from a rival school.
Mickybo's Ma
The film tells the story of two boys who become friends at the start of the Troubles in 1970. The boys share an obsession with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, with the consequence that they run away to Australia.
Molly Weasley
その名を聞くだけで誰もが震え上がるアズカバン刑務所。そこには史上最強の凶悪犯と言われるシリウス・ブラックが収監されていた。ところが彼は脱獄し、しかもハリーの命を狙っているという……。
Izzie
A former alcoholic returns home after ten years in prison for the murder of her husband. As her recollection of the murder returns, things take a different turn.
Annie Clarke
Members of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute cause controversy when they pose nude for a charity calendar.
Molly Weasley
ハリーは学校での最初の１年を終え、夏休みをダーズリー一家のもとで過ごしていた。ハリーが相変わらず意地悪な一家に嫌気がさしていたある日、突然ドビーという“屋敷しもべ妖精”が現れる。ドビーはホグワーツへ戻らないよう警告するが、ハリーはそれを聞かずに、助けに来てくれたロンと共にダーズリー家を抜け出した。そして新学期。晴れて２年生となったハリーとロンは、もうひとりの親友ハーマイオニーとも再会し、いつもの充実した学校生活を送っていたが、やがて校内で不気味な出来事が次々と起こり始める…。
Teresa
The funny, heart-warming and moving new film, from director Lewis Gilbert. When Violet Heaney's three daughters return home for her funeral, each sister finds her own way of coping with her loss. For Teresa, the eldest, it's herbal tea, obsessive cleaning and hectoring her long-suffering husband, Frank. Catherine, the youngest, resorts to retail therapy, industrial quantities of marijuana and manic phone calls to her elusive boyfriend in Barcelona. Middle daughter Mary seeks consolation in professional detachment and the arms of her lover, Mike. Like Mary, Mike's a doctor. Unlike Mary, he's married... The sisters soon discover that their early memories have grown fuzzy over time and the past becomes fuzzier still as they attempt to cope with their mother's parting.
Angela Maurer
Chris Maurer is killed the day after his 21st birthday and his grieving mother, Angela Maurer, is unable to come to grips with that fact. She is taken advantage of by a self-interested journalist who only cares about getting a front-page story and she is completely dissatisfied with the way the police are handling the case. A local shopkeeper tries to help her through these trying times, but to no avail. The police arrest Chris' friend Ryan McGuinness, after they learn Chris may have spent the night with Ryan's girlfriend but Chris also had a testy relationship with his brother-in-law. The Good Samaritan who found Chris bloodied and beaten on the sidewalk agrees to participate in a reconstruction of the crime. In the end, a simple slip of the tongue reveals the identity of the killer and then the motive for the murder.
Molly Weasley
両親の死後、親戚の家に預けられたハリー・ポッター少年。そこでは階段下の物置部屋をあてがわれ、何かとこき使われる毎日。そんなある日、ハリーの11歳の誕生日に一通の手紙が届いた。中身はなんと、魔法魔術学校の入学許可証だった。実は、ハリーの両親は優秀な魔法使いだったのだ。手紙に導かれるままホグワーツ魔法魔術学校にたどり着いたハリーは、さっそく魔法使いになるための勉強を始める。ロンとハーマイオニーという友達もでき、楽しい毎日を送るハリーだったが、やがて学校に隠された驚くべき秘密に気づくのだった……。
Princess Zasyekin
A younger boy falls in love with a tragic girl who flirts with, and manipulates, her older suitors in 1800s Russia.
Sheila Fitzpatrick
Drama - A NYC psychiatrist is diagnosed with leukemia - and when he finds out he was adopted, he travels to England in search of his birth mother and some answers. - Paul Reiser, Amber Sealey, Lachele Carl
The comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests.
Mrs Wilkinson
1984年、イギリス北部の炭坑町。11歳のビリーは炭坑労働者のパパと兄トニー、おばあちゃんと暮らしていた。ある日、ビリーの通うボクシング教室のホールにバレエ教室が移ってきた。ふとしたことからレッスンに飛び入りしたビリーは、バレエに特別な開放感を覚えるのだった。教室の先生であるウィルキンソン夫人もビリーに特別な才能を見出した。それからというものビリーはバレエに夢中になるのだが……。バレエ・ダンサーを目指す少年の姿を描いたS・ダルドリー監督の長編第1作。
Fairy Godmother
A televised pantomime of Jack and the Beanstalk featuring various celebrities.
A series of monologues.
Bernie McPhelimy
Belfast 1972: The politically naive Bernie is trying to bring up a normal family in less than normal surroundings. Her best friend is accidentally shot dead by the IRA, and her neighbours are constantly raided by the army. In this climate of fear she stands up and condemns the murders. Criticising both factions, her call for a ceasefire is interpreted as an attack against the IRA, and as her peace movement takes momentum, she and her family are placed in the frontline.
Jackie Simpson
Two British best friends and in-laws Dawn and Jackie work together at a factory. When Dawn is diagnosed with a brain tumor Jackie shares $100,000 she's got from her secret lover with Dawn to fulfil her dream - a visit to Las Vegas. They buy two tickets and fly there...
Miss Gideon
A man tries to commit suicide for the love of his goldfish, but finds it surprisingly difficult to accomplish.
Maureen Hardcastle
After meeting her old school friend Sandra Delaney, who now works as a stripper, pub owner Maureen Hardcastle decides to spice up her flagging business by turning it into a male stripper club, with the help of untrustworthy businessman Billy Bowman.
Marjorie
In 1950s England, sailor Harold Guppy arrives in a small seaside town looking for his estranged brother. After a brief reunion, Harold finds a room for rent in the house of Mrs. Beasley, her meek husband and their teenage daughter, Joyce. It's clear that Harold has a troubled past, but his future is about to get more perilous yet. Despite the rosy surface, Harold soon finds himself in a tawdry sexual tug-of-war that won't end well.
Madame Danzard
The film is based on a true incident in Le Mans, France in 1933 called the Papin murder case, where two sisters brutally murdered their employer and her daughter. The murder shocked the country, and there was much speculation about the sisters, including allegations that they were having an incestous lesbian affair with each other.
Mrs. Capstan
Alan Bleasdale's comic crime caper for Channel 4 about a former getaway driver desperate to leave his life of crime behind. Featuring Alfred Molina, David Ross, Amanda Mealing, Andrew Schofield and Julie Walters. Raymond Murtagh's Requim Apache tells the story of Hamish, who was once one of the criminal underworld's best getaway drivers. Now a new father and retired to the Suffolk countryside, he has to watch the baby at home alone. However, Hamish's peaceful and idyllic new life is shattered when his past rears its ugly head once again, and the old gang comes over for a visit. They make him an offer he dare not refuse to take on one last bank job. However, with no babysitter available, he is forced to take the baby with him.
Pat
Unexpected events occur when Pat, a glamorous British-born star of American soaps, returns home to plug her auto-biography on television and meets, for the first time since they were teenagers, Margaret her plain and frumpy younger sister. The meeting is painful for both women highlighting the vast differences in their lives and resurrecting painful memories of their unhappy childhood with an uncaring, errant mother. The tabloid press smell a juicy story and a race ensues to trace the whereabouts of the long lost parent.
Alice
A woman's fight to adopt a war baby from the Third World after becoming unable to conceive.
Self
A documentary about actor Michael Caine. Narrated by Caine himself, it includes interviews of his family, friends and colleagues and clips from some of his films.
Diana Longden
Diana and Deric have an ideal marriage: they thrive in each other's company, they're funny, and they enjoy their two grown children and Deric's dotty mother; the trouble is, Diana can no longer walk and her malady defies medical diagnosis. To care for Diana, Deric is letting his business slide, but at a civic luncheon, he is seated next to Aileen Armitage, a novelist who is blind. They have a nice time, and on the sly, Diana contacts Aileen to made an odd request. Diana's declining health and her resolve bring this triangle of unlikely friends to a surprising place.
Monica
Margaret (Lena Headey) is a shy, pale, middle-class Englishwoman who is reluctantly engaged to her older, twittish neighbor Syl Monro (David Threlfall). Both bride- and groom-to-be still live with their mothers in the humdrum suburb of Croydon. However Margaret has been acting strangely ever since a vacation in Egypt, where she stayed with her mother's friend Marie-Claire (Catherine Schell). She secretly despises Syl, but does not resist when her mother Monica (Julie Walters), who has repressed the failure of her own matrimony, insists on marriage for the sake of social convention.
A television comedy special broadcast on BBC One on Christmas Day 1992. Sketches, stand-up comedy and songs combine to create the latest daytime show to be hosted by a popular husband-and-wife team. There are tips on female problems like seriously split ends, calorie reports, keep-fit with Jolly Polly, Agony Uncle Gerard's phone-in and Britain's first four times daily soap, set in a cosy corner of a shopping mall.
Monica
Gerald is a smart, young, high-flying American banker. Everything is great until his wife finds another woman's underwear in their bedroom and subsequently throws him out. He finds lodgings with Monica, a recently divorced 50-year old housewife, who is smitten with Gerald. But after their first night of love, Gerald avoids her. Monica feels used and betrayed until Gerald confesses he likes to dress up as a woman. Monica learns to accept and eventually support Geraldine, Gerald's alter ego. Based on the novel by Monica Jay.
Julie Walters stars in new sketches by four accomplished writers who helped make her famous.
Vera
Mavis (Liza Minnelli) was a chorus line dancer on Broadway. Just as she was on the verge of getting more prominent roles, she fell in love. Her full-of-himself boyfriend moved them to Buffalo, far from the theater scene. As a musician, he plays with a band in the local clubs, often with the very talented Mavis singing at his elbow. But, they are just two bit players, mostly because of his total lack of ambition. On the side, Mavis runs a dance studio for ordinary folks. In her classes, among others, are a lovely nurse, a librarian, a lady with an overbearing husband, a lady with an unemployed son, a bossy middle aged housewife (Julie Walters) and a lone, divorced, very shy male. The studio pianist is a strong-willed senior (Shelley Winters). One day, a woman who operates a more prominent dance school in Buffalo invites Mavis and her class to perform a number in a charity dance recital.
Mrs. Peachum
In the 19th century London, a young girl falls for a famous womanizing criminal and they decide to get married. Her family strongly disapproves so her father "the king of thieves" gets the gangster arrested.
Judith
A man, always very devoted to his mother, decides to look for his father whom he never met. He meets a seducing older woman prone to drinking and her aged boyfriend whom she grew tired of.
Herself, questioner
British comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters, Judi Dench and Dawn French in this 1988 special. Watch her crack jokes, play the piano and answer light-hearted questions.
June Edwards
Buster is a small time crook who pulls a big time job. When he finds that the police will not let the case drop, he goes into hiding and can't contact his wife and child. He arranges to meet them in Mexico where he thinks they can begin again, but finds that he must choose between his family and freedom.
Six monologues tell the stories of six different repressed souls: a man dominated by his mother, a vicar's wife, an inveterate letter writer, a hopeful actress, a recently widowed woman, and an elderly shut-in.
Mrs. Overall
Starring Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, with the snobby continuity announcer played by Susie Blake, Acorn Antiques was a mini soap opera set in a shop on the outskirts of Manchesterford. Viewers were gripped with the everyday dramas that beset Miss Babs (Celia Imrie), Berta (Victoria Wood) and the glamorous Mrs Overall (Julie Walters). Now each thrilling episode is available together for the first time on DVD, including "Babs and the Cup of Coffee", "Mrs Overall and her Apron" and the memorable classic "Berta coming through the Doorway". Re-live the drama as Mrs Overall serves up another batch of macaroons and Babs discusses the future of the shop. What will be this week's riveting cliff hanger? Will the set survive? Written by Victoria Wood, Acorn Antiques was Produced and Directed by Geoff Posner and first transmitted as part of Victoria Wood as Seen on TV… in January 1985.
Lulu
It is Stanley's birthday, but the party he is given is not quite what he expects.
Elsie Orton
Stephen Frears directs this biographical drama focusing on controversial British playwright Joe Orton, revealed in flashback after his murder by lover Kenneth Halliwell. Born in 1933 in Leicester, in the English Midlands, John 'Joe' Orton moves to London in 1951, to study at RADA, and enjoys an openly gay relationship with Halliwell in their famous Islington flat in the 1960s. However, when Orton achieves spectacular success with such plays as 'What the Butler Saw' and 'Loot', Halliwell begins to feel alienated and the pair's future looks increasingly uncertain.
Christine Painter
The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows Christine Painter as the down-at-heel waitress who, with the help of prostitute Shirley and cross-dressing Wing Commander Morten, seeks to up her earnings by turning her suburban home into a brothel. Before long she and her girls are chaining up judges, spanking Generals and attending to the needs of Honourable Members. Christine sees herself as providing a vital service to these harmless pervs and when finally the house is busted and the case comes to court, it's fair to say that the presiding judge isn't unfamiliar with her work.
Jacqueline
In the throes of a midlife crisis, a man buys a new Jaguar, and it immediately becomes his new love. What he doesn't know is that his wife is as attracted to the Jaguar salesman as he is to the car.
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Billy Connolly delivers his special brand of stand-up comedy and abrasive humour in front of a celebrity audience.
Dormouse (voice)
Exploring the somewhat darker and more mysterious side of the Lewis Carroll's classic book, the movie follows Alice Liddell (the book's inspiration) as an old woman who is haunted by the characters she was once so amused by. As she thinks back on it, she starts to see her relationship with the shy author/professor in a new way and realizes the vast change between the young Alice and the old.
Mavis
Julie Walters stars as a single mother seemingly haunted by a sinister telephone system that seems to have become an evil intelligence in its own right.
Mel Brooks talks about his life and career to an invited audience, and with others entertains on the stage, leading up to the release of his film To Be Or Not to Be.
Fran
A humorous and revealing tale of a group of eight women from varying walks of life, who have volunteered for a rugged survival course at a tough mountain school in the English lakes.
Rita Susan White
Rita, a witty 26-year-old hairdresser, wants to 'discover' herself, so she joins the Open University where she meets the disillusioned professor of literature, Dr. Frank Bryant. His marriage has failed, his new girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend and he can't get through the day without downing a bottle or two of whisky. What Frank needs is a challenge... and along comes Rita.
Valery
When Denis Midgley's father is rushed to hospital, Midgley drops everything to be by his side. They've never really got on, so Midgley wants to be sure he's there if his father ever regains consciousness. As he hates his job as a schoolteacher, and his home-life with his wife, her senile mother and their insolent teenage son, he has no qualms about lingering around the hospital. But as days turn into weeks, his father obstinately refuses to 'slip away', and Denis' motivation for staying by his father's bedside has more and more to do with Valery, a young nurse.
Frances
A play by Victoria Wood. Frances is 28, single and happy, despite ritual interrogation from her family as to why she's not married. Then she meets Jim, and finds she has decisions to make.
Julie
A play by Victoria Wood. Maureen has been faithfully attending the slimmers' club for months. Now the weeks of endless crispbreads have paid off - but is her optimism misplaced? Sequel to Wood's earlier play Talent, featuring the same characters of lifelong friends Maureen and Julie.
Julie
A play with music by Victoria Wood. Julie (Julie Walters) is a young woman seeking escape, with the help of her frumpish friend Maureen (Wood) she prepares for her singing debut at a seedy Manchester club's talent show
Debbie
One man's view of the British Army in Germany - the social life, discipline, drink, women and, occasionally, the defence of the West.
Woman in waiting room
A repressed night-school teacher, secretly homosexual, struggles to cope with his demanding, eccentric mother.
Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool
Bill Nighy, Pete Postlewaite and (briefly) Julie Walters, then all of the Everyman Theatre Company, feature in this potent reportage/dramatisation hybrid about the occupation of the Fisher-Bendix Factory in Kirkby. Dohany uses a variety of imaginative techniques to explore the longstanding dispute, and a pronounced sense of urgency pervades this act of solidarity.
Terry
After 12 years away, Mrs Jordan’s son arrives in Birmingham from Jamaica. Writer Barry Reckord returns to the theme of an interracial relationship which causes conflict within a Jamaican family. Reconstructed from the surviving unedited studio footage by Simon Coward (Research Manager, Kaleidoscope). An episode of the BBC drama series Second City Firsts.
