Kathy Burke

A vida de um caçador de monstros marinhos vira de cabeça para baixo depois que uma menina se esconde em seu navio.

The day of Lady Windermere’s birthday party, and all is perfectly in order. Until her friend Lord Darlington plants a seed of suspicion. Is her husband having an affair? And will the other woman really attend the party? First performed in 1892, Lady Windermere’s Fan explores the ambiguity of upper class morality and the fragile position of women in society in the late Victorian era in one of Wilde’s most popular and witty plays.

Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a trip through the comedy archive in the company of the people who made some of the very best British sitcoms. From The Likely Lads to I'm Alan Partridge, we find out the inspiration behind some of the most-loved characters and how they reflect the times they were living in.

As melhores amigas Edina (Jennifer Saunders) e Patsy (Joanna Lumley) estão curtindo a vida que levam, cheias de dinheiro, glamour e amores. Entretanto, após um incidente, elas se veem no meio de uma tempestade de críticas na mídia e terão de se acostumar ao desprezo da sociedade.

Peter (Levi Miller) é um garoto de 12 anos que vive em um orfanato em Londres, no período da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Um dia, ele e várias crianças são sequestradas por piratas em um navio voador, que logo é perseguido por caças do exército britânico. O navio escapa e logo ruma para a Terra do Nunca, um lugar mágico e distante onde o capitão Barba Negra (Hugh Jackman) escraviza crianças e adultos para que encontrem pixum, uma pedra preciosa que concentra pó de fada. Em pleno garimpo, Peter conhece James Hook (Garreth Hedlund), que tem planos para fugir do local.

The show will celebrate not only their sketch characters, but also, for the first time, will introduce the real Harry and Paul, who appear almost live on stage as themselves as they take questions and introduce their favourite sketches from programmes including Harry Enfield and Chums, Harry and Paul and Harry Enfield's Television Programme. These include Kevin Patterson, Tim Nice-But-Dim, Wayne and Waynetta Slob, Dragons' Den, The Scousers and Smashie and Nicey. Harry and Paul also take it in turns to play the host of celebrities that have joined them to celebrate their anniversary, such as Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell from BBC Drama Wolf Hall; Rob Brydon, Ricky Gervais, Prince Charles, Miranda Hart, Stephen Hawking, Boris Johnson, Melyn Bragg and Jimmy Carr as they take viewers on a trip down memory lane. There's also a very special guest appearance from a Harry and Paul favourite.

Documentary that outlines the 1990s and the decade the changed the world.

Comedy written by Kathy Burke and based on her own teenage years in London in the late 1970s

Nos anos 70, durante a Guerra Fria, o agente George Smiley recebe uma nova missão: descobrir um infiltrado no serviço secreto britânico, enfrentando um longo caminho de mentiras e traições.

The Antics Roadshow is a celebration of the pranksters, hoaxers, jokers, activists and stunt merchants who use public space for their own unauthorised ends. This film brings together a wide range of individuals with all sorts of motivations, who have all hijacked the public arena to make a noise, be it for comedic, artistic or political ends, and have all done so using a variety of illicit and eccentric methods, which the audience should probably not try at home.

Roddy St. James, o mimado ratinho de estimação, acha que já chegou lá... até que entra literalmente pelo cano e vai parar num submundo de rãs ninjas, ratos-capangas e lesmas cantoras. Esta surpreendente a criativa aventura cômica é uma enxurrada de diversão tanto para crianças quanto para adultos.

Featuring interviews by famous fans and followers, this rare documentary encapsulates the essence of the controversial, enigmatic, and deliciously melancholic bard.

Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence is upset by the arrival in the village of Anita Rutter and her dysfunctional family.

Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence is upset by the arrival in the village of Anita Rutter and her dysfunctional family.

Dek, a decent but somewhat dull man, enjoys a happy existence with beloved girlfriend Shirley. They live together with her 12-year-old, Marlene: her daughter by the delinquent Jimmy, who flew the coop years ago and hasn't been heard from since. Dek loves Shirley so much that he proposes to her on national television.

Out of work, scrounger Robert Martin lives with his dysfunctional family - long suffering wife accident prone son and pregnant teenage daughter in a shabby house next door to a giant shopping center in the London suburbs. The Martins are the family from hell! Robert dreams if winning a dream holiday for his family, and when he fails to win yet another competition he flips, out tracks down the elderly winners, ties them up in the cellar and steals their tickets!

Kevin e Perry são dois garotos de 15 anos desesperados para perder a virgindade. Nos raros momentos em que não estão pensando em garotas, Kevin sonha em ser cantor e Perry aspira ser um DJ. Quando eles conseguem sem querer, impedir um assalto a banco, a dupla recebe uma recompensa em dinheiro considerável e decide ir de férias para Ibiza, em busca de mulheres bonitas. Mas, quando os pais de Kevin anunciam que vão junto, os meninos temem que as expectativas das férias sejam frustradas.

Jonny dreams of leaving his dead-end job as a courier. Through his childhood best friend, nephew of the notorious crime lord Ray Kreed, he wins his way into the toughest gang in North London. Hungry for action, Jonny sparks a feud between Ray's gang and a rival firm in South London headed by drug kingpin Sean and his lieutenant Matthew.

Kevin the Teenager (Harry Enfield) presents this guide to those years of acne, angst and, of course, hating your parents, ably assisted by his best mate, Perry (Kathy Burke). All the basic topics are covered, including how to impress your sexy new teacher, and what you can do with your mum's vacuum cleaner.

A look at how the Fast Show developed into one of TV's most successful series, with contributions from the creators, writers, cast and some famous fans.

The big-screen debut from Scottish stage director David Kane, This Year's Love is a comedy about the romantic misadventures of six young people in Camden, North London. The marriage of tattoo artist Danny (Douglas Hanshall) and dressmaker Hannah (Catherine McCormack) gets off to a less-than-inspiring start when Danny finds out Hannah has already been fooling around with a friend's husband, so Danny takes a walk and Hannah splits with a friend to get drunk. At the airport, where the newly-weds were supposed to leave for a honeymoon, Danny meets a cleaning woman named Mary (Kathy Burke) and is immediately infatuated, while Hannah is picked up by a scruffy artist named Cameron (Dougray Scott). Elsewhere, Liam (Ian Hart), a geeky comic-art enthusiast who shares an apartment with Cameron, finds romance with Sophie (Jennifer Ehle), a single mother and full-time neurotic.

One-off comedy drama featuring characters from award-winning BBC sketch series 'The Fast Show'. Ralph Mayhew (Charlie Higson) lives alone in a faded stately home. His only friend is Ted (Paul Whitehouse), the elderly Irish estate-worker. But their way of life is under threat: Ralph must marry before his 35th birthday or lose everything. Just when it all seems hopeless, along comes Wendy (Kathy Burke). But as Ralph's affection for Wendy grows, his dependence on Ted wanes. Is this the end of a beautiful friendship? Is Wendy all that she seems? Will Ralph go through with the marriage? And will he save the Hall?

Em 1554, a Inglaterra estava divida entre católicos e protestantes e era governada por Mary Tudor (Kathy Burke), católica, mas devido a um tumor ela acaba falecendo. Agora sua meia-irmã Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett), protestante, assume o poder. Porém, Elizabeth herda um país falido, sem exército e com inimigos por todos os lados, até mesmo na sua própria corte, forçando-a tomar cuidado a cada passo para permanecer no poder.

Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.

An old man living in a flat in London makes a final decision.

The family of Raymond, his wife Val and her brother Billy live in working-class London district. Also in their family is Val and Billy's mother Janet and grandmother Kath. Billy is a drug addict and Raymond kicks him out of the house, making him live on his own. Raymond is generally a rough and even violent person, and that leads to problems in the life of the family.

Eddy and Patsy prepare to go on a skiing holiday to hopefully indulge in the jet-setting lifestyle of the international celebrity elite when Saffy is proposed to by her stuffy, upper-class boyfriend, Paolo. Eddy hits the slopes and has a near death experience where God appears to her and tells her it's not yet her time. When Eddy comes to, she waits for a sign that she should get involved in Saffy's wedding. As she returns to the house, it appears all hell has broken loose- relatives piling up, practically squatting, and Saffy about to lose her mind. Eddy calms her by throwing money at her as they bond together, planning Saffy's dream wedding. What could go wrong?

The Yo-yo knickered slags get the blues when randy romeo Baz marries their love rival Thelma. But it's during their disastrous honeymoon at the sinister Paradise Park that the action really turns blue!

An adaptation of Strindberg's play, set in England, 1945 an the night of the Labour landslide.

A male nurse in a mental hospital witnesses one patient killing another, but struggles with his loyalties and his conscience to come forward.

Award winning director Lindsay Anderson subverts the mockumentary genre and presents to the audience a detailed and humored account of what truly means to be Lindsay Anderson.

Hulmerist is a VHS and DVD release that includes seven promotional films by Morrissey, released initially on VHS, in 1990, and then on DVD in 2004. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on 18 January 1991. The title refers to Morrissey's childhood home in Hulme, Manchester. The L is silent, so it sounds like "humourist". The promotional films are 'The Last of the Famous International Playboys', 'Sister I'm a Poet', 'Everyday is Like Sunday', 'Interesting Drug', 'Suedehead', 'Ouija Board, Ouija Board' and 'November Spawned a Monster'.

Amongst Barbarians is set far away from Margaret Thatcher's Britain in Penang, Malaysia, a former British colony, where two young Englishmen have been arrested for drug trafficking. As they both face the death penalty, their relatives travel to Penang to come to their rescue. However, they soon find out that there is nothing they can do to save the boys' lives. In the course of their futile attempts at influencing the authorities, their racism becomes more than apparent. The question which is never made explicit is of course who the real barbarians are. Wall's play is based on a true story and featured David Jason's first straight acting role on TV.

Work Experience is a 1989 short film directed by James Hendrie. It follows Terence who is caught in a vicious circle. He cannot get a job because he has no experience, but he cannot gain experience without getting a job! The film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival Of Youth weekend concert in 1988, Amnesty returned to the original formula that had been so successful in the 1976-1981 era with a primary focus on comedy. Pat Duffy was dropped from organising any further benefit events for Amnesty and for the 1989 show, Amnesty hired producer Judith Holder.

A gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying the loot, they find their way to a surreal town full of cowboys who drink an awful lot of coffee.

Matthew is a boy who just left school. He is handsome and athletic and believes himself to be gay. He retains a friendship with only one school friend, Phil, who has stuck by Matthew despite hostile reactions from his peers. As their relationship grows more intense, Phil's girlfriend Sharon and his classmates become vindictive and aggressive. The two friends find themselves ostracized by both friends and family and decide to run away.

67 year-old Victor is forced to move into an old people's home but he prefers to grow old disgracefully.

Em janeiro de 1978, após seu sucesso na Inglaterra, a banda de punk rock Sex Pistols aventura-se em sua turnê pelo sul dos Estados Unidos. O baixista temperamental Sid Vicious é forçado por seus companheiros de banda e gerente a viajar sem sua perturbada namorada, Nancy Spungen, que se juntará a ele em Nova York. Quando a banda se separa e Sid começa sua carreira solo em uma cidade hostil, o casal turbulento cai de vez nas profundezas do vício das drogas, uma última jornada sem retorno.

A tough nun (Anna Massey) demands belief and obedience from convent schoolgirls (Katrin Cartlidge, Oona Kirsch) in World War II England.

A lonely young boy idolizes his local priest. An old acquaintance of the priest shows up one day, and the boy learns that his idol isn't exactly what he seems to be--it turns out that many years before, the priest had betrayed his friend, and now his friend has come back for revenge.

Inmates fight, pair off, try suicide and attempt escape at a British reform school for girls.

Follow the stories of a group of Londoners during the aerial bombing of the British capital during the war.