Julie Walters

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.

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.

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).

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.

Uma jovem toupeira pega uma rosa no Jardim da Rainha, sem saber que esse simples ato mudará não apenas sua vida, mas a vida de todas as toupeiras.

Mary Lennox é uma menina de 10 anos que acabou de perder os pais e é mandada para a Inglaterra para morar com o tio Archibald Craven. Na mansão do tio, ela começa a desvendar mistérios da família com a ajuda do seu primo.

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.

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.

Rose-Lynn Harlan é uma cantora de Glasgow, na Escócia, que sonha em se tornar uma estrela da música country em Nashville, no Tennessee. Acabando de sair da prisão e mãe solteira de dois filhos, ela é forçada a encarar responsabilidades mais urgentes e arruma um emprego de diarista, mas acaba encontrando em seu caminho quem dê apoio para o seu sonho aparentemente louco.

Rex é um querido cãozinho de estimação que está sob os cuidados da monarquia britânica. Ele precisa realizar uma longa viagem para voltar até a rainha, mas, no meio do caminho, Rex inesperadamente se apaixona e inicia uma jornada de autodescoberta para encontrar sua verdadeira essência e descobrir quem ele é de verdade.

Numa Londres abalada pela Grande Depressão, Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) desce dos céus novamente com seu fiel amigo Jack (Lin-Manuel Miranda) para ajudar Michael (Ben Whishaw) e Jane Banks (Emily Mortimer), agora adultos trabalhadores, que sofreram uma perda pessoal. As crianças Annabel (Pixie Davies), Georgie (Joel Dawson) e John (Nathanael Saleh) vivem com os pais na mesma casa de 24 anos atrás e precisam da babá enigmática e do acendedor de lampiões otimista para trazer alegria e magia de volta para suas vidas.

Um ano após a morte de Donna, sua filha Sophie está prestes a reinaugurar o hotel da mãe, agora totalmente reformado. Para tanto convida seus três "pais", Harry, Sam e Bill e as eternas amigas da mãe, Rosie e Tanya, ao mesmo tempo em que precisa lidar com a distância do marido Sky, que está fazendo um curso de hotelaria em Nova York. O reencontro serve para desenterrar memórias sobre a juventude de Donna, no final dos anos 70, quando ela resolve se estabelecer na Grécia.

Gnomeu e Julieta chegam em Londres, na Inglaterra, onde são encarregados como os novos responsáveis pela manutenção do jardim. A nova tarefa cria alguns atritos entre o casal, o que faz com que Gnomeu tente impressioná-la com uma flor que remete ao início deles. O plano dá errado e, ao retornar para casa, Gnomeu e Julieta descobrem que todos os seus amigos gnomos desapareceram. Logo eles encontram Sherlock Gnomes, que está investigando o sumiço deles ao lado de seu fiel companheiro Watson.

Baseado nas memórias de Peter Turner, o filme gira em torno da lúdica, porém apaixonante relação entre Turner (Bell) e a vencedora do Oscar Gloria Grahame (Bening) na cidade de Liverpool em 1978. O que se inicia como um caso vibrante entre a lendária femme fatale e seu jovem amante rapidamente se aprofunda de maneira imprevisível. Sua paixão e seu desejo pela visa são levados ao limite por eventos que vão além do controle dos dois.

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.

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.

A jovem irlandesa Ellis Lacey se muda de sua terra natal e vai morar em Brooklyn para tentar realizar seus sonhos. No início de sua jornada nos Estados Unidos, ela sente falta de sua casa, mas ela vai tentando se ajustar aos poucos até que conhece e se apaixona por Tony, um bombeiro italiano. Logo, ela se encontra dividida entre dois países, entre o amor e o dever.

Na trama, Paddington, que é um dos personagens mais conhecidos da Inglaterra, chega do Peru e é detido na estação de mesmo nome em Londres. Perseguido por uma perversa taxidermista, ele conhece a família Brown, que lhe oferece carinho e abrigo.

Uma história de arte, sexo e intriga. O triângulo amoroso entre o crítico de arte John Ruskin (Greg Wise), sua mulher adolescente Euphemia "Effie" Gray (Dakota Fanning) e o artista pré-rafaelita John Everett Millais (Tom Sturridge) foi um escândalo sexual, que abalou a sociedade inglesa do século XIX.

Harry Hill embarks on a road trip to Blackpool with his Nan when he discovers that his hamster only has one week to live.

A incrível história de Paul Potts (James Corden), tímido vendedor que surpreendeu o Reino Unido ao interpretar impecavelmente uma ária de ópera no programa Britain's Got Talent. O vídeo de sua primeira apresentação somou milhões de visualizações no Youtube e o cantor tornou-se uma estrela do dia para a noite.

Justin e um adolescente que sempre quis ser um cavaleiro, mas seu pai, conselheiro chefe da rainha, quer que seu filho siga seus passos e se torne um grande advogado. Contra o desejo de seu pai, Justin decide ir em busca de seu sonho e vai atrás de antigos companheiros de seu avô — um antigo e prestigiado cavaleiro — para ser treinado. Justin está agora em uma corrida contra o tempo contra Sir Heraclio, que deseja tomar o trono e reacender a época de glória dos cavaleiros. E dessa forma, Justin começa seu caminho para definitivamente vestir uma armadura e brandir uma espada e um escudo.

Curta contanto a lenda e origem de Mor'du, o urso do longa "Valente".

Determinada a seguir seu próprio caminho na vida, a princesa Mérida desafia um costume que traz caos ao seu reino. Concedido um desejo, Merida deve confiar em sua bravura e suas habilidades de arco e flecha para desfazer uma maldição bestial.

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.

No épico final, a batalha entre as forças do bem e do mal do mundo dos feiticeiros vai originar uma guerra sem precedentes. Os riscos nunca foram tão elevados e ninguém está seguro. Mas é Harry Potter quem terá de fazer o sacrifício final, pois a luta com Lord Voldemort aproxima-se. Tudo acaba.

Gnomeu e Julieta são anões de jardim cujas famílias são vizinhas e rivais. Um dia eles se apaixonam, para desgosto dos familiares. Para ficarem juntos, eles precisarão enfrentar diversos obstáculos.

Harry, Ron e Hermione estão determinados em sua missão de descobrir e acabar com o segredo da imortalidade e do poder de destruição de Voldemort – os Horcruxes. Fugitivos e sozinhos, os três amigos devem apenas contar uns com os outros, agora mas do que nunca... Mas as Forças das Trevas no caminho ameaçam separá-los para sempre.

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!’

O retorno de Lord Voldemort é indesmentível e o novo ministro promete medidas. A caminho do sexto e penúltimo ano de escola, Harry suspeita que o perigo já entrou em Hogwarts e Dumbledore decide treiná-lo para o iminente confronto com o Senhor das Trevas. A busca por uma estratégia de luta intensifica-se, assim como os sentimentos amorosos de Harry pela irmã do seu melhor amigo e de Ron por Hermione.

Conheça a história real de Anne Turner. Diagnosticada com uma doença degenerativa, ela opta por cometer um suicídio assistido na esperança de mudar a cabeça e a lei do seu país quanto à eutanásia.

This short documentary is about the making of the 2008 film musical "Mamma Mia!".

Donna é uma mãe solteira e independente, dona de um charmosíssimo hotel na bela ilha grega de Kalokairi. A filha Sophie vai se casar e Donna convida suas melhores amigas. Mas Sophie, que secretamente sonha encontrar o pai, faz também três convites inesperados. À ilha chegam três homens que pertenceram ao passado de Donna, e qualquer um deles pode ser o pai de Sophie. Em 24 horas, Donna se desespera e a confusão se instala nesta deliciosa comédia, iluminada pelas canções do Abba, as paisagens e o mar azul da Grécia.

No início de 1960, a Sra. Mary Whitehouse, uma professora de meia-idade, embarcou em uma missão para limpar televisão britânica. Sua cruzada levou-a para a batalha com o homem que ela responsabilizado por uma onda de 'sujeira' - Sir Hugh Carleton-Greene, diretor-geral da BBC. Com Julie Walters, estrelando como Mary Whitehouse e Hugh Bonneville, como seu arqui-inimigo, este é um drama inspirado em fatos reais que traz vida à luta pela moral da Grã-Bretanha. Ao longo de seu mandato, que durou vários anos, Sir Hugh Carleton-Greene se recusou a receber ou responder as correspondências de Sra. Mary. Ela continuou a campanha contra a programação inaceitável, sob seu ponto de vista, até a morte, em 2001.

A rebelião começa! Lord Voldemort está de volta, mas o Ministério da Magia está fazendo tudo a seu alcance para impedir que a comunidade mundial de bruxos descubra isso – incluindo indicar a oficial do Ministério, Dolores Umbridge, como a nova professora de Defesa Contra as Artes das Trevas de Hogwarts. Quando Umbridge se recusa a ensinar a prática de mágica defensiva, Rony e Hermione convencem Harry a secretamente treinar um grupo de estudantes para a guerra de magia que está prestes a estourar. Um terrível combate entre o bem e o mal será o incrível ápice desta versão para o quinto filme da série Harry Potter, mais uma vez baseado na obra de J.K. Rowling. Se prepare para a batalha!

Na sociedade inglesa de 1795, era o dinheiro que fazia funcionar a sociedade. O Senhor e a Sra. Austen planeiam casar a sua filha, Jane Austen, com o rico sobrinho de uma aristocrata, mas a jovem rebelde quer casar por amor. É neste momento que conhece o irlandês Tom Lefroy, um estudante de direito, bonito, inteligente e... pobre.

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.

Ben Marshall (Rupert Grint) é um tímido garoto londrino de 17 anos que tenta a todo custo se libertar dos domínios de sua mãe (Laura Linney). Ele tem essa chance quando vai trabalhar em uma casa de repouso e conhece Evie (Julie Walters), uma excêntrica e veterana atriz de cinema e teatro. Ela o convence a levá-la a um festival em Edinburgh, onde irá participar de um recital de poesia. Este é o início de uma transformação em sua vida, em que se liberta de todos os dogmas de sua educação conservadora.

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.

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.

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.

Em meio à Irlanda da década de 70, Mickybo e Jonjo se conhecem e tornam-se logo grandes amigos, sem perceber a grande muralha ideológica existente entre os dois.

Quando a desprezível Tia Guida voa pelo céu na noite, Harry parte para o que será seu terceiro ano em Hogwarts. Um passeio no Nôitibus o leva para o Beco Diagonal onde ele fica sabendo que um prisioneiro foragido, Sirius Black está atrás dele. Em Hogwarts, Harry e seus amigos aprendem a delicada arte de se aproximar de um Hipogrifo, como transformar monstros em risadas e até mesmo a voltar no tempo. Dementadores sugadores de almas pairam sobre Hogwarts, ameaçando Harry, enquanto um seguidor de Aquele-Que-Não-Se-Deve-Nomear espreita pela escola. E Harry será forçado a confrontar todos eles. Dirigido por Alfonso Cuarón e baseado no terceiro livro de J.K. Rowling, essa maravilhosa história traz risadas, suspense e surpresas de tirar o fôlego, a especialidade dos filmes de Harry Potter. Prepare-se!

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.

Mulheres maduras de Yorkshire posam nuas para um calendário com o intuito de arrecadar dinheiro para um hospital. Elas acabam se transformando em uma grande sensação mundial.

Carros voadores, árvores que lutam e um misterioso elfo, com um aviso ainda mais misterioso. Harry Potter está pronto para dar início ao segundo ano de sua maravilhosa jornada no mundo da bruxaria. Em Hogwarts nesse ano, aranhas falam, cartas dão broncas e a habilidade de Harry para falar com cobras voltará contra ele. De clubes de duelo a jogadores de quadribol desonestos, esse será um ano de aventura e perigo para todos. Quando a mensagem sangrenta na parede anuncia que a Câmara Secreta foi aberta, Harry, Rony e Hermione percebem que para salvar Hogwarts será preciso muita mágica e coragem. Confira essa enfeitiçante adaptação do segundo livro da obra da escritora J.K. Rowling e prepare-se para ficar petrificado quando Harry Potter demonstrar que, mais que um bruxo, é um verdadeiro herói.

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.

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.

Harry Potter é um garoto órfão que vive infeliz com seus tios, os Dursley. Em seu aniversário de 11 anos ele recebe uma carta que mudará sua vida: um convite para ingressar em Hogwarts.

A younger boy falls in love with a tragic girl who flirts with, and manipulates, her older suitors in 1800s Russia.

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.

Billy Elliot um garoto de 11 anos que vive numa pequena cidade da Inglaterra, onde o principal meio de sustento são as minas da cidade. Obrigado pelo pai a treinar boxe, Billy fica fascinado com a magia do balé, ao qual tem contato através de aulas de dança clássica que são realizadas na mesma academia onde pratica boxe. Incentivado pela professora de balé, que vê em Billy um talento nato para a dança, ele resolve então pendurar as luvas de boxe e se dedicar de corpo e alma dança, mesmo tendo que enfrentar a contrariedade de seu irmão e seu pai sua nova atividade.

A televised pantomime of Jack and the Beanstalk featuring various celebrities.

A series of monologues.

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.

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...

A man tries to commit suicide for the love of his goldfish, but finds it surprisingly difficult to accomplish.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A woman's fight to adopt a war baby from the Third World after becoming unable to conceive.

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 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.

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.

Mônica é uma dona de casa que se vê envolvida num romance com Gerald, um bonito bancário investidor, o que ela não sabe é que o rapaz foi expulso de sua casa quando a esposa achou que ele a estava traindo. A verdade é que Gerald gosta de se vestir secretamente de mulher. Depois de estarem envolvidos, Gerald se sente a vontade para falar sobre o seu segredo com Mônica, que tem uma reação surpreendente. A história é baseada num relato verdadeiro que deu origem ao livro Geraldine, de Mônica Jay.

Julie Walters stars in new sketches by four accomplished writers who helped make her famous.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

It is Stanley's birthday, but the party he is given is not quite what he expects.

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.

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.

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.

Billy Connolly delivers his special brand of stand-up comedy and abrasive humour in front of a celebrity audience.

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.

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.

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, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

One man's view of the British Army in Germany - the social life, discipline, drink, women and, occasionally, the defence of the West.

A repressed night-school teacher, secretly homosexual, struggles to cope with his demanding, eccentric mother.

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.

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.