Joe Melia

Byron Flitch is not enjoying his anniversary party. Instead of making him a partner in their classic car business, his father Burke has demanded he work harder. His mistress Judith could arrive to gate crash the celebrations at any moment and to top things off midway through the line 'I'm going to live forever' from his karaoke Fame rendition, Burke keels over with a heart attack. Amidst this chaos, Burke's wife Lili sees a chance to make her escape and ducks out of the party to leave for an impromptu holiday in Tenerife. When she returns, she is a changed woman and intent on taking up marathon running. With Burke critically ill and Lili off guard, the rest of the family squabble for control of the business.

A romantic comedy written by and starring Alexei Sayle. A couple on a first date in London are determined to find a drink after closing time, to prove to themselves that they are not careworn and middle-aged. What follows is a series of misadventures

The hardships faced by a woman trying to survive a bloody civil war while caring for the abandoned child of the deposed former ruler.

A story of adventure in the pop music world. A schoolboy pop group who call themselves The Pirates find themselves involved with a different sort of piracy when they discover a secret video tape-copying factory

Картина, основанная на документальных записях, тщательно и подробно воспроизводит обстоятельства жизни академика Андрея Сахарова, его борьбы за права человека — начиная с известного письма руководству КПСС в конце 60-х годов и вплоть до ссылки в Горький.

Мэри Морстан просит детектива помочь ей найти отца, который пропал без вести в течение многих лет. Тропа ведёт Холмса и Уотсона к некоему Фаддею Шолто, от которого они узнают, что его отец вместе с отцом Мэри привёз сокровище в Англию после своей военной службы в Индии. Когда его брата убивают, то Фаддея подозревают. Но Шерлок Холмс не верит в его вину и ищет не только отца Марии, но и убийцу Варфоломея Шолто...

It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit South East Asia) are called to the Malayan Jungle to entertain the troops. The eccentric, bible-bashing Major Giles Flack (John Cleese) is in command of the unit. Flack is accompanied by an ageing, theatrical drama queen, Terri Dennis (Denis Quilley) who hopes to entertain the troops with his flamboyant impressions, but the bored troops find other ways to enjoy themselves.

An unusual documentary from the Brothers Quay and Keith Griffiths about the history of the Punch and Judy puppet show.

The girls of St. Trinian's decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike.

Michael Frayn's play about a college reunion.

A village in Cheshire. A deserted cinema. A poet murdered by Stalin. A blown fuse. Victor Silvester. Pickets on trial. Trimmers and fishwires. These are some of the elements of Tony Perrin's play.

Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and tries to commit suicide. After a few setbacks and while he is trying to electrocute himself with a lamp, the door bell rings. An odd man in a leather coat asks if there are any odd jobs that he can perform. Arthur hires the man to kill him. The next day his wife returns, but the man he hired is still trying to kill him...

When one of Regan's snouts complains that his girlfriend's recent suicide was murder, the flying squad detective feels compelled to investigate. He uncovers a conspiracy that reaches the heart of the government, and finds himself fitted up, suspended and under the scrutiny of Special Branch.

Peter Pan is a 1976 musical adaptation of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, produced for television as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame, starring Mia Farrow as Peter Pan and Danny Kaye as Captain Hook, and with Sir John Gielgud narrating. Julie Andrews sang one of the songs, "Once Upon a Bedtime", off-camera over the opening credits. It aired on NBC at 7:30pm on Sunday, December 12, 1976, capping off the program's 25th year on the air. The program did not use the score written for the highly successful Mary Martin version which had previously been televised many times on NBC. Instead, it featured 14 new and now forgotten songs, written for the production by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse.

Martin Ellis (Alan Dobie) is a blocked screenwriter who invites Helen, an actress (Kika Markham), to a hotel in central London to discuss an idea for a play he is writing with her in mind. As they discuss the play, Martin discovers that a businessman and an escort named Carol are sat at a nearby table and appear to be speaking lines from the as yet unwritten piece. Martin becomes anxious at what will eventually become of the girl, already knowing that the play will not have a happy resolution

Weird tale of a sci fi convention and a family who are apparently being taken over by vegetables.

They are all 'in' for life so the pleasures are sparse, and strictly of their own making.Their really big event is the Christmas pantomime, only this year they have lost their star. Mother Bear has escaped. Still, there is some consolation. The new arrival looks a likely Goldilocks. "There's one or two who'll be after him", says Woodbine - and he knows all their weaknesses.

Воссоздана история любви великого римского полководца Антония и восточной красавицы Клеопатры, трагического самоубийства обоих.

Мюзикл снят мотивам одноименного спектакля. В мюзикле использованы песни времен Первой Мировой войны. Канун Первой мировой войны. Несколько сыновей из семьи Смитов отправляются воевать на фронт. Они станут свидетелями убийства эрцгерцога Фердинанда, встречи на Рождество немецких и британский солдат на нейтральной территории и массовой гибели ирландцев недавно прибывших на фронт.

This Western spoof stars Richard Widmark as an American gambler who wins the deed to a Mexican ranch from a cunning outlaw. At the ranch, the gambler discovers that his new lands have entangled him in an ancient Aztec curse. The ranch's patriarch tries to persuade the newcomer to marry his daughter and explains that the family's women are doomed to be especially fierce and prolific in their romantic encounters.

Экранизация одноименной серии комиксов «Modesty Blaise», феминистическая пародия на Джеймса Бонда. Суперагент британской секретной службы, коварная и сексапильная Блэйз жестоко обманывается, посчитав мертвым своего лютого врага Гэбриела. Эта ошибка дорого обходится Модести. С помощью подручных Гэбриел похищает Блэйз и приступает к шантажу её помощника Гарвина, вынуждая похитить уникальные алмазы. Модести оказывается в крайне затруднительной ситуации.

Драма, параллельно прослеживающая истории двух пар в кризисный период и их связь с утонувшей в реке женщиной.

A chance meeting with a Schlecht agent forces a humble coffee shop manager into the secret world of spies in Swinging London. With the help of his MI5 friend, he poses as the recently dead Major Cavendish who had managed to infiltrate the dreaded organization; he knows that they are intending to assassinate someone - could it be the famous Russian ballerina who has recently arrived for an appearance at Covent Garden?

Четверо придурков в масках решают ограбить одного богача, но вместо этого они выкрадывают его строптивую и желчную женушку, которая тут же решает отомстить «за все хорошее» своему муженьку руками бестолковых киднэпперов. На кон поставлены слава, честное имя и большие деньги…