Maureen Lipman

"Rose" is a filmed one-woman theatrical performance. A moving reminder of some of the harrowing events that shaped the century. It remains sadly relevant today as racial tensions escalate, and allegations of antisemitism are rife.

When Lydia's grandma bestows a precious gift upon her, she knows it's going to be memorable - 'This is something to treasure your whole life. Happy 21st birthday bubelah.' Grandma hands her a cheque - for a nose job.

A dark and delicious foray into Angela Carter's extraordinary life with animation by Peepshow Collective, rare archive and family photos, and contributions from Angela's friends, family, students and admirers.

Hull is the UK's City of Culture for 2017. In this BBC Arts documentary, the wonderful Hull-born comedian Lucy Beaumont, writer and star of the Radio 4 sitcom To Hull and Back, looks at the cultural treats that will be taking place in her home town - and whether being City of Culture will transform Hull forever. Lucy talks to key figures in this historic year for her home city, including the writer Richard Bean and actress Maureen Lipman, as well as discovering the rich cultural life that already exists in Hull. She will also explore the more avant-garde side of Hull with the performance artist Cosey Fanni Tutti, who invented industrial music with the band Throbbing Gristle.

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.

Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman, wakes up in his bed to find himself transformed into a large insect. After the metamorphosis, he becomes confined to his room and neglected by his family.

Жизнь таксиста Джона Смита удалась! Он — самый счастливый человек на земле и перспективы на будущее у него самые радужные. Все меняется в одночасье, когда при защите бездомной женщины от хулиганов его избивают. Джон не приходит вечером домой, и его жена Стефани обращается в полицию. Проблема в том, что одновременно в полицию обращается. .. его другая жена Мишель! Теперь Джону нужно приложить все усилия, чтобы полиция не узнала о его двоеженстве. Но есть задача и посложнее: не дать женам понять, что муж у них — один на двоих.

It's all in a day's work for high-flying literary agent Alexander; manuscripts to read, deals to be done, celebrity clients to be taken out to lunch, but first there is an author to deal with whose latest book the agent thinks is, frankly, not up to scratch. However he hadn't counted on the author's resourcefulness.

A corrupt parish council embezzle EU money to pay for their decadent lifestyles instead of funding the cultural development of their town. They soon find themselves having to perform the unimaginable task of producing one of the great Shakespearean plays for the most important festival in the EU cultural calendar.

Семь коротких историй, о шести разных людях.

After his best friend dies, Charlie hits the road and stumbles into Lighthouse Hill, a village where residents seem to know a lot more about him than they should.

Старинное шотландское поместье дает пристанище друзьям, родственникам и незнакомцам, каждый из которых переживает поворотный момент в жизни. В доме благородной графини Райвс пересекаются пути ее любимой племянницы Кэрри и бизнесмена Сэма, актрисы Элфриды и ее старого друга Оскара, и множества других «заблудших душ». Завязываются дружеские и любовные отношения. Вскоре зимняя тьма отступит перед новой яркой весной, и чудесная сила любви исцелит все разбитые сердца…

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.

Фильм снят по автобиографии Владислава Шпильмана, одного из лучших пианистов Польши 30-х годов прошлого века. Главный герой фильма — Владек — занимается искусством до тех пор, пока территорию Польши не занимают нацисты. Жизнь всех евреев меняется: их помещают в Варшавское гетто, запрещают работать, унижают, заставляют носить отличительные повязки, а через некоторое время отправляют в концлагерь.

This star-studded gala celebrates the centenary of the birth of legendary Broadway composer Richard Rodgers. Rodgers' contribution to musical theatre was extraordinary, including 900 published songs, 40 Broadway musicals and several film scores. Rodgers, together with lyricists Lorenz Hart and later Oscar Hammerstein II, wrote many of the best known musicals of the 20th Century, including Babes In Arms, Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music. This performance at London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, directed for the stage by Simon Callow, includes songs, dance, staged numbers and anecdotes featuring leading stars from both Broadway and London's West End. The cast comprises luminaries drawn from Oklahoma!, Kiss Me Kate, Chicago, The King and I and other recent productions as well as from television. This musical extravaganza features many of Rodgers' best-loved classics.

Действие мюзикла разворачивается в начале века на индейских территориях Дикого Запада на фоне конфликта между фермерами и ковбоями — история девушки Лори и двух соперников за ее руку и сердце, ковбоя Керли и наемного рабочего Джадда.

A sea captain with a vessel not deemed sea worthy by the ship inspectors assembles a motley crew to sail along the path of Captain Scoresby, a sea captain who sailed from Whitby in northern England to the Arctic in 1791. His crew includes bickering sisters, an Australian hitchhiker who is hiding from his girl friends, and the seaman's confidante who runs a local trailer park. Putting the ship to sea, the group is pursued by the authorities.

Сентиментальная лента о любви еврейского коммивояжера и уэльсской девушки. У уэльсцев свое местное вероисповедание. Сплоченная секта, они не любят еврейских торговцев даже не ха то, что они евреи, а за то, что они из Англии, называют их англичанами, не особо разбираясь в тонкостях. Соломон торгует тканями. Гаенор – дочь покупателя. В любовь с первого взгляда, конечно, верится мало. Чего, однако, не бывает с темпераментными еврейскими юношами, чьи здоровые натуры не вмещаются в регламентированный мир семейных молитв.

Doting parents (Maureen Lipman, David Ross, Tom Wilkinson) must adjust to life without their children as their offspring leave for college and form relationships. Sequel to Eskimo Day.

Comedy drama about the trials and tribulations of three sets of parents as they finally realise that their children have grown up and reluctantly they have to let them enroll at Cambridge University.

Намереваясь отыскать альтернативный путь в Индию, Христофор Колумб убеждает королевскую чету Испании проспонсировать его морскую экспедицию. Но ему решает помешать турецкий султан, чья казна не в последнюю очередь формируется за счёт налогов с караванов, идущих по старому маршруту.

A tribute to the work of monologist and comedienne Joyce Grenfell, performed by Maureen Lipman.

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.

It's Julie's last night as a mini-cab driver and it's a night full of adventures she'll never forget.

A movie in three acts following three couples who, over three years, each host a Christmas party. The camera stays in the kitchen and we are treated to Ayckbourn's beautifully detailed look at middle class life.

Adaptation of the play by Alan Ayckbourn.

Семейству Грисвулд очень повезло: они выиграли первый приз в ежегодной викторине! А приз — это увлекательное путешествие по Европе. И вот папа Кларк, мама Эллен, сын Расти и дочь Одри готовятся к отлёту из родного Чикаго за океан. Одри очень тяжело расставаться с любимым Джеком: ведь пока Одри отсутствует, Джека может «отбить» её лучшая подруга Дэби. Но отказаться от такого замечательного путешествия нет сил, и вот семья уже в Лондоне, и первое приключение связано с тем, что папа, взяв напрокат машину, пытается ездить на ней как в Америке, в то время как в Англии движение левостороннее. Будет ещё очень много приключений и в Англии, и во Франции, и в Германии…

When the King of Navarre and three of his cronies swear to spend all their days in study and not to look at any girls, they've forgotten that the daughter of the King of France is coming on a diplomatic visit. And the lady herself and her attendants play merry havoc with their intentions.

Biopic of Arthur Lucan, who portrayed Old Mother Riley for over twenty years on stage and screen.

Открытие источника ценной минеральной воды в заброшенной нефтяной скважине, расположенной на Карибских островах, приводит к целой веренице неожиданных ситуаций. Часть доходов пытаются прибрать к рукам нефтяные магнаты из США и лидеры местных революционных повстанцев.

Любящий выпить профессор-филолог средних лет дает уроки замужней парикмахерше, типичной кокни, которая во что бы то ни стало хочет получить статус светской дамы.

The local social cricket team are up to bat and sometimes it seems they are one batsman short of of an eleven. There are good secrets and not so good secrets that come to light during the course of the day. Roger is the ultimate captain rallying his troops whilst ignoring his greatest strength, Miriam, who makes the 'fantastic' teas with or without the 'non-compulsory' help. The days builds to a climax where it seems that everything must change forever. But will it?

Summer, 1948. 14-year-old Alan has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes, and that he will finally kiss classmate Ann. So when he's cast opposite her in a play that requires a kiss and England seem to be doing well in cricket, life couldn't be better.

When D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a notorious criminal kingpin, he uncovers the details of 15-year-old cold case.

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

Four men attempt "The Knowledge" examination to qualify as London taxi drivers.

John Thaw plays Vinny Mathews a small time boxing promoter who struggles with his conscience as to whether or not to provide a fighter for a Sporting Club promotion, a fighter he knows is unfit against an opponent who is way out of his league. However Mathews needs sponsorship and this would be the ideal opportunity to mix with the "frilly shirted" sportsmen who enjoy their lavish lifestyle as fighters slug it out as the steak is served!

В начале 1939 года Сэр Роберт Торндайк приезжает в Германию, чтобы застрелить Гитлера. Однако его планам не суждено было сбыться. Его перехватывает гестапо, пытает и бросает умирать. Торндайку удаётся выжить и вернуться в Англию, но и здесь его преследуют немецкие агенты. Зная, что правительство может передать его в руки немецким властям, сэр Роберт уходит в подполье.

The experiences of two young Jewish boys evacuated from Manchester to Blackpool during the Blitz.

Rough, tough and politically incorrect in the way that only the best 70's dramas can be, Regan was a pilot film for The Sweeney - one of the major television successes of the last fifty years. Featuring John Thaw as the irascible Detective Inspector Regan and Dennis Waterman as his loyal 'oppo' Detective Sergeant Carter, Regan was an immediate critical and ratings hit, resulting in four series of The Sweeney and two successful feature films. Jack Regan is a good copper, but his tough, intuitive style is becoming unfashionable in a Scotland Yard seeking a new image. When a policeman is mysteriously murdered, Regan breaks all the rules to find the killer - but he finds there are men in the Flying Squad prepared to break him.

File It Under Fear takes place in an outwardly normal rural British community. The tranquility is shattered by a series of brutal murders, all of them occurring in the library.

On a day in the summer of 1912, the family of retired matinee idol James Tyrone grapples with the morphine addiction of Tyrone's wife Mary, the illness of their youngest son Edmund, and the alcoholism and debauchery of the older son Jamie. As day turns into night, guilt, anger, despair, and regret threaten to destroy the family.

Ливерпульский конферансье мечтает написать детективный роман. Чтобы глубже погрузиться в среду он дает объявление об услугах частного детектива. Вскоре он получает первый заказ, а вместе с ним – пакет с фотографией молодой женщины, пистолет и тысячу фунтов стерлингов. И теперь он оказывается вовлечен в чрезвычайно запутанное дело, связанное с контрабандой героина и торговлей оружием.

A musical version of the life of the 17th Century English radical politician, John Wilkes, who campaigned for the right for voters to determine their representatives, not the House of Commons.

A traumatized and troubled teenager is sent to an all-girls detention home where she strikes up an unlikely friendship with a fellow inmate.

A young woman trades her upper-class existence for a new life in an economically depressed suburb of London.