Alfred Lynch
Рождение : 1931-01-26, London, England, UK
Смерть : 2003-12-16
История
Alfred Cornelius Lynch (26 January 1931 – 16 December 2003) was a British actor on stage, film and television.
Lynch was born in Whitechapel, London, the son of a plumber. After attending a Roman Catholic school, he worked in a draughtsman's office before entering national service. Then, whilst working in a factory, he attended theatre acting evening classes, at which he met his life partner, James Culliford.
In 1958 he joined the Royal Court Theatre and acted in a number of plays. After 1960 his career moved more into film and television, for example appearing with Sean Connery in the 1961 film On the Fiddle and the 1965 film The Hill. He also appeared in the 1968 adaptation of The Sea Gull, and the 1990 film The Krays. Some of his later television credits include reading children's stories on Jackanory, Going Straight and the Doctor Who serial The Curse of Fenric as Commander Millington.
After James Culliford's stroke in 1972, Lynch moved from London to Brighton until James's death in 2002. Lynch himself died from cancer in 2003.
Edward
The difficult relationship between a british postal officer and his adoptive son.
The Professor
1992 BBC adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novel of 1907 concerning the mostly inactive spy Alfred Verloc, who is ordered by his superior Mr Vladimir to carry out a terrorist act. Verloc reluctantly plans the operation, seeking help from The Professor. Verloc is also an informant for the police and the Assistant Commissioner and Chief Inspector Heat add additional pressure on Verloc and his attempts to carry out his plan. Verloc’s subsequent actions gravely affect his wife who is devoted to her mentally unbalanced brother Stevie.
Old Man Alfred
1999 г. на исходе. Индийский ядерный спутник вышел из-под контроля. Но Клер на это наплевать. Она увлечена преследованием таинственного Сэма-Тревора, за которым охотится ФБР. Очевидно, у него есть ценное изобретение.
Charlie Kray Snr
Фильм повествует о жизни и преступной деятельности близнецов Рональда и Реджинальда, более известных как "братья Крэй" — бандитов, орудовавших в 1960-x годах в Лондоне.
Commander Millington
The Doctor and Ace arrive at a secret military base during World War II, where an ancient evil from the Doctor's past prepares to make his final deadly move. As hideous vampires rise from the sea and Russian commandoes begin to close in, they are confronted not only with a mystery from the distant past but also a terrifying vision of mankind's future...
Saul Rutledge
The story is set in a small English coastal town, around the turn of the century. A young woman, thought by many in the village to be a witch, dies suddenly one day. Not long after she's buried, the villagers begin to see her walking around the area and especially along the shoreline. The village minister begins to look into her life and her death, hoping to lay the spirit to rest.
Aegisthus
Agamemnon returns home from the Trojan war and is murdered by his wife, setting off a chain of revenge that stretches across this trilogy of play. Directed by Peter Brook for the National Theatre, this is an all-male performance with masks.
Harry
Компания, в которой много лет трудился архитектор Стивен Буккер, внезапно разорилась. Огромные кредиты выплачивать нечем, жена только что затеяла новый бизнес, потребовавший немалых средств, дети учатся в дорогих частных школах… Откуда взять столько денег ставшему в одночасье нищим Буккеру? Загнанный в угол, он соглашается на предложение Майка Дэниелса, вора с внешностью английского аристократа, участвовать в хитроумном ограблении самого большого и надежного лондонского банка. Казалось, преступники предусмотрели всё, но во время проведения операции они сталкиваются с совершенно неожиданными препятствиями... Увлекательный детектив с нестандартным сюжетом, нетипичными героями и абсолютно непредсказуемым финалом.
Larshen
A group of Slave workers, drafted by the Nazis to help construct their coastal defences in 1944, are trapped in an underground bunker when the Allies land at Normandy on D-Day. They find huge stores of food, but not enough candles. The slow dying of the light parallels their increasing boredom, illness, and jealousy during their entrapment. Based on the Novel 'Le Blockhaus' by Jean Paul Clebert
Semyon Medvedenko
Русская провинция становится местом, где разворачиваются драмы нескольких человек. Стареющая актриса Аркадина приезжает с любовником, писателем Тригориным, в поместье своего больного брата Сорина. В Тригорина влюбляется юная Нина Заречная, уже давно и безответно любимая Константином Треплевым, сыном Аркадиной, который ставит финальную точку в этой трагедии…
Edgar Lunt lives his life by scientific principles, that is, for every action there is a reaction. He believes that any pleasure he might have, will mean, somebody will suffer somewhere else. The result is he is not very happy at all, until Trevor, a young student,tries to show him a fresh outlook on life.
Tranio
Италия, XVI век. У богатого торговца две дочери на выданье. За младшей дочерью многие ухаживают, но по традиции ее не могут выдать замуж вперед старшей сестры. Охотников жениться на своенравной Катарине не находится. И вот в город приезжает незнакомец по имени Петруччио и решает во что бы то ни стало укротить строптивую девицу.
George Stevens
Действие ленты разворачивается в британском дисциплинарном лагере, затерявшемся в африканской пустыне во времена Второй мировой войны.
Peter
A studio-based drama by John Hopkins focusing on a trio of people at the point of crisis, with an underlying theme of homosexuality a couple of years before legalisation.
Joe Beckett
Joe Beckett, seasoned citizen of the bedsitter belt, aged about 22, is the renegade son of modest, respectable parents and, to use his own description, 'an emotional leper'. He decides that he needs a violent shock to shake him back into life, and as a result accepts a commission to carry out the murder of a total stranger for a man he meets in a coffee bar...
Corporal Bill Pope
Sergeant-Major Charles Coward, a brave British soldier is captured by German forces during World War II. When he's thrown into a prisoner of war camp, he immediately plans his escape. Masquerading as a wounded German soldier, he makes it as far as the medical tent, where the deceived enemy forces award him the Iron Cross. Though he is ultimately discovered, he goes on to courageously pursue his freedom with a whimsical and undying audacity.
Thomas 'Tom' Ernest Bennett
An US airman stationed in the UK strikes down his commanding officer. Believing he killed him, the airman goes on the run with a girl. They run into a couple that looks like them and a mix up happens.
Horace Pope
Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy Pedlar Pascoe, and works up a lucrative racket in conning both his colleagues and the RAF. By means of various devious schemes Pope and Pascoe manage to avoid the front lines until they are sent to France - where they find themselves making unexpected and uncomfortably close contact with the enemy.
2nd Commercial Traveller
Портер любит свою жену Элисон, но не может удержаться, чтобы постоянно не задевать ее в разговоре. Элисон терпит сколько может, но потом, чтобы не сойти с ума, оставляет Портера, поддавшись уговорам своей лучшей подруги Хелены Чарлз. Оставшись один, Портет берется за Хелену. Элисон была беременна, но не говорила об этом мужу. После потери ребенка она возвращается к Портеру, Хелена понимает, что теперь пора уходить ей.
