Search results for "Roger Allam"
The 1951 Festival of Britain: A Brave New World

The 1951 Festival of Britain: A Brave New World

The 1951 Festival of Britain: A Brave New World
IMDb: 7.9
59

Set against the post war period of debt, austerity and rationing, the 1951 Festival of Britain showed how to carve out a bright new future through design and ingenuity, while…

Genre: Documentary
The Station: Trouble on the Tracks

The Station: Trouble on the Tracks

The Station: Trouble on the Tracks
TMDb: 7
45 min

Going behind the scenes with staff at Birmingham New Street station to provide a vivid insight into the variety of situations they face, from flooding to industrial action, irate passengers,…

Status: Returning Series
Genre: Documentary
Stranded

Stranded

Stranded
IMDb: 6.5
176

A retelling of the classic Swiss Family Robinson story.

Murder in Provence

Murder in Provence

Murder in Provence
TMDb: 8
88 min

Antoine Verlaque, Investigating Judge in Aix-en-Provence, and romantic partner Marine Bonnet as they investigate the murders, mysteries and dark underbelly of their idyllic home.

Status: Returning Series
Genre: Crime, Drama
Parade’s End

Parade’s End

Parade’s End
TMDb: 6.9
58 min

The story of a love triangle between a conservative English aristocrat, his mean socialite wife and a young suffragette in the midst of World War I and a Europe on…

Status: Ended
Ethel & Ernest

Ethel & Ernest

Ethel & Ernest
IMDb: 7.7
94

This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two…

Genre: Animation, Drama, War
The Missing

The Missing

The Missing
TMDb: 7.1
59 min

A gripping anthological relationship thriller series exploring the emotional fallout of a child’s abduction not only on the family but on the wider community, told over two time frames.

Status: Ended
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Endeavour

Endeavour

Endeavour
TMDb: 8.1
90 min

The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.

Status: Returning Series
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Thick of It

The Thick of It

The Thick of It
TMDb: 8.2
30 min

Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10’s policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.

Status: Ended
Genre: Comedy
Shakespeare’s Globe: Henry IV, Part 1

Shakespeare’s Globe: Henry IV, Part 1

Shakespeare’s Globe: Henry IV, Part 1
IMDb: 8.1
167

Prince Hal, son of King Henry IV, seems to be squandering his life away with the fat knight Sir John Falstaff and the whores, boozers and petty rogues of Eastcheap….

Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, War
Say Your Prayers

Say Your Prayers

Say Your Prayers
IMDb: 5.3
84

Two orphaned brothers turned radical Christian hitmen venture to rural Ilkley under the instruction of Father Enoch. Their mission: assassinate the famed atheist writer Professor John Huxley.

Genre: Comedy, Crime
The Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus
IMDb: 6.4
86

Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend’s country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.

Genre: Comedy
A Royal Night Out

A Royal Night Out

A Royal Night Out
IMDb: 6.5
97

The re-imagining of VE Day in 1945, when Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret were allowed out from Buckingham Palace for the night to join in the celebrations, and encounter…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Tamara Drewe

Tamara Drewe

Tamara Drewe
IMDb: 6.2
111

A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta
IMDb: 8.1
132

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues…

The Queen

The Queen

The Queen
IMDb: 7.3
103

The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to…

Genre: Drama, History
Wilt

Wilt

Wilt
IMDb: 6.2
92

Henry Wilt is a more or less failed teacher who fantasizes about murdering his dominant, non-attentive wife Eva. At a party who gets stuck in an inflatable doll and makes…

Genre: Comedy, Crime
The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

The Tempest: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
IMDb: 8.4
162

Prospero, Duke of Milan, usurped and exiled by his own brother, holds sway over an enchanted island. He is comforted by his daughter Miranda and served by his spirit Ariel…

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley
IMDb: 7.5
127

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O’Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend’s farm, British Black and…

Genre: Drama, War
The Book Thief

The Book Thief

The Book Thief
IMDb: 7.5
131

While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is…

Genre: Drama
The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black
IMDb: 6.4
95

The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in…

The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van
IMDb: 6.7
104

The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes
IMDb: 6.9
104

The story is set in 1947, following a long-retired Holmes living in a Sussex village with his housekeeper and rising detective son. But then he finds himself haunted by an…

Genre: Drama, Mystery
Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya
IMDb: 7.6
155

Drama filmed in London’s Harold Pinter Theatre. Secret loves and long-held resentments threaten to tear a family apart in Anton Chekhov’s classic play, a tender exploration of human frailty. When…

Genre: Comedy, Drama