Joss Ackland
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1928-02-29
Place of Birth:North Kensington, London, England, UK
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Also Known As:جاس آکلند

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot...

The Hunt for Red October (1990)
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The...

Swept from the Sea (1998)
The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century....

No Good Deed (2002)
While doing a friend a favour and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a...

D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
The Ducks are offered scholarships at Eden Hall Academy but struggle with their new coach's methods and come under pressure from the board to retain...

Jacob (1994)
Isaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself...

Nowhere to Run (1993)
Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children.

The Mighty Ducks (1992)
After reckless young lawyer Gordon Bombay gets arrested for drunk driving, he must coach a kids hockey team for his community service. Gordon has...

The Three Musketeers (1973)
The young D'Artagnan arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a King's musketeer. He meets and quarrels with three men, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis,...

Villain (1971)
In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.

Lady Jane (1986)
The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son, Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep...

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)
John Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of international power politics and intrigue. Unlike his...

It Couldn't Happen Here (1988)
Pet Shop Boys Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant embark upon a journey across England - but which England? Is it the half-remembered England of their...

The Sicilian (1987)
Egocentric bandit Salvatore Giuliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence.

Asylum (2005)
A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his...

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.

Citizen X (1995)
Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed victim to over 50 people. His victims were mostly under the age of...

A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.

Lounge Act (2000)
Have you ever wondered what happens with your pet when you are not at home? A dog worried about its future, a lazy parrot and an aquarium full of...

Once Upon a Crime (1992)
On their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married couples, including Julian and Phoebe, who are...

Flawless (2007)
A female executive and a night janitor conspire to commit a daring diamond heist from their mutual employer, The London Diamond Corporation.

S*P*Y*S (1974)
Two CIA bunglers botch a Soviet defection, then both sides mark them for termination.

Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
Rasputin, a crazed and debauched monk wreaks havoc at the local inn one night, chopping off the hand of one of the drinkers. As the bitter locals...

How About You... (2007)
A young woman, struggling with the direction of her life, spends Christmas watching over a retirement home filled with demanding residents.

Mother's Boys (1993)
Sexy but unstable wife and mother Jude walked out on her family three years ago. Now, just as suddenly, she is back. But her husband, Robert, has...

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of...

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
Mystery abounds when it is discovered that, one by one, the greatest Chefs in Europe are being killed. The intriguing part of the murders is that...

Surviving Picasso (1996)
The passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Picasso who was strong enough to withstand his...

The Princess and the Goblin (1991)
The story is about the Princess Irene and a young warrior boy named Curty. Irene must use her magic power to fight off goblins and save the kingdom.

White Mischief (1987)
A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates are living large as...

Tomorrow, Just You Wait (1965)
Jimmy is young, earning good money and going out with a smashing girl. What more could a man wish for?

A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)
A Southern California kid named Calvin Fuller is magically transported to the medieval kingdom of Camelot through a crack in the ground caused by an...

Icon (2005)
A former US Operative, who lived in Russia in his earlier years and had been married there with a child, comes out of retirement to face down a...

Silver Bears (1977)
Financial wizard "Doc" Fletcher is sent by crime boss Joe Fiore to buy a bank in Switzerland in order to more easily launder their profits. When he...

The Little Prince (1974)
After a pilot is forced to make an emergency landing in the Sahara Desert, he befriends a young prince from outer space; the friendship conjures up...

A Murder of Quality (1991)
At the request of his old war time colleague Ailsa Brimley, George Smiley agrees to look into the murder of Stella Rode. Brimley had only just...

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981)
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...

The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.

To Kill a Priest (1988)
A young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it.

I'll Be There (2003)
A comedy about a has-been rock star (Craig Ferguson) that discovers he has a teenage daughter (Charlotte Church), from a long forgotten love affair.

Great Expectations (1974)
A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.

The Apple (1980)
In the glitzy, glittering futuristic world of 1994, music is king -- and the man who controls it is all-powerful malicious mogul Mr. Boogalow. Now he...

The Mumbo Jumbo (2000)
A cynical young American, Thomas Doubting, stumbles upon a magical amulet which takes him on a mysterious journey to the island of Sinmouth. The...

Jekyll & Hyde (1990)
Henry Jekyll is a troubled man. His wife died of pneumonia. He wants his sister-in-law, but her father forbids any contact. And his experiments into...

Crescendo (1970)
An innocent project transforms into a perilous nightmare when researcher Susan Roberts arrives in France in search of information on a deceased...

Royal Flash (1975)
Cowardly rogue Harry Flashman's (Malcolm McDowell) schemes to gain entry to the royal circles of 19th-century Europe go nowhere until he meets a pair...

In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowley (2007)
"In Search of the Great Beast 666" documents the chilling life, impulses and journey of Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), one of the most controversial...

The Mind Snatchers (1972)
A German scientist works on a way of quelling overly aggressive soldiers by developing implants that directly stimulate the pleasure centers of the...

Saint Jack (1979)
Jack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. His dreams of building a fortune by running...

Giorgino (1994)
October 1918: After returning to the civil life, the young Doctor Giorgino Volli searches for a group of children, which he had been the care-taker...

First and Last (1989)
The story of a retired man who decides to fulfil his life-long ambition of walking from one end of Britain to the other.

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1992)
King Edward asks Sherlock Holmes to perform one more task before his retirement: to safeguard the Star of Africa on a trip to Cape Town. Soon the...

The Love Tapes (1980)
At Frank Yost's Good Possibilities, a state-of-the-art videotaping dating service, various clients have misadventures while trying to find the right...

The Object of Beauty (1991)
American couple Jake and Tina are living in an expensive London hotel above their means, incurring a sizeable debt. When they are asked to pay a...

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990)
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming follows the exciting life of a dashing young Ian Fleming, the mastermind behind the highly successful James Bond books...

Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long...

Ghost Ship (1952)
Warned that it is haunted, a skeptical young couple buy a rundown yacht and fix it up to be their home-on-the-sea, only to slowly realize that it...

The Boy with Chocolate Fingers (2011)
The story is about Donald McGlone, the boy with chocolate fingers (his fingers are made of chocolate). Because he is different, Donald has no friends...

OcchioPinocchio (1994)
A man with cognitive problems lives and works in a hospice. One day an American banker discovers that the man is his son.

Deadly Voyage (1996)
When stowaways are found on board a Russian cargo ship, some of the officers and crew decide to dispose of them at sea. The last time they had a...

Shadowlands (1985)
A play based on the friendship between CS Lewis and Joy Gresham.

Prisoners of the Sun (2013)
A multinational expedition discovers a lost city beneath a pyramid, where they must stop the reawakened gods of ancient Egypt from initiating the...

Pinocchio (2009)
The enchanted story of Pinocchio.

Hidden in Silence (1996)
Poland 1939, shortly before invasion of the German troops. To save their belongings from the Nazis, the Jewish family Diamant transfers them to their...

Joan Miró: Constellations - The Color of Poetry (1994)
A Master Painter of Twentieth Century Modern Art, Joan Miro was at once both distinctly modern and a lover of history. Created with exclusive access...

Miss Nightingale (1974)
The life, background, motivation and struggles of Florence Nightingale.

Katherine of Alexandria (2014)
The life of Katherine of Alexandria. Constantine joins the Roman army to find his missing childhood friend. Once alerted to his friend's whereabouts,...

The Black Windmill (1974)
A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that he can't even count on the people he thought were on...

Above and Beyond (2006)
True Story about the Atlantic Ferry Operation during World War II.

The Four Musketeers (1974)
The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.

To the Ends of Time (1996)
In a mythical kingdom, a young boy must fight time for the love of his princess and the future of his land.

Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1995)
Gorgeous Antonia is on a dangerous downward spiral caused by an addiction to heroin when she meets Mike, a tough drifter who helps her score more...

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz (1988)
In this drama, an American art student is trapped amidst the political turmoil of war-torn Europe while visiting Paris and staying at the fabulous...

The Lie (1970)
Ingmar Bergman play looking at the cool and brittle relationship between a successful architect (Frank Finlay) and his academic wife (Gemma Jones)....

The Sheltering Desert (1991)
In 1935 two German geologists, Henno Martin and Hermann Korn, leave Nazi Germany for South-West Africa (Namibia) to conduct field research. At the...

Daisies in December (1995)
A seaside hotel for senior citizens is the setting for late-season love as costars Jean Simmons and Joss Ackland meet and make a match in this...

Rough Cut (1980)
Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels.

England Made Me (1973)
A young, English, ne'er-do-well who goes to stay with his sister and her wealthy fiancé/benefactor in 1930's Germany, just before the rise of...

You Talk Too Much (1976)
An old lady seeks help from her doctor after her sun-in-law tells her that she suffers from logorrhea

Penny Gold (1973)
While investigating a murder case, a detective stumbles upon a rare-stamp swindle involving the victim's twin sister.

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971)
Life for Richard Forbush, brilliant biology student and conceited philanderer, is one long round of eat, drink and be merry. But his decision to...

Operation: Daybreak (1975)
Czechoslovakia, 1942. Three brave Czech patriots risk everything to rid their country of its brutal Nazi leader, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich.

The Bridge (1992)
When Isobel Hetherington and her three young daughters take up their seaside residence in the hot summer of 1887, life seems idyllic. But the arrival...

Othello (2001)
With freshly rechristened characters and brand-new dialogue, this British TV production of Othello is a "rethinking" of Shakespeare's play, albeit...

Passion of Mind (2000)
A psychological romantic thriller where fantasy and reality become indistinguishable for a woman leading a double life in her dreams.

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1991)
At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates',...

Milk (1999)
Forty-five-year-old Adrian has been living with his mother Lucy and running their Wiltshire dairy farm all his adult life. When Lucy unexpectedly...

Watership Down (1978)
When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a...

Hogfather (2007)
It's the night before Hogswatch, usually a time of joy on Discworld, but there are suspicious going-on and the criminal underworld is abuzz. The...

Tales from the Madhouse (2000)
Set inside the crumbling walls of a dilapidated Victorian sanatorium, eight mysterious characters reveal their secret stories to the visiting camera....

The Palermo Connection (1990)
Carmine Bonavia wins election as the mayor of New York on a promise to legalize drugs. After the election, he marries Carrie and goes to his...

Landfall (1949)
A British coastal command pilot is charged with neglect when it is thought that he has sunk a British submarine rather than a German U-boat. Unable...

Seven Days to Noon (1950)
When Professor Willingdon becomes wary of the nuclear weapons he is helping build, he steals a warhead and threatens to detonate it in London in...

Next to No Time (1958)
Unassuming planning engineer David Webb finds himself on the Queen Elizabeth to New York with instructions to negotiate a high-powered loan. His lack...

In Search of the Castaways (1962)
Two teenagers, Mary (Hayley Mills) and Robert (Keith Hamshere) are lead by Professor Paganel (Maurice Chevalier) on a search expedition for the...

Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
Hitler: The Last Ten Days takes us into the depths of der Furher’s Berlin bunker during his final days. Based on the book by Gerhard Boldt, it...

The Greek Tycoon (1978)
A lusty Greek shipping magnate courts the widow of an assassinated U.S. president.

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (1980)
An American ex-con who is trying to go straight is persuaded to be the inside man for an audacious bank job in central London.

The Tragedy of Coriolanus (1984)
A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.

Project: Shadowchaser (1992)
Set in the future, a group of terrorists with an android leader storm a hospital when the President's daughter is inside, taking her hostage. To find...

Voices in the Garden (1993)
Sir Archie and Cuckoo Peveril have lived in elegant splendour on Cap Ferrat since the end of the war. But the heady days of extravagant socialising...

The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)
It is written among the limitless constellations of the celestial heavens, and in the depths of the emerald seas, and upon every grain of sand in...

The Princess and the Goblin (1991)
The story is about the Princess Irene and a young warrior boy named Curty. Irene must use her magic power to fight off goblins and save the kingdom.

Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long...

Firelight (1998)
In 1838, lovely governess Elisabeth agrees to bear a child of anonymous English landowner, and he will in return pay her father's debt. At birth she,...

My Giant (1998)
Sammy, an agitated agent lost in the forest of the modern world, happens upon a gentle giant with a tall talent for friendship named Max.

A Different Loyalty (2004)
In January 1963, British journalist Leo Cauffield suddenly disappears from his home in Beirut. His wife Sally knew that he was working part-time for...

These Foolish Things (2006)
The world's on the brink of World War II, but a young actress is caught in a sentimental contest between a playwright and a director.

Moscow Zero (2006)
In Moscow, the priest Owen hires a team to guide him in the underworld to find his friend Sergei that is missing while researching the legend about...

Tre colonne in cronaca (1990)
Chronicle of the dark maneuvers put into practice by a politician to seize an opposition newspaper. A Lebanese terrorist receives the order to kill a...

Defining a Style (2005)
In this 2005 featurette, many key WATERSHIP DOWN animators and background artists recall their painstaking work on this landmark adaptation.

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (1999)
Indy finds that he must enlist the help of Hapsburg royalty when he embarks on a dangerous diplomatic mission through enemy-held Europe into the...

Heading For Glory (1975)
The 1974 finals in West Germany saw the emergence of "Total Football" in the shape of the classy Dutch led by the legendary Johan Cruyff. The Dutch...

Olympus Force: The Key (1988)
Olympian gods watch the Earth and resolve to fight a group of terrorists who stole a diskette containing a secret that can destroy the world.

Access to the Children (1973)
A married man forms a liaison with a woman he meets on a train, and is divorced by his wife who allows him access to their daughters on Sundays,...

The Three Sisters (1970)
In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters (Olga, Irina, and Masha) and their brother Andrei live but dream daily of their...

The Portrait (2014)
The film examines some complex dilemmas within three generations of one family. Through the painting of a portrait we are asked to consider: Is it...

Codename: Kyril (1988)
At the height of the cold war, a known Russian spy ("Kyril") is sent to the UK under falsely reported pretenses in order to hopefully indirectly...

Brown Bear's Wedding (1991)
The shy Brown Bear falls for the beautiful White Bear and is bound and determined to make her his wife.

White Bear's Secret (1992)
Brown Bear and White Bear are now married, but Brown Bear is finding the married life a little harder than he hoped.

The Bankrupt (1972)
Ellis Cripper has lost his money and his memory; in different ways he tries to make sense of his situation.

The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1982)
Jane Lapotaire and Joss Ackland star in this adaptation of Rudolph Besier's play. Elizabeth Barrett is kept a virtual prisoner by her father. Then...

When We Are Married (1987)
Three married couples discover that, through a legal technicality, they are, in fact, not actually married in the eyes of the law. This was the fifth...

Elizabeth Alone (1981)
"Guilty," pleads Elizabeth, "in marriage, in parenthood, in every close relationship. I have failed!" But should we condemn her as she condemns...

Findings on a Late Afternoon (1981)
Gerald is on the edge of a complete breakdown. During an afternoon spent with his father, he starts to come to terms with the wounding confusions and...

Maggie (1964)
East-End housewife Maggie Proud (Vanessa Redgrave) has two demanding children, a selfish mother-in-law, and an amiable but uncomprehending husband in...

Simulacrum (1993)
SIMULACRUM is just a step into the future where an insurgent human race rises up against Artificial Intelligence machines. A young, human ‘lab...

Julius Caesar (1994)
A compelling study of personal ambition versus the good of the state.

The Leather Boys (1984)
Documentary lamenting the state of the British motorbike industry in the mid-eighties and looking back on the better old days.

The Sweeney (1975)
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.

Midsomer Murders (1997)
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his...

The One Show (2006)
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

The Gentle Touch (1980)
The Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television for ITV which ran from 1980-1984. Commencing...

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and...

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
At the dawn of the 20th century, Indiana Jones discovered the world. From globetrotting family expeditions as a 9-year-old to the battlefields of...

The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left...

The Persuaders! (1971)
An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.

The Protectors (1972)
The Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It was Anderson's second TV series using live actors as...

Shirley's World (1972)
Shirley's World is a television series aired first by American Broadcasting Company during the U.S. 1971-72 television season. The sitcom was...

No Hiding Place (1959)
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16...

Sherlock Holmes (1964)
Sherlock Holmes is a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company BBC between 1965 and 1968. This was the second...

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (1967)
All 16 episodes of the 1967 series based on the Alexandre Dumas novel 'Twenty Years After'. “The Further Adventures of the Musketeers”...

Mystery and Imagination (1966)
Mystery and Imagination is a British television anthology series of classic horror and supernatural dramas. Five series were broadcast from 1966 to...

Wogan (1982)
Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.

BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on...

Natural World (1983)
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand....

David Copperfield (1966)
David Copperfield is a BBC television serial starring Ian McKellen in the title role of the adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel that began airing...

The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and...

Ashenden (1991)
Four-part drama about a writer recruited into espionage work by British intelligence during the First World War. Based on the writings of Somerset...

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level...

Above and Beyond (2006)
Above and Beyond is a four-hour 2006 miniseries aired by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on October 29 and 30. The miniseries is about the...

Justice (1971)
Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long episodes between 8 August 1971 and 16 October 1974....

Kingdom (2007)
Kingdom is a British television series produced by Parallel Film and Television Productions for the ITV network. It was created by Simon Wheeler and...

Heat of the Sun (1998)
Heat of the Sun is a police drama set in 1930s Kenya produced by Carlton Productions. Starring Trevor Eve as Superintendent Albert Tyburn, a Scotland...

Return of the Saint (1978)
Follow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.

Shroud for a Nightingale (1984)
Chief Supt Dalgliesh investigates a murder in an hospital setting.

Playhouse (1974)
BBC2 Playhouse is a one hour UK anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas created by Sara Pia Anderson and produced by...

Play for Today (1970)
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

Play for Today (1970)
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

Play for Today (1970)
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

The Troubleshooters (1965)
The Troubleshooters is a British television series made by the BBC between 1965 and 1972, created by John Elliot. During its run, the series made the...

The Troubleshooters (1965)
The Troubleshooters is a British television series made by the BBC between 1965 and 1972, created by John Elliot. During its run, the series made the...

The Troubleshooters (1965)
The Troubleshooters is a British television series made by the BBC between 1965 and 1972, created by John Elliot. During its run, the series made the...

The Troubleshooters (1965)
The Troubleshooters is a British television series made by the BBC between 1965 and 1972, created by John Elliot. During its run, the series made the...

The Wednesday Play (1964)
The Wednesday Play is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written...

The Wednesday Play (1964)
The Wednesday Play is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written...

Armchair Theatre (1956)
Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally...

Armchair Theatre (1956)
Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally...

Hogfather (2006)
On the night before Hogswatch, the holiday where kids anticipate presents from the beloved Hogfather, Death notices that the Hogfather's life-timer...

Turtle's Progress (1979)
Turtle's Progress is a British television series broadcast between 1979 and 1980. The offbeat humour of the show attracted a small but cult audience,...

Horizon (1964)
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.

Dalgliesh (1983)
Centred on the cases of P. D. James' gentleman detective Adam Dalgliesh. In addition to his career as a policeman, Dalgliesh is also a published...

Sherlock Holmes (1984)
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend...

Miss Marple (1984)
Miss Marple, the spinster detective who is one of the most famous characters created by English crime writer Agatha Christie, is portrayed by Joan...

Queenie (1987)
A half-caste beauty emigrates from India to Great Britain, pursues fame and fortune at the cost of personal happiness, and becomes a Hollywood movie...

The Crezz (1976)
The Crezz is a British television drama produced by Thames Television and shown on the ITV network in 1976. Created by Clive Exton, The Crezz was set...

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.

A Woman Named Jackie (1991)
This biographical miniseries, based on the best seller by C. David Heymann, starts when Jackie Kennedy was working after college; and spans her life...

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992)
An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost...

Testament: The Bible in Animation (1996)
A nine-part series of Old Testament stories for younger viewers using various animation techniques, including stop-motion, cel animation and computer...

Testament: The Bible in Animation (1996)
A nine-part series of Old Testament stories for younger viewers using various animation techniques, including stop-motion, cel animation and computer...

Enemy at the Door (1978)
Enemy At The Door is a British television drama series made by London Weekend Television for ITV. The series was shown between 1978 and 1980 and...

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and...

Henry VIII (2003)
The life of Henry VIII of England from the disintegration of his first marriage to an aging Spanish princess until his death following a stroke in...