Benjamin Whitrow Movies

The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jeremy Irons

The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Julia Sawalha

An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Robert Downey Jr.

Sex and love. Some seek it, some need it, some spurn it and some pay for it, but we're all involved in it. Set on one afternoon on Hampstead Heath in...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Holly Aird

A strange young man has a sinister effect on the family of a middle-aged writer.

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Sting

Freed at last by death from tyranny of an elderly, querulous mother, Esme Fanshaw is persuaded to take a man, Amos Curry, into her house as a paying...

Genre: Drama

Cast: June Ritchie

An 83 year-old man returns to Germany for a long planned journey of atonement. When Ross, his useless son agrees to drive him there, a nightmare...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shane Taylor

A Shocking Accident is a 1982 British short comedy film directed by James Scott, based on Graham Greene's short story by the same name. About a boy...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Rupert Everett

Story of Sir Thomas More, who refused to accept the spiritual leadership of Henry VIII, and faces death as he struggles to remain loyal to his...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Charlton Heston

Young, handsome and alone in London at the start of a great career. But will Sunil's luck hold out against the seductions of pretty girls, the wiles...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Kulvinder Ghir

Episodes from the life of British Author, J.R. Ackerley.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Benjamin Whitrow

A TV schools version of the play by William Shakespeare, filmed in the studio and on location in Venice.

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Cast: Bob Peck

The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Julie Walters

Spend some time in the company of the guests at 'Wentworth' - all taking the waters except for the Colonel and Miss Howard, who has some leisure for...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Robert Hardy

Miss Howard's exhibition of water-colours at the Green Salon falters but then takes off. The season at 'Wentworth' is now drawing to a close,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Robert Hardy

Franz, a young man, works in a dye factory in Prague. One day he notices a rash-like eczema, growing on his hands. All attempts to treat it with...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis

Alan Bennett's play about the mid-life crisis of an estate agent.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Dave Allen

When Danny, 'one of Maggie's wandering minstrels', visits a seaside horror museum, he is rather disappointed. 'It's all about victims. Now people are...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Benjamin Whitrow

Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Henry Man

School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: John Cleese

A barrister's complex life unravels as he juggles a court case and highly-strung mistress.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Alan Bates

An author writes to his old schoolmate, telling him he is going to reveal a secret they have shared since the 1950s.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Alan Bates

Two terminally ill patients in a hospital yearn for relief from their predicament. With little or no friends, they form an uneasy alliance and plot...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Timothy Dalton

Joe and Olivia are childhood sweethearts, about to embark on their wedding day. But, the so-called happiest day of their lives is over faster than...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Geraldine Somerville

Adaptation of the play by Frederick Lonsdale

Genre: Drama

Cast: Penelope Keith

An in-depth biopic of Princess Margaret from the days following her father's death in 1952 until the 1970s. She was known to be a flamboyant royal...

Genre: TV Movie

Cast: Lucy Cohu

Comedy thriller. Walter Bryce hires the professional services of the sinister Vincent to eliminate his rich, neurotic wife, Celia. All this to...

Genre: TV Movie

Cast: George Cole

Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Phil Daniels

The bitter Trojan War drags on - the Greeks blame Achilles' apathy for low morale, while Troy's hero Hector challenges one of the enemy to a personal...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Anton Lesser

Sex and love. Some seek it, some need it, some spurn it and some pay for it, but we're all involved in it. Set on one afternoon on Hampstead Heath in...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Holly Aird

An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Robert Downey Jr.

In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the...

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Florence Hoath

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Gary Oldman

Set in a British country house in the 1920s, Hay Fever follows the outlandish bevaiour of the Bliss family when they each invite a guest to spend the...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Penelope Keith

A young would-be science-fiction writer finds out that his new girlfriend's father is his favorite author.

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Cast: Michael Maloney

Shaw turned to the classic Victorian melodrama to focus on the insincerity of much that his audience held dear, especially family and marriage. In...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Patrick Stewart

The story covers eighty years in the lives of a pair of Welsh identical twins with an unusual bond, as they go through war, love affairs, and land...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Mike Gwilym

An Alcoholics Anonymous meeting

Genre: Drama

Cast: Benjamin Whitrow

Kay Gilbert goes into hospital for a minor operation which goes badly wrong. Based on an actual case, this play tells the story of her fight for...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Paola Dionisotti

A factory's workforce is dwindling as divisions between the workers and management widen.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Leonard Rossiter

An Edwardian take on the Shakespeare play starring Laurence Olivier.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Laurence Olivier

An anthropologist observed by one of his erstwhile victims - a sophisticated comedy.

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Cast: Benjamin Whitrow

Thomas Able, once a successful writer, has not written since the war. He lies paralysed and dying. His family gather at the family home.

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Cast: Daniel Massey

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Michael Hordern