The Blue Lamp was a seminal film from Ealing Studios that set out to show ‘fairly and realistically the work of the London police,’ as producer...
The Gamblers was an anthology series which was about people taking a gamble on something – and not necessarily a monetary gamble. Writers included C.P. Taylor,...
Adapted from AJ Cronin’s novel, this is the story of a minor diplomat, played with admirable restraint by Michael Horden, who becomes increasingly jealous of the...
In 1916 Royal Navy lieutenant Michael Rennie goes on five days leave and meets Wendy Hiller on a London-bound train. They spend the night together but,...
The quintessential Christmas story and the quintessential TV version of it. Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol has been one of cinema’s favourites for years, most notably...
Prisoner-of-war escape movies have held a constant fascination for British filmmakers. Many of the best took their inspiration from real-life experiences and incidents. This highly enjoyable...
Odette tells the story of Odette Churchill (Anna Neagle), a brave Frenchwoman living in the UK and married to an Englishman who joins the Special Operations...
Comedy. Wally Warner returns home to England for his grandaughter’s wedding. Although Dennis Spooner and Brian Clemens are best known for their action adventure series for...
After runaway success Dr. No introduced moviegoers to Ian Fleming’s stylish secret agent, 007, producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman had no trouble deciding which...
During World War II, an English Army major and his assistant (David Niven and Glynis Johns) are assigned to rescue a pedigree cow from one of...