John Gorrie Archives | Memorable TV

First Among Equals (ITV 1986, James Faulkner, Tom Wilkinson)

Quite an epic scope for this 10 part drama series, First Among Equals follows a quartet of MP’s from their first days as sworn in MPs...

Episodes3 years ago

Within These Walls: A Free Woman (ITV 1 Nov 1975, with Joan Hickson)

In A Free Woman, middle aged prisoners May Leckwith and Edna Dewfall share a cell and spend their days gossiping, chit-chatting, knitting and doing embroidery. In...

TV4 years ago

Talking To Strange Men (ITV 1992, John Duttine, Mel Martin)

In thriller Talking To Strange Men, after his wife walks out on him John Creevey finds himself caught up in a bizarre mystery. A very young...

TV4 years ago

Lillie (ITV 1978, Francesca Annis, Anton Rodgers)

A hugely popular and critical success in its day Lillie really had its roots in the earlier and equally popular 1975 production of Edward the Seventh...

TV4 years ago

Claire (BBC-1 1982, Lynn Farleigh, William Gaunt)

Drama series that focused on teenager Claire Terson who, having spent much of her life in a children’s home, is fostered by Pam and Tony Hunter,...

TV4 years ago

Cause Celebre (ITV 1987, Helen Mirren, David Morrissey)

Cause Celebre took us to Bournemouth in September 1934. Middle aged Alma is married to a much older man, Francis “Rats” Rattenbury. She begins an affair...

TV4 years ago

Edward VII (ITV 1975, Timothy West, Annette Crosbie)

Period drama serial Edward VII told the life story of the heir to Queen Victoria, especially his dalliances with Lillie Langtry and other women. Edward VII...