Michael Jayston Archives

Jane Eyre (BBC-2 1973, Sorcha Cusack, Michael Jayston)

This classic 1840’s literary masterpiece, based on the novel by Charlotte Bronte, tells the story of the humble but spirited governess Jane Eyre (Sorcha Cusack) and...

Sunday Night Theatre Another Sunday and Sweet FA

TV2 months ago

Sunday Night Theatre (ITV 1972-1974)

Anthology series of single plays Sunday Night Theatre was a continuation of Saturday Night Theatre just moved to a different day. Towards the end of SNT...

TV2 months ago

Play of the Week (BBC Two 1977-1979)

Play of the Week was a BBC Two anthology of high profile single dramas. Often shot on film and featuring top of the line talent in...

Movies2 years ago

Cromwell (1970, Richard Harris, Alec Guinness)

Lavish and thoughtful biopic that charts the rise of Oliver Cromwell (Richard Harris) from passionate, Puritan patriot to lonely dictator via the battlegrounds of the Civil...

TV2 years ago

Bit of a Do, A (ITV 1989, David Jason, Nicola Pagett)

David Jason leads the all-star cast in comedy drama series A Bit of A Do, with each episode taking place at a different social function or...

The Power Game Patrick Wymark as Sir John Wilder flanked by the two women in his life. His wife Pamela (played by Barbara Murray) and his mistress Susan Weldon (Rosemary Leach)

TV2 years ago

The Power Game (ITV 1965-1969, Patrick Wymark, Clifford Evans)

Drama series The Power Game was a continuation of the The Plane Makers. Sir John Wilder leaves the aviation industry and takes a position as co-managing...

TV3 years ago

Haggard (ITV 1990-1992, Keith Barron, Reece Dinsdale)

Period sitcom detailing the exploits of late 18th Century Squire Haggard, much given to carousing, drinking, wenching and slothfulness. Haggard travelled the land with his son...

TV3 years ago

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (BBC-2 1979, Alec Guinness, Bernard Hepton)

In Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, the award-winning adaptation of John le Carre’s best-selling novel, Alec Guiness brilliantly captures the weary heart and steely soul of spymaster...

TV4 years ago

Dinner Of Herbs, A (ITV 2000, Billie Whitelaw, Debra Stephenson)

Period drama serial A Dinner of Herbs was based on the novel by Catherine Cookson and took us to 19th century Northumberland where 11 year old...

Episodes4 years ago

Time For Murder: Dust To Dust (ITV 7 Dec 1985, Patricia Hodge)

“Middle aged lady of good family with some wealth wishes to correspond with a single gentleman with a view to eventual marriage. A long and exhaustive...

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