Five Children and It (2005)

Director: John Stephenson

Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Izzard, Freddie Highmore, Tara Fitzgerald, Zoe Wanamaker,...

It's World War I and five children are sent to live with their eccentric uncle (Kenneth Branagh) in the countryside. There are plenty of rules but th... Read more

Stage Beauty (2004)

Director: Richard Eyre

Starring: Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Tom Wilkinson, Rupert Everett, Ben Chaplin, Richard...

Adapted from Jeffrey Hatcher's play and based loosely on the life of Ned Kynaston (Billy Crudup), a 17th century theatre star noted particularly for h... Read more

British Isles: A Natural History (2004)

Starring: Alan Titchmarsh

Presented by veteran UK TV personality, Alan Titchmarsh, this excellent BBC series takes us on a journey through time using state of the art special e... Read more

D-Day: The Secret Battle (1998)

By 1944 the Germans knew the Allies were set to invade the French Coast, but where would they land? Operation Fortitude, one of the biggest war-time... Read more

Citizen Verdict (2003)

Director: Philippe Martinez

Starring: Armand Assante, Roy Scheider, Jerry Springer, Raffaello Degruttola

Jerry Springer is Marty Rockman, notorious reality show producer. His hot new concept is trial by media, literally. Each week a new case is tried li... Read more

A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990)

Director: John Hough

Starring: Samantha Eggar, Oliver Reed, Sarah Miles, Fiona Fullerton, Christopher Plummer,...

Adapted from the romance novel of kitch queen, Barbara Cartland. Christopher Plummer is the strutting Grand Duke, Oliver Reed is the lascivious rajah... Read more

Duel of Hearts (1990)

Director: John Hough

Starring: Richard Johnson, Billie Whitelaw, Michael York, Geraldine Chaplin, Virginia McKe...

Based on Barbara Cartland's romantic novel, Alison Doody is Lady Caroline, the attractive debutante who falls for a dashing Michael York. In order to... Read more

The Lady and the Highwayman (1987)

Director: John Hough

Starring: John Mills, Bernard Miles, Oliver Reed, Claire Bloom, Christopher Cazenove, Emma...

Barbara Cartland's 17th Century romance is adapted for television. Young Lady Panthea Vyne (Lysette Anthony) falls for a handsome highwayman, Silverb... Read more

Mad Dogs and Englishmen (2000)

Director: Michael Kalesniko

Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Robin Wright, Lynn Redgrave, Jared Harris, Peter Riegert

This over-looked gem is a smartly written slice-of-life centred on jaded L.A. playwright, Peter (Kenneth Branagh). His wife (Robin Wright Penn) is fu... Read more

Rock Profile (2004)

Starring: Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Jamie Theakston

Matt Lucas and David Walliams - the boys from 'Little Britain' - don spangles, wigs and a truckload of makeup to impersonate the good, the bad and the... Read more