Richard Heffer

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Waterloo
7.1

Waterloo

Oct 26, 1970
Le film commence sur l’abdication de 1814 de l'empereur Napoléon Bonaparte, après la campagne de France de 1814 et à la restauration de la monarchie française du roi Louis XVIII entre 1814 et 1824. Il retrace ensuite les Cent-Jours, la bataille de Waterloo de 1815 et l’affrontement entre les deux commandants en chef, le duc de Wellington et l'empereur Napoléon Ier à Waterloo en Belgique.
History
Monsieur N.
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Monsieur N.

Jan 15, 2003
Comment l'empereur Napoléon a-t-il accepté de se soumettre à cet emprisonnement sur l'île de Sainte-Hélène ? Et comment imagine-t-il desserrer l'emprise de ses géôliers ? C'est ce que Monsieur N. va tenter de révéler..
Drama
Death of a Son
6

Death of a Son

Jan 08, 1989
Une mère en deuil ne recule devant rien pour que les personnes impliquées dans la mort de son fils soient traduites en justice. Inspiré de faits réels.
Drama
Love
6.5

Love

Sep 13, 1969
Dans une petite ville minière britannique du début du siècle, Gerard Crich, jeune aristocrate, propriétaire des mines, se lie d’amitié avec l'inspecteur d’école Rupert Bikin. Un drame dans la famille de Crich va le rapprocher encore de Rupert, qui lui fera rencontrer Gudrun dont il va désespérément tomber amoureux.
Drama
Dimensions
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Dimensions

Sep 20, 2011
Stephen is a brilliant young boy who lives in England, in what appears to be the 1920s—but nothing in Stephen’s life is quite as it seems. His world is turned upside down upon meeting a charismatic and inspirational professor at a garden party, who demonstrates to Stephen and his friends what life would be like if they themselves were merely one, or two, dimensional beings. He then proceeds to explain that by manipulating other dimensions, time travel may actually be possible. As Stephen’s life unfolds, events lead him to dedicate himself to turning the Professor’s theories of time travel into reality. Jealousy, love, obsession, temptation and greed surround him, influencing his fragile mind and the direction of his work.
Drama
Dimensions
4.816

Dimensions

Sep 20, 2011
Stephen is a brilliant young boy who lives in England, in what appears to be the 1920s—but nothing in Stephen’s life is quite as it seems. His world is turned upside down upon meeting a charismatic and inspirational professor at a garden party, who demonstrates to Stephen and his friends what life would be like if they themselves were merely one, or two, dimensional beings. He then proceeds to explain that by manipulating other dimensions, time travel may actually be possible. As Stephen’s life unfolds, events lead him to dedicate himself to turning the Professor’s theories of time travel into reality. Jealousy, love, obsession, temptation and greed surround him, influencing his fragile mind and the direction of his work.
Drama
Sherlock Holmes - Le Signe des Quatre
6.8
Mary Morstan, une jeune gouvernante, vient demander son aide à Sherlock Holmes. Il y a 10 ans, son père, navigateur, a disparu aux Indes. Depuis, elle reçoit chaque année des perles de grande valeur. Une lettre arrivée le jour même l'invite à se rendre à un mystérieux rendez-vous. Elle demande à Holmes de l'accompagner.
Adventure
Penny Gold
5.571

Penny Gold

Jun 22, 1973
While investigating a murder case, a detective stumbles upon a rare-stamp swindle involving the victim's twin sister.
Thriller
Bomber Harris
6.8

Bomber Harris

Sep 03, 1989
Biography of Arthur Harris (aka "Bomber Harris") of RAF Bomber Command, during WW2 - in particular his strategy of heavy bomber "Millenium Raids" on German cities.
Drama
The Happy Valley
6.8

The Happy Valley

Sep 06, 1987
Dans le Kenya des années 1940, un adultère mène à des intrigues et un meurtre qui a défrayé la chronique parmi l'aristocratie britannique. Inspiré de faits réels.
Crime
Countdown to War
5

Countdown to War

Apr 07, 1989
Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland, Nazi-Germany and USSR from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until Britain's declaration of war on Germany caused by Hitler's invasion of Poland.
Drama
Hotel!
4.5

Hotel!

Feb 17, 2001
The US president unexpectedly checks into a sleepy hotel in the heart of England, where he is held hostage by terrorists and, even worse, attended to by a host of wacky characters who obviously don't get out much.
Comedy
Czech Mate
1

Czech Mate

Dec 03, 1984
Vicky's ex-husband, John, invites her on a trip to communist Prague. First John disappears, then her passport. Vicky finds herself alone and penniless in Prague and becomes a tragic pawn caught in a web of espionage and murder.
Drama
Colditz
7.333

Colditz

Apr 01, 1974
Colditz est une série télévisée américano-britannique en 28 épisodes de 50 minutes. Cette série met en scène la vie quotidienne des prisonniers de guerre incarcérés au Château de Colditz durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Drama
Département S
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Département S

Mar 17, 1970
Cette série met en scène les aventures du flamboyant Jason King, auteur à succès de romans policiers et collaborateur au Département S, une cellule d'Interpol dirigée par l'énigmatique Sir Curtis Seretse et destinée à régler les affaires que les autres agences de services secrets n'ont pu résoudre. Les autres membres en sont Stewart Sullivan, un Américain qui chapeaute l'équipe, et Annabelle Hurst, une spécialiste en informatique.
Action & Adventure
Heartbeat
7

Heartbeat

Sep 05, 2010
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
Crime
Jason King
7.333

Jason King

Apr 28, 1972
Ancien héros de Département S, Jason King a quitté Interpol. Auteur à succès de romans policiers et infatigable playboy menant grand train de vie, ses démêlés avec le fisc l'obligent à travailler régulièrement pour les services secrets britanniques. Désormais, il s'affaire en solo (et en dilettante) à des affaires d'espionnage…
Action & Adventure
Don't Wait Up
6.2

Don't Wait Up

Mar 25, 1990
Two doctors, estranged from their spouses, become roommates...but they also happen to be father and son! Can they share an apartment without driving each other crazy? No, but they do it anyway.... Tom Latimer is a young and hard working general practitioner who has managed to survive an expensive and nasty divorce. Now he lives in an apartment while his ex lives in their beautiful home. And things get worse for Tom when his father, dermatologist Toby Latimer, arrives at Tom's place with the news that he and Tom's mother will also be getting divorced” and that he's moving in! It's shades of The Odd Couple as father and son must learn to tolerate one another's idiosyncracies.
Comedy
Citizen Smith
6.25

Citizen Smith

Jul 04, 1980
Classic BBC comedy starring Robert Lindsay as revolutionary leader Wolfie Smith of the Tooting Popular Front. Hoping to emulate his icons, Wolfie forms the Tooting Popular Front with a small group of his friends. However, he soon finds himself struggling to get his ambitious plans off the ground due to his laid back attitude and lack of organisation.
Comedy
Survivors
7.9

Survivors

Jun 08, 1977
Survivors est une série télévisée de fiction post-apocalyptique britannique conçue par Terry Nation et produite par Terence Dudley à la BBC de 1975 à 1977. Elle concerne le sort d'un groupe de personnes qui ont survécu à une peste libérée accidentellement - appelée "The Death " – qui tue presque toute la population humaine de la planète.
Drama
Scotland Yard, crimes sur la Tamise
6.2
La Tamise n'a rien d'un fleuve tranquille. Toutes les semaines, des crimes odieux sont perpétrés sur ses rives. Des crimes dont le raffinement emprunte à l'élégance anglaise, dont la perversité n'a d'égale que celle de la perfide Albion.
Crime
Airline
5

Airline

Feb 28, 1982
Airline is a British television series produced by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network in 1982. The series starred Roy Marsden as Jack Ruskin, a pilot demobbed after the end of the Second World War who starts up his own air freight business. Airline was created by Wilfred Greatorex and lasted for one series of nine episodes broadcast in January & February 1982, with a repeat in the summer of 1984. Other leading cast members were Polly Hemingway, Richard Heffer, Sean Scanlan and Terence Rigby, while noted guest-stars included Anthony Valentine and Walter Gotell. It was partially filmed at the former RAF Rufforth in Yorkshire..
Drama
Codename
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Codename

Jun 30, 1970
Codename, which premiered in April 1970, was about the secretive MI17 Spy Organisation of the same name based in the residential hall of a Cambridge College. Eventually the series attained a more international flavour, although its base was always in Great Britain. Primarily Codename dealt with the themes of espionage and counter-espionage at the time of the Cold War of the sixties. Its cast contained many of Great Britain's most versatile and talented actors.
Drama
Howards' Way
5.6

Howards' Way

Nov 29, 1990
The BBC's answer to Dynasty, Howards' Way was launched in 1985 with an enormous 1 million pound budget. The main characters in the show were 'best boat designer in the world' Tom Howard, his boutique running wife Jan Howard, 'I'll have a drink' Jack Rolfe and a nasty man called Ken Masters. It starred Maurice Colbourne.
Drama
Father Brown
6.625

Father Brown

Dec 19, 1974
Father Brown was a Catholic priest who doubled as an amateur detective in order to solve mysteries.
Crime
In Defence
1

In Defence

Jul 17, 2000
A sharp barrister teams up with a strong-minded solicitor to take on battles with the British legal system.
The Mad Death
6

The Mad Death

Jul 30, 1983
A French visitor to Scotland smuggles her cat into the country, sparking a terrifying outbreak of rabies which threatens to engulf an entire community.
Mystery
Dixon of Dock Green
5.333

Dixon of Dock Green

May 01, 1976
Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police station in the East End of London from 1955 to 1976. Some episodes were later remade as a BBC radio series in 2005 and 2006.
Drama
Heartbeat
7

Heartbeat

Sep 05, 2010
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
Crime
Public Eye
7.8

Public Eye

Apr 07, 1975
Public Eye is a British television series that ran from 1965 to 1975. It was produced by ABC Television for three series, and Thames Television for a further four series. The series depicted the investigations and cases handled by the unglamorous enquiry agent Frank Marker, an unmarried loner who is in his early forties when the series begins. In the words of an ABC trailer for the third series: "Marker isn't a glamorous detective and he doesn't get glamorous cases—he doesn't even get glamorous girls. What he does get is people who are in trouble—the sort of trouble you can't go to the police about, even if you are innocent."
Crime
Enemy at the Door
8

Enemy at the Door

Mar 29, 1980
Enemy At The Door is a British television drama series made by London Weekend Television for ITV. The series was shown between 1978 and 1980 and dealt with the German occupation of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, during the Second World War. The programme generated a certain amount of criticism in Guernsey, particularly for being obviously filmed on Jersey despite being ostensibly set on Guernsey. The series also marked the TV debut of Anthony Head as a member of the island resistance. The theme music was by Wilfred Josephs.
Drama