David Waller

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The Secret Garden
7.7

The Secret Garden

Nov 30, 1987

The Secret Garden
1987 100 min 45 vues
When a spoiled English girl living in 19th century India loses both parents in a cholera epidemic, she is sent back to England to live in a country mansion. The lord is a strange old man-- frail and deformed, immensely kind but so melancholy. She wishes to discover what has caused him so much sorrow and to bring joy back to the household. It all must have something to do with the screams and wails which echo through the house at night and no one wants to talk about.
TV Movie
All Passion Spent
8.5

All Passion Spent

Dec 09, 1986

All Passion Spent
1986 158 min 2 vues
his three-part miniseries begins with elderly Lady Slane (Wendy Hiller) sitting watchfully by the deathbed of her husband. Tended by her equally aged French maid Genoux (Eileen Way), who has served her faithfully for a lifetime, Lady Slane deals with a succession of advice from her large flock of middle-aged children. The family is chagrined by, but honors, her choice to live a modest country retirement at some distance, in Hampstead Heath. Lady Slane competently comes to terms to lease and restore a crumbling house, aided by an aging land agent Gervase Bucktrout (Maurice Denham). Once settled, an acquaintance from 50 years past, Mr. Fitzgeorge (Harry Andrews), visits the cottage to rekindle memories of their brief, deep, but unfulfilled brush as soul-mates in colonial India when Lady Slane was a devoted young wife and mother. Great-granddaughter Deborah (Jane Snowden), who has been trapped by a socially desirable but passionless engagement, regularly visits to confide and seek wisdom.
Drama
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
10

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Nov 06, 1978

Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978 350 min 1 vues
While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their relationship causes furor in the palace and in parliament, especially when King George V dies, Mrs. Simpson gets divorced, and King Edward announces his intentions to marry her.
TV Movie
The Woman He Loved
10

The Woman He Loved

Apr 03, 1988

The Woman He Loved
1988 100 min 1 vues
In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world and Wallis has since been demonised as the woman who stole the King of England.
Romance
A Day Out
4.8

A Day Out

Dec 24, 1972

A Day Out
1972 49 min 5 vues
Alan Bennett's debut play for television follows the members of a Halifax cycling club, on an outing from Halifax to the ruins of Fountains Abbey. Set in the summer of 1911 and projects an idyllic vision of Edwardian England .
Drama
L'Arnaqueuse
6.4

L'Arnaqueuse

Nov 10, 1970

L'Arnaqueuse
1970 94 min 24 vues
M. Graham, un directeur de banque adjoint qui travaille dans le West End de Londres, est mécontent de sa vie ennuyeuse. Il rencontre Lady Britt Dorset, une aristocrate dépensière. Ils élaborent un plan, avec son mari, Lord Nicholas Dorset, pour voler 300 000 £ à la banque. Leur plan doit être adopté le jour où le gérant joue au golf. Il s'agit de Lord Dorset, se faisant passer pour un inspecteur de banque, substituant de l'argent contrefait à de l'argent réel qu'il place dans le coffre de Britt. Le stratagème échoue presque lorsqu'un véritable inspecteur arrive, mais une deuxième opportunité se présente et Lady Dorset s'enfuit avec les fonds. Cependant, elle ne se présente pas pour la répartition prévue du butin, et Graham et Lord Dorset se rendent compte qu'ils ont été doublés. Imperturbables, ils commencent à planifier un autre vol pour l'année suivante.
Comedy
Work Is a 4-Letter Word
3

Work Is a 4-Letter Word

Sep 15, 1968

Work Is a 4-Letter Word
1968 93 min 1 vues
Dreamlike satire about a young man who resists getting a job at the lone employing conglomerate in his dreary industrial town, but changes his mind when he discovers the plant's boiler room has the perfect climate to assist him with his pet horticultural (fungal) project.
Comedy
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
2

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Sep 16, 1986

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
1986 111 min 1 vues
Plagues are ravaging Thebes, and the blind fortune-teller Tieresias tells Oedipus, the King, that the gods are unhappy. The murder of the former king has gone unavenged, and Oedipus sets out to find the killer.
Drama
The Tempest
7

The Tempest

Feb 27, 1980

The Tempest
1980 123 min 1 vues
Prospero, the true Duke of Milan is now living on an enchanted island with his daughter Miranda, the savage Caliban and Ariel, a spirit of the air. Raising a sorm to bring his brother - the usurper of his dukedom - along with his royal entourage. to the island. Prospero contrives his revenge.
Fantasy
The Wars of the Roses
8.5

The Wars of the Roses

Apr 08, 1965

The Wars of the Roses
1965 485 min 2 vues
A 1965 BBC adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI and Richard III), which deals with the conflict between the House of Lancaster and the House of York over the throne of England, a conflict known as the Wars of the Roses. It was based on the 1963 theatre adaptation by John Barton, and directed by Peter Hall for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Drama
The Bankrupt
1

The Bankrupt

Nov 27, 1972

The Bankrupt
1972 76 min 1 vues
Ellis Cripper has lost his money and his memory; in different ways he tries to make sense of his situation.
Fantasy
P.Q. 17
1

P.Q. 17

Dec 15, 1981

P.Q. 17
1981 50 min 1 vues
"That order to scatter was as good as a death sentence to those merchant ships. And there isn't one officer or rating who doesn't agree with me." A British Allied convoy designated for the Soviet Union comes under attack from German forces during World War II.
War
Dad
1

Dad

Apr 23, 1976

Dad
1976 137 min 1 vues
'Listen Dad, it's me, Tom. I know you recognise me. Why don't you speak? Just say my name. Tom.' Dad's bewildering silence forces the family to face truths they would rather forget.
Shadowlands
7.2

Shadowlands

Jun 15, 1985

Shadowlands
1985 92 min 10 vues
A play based on the friendship between CS Lewis and Joy Gresham.
Drama
Rumpole of the Bailey
7.059

Rumpole of the Bailey

Dec 03, 1992

Rumpole of the Bailey
1992 min 17 vues
Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It stars Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an aging London barrister who defends any and all clients, and has been spun off into a series of short stories, novels, and radio programmes.
Drama
Hannay
5

Hannay

Mar 14, 1989

Hannay
1989 min 1 vues
Hannay was a 1988 spin-off from the 1978 film version of John Buchan's novel The Thirty-Nine Steps which had starred Robert Powell as Richard Hannay. In the series, Powell reprised the role of Hannay, an Edwardian mining engineer from Rhodesia of Scottish origin. It features his adventures in pre-World War I Great Britain. These stories had little in common with John Buchan's novels about the character, although some character names are taken from his other novels. There were two series, the first with six episodes, the second with seven. The combined 13 episodes ran for a total of 652 minutes. One episode, A Point of Honour, was based on a story of the same name by Dornford Yates that appeared in his 1914 book The Brother of Daphne, although Yates was not credited. Another episode used a plot device from the Leslie Charteris Saint story The Unblemished Bootlegger, from the 1933 book The Brighter Buccaneer, again uncredited.
Drama
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Nov 27, 2011

Hallmark Hall of Fame
2011 min 6 vues
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
Drama
Cribb
7.3

Cribb

May 10, 1981

Cribb
1981 min 3 vues
Adapted from Peter Lovesey's Sergeant Cribb novels and set in Victorian London around the time of the Jack the Ripper murders in 1888, Alan Dobie starred as the tough Detective Sergeant who worked for the newly formed Criminal Investigation Department, determined to remove crime from the streets of London using the latest detection methods.
Mystery
Edward and Mrs Simpson
6.2

Edward and Mrs Simpson

Dec 20, 1978

Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978 min 5 vues
While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their relationship causes furor in the palace and in parliament, especially when King George V dies, Mrs. Simpson gets divorced, and King Edward announces his intention to marry her.
Drama
No Hiding Place
3.7

No Hiding Place

Jun 22, 1967

No Hiding Place
1967 min 3 vues
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series Murder Bag and Crime Sheet, all starring Raymond Francis as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart.
Crime
The BBC Television Shakespeare
5.2

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Apr 27, 1985

The BBC Television Shakespeare
1985 min 5 vues
La BBC Television Shakespeare est une série d'adaptations télévisées britanniques des pièces de théâtre de William Shakespeare. Elle a été créée par Cedric Messina et produite par la BBC Television. Elle a été diffusée au Royaume-Uni du 3 décembre 1978 au 27 avril 1985 et s'est étendue sur sept saisons. Le développement de la série a commencé en 1975 lorsque Messina a remarqué que le château de Glamis serait un lieu parfait pour une adaptation de la pièce de Shakespeare "Comme il vous plaira". De retour à Londres, il a imaginé une série entière consacrée exclusivement aux œuvres dramatiques de Shakespeare. Après avoir rencontré de nombreux problèmes pour produire la série, Messina a finalement présenté l'idée aux responsables de la BBC et la série a été approuvée. Dans l'ensemble, la série a reçu des critiques généralement négatives de la part des critiques.
Drama
Madame Bovary
4.7

Madame Bovary

Oct 12, 1975

Madame Bovary
1975 min 3 vues
Francesca Annis and Tom Conti star in this acclaimed UK miniseries adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's classic tale of one woman's attempts to mold her own unfulfilling life in the shape of her favorite romantic novels.
Drama
Play for Today
6.1

Play for Today

Aug 28, 1984

Play for Today
1984 min 8 vues
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.
Drama
Miss Marple
8

Miss Marple

Feb 08, 1987

Miss Marple
1987 min 4 vues
Cette série met en scène les enquêtes de Miss Marple, la célèbre héroïne d'Agatha Christie.
Drama
Enemy at the Door
8

Enemy at the Door

Mar 29, 1980

Enemy at the Door
1980 min 3 vues
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
Play for Today
6.1

Play for Today

Aug 28, 1984

Play for Today
1984 min 8 vues
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.
Drama
Playhouse
7

Playhouse

May 20, 1983

Playhouse
1983 min 1 vues
BBC2 Playhouse is a one hour UK anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas created by Sara Pia Anderson and produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Among its many notable guest stars were Helen Mirren, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Liam Neeson, Paul Scofield, Deborah Kerr, Ben Kingsley, Donald Pleasence, Brenda Blethyn, and Peggy Ashcroft. It premiered in the UK on March 13, 1974 and ran through May 20, 1983.
Drama