Gwenyth Petty

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The Peaceful Inn
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The Peaceful Inn

Nov 07, 1957
A group of travellers, each with a personal problem that they want to hide, arrives at a mysterious Welsh country inn. There is a certain strangeness in the air as they are greeted by the innkeeper and his daughter.. TV remake of the 1944 film THE HALFWAY HOUSE.
Drama
The Dark
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The Dark

Sep 28, 2005
En débarquant dans cette contrée isolée du pays de Galles, Adelle espérait d'abord reconquérir son mari, James, pour le plus grand bonheur de leur fille, Sarah. Mais loin des retrouvailles idéales qu'elle avait rêvées, Adelle va vivre le pire des cauchemars : sa fille se noie. Brisée, elle découvre que Sarah n'est peut-être pas morte, mais retenue dans une dimension parallèle liée à une ancestrale légende païenne. Seule face au terrifiant secret qui hante la région, Adelle va devoir affronter l'impossible pour tenter de sauver sa fille. Qui est donc Ebrill, la mystérieuse enfant surgie de nulle part qui ressemble tant à Sarah ? Comment vaincre l'épouvantable malédiction qui trouve sa source près des falaises ? Et plus que tout, comment échapper à un monde où vos pires terreurs prennent vie ? Adelle trouvera les réponses, mais il lui faudra payer le prix...
Horror
David
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David

Jul 01, 1951
Told with authenticity and perception, David looks back on the life of a school caretaker in a Welsh mining town, from the marriage and birth of his son to the trauma of a pit accident. David was the first film produced by the BFI, in 1951, and the Welsh selection for the same year’s Festival of Britain screenings in London.
Documentary
Framed
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Framed

Aug 31, 2009
The National Gallery in London has flooded, and senior curator Quentin Lester has a dramatic solution. He proposes that the entire collection of priceless paintings should be removed from London and stored in an abandoned slate mine inside a Welsh mountain, as they were during the Second World War. Soon after Quentin is settled in North Wales admittedly more at home in a cave among his paintings than he is with other people he unwittingly sets in motion a series of events that wake up this sleepy, charming town. After mistaking local boy Dylan Hughes for an art history genius, Quentin finds himself in the middle of mayhem.
Drama
The Theory of Flight
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The Theory of Flight

Jan 22, 1999
A dreamer who aspires to human flight is assigned public service after one of his attempts off a public building. This leads him to meeting a young woman, who is dying of motor neuron disease. The strong-willed woman admits her wish to be de-flowered before her death. The man, struggling to maintain his relationship with his girl friend, declines but offers to help pay for a gigolo to do the deed. The following events play off the inherent comedy and drama of the circumstances.
Drama
Very Annie Mary
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Very Annie Mary

May 25, 2001
Set in the fictional village of "Ogw" in the valleys of south-east Wales. After her father Jack suffers a stroke Annie Mary Pugh is forced to take care of him but uses the circumstances to emancipate herself and find the courage to sing once again.
Comedy
Armada: 12 Days to Save England
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Three-part documentary about the sinking of the Spanish Armada, featuring dramatic reconstructions and information gleaned from recently recovered documents. Dan Snow takes to the sea to tell the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588.
Documentary