Martyn Hesford

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Absolution
6.4

Absolution

Jun 05, 1978
Dans une école publique catholique, Benjamin Stanfield est fatigué d'être la tête de turc de son professeur le Père Goddard et décide de lui faire une blague . En confession, il lui dit qu'il a accidentellement assassiné son ami Blakey et l' a enterré dans la forêt. le Père Goddard enquête sur les lieux et ne trouve qu'un épouvantail enterré. Le Père Goddard est indigné, mais, à cause du sceau de la confession, il ne peut pas expulser Stanfield. Peu de temps après, Stanfield entre de nouveau dans le confessionnal et dit au Père Goddard que ce qui était auparavant une plaisanterie est maintenant possible. Incrédule, le Père Goddard retourne une fois de plus dans la forêt pour enquêter. Cette fois, il découvre le cadavre de Blakey. L'intrigue s'épaissit bientôt alors que le camarade de Stanfield , Arthur Dyson disparaît mystérieusement....
Drama
Bewitched
1

Bewitched

Jul 08, 1983
The story is set in a small English coastal town, around the turn of the century. A young woman, thought by many in the village to be a witch, dies suddenly one day. Not long after she's buried, the villagers begin to see her walking around the area and especially along the shoreline. The village minister begins to look into her life and her death, hoping to lay the spirit to rest.
Drama
Morgan's Boy
1

Morgan's Boy

Oct 10, 1984
Lee, a teenager from Manchester, goes to stay with his uncle Morgan on his remote farm in Wales. Lee struggles to build a relationship with his uncle and make friends with a local boy as Morgan struggles to hold on to his farm
Chance of a Lifetime
1

Chance of a Lifetime

Jan 03, 1980
Play by Robert Holman, about two brothers at a rural comprehensive in Teeside. The older brother, Gordon, joins the army and is killed by the IRA in Northern Ireland. The younger blames his father for letting Gordon join the army.
Drama
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
5.1
Jessie Wallace stars in this BBC drama based on the turbulent life and times of Marie Lloyd, known as the 'Queen of the Music Hall', who was famous at the turn of the 20th century not just for her performances on stage but also for her riotous behaviour off it. Lloyd's love life and outrageous conduct made her a target for the rising tabloid newspapers of the time. The film includes some of Lloyd's most famous songs, including 'My Old Man Said Follow the Van' and her theme song 'A Little of What You Fancy Does You Good'.
Drama
The Old Curiosity Shop
5
A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
Drama
A Little Bit of Lippy
1

A Little Bit of Lippy

Sep 16, 1992
When working-class Liverpudlian Rick Fairley reveals his long-standing interest in cross-dressing to his wife, Marian, she is understandably surprised -- as are her parents, Reggie and Alma Titherington. But, as Rick's eye-opening interest leads the long-stagnant Fairleys into titillating new romantic territory, the couple find that a little bit of lipstick goes a long way when it comes to reinvigorating their marriage.
Comedy
A Small Mourning
1

A Small Mourning

Sep 20, 1989
When Marjorie's husband of 20 years dies of a brain tumour, she's hit financially as well as emotionally. The money she makes packing tights in a factory isn't enough to cover her rent, and her TV is repossessed. Soon after the funeral she meets Arnold, a wealthy pub landlord, who squires her to the local Conservative Club ball in an effort to cheer her up. Life with Arnold promises not only companionship but undreamt-of luxury, but Marjorie's friends and family do not necessarily approve.
Drama
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
8
When Marjorie's husband of 20 years dies of a brain tumour, she's hit financially as well as emotionally. The money she makes packing tights in a factory isn't enough to cover her rent, and her TV is repossessed. Soon after the funeral she meets Arnold, a wealthy pub landlord, who squires her to the local Conservative Club ball in an effort to cheer her up. Life with Arnold promises not only companionship but undreamt-of luxury, but Marjorie's friends and family do not necessarily approve.
Drama
Brazen Hussies
3.3

Brazen Hussies

Nov 30, 1996
After meeting her old school friend Sandra Delaney, who now works as a stripper, pub owner Maureen Hardcastle decides to spice up her flagging business by turning it into a male stripper club, with the help of untrustworthy businessman Billy Bowman.
Comedy
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
6
Kenneth Williams was the star of the Carry Ons and Round the Horne. Despite his fame, he led a life full of mental torture as he tried to overcome his homosexuality in 1950s Britain. This film follows his life and eventual death based on the many diaries he kept
Comedy
Mrs Lowry & Son
6.5

Mrs Lowry & Son

Aug 30, 2019
Kenneth Williams was the star of the Carry Ons and Round the Horne. Despite his fame, he led a life full of mental torture as he tried to overcome his homosexuality in 1950s Britain. This film follows his life and eventual death based on the many diaries he kept
Drama
Morgan's Boy
1

Morgan's Boy

Nov 29, 1984
Lee, a teenager from Manchester, goes to stay with his uncle Morgan on his remote farm in Wales. Lee struggles to build a relationship with his uncle and make friends with a local boy as Morgan struggles to hold on to his farm.