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Langrishe, Go Down

Rated: 0 | 108 Views Released Year: 1978

Genre: BBC
About: In this drama based on the novel by Aidan Higgins, Imogen Lagrishe (Judi Dench) is an upper-class property owner who falls in love with Otto Beck (Jeremy Irons), a burdened academic. The story finds the two lovers discovering that their burgeoning romance doesn't come without conflict, as Lagrishe struggles to spend time with her sisters and Beck must carefully balance his personal life with his studies. Originally aired on BBC television.
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Life on Mars

Rated: 0 | 99 Views Released Year: 2006

Genre: BBC
About: The worlds of science fiction and police drama collide in this gritty British series that stars John Simm as Sam Tyler, a 21st-century Manchester detective who wakes up in 1973 after a hit-and-run car accident knocks him unconscious. While Tyler contends with unethical colleagues and the corrupt culture of 1970s police work, he struggles to determine if he's insane, in a coma -- or if he's truly traveled back in time.
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Martin Chuzzlewit

Rated: 0 | 146 Views Released Year: 1994

Genre: BBC
About: This Emmy-nominated BBC production stays faithful to the Charles Dickens classic, a pointed critique of greed and wealth in Victorian England. Martin Chuzzlewit (Paul Scofield) is a wealthy old man with a vast amount of money to pass on. But with no deserving relatives, to whom will he grant his inheritance? Pete Postlethwaite (In the Name of the Father), Tom Wilkinson (In the Bedroom) and John Mills (Ghandi) round out the talented ensemble cast.
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The Master Builder

Rated: 0 | 104 Views Released Year: 1958

Genre: BBC
About: Halvard's devotion to his work as an architect has driven an emotional wedge into his partnership with Knut. When Knut tries to find a place in the firm for his son, also a skilled architect, Halvard's jealousy threatens the next generation as well. The BBC presents two performances of Henrik Ibsen's play. The first, from 1958, stars Donald Wolfit as Halvard, while Leo McKern leads the 1988 version.
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The Comedy of Errors

Rated: 0 | 114 Views Released Year: 1983

Genre: BBC
About: Michael Kitchen, Cyril Cusack and Roger Daltrey -- lead singer of the Who -- star in this BBC production of Shakespeare's comedy about a case of mistaken identity, two sets of twin brothers pushed to the brink of insanity and a devoted father who will be put to death unless his sons can save him in time. Shakespeare made liberal use of slapstick, puns and wordplay in what is considered by many to be his funniest comedy.
URL: The Comedy of Errors

Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Rated: 0 | 117 Views Released Year: 2004

Genre: BBC
About: Funnyman Lenny Henry ("Chef!") is your host for this delightful retrospective that looks at some of the greatest male characters in Britcom history. Hilarious footage and interviews with such comedy legends as John Cleese ("Fawlty Towers"), John Inman ("Are You Being Served?"), Rowan Atkinson ("Blackadder"), Ardal O'Hanlon ("Father Ted") and many others reveal the truth behind the laughter. Duane Huey directs.
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Shakespeare Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew

Rated: 0 | 169 Views Released Year: 1980

Genre: BBC
About: John Cleese stars in Shakespeare's comedy about a spoiled brat who meets her match and her mate -- all rolled into one heck of a pugnacious package. Sweet-natured Bianca can't marry until her quick-tempered sister, Katherine, does. Intent on marrying Bianca, Lucentio assumes his servant's identity and poses as her tutor. Meanwhile, cantankerous Petruchio is convinced he can tame the shrewish older sister, marry her and inherit the family riches.
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Shakespeare Comedies: As You Like It

Rated: 0 | 135 Views Released Year: 1978

Genre: BBC
About: Helen Mirren, Brian Stirner and Richard Pasco star in Shakespeare's romantic comedy about the trials and tribulations of young love. The story follows Orlando and Rosalind, two lovers exiled from their town and both unaware that the other now lives in the countryside. Disguised as a boy for her safety, Rosalind eventually encounters Orlando. She maintains her new identity despite much frustration and manages to catch the eye of a fetching lass.
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Shakespeare Comedies: The Tempest

Rated: 0 | 172 Views Released Year: 1980

Genre: BBC
About: Christopher Guard and Michael Hordern star in Shakespeare's otherworldly romance about deposed magic Duke Prospero, who inhabits an island with his daughter Miranda, their helper-sprite Ariel and the enslaved monster Caliban. A shipwreck brings newcomers to the island, and with them come complications and even danger. Miranda falls in love, Ariel foils two murder plots, Caliban gets drunk, and Prospero confronts the brother who betrayed him.
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Shakespeare Comedies: The Merchant of Venice

Rated: 0 | 168 Views Released Year: 1980

Genre: BBC
About: Warren Mitchell and Gemma Jones star in Shakespeare's comedy-drama about Portia, a wealthy young woman whose father controls who she'll marry, and Bassanio, who wishes to marry Portia, but can't afford to. Bassanio borrows money from Shylock, but if he can't repay the debt, a "pound of flesh" will be taken from Bassanio's friend, Antonio. Meanwhile, Portia's father puts potential husbands to the test, but Bassanio is the only man she wants.
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