Rosemary Martin
Biography: Rosemary Martin (17 December 1936 – 14 August 1998) was an English actress, born in Birmingham. She appeared in dozens of films from 1964 to 1998 and is also known for television roles including Mrs. Partridge in Last of the Summer Wine, Vera in Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt, Marjorie in Pennies from Heaven, Miss Weber in The Insurance Man, Renie Fox in Fox and Verna Johnson in Tenko.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 17, 1936
Deathday: August 14, 1998
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More Than a Miracle
1967-10-19
More Than a Miracle
Overview: A fairy tale of the misadventures of a beautiful but temperamental Neapolitan peasant, Isabella, when she meets the ill- tempered Spanish Prince Rodrigo Ferrante y Davalos. The King of Spain has ordered Rodrigo to choose a wife among seven Italian Princesses, but he is smitten by the lowly peasant.
Genres: Romance Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1967-10-19
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Bird Fancier
1985-01-15
Bird Fancier
Overview: There's big money in pigeon racing if you've got a fast flyer, and Joe Desmond's blue-pied hen is a natural winner. But Joe's lucky streak with the birds has gone on a bit too long for the comfort of his competitors. It's time someone else had a turn. Mal Middleton's comedy was filmed on location in his home town of Sheffield.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-15
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Blore M.P.
1989-10-22
Blore M.P.
Overview: Derek Blore, MP, enjoys both a happy successful political career and a sideline in the suburbs. When his two political lives become confused, with an added Russian complication, he finds a national scandal engulfing him.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-22
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Mona
1982-08-08
Mona
Overview: A teenage girl takes care of a former soldier suffering from the effects of being gassed in the First World War.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-08-08
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Laughterhouse
1984-09-01
Laughterhouse
Overview: A farmer becomes an unintentional celebrity when, because of a strike, he has to walk his 5000 geese 100 miles to market.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-09-01
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Silas Marner
1985-12-30
Silas Marner
Overview: Adaption of George Eliot's novel. When a respectable weaver is wrongfully accused of theft, he becomes a virtual hermit until his own fortune is stolen and an orphaned child is found on his doorstep.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-12-30
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Tess
1979-10-06
Tess
Overview: A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line, but is left traumatised from her experiences.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-06
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The Insurance Man
1986-02-22
The Insurance Man
Overview: Franz, a young man, works in a dye factory in Prague. One day he notices a rash-like eczema, growing on his hands. All attempts to treat it with ointment fail, and the rash gradually spreads over his body. After complaining to the management he is laid off work; his relationship with his fiancee is affected. In an attempt to get compensation from his former employers he looks to insurance firm Assicurazion Generali, where he encounters an enigmatic clerk called Kafka.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-22
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Driving Ambition
1984-03-03
Driving Ambition
Overview: A bored and frustrated suburban housewife follows her dream of becoming a racing driver
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-03
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The Reaper
1979-03-20
The Reaper
Overview: Jilted by a fickle former pupil Rachel sometime ago, school teacher Nick had yearned someday she would return to him as predicted in the Tarot Cards he had read at the time. To his joy, Rachel does return .but the world has moved on since.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-03-20
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Plaintiffs and Defendants
1975-10-14
Plaintiffs and Defendants
Overview: A barrister's complex life unravels as he juggles a court case and highly-strung mistress.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-10-14
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The Obelisk
1977-10-13
The Obelisk
Overview: A seaside resort in 1938. For Hilda, it seems as if romance almost died when she married school teacher Ernest. Only the movies can keep this spark alive. As she follows her pompous husband up the cliff walk to visit the obelisk, she wonders how he will react to the two sailors who want to join them.The boisterous Tiny is rather coarse, but his friend Stan has lovely manners and such very blue eyes....
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-10-13
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Sex & Chocolate
1997-10-26
Sex & Chocolate
Overview: Bev Bodger is a married teacher tempted by an old school boyfriend to enjoy a little sex and chocolate in Paris.
Genres: Romance Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-26
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The Dressmaker
1988-12-16
The Dressmaker
Overview: In England during World War II, a repressed dressmaker and her sister struggle looking after their 17-year-old niece, who is having a delusional affair with an American soldier.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-16
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The Object of Beauty
1991-04-12
The Object of Beauty
Overview: American couple Jake and Tina are living in an expensive London hotel above their means, incurring a sizeable debt. When they are asked to pay a lavish dinner bill and Jake's card is declined, he suggests they sell Tina's tiny, expensive Henry Moore sculpture to cover the debt. After they hatch a scheme to claim the sculpture was stolen in order to collect insurance on it, the sculpture mysteriously goes missing.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-04-12
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Two Sundays
1975-10-21
Two Sundays
Overview: An author writes to his old schoolmate, telling him he is going to reveal a secret they have shared since the 1950s.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-10-21
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Fox
1980-03-10
Fox
Overview: The thirteen-part series recounted the lives of the titular Fox family, who lived in Clapham in South London and had gangland connections.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-03-10
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It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1976-11-18
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
Overview: Based on James Herriot's books about life as a 1930s veterinarian in Yorkshire, John Alderson plays the kindly doctor who ministers to animals in this enjoyable family film. Sequel to the 1975 film All Creatures Great and Small.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-11-18
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Slayground
1983-12-01
Slayground
Overview: Stone (Peter Coyote) hits an armored truck without his usual driver. The ensuing getaway leads to the death of an innocent. The payback is swift and brutal. The wronged father hires a twisted, sociopathic assassin to avenge his loss. One by one the offenders are punished through grisly executions. Stone uses his wits to find a reclusive friend Terry (Mel Smith) just in time for a psychedelic funhouse showdown with his stalker.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-01
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A Dry White Season
1989-09-20
A Dry White Season
Overview: During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-20
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United Kingdom
1981-12-08
United Kingdom
Overview: Incendiary 1981 Play for Today, written by Jim Allen and directed by Roland Joffé that tells the story of a group of housing estate residents who attempt to organise against persistent rent rises.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-12-08
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Crossing the Floor
1996-10-05
Crossing the Floor
Overview: Political satire closely mirroring real-life British politics of the time - a self-serving Conservative minister "crosses the floor" to join the opposition Labour Party, at a time when the Conservative Party has a majority in Parliament of just one seat. Sequel to A Very Open Prison.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-05
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Highway Robbery
1973-01-29
Highway Robbery
Overview: Terry and his family fight against a planned eviction when the council decides on a road building programme and their house is in its path.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-29
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A Sudden Wrench
1982-03-23
A Sudden Wrench
Overview: Christine takes up an unusual line of work and proves she is not just another bored housewife.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-23
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Inappropriate Behaviour
1987-03-08
Inappropriate Behaviour
Overview: Jo teaches ‘difficult’ children—American style. Young Helen, one of her most rebellious pupils, teaches horse-riding—Cotswold style. Who is going to learn the most?
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-08
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Lord of Misrule
1996-05-06
Lord of Misrule
Overview: Comedy drama. Retired Lord Chancellor Bill Webster decides to sell his memoirs to a tabloid newspaper in order to save his crumbling Cornish house. The Prime Minister wants to stop him as he believes the government will fall if his book is published. One of Bill's old girlfriends, now the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, is sent to try and stop him, but also on his trail is a tabloid journalist who senses a scoop.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-06
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Lunch
1982-04-30
Lunch
Overview: Two women meet for lunch every two weeks to swap news. But this week is different
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-30
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Never Mention Murder
1965-05-30
Never Mention Murder
Overview: When a surgeon discovers that his wife has a lover he plans murder.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-05-30
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