Janine Duvitski
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Birthday: June 28, 1952
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Abigail's Party
1977-11-01
Abigail's Party
Overview: Beverly and Laurence are entertaining their new neighbours, Angela and Tony as well as Sue, whose teenage daughter, Abigail, is having a party. Over drinks and small talk, class differences and relationship difficulties emerge.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-01
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Angel
2007-02-17
Angel
Overview: Edwardian England. A precocious girl from a poor background with aspirations to being a novelist finds herself swept to fame and fortune when her tasteless romances hit the best seller lists. Her life changes in unexpected ways when she encounters an aristocratic brother and sister, both of whom have cultural ambitions, and both of whom fall in love with her.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-17
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Swept from the Sea
1998-01-23
Swept from the Sea
Overview: The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. When Yanko enters a farm sick and hungry after the shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy, who is very kind and helps him. Soon he becomes like a son for Dr. James Kennedy and romance between Yanko and Amy follows.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-23
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Sons and Lovers
1981-01-14
Sons and Lovers
Overview: An adaptation for television by Trevor Griffiths of DH Lawrence's classic novel
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-01-14
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Drowning by Numbers
1988-09-10
Drowning by Numbers
Overview: Three generations of women who seek to murder their husbands share a solidarity for one another which brings about three copy-cat drownings.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-10
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The Children's Party at the Palace
2006-06-25
The Children's Party at the Palace
Overview: To celebrate her 80th birthday, the Queen is holding a children's party in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. She has invited many classic characters from British children's literature. But when the baddies, led by Cruella de Vil, discover that they have not been invited, they steal the Queen's handbag containing her spectacles and the text of her speech; without it, the Queen will not be able to make a speech at the party. Can the goodies find the handbag in time?
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-25
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Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye
2021-12-21
Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye
Overview: Agatha's in need of a well-earned break and with Christmas just around the corner it looks like the perfect opportunity to relax. When she receives a letter from an old lady begging for protection, she can't help but spring into action.
Genres: Mystery Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-21
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A Collier's Friday Night
1976-09-30
A Collier's Friday Night
Overview: A glimpse into the home life of a coal miner and his family. Frustrated with their lot in life, the family quarrel and squabble incessantly with one another in this adaptation of a DH Lawrence short story.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-09-30
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024-12-05
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Overview: A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and traitorous lord of Rohan seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan, and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg.
Genres: Animation Fantasy Adventure Family Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-12-05
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Alphabetical Order
1978-01-02
Alphabetical Order
Overview: Michael Frayn play part of TV series ITV Sunday Night Drama.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-02
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Diane
1975-07-09
Diane
Overview: Teenager Diane Weaver lives in a small council flat with her brooding father, the groundskeeper of a local church. What no one realises, is how close Diane and her father are.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-07-09
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George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
2002-11-01
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
Overview: Born Mary Ann Evans in 1819, the novelist George Eliot was a woman ahead of her time: a proud and determined individual who continually broke the sexual, religious and social rules of Victorian society. George Eliot: A Scandalous Life explores how the scandals and rumours that plagued her life, never defeated her will or her literary genius; and how, against all odds, she went on to write some of the world's greatest novels including Middlemarch, The Mill on the Floss, and Silas Marner.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-01
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Dracula
1979-07-20
Dracula
Overview: Romanticized adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 classic. Count Dracula is a subject of fatal attraction to more than one English maiden lady, as he seeks an immortal bride.
Genres: Horror Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-07-20
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East of Ipswich
1987-02-01
East of Ipswich
Overview: Seventeen-year-old Richard and his parents take their annual seaside holiday in a guesthouse on England's east coast in the 1950s. Julia, a teenage girl holidaying with her parents in a nearby guesthouse, catches Richard's eye, but her Dutch friend Anna is intent on causing trouble.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-01
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Grown-Ups
1980-11-27
Grown-Ups
Overview: Dick and Mandy, a young working class couple, move into a council house in Canterbury, and find Mr. Butcher, one of their former teachers, living next door. Mandy's unmarried sister, Gloria, is constantly dropping in, and will not take any hints that the couple would prefer to be left alone, until her presence finally goads them to action.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-11-27
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Came Out, It Rained, Went Back In Again
1991-08-07
Came Out, It Rained, Went Back In Again
Overview: A short film in which an innocent northern girl discovers her sexual identity on a trip to London, where she goes into a lesbian bar/club, and considers revealing her gayness to her mother.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-08-07
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Afternoon Off
1979-02-03
Afternoon Off
Overview: Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested in him, on his afternoon off work he buys a box of chocolates and sets off to find her.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-02-03
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Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1978-12-02
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Overview: A repressed night-school teacher, secretly homosexual, struggles to cope with his demanding, eccentric mother.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-02
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Blue Remembered Hills
1979-01-30
Blue Remembered Hills
Overview: On an idyllic summer afternoon in the summer of 1943, a group of children play in the West Country hills, fields and forests. With no adults around, they indulge in spontaneous games and horseplay - sometimes echoing the distant war, at other times revealing their own insecurities and petty vindictiveness.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-30
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The Bride
1985-08-16
The Bride
Overview: Doctor Frankenstein creates a mate for his monster, a woman called Eva, who promptly rejects the male creature. In turn, the doctor becomes obsessed with Eva, and tries to make her a perfect victorian woman.
Genres: Drama Horror Romance Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-08-16
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The Missionary
1982-11-02
The Missionary
Overview: In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to England, where his bishop gives him his new assignment - to minister to London's prostitutes.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-11-02
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Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982-09-04
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Overview: Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-09-04
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Scully's New Year's Eve
1978-01-03
Scully's New Year's Eve
Overview: Scully invites his mates to gatecrash his mum's New Year's Eve party.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-03
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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016-09-12
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Overview: Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a trip through the comedy archive in the company of the people who made some of the very best British sitcoms. From The Likely Lads to I'm Alan Partridge, we find out the inspiration behind some of the most-loved characters and how they reflect the times they were living in.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-12
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The First Great Train Robbery
1978-12-14
The First Great Train Robbery
Overview: In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
Genres: Thriller Adventure Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-14
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Jabberwocky
1977-03-28
Jabberwocky
Overview: A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his fortune? Is anyone brave enough to defeat the monster?
Genres: Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-03-28
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Breaking Glass
1980-10-01
Breaking Glass
Overview: Breaking Glass is the story of punk singer Kate and her meteoric rise to stardom. Starting out in the rock pubs of London, Kate, assisted by her manager Danny, becomes a huge star overnight. Once at the top the pressure is immense as Kate's band are squeezed out and she is left to cope alone in the spotlight.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-10-01
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The Knowledge
1979-01-01
The Knowledge
Overview: Four men attempt "The Knowledge" examination to qualify as London taxi drivers.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Director: Alan Clarke
1991-07-12
Director: Alan Clarke
Overview: Documentary - Alan Clarke's films exposed a real, raw world as no other films have. Works such as "Scum," "Made in Britain," "The Firm," "Rita, Sue and Bob Too" and "Elephant" inspired a generation of British actors, writers and directors that changed cinema forever. This documentary features rare behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with friends and colleagues of Clarke, including Tim Roth, Danny Boyle, Stephen Frears, Ray Winstone and Phil Daniels. -
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-07-12
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The Black Stuff
1980-01-02
The Black Stuff
Overview: A Liverpool tarmac gang set off for a contract in Middlesbrough. After a day of work, the group are approached by two gypsies who offer them a lucrative side job.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-02
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About a Boy
2002-04-26
About a Boy
Overview: Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you're never too old to grow up.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-26
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All About 'Abigail's Party'
2007-01-01
All About 'Abigail's Party'
Overview: A look at the production of Play for Today: Abigail's Party (1977).
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Little Joe
2019-11-01
Little Joe
Overview: Alice, a single mother who is more dedicated to her work as a genetic engineer than to her teenage son Joe, develops a new variety of flower that is supposed to have the ability to make its owner happy thanks to its special chemical properties.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-01
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The Madness of King George
1994-12-28
The Madness of King George
Overview: Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of confusion and near-violent outbursts of temper, his hapless doctors attempt the ineffectual cures of the day. Meanwhile, Queen Charlotte and Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger attempt to prevent the king's political enemies, led by the Prince of Wales, from usurping the throne.
Genres: Comedy Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-28
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The New World
2005-12-25
The New World
Overview: A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-25
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Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday
2018-02-20
Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday
Overview: Ahead of the start of the tenth series of the award-winning ITV sitcom, this special programme talks to the show's creator and writer Derren Litten about how it was created and cast members talk about their roles.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-02-20
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One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
1978-10-16
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
Overview: When Mal Leyton's modern jazz quintet sets out to play an unlikely gig at a college concert, the musicians really need their legendary sense of humour.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-16
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Giorgino
1994-10-05
Giorgino
Overview: October 1918: After returning to the civil life, the young Doctor Giorgino Volli searches for a group of children, which he had been the care-taker of before the first world war began. However, soon the searching becomes a part of hide-and-seek with death. Giorgino finds a village bordered with a treacherous marsh and rumours of wolves. There he also meets the mysterious Catherine....
Genres: Drama Horror Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1994-10-05
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Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
2016-06-13
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Overview: A multi-part documentary about Alan Clarke, featuring interviews with various actors, writers and producers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-06-13
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