Mark Williams
Also Known As: مارک ویلیامز
Biography: Mark Williams (born 22 August 1959) is an English actor, comedian, presenter and screenwriter. He first achieved widespread recognition as one of the central performers in the popular BBC sketch show The Fast Show. His film roles include Horace in the 1996 adaptation of 101 Dalmatians and Arthur Weasley in seven of the Harry Potter films. He made recurring appearances as Brian Williams in the BBC television series Doctor Who and as Olaf Petersen in Red Dwarf. Since 2013, Williams has portrayed the title character in the long-running BBC series loosely based on the Father Brown short stories by G. K. Chesterton.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK
Birthday: August 22, 1959
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Gender: Male
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Overview: When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-16
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Overview: Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students to defend themselves against the dark arts.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-08
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Overview: As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemorts defenses and to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Even as the decisive showdown looms, romance blossoms for Harry, Ron, Hermione and their classmates. Love is in the air, but danger lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-15
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High Heels and Low Lifes
Overview: A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers for $2 million.
Genres: Action Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-16
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The Borrowers
Overview: The four-inch-tall Clock family secretly share a house with the normal-sized Lender family, "borrowing" such items as thread, safety pins, batteries and scraps of food. However, their peaceful co-existence is disturbed when evil lawyer Ocious P. Potter steals the will granting title to the house, which he plans to demolish in order to build apartments. The Lenders are forced to move, and the Clocks face the risk of being exposed to the normal-sized world.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Action Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-05
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Overview: Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-17
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Overview: Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-12
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Dragon Fight
Overview: Jimmy and Tiger are members of the Chinese national wushu team. The two are in Los Angeles to perform exhibitions. However, for Tiger, he plans to defect to L.A. to make a name for himself. When Jimmy learns of Tigers plan to defect, an attempt to stop him fails and Jimmy ends up missing his flight to China. Now a fish out of water, Jimmy's only hope is Andy, a wisecracking youngster in L.A. Meanwhile, Tiger works for a mafia boss. When Tiger loses a fortune in cocaine in a detergent box that Andy accidentally took, Andy and Jimmy soon have no choice but to face the wrath of Tiger and his men. Their only ally is Penny, the girlfriend of Tiger's boss. Two men who were once best friends have now become bitter enemies.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-09-01
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Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Overview: An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-01-01
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Exit Wounds
Overview: Maverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he discovers a group of detectives secretly operating a drug ring, Boyd joins forces with an unlikely ally -- gangster Latrell Walker -- to bring down the rotten cops.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-16
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Heidi: Queen of the Mountain
Overview: Heidi: Queen of the Mountain, partially inspired by Johanna Spyri’s beloved Heidi, reimagines the tale for a new audience.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-01
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Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds
Overview: Music and drama event, live from Leeds in front of an audience of 12,000, which explores Mary Shelley's story through contemporary performance and cutting-edge musical content.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-03-19
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The Effects of Lying
Overview: A dutiful husband and loving father whose life falls apart when decades of festering secrets are exposed and he's forced to face up to who he really is.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-07-06
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Super Villans
Overview: Actor and famous Aston Villa fan Mark Williams narrates the story of how Aston Villa became Football League and then European champions in 1981 and 1982.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-05-18
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Viva Blackpool
Overview: Ripley is now an ordained minister and owner of the Chapel of Love. He's on a search for the prize that will bring him untold riches - the Jules Rimet trophy. But when glamorous Kitty De-Luxe is jilted at his altar, Ripley falls hopelessly in love.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-10
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Surprised by Oxford
Overview: Brilliant but emotionally-guarded Caro Drake arrives in Oxford with the singular goal of attaining her PhD, but through a turbulent friendship with a charming young man she starts to open herself up to mystery, vulnerability, and love.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-27
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Dream Hacker
Overview: Due to her age, Professor Jennifer Connelly is often described as a science prodigy. A genius of our time, with five Phd's psychology, psychiatry, neurology, physics and chemistry. Jennifer's primary studies are in dreams and the effects they have on the waking mind. For the past 6 years, her studies have led her to theorize that with the right equipment, she can not only watch and record someone else's dreams but maybe even influence them in a subconscious way. To prove this theory, and believing it may have military applications, Oxford obtains a substantial government grant to build the equipment Jennifer needs to journey into this new unknown area of neural science.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Thriller
Original Language: en
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Coppers
Overview: Two bored twentysomethings buy a Vauxhall Cavalier kit it out with a siren and spend their evenings masquerading as police officers in this Screen One TV movie
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-16
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A Cock and Bull Story
Overview: Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is playing Uncle Toby and believes his role to be of equal importance to Coogan's.
Genres: Comedy History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-17
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Smoke Out
Overview: In this cinematic adventure, a close-knit group of friends sets out on a mission to experience the euphoria of marijuana. Their journey is riddled with challenges, from enduring painfully long waits for deliveries to dealing with suppliers whose reliability is questionable at best. Through a series of unexpected twists and turns, the film vividly depicts the friends' quest to secure and enjoy cannabis. It captures the authentic and releasable experiences, as well as the shared frustrations that often accompany the process of acquiring and indulging in weed. At its core, the narrative emphasizes the critical importance of a trustworthy connection and the reliability of their supplier, weaving an engaging and entertaining portrayal of the trials and triumphs encountered along the way.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-01-30
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Stardust
Overview: In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Romance Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-08-10
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Steve Coogan: The Inside Story
Overview: Spoof documentary about the career of comedian Steve Coogan.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-12-27
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Anita and Me
Overview: Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence is upset by the arrival in the village of Anita Rutter and her dysfunctional family.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-22
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When Harry Left Hogwarts
Overview: BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Morgan Matthews was given unprecedented access to the behind-the-scenes of the final days of the final two Harry Potter films, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 1 and 2. Hear the personal stories of the faces we know, and those we don't, as we come to the end of one of the most successful eras in cinema history. Special feature on select editions of Deathly Hallows 1 & 2.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-11
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The Final Curtain
Overview: The Final Curtain is a British film from 2002 directed by Patrick Harkins and starring Peter O'Toole. It tells the story of J. J. Curtis, ageing gameshow host played by O'Toole, who hires novelist Jonathan Stitch (Adrian Lester) to pen his biography, in the hope of sealing his immortality in the hearts and minds of the British public. This is made more difficult by his rivalry with fellow gameshow host Dave Turner (Aidan Gillen), and events from his past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-12
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Albert Nobbs
Overview: Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-12-21
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Robin and the Hoods
Overview: For tenacious 11-year-old Robin and her loyal band of friends 'The Hoods', the patch of overgrown scrubland at the end of their cul-de-sac is a magical kingdom.
Genres: Family Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-17
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Hunting Venus
Overview: Former pop-star turned con artist Simon Delancey is kidnapped by two fans of his eighties band the Venus Hunters, and blackmailed to re-form the band for one final show.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-30
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Second Star to the Left
Overview: Seasonal animation in which a hamster, a rabbit and a guinea pig embark on a journey to deliver a Christmas present lost by Santa Claus
Genres: Family Animation
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2001-12-24
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A Room with a View
Overview: Lucy Honeychurch and her nervous chaperone embark on a grand tour of Italy. Alongside sweeping landscapes, Lucy encounters a suspect group of characters — socialist Mr. Emerson and his working-class son George, in particular — who both surprise and intrigue her. When piqued interest turns to potential romance, Lucy is whisked home to England, where her attention turns to Cecil Vyse. But now, with a well-developed appetite for adventure, will Lucy make the daring choice when it comes to love?
Genres: TV Movie Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-04
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Red Top
Overview: Comic fantasy telling the story of Rebekah, an innocent and beguiling Northern girl who accidentally becomes Chief Executive of News International and gets caught up in a seventies Watergate-style scandal.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-01-20
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Combat Sheep
Overview: Combat Sheep is a heart warming Christmas story of four army mascots who have been made redundant due to military cutbacks and are jettisoned into the cold to face civvie life and it’s bleak options on offer.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-30
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Overview: We're Going on a Bear Hunt follows the intrepid adventures of siblings Stan, Katie, Rosie, Max, the baby and Rufus the dog, who decide one day to go on an adventure in search of bears. Coming up against a host of obstacles the family ventures through whirling snowstorms, thick oozing mud and dark forests on their ambitious quest. But when Rosie and Rufus become detached from the rest of the party it looks like bear-hunting might not be such fun after all...
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-24
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Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Overview: It's 1976, and Vinny is a confused teenager who can't decide whether he is a disco king or a proto punk rocker.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-03-10
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Tumbledown
Overview: The film centers on the experiences of Robert Lawrence MC, an officer of the Scots Guards during the Falklands War of 1982. While fighting at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown, Lawrence is shot in the head by an Argentine sniper and left paralyzed on his left side. He then must learn to adjust to his new disability.
Genres: TV Movie Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-29
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Early Man
Overview: Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the menace of a mysterious and mighty enemy, on the turf of an ancient and sacred sport.
Genres: Family Comedy Animation Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-01-26
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Overview: Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione’s magical abilities and courage.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-13
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Overview: Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls, and fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. And Harry will confront them all.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-31
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Prince of Jutland
Overview: A Danish prince seeks revenge upon the villain who killed the king and his son to usurp the throne.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-02-23
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Fever
Overview: A woman unloved by her mother, has a string of affairs with increasingly unsuitable men.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-31
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50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
Overview: To mark the release two weeks ago of the eighth and final movie in the series, Robbie Coltrane narrates a countdown of the movie franchise's best moments. From Harry's first meeting with Ron and Hermione aboard the Hogwarts Express through to magical mysteries.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-27
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Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
Overview: A thrilling journey through legends, belief and folklore, this film goes behind the scenes with the British Library as they search to tell that story through objects in their collection, in an ambitious new exhibition: Harry Potter: A History Of Magic. J.K. Rowling, who is lending unseen manuscripts, drawings and drafts from her private archives (which will sit alongside treasures from the British Library, as well as original drafts and drawings from Jim Kay) talks about some of the personal items she has lent to the exhibition and gives new insight into her writing, looking at some of the objects from the exhibition that have fired her imagination.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-28
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Shakespeare in Love
Overview: Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
Genres: Romance History Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-11
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101 Dalmatians
Overview: An evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-27
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Golden Years
Overview: Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived to force law abiding, retired couple, Arthur and Martha Goode into a life of crime.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-29
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Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Overview: With all-new gadgets, high-flying action, exciting chases and a wisecracking new handler, Derek (Anthony Anderson), Cody has to retrieve the device before the world's leaders fall under the evil control of a diabolical villain.
Genres: Comedy Action Adventure Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-03-12
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Privileged
Overview: A story about a group of Oxford undergraduate acting students and their troubled lives while producing (and competing between themselves for a role in) a different version of the classic play "The Duchess of Malfi". Love, friendship and rivalry are all part of this intricate project, filmed on actual location in the Oxford University, the very first to achieve such feat.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-09-01
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The Fast Show Live
Overview: Recorded live at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 1998, The Fast Show Live features all of the original cast of the highly successful sketch series (Caroline Aherne excepted) including Paul Whitehouse, Simon Day, Charlie Higson and Arabella Weir and practically all of their myriad characters and catchphrases.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-28
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Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
Overview: A look at how the Fast Show developed into one of TV's most successful series, with contributions from the creators, writers, cast and some famous fans.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-11
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The Look of Love
Overview: Paul Raymond builds a porn, entertainment and real estate empire that makes him the wealthiest man in Britain, but drugs doom his beloved daughter, Debbie.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-26
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The Big Game
Overview: Jimmy Harper (Gary Webster) loves to gamble and enjoys enough success to bring him to the attention of a group of men who play for big money. Soon Jimmy decides to change his name to James Harper, to reflect his increased importance, and seeks a way out of his job in a factory. However, as the stakes in the games increase, Jimmy/James may begin to wonder whether he is in over his head and has risked too much...
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-28
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Happy Birthday Shakespeare
Overview: Family man Will Green, a tourist bus driver is convinced that life would be better if he and his family moved to the birthplace of his favourite man Shakespeare’s birthplace Stratford-Upon-Avon where he could open his own restaurant. Will also harboured dreams about beginning a romance with tour guide Alice.
Genres: Comedy Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-04-23
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The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour
Overview: The Fast Show: The Farewell Tour (2003)
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-24
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Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
Overview: An adaptation of the folktale about a lonely boy, his beloved cat, and the hard decisions that come with their adventures.
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Lead Heads
Overview: A drama about greed, the film will focus on a group of men corrupted by greed, who, in their desperation, are drawn together for one night to play a game that may cost them both their souls and lives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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The Dark Channel
Overview: In a world in where everyone is pacified through gaming, an uprising is occurring; revolutionaries are trying to take down the system that is imprisoning everyone.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
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