Jon Pertwee
Also Known As: John Devon Roland Pertwee
Biography: John Devon Roland "Jon" Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996) was an English actor, comedian, entertainer and cabaret performer. Born into a theatrical family, he served in the Royal Navy and the Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War. In his early career he worked as a stage comedian, which included performing at the Glasgow Empire Theatre and sharing a bill with Max Wall and Jimmy James.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Chelsea, London, England, UK
Adult: No
Birthday: July 07, 1919
Age: 105 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: May 20, 1996
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Carry On Screaming!
Overview: The sinister Dr. Watt has an evil scheme going—he's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores. Fortunately for him, Detective Sergeant Bung is on the case, and he doesn't have a clue!
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-05-20
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Carry On Cowboy
Overview: Stodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand as a 'sanitary engineer' named Marshal P. Knutt is mistaken for a law marshal. Being the conscientious sort, Marshal tries to help the town get rid of Rumpo, and a showdown is inevitable. Marshal has two aids—revenge-seeking Annie Oakley and his sanitary expertise.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-11-26
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Life on Earth
Overview: A documentary about the making of Terror of the Autons. Actors Katy Manning and Richard Franklin, both of whom made their debuts in this story, recount the production with the help of Jon Pertwee (through an archive interview), Script Editor Terrance Dicks and Producer Barry Letts who, along with new series Producer Phil Collinson, discuss how the series' production regimes differed between the new series and the old.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-05-09
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The Water Babies
Overview: Grimes, an amoral chimney sweep, occasionally likes to steal valuables from his clients. One day, on the verge of being caught, he frames his young apprentice, Tom, for the crime. Tom runs away and jumps into a river where, instead of drowning, he finds himself transformed into a mystical aquatic creature. Swimming and breathing effortlessly, he discovers a colorful underwater world replete with creatures both cruel and kind.
Genres: Family Fantasy Animation Adventure Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-06-23
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Four Against The Desert
Overview: 4 field researchers are stranded in the African Sahara.
Genres: Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-12
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Doctor Who: The Pertwee Years
Overview: Following on from the other documentaries "The Hartnell Years" and "The Troughton Years", which showcased rare surviving episodes from incomplete stories. There are no missing Pertwee episodes, so instead, using a similar format with interviews and clips, Jon Pertwee introduces full episodes from his favourite stories - "Inferno" (episode 7), "The Frontier in Space" (final episode) and Pertwee's personal favourite, the final episode of "The Daemons".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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The House That Dripped Blood
Overview: A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-02-22
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The Boys in Blue
Overview: Sgt. Cannon (Tommy Cannon) and PC Ball (Bobby Ball) run the police station in the quiet town of Little Botham. When the station is threatened with closure due to a lack of crime, they decide to invent some crimes to justify their existence. When they try to steal a painting from a local rich businessman (Roy Kinnear), they accidently stumble across a gang of real art thieves who have just stolen £1 million worth of paintings. It is up to the two bungling cops to stop them escaping with their haul.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-09-20
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Just William at the circus (Comes to town)
Overview: William Brown attempts to secure more pay and shorter hours for schoolboys.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
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A Yank at Oxford
Overview: A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-02-18
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Doctor Who: Robot
Overview: The newly-regenerated Doctor helps UNIT battle a sentient robot being manipulated by a corrupt scientific organization.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-18
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Mr. Drake's Duck
Overview: Mr. Drake and his wife live a nice, quiet life on their Sussex farm, until one of their ducks lays a radioactive egg made of uranium! When the government finds out about this, the Armed Forces storm onto the farm in a frantic search for the duck responsible.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1951-09-21
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Under the Table You Must Go
Overview: A trip around the clubs, pubs and discotheques in London, England.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-02
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Dancing with Crime
Overview: When his best friend is murdered inside a London dancehall, a cab driver and his girlfriend involve themselves in the investigation and discover a major criminal operation hiding behind the club's friendly facade.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-06-25
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It's a Wonderful World
Overview: Two aspiring songwriters finally manage to sell a tune by claiming that it was composed by a reclusive musical genius. When the tune hits the top of the charts, they find themselves having to produce the "real" composer.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-08-28
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Dear Mr. Prohack
Overview: A modern-day retelling of Arnold Bennett's novel, in which a Treasury official with a reputation for fiscal prudence is left a great deal of money and has no idea how to cope with sudden personal wealth.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-09-07
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Will Any Gentleman...?
Overview: A trip to the theatre changes a meek bank clerk's life, as he undergoes hypnosis and leaves without being woken up. Suddenly, he believes he is the world's greatest lover and becomes a terrorizing Casanova.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-08-25
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Return to Devil's End
Overview: Set in the lovely village where the Doctor Who episodes titled "The Dæmons" (#059) was shot, this documentary takes place in 1992 shortly before the death of Jon Pertwee, and is hosted by classic series regulars like Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, John Levene, Director - Christopher Barry, and the current voice of the Daleks, Nicholas Briggs. The documentary features interviews with actors, the director, local residents, and crew. All of the locations used in the episode are reviewed, and include archival footage shot during the original shooting in 1971.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-30
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The Airzone Solution
Overview: The Airzone Solution takes place in a future Britain where pollution has reached a point where the populace must often wear filtration masks when they venture outside. AirZone, a powerful corporation, signs a lucrative deal with the government to deal with the problem. The public is told that AirZone plans to build giant filtration plants to clean the atmosphere, but environmentalists are skeptical, especially when people begin dying and disappearing around AirZone facilities.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Overview: All of the Doctor's incarnations are in crisis when The Rani creates a time-loop in the East-end of London in this 30th Anniversary Special.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-27
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A Piece of Cake
Overview: Set in the austere post–World War II British world of rationing, Cyril dreams up an ode to an imaginary character named Merlin Mound who can provide anything one can wish. Merlin becomes real and grants his host's wishes; not by conjuring the items out of thin air, but depriving them from other people's ownership, which leads to trouble.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-11-01
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The Ugly Duckling
Overview: Henry Jekyll was always the outsider, a bungling and awkward buffoon, relegated to waiting for his invitation to participate in life that never arrived: until he discovers a medical formula developed by a dead uncle, which claimed to turn 'a man of timid disposition into a bold, fearless dragon'. Taking a draught of the elixir Henry is transformed into suave, sophisticated and highly desirable Teddy Hyde. Armed with his new persona, Teddy is ready to face the world; but is Henry ready for the consequences?
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-09-09
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Doctor Who: Inferno
Overview: UNIT is providing security cover at an experimental drilling project at Eastchester, designed to penetrate the Earth's crust and release a previously untapped source of energy. Soon, however, the drill head starts to leak an oily green liquid that transforms those who touch it into vicious primeval creatures with a craving for heat. The Doctor is accidentally transported "sideways in time" by the partially repaired TARDIS control console into a parallel universe where the drilling project is at a more advanced stage. Thwarted by his friends' ruthless alter egos, he works to save both universes.
Genres: Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-05-09
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Talking Doctor Who
Overview: As part of the sixtieth anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who, David Tennant time-travels back through the BBC archives to tell the story of the Doctor’s classic era.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-01
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Doctor Who and the Third Man
Overview: A retrospective documentary on the tenure of Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor in the show Doctor Who.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-07-08
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Myth Makers 15: Jon Pertwee
Overview: Jon Pertwee was quite simply a star. From vaudeville, through theatre, radio in The Navy Lark, films, records and television, including Doctor Who and Worzel Gummidge, he entertained audiences worldwide for over fifty years. Recorded at Jon’s home in 1989, this interview by Nicholas Briggs provides the most comprehensive visual biography of this talented and versatile entertainer ever recorded. This is not a tribute… it’s a personal testament.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-15
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The Home Whovian
Overview: In the 1980’s US public television station New Jersey Network produced some groundbreaking documentaries about Doctor Who following the programme’s huge success in America. The Home Whovian was planned to be the first in a series of video releases in the USA featuring interviews with the stars of Doctor Who. In the event it proved to be a one-off. Featuring interviews with Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and John Nathan-Turner. Unique material from a unique moment in Time Travel TV – when Doctor Who conquered America!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
Overview: In April 1983, Roger Stevens and James Russell were given “Access All Areas” passes to the BBC’s Doctor Who celebrations at Longleat. Armed with a Ferguson Videostar camera they set out to record as much of the event as they could. While the BBC’s official footage amounts to only a few minutes for news broadcasts, James and Roger recorded several hours, and their material includes interviews with both Patrick Troughton and Tom Baker. Some of this material has been used in other productions by both Reeltime Pictures and BBC Video, but the original tapes were thought to be lost forever – until rediscovered earlier this year. So now enjoy another chance to take a trip to Longleat in 1983. The sound may not be perfect and the pictures come from ageing VHS tapes – but the atmosphere is unmistakable. So avoid the queues, and get to the front of the line with a trip down memory lane!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-01
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Ladies Who Do
Overview: The "Ladies Who Do" are office cleaners. One of them discovers some hot stock tips and they make a fortune. They then make good use of it to save their old neighbourhoods from the wicked developer.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-11-01
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No. 1 of the Secret Service
Overview: No. 1 is fearless, irrestible, and licensed to kill. No. 1 is assigned to capture a madman killing international financiers. Before getting the bad guy, No. 1 encounters mercenaries from the evil organization K.R.A.S.H. (Killing, Rape, Arson, Slaughter, and Hit).
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-10-31
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Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
Overview: On the 20th of March 1992, Jon Pertwee, veteran star of The Navy Lark, Dr Who and Worzel Gummidge, spoke candidly to Liam-Michael Rudden about his life in show-business. The in-depth interview covered his entire career, from his first-ever job to his hopes for the future. Seventy three years young at the time of filming, Jon allowed Archangel Media to tail him for what turned out to be a very energetic day in his life. They follow Jon as he arrives at his Edinburgh Hotel, attends a press call, enjoys a buffet lunch and meets with his fans at a signing session at a Virgin Megastore. The documentary also Includes the footage from 1999 release featuring Richard Franklin who played Captain Yates alongside Pertwee in Doctor Who.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-06-01
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Green Cross Code: Splink Launch
Overview: A former Doctor Who returns to Earth to deliver a road safety message.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-01-03
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Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
Overview: Behind-the-scenes stories from the long-running sci-fi drama. There are tales of stunts that went dangerously wrong and secrets of how the crew brought monsters to life, as well as revelations about how some storylines proved to be so scary the BBC were forced to re-edit episodes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-25
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Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Overview: In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor's own dangerous past comes back to haunt him.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-23
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One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Overview: Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of Chinese spies.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Drama Family Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-07-09
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There Ain't No Justice
Overview: A young boxer falls in with a crooked fight promoter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-06-17
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The PanoptiCon Tapes
Overview: 1. The Main Event - What are PanoptiCons like to organise? What do the fans think of them? What do the stars think of the fans? All this, and there’s still time for a liberal sprinkling of stories from the production team! However, you’ll see lots of other personalities from other eras as we stop along the way to look at particular aspects of the programme.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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The PanoptiCon Tapes II
Overview: 2. The Early Years - The stars and production team give a unique insight into Doctor Who from its beginning with William Hartnell to Patrick Troughton’s portrayal of the Doctor. However, you’ll see lots of other personalities from other eras as we stop along the way to look at particular aspects of the programme.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-02
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The PanoptiCon Tapes III
Overview: 3. The Pertwee Years - We take an in-depth look at the Jon Pertwee era, which has been featured more thoroughly at PanoptiCons than any other. Experience the special mix that made this period one of the most popular in Doctor Who’s history. However, you’ll see lots of other personalities from other eras as we stop along the way to look at particular aspects of the programme.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-03
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The PanoptiCon Tapes V
Overview: 5. Dragonfire - How is a Doctor Who story made? Cast and crew from the Doctor Who story Dragonfire got together at Panopticon IX in a lively and sometimes hilarious discussion which covers every aspect of the making of a television programme. However, you’ll see lots of other personalities from other eras as we stop along the way to look at particular aspects of the programme.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-05
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The PanoptiCon Tapes VI
Overview: 6. Panopticon VII - 1986 was the 10th Anniversary of the DWAS and for the first time professional cameras were there to record the event. This special production includes highlights from the convention, home movies from early Panopticons (featuring Tom Baker and Patrick Troughton) and the reminiscences from organisers, actors and production staff about the early days of fandom. However, you’ll see lots of other personalities from other eras as we stop along the way to look at particular aspects of the programme.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-01
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The PanoptiCon Tapes IV
Overview: 4. The JNT Years - Peter Davison and Colin Baker’s portrayals of the Doctor conceded with one of the most controversial periods of the programme’s history. Was the programme as good as it used to be… or just different? What did the production staff, both past and present, think? However, you’ll see lots of other personalities from other eras as we stop along the way to look at particular aspects of the programme.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-04
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Panopticon Genesis
Overview: On August 6th 1977, the world’s first Doctor Who convention was held in a church hall in Battersea, South London. Organised by The Doctor Who Appreciation Society (DWAS), Convention ’77 was ground breaking, featuring star appearances from the, then, current Doctor Tom Baker with his latest assistant Louise Jameson and former Doctor Who Jon Pertwee. Together with autograph sessions, a display of props, a visual FX lecture by Mat Irvine and talks by Terrance Dicks and producer Graham Williams, this convention set the tone for the future and led directly to the legendary DWAS PanoptiCons of the 1980s and 90s. 40 years later, stars, guests, fans and organisers returned to the church hall to reminiscence about that special day … what they expected and what they experienced. Also, to evaluate its importance … what it started … and what it led to!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-05-12
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Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files
Overview: On August 6th 1977, the world’s first DOCTOR WHO convention was held at a church hall in Battersea, South London. Organised by The Doctor Who Appreciation Society (DWAS) , Convention ’77 was ground breaking – featuring sta appearances from the (then) current Doctor Tom baker with his latest companion Louise Jameson (Leela) and former Doctor Jon Pertwee. 40 years later, stars, fans and organisers returned to the church hall to reminisce about that special day! In this second volume celebrating the anniversary, we feature a convention panel with organiser Keith Barnfather, contributor Kevin Davies and attendee Andrew Beech, held at another DWAS event The Capitol II on the 7th May 2017.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-05-07
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Nearly a Nasty Accident
Overview: The RAF Group Captain has a hard job to restrain the aircraft-man from tinkering with everything he can get his hands on
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-05-01
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Carry On Cleo
Overview: Two Britons—inventor Hengist Pod, and Horse, a brave and cunning fighter—are captured and enslaved by invading Romans and taken to Rome. One of their first encounters in Rome leaves Hengist being mistaken for a fighter, and gets drafted into the Royal Guard to protect Cleopatra.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-11-08
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Doctor Who: The Troughton Years
Overview: A documentary about Patrick Troughton's years as Doctor Who presented by Jon Pertwee. This also contains the following surviving episodes from the incomplete stories "The Abominable Snowmen" episode 2, "The Enemy of the World" episode 3 and "The Space Pirates" episode 2. It also includes excerpts from "The Web of Fear", "The Three Doctors", "The Five Doctors" and the "Two Doctors".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-06-03
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McDonnell Douglas Information Systems
Overview: McDonnell Douglas Information Systems was a subsidiary of the giant McDonnell Douglas aircraft company in America. In 1986 Reeltime Pictures was commissioned to make a video documentary showing the customers story.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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The Zero Imperative
Overview: Former UNIT luminary Liz Shaw and her assistant Bayliss are investigating a series of bizarre murders, all committed near a soon-to-be-closed psychiatric hospital. When the hospital is unexpectedly reprieved by rich Industrialist Peter Russell events seem to move out of Liz's control. Are the incumbent director of the clinic, Doctor Dove and his predecessor Doctor O'Kane harboring the killer? What is the centuries-old horror hidden in the grounds? And what exactly is the secret of room zero?
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure Crime Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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The Four Just Men
Overview: The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. They aren't above a bit of murder or sabotage to serve their ends, but they consider themselves to be true patriots.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-06-01
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The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
Overview: This is the definitive set of interviews with the team of actors who brought the Jon Pertwee era of Doctor Who to life! This documentary includes the best in-depth interviews with Jon Pertwee (the Third Doctor), Katy Manning (Jo Grant), Caroline John (Liz Shaw), Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier), Richard Franklin (Captain Yates) and John Levine (Sergeant Benton) ever undertaken.
Genres: Documentary Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-08-01
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You Must Be Joking
Overview: A motley group of soldiers are set loose on swinging England in an initiative test to collect a selection of esoteric items.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-08-03
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Runaway Railway
Overview: A group of young railway enthusiasts attempt to stop the closure of the local railway by trying to raise money to buy it and the steam engine "Matilda." They get help from a pair of men claiming to be enthusiasts but who turn out to be robbers who plan to hold up the mail train
Genres: Family Adventure Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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I've Gotta Horse
Overview: A fast-moving comedy with Billy Fury, who plays himself in the film. The story reveals his great love of animals, and it features his own racehorse, Anselmo. Also featured are several of Billy's own dogs.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-04-25
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William Comes to Town
Overview: William Brown attempts to secure more pay and shorter hours for schoolboys.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-12-31
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Murder at the Windmill
Overview: A man watching a musical show at the Windmill theatre is shot apparently from the stage. The cast continues the performance so that the detective can solve the murder.
Genres: Mystery Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-06-06
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Miss Pilgrim's Progress
Overview: An exchange factory worker from New Jersey joins a plot to save a village from the Town and Country Planning Act.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-29
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The Body Said No!
Overview: A cabaret artist sees on her television set after viewing hours, a plot being discussed to murder Michael Rennie. Although her friends are sceptical she warns Rennie, but things are not what they seem.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-04-30
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Overview: A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-10-16
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Not a Hope in Hell
Overview: The efforts of a female Customs Officer to challenge smugglers who hide illicit liquor in a steam roller.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-10-01
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Just Joe
Overview: A shy detergent factory employee unexpectedly finds his feet.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-07-01
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Up in the Air
Overview: Victorian schoolboy adventure. Freddie is sent away to a boarding school where he is very miserable and tries to escape in several instances. Finally the head of the school who made his life impossible is accused and taken away.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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A Yank in Ermine
Overview: An American airman inherits an Earldom in England along with the small matter of $3 million on the proviso that he gives up his US citizenship. Unsure if he is prepared to make the sacrifice he takes a trip with his two best friends to try our his new title, but will he be able to cope with the British aristocracy?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-01-01
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Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
Overview: The New Doctor arrives on Earth in the middle of a freak meteor shower. Faceless killer shop window dummies are coming to life and killing anything that comes into their path while Facsimiles are replacing top Military, Political and Civil leaders. The Nestene has come to invade the Earth. The convalescent Doctor teams up with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Dr. Elizabeth Shaw of UNIT to thwart the Nestine's plans even as the invasion begins.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-24
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Doctor Who and the Silurians
Overview: Investigating mysterious power failures and a death at an underground research centre, The Doctor discovers a colony of Silurians - prehistoric, intelligent reptiles who went into hibernation before man evolved. But now they have woken up, and they are prepared to wipe out mankind with a killer plague to get their planet back.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-03-14
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Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
Overview: Astronauts rescued from a mission to mars are kidnapped when they arrive back on earth. They seem to have been irradiated, and can now kill people merely by touching them. But the Doctor discovers the astronauts have been replaced with Alien ambassadors who are being forced to behave in a hostile manner. With The Doctor traveling to the alien mother ship, and Liz kidnapped, The Brigadier is left wondering who to trust.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-05-02
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Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Overview: The Master, an old adversary of the Doctor, has arrived on Earth to destroy humanity with the aid of the Nestene Consciousness and their army of Autons and killer plastic daffodils - unless the Doctor, joined by new assistant Jo Grant, can stop them.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-01-23
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Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Overview: Professor Emil Keller has created a machine that can pacify even the most dangerous of criminals. But when the Doctor and Jo arrive at Stangmoor Prison for a demonstration, things start to go horribly wrong - especially when they discover that the Doctor's old enemy the Master is responsible for the machine.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-03-06
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Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Overview: A group of gold-skinned aliens known as the Axons land on Earth and offer wondrous technology in exchange for fuel. The Doctor, however, isn't fooled, uncovering the Axons' true nature and once again facing his archenemy the Master...
Genres: Drama Action Adventure Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-04-03
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Doctor Who: Colony in Space
Overview: When the Master steals the Time Lords' secret file on the Doomsday Weapon, they grant the Doctor a temporary reprieve from his exile on Earth to deal with the crisis. He and Jo arrive on the planet Uxarieus and become enmeshed in a struggle between an agrarian colony and a powerful mining corporation.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-05-15
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Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Overview: On the eve of May Day, dark elemental forces begin to disturb the village of Devil's End as the Master summons the demon Azal: unexplained murders, a stone gargoyle come to life, and a nigh-impenetrable infernal energy dome. With the Master fully prepared to destroy the Earth, the Doctor and UNIT - aided by a benevolent practitioner of witchcraft - battle the wicked rites of a secret science wielded by an alien from another world.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-06-19
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Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Overview: Guerillas time-jump back from the 22nd century to assassinate Sir Reginald Styles - a diplomat working for World Peace, The Doctor discovers they are from a future where the Daleks have invaded the Earth (Following wars precipitated by Styles's destruction at the peace conference). With the Daleks desperate to maintain their version of history, The Doctor and Jo find themselves in a totalitarian future, where they must discover who really happened and prevent it.
Genres: Family Adventure Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-22
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Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon
Overview: The planet Peladon has applied to join the Galactic Federation, and The Doctor is mistaken for the chairman of the committee sent to assess its application, while Jo is taken for an Earth princess, with the mythical curse of Aggedor apparently striking chancellor Torbis dead, The Doctor must discover who is desperate to stop Peladon joining, but soon he is sentenced to death and his only Allies seem to be Jo and the Ice Warrior Delegates.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-02-19
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Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
Overview: The Master joins forces with The Sea Devils to take over the world, unless The Doctor and The Royal Navy can stop them.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-04-01
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Doctor Who: The Mutants
Overview: The Time Lords send the Doctor and Jo on a mission to deliver a sealed message pod to an unknown party aboard a Skybase orbiting the planet Solos in the 30th century. They are caught quickly in a power struggle between the cruel Marshal of Solos and the young Solonian Ky over the future of Solos - a future that hinges on the contents of the message.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-05-13
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Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Overview: The Master, in the guise of Professor Thascalos, has constructed at the Newton Institute in Wootton a device known as TOMTIT - Transmission Of Matter Through Interstitial Time - to gain control over Kronos, a creature from outside time. The creature is summoned but proves to be uncontrollable.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-06-24
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Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters
Overview: The Doctor and Jo find themselves trapped inside an alien peepshow machine which showman Vorg and his assistant Shirna have brought to amuse the populace of the planet Inter Minor. Can they escape Vorg and the ferocious Drashigs?
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-02-17
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Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
Overview: In the 26th century, the Doctor and Jo uncover a plot by the Master to provoke an interplanetary war between Earth and Draconia.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-03-31
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Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks
Overview: On the jungle planet Spiridon, the Doctor, Jo and a Thal group find a slumbering army of Daleks ready to awaken.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-05-12
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Doctor Who: The Green Death
Overview: The Doctor and UNIT investigate a deadly infection lurking underneath the Welsh mining town of Llanfairfach. It's an adventure that will change Jo Grant's life forever...
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-06-23
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Doctor Who: The Time Warrior
Overview: When scientists start to go missing in the 20th century, the Doctor is called in by the Brigadier to investigate. His investigations lead him to deduce that they are being kidnapped through time and he sets off in pursuit, unknowingly kidnapping journalist Sarah Jane Smith in the process. Arriving in the middle ages, the Doctor and Sarah find themselves caught up in the machinations of the robber baron Irongron and his man from the stars. The alien, a Sontaran named Linx, is arming him with modern weapons in return for helping him repair his damaged ship, and it's up to the Doctor and Sarah to stop him from ruining the Earth's timeline.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-05
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Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Overview: The Third Doctor and Sarah arrive in 1970s London to find it has been evacuated because dinosaurs have appeared mysteriously. It turns out the dinosaurs are being brought to London via a time machine to further a plan to revert London to a pre-technological level.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-02-16
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Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks
Overview: An energy drain traps the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith on the planet Exxilon with its hostile natives, causing the travellers to make an uneasy alliance with a Marine Space Corps expedition and a squadron of Daleks. The key to escape for all of them lies at the heart of a powerful and mysterious lost city, but only after a series of deadly traps.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-03-16
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Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon
Overview: The Doctor returns to Peladon fifty years after his last visit, to find Queen Thalira, daughter of the late King Peladon, on the throne. A tense labour dispute between Pel nobility and miners is worsened when apparitions of their deity Aggedor attack and kill several miners. The Galactic Federation desperately needs trisilicate for its war against Galaxy 5 and sends in brutal Ice Warrior troopers to ensure production. The Doctor discovers a devious plot at the heart of Aggedor's appearances.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-04-27
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Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Overview: The blue crystal that the Doctor took from Metebelis III in a previous adventure is desperately sought by the Eight Legs, a race of mutated spiders, as the final element in their plan for universal domination. With help from an old mentor, the Doctor realises the only way to foil the plot is to make the ultimate sacrifice. The Doctor must risk death to return to the cave of the Great One and save the universe.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-06-08
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Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
Overview: Time itself is in peril! The Time Lords and UNIT find themselves besieged by a mythic figure from the Time Lords' past hell-bent on destruction. The only way to defeat him is to break the First Law of Time and let the Doctor help himself — literally...
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-20
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The Curious Case Of Santa Claus
Overview: On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus visits a psychiatrist to find out who he is and why there are so many of him ringing bells on street corners.
Genres: Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Trouble in the Air
Overview: A radio commentator is sent to a village to broadcast a bell-ringing team. Meanwhile a property speculator tries to buy a plot of land for less than it is worth.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-11-01
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Stranger than Fiction
Overview: Gary Russell of Marvel Comics' Doctor Who Magazine investigates the world of BBV. In a relatively short space of time and with relatively small amounts of money, Bill Baggs has produced a series of videos which have a special appeal for Doctor Who fans. Stranger Than Fiction looks at the development of BBV's production techniques, through story, rehearsal and shooting. There's a chance to discover the origins of the scripts, as well as to see lost scenes from the Stranger videos and The AirZone Solution. This fascinating behind the scenes story is told with revealing, on the spot Hi-8 footage, together with exclusive star interviews.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
Overview: In the second "Stranger Than Fiction" documentary, Mark Gatiss explores the three latest BBV productions; "The Terror Game", "Breach of the Peace" and "The Zero Imperative", from the writers perspective. Using behind-the-scenes Hi-8 footage, outtakes and interviews with Colin Baker, Jon Pertwee, Sylvester McCoy and Nick Briggs, this fascinating documentary examines the script from initial beginnings, through character and narrative development to its eventual realisation on the screen.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
Overview: More than 30 years have now passed since a certain time traveling police box first materialized on our television screens, and the exploits of its various crews have enthralled audiences ever since. Here is the story of Britain's Number 1 Science Fiction programme told in order of the various actors who have played the Doctor.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-01
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
Overview: Working with the French Secret Service, Indy joins the legendary Lafayette Escadrille flying unit and embarks on dangerous airborne reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines. A run-in with German Ace Manfred von Richthofen leads to a death-defying dogfight that leaves Indy grounded and hot-in-pursuit of German aircraft designer Anthony Fokker. Undercover in hostile enemy territory, Indy discovers that the Germans possess a remarkable secret weapon that could change the course of the war and he resolves to bring news of it back to the Allies...if he doesn't destroy it first.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-08
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Carry On Columbus
Overview: Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the King and Queen of Spain to finance his expedition...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-02
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Then and Now
Overview: A look at the progression in audio and visual technology.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Overview: Many incarnations of the Doctors and their old companions are taken out of time and deposited in the Death Zone on Gallifrey. There, they must battle the Master, Daleks, Cybermen and Yeti in order to reach the Dark Tower and discover the Tomb of Rassilon.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-25
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30 Years in the TARDIS
Overview: A documentary celebrating the 30th anniversary of Doctor Who, featuring new interviews, rare archive footage and recently discovered material.
Genres: Documentary Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-29
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Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
Overview: Producer Steve Broster takes a look back to 1983 and the celebration of Doctor Who's twentieth anniversary, including the production and transmission of 'The Five Doctors', the media interest and the BBC Enterprises' event at Longleat House. Featuring actors Peter Davison, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney, Mark Strickson, Janet Fielding, Carole Ann Ford, John Leeson, Richard Franklin and Caroline John, writer Terrance Dicks, director Peter Moffatt, visual effects designer Mike Kelt, new series writers Paul Cornell and Gareth Roberts, prominent fans Andrew Beech, Ian Levine, Richard Molesworth and James Goss. Presented by Colin Baker.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-03
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A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
Overview: This exclusive documentary looks at the life and career of Jon Pertwee. With contributions from actors Katy Manning, Judy Cornwell, David Jacobs, Geoffrey Bayldon and Kenneth Earle, Doctor Who writer and script editor Terrance Dicks and long-time friend Stuart Money.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-07-15
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Who's Who
Overview: Produced for American Public Television, this documentary on the long-running Doctor Who television series features interviews with actors and actresses who played the traveling companions of the Time Lord hero and with three actors, Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison, and Colin Baker, who portrayed the title character, as well as footage of a U.S. fan convention where Tom Baker, appeared and answered questions. The fan backlash against the 1985-6 hiatus for the series and the finding of some previously lost Jon Pertwee era episodes are addressed, and this documentary closes with some on-the-street interviews with British viewers, who tell who their favorite Doctor is.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-13
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Toad of Toad Hall
Overview: An adaptation of the 1908 novel, The Wind in the Willows.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-29
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Myth Runner
Overview: A spoof of Blade Runner, built around bloopers and outtakes from the Myth Makers series of videos, featuring interviews with actors from the Doctor Who TV series.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Overview: Video footage telling the story of the biggest Doctor Who (1963) convention ever in the UK, "Longleat 83", which was put together to celebrate the 20th anniversary in 1983.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-02-20
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A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
Overview: Christmas is coming to Ten Acre Field and Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee) is determined to enjoy it in style. He goes searching for Aunt Sally (Una Stubbs), hoping to invite her to the Scarecrow Ball, but before he can find her he runs into his old friend Saucy Nancy (Barbara Windsor), herself heading for a spell in panto. Then, before he gets much further, our multi-headed hero gets sidetracked again when he runs into angry Scots scarecrow Bogle McNeep (Billy Connolly) and his anti-Christmas brigade. Will Worzel ever get to enjoy the season with his beloved?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-27
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Helter Skelter
Overview: A detective gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping.
Genres: Comedy Romance Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-01-07
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The Gay Dog
Overview: Jim Gay loves his racing greyhound but, out of town, he finds a dog with a better chance to win. His friends bet on his dog while he bets against.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-06-01
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Adventures of a Private Eye
Overview: While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon himself to "solve" a case that comes in. Complications ensue.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-03-04
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Jon Pertwee: Uncut!
Overview: Born John Devon Roland 'Jon' Pertwee and originally serving in the Royal Navy and Naval Intelligence Division during WW2, he became famous as the third incarnation of the Doctor in the legendary science-fiction TV series Doctor Who between 1970-1974. Towards the end of his life, he maintained a close association with Doctor Who by appearing at many fan conventions related to the series and giving interviews.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-06-08
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How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment
Overview: Comic survey of methods of undressing through the ages, from Victorian modesty to modern strip clubs.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-06-01
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Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
Overview: The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on an unnamed planet. At first believing themselves in the midst of World War I, they realise it to be one of many War Zones overseen by the War Lords, who have kidnapped large numbers of human soldiers to form the greatest army the universe has ever seen. At the helm of this plot is the War Chief, another renegade Time Lord like the Doctor. The creeping realisation sets in that the Doctor cannot solve this problem alone, and that his days of wandering may be at an end...
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-12-23
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Doctor Who at the Proms
Overview: Doctor Who fan favourite Catherine Tate presents a concert of music, monsters and mayhem featuring soundtracks from the iconic series, a specially shot feature for the Fifteenth Doctor and a host of scary aliens as they thrill a packed audience at London's Royal Albert Hall. In a concert like no other in time and space, the much-loved music, performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, is accompanied by specially edited sequences from the series.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-12-24
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Devious
Overview: The Second Doctor has been partially regenerated by the Time Lords as punishment for breaking the non-interference policy, but the process is stopped halfway, leaving the Doctor an amalgam of his second and as-of-yet future incarnation...
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-06
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Wombling Free
Overview: The adventures of The Wombles, strange creatures who live on Wimbledon Common and pick up the litter left by the humans. There's always time for a nice song and dance as well. This was a film version of the popular childrens TV show.
Genres: Family Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-31
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Starwatch
Overview: In the late 21st century, planet Earth is suffering. Deep under Stonehenge lies a giant crystal - our world's Sentinel, which regulates the conditions for life. Throughtout the universe are many such Sentinels, each relaying information in the cosmic network of stability. But the relay point for ours is malfunctioning. This will have catastrophic results, as the Sentinel loses control, creating tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanoes - even the ozone layer will dissipate. In the next decade, the Earth will cease to support life of any description. The Sentinel is aware of its plight, and reaches out to archaeologist Professor Caldeon, who in turn convinces former UN advisor Jason Havlin something must be done. Together they form a team who will explore both the Earth and the Universe in an array of hi-tech vehicles, battling natural disasters, and hoping against hope they can save the planet...
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
Overview: The Doctor arrives in Victorian London. It's Christmas, but snow isn't the only thing descending on the tranquil and jubilant civilization, as familiar silver giants from an alternate reality are amassing in numbers. The Cybermen are on the move again, and the only beings who can stop them are the Doctor and... another Doctor?
Genres: Science Fiction TV Movie Mystery Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-12-25
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Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
Overview: It’s Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comedy Antlers. But when a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song’s squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy. King Hydroflax is furious, and his giant Robot bodyguard is out-of-control and coming for them all! Will Nardole survive? And when will River Song work out who the Doctor is? All will be revealed on a starliner full of galactic super-villains and a destination the Doctor has been avoiding for a very long time.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-25
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Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
Overview: A warp ellipse draws the TARDIS off course. The Fifth Doctor's companions are separated from him not in space, but in time, and he has to deal with a treacherous schoolboy named Turlough. But why does the Doctor's old friend, the Brigadier, not remember him at all?
Genres: Drama Action Adventure Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-09
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Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius
Overview: Mad scientist Mehendri Solon is building a body from spare parts to house the disembodied brain of the evil Time Lord Morbius. He fancies the Doctor's head as the final piece...
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-01-24
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Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Overview: Captured in a time corridor, the Doctor and his companions are forced to land on 20th century Earth, diverted by the Doctor's oldest enemy - the Daleks. It is here the true purpose of the time corridor becomes apparent: after ninety years of imprisonment, Davros, the ruthless creator of the Daleks, is to be liberated to assist in the resurrection of his army. Not even the Daleks foresee the poisonous threat of their creator. Indeed, who would suspect Davros of wanting to destroy his own Daleks - and why? Only the Doctor knows the truth. Will he descend to Davros' level of evil to stop him?
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-02-15
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Police 5: The Master
Overview: Shaw Taylor warns viewers to be on the lookout for a dangerous individual known as the Master.
Genres: Science Fiction Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-10
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The Ties That Bind Us
Overview: A look at the subtle (and not so subtle!) links to the show's past and future contained within the story of The Five Doctors.
Genres: Documentary Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-03
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