Campion is an adventurous and comedic crime drama series set in the 1930s. It follows an amateur detective named Campion as he investigates murder cases in a cryptic and intriguing manner, employing his sleuthing skills. The show is based on a novel and features Detective Inspector Campion as the central character.
In 1913, young Richard Herncastle joins his Uncle Nick's magic act and is introduced to the enchanted world of the British music hall. Travelling from one city to the next, assisting at conjuring acts and disappearing acts, Richard comes to know romance, politics, and high adventure. The next year, in a true and terrifying vanishing act, the guns of August blast away that world forever.
Anna Lee is a British television series produced by Brian Eastman and Carnival Films for London Weekend Television. Following a 1993 pilot, five two-hour programmes were produced in 1994, loosely based on the detective novels of Liza Cody. These were broadcast in the U.S. on the A&E cable network. The title role was played by Imogen Stubbs. Music was by Anne Dudley with theme song "Sister, Sister" and some additional songs by Luciana Caporaso. Considerable alterations were made from the original books so that sometimes they seem to share only their titles. According to actor Ken Stott's webpage:
Snow White, whose mother died in childbirth, has been raised alone by her father. Her stepmother, the evil Claudia, is jealous of her beauty and plots to kill her. Snow White must escape Claudia's wrath and survive the dangerous woods to find her true love.
After crash-landing on a desolate planet, Ellen Ripley finds herself in a prison colony with a group of dangerous inmates. As they struggle to survive, they soon discover a deadly alien creature is stalking them, and they must find a way to stop it before it kills them all.
Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain, David and Jack, are attacked by a werewolf in a small village. Jack is killed, and David wakes up in a London hospital. He starts experiencing strange dreams and is visited by Jack's ghost, who warns him that he will transform into a werewolf at the next full moon. David falls in love with his nurse, Alex, but struggles with the growing realization that he is capable of committing violent acts. As the full moon approaches, David transforms into a werewolf and goes on a killing spree. Eventually, David is shot and killed by the police.
National Theatre Cottesloe production filmed for Channel 4
In a surreal dream world, a young girl navigates the dangerous forest, encountering werewolves and dark secrets. She must unravel the mysteries and face her fears to survive.
Kes is a drama film that follows the story of a young boy named Billy Casper who forms a strong bond with a kestrel bird. Living in a working-class mining town in Northern England, Billy faces various challenges in his life, including a dysfunctional family, a sadistic teacher, and bullying at school. Through his relationship with the kestrel, Billy finds solace and escape from his difficult circumstances.
Kafka, an insurance clerk, gets caught in a web of secret organizations and paranoia in an alternate reality version of Prague. As he uncovers the truth, Kafka becomes entangled in a revolution and struggles to maintain his sanity.
Set in the year 1942 during the British Raj in India, the story follows a love triangle between a freedom fighter, his love interest, and a British officer. Amidst the backdrop of the Indian independence movement, the characters navigate through family relationships, political turmoil, and the fight for freedom.
Speech Day is a bit of a laugh if you are not one of nature's prize-winners. But now that they've finished with school and school with them, what comes next for Ronnie, Wally and Rob?
When a corrupt politician frames a police officer for murder, the officer finds himself caught in a dangerous conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of power. The officer must navigate a web of corruption, cover-ups, and political intrigue to clear his name and bring the true criminals to justice.
Four Athenians run away to the forest only to have Puck the fairy make both of the boys fall in love with the same girl. The four run through the forest pursuing each other while Puck helps his master play a trick on the fairy queen. In the end, Puck reverses the magic, and the two couples reconcile and marry.
An alien distress call draws the Doctor and Peri to Earth, 1985, where they uncover a Cyberman plot to change the course of history.
Leon, a man from London, discovers that he is the biological father of a pig farmer in Yorkshire, through artificial insemination. As he navigates his newfound role as a father, he becomes entangled in a comedic and crime-filled journey. The story touches on themes of mistaken parentage, in vitro fertilization, and the complexities of family dynamics.
Alex Conway is an actor who plays the part of 'Eddie Weary', a sympathetic, down-at-heel, shabby, Northern, working-class private detective, in a TV show. Except Conway is actually a complete idiot in real-life: stuck up, pretentious and selfish, the constant focus of tabloid interest for his bad, usually drunken behaviour. But then he discovers he gets truckloads of mail from fans who think he really is Eddie Weary, asking for his help, so he decides to help them - with the aid of his assistant, Birdie.
Lightning Gallat is the village slaughterer and a man of distinction. Where does he draw the line?
Brian Glover meets up with locals like Arthur Scargill as he guides us round his home town.