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The Man Who Haunted Himself
6.4

The Man Who Haunted Himself

Executive Harold Pelham suffers a serious accident after which he faces the shadow of death. When, against all odds, he miraculously recovers, he ...
The Assassination Bureau
6.4

The Assassination Bureau

In 1908 London, a women’s rights campaigner discovers the Assassination Bureau Limited, an organization that kills for justice. When its ...
Only When I Larf
5.9

Only When I Larf

May. 27, 1968

Only When I Larf

A master conman leads a pair of British accomplices on an international adventure of highly profitable dirty tricks.
Khartoum
6.8

Khartoum

Jun. 09, 1966

Khartoum

English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians ...
Masquerade
5.5

Masquerade

Apr. 13, 1965

Masquerade

The British send an American and a war hero to kidnap and hide an oil-country prince.
Woman of Straw
6.8

Woman of Straw

Apr. 28, 1964

Woman of Straw

Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he ...
A Place to Go
6.5

A Place to Go

Jul. 01, 1963

A Place to Go

Set in contemporary Bethnal Green in east London, A Place to Go charts the dramatic changes that were happening in the lives of the British ...
The Mind Benders
6.4

The Mind Benders

Feb. 01, 1963

The Mind Benders

A British scientist is discovered to have been passing information to the Communists, then kills himself. Another scientist decides that they ...
Life for Ruth
7.1

Life for Ruth

Sep. 06, 1962

Life for Ruth

John Harris finds himself ostracized and placed on trial for allowing his daughter Ruth to die. His religious beliefs forbade him to give consent ...
Victim
7.7

Victim

Aug. 01, 1961

Victim

A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, threatening to derail his career on the path ...
Man in the Moon
6.1

Man in the Moon

Oct. 31, 1960

Man in the Moon

William is an unsuccessful guinea pig for a medical group interested in researching the common cold. He is soon fired and offered a job by the ...
All Night Long
7.1

All Night Long

Feb. 06, 1962

All Night Long

Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic partners Aurelius Rex and Delia Lane, a jealous, ...
Sapphire
7.2

Sapphire

Nov. 02, 1959

Sapphire

Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of ...
The League of Gentlemen
7.2

The League of Gentlemen

Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the ...
The Smallest Show on Earth
7

The Smallest Show on Earth

Jean and Bill are a married couple trying to scrape a living. Out of the blue they receive a telegram informing them Bill’s long-lost uncle ...
The Green Man
7.1

The Green Man

Dec. 21, 1956

The Green Man

Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for ...
Who Done It?
5.7

Who Done It?

Mar. 20, 1956

Who Done It?

This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private ...
The Ship That Died of Shame
6.7

The Ship That Died of Shame

After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves. This may sound like a ...
The Rainbow Jacket
6.4

The Rainbow Jacket

May. 27, 1954

The Rainbow Jacket

A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.
The Square Ring
6.5

The Square Ring

Jul. 13, 1953

The Square Ring

Boxing drama following the lives of 5 different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.
I Believe in You
6.8

I Believe in You

Mar. 05, 1952

I Believe in You

A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of “The Blue Lamp”(1950) . Various sub-plots follow the ...
The Gentle Gunman
6.4

The Gentle Gunman

Oct. 23, 1952

The Gentle Gunman

The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.
Pool of London
7.1

Pool of London

Feb. 20, 1951

Pool of London

Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.
Cage of Gold
6.4

Cage of Gold

Oct. 23, 1950

Cage of Gold

The love that Judy, a young painter, feels for Alan, a promising doctor to whom she is engaged, falters when Bill, an old friend, suddenly appears.
The Blue Lamp
6.8

The Blue Lamp

Jan. 19, 1950

The Blue Lamp

P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to ...
Train of Events
6.5

Train of Events

Jan. 18, 1949

Train of Events

A train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how it will affect them and how they deal with it.
Saraband for Dead Lovers
6.5

Saraband for Dead Lovers

Sophie Dorothea is a young woman forced into a loveless marriage with Prince George Louis of Hanover. George Louis is later crowned King George I ...
Frieda
7.1

Frieda

Jun. 19, 1947

Frieda

An RAF pilot who was shot down during WWII returns home to his English village with his new bride. The trouble is that she is the German lady who ...
The Captive Heart
7

The Captive Heart

Apr. 29, 1946

The Captive Heart

A series of stories about the lives and loves of men in a Prisoner of War camp over five years. The main story is of Hasek (Redgrave) a Czech ...
Dead of Night
7.5

Dead of Night

Sep. 09, 1945

Dead of Night

Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring ...