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  • Kandahar Break - Fortress of War
  • Kandahar Break - Fortress of War review by Del2d2 from Bradford
    Rated - 5.0 stars Kandahar Breakthrough 23 September 2010
    ...ersial and beautifully filmed in locations far removed from anywhere in the UK. Shaun Dooley in the lead role is extremely convincing in his portrayal of love-torn mine cle...   Read customer review
  • Junkhearts
  • Junkhearts review by filmryan from
    Rated - 5.0 stars Junkhearts: One to watch in 2012. 27 January 2012
    ...-defence/dance scene seeped in sunflare, the lovely bokeh in the bar scene with Shaun Dooley and Romola Garai, the bleak scenes in and around the tower block and lifts, the...   Read customer review

Shaun Dooley - filmography


  • Great Expectations on DVD (2012)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Gillian Anderson,  David Suchet
    Director: Brian Kirk
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Everything can change in a heartbeat. On a cold winter's day, orphan Pip has a terrifying encounter with an escaped convict. Pip's innocent act of kindness towards this man is to have far reaching consequences for them both. Meanwhile, Miss Havisham, the reclusive owner of the grand and ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 682 members
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  • The Borrowers (2011)
    Starring: Stephen Fry,  Victoria Wood,  Christopher Eccleston
    Director: Tom Harper
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    An action-packed adventure for all the family Starring Christopher Eccleston, Sharon Horgan, Aisling Loftus, Robert Sheehan, Victoria Wood and Stephen Fry, The Borrowers is a thrilling, fun-filled adventure through the exciting world of the little people who live under our floorboards. Based on ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 30 members
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  • Junkhearts on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Eddie Marsan,  Tom Sturridge,  Romola Garai
    Director: Tinge Krishnan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Eddie Marsan (VERA DRAKE, THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED) and Romola Garai (THE HOUR, ATONEMENT) star in this gritty urban drama about life on the harsh streets of London. Frank is an ex-soldier plagued by disturbing memories of an unspeakable past whose life collides with a young homeless girl ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 461 members
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  • Hustle - Season 7 (2 discs) on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Kelly Adams,  Robbie Jarvis,  Daren Elliott Holmes
    Director: Otto Bathurst,  Bharat Nalluri
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Set in London, HUSTLE is a TV drama about the exploits of five con artists and their often ingenious scams. These seasoned grifters--four men and one woman--all have their heads filled with lofty ambition, crafting spectacular schemes as they work their way to riches.
    4 stars out of 5 81% from 308 members
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  • Exile on DVD (2011)
    Starring: John Simm,  Jim Broadbent,  Olivia Coleman
    Director: John Alexander
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    John Simm and Jim Broadbent give compelling performances in this Paul Abbott-created, Danny Brocklehurst-written claustrophobic drama about father-son relationships and many other things. The marvellous Olivia Colman provides fine support, proving she does drama as brilliantly as comedy.
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 512 members
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  • Sugartown on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Shaun Dooley,  Tom Ellis
    Director: Christine Gernon
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    BBC One comedy series based in a small seaside town that has seen better days. Follow the life of struggling stick-of-rock factory owner Jason Burr (Shaun Dooley) who is fighting to stay afloat.
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 51 members
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  • Five Days 2 (2 discs) on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Shaun Dooley,  Steve Evets,  Shivani Ghai
    Director: Toby Haynes,  Peter Hoar
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A tiny newborn baby is abandoned in the toilets of a Yorkshire hospital. At the same time, the Trans-Pennine commuter train is halted by a suicidal jumper - are they connected? From this moment on, the lives of those on board the train and in the hospital will be changed irrevocably, not least for ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 129 members
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  • Married Single Other (2 discs) on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Lucy Davis,  Miranda Raison,  Miranda Raison
    Director: Declan Lowney,  Charles Martin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Six friends discover the difficulties of living with, and without, the one you love. When does compromise become sacrifice, and when do they both become divorce? Sexy, funny and painfully honest, this drama tells the story of three couples who are trying to work out exactly what a 'couple' is these ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 1,605 member
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  • South Riding on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Charlie Clark,  Shaun Dooley,  Peter Firth
    Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Andrew Davies' sparkling adaptation of Winifred Holtby's acclaimed novel. Insightful, warm and full of memorable characters, South Riding tells a fraught love story and paints a panoramic portrait of a between-the-wars Yorkshire community. In depression-hit Thirties Britain, Sarah Burton returns ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 368 members
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  • Salvage on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Shahid Ahmed,  Dean Andrews,  Sufian Ashraf
    Director: Lawrence Gough
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Christmas Eve, and the residents of a quiet British cul-de-sac are suddenly plunged into a world of violence, terror and paranoia when a group of heavily armed military personnel storm their road ordering them at gunpoint to retreat inside their homes. Unsure if this is the sign of a terrorist ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 1,221 member
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  • Kandahar Break - Fortress of War on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Shaun Dooley,  Dean Andrews,  Rasheed Naz
    Director: David Whitney
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Capably directed by talented newcomer, David Whitney, Richard Lee (Shaun Dooley) is an English contractor working for the Taliban government, paid to cleat the minefields of Afghanistan. Sooner than he knows he lands himself in a minefield of a different sort, as he desperately attempts to flee ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 388 members
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  • Eden Lake on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Michael Fassbender,  Kelly Reilly,  Thomas Turgoose
    Director: James Watkins
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    This decidedly British take on the likes of Michael Haneke's FUNNY GAMES and the French shocker THEM finds young teacher Jenny (KELLY REILLY - MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE) and boyfriend Steve (Michael Fassbender - HUNGER, 300) enjoying a peaceful holiday at the eponymous idyllic ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 20,801 members
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  • Midsomer Murders - Left For Dead on DVD (2008)
    Starring: John Nettles,  Jason Hughes,  Jane Wymark
    Director: Renny Rye
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The building of a new road attracts protesters to a small Midsomer village, and it seems to be motive for murder. As Barnaby and Jones delve into the complicated nature of this Midsomer village, they realise the key to solving the case lies under a well-concealed pact between several of the villagers.
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 227 members
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  • Eden Lake - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Michael Fassbender,  Kelly Reilly,  Thomas Turgoose
    Director: James Watkins
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    This decidedly British take on the likes of Michael Haneke's FUNNY GAMES and the French shocker THEM finds young teacher Jenny (KELLY REILLY - MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE) and boyfriend Steve (Michael Fassbender - HUNGER, 300) enjoying a peaceful holiday at the eponymous idyllic ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 4,897 members
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  • Mobile (2 discs) on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Neil Fitzmaurice,  Jamie Draven,  Michael Kitchen
    Director: Stuart Orme
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    An interconnecting story is told from three different viewpoints concerning a spate of attacks on mobile phone companies and users. The characters are Eddie Doig (Neil Fizmaurice, PHOENIX NIGHTS), a mobile phone engineer who has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, former soldier Maurice ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 210 members
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  • The Street - S01 E05 - Asylum (2006)
    Starring: Neil Dudgeon,  David Schofield,  Jane Horrocks
    Director: Jimmy McGovern
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    It's Friday night and cab-driver Eddie (Timothy Spall) is working overtime to pay the bills. Arriving at his next job, Eddie meets Siddhi, a black man with a limited English vocabulary, who is being re-housed by Asylum Action Aid, following a fire that has gutted his flat.
    3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
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  • The Street - S01 E03 - Flasher (2006)
    Starring: Neil Dudgeon,  David Schofield,  Jane Horrocks
    Director: Jimmy McGovern
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The consequences are disastrous for a well-respected teacher when he is caught in an embarrassing situation whilst jogging through the park one night. Life seems to be going well for happily married Brian (Neil Dudgeon) and Ann Peterson (Lindsey Coulson), who live at No.36, with their three children.
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Shaun Dooley facts

5 most recent films

Great Expectations - 4.0 stars
The Borrowers - 3.5 stars
Junkhearts - 3.0 stars
The Woman in Black - 3.5 stars
Hustle - Season 7 - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Hustle - Season 7 - 4.0 stars
Great Expectations - 4.0 stars
Midsomer Murders - Left For Dead - 4.0 stars
Exile - 3.5 stars
Mobile - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Borrowers - 3.5 stars
Fortress Of War - Kandahar Break - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Salvage - 2.5 stars
Kandahar Break - Fortress of War - 3.0 stars
Sugartown - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Jim Broadbent - 32 times - show films
David Schofield - 30 times - show films
Sue Johnston - 30 times - show films
Jane Horrocks - 30 times - show films
Neil Dudgeon - 30 times - show films

Most frequent directors

David Blair - 18 times - show films
Jimmy McGovern - 12 times - show films
Terry McDonough - 10 times - show films
Charles Martin - 6 times - show films
Declan Lowney - 6 times - show films