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Des McAleer - filmography

Best - His Mother's Son on DVD (2009)
Starring: Michelle Fairley, Tom Payne, Bronagh Taggart
Director: Colin Barr
Certificate:
Factual drama about how the glamour-studded career of Britain's most famous footballer destroyed the life not only of George Best himself, but also of the close-knit family that he had left behind in Belfast. At the same time as high living began to take its toll on George's own career, his ..read more »

66% from 38 members

Diamond Geezer - The Series (4 discs) on DVD (2007)
Starring: David Jason, Paul Bown, Des McAleer
Director: Paul Harrison
Certificate:
First season of the "Diamond Geezer" television drama.

79% from 207 members

Diamond Geezer - E02 - Old Gold (2007)
Starring: David Jason, Paul Bown, Des McAleer
Director: Paul Harrison
Certificate:
Des plans to steal £8 million pounds of Russian gold for the families of Russian and British secret agents who have been killed. Despite Des's good intentions, will his wrong doings finally catch up with him?

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Diamond Geezer - E01 - A Royal Affair (2007)
Starring: David Jason, Paul Bown, Des McAleer
Director: Paul Harrison
Certificate:
Whilst relaxing in the South of France, Des and his son are arrested on suspicion of murder. However Scotland Yard offers them a way out - if they can steal a valuable diamond from inside Buckingham Palace, the charges will be dropped.

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Diamond Geezer - E03 - Old School Lies (2007)
Starring: David Jason, Paul Bown, Des McAleer
Director: Simon Langton
Certificate:
Des attends the wake of an old friend, who died of a heart attack which his mother believes stems from stressing over money and a pension fund which was stolen from him by asset-stripping firm Leyfield-Clark. Des resolves to steal it back...

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Butterfly Kiss on DVD (1995)
Starring: Amanda Plummer, Kathy Jamieson, Saskia Reeves
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Certificate:
Michael Winterbottom's first theatrical feature is a wildly anarchic road movie in which two lesbians fall for each other while speeding through Northern England on a murder spree. Amanda Plummer stars as the exuberantly off-kilter Eunice and Saskia Reeves plays the obsessive Miriam, who falls ..read more »

48% from 654 members

Mike Leigh At The BBC - Abigail's Party on DVD (1977)
Starring: Roger Sloman, Alison Steadman, Tim Stern
Director: Mike Leigh
Certificate:
Abigail's Party originally aired as part of the BBC's influential Play for Today series. Writer/director Mike Leigh was responsible for several productions for the series, as was Dennis Potter (The Singing Detective). This filmed play was developed the same way most of Leigh's work has been -- in ..read more »

69% from 5,673 members

Mike Leigh At The BBC - Nuts In May / Th... on DVD (1976)
Starring: Roger Sloman, David Threlfall, John Wheatley
Director: Mike Leigh
Certificate:
Nuts In May: Follow Keith and Candice-Marie, a rather self-righteous vegetarian couple, in their exhausting attempt to enjoy an idyllic camping holiday in Dorset. Their rigid notions of peace and quiet are somewhat challenged by other campers, with a more relaxed approach to life, the resulting ..read more »

78% from 1,159 member

Mike Leigh At The BBC - Who's Who / Grow... on DVD
Starring: Timothy Spall, Eric Richard, Brid Brennan
Director: Mike Leigh
Certificate:
Who's Who?: A film about toffs and snobs. Richard Kane stars as Alan, an obsequious autograph hunter, who works as a clerk for a City stockbroker, and whose wife breeds pedigree chinchilla cats. Through Alan's eyes we look at the lives of his upper class employers and the younger Sloane Ranger set ..read more »

73% from 295 members

Mike Leigh At The BBC - Home Sweet Home ... on DVD
Starring: Eric Richard, Brid Brennan, Des McAleer
Director: Mike Leigh
Certificate:
Home Sweet Home: The tragic-comic tale of a lonely postman, the social workers who chivvy him about his estranged teenage daughter, and his secret affairs with the wives of his fellow postmen. Four Days In July: A wonderfully engaging and bitterly humorous take on "The Troubles" in Northern ..read more »

75% from 246 members

Mike Leigh At The BBC (6 discs) on DVD
Starring: Roger Sloman, Alison Steadman, Brid Brennan
Director: Mike Leigh
Certificate:
Hard Labour: Mike Leigh's first TV drama for the BBC in 1973. Shot entirely on location in Leigh's native Salford, Hard Labour depicts the grinding daily routine of stoical domestic cleaner Mrs Thornley and her cantankerous family. The Permissive Society: The title is ironic - a popular expression ..read more »

72% from 1,120 member

Mike Leigh At The BBC - Hard Labour / Th... on DVD
Starring: Timothy Spall, Eric Richard, Brid Brennan
Director: Mike Leigh
Certificate:
Hard Labour: Mike Leigh's first TV drama for the BBC in 1973. Shot entirely on location in Leigh's native Salford, Hard Labour depicts the grinding daily routine of stoical domestic cleaner Mrs Thornley and her cantankerous family. The Permissive Society: The title is ironic - a popular expression ..read more »

72% from 339 members

Mike Leigh At The BBC - Bonus Features on DVD
Starring: Mike Leigh, Will Self, Bel Mooney
Director: Mike Leigh
Certificate:
Bonus Features Include: "The Conversation": Will Self interviews Mike Leigh "The Long Goodbye": Bel Mooney interviews Mike Leigh "Arena: Making Plays": the life and work of Mike Leigh

79% from 86 members

Des McAleer facts

5 most recent films

Best - His Mother's Son - 3.5 stars
Diamond Geezer - The Series - 4.0 stars
Diamond Geezer - E02 - Old Gold - 3 stars
Diamond Geezer - E01 - A Royal Affair - 3 stars
Diamond Geezer - E03 - Old School Lies - 3 stars

5 highest-rated films

Mike Leigh At The BBC - Bonus Features - 4.0 stars
Diamond Geezer - The Series - 4.0 stars
Mike Leigh At The BBC - Nuts In May / The Kiss Of Death - 4.0 stars
Mike Leigh At The BBC - Home Sweet Home / Four Days In July - 4.0 stars
Mike Leigh At The BBC - Who's Who / Grown-Ups - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Best - His Mother's Son - 3.5 stars
Butterfly Kiss - 2.5 stars
Mike Leigh At The BBC - Abigail's Party - 3.5 stars
Mike Leigh At The BBC - Hard Labour / The Permissive Society - 3.5 stars
Mike Leigh At The BBC - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Paul Bown - 9 times - show films
Gary Whelan - 9 times - show films
Stephen Wight - 9 times - show films
David Jason - 9 times - show films
Roger Sloman - 7 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Paul Harrison - 7 times - show films
Mike Leigh - 7 times - show films
Simon Langton - 2 times - show films
Michael Winterbottom - 1 times - show films
Colin Barr - 1 times - show films

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