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  • Hilary And Jackie
  • Hilary And Jackie review by from Andover, Hampshire England
    Rated - 3.0 stars Talented Sisters make music! 17 November 2009
    ...upport his two leading ladies. Any production with Charles Dance, Celia Imrie, David Morrissey and Rupert Penry-Jones in, is bound to impress the audience. It is a sad and...   Read customer review
  • Blackpool - BBC
  • Blackpool - BBC review by A customer from Wirral, England
    Rated - 5.0 stars Fantastic! 24 September 2006
    ...A brilliant bit of drama from the BBC! David Morrissey and David Tennant are both equally fantastic! ...   Read customer review

David Morrissey - filmography


  • Welcome to the Punch (2012)
    Starring: James McAvoy,  Mark Strong,  David Morrissey
    Director: Eran Creevy
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Eran Creevy writes and directs this British gangster thriller set in London's docklands. Ex-con Jacob Sternwood (Mark Strong) is forced to return to London from his hideout in Iceland when his son gets caught up in a heist gone wrong. His reappearance gives detective Max Lewinsky (James McAvoy) the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 77 members
    Due for release on 29th July 2013
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  • Earthbound (2012)
    Starring: Rafe Spall,  Jenn Murray,  David Morrissey
    Director: Alan Brennan
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A 20-something fights to convince the girl he loves that he's actually a stranded alien in this low-budget sci-fi comedy from director Alan Brennan. Ever since his ailing father (David Morrissey) told him he was an alien destined to continue his dying race, geek Joe Norman (Rafe Spall) has dreamt ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
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  • Welcome to the Punch - Blu-ray (2012)
    Starring: James McAvoy,  Mark Strong,  David Morrissey
    Director: Eran Creevy
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Eran Creevy writes and directs this British gangster thriller set in London's docklands. Ex-con Jacob Sternwood (Mark Strong) is forced to return to London from his hideout in Iceland when his son gets caught up in a heist gone wrong. His reappearance gives detective Max Lewinsky (James McAvoy) the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
    Due for release on 29th July 2013
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  • True Love - Series 1 on DVD (2011)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  Ashley Walters,  David Tennant
    Director: Dominic Savage
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    All five episodes from the first series of the BBC's improvised drama strand. Set in Margate, each 30-minute, self-contained story examines a different dilemma or situation revolving around modern day themes of love and relationships. David Tennant, Billie Piper, Jane Horrocks, Ashley Walters and ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 142 members
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  • Nowhere Boy on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas,  Aaron Johnson,  Anne-Marie Duff
    Director: Sam Taylor Wood
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Liverpool, 1955. When teenage rebel John Lennon (Johnson) learns that his aunt Julia (Duff) is actually his biological mother, he finds his loyalties divided. He finds an escape from domestic pressures in his growing passion for skiffle music.
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 18,121 members
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  • Centurion - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Michael Fassbender,  Dominic West,  Olga Kurylenko
    Director: Neil Marshall
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 5,558 members
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  • Thorne - Sleepyhead (2010)
    Starring: Natascha McElhone,  Eddie Marsan,  David Morrissey
    Director: Stephen Hopkins
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Thorne: Sleepyhead is a nail-biting thriller following DI Tom Thorne’s investigation into a mysterious serial killer. His first three victims ended up dead. His fourth was not so fortunate. Alison Willetts is unlucky to be alive. She has survived a stroke, deliberately induced by skilful ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 32 members
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  • Centurion on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Michael Fassbender,  Dominic West,  Olga Kurylenko
    Director: Neil Marshall
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 18,409 members
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  • South Riding on DVD (2010)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  Anna Maxwell Martin,  Shaun Dooley
    Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Andrew Davies adapts Winifred Holtby's novel for this three-part BBC period drama starring Anna Maxwell Martin and David Morrissey. In the aftermath of the First World War, Sarah Burton (Maxwell Martin) returns to Yorkshire from London. Having lost her fiance to war, Sarah, now in her thirties, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 430 members
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  • Don't Worry About Me on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Helen Elizabeth,  Thierry Bwaka,  Lisa Davies
    Director: David Morrissey
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    British romantic drama. David (James Brough) is a young Londoner who ends up broke and stranded in Liverpool following a disastrous one-night stand. At the dog track, where he is trying to win his fare home, he meets betting shop assistant Tina (Helen Elizabeth). The two strike up an unexpected ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 277 members
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  • Sense and Sensibility on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Lucy Boynton,  David Morrissey,  Dan Stevens
    Director: John Alexander
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel from acclaimed writer Andrew Davies. Marianne Dashwood (Charity Wakefield) wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby (Dominic Cooper), ignoring her sister Elinor's (Hattie Morahan) warning that her ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 1,811 member
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  • The Reaping - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  Stephen Rea,  AnnaSophia Robb
    Director: Stephen Hopkins
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Fire and brimstone gothic chiller set in the US bible belt. Professional sceptic of unexplained phenomena, Katherine Winter (Hilary Swank), is called in to investigate when a series of biblical plagues beset a small southern town. Thinking at first that she'll easily find human evidence in the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 2,839 members
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  • Cape Wrath (3 discs) on DVD (2007)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  Lucy Cohu,  Nina Sosanya
    Director: Duane Clark,  Andrew Gunn
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Gritty psychological thriller set in a modern day housing estate. As part of the witness protection programme, the Brogan family arrive at their new home on the Meadowlands estate, ready to begin their new life. At first sight the picturesque views and quiet streets seem to be an ideal setting, but ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 396 members
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  • The Other Boleyn Girl on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Natalie Portman,  Scarlett Johansson,  Eric Bana
    Director: Justin Chadwick
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Based on a novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" revolves around the ferociously ambitious Boleyn sisters, Mary (Johansson) and Anne (Portman), who are rivals for the bed and heart of 16th century English King Henry VIII (Eric Bana).
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 56,600 members
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  • The Reaping on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Hilary Swank,  David Morrissey,  Maggie Eldred
    Director: Stephen Hopkins
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Thousands of years ago there was a series of bizarre occurrences that many believed to have been the Ten Biblical Plagues. No one thought they could happen again. Until now.
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 20,049 members
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  • Stoned on DVD (2005)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  Tuva Novotny,  Monet Mazur
    Director: Stephen Woolley
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Producer Stephen Woolley's directorial debut is based on Terry Rawlings' notorious book about the death of Brian Jones, who was considered more than just a 'Rolling Stone', he was their founder member, their leader, their visionary and their most gifted musician. The face of the sixties revolution, ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 4,591 members
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  • Passer By (2004)
    Starring: James Nesbitt,  Siobhan Finneran,  Emily Bruni
    Director: David Morrissey
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    In Passer By James Nesbitt plays radiographer Joe Keyes. Late one night he is travelling home by train when he sees a young girl, Alice (Emily Bruni) being chatted up by two men. When the banter becomes threatening Joe is unsure whether or not to intervene. Helen (Siobhan Finneran) and Joe (James ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 5 members
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  • The Deal on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Paul Rhys,  David Morrissey,  Dexter Fletcher
    Director: Stephen Frears
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Drama charting the relationship between politicians Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) and Gordon Brown (David Morrissey). With the death of Labour leader John Smith in 1994, the stage was set for a political dog-fight as the two main contenders for the leadership vied for grassroots support. With no ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 794 members
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  • State of Play - Series 1 (2 discs) on DVD (2003)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  John Simm,  Bill Nighy
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Stephen Collins is an ambitious politician. Cal McAffrey is a well-respected investigative journalist and Stephen's ex-campaign manager. En route to work one morning, Stephen's research assistant mysteriously falls to her death on the London Underground. It's not long before revelations of their ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 86% from 4,850 members
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  • Born Romantic on DVD (2000)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  Olivia Willi,  Olivia Williams
    Director: David Kane
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Three men in London are on the hunt for three women: Fergus (David Morrissey) wants to find his ex-fiancée (Jane Horrocks) whom he jilted at the altar eight years ago; Frankie (Craig Ferguson) still lives with his ex-wife but has his heart set on Eleanor (Olivia Williams); and Eddie is an ex-con ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 565 members
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  • Some Voices (2000)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  Kelly MacDonald,  Nick Palliser
    Director: Simon Cellan Jones
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Upon being released from mental hospital, Ray (Daniel Craig) is taken in by his brother Pete (David Morrissey), who now runs their late father's cafe. Ray begins romancing the newly single Glaswegian Laura (Kelly MacDonald), but angers his brother when he suddenly takes her on a trip to Hastings ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 552 members
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  • Fanny And Elvis (1999)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  Ray Winstone,  Ben Daniels
    Director: Kay Mellor
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Kate Dickson (Kerry Fox) is on her way to meet her husband, when she crashes her car into Rob's (Ray Winstone) prized Jaguar. After a screaming row in a car park, the two go their separate ways, only to discover that their respective spouses are having an affair. Since Rob has been kicked out of ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 64% from 749 members
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  • Hilary And Jackie on DVD (1998)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  Emily Watson,  Charles Dance
    Director: Anand Tucker
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The touching and incredible true story of Jacqueline and Hilary du Pre, the gifted musical sisters who grew up in England in the 1950's. Written and produced as a tribute to Jackie, the story traces her rapid rise to international fame and the devastating consequences it had on her and those she ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 1,665 member
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  • Holding On (3 discs) on DVD (1997)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  Lesley Manville,  Phil Daniels
    Director: Adrian Shergold
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Award-winning BBC drama series, following the interconnected lives of several characters in 1990s London, starring David Morrissey and Phil Daniels. After a beautiful young woman is found brutally murdered, a diverse group of people connected in some way to her and trying to survive in contemporary ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 695 members
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  • The Knock - Series 1 (2 discs) (1994)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  Anthony Valentine,  Caroline Lee Johnson
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Series 1 of the ITV drama series following the daily work of British Customs and Excise officers as they track down national and international criminals who seek to trade illegal goods across the borders. Showing both the working and personal lives of the officers as they track drug dealers, booze ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 52 members
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  • Framed (1993)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  Timothy Dalton,  Timothy West
    Director: Geoffrey Sax,  Guy Slater
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When DC Lawrence Jackson goes on holiday in Spain to distance himself from the force, the last person he expects to meet is former 'supergrass' Eddie Myers (Timothy Dalton). Jackson becomes involved in a complicated plot with Myers, protecting him while he plans to go public with some sensitive ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 66 members
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  • Waterland on DVD (1992)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  Sean Maguire,  Pete Postlethwaite
    Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In America in the 1970s, history teacher Tom Crick (Jeremy Irons) abandons his planned lessons and recounts his personal history to his students. He tells them of his childhood in the Fens of East Anglia, of his sexual awakening and of the family secrets concerning his mentally handicapped brother. ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 1,186 member
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  • The Widowmaker (1990)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  Annabelle Apsion,  Kenneth Welsh
    Director: John Madden
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Made-for-TV drama starring Annabelle Apsion as a woman attempting to come to terms with her husband's arrest on a charge of murder. When Kathy (Apsion), a young mother and wife of Rob (David Morrissey), arrives home one day only to find it surrounded by the police, she is naturally disturbed and ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 80% from 1 member
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  • Cause Celebre (1987)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  Neil Jeffery,  David Suchet
    Director: John Gorrie
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Feature-length ITV crime drama adapted from the play by Terence Rattigan, which in turn is based on a real 1930s murder case. Helen Mirren stars as Alma, the pretty and musically talented wife of elderly, impotent architect Francis Rattenbury (Harry Andrews). When her passionate affair with hired ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 3 members
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  • One Summer (2 discs) (1983)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  James Hazeldine,  Spencer Leigh
    Director: Gordon Flemyng
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Complete edition of the British television miniseries, a coming-of-age drama written by playwright Willy Russell and starring David Morrissey, in what was his first screen appearance. Billy (Morrissey) and Icky (Spencer Leigh) are two Liverpool teenagers. Sick of the unemployment, poverty and gang ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 840 members
    Not available for rental

David Morrissey facts

5 most recent films

Welcome to the Punch - 3.0 stars
Earthbound - 3 stars
Welcome to the Punch - Blu-ray - 3 stars
The Hollow Crown - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
Blitz - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

State of Play - Series 1 - 4.5 stars
The Hollow Crown - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 8 - 4.0 stars
Doctor Who - The Complete Specials - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Sense and Sensibility - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Earthbound - 3 stars
Passer By - 2.5 stars
Cause Celebre - 3.0 stars
Thorne - Sleepyhead - 3.5 stars
The Widowmaker - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

John Simm - 21 times - show films
Kelly MacDonald - 16 times - show films
Bill Nighy - 15 times - show films
Philip Glenister - 12 times - show films
David Tennant - 10 times - show films

Most frequent directors

David Yates - 12 times - show films
Stephen Hopkins - 11 times - show films
Euros Lyn - 9 times - show films
Toby Haynes - 8 times - show films
Benjamin Ross - 6 times - show films