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Timothy West - what members say


  • Bedtime - Series 2
  • Bedtime - Series 2 review by A customer from London
    Rated - 4 stars An Original Series 9 October 2004
    ...The sheer quality of Andy Hamilton's writing and the subtle performances from Timothy West (Andrew Oldfield), Sheila Hancock (Alice Oldfield), Stephen Tompkinson (Paul Newc...  
  • Murder In Mind - Series 1
  • Murder In Mind - Series 1 review by A customer from Manchester, UK
    Rated - 5 stars SUPERIOR DRAMA 19 January 2006
    ...ificent series....... A great cast reads like a who's who of British Acting, Timothy West, David Suchet, Kevin Whateley, Keith Allen, Keeley Hawes, Diana Rigg and on & o...  
  • Henry VIII
  • Henry VIII review by from Cornwall
    Rated - 4 stars Clare Bloom shone brightly 14 March 2007
    ...cting believable ,the characters had real depth. Clare bloom shone brightly and Timothy West came over craftly. With all shakespere it may be a good idea if you review the ...  

Timothy West - filmography


  • Iris on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Judi Dench,  Kate Winslet,  Hugh Bonneville
    Director: Richard Eyre
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on the book ELEGY FOR IRIS, by John Bayley, this biopic tells the inspiring and heartbreaking story of the writer's 40-year romance with English novelist Dame Iris Murdoch. The film cuts back and forth between the young Iris and John (played by Kate Winslet and Hugh Bonneville), at the height ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 9,375 members
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  • Villa Des Roses (2001)
    Starring: Julie Delpy,  Shaun Dingwall,  Shirley Henderson
    Director: Frank Van Passel
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The Villa Des Roses is a Parisian boarding house run by an English couple, who has a colourful collection of guests. With the arrival of a maid called Louise there is a new lease of life in the guest house...
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 160 members
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  • Bedtime - Series 1 on DVD (2001)
    Starring: David Gillespie,  Sheila Hancock,  Emma Pierson
    Director: Andy Hamilton
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The BBC mini-series BEDTIME follows the pre-slumber rituals of three couples in three adjoining houses in the same suburban street. The couples' final half-hour is scrutinised and observed in writer/director Andy Hamilton's (DROP THE DEAD DONKEY) compelling drama. Sheila Hancock and Timothy West star.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 215 members
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  • Beowulf on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Derek Jacobi,  Joseph Fiennes,  Timothy West
    Director: Yuri Kulakov
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    An animated adventure for children and adults alike, Beowulf is an epic tale full of action, heroism, bravery and sacrifice. Beowulf tells the tale of a young Danish warrior called Beowulf who goes to the aid of King Hroagar and his people, who are attacked by a half-man half-monster named Grendel...read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 36% from 169 members
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  • Shakespeare - Animated (3 discs) on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Felicity Kendal,  Alun Armstrong,  Joss Ackland
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Features twelve animated adaptations of some of Shakespeare's finest plays. Includes 'Macbeth', 'Hamlet', 'Romeo And Juliet', 'Othello', 'Twelfth Night', 'As You Like It', 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 'The Taming Of The Shrew', 'A Winter's Tale', 'Richard III', 'Julius Caesar' and 'The Tempest'.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 274 members
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  • Brass (2 discs) (1983)
    Starring: Timothy West,  Caroline Blakiston,  Barbara Ewing
    Director: Gareth Jones
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    TV comedy BRASS is set in the 1930s. Bradley Hardacre (Timothy West) owns a brass factory, coalmine, shipyard (and most of the Lancashire town of Utterley come to that) and is a ruthless man of luxury and wealth living in the big house on the hill with his wife Lady Patience and his children, sons ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 428 members
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  • Hard Times (1977)
    Starring: Patrick Allen,  Timothy West,  Alan Dobie
    Director: John Irvin
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A TV adaptation of the Dickens novel set in the heart of northern industrial England which tells of an abandoned circus girl in Victorian England who goes to work for businessman and politician Mr. Gradgrind.
    Rate this: 0.5 stars out of 5 10% from 1 member
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  • Henry VIII on DVD
    Starring: Claire Bloom,  Timothy West,  Julian Glover
    Director: Kevin Billington
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. Henry is a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 87 members
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  • Endgame
    Starring: Jonny Lee Miller,  Mark Strong,  William Hurt
    Director: Pete Travis
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The African National Congress (ANC) wages an armed struggle against apartheid; President P.W. Botha clings to the last threads of power; the country is on the brink of bloody insurrection. In a gripping thriller based on real-life events, Endgame drops us into this brutal conflict's control centers:..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 11 members
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Timothy West facts

5 most recent films

King Lear - 3.5 stars
A Room With A View - 3.0 stars
Iris - 3.5 stars
Villa Des Roses - 2.5 stars
Murder In Mind - Series 1 - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Monocled Mutineer - 3.5 stars
Day Of The Jackal - 3.5 stars
Edward The Seventh - 3.5 stars
King Lear - 3.5 stars
Tales Of The Unexpected - Complete Second Series - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Hard Times - 0.5 stars
The Edwardians - 3.0 stars
Big Breadwinner Hog And Spindoe - The Complete Series - 3.0 stars
Endgame - 3.5 stars
Beowulf - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Annette Crosbie - 10 times - show films
Rosemary McHale - 6 times - show films
David Leland - 6 times - show films
Peter Thomas - 6 times - show films
Alan Browning - 6 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Mike Newell - 6 times - show films
Michael Apted - 6 times - show films
Cyril Coke - 6 times - show films
James Cellan Jones - 5 times - show films
Brian Farnham - 5 times - show films


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