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George Cole
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George Cole - what members say
review by Pugwash from Swansea
God bless us, everyone 12 December 2006
review by A customer from Kent, England
Charming 18 August 2004
review by A customer from London
Classic 80s comedy dramatisation 10 May 2006
George Cole - filmography
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Station Jim
(2001)
Starring: George Cole, Charlie Creed-Miles, Frank Finlay
Director: John Roberts
Certificate: 
It is the 1890s. Bob Gregson is a young lad who works as a porter at a rural railway station. He is keen to impress the stationmaster who is looking for a successor because he is about to retire. Having fallen in love with a teacher called Harriet Collins, Bob wants to raise money to save the local ..read more »
 
37%
from 8 members
Currently unavailable
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Mary Reilly
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, George Cole
Director: Stephen Frears
Certificate: 
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In this moody and melodramatic revision of the classic horror tale, based on the novel by Valerie Martin, the Jekyll and Hyde saga is told from the point of view of the doctor's long-time maid, Mary Reilly (Julia Roberts). Despite Mary's close collaboration with the staid Dr. Jekyll (John Malkovich)..read more »
54%
from 922 members
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Minder - On The Orient Express
(1985)
Starring: Dennis Waterman, Dennis Waterman, George Cole
Director: Francis Megahy
Certificate: 
A mix of comedy, action, and drama, MINDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS is the first feature-length MINDER adventure. In the film, Terry (Dennis Waterman) and Arthur (George Cole) journey through Europe on the Orient Express and become involved in a tale of gangland revenge, murder, and mayhem.
69%
from 540 members
Not available for rental
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The Bounder - Complete Series
(1982)
Starring: Peter Bowles, George Cole, Isla Blair
Director: Vernon Lawrence
Certificate:
Meet Howard Booth (Peter Bowles), a suave black sheep in white kid gloves with an uncanny ability to sweet talk his way out of any sticky situation. Women cannot resist him-even when he's making off with their last quid! The one person immune to Howard's outrageous charm is his stuffy brother-in-..read more »
20%
from 8 members
Not available for rental
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Gone In 60 Seconds
on DVD
(1974)
Starring: H.B. Halicki, George Cole, James McIntyre
Director: H.B. Halicki
Certificate:
Insurance investigator Maindrian Pace and his team lead double-lives as unstoppable car thieves. When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one, a 1973 Ford Mustang, are in the bag. As Pace prepares to rip-off the fastback, codenamed "Eleanor", in Long Beach, he is ..read more »
66%
from 4,947 members
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Fright
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: Susan George, Honor Blackman, Dennis Waterman
Director: Peter Collinson
Certificate: 
When Amanda agreed to babysit for a friend, little did she realise it would begin an endless night of terror. For her neighbour's insane ex-husband has managed to escape from a mental asylum. And tonight is the night he has chosen to come home.....
56%
from 239 members
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Gideon's Way - The Complete Series
(7 discs)
(1965)
Starring: John Gregson, Gerald Harper, Alfie Bass
Certificate:
Features the complete twenty six episodes from the classic crime thriller series. Episodes include: 'State Visit', 'The V Men', 'The Firebug', 'The Big Fix', 'The Housekeeper', 'The Lady-Killer', 'To Catch A Tiger', 'Big Fish, Little Fish', 'The White Rat' and more...
64%
from 213 members
Not available for rental
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Cleopatra - Blu-ray
(1963)
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Certificate:
This epic, spectacular love story of Egyptian queen Cleopatra and the Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Marc Antony has dazzled audiences with its elaborate sets, daring costumes, and thrilling sea battle since its release, but these can't compare with Elizabeth Taylor as the mesmerizing Cleopatra, ..read more »
62%
from 12 members
Not available for rental
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Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
(1963)
Starring: Patrick McGoohan, George Cole, Tony Britton
Director: James Neilson
Certificate: 
A poor 18th century English coastal farming community survives the King's ruinous taxes thanks to a smuggling ring created by its masked leader called the Scarecrow. The ring's success leads King George to order the Royal Army's General Pugh to capture and execute the ringleaders. It is a battle ..read more »
58%
from 6 members
Currently unavailable
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Cleopatra
(3 discs)
on DVD
(1963)
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Certificate:
This epic, spectacular love story of Egyptian queen Cleopatra and the Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Marc Antony has dazzled audiences with its elaborate sets, daring costumes, and thrilling sea battle since its release, but these can't compare with Elizabeth Taylor as the mesmerizing Cleopatra, ..read more »
69%
from 1,107 member
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School for Scoundrels
on DVD
(1960)
Starring: Terry-Thomas, Irene Handl, John Le Mesurier
Director: John Boulting, Robert Asher, Mari
Certificate:
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The school for scoundrels is a college that teaches oneupmanship. Palfrey is the hapless new student who's unlucky in everything. Raymond Delauney is the already one-up cad who Palfrey must beat for affections of April.
76%
from 1,454 member
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The Naked Truth
on DVD
(1957)
Starring: Terry-Thomas, Alastair Sim, Peter Sellers
Director: Mario Zampi, Robert Hamer, John Boulting
Certificate:
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The greedy editor of a trashy scandal magazine is confronted by several of the individuals whose lives are erroneously and luridly described in the tabloid. Their attempts to stop the publication of articles concerning themselves lead to a series of amusing events.
67%
from 845 members
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Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
on DVD
(1957)
Starring: George Cole, Cecil Parker, Frankie Howard
Director: Frank Launder
Certificate:
The fourth form monsters latest trick is their best ever - they've burned down St. Trinian's! As the school stands trials, the police breathe a sigh of relief. But miraculously the judges infatuation with Rosalie, the beautiful blonde of the sixth form, means the school is freed. And with them go ..read more »
69%
from 1,574 member
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The Green Man
on DVD
(1956)
Starring: George Cole, Alastair Sim
Director: Basil Dearden, Mario Zampi, Robert Day
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Alistair Sim plays a mild, innocuous little watchmaker who spends his off-hours as a professional assassin. His present target is windbag cabinet member Raymond Huntley. After various misfire attempts, Sim plants a bomb in a small radio and waits for the tube to warm up--but the authorities by now ..read more »
73%
from 478 members
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It's A Wonderful World
on DVD
(1956)
Starring: George Cole, Terence Morgan, Kathleen Harrison
Director: Val Guest
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Would-be songsmiths, Ray Thompson (Terence Morgan) and Ken Miller (George Cole), manage to sell a tune by claiming that it was composed by a reclusive musical genius. When the ditty hits the top of the charts, Thompson and Miller find themselves in the embarrassing and unenviable position of having ..read more »
58%
from 52 members
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Constant Husband
on DVD
(1955)
Starring: Rex Harrison, Margaret Leighton, Kay Kendall
Director: Sidney Gilliat
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A man wakes up in Wales with no recollection of how he got there. He eventually traces his life back to his wife in London and everything seems rosy... until further investigation reveals a string of other wives.
61%
from 58 members
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Belles of St. Trinian's
on DVD
(1954)
Starring: Beryl Reid, George Cole, Alastair Sim
Director: Frank Launder
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The Headmistress of St. Trinian's, the renowned establishment for the education of young ladies, faces a few problems with her students. The unruly schoolgirls are more interested in men and mischief than homework and hockey. But greater trouble than ever beckons when the arrival at the school of ..read more »
69%
from 3,192 members
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Our Girl Friday
on DVD
(1953)
Starring: Joan Collins, George Cole, Kenneth More
Director: Noel Langley
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A young Joan Collins sizzles as a desert island beauty being courted by George Cole, Kenneth More and Robertson Hare in this charming all-star British comedy gem!
Shipwrecked on an idyllic tropical island, heiress Sadie Patch (Joan Collins) quickly discovers that her fellow castaways are a pretty ..read more »
54%
from 75 members
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Diana Dors - Icon Collection - Lady Godi...
on DVD
(1951)
Starring: Pauline Stroud, Diana Dors, Michael Craig
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Marjory Clark wins a competition in her Midland town and finds herself in a Festival of Britain procession as Lady Godiva - though not in the buff. This leads by way of a suspect beauty competition to the show-business world of London. But it could be a slippery slope for simple home-town Marge.
59%
from 89 members
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Scrooge
on DVD
(1951)
Starring: Alastair Sim, Mervyn Johns, Kathleen Harrison
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
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Widely considered to be the definitive of the many film versions of Charles Dickens' classic novel is this 1951 British adaptation, starring Alastair Sim (entitled Scrooge in its U.K. release). Sim plays Ebenezer Scrooge, a London miser who, despite his wealth, refuses to make charitable ..read more »
72%
from 2,043 members
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Quartet
(1948)
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, George Cole, Hermione Baddeley
Director: Ken Annakin, Arthur Crabtree, Harold French
Certificate:
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As the title suggests, this is in fact four stories by W. Somerset Maugham, each from a different director. The first, The Facts Of Life, charts the rise and fall of a young man gambling in Monte Carlo. The second, The Alien Corn, stars Dirk Bogarde as the son of disapproving parents. When he ..read more »
70%
from 36 members
Not available for rental
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My Brother's Keeper
on DVD
(1948)
Starring: Jack Warner, Jane Hylton, David Tomlinson
Director: Alfred Roome
Certificate:
George Martin (Jack Warner) and Willie Stannard (George Cole) are handcuffed together and on their way to a West Country jail when they escape and go on the run. Martin is a hardened, dangerous criminal, but Stannard is a simple-minded youth who claims he is innocent of the crime for which he is ..read more »
62%
from 31 members
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Henry V
on DVD
(1945)
Starring: Robert Newton, Laurence Olivier, Leslie Banks
Director: Laurence Olivier
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The definitive call to arms, Laurence Olivier's Henry V is a patriotic saga awash with pageantry, battles, romance and political chicanery. Intended to rally Britain during the darkest days of World War II, the film shows how the star of England sought to stake an ancestral, royal claim on the soil ..read more »
63%
from 2,971 members
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Henry V - Blu-ray
(1945)
Starring: Robert Newton, Laurence Olivier, Leslie Banks
Director: Laurence Olivier
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Laurence Olivier brings to vivid life Shakespeare's KING HENRY V, the epitome of the ideal Christian king. After a youth misspent in frivolity and common diversions, Prince Hal ascends the throne only to find himself on the brink of war with France over land and title disputes. Betrayed by his own ..read more »
60%
from 88 members
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Cottage to Let
(1941)
Starring: John Mills, George Cole, Michael Wilding
Director: Anthony Asquith, Anthony Asqu
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A film adaptation, with the original stage actors, of one of the first war-time stage thrillers about an unsuspecting inventor who is in danger of being kidnapped by a Fifth Columnist organisation.
69%
from 135 members
Not available for rental
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Diana Dors - Icon Collection
(7 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Diana Dors, Michael Craig, Yvonne Mitchell
Certificate: 
Features the Diana Dors films YIELD TO THE NIGHT, LADY GODIVA RIDES AGAIN, DIAMOND CITY, A BOY, A GIRL AND A BIKE, AS LONG AS THEY'RE HAPPY, and A KID FOR TWO FARTHINGS. Also includes the documentary THE BLONDE BOMBSHELL.
74%
from 99 members
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The Ghost Of Greville Lodge
on DVD
Starring: George Cole, Prunella Scales, John Newman
Director: Niall Johnson
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A contemporary ghost story suitable for all the family. James is a teenager who has spent all of his life in children's homes but then he is invited by his great uncle to come and stay with him for Christmas at his country home. James starts to explore Greville Lodge and finds out that the Lodge ..read more »
58%
from 119 members
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Classic Minder
(33 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Glynn Edwards, Gary Webster, Patrick Malahide
Director: Peter Sasdy
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The legendary George Cole plays Arthur Daly, a man synonymous with dodgy goods and shady deals and who knew a 'nice little earner' when he saw one, hires Terry McCann (Dennis Waterman) to be his 'Minder' to protect him from other small time crooks.
Rediscover all 10 series of this fantastic, ..read more »
73%
from 266 members
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George Cole facts
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...nd the subsequent three spirits showing him the error of his ways. One thing, George Cole is extremely irritating as the young Scrooge, almost as irritating as Tiny Tim....
