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Claire Skinner
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Claire Skinner - what members say
review by A customer from Dorset, UK
Magical 11 June 2009
review by GAJ from Leicester
Simply the best comedy on the BBC. 3 December 2009
Claire Skinner - filmography
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Eliminate - Archie Cookson
(2011)
Starring: Paul Rhys, Claire Skinner, Georgia King
Director: Robin Holder
Certificate: 
Archie Cookson is an espionage comedy thriller which follows the life of MI6 spy Archie Cookson as it gradually unravels. He is past his prime. Sidelined in his job and ignored by his estranged wife and eccentric, precocious offspring, things take a turn for the worse when he stumbles upon ..read more »
 
100%
from 2 members
Currently unavailable
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Moving On - Series 3 - Complete
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Hannah Gordon, John Simm, Jenny Agutter
Director: Jimmy McGovern
Certificate: 
The critically acclaimed series Moving On created by BAFTA & EMMY award-winning Jimmy McGovern (The Street, Cracker) returns for a third run of five powerful films about people confronted with life-changing decision. This series has a stellar cast complimented by compelling stories written by the ..read more »
53%
from 15 members
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Moving On - Series 2
(3 discs)
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Hannah Gordon, John Simm, Jenny Agutter
Director: Jimmy McGovern
Certificate: 
The critically acclaimed series Moving On created by BAFTA and Emmy award-winning Jimmy McGovern (The Street, Cracker) returns with a second run of ten powerful films about people confronted by life-changing decisions. This series has a stellar cast complimented by compelling stories written by ..read more »
64%
from 95 members
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Outnumbered - Series 3
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Hugh Dennis, Claire Skinner
Director: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin
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Conspiracy theories, sex education, psychotherapy, colonoscopies, astrology and kangaroo saliva. These are just a handful of the obstacles that the Brockman family must negotiate in the third series of the multi-award winning comedy Outnumbered.
83%
from 1,300 member
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Trinity
(3 discs)
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Charles Dance, Christian Cooke, Reggie Yates
Director: Colin Teague
Certificate:
With a cast including Charles Dance (Starter for Ten), Christian Cooke (Demons) Reggie Yates (Dr Who, Radio 1 DJ) and Claire Skinner (Outnumbered) , Trinity is a mystery drama where going to college has never looked so good. Or been so dangerous...
For over 900 years, Trinity College has been an ..read more »
59%
from 333 members
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Outnumbered - Series 2
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Hugh Dennis, Claire Skinner
Director: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin
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Outnumbered follows the daily chaos of family life with two parents and three young children locked in an unequal contest. Containing strong elements of improvisation, this comedy is an honest portrayal of the well meaning parental incompetence that happens in most homes, as Mum and Dad attempt to ..read more »
87%
from 4,122 members
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Sense and Sensibility
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Jean Marsh, Janet McTeer, David Morrissey
Director: John Alexander
Certificate: 
From acclaimed writer Andrew Davies comes this enchanting new adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel about love and marriage. Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby, ignoring her sister Elinor's warning that her ..read more »
79%
from 1,675 member
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Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 7
(4 discs)
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Raji James, Pippa Haywood, Claire Skinner
Director: Ashley Pearce, James Kent, Dan Reed
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More mysterious adventures from the pen of Agatha Christie, featuring everyone's favourite Belgian super sleuth, Hercule Poirot. In MRS. MCGINTY'S DEAD, Poirot is talked in to investigating the barbaric murder of an old woman, seemingly motivated by financial gain. However, as is usually the case, ..read more »
78%
from 299 members
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Outnumbered - Series 1
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Hugh Dennis, Claire Skinner, Samantha Bond
Director: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin
Certificate: 
Outnumbered follows the daily chaos of family life with two parents and three young children locked in an unequal contest. Containing strong elements of improvisation, this comedy is an honest portrayal of the well meaning parental incompetence that happens in most homes, as Mum and Dad attempt to ..read more »
82%
from 7,959 members
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Second Sight
(4 discs)
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Clive Owen, Claire Skinner, Stuart Wilson
Director: Charles Beeson
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Dedication and results have earned Detective Chief Inspector Ross Tanner the prestigious charge of the Special Murder Unit. But Tanner has a secret - he is suffering from a rare disorder that causes intermittent blindness and hallucinations. When his deputy, Detective Inspector Tully, deduces the ..read more »
67%
from 412 members
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The Family Man
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Trevor Eve, Michelle Collins, Claire Skinner
Director: John Strickland
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Patrick Stowe is head of a fertility clinic where he and his staff try to bring babies to childless couples by IVF. In this first series Patrick tries to help two couples who have had several unsuccessful attempts at IVF and other fertility treatments. A mother discovers she has left it too late to ..read more »
49%
from 234 members
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Strings
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: James McAvoy, Catherine McCormack, Julian Glover
Director: Anders Ronnow-Klarlund
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Strings is a mythological story about the son of a king, Hal Tara, who sets out on a journey to revenge the death of his father. To his surprise he discovers the truth of his own people - and where he least expects it - he finds true love.
53%
from 2,417 members
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Perfect Strangers
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Michael Gambon, Lindsay Duncan, Matthew MacFadyan
Director: Stephen Poliakoff
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Perfect Strangers is a drama about a family reunion as told from the point of view of Daniel (Matthew Macfadyen). One of Daniel's relatives, Stephen (Anton Lester), has an archive of family photographs, which he is happy to share with everyone. This leads to Daniel discovering a whole other side to ..read more »
72%
from 2,273 members
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Bedtime - Series 1
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: David Gillespie, Sheila Hancock, Emma Pierson
Director: Andy Hamilton
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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.
65%
from 250 members
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The Escort
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Stuart Townsend, Noah Taylor
Director: Michael Blanc
Certificate: 
In Michel Blanc's THE ESCORT, Pierre (Daniel Auteuil) leaves his family and flees to London to work on a novel. There he meets Tom (Stuart Townsend), a male escort, who leads Pierre into his underground world of sex and money. However, the more time Pierre spends servicing unfulfilled women, the ..read more »
52%
from 814 members
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Inspector Morse - The Wench Is Dead
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Lisa Eichhorn, James Grout, Bri
Director: Robert Knights
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Morse is taken seriously ill at a museum reception and is hospitalized. While there, he takes an interest in a 140 year-old case known as the Oxford Canal Murders. The case involved the murder and rape of young woman traveling by canal boat from Coventry to London. The case resulted in two men ..read more »
73%
from 941 members
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You're Dead
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: John Hurt, Rhys Ifans, Claire Skinner
Director: Andy Hurst
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Eddie and his pal Ian dream pulling off the perfect bank job. Veteran safecracker Maitland may be just the brain they need behind the operation. But does the old pro have more complicated motives for his involvement
51%
from 180 members
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A Dance To The Music Of Time
(2 discs)
(1997)
Starring: John Gielgud, Edward Fox, Alan Bennett
Director: Christopher Morahan
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This two-disc set contains the complete television mini-series based on the novel by Anthony Powell, and features an impressive array of established British actors and actresses. The series follows the ups and downs of a multitude of characters over the traumatic course of the twentieth century, ..read more »
65%
from 565 members
Not currently released
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Clockwork Mice
(1995)
Starring: Ian Hart, Catherine Russell, Ruaidhri Conroy
Director: Jean Vadim
Certificate:
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Set in a school for emotionally disturbed children, CLOCKWORK MICE is a tender drama reflecting the effect one teacher can have on a child. When new teacher Steve (Ian Hart) challenges the rebellious Conrad (Rhuaidhri Conroy) in a race it sparks off a chain of events that will change both their lives.
70%
from 83 members
Not available for rental
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Inspector Morse - The Way Through the Woods
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Gary Powell, James Grout, Brian
Director: John Madden
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Steven Parnell, who was accused of murdering a number young girls the previous summer, is killed while in prison awaiting trial. Morse had not been involved in the case as he was on leave during most of that investigation. What piques Morse's interest is that one of the victims, Karen Anderson, was ..read more »
71%
from 1,203 member
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I.D.
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Warren Clarke, Reece Dinsdale, Sean Pertwee
Director: Phil Davis
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Reece Dinsdale stars as John, an undercover cop who finds himself immersed in the world of football hooliganism in this football film that deals entirely with what happens when the players and fans are off the field. Focusing on the fictional East London Shadwell FC club, the film follows as John ..read more »
70%
from 4,027 members
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Life Is Sweet
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall
Director: Mike Leigh
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Director Mike Leigh escapes the confines of direct-to-television films with this incredibly bittersweet slice-of-life comedy about a blue-collar family living in modern-day England. Wendy (Alison Steadman) and Andy (Jim Broadbent) are a good-natured couple with two daughters, Nicola (Jane Horrocks) ..read more »
66%
from 8,678 members
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Inspector Morse - The Secret of Bay 5B
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Amanda Hillwood, Mel Martin, Br
Director: Jim Goddard
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Morse and Lewis investigate the death of Michael Gifford a successful architect who was strangled while sitting in his vehicle in a multi-level car park. As they look into his background, they find he was an egotist who had affairs with several women and had employees who are either indifferent to ..read more »
73%
from 905 members
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Monroe - Class Of 76
on DVD
Starring: Robert Carlyle, Daniel Mays, Claire Skinner
Director: Ashley Pearce
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When Detective Tom Monroe is called to investigate the apparent suicide of Pat Fisher, he discovers that the deceased had a fixation with the unsolved death of a schoolfriend in 1976. To solve the mystery in the present day, Monroe must first revisit the past...
62%
from 200 members
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Booze Cruise - Series 1 - 3
(3 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Martin Clunes, Neil Pearson, Mark Benton
Director: Paul Seed
Certificate:
Booze Cruise
Martin Clunes and Neil Pearson star as unlikely travelling companions on a cross channel jaunt to find cheap booze. Their journey to a French hypermarket hits stormy waters and a simple shopping expedition turns into a nightmare - never mind all the shenanigans that are going on at ..read more »
74%
from 366 members
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Claire Skinner facts
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