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  • Gormenghast
  • Gormenghast review by russbowes from London
    Rated - 4.0 stars oh for pete's sake.... 6 October 2008
    ...ers chew the scenery with aplomb. Celia Imrie is simply fantastic as Gertrude, John Sessions and Fiona Shaw camp it up notably as the Prunesquallors and Johnathan Rhys Meye...   Read customer review
  • Porterhouse Blue
  • Porterhouse Blue review by A customer from Stockport, england
    Rated - 5.0 stars Devilishly funny! 24 May 2005
    ...living television actors, in David Jason and Ian Richardson. Nobly backed up by John Sessions as the sexually deviant Zipser, this adaptation of Tom Sharpe's wonderful novel...   Read customer review
  • Stella Street - The Complete Third Series
  • Stella Street - The Complete Third Series review by DrMikey from North Staffs
    Rated - 5.0 stars It just gets better and better 13 July 2005
    ...ly searching for another episode hidden somewhere on the dvd. Phil Cornwell and John Sessions shine in this everyday tale of superstars slumming it in Surbiton, the characte...   Read customer review

John Sessions - filmography


  • The Last Station on DVD (2010)
    Starring: James McAvoy,  Christopher Plummer,  Paul Giamatti
    Director: Michael Hoffman,  Sebastian Edschmid
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Set in the last tumultuous years of famed Russian author Leo Tolstoy's life, centers on the battle for his soul waged by his wife Sofya Andreyevna and his leading disciple Vladimir Cherkov. Torn between his professed doctrine of poverty and chastity and the reality of his enormous wealth, his ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 6,646 members
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  • Nativity on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Ashley Jensen,  Martin Freeman,  Marc Wootton
    Director: Debbie Isitt
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    This Christmas, primary school teacher Paul Maddens is being charged with the biggest challenge of his life - mounting the school's musical version of the Nativity. Competing against the posh local school for the honor of best reviewed show in town, the stakes are raised when Paul idly boasts that ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 6,388 members
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  • Nativity - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Ashley Jensen,  Martin Freeman,  Marc Wootton
    Director: Debbie Isitt
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    This Christmas, primary school teacher Paul Maddens is being charged with the biggest challenge of his life - mounting the school's musical version of the Nativity. Competing against the posh local school for the honor of best reviewed show in town, the stakes are raised when Paul idly boasts that ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 1,605 member
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  • Five Children And It (2004)
    Starring: Kenneth Branagh,  Zoe Wanamaker,  Freddie Highmore
    Director: John Stephenson
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    What they thought was going to be a dull summer in the country is about to become the most exciting adventure of their lives, when five children dig up an eight thousand year old sand-fairy who is prepared to make their wildest dreams come true... at a price.
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 16,980 members
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  • Hawking (2004)
    Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch,  Michael Brandon,  Lisa Dillon
    Director: Philip Martin
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A BBC drama based on events from the life of Stephen Hawking. A young theoretical physicist is diagnosed with motor neurone disease shortly before commencing his PhD in Cosmology at Oxford. Having been advised that he has less than two years to live, Stephen doesn't give much thought as to what his ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 176 members
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  • Stella Street on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Ronni Ancona,  Phil Cornwell,  John Sessions
    Director: Peter Richardson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In an effort to escape the pressures of stardom, some of the world's most famous celebrities move to THE GOOD LIFE country, Surbiton, to a nondescript STELLA STREET. Michael Caine, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Dustin Hoffman all live down this road, along with other celebrities, oh and some ordinary ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 415 members
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  • Gormenghast (2 discs) on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Stephen Fry,  Richard Griffiths,  Celia Imrie
    Director: Andy Wilson
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Mervyn Peake's epic books come to life in this large-scale BBC production. Gormenghast is a glorious castle, home to the ancient family of Groan. When Titus Groan, the new heir is born the evil kitchen-boy Steerpike threatens the dynasty and begins his ascent to power. Only Titus can stand in ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 3,070 members
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  • The Scarlet Tunic on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Simon Callow,  Jean-Marc Barr,  Emma Fielding
    Director: Stuart St. Paul
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    A period drama and a adaption of a Thomas Hardy short story (THE MELANCHOLY HUSSAR); THE SCARLET TUNIC is filmed against the backdrop of the stunning scenery of the Dorset countryside. A story of the forbidden love between a German hussar, Matthaus Singer, and the daughter of a well-to-do solicitor,..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 202 members
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  • In the Bleak Midwinter (1995)
    Starring: Michael Maloney,  Julia Sawalha,  Richard Briers
    Director: Kenneth Branagh
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    An out-of-work actor on the verge of a nervous break-down decides to put on a production of Hamlet in a church. At Christmas. Despite admonitions from his agent and sister about the career suicide he's about to commit by investing in such a morbid play over the holidays, he pushes on to realize his ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 76% from 21 members
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  • Porterhouse Blue on DVD (1987)
    Starring: David Jason,  Ian Richardson,  Charles Gray
    Director: Robert Knights
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In this Channel 4 comedy, based on the novel by Tom Sharpe, Porterhouse College prides itself on rowing and eating rather than academic achievement. When the arrival of a new master threatens tradition, the old guard of Porterhouse reacts in an explosive fashion. The TV miniseries stars David Jason,..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 1,194 member
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  • Whoops Apocalypse on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Loretta Swit,  Peter Cook,  Michael Richards
    Director: Tom Bussmann
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Mix all these stars with political intrigue, Royal kidnaps, hostile invasions, nuclear bombs, British Task Forces, mad international terrorists and the SAS... and you get total mayhem. Based on the popular TV series.
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 725 members
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  • Stella Street - The Complete Third Series on DVD
    Starring: John Sessions,  Phil Cornwell
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    John Sessions and Phil Cornwell star in an assortment of different roles as we return to Stella Street for the entire third series. Following the adventures of a host of A-list Hollywood celebrities, led by Michael Caine, who have all inexplicably decided to move to a quiet suburban street in ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 291 members
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John Sessions facts

5 most recent films

The Last Station - 3.0 stars
Breaking The Mould - The Story Of Penicillin - 3.5 stars
The Last Station - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Nativity - 3.5 stars
Nativity - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Stella Street - Series 2 - Complete - 4.0 stars
Hotel Babylon - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
Stella Street - Series 1 - Complete - 4.0 stars
Nativity - 3.5 stars
Midsomer Murders - Painted In Blood - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Jackanory - Muddle Earth And The Magician Of Samarkand - 3.5 stars
In the Bleak Midwinter - 3.5 stars
The Legend Of The Tamworth Two - 2.5 stars
The Scarlet Tunic - 3.0 stars
Stella Street - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Rik Mayall - 16 times - show films
Stephen Fry - 15 times - show films
Charles Gray - 15 times - show films
Celia Imrie - 15 times - show films
Michael Troughton - 14 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Andy Wilson - 7 times - show films
Geoffrey Sax - 7 times - show films
Graeme Harper - 7 times - show films
Paul Whittington - 4 times - show films
Nigel Douglas - 4 times - show films