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Richard Briers
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Richard Briers - what members say
review by A customer from North East Scotland
Fantastic 4 February 2005
Richard Briers - filmography
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Peter Pan
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Jason Isaacs, Jeremy Sumpter, Rachel Hurd Wood
Director: P.J. Hogan
Certificate: 
Re-discover the timeless story of Peter Pan as you've never seen it before and be swept off your feet to a Neverland you'd never dreamt possible. Join the boy who wouldn't grow up and Wendy, the girl who is told she has to, in their adventure against Captain Hook and his pirate crew. Follow Tinker ..read more »
 
62%
from 10,879 members
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Peter Pan - Blu-ray
(2003)
Starring: Rachel Hurd Wood, Jason Isaacs, Jeremy Sumpter
Director: P.J. Hogan
Certificate:
Everyone knows Peter Pan as the boy who will never grow up. Writer/director P.J. Hogan's (MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING) live-action interpretation of the classic J.M. Barrie tale is surprisingly sentimental, imbuing Peter--played by the charming Jeremy Sumpter--with a sense of longing and a desire to ..read more »
62%
from 21 members
Not available for rental
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Victoria And Albert
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Victoria Hamilton, Jonathan Firth, Diana Rigg
Director: John Erman
Certificate:
A dramatic miniseries featuring an acclaimed, superstar cast, VICTORIA & ALBERT is a history-based love story which tells of the passionate romance between the two royal figures. This epic production recaptures the court life of Victorian England with beauty and accuracy. In addition, it adds new ..read more »
70%
from 595 members
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Bob the Builder - S02 E05 - Lofty to the...
(2000)
Starring: Neil Morrissey, Rob Rackstraw, Kate Harbour
Director: Sarah Ball
Certificate: 
Lofty, Scoop and Muck are clearing some land near the new bridge, while Bob, Dizzy and Roley repair the pavement in the town centre. Lofty's scared of heights so, rather than cross the bridge, he goes the long way round, past Spud's field. The naughty Scarecrow, looking for some fun, decides to ..read more »
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Midsomer Murders - Death's Shadow
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Richard Briers
Director: Jeremy Silberston
Certificate: 
This acclaimed television series follows police detecives Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) and Gavin Troy (Daniel Casey) as they investigate various murders along the English countyside. In "Death's Shadow" (featuring Richard Briers), Barnaby and Troy look into the death of a wealthy property developer.
71%
from 858 members
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Spiceworld The Movie
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: The Spice Girls, Richard E. Grant, Roger Moore
Director: Bob Spiers
Certificate:
One of the reasons that the Spice Girls remain so much fun is that in the great British tradition, they don't take themselves too seriously. Like The Beatles before them, the girls are more than happy to take pot-shots at their own manufactured image, something that Spiceworld: The Movie revels in. ..read more »
48%
from 1,008 member
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In the Bleak Midwinter
(1995)
Starring: Michael Maloney, Julia Sawalha, Richard Briers
Director: Kenneth Branagh
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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 »
76%
from 21 members
Currently unavailable
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Certificate:
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In this adaptation of the classic Mary Shelley tale, Kenneth Branagh stars as Victor Frankenstein, a man possessed by a mission to create life but painfully unaware of the consequences of his actions. He succeeds in his quest to create a man, but his creature (Robert De Niro) is both revolting and ..read more »
60%
from 4,846 members
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Much Ado About Nothing
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Richard Briers, Michael Keaton
Director: Kenneth Branagh
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When gallant Don Pedro (Denzel Washington), his nefarious brother Don John (Keanu Reeves), and close confidantes Claudio (Robert Sean Leonard) and Benedick (Kenneth Branagh) ride thunderously into the Sicilian village of Messina, romance, gaiety, and suspicion abound. The men have returned safely ..read more »
70%
from 7,723 members
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Henry V
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Paul Scofield
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Certificate:
Kenneth Branagh makes his directorial debut and also plays the title role in HENRY V, an ambitious film that began a resurgence of interest in films of Shakespeare's plays. Henry is a young king seeking a way to make his mark on history. He gets his chance when he learns he can make a legal claim ..read more »
68%
from 3,139 members
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Twelfth Night
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Richard Briers, Caroline Langrishe
Director: Kenneth Branagh
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Kenneth Branagh's version of William Shakespeare's classic comedy revolves around Viola, a young woman who disguises herself as a man to work as a page in the court of Count Orsino. Orsino is hopelessly in love with a woman named Olivia, and soon Viola finds herself hopelessly in love with Orsino. ..read more »
59%
from 364 members
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A Chorus Of Disapproval
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jeremy Irons, Richard Briers
Director: Michael Winner
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Following the death of his wife, Guy Jones (Jeremy Irons) is moved by his company to a sleepy seaside town, where, faced with knowing no-one and nights of boredom in front of the TV, he decides to join the local amateur dramatics society.
He is enthusiastically welcomed by eccentric Welsh Director,..read more »
56%
from 243 members
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Watership Down - Blu-ray
(1978)
Starring: John Hurt, Richard Briers, Ralph Richardson
Director: Martin Rosen
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In this animated adaptation of Richard Adams's classic novel, a family of rabbits face danger as they search for a new home and personal freedom. WATERSHIP DOWN, featuring the vocal talents of Sir Ralph Richardson, John Hurt, and others, is a highly regarded family film, but it's not necessarily ..read more »
78%
from 117 members
Currently unavailable
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The Good Life - The Complete Series 4
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1978)
Starring: Felicity Kendal, Richard Briers, Paul Eddington
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Series 4 of the classic 1970s sitcom about an eccentric middle-class couple who decide to leave behind the empty promises of the rat race and live off their land--without leaving the suburbs.Tom and Barbara Good (Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal), much to the horror of their conservative ..read more »
73%
from 1,162 member
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Watership Down
on DVD
(1978)
Starring: John Hurt, Richard Briers, Ralph Richardson
Director: Martin Rosen
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Unique in the annals of animated films, Watership Down is a serious, even grim tale that many will find relentless and depressing and others will find poetic and moving. It doesn't pull any punches. Death -- violent, disturbing death -- is ever present, portrayed in a manner that is astonishingly ..read more »
69%
from 6,380 members
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The Norman Conquests
(3 discs)
(1978)
Starring: Tom Conti, Richard Briers, Penelope Keith
Director: Alan Ayckbourn, Herbert Wise
Certificate: 
A trilogy of comedic plays originally broadcast in the late 1970s. The three plays follow the events that happen to a groups of friends over the course of a weekend. Includes: THE NORMAN CONQUESTS: Living Together, THE NORMAN CONQUESTS: Round & Round The Garden, and THE NORMAN CONQUESTS: Table Manners.
62%
from 412 members
Not currently released
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The Other One - Series 1
(1977)
Starring: Richard Briers, Michael Gambon
Director: John Howard D
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Ralph Tanner, is a compulsive liar, he uses any means, no matter how embarrassing, to portray himself as a worldly, 'been there, seen it, done it all' chap, whereas, in reality, he is an inexperienced incompetent. Nevertheless, his brash front is enough to impress the gullible, timid Brian whom he ..read more »
58%
from 66 members
Not currently released
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The Good Life - Series 3
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1977)
Starring: Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Paul Eddington
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Series 3 of the classic 1970s sitcom about an eccentric middle-class couple who decide to leave behind the empty promises of the rat race and live off their land--without leaving the suburbs. Tom and Barbara Good (Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal), much to the horror of their conservative ..read more »
75%
from 1,475 member
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The Good Life - Series 2
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1976)
Starring: Felicity Kendal, Richard Briers, Paul Eddington
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The classic 1970s sit-com about an eccentric middle class couple who decide to leave behind the empty promises of the rat race and live off their the land -- without leaving the suburbs! Tom and Barbara Good, much to the horror of their conservative neighbours the Leadbetters, decide to turn their ..read more »
75%
from 1,699 member
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The Good Life - Backs To The Wall
(1975)
Starring: Richard Briers, Penelope Keith, Paul Eddington
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THE GOOD LIFE is the classic 1970s farcical Britcom about an eccentric middle-class couple who decide to leave behind the empty promises of the rat race and live off their the land--without leaving the suburbs.Tom and Barbara Good (Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal), much to the horror of their ..read more »
76%
from 631 members
Currently unavailable
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The Good Life - Series 1
(2 discs)
(1975)
Starring: Felicity Kendal, Richard Briers, Paul Eddington
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Tom and Barbara Good (Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal) are two new-age idealists who are intent on being self-sufficient and reliant only on their garden and a cranky and distinctly unreliable generator. By way of contrast, their well-to-do neighbours Jerry and Margot (Paul Eddington and ..read more »
75%
from 2,008 members
Not currently released
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Roobarb And Custard - The Complete Rooba...
on DVD
(1974)
Starring: Roobarb, Custard, Richard Briers
Director: Bob Godfrey
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The mis-adventures of Roobarb, the green squiggly dog and his arch nemesis neighbour the bright pink puss, Custard the cat. First shown in 1974, Roobarb's daft and often disastrous designs and plans always seem doomed to fail, The ever watchful Custard (and the resident grinning birds) always find ..read more »
69%
from 730 members
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Rentadick
(1972)
Starring: James Booth, Richard Briers, Ronald Fraser
Director: Jim Clark
Certificate:
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A crazy cult comedy with a plot that concerns a frustrated Swedish wife, an Arab Sheik, a secret nerve gas, a team of Japanese spies and a private eye agency...
29%
from 25 members
Not available for rental
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Ronnie Barker - A Home Of Your Own
on DVD
(1964)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Bernard Cribbins, Richard Briers
Director: Jay Lewis
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A groundbreaking comedy and a subtle satire of the UK building industry in the 1960s (which is still frighteningly relevant today!), an excellent cast of comedians in their early days (Ronnie Barker, Richard Briers, Peter Butterworth, Bernard Cribbins) will have you rolling in the aisles!
66%
from 296 members
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Little Red Tractor - Stories
on DVD
Starring: Brian Glover, Richard Briers
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Available for the first time on DVD, ten original Little Red Tractor Stories, narrated by Brian Glover and Richard Briers. Stan, Patch and the Little Red Tractor are joined by a host of colourful friends as they set out on daring adventures, saving the day and coming to the rescue, just in the nick ..read more »
50%
from 9 members
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Most Wanted Classic Kids TV
on DVD
Starring: David Jason, Richard Briers, Mike McShane
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Featuring the most popular cartoons with a selection of heros and villians battleing against the evils of the world. Victor and Hugo Bunglers In Crime - 'Pandamonium', Alias The Jester - 'The Viking Airship', Avenger Penguins - 'The Wild West Story' and DangerMouse - 'Custard'.
47%
from 72 members
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Bird Bath
on DVD
Starring: Richard Briers
Director: Bird Bath
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Narrated by Richard Briers, all 8 Bird Bath stories follow the exciting adventures of the birds who live in a country garden. Every episode has a brand new song in a gentle and folksy style that both adults and children will love.
43%
from 19 members
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...e last series that was on. Some of the story lines can be a bit repetitive but Richard Briers makes up for this with his antics. The area where this is filmed is well worth...
