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  • Monarch Of The Glen - Series 3
  • Monarch Of The Glen - Series 3 review by A customer from North East Scotland
    Rated - 5 stars Fantastic 4 February 2005
    ...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...  

Richard Briers - filmography


  • Peter Pan on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Jason Isaacs,  Jeremy Sumpter,  Rachel Hurd Wood
    Director: P.J. Hogan
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 9,800 members
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  • Spiceworld The Movie on DVD (1997)
    Starring: The Spice Girls,  Richard E. Grant,  Roger Moore
    Director: Bob Spiers
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    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 »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 821 members
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  • Much Ado About Nothing on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Kenneth Branagh,  Richard Briers,  Michael Keaton
    Director: Kenneth Branagh
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 6,711 members
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  • Henry V on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Kenneth Branagh,  Derek Jacobi,  Paul Scofield
    Director: Kenneth Branagh
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 2,659 members
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  • Twelfth Night on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Richard Briers,  Caroline Langrishe
    Director: Kenneth Branagh
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 331 members
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  • Watership Down on DVD (1978)
    Starring: John Hurt,  Richard Briers,  Ralph Richardson
    Director: Martin Rosen
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 5,557 members
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  • Good Life, The - The Complete Series 4 (2 discs) (1978)
    Starring: Felicity Kendal,  Richard Briers,  Paul Eddington
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 1,062 member
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  • The Norman Conquests (3 discs) on DVD (1978)
    Starring: Tom Conti,  Richard Briers,  Penelope Keith
    Director: Alan Ayckbourn,  Herbert Wise
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    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.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 356 members
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  • Good Life, The - Series 2 (2 discs) on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Felicity Kendal,  Richard Briers,  Paul Eddington
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    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 »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 74% from 1,547 member
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  • Good Life, The - Series 1 (2 discs) on DVD (1975)
    Starring: Felicity Kendal,  Richard Briers,  Paul Eddington
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    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 »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 75% from 1,900 member
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  • Good Life, The - Backs To The Wall (1975)
    Starring: Richard Briers,  Penelope Keith,  Paul Eddington
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    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 »
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  • Roobarb And Custard - The Complete Rooba... on DVD (1974)
    Starring: Roobarb,  Custard,  Richard Briers
    Director: Bob Godfrey
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 682 members
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  • Rentadick (1972)
    Starring: James Booth,  Richard Briers,  Ronald Fraser
    Director: Jim Clark
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Unfortunately this title is currently unavailable for rental. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. 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...
    Rate this: 1.5 stars out of 5 25% from 4 members
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  • Plank, The / It's Your Move (1967)
    Starring: Eric Sykes,  Frankie Howerd,  Joanna Lumley
    Director: Eric Sykes
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    Unfortunately this title is currently unavailable for rental. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.This collection presents two classic Eric Sykes programmes. Sykes, of course, graduated with honors from the Benny Hill School of British Comedy. The films also feature other comedy ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 1,172 member
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  • Little Red Tractor - Stories on DVD
    Starring: Brian Glover,  Richard Briers
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    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 »
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  • Rentadick to Watch Now (1972)
    Starring: James Booth,  Richard Briers,  Julie Ege
    Director: Jim Clark
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 90 minutes
    A nerve gas that paralyzes people from the waste down is stolen, it's down to the boys from Rentadick, Inc. to recover it before it's too late. This private-eye parody is co-written by John Cleese and Graham Chapman, of 'Monty Python' fame.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 1 member
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Richard Briers facts

5 most recent films

Torchwood - Series 2 - Complete - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Alias The Jester - 2.5 stars
Peter Pan - 3.0 stars
Monarch Of The Glen - Series 3 - 3.5 stars
Monarch Of The Glen - Series 2 - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Torchwood - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
Good Life, The - Backs To The Wall - 4.0 stars
Torchwood - Series 2 - Complete - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Hamlet - 4.0 stars
Good Life, The - Series 1 - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Galton And Simpson Playhouse - The Complete Series - 3 stars
Watership Down - The Dark Deal - Vol.11 - 1.0 stars
Watership Down - The Beginning Of The End - Vol.13 - 1.0 stars
Rentadick - 1.5 stars
Watership Down - The Betrayal - Vol.12 - 1.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Naoko Mori - 12 times - show films
Gareth David Lloyd - 11 times - show films
John Barrowman - 11 times - show films
Eve Myles - 11 times - show films
Burn Gorman - 11 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Ashley Way - 11 times - show films
Colin Teague - 11 times - show films
none - 11 times - show films
Troy Sullivan - 7 times - show films
Kenneth Branagh - 6 times - show films