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Oliver Twist review by FlyingSam from Melton Mowbray

David Lean's classic Oliver Twist 24 January 2008
...cter actors, who at the time of filming was only thirty-four years of age. John Howard Davies is perhaps the best on-screen Oliver, with a character who's fragile and wan fi... Read customer review

John Howard Davies - filmography

Mr Bean Vol. 3 (2006)
Starring: Rowan Atkinson
Director: John Howard Davies, Paul Weiland
Certificate:
A collection of episodes exploiting the further adventures of the accident prone Mr Bean.

71% from 1,201 member
Not currently released

Mr Bean - Vol. 4 (1994)
Starring: Rowan Atkinson
Director: John Howard Davies, John Birkin, Paul Weiland
Certificate:
Features three classic Mr. Bean episodes: 'Do It YOurself Mr. Bean', 'Back To School Mr. Bean', and 'Tee Off Mr.Bean'.

70% from 1,444 member
Not currently released

No Job For A Lady - Series 3 - Complete (1992)
Starring: Penelope Keith, Mark Kingston, Garfield Morgan
Director: John Howard Davies
Certificate:
Features the third series of the sit-com NO JOB FOR A LADY starring Penelope Keith.

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Not available for rental

No Job For A Lady - Series 2 - Complete (1991)
Starring: Penelope Keith, Mark Kingston, Garfield Morgan
Director: John Howard Davies
Certificate:
Features the second series of the sit-com NO JOB FOR A LADY starring Penelope Keith.

63% from 3 members
Not available for rental

No Job For A Lady - Series 1 - Complete (1990)
Starring: Penelope Keith, Mark Kingston, Garfield Morgan
Director: John Howard Davies
Certificate:
Features the first series of the sit-com NO JOB FOR A LADY starring Penelope Keith.

65% from 2 members
Not available for rental

Happy Birthday Mr Bean - 20 Years Of Mr Bean (1990)
Starring: Rowan Atkinson
Director: John Howard Davies, John Birkin
Certificate:
All Bean's best birthday bits in one very special package. Comprises: The Restaurant from The Return of Mr. Bean Birthday Bear The Disco from Mr. Bean Goes To Town Dinner for Two The Funfair from Mind The Baby Mr. Bean The Restaurant

65% from 9 members
Not available for rental

The Labours Of Erica (2 discs) on DVD (1989)
Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Clive Merrison, Geoffrey Davies
Director: John Howard Davies, John Stroud
Certificate:
When Erica finds her teenage diary containing a list of "twelve things I am going to do before I'm 40", it symbolises all the hopes and dreams she has never achieved. But the discovery also heralds the beginning of startling changes in Erica's approach to life.

59% from 23 members

Executive Stress - Series 1 (1986)
Starring: Penelope Keith, Geoffrey Palmer, Harry Ditson
Director: David Askey, John Howard Davies
Certificate:
Penelope Keith is Caroline Fairchild, a stubborn and feisty woman who defies all conventions and preconceptions by going back to work despite being middle-aged. This release features the first series of this cult sit-com produced by Thames Television.

45% from 9 members
Not available for rental

Fawlty Towers - S02 E06 - Basil the Rat (1976)
Starring: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs
Director: John Howard Davies, Bob Spiers
Certificate:
The hotel is faced with closure, just as a rat named Basil goes missing.

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Fawlty Towers - S02 E02 - The Psychiatrist (1976)
Starring: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs
Director: John Howard Davies, Bob Spiers
Certificate:
Certain that one of the guests has a girl in his room, Basil decides to investigate.

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Fawlty Towers - S02 E05 - Anniversary (1976)
Starring: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs
Director: John Howard Davies, Bob Spiers
Certificate:
Thinking that he has forgotten their wedding anniversary, Sybil storms off to play golf.

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Fawlty Towers - S02 E03 - Waldorf Salad (1976)
Starring: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs
Director: John Howard Davies, Bob Spiers
Certificate:
The kitchen's kept open late, but Basil meets his Waterloo when asked for a Waldorf Salad.

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Fawlty Towers - S02 E04 - The Kipper and... (1976)
Starring: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs
Director: John Howard Davies, Bob Spiers
Certificate:
Basil is convinced a guest's death is the result of out of date kippers.

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Fawlty Towers - S02 E01 - Communications... (1976)
Starring: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs
Director: John Howard Davies, Bob Spiers
Certificate:
A guest who is hard of hearing arrives at the hotel, and Basil wins on the horses.

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Fawlty Towers - S01 E04 - The Hotel Insp... (1975)
Starring: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs
Director: John Howard Davies, Bob Spiers
Certificate:
Basil is petrified when he learns that undercover hotel inspectors are in town.

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Fawlty Towers - S01 E03 - The Wedding (1975)
Starring: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs
Director: John Howard Davies
Certificate:
Basil is outraged by an outbreak of promiscuity at his hotel, and engages in a losing battle to thwart the efforts of the unmarried couples to sully his hotel's reputation. But Basil has got the wrong end of the stick, and his efforts are further hampered by Manuel's birthday celebrations.

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Fawlty Towers - Series 1 Complete on DVD (1975)
Starring: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Connie Booth
Director: John Howard Davies
Certificate:
The reigning champion as Most Popular BBC Sitcom is firmly in the grasp of FAWLTY TOWERS. Former Monty Python cast members John Cleese and Connie Booth created one of the most bizarre comedies of all time, wherein Basil Fawlty (Cleese) is in charge of running the Fawlty Towers hotel--into the ..read more »

84% from 14,618 members

Fawlty Towers - S01 E01 - A Touch of Class (1975)
Starring: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs
Director: John Howard Davies, Bob Spiers
Certificate:
Basil is delighted when Lord Melbury comes to the hotel. At last, a guest with real class.

40% from 1 member

Fawlty Towers - S01 E06 - The Germans (1975)
Starring: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs
Director: John Howard Davies, Bob Spiers
Certificate:
Basil is left in charge, but a moose's head, concussion and German guests dont mix.

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Fawlty Towers - S01 E05 - Gourmet Night (1975)
Starring: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs
Director: John Howard Davies, Bob Spiers
Certificate:
Kurt the chef is drunk so Basil takes to the kitchen to save his night of fine-dining.

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Fawlty Towers - S01 E02 - The Builders (1975)
Starring: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs
Director: John Howard Davies, Bob Spiers
Certificate:
Basil hires his usual firm of incompetent builders to carry out some hotel alterations.

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Monty Python - Almost The Truth - The La... (2 discs) (1969)
Starring: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle
Director: John Howard Davies, Ian MacNaughton
Certificate:
Originally broadcast by the BBC in 1969, MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS quickly established itself as a British comedy institution, adored by fans the world over. Now, 40 years later, Britain's top comedians pay tribute to the iconic series. Features the episodes: 'The Not-So-Interesting Beginnings', ..read more »

73% from 243 members

Monty Python's Flying Circus - Series 1 (2 discs) on DVD (1969)
Starring: Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman
Director: John Howard Davies, Ian MacNaughton
Certificate:
Contains all the episodes from the first series of the classic and highly influential television comedy show Monty Python's Flying Circus. Consisting of British actors Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and American Terry Gilliam, the hugely influential comedy ..read more »

79% from 1,368 member

All Gas And Gaiters (2 discs) on DVD (1967)
Starring: Derek Nimmo
Director: John Howard Davies, Robin Nash, Stuart Allen
Certificate:
This collection brings together all ten surviving episodes of the classic TV comedy.

59% from 395 members

Steptoe And Son - Series 4 (2 discs) on DVD (1965)
Starring: Harry H. Corbett, Wilfrid Brambell
Director: Douglas Argent, John Howard Davies, Graeme Muir
Certificate:
Features seven episodes from the fourth series of the television comedy about the Rag and Bone Men first broadcast in 1965. Episodes include 'And Afterwards At...', 'Crossed Swords', 'Those Magnificent Men And Their Heating Machines', 'The Siege Of Steptoe Street', 'A Box In Town', 'My Old Man's A ..read more »

74% from 1,060 member

The Rocking Horse Winner on DVD (1949)
Starring: Charles Goldner, Hugh Sinclair, John Howard Davies
Director: Anthony Pelissier
Certificate:
D.H. Lawrence's classic story is brought to life by some of the leading stars of British cinema. John Mills stars as a groom who fires the imagination of a lonely young boy with stories of horse racing. The boy develops the knack of picking race winners with uncanny accuracy...

62% from 13 members

Madeleine on DVD (1949)
Starring: Alec Guinness, Trevor Howard, Celia Johnson
Director: David Lean
Certificate:
Based on a true story, this powerful film is about a woman called Madeleine (Ann Todd) who embarks on an affair with a penniless Frenchman. Madeleine hails from a wealthy, respectable family so the relationship as to remain secret while her father parades eligible suitors in front of her.

67% from 172 members

Oliver Twist on DVD (1948)
Starring: Alec Guinness, Robert Newton, Anthony Newley
Director: David Lean
Certificate:
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The second of director David Lean's adaptations of a Charles Dickens novel (Great Expectations (1946) was the first), Oliver Twist expertly boils down an enormous novel to a little less than two hours' screen time. The film begins with baby Oliver left on the doorstep of an orphanage/workhouse by ..read more »

70% from 3,607 members

Tom Brown's Schooldays on DVD
Starring: John Howard Davies, Robert Newton, Michael Hordern
Director: Gordon Parry
Certificate:
Thomas Hughes' classic tale of life at Rugby public school. It centres around Tom, the `eternal schoolboy' and the evil Flashman, leader of the conniving upperclassmen, who test the junior boys and Tom in particular, in ways not known in the school curriculum as laid down by the headmaster, Dr. Arnold.

66% from 138 members

Mr. Bean - Holiday Havoc
Starring: Rowan Atkinson
Director: John Howard Davies, John Birkin, Paul Weiland
Certificate:
Welcome to all of mr bean's funniest holiday moments in one hilarious compilation.

93% from 3 members
Not available for rental

John Howard Davies facts

5 most recent films

Mr Bean Vol. 3 - 3.5 stars
Mr Bean - Vol. 4 - 3.5 stars
No Job For A Lady - Series 3 - Complete - 3 stars
No Job For A Lady - Series 2 - Complete - 3.0 stars
No Job For A Lady - Series 1 - Complete - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Fawlty Towers - Series 1 Complete - 4.0 stars
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
Steptoe And Son - Series 4 - 3.5 stars
Monty Python - Almost The Truth - The Lawyer's Cut - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Mr Bean Vol. 3 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

No Job For A Lady - Series 3 - Complete - 3 stars
Executive Stress - Series 1 - 2.5 stars
The Labours Of Erica - 3.0 stars
The Rocking Horse Winner - 3.0 stars
No Job For A Lady - Series 2 - Complete - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

John Cleese - 29 times - show films
Prunella Scales - 25 times - show films
Connie Booth - 25 times - show films
Andrew Sachs - 25 times - show films
Terry Jones - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Bob Spiers - 22 times - show films
Ian MacNaughton - 6 times - show films
David Lean - 4 times - show films
John Birkin - 3 times - show films
Robin Nash - 3 times - show films