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Margaret on DVD (2009)
Starring: Lindsay Duncan, Ian McDiarmid, Julian Firth
Director: James Kent
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Drama charting Margaret Thatcher's astonishing fall from power, one of the most extraordinary stories of political assassination the world has seen. It took only eleven days for Thatcher to go from being the most powerful woman in the world to the tearful figure in the back of the car. A major ..read more »

64% from 306 members

Elizabeth I - Part 1 (2005)
Starring: Helen Mirren, Hugh Dancy, Toby Jones
Director: Tom Hooper
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The story of Elizabeth I's love life is told in this drama of the life of Britain's most famous queen, which looks at the woman behind the crown. Her thoughts of marrying a French prince, being refused permission to marry the man she loved and her passionate affair with a younger man are all revealed.

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Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith on DVD (2005)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman
Director: George Lucas
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War! The Republic is crumbling under attacks by the ruthless Sith Lord, Count Dooku. There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere. In a stunning move, the fiendish droid leader, General Grievious, has swept into the Republic capital and kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine, leader of the Galactic ..read more »

69% from 65,529 members

Elizabeth I - Part 2 (2005)
Starring: Helen Mirren, Hugh Dancy, Toby Jones
Director: Tom Hooper
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In this drama about Gloriana, the Virgin Queen, who re-united a divided country, sent the Armada packing and encouraged a flowering of poetry, prose, art and music, we see the grimy, lustful underbelly behind the opulence and formality of the English court - and the men she loved...

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Charles 2 (2 discs) on DVD (2003)
Starring: Rufus Sewell, Rupert Graves, Diana Rigg
Director: Joe Wright
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The life of Charles II (who reigned from 1660-1685) is retold in this lavish drama. Charles (Sewell) having already been declared King during his exile, had entered into negotiations to return to the throne following the death of Oliver Cromwell. This resulted in Charles signing the Declaration of ..read more »

72% from 1,439 member

Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack Of The Clones on DVD (2002)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: George Lucas
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In the second installment of the Star Wars series, EPISODE II--ATTACK OF THE CLONES, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is now a teenage Jedi apprentice to Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor). Together they must protect Senator Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman) from a militant group of political ..read more »

65% from 40,623 members

Crime And Punishment on DVD (2002)
Starring: John Simm, Ian McDiarmid, Shaun Dingwall
Director: Julian Jarrold
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John Simm stars in this adaptation of Dostoyevsky's tragic masterpiece - a profound drama of redemption and a thrilling detective story of the soul.

69% from 272 members

Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace on DVD (1999)
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman
Director: George Lucas
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A prequel to Star Wars which introduces the main characters; a young boy with special powers called Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The galaxy is threatened by war and the Jedi Knights must keep the peace at all costs. Jedi warrior Qui-Gon Jinn sets out to save the planet of Naboo from the ..read more »

63% from 35,996 members

Sleepy Hollow on DVD (1999)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Michael Gambon
Director: Tim Burton
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In Tim Burton's stylish, creepy retelling of the classic Washington Irving story, SLEEPY HOLLOW, Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) is a squeamish, bookish 18th century New York City investigator sent to a small town in lower Westchester county to look into three mysterious decapitations. When the always ..read more »

70% from 28,318 members

Sleepy Hollow - Blu-ray (1999)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Michael Gambon
Director: Tim Burton
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In Tim Burton's stylish, creepy retelling of the classic Washington Irving story, SLEEPY HOLLOW, Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) is a squeamish, bookish 18th century New York City investigator sent to a small town in lower Westchester county to look into three mysterious decapitations. When the always ..read more »

72% from 1,534 member

Dennis Potter's Karaoke (2 discs) on DVD (1996)
Starring: Albert Finney, Richard E. Grant, Hywel Bennett
Director: Renny Rye
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A self-destructive loaner whose battle with pancreatic cancer has left him embittered and in great pain, Daniel Feeld (Albert Finney) decides to focus his attention on a new screenplay entitled 'Karaoke'. A lurid tale concerning the murder of a young girl working in a seedy karaoke bar, the story ..read more »

78% from 89 members

Inspector Morse - Masonic Mysteries on DVD (1990)
Starring: John Thaw, Madelaine Newton, Ian McDiarmid
Director: Danny Boyle, Adrian Shergold
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Morse finds himself the subject of a murder investigation when his friend, Beryl Newsome, is murdered at a rehearsal of the Magic Flute and he foolishly touches the murder weapon. Morse is suspended and DCI Bottomley, with DS Lewis assisting him, is put in charge of the case. Morse feels that he ..read more »

72% from 1,048 member

Inspector Morse - S04 E04 - Masonic Myst... (1990)
Starring: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Madelaine Newton
Director: Danny Boyle, Adrian Shergold
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Morse finds himself the subject of a murder investigation when his friend, Beryl Newsome, is murdered at a rehearsal of the Magic Flute and he foolishly touches the murder weapon. Morse is suspended and DCI Bottomley, with DS Lewis assisting him, is put in charge of the case. Morse feels that he ..read more »

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The Nation's Health (1983)
Starring: Vivienne Ritchie, Julian Fox, Ian McDiarmid
Director: Les Blair
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Drama filmed in a documentary style to show the many problems within a typical NHS hospital.

38% from 5 members
Not available for rental

The Awakening on DVD (1980)
Starring: Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend
Director: Mike Newell
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English archaeologist Matthew Corbeck (played by the emphatically-American Charlton Heston) undertakes an expedition to find the tomb of the Egyptian princess Kara, despite his awareness of a nefarious curse that is said to befall anyone who disturbs the tomb. Eighteen years after Corbeck's ..read more »

52% from 160 members

Star Wars - The Complete Saga - Blu-ray (1977)
Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford
Director: George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Richard Marquand
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This is what you've all been waiting for: the complete Star Wars saga is finally coming to Blu-ray! See the ice planet Hoth and Mos Eisley Spaceport in beautiful high definition for the first time. Featuring all 6 films and over 30 hours of extras, this box set is a force to be reckoned with.

79% from 237 members
Not available for rental

City Of Vice - Series 1 (2 discs) on DVD
Starring: Ian McDiarmid, Iain Glen, Fraces Magee
Director: Justin Hardy, Dan Reed
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In 1793 the crime situation in the centre of London had reached breaking point. It was left to novelist and magistate Henry Fielding and his brother John who created 'The Bow Street Runners' to try and rid the streets of London of prostitution and crime.

72% from 267 members

Ian McDiarmid facts

5 most recent films

Margaret - 3.0 stars
Elizabeth I - Part 1 - 3 stars
Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith - 3.5 stars
Elizabeth I - Part 2 - 3 stars
Charles 2 - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Dennis Potter's Karaoke - 4.0 stars
Star Wars - The Complete Saga - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Sleepy Hollow - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Charles 2 - 3.5 stars
Inspector Morse - Masonic Mysteries - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Nation's Health - 2.0 stars
The Awakening - 2.5 stars
Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace - 3.0 stars
Margaret - 3.0 stars
Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack Of The Clones - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Ewan McGregor - 9 times - show films
Natalie Portman - 9 times - show films
Frank Oz - 8 times - show films
Samuel L. Jackson - 6 times - show films
Hayden Christensen - 6 times - show films

Most frequent directors

George Lucas - 10 times - show films
Tom Hooper - 4 times - show films
Renny Rye - 3 times - show films
Adrian Shergold - 3 times - show films
Joe Wright - 3 times - show films