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Michael Pennington



Filmography

Michael Pennington - filmography


  • Florence Nightingale on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Tim Dann,  Sean McKenzie,  Barbara Marten
    Director: Norman Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    BBC drama that explores the emotional and spiritual trauma suffered by Florence Nightingale on her return from the Crimean War. After witnessing the horrors of the war first hand, Florence Nightingale (Laura Fraser) campaigned strongly for an investigation when she finally returned to England. The ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 90 members
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  • Fragile on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Daniel Ortiz,  Susie Trayling,  Gemma Jones
    Director: Jaume Balaguero,  Carol Littleton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    After nearly a hundred years of service, the Mercy Falls Children's Hospital is closing its doors for good. It seems that the local authorities have detected a strange deterioration of the building's structure. During the next three weeks the remaining patients will be transferred to London ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 9,856 members
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  • Cracker - White Ghost on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Clive Russell,  Kieran O'Brien,  Robert Cavanah
    Director: Richard Standeven
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The tenth story from the award-winning crime drama series. Criminal psychologist Fitz (Robbie Coltrane) is on a lecture tour in Hong Kong when the local police call him in to help with a murder case. It soon transpires that a serial killer is at work, and Fitz asks that his Manchester colleague ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 1,645 member
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  • Summer's Lease (2 discs) on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Susan Fleetwood,  Annette Crosbie,  Leslie Phillips
    Director: Martyn Friend
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    John Gielgud, Annette Crosbie and Susan Fleetwood star in this intriguing drama series adapted by John Mortimer from his best-selling novel. Molly Pargeter (Fleetwood) has found the perfect Tuscan villa for her family's summer holiday. Molly had hoped to soak up the local colour and revel in the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 397 members
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  • Playing Shakespeare (3 discs) on DVD (1984)
    Starring: Norman Rodway,  Ben Kingsley,  David Suchet
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    A series of Shakespeare masterclasses filmed for television in 1982, featuring some of the finest actors from the Royal Shakespeare Company, including Judi Dench, Peggy Ashcroft, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Ben Kingsley and Sinead Cusack.
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 23 members
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  • Cymbeline on DVD (1982)
    Starring: Richard Johnson,  Helen Mirren,  Michael Pennington
    Director: Elijah Moshinsky
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. Cymbeline, the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 149 members
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Michael Pennington facts

5 most recent films

Florence Nightingale - 2.5 stars
Fragile - 3.0 stars
Cracker - Special - White Ghost - 4.0 stars
Cracker - White Ghost - 3.5 stars
Summer's Lease - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Cracker - White Ghost - 3.5 stars
Cymbeline - 3.0 stars
Fragile - 3.0 stars
Summer's Lease - 3.0 stars
Florence Nightingale - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Playing Shakespeare - 3.5 stars
Florence Nightingale - 2.5 stars
Summer's Lease - 3.0 stars
Fragile - 3.0 stars
Cymbeline - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Susan Fleetwood - 5 times - show films
Donald Sinden - 4 times - show films
Sinead Cusack - 4 times - show films
Barbara Leigh-Hunt - 4 times - show films
Patrick Stewart - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Richard Standeven - 3 times - show films
Martyn Friend - 3 times - show films
Carol Littleton - 2 times - show films
Jaume Balaguero - 2 times - show films
Norman Stone - 1 times - show films