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Michael Pennington

Filmography

Florence Nightingale on DVD (2008)
Starring: Tim Dann, Sean McKenzie, Barbara Marten
Director: Norman Stone
Certificate:
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 »

54% from 90 members

Fragile on DVD (2005)
Starring: Daniel Ortiz, Susie Trayling, Gemma Jones
Director: Jaume Balaguero, Carol Littleton
Certificate:
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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 »

60% from 9,856 members

Cracker - Special - White Ghost (1996)
Starring: Robbie Coltrane, Ricky Tomlinson, Michael Pennington
Director: Richard Standeven
Certificate:
Dennis Philby owns his own company in Hong Kong and business has not been going well. Through his own incompetence he is going bankrupt and one of his customers offers to buy him out. At home, Dennis is thrilled that his girlfriend is pregnant but when she hears of Dennis financial troubles, tells ..read more »

75% from 62 members

Cracker - White Ghost on DVD (1996)
Starring: Clive Russell, Kieran O'Brien, Robert Cavanah
Director: Richard Standeven
Certificate:
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 »

69% from 1,645 member

Summer's Lease (2 discs) on DVD (1989)
Starring: Susan Fleetwood, Annette Crosbie, Leslie Phillips
Director: Martyn Friend
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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 »

59% from 397 members

Playing Shakespeare (3 discs) on DVD (1984)
Starring: Norman Rodway, Ben Kingsley, David Suchet
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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.

73% from 23 members

Cymbeline on DVD (1982)
Starring: Richard Johnson, Helen Mirren, Michael Pennington
Director: Elijah Moshinsky
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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 »

63% from 149 members

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

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

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

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

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