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Philip Jackson
Filmography
Philip Jackson - filmography
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Margaret
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Lindsay Duncan, Ian McDiarmid, Julian Firth
Director: James Kent
Certificate: 
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
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Grass - Series 1
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Simon Day, Mark Williams, Matthew Ashforde
Director: Martin Dennis
Certificate: 
Grass marks a welcome return for The Fast Show's overzealous know-it-all, Billy Bleach. Poor old Billy. One minute he's at his Thai cookery class and the next minute he's in the witness protection programme. When Billy witnesses the gangland killing of a local nightclub owner, he has no choice but ..read more »

68%
from 99 members
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Cruise Of The Gods
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, David Walliams
Director: Declan Lowney
Certificate: 
CRUISE OF THE GODS is an excellent one-off comedy from the BBC which stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as former stars of a 1980s science fiction series "The Children of Castor." Twenty years on, and whereas Nick Lee (Coogan) is a successful actor in his own series (the surreal "Sherlock Holmes in ..read more »

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from 1,360 member
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The Sins
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Pete Postlethwaite, Geraldine James, Caroline Hayes
Director: Sallie Aprahamian, Simon Curtis
Certificate: 
Bank robber Len Green (Pete Postlethwaite) has just finished a four-and-a-half year stretch in prison and he's now determined to go straight. However, with a wife (Geraldine James) and four grown daughters to take care of, it's not going to be easy. Uncle Irwin (Frank Finlay) helps out by offering ..read more »

66%
from 50 members
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Brassed Off - Blu-ray
(1996)
Starring: Pete Postlethwaite, Ewan McGregor, Tara Fitzgerald
Director: Mark Herman
Certificate: 
When government cutbacks threaten a century-old Yorkshire mine, the brass band consisting of the miners and their families struggles to keep it together in the face of economic repression and emotional turmoil. The charming comedic drama stars Ewan McGregor, Pete Postlethwaite, and Tara Fitzgerald.

80%
from 27 members
Due for release on 28th May 2012
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Brassed Off
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Ronnie Stev, Ro, Pete Postlethwaite
Director: Mark Herman
Certificate: 
Economics and music are the twin focal points of this comedy/drama about a community in crisis. The small British town of Grimley has long been dominated by the coal mine where most of the men work, and the town's greatest source of pride is the Grimley Colliery Band, a brass ensemble that's won a ..read more »

69%
from 10,410 members
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High Hopes - Blu-ray
(1988)
Starring: Phil Davis, Ruth Sheen, Edna Dore
Director: Mike Leigh
Certificate: 
Another bittersweet comedy from acclaimed director Mike Leigh (HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, SECRETS AND LIES), HIGH HOPES weaves a wonderful tapestry of hippies and yuppies, fantasy and reality, broken dreams and high hopes. Lampooning every aspect of modern English society, the film is a biting satire with a ..read more »

67%
from 94 members
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High Hopes
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Phil Davis, Ruth Sheen, Edna Dore
Director: Mike Leigh
Certificate: 
Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful, mum's ghastly upper-middle-class neighbors, and Cyril's pretentious sister and philandering husband.

70%
from 1,098 member
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Robin Of Sherwood - Series 2 - Part 1
(1985)
Starring: Michael Praed, Nickolas Grace, Judi Trott
Director: James Allen
Certificate: 
This ROBIN OF SHERWOOD release features the first four episodes of the second series, starring Michael Praed as the legendary title character. Chosen by a powerul spirit of the forest, Robin must continue to protect the oppressed. Episodes include "The Prophecy," "The Children of Israel," "Lord of ..read more »

70%
from 553 members
Not available for rental
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Robin Of Sherwood - Series 2 - Part 2
(1985)
Starring: Michael Praed, Nickolas Grace, Judi Trott
Director: Robert Young
Certificate: 
This ROBIN OF SHERWOOD release features more episodes from the second series, starring Michael Praed as the legendary title character. Chosen by a powerul spirit of the forest, Robin must continue to protect the oppressed. Episodes include "The Swords of Wayland (Parts 1 and 2)" and "The Greatest ..read more »

70%
from 454 members
Not available for rental
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