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Edward Woodward
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Edward Woodward - what members say
review by crispin40 from Stirling, Scotland
Gripping Court room drama 6 December 2004
review by from West Yorkshire
Superb Spytale 10 June 2005
review by A customer from London
Naff but good 17 February 2005
Edward Woodward - filmography
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Hot Fuzz
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Tim Barlow, Bill Ni, Jim
Director: Edgar Wright
Certificate: 
Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost follow up SHAUN OF THE DEAD with another collaboration in HOT FUZZ. This time around Pegg and Frost are mismatched cops who are reluctantly forced to work together, with hilarious results.
 
73%
from 105,440 members
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Five Days
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Patrick Malahide, Janet McTeer
Director: Simon Curtis, Otto Bathurst
Certificate:
Five-part BBC mini series revolving around the disappearance of a young mother in a quiet British suburb. One hot summer's day, Leanne Wellings (Christine Tremarco) is taking her two young children to visit her grandfather (Edward Woodward). When she stops to buy flowers at a motorway layby, she ..read more »
65%
from 2,622 members
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The Abduction Club
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Alice Evans, Edward Woodward, Sophia Myles
Director: Stefan Schwartz
Certificate: 
A romantic comedy based on real events from 18th century Ireland. A group of abductors kidnap usually willing young women and try to persuade them to wed. However, the local militia are tipped off when Strang (Matthew Rhys) is expelled from the club after falling in love with one of the girls. This ..read more »
61%
from 1,265 member
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Deadly Advice
(1994)
Starring: Jane Horrocks, Brenda Fricker, Imelda Staunton
Director: Mandie Fletcher
Certificate: 
Mother rules the house with an iron hand and has such power over her daughters that they see themselves as becoming old unmarried, maids. Jodie has feelings for the local doctor, a man much older than her, for which her mother strongly disapproves. Beth finds a relationship with a male stripper in ..read more »
75%
from 2 members
Currently unavailable
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Mister Johnson
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Maynard Eziashi, Edward Woodward, Dennis Quilley
Director: Bruce Beresford
Certificate: 
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A period film studying the effects of colonialism in West Africa during the 1920s. The story concerns an obsessed British official (Pierce Brosnan), attempting to build a road linking North and South Nigeria, and his ambitious anglophile African clerk, Mr Johnson (Maynard Eziashi).
53%
from 54 members
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The Equalizer - Series 4 - Complete
(6 discs)
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Edward Woodward
Certificate:
All 22 episodes from the fourth season of the 1980s crime drama starring Edward Woodward as Robert McCall, a former government agent who offers his specialist services to those in need. Laurence Fishburne, Ving Rhames, and Stanley Tucci appear as guest stars. The episodes comprise: 'The Last ..read more »
76%
from 26 members
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Codename - Kyril - Complete
(1988)
Starring: Edward Woodward, Ian Charleson, Richard E. Grant
Director: Ian Sharp
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The complete series of the 1980s spy drama starring Edward Woodward, Ian Charleson, Joss Ackland and Richard E. Grant. The head of the KGB, Stanov (Peter Vaughan), sends his most trusted spy, Colonel Ivan Bucharensky (Ian Charleson), codenamed 'Kyril', to Britain, triggering a game of intrigue, ..read more »
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Champions
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Edward Woodward, John Hurt
Director: John Irvin
Certificate:
The true story of racing jockey Bob Champion (played here by John Hurt), who discovered he had cancer while at the height of his career. He began an intensive course of chemo-therapy, and clawed his way back to health to win the Grand National. What makes this story all the more remarkable is the ..read more »
73%
from 376 members
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A Christmas Carol
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Lucy Gutteridge, Joanne Whalley, Michael Carter
Director: Clive Donner
Certificate: 
George C. Scott plays the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge in this version of the Dickens Christmas classic. Scrooge is a misanthrope unimpressed by the fuss everyone makes during the festive season. That is, until his sleep is disturbed one Christmas Eve by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future,..read more »
69%
from 1,160 member
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A Christmas Carol - Blu-ray
(1984)
Starring: Lucy Gutteridge, Michael Carter, Mark Strickson
Director: Clive Donner
Certificate:
George C. Scott plays the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge in this version of the Dickens Christmas classic. Scrooge is a misanthrope unimpressed by the fuss everyone makes during the festive season. That is, until his sleep is disturbed one Christmas Eve by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future,..read more »
60%
from 27 members
Not available for rental
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Love Is Forever
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Michael Landon, Edward Woodward, Moira Chen
Director: Hall Bartlett
Certificate:
Made-for-television adventure starring Michael Landon. In 1977, John Everingham (Landon) is a journalist accused of being a spy while working in Laos. As a result, he is tortured and expelled from the country. One year later, Everingham attempts to return to the communist-controlled country to ..read more »
34%
from 15 members
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Who Dares Wins - Blu-ray
(1982)
Starring: Edward Woodward, Judy Davis, Kenneth Griffith
Director: Ian Sharp
Certificate:
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A former SAS soldier finds himself in a hostage situation after trying to infiltrate a terrorist group. From inside the Embassy where he is being held, he must use all his skills and experience to take control of the situation and guide his former colleagues as they attempt to raise the siege. ..read more »
66%
from 296 members
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Who Dares Wins
(1982)
Starring: Edward Woodward, Judy Davis, Kenneth Griffith
Director: Ian Sharp
Certificate: 
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A former SAS soldier finds himself in a hostage situation after trying to infiltrate a terrorist group. From inside the Embassy where he is being held, he must use all his skills and experience to take control of the situation and guide his former colleagues as they attempt to raise the siege. ..read more »
70%
from 1,536 member
Currently unavailable
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Callan - Wet Job
(1981)
Starring: Russell Hunter, Angela Browne, Edward Woodward
Director: Shaun O'Riordan
Certificate:
Made-for-TV movie follow-up to the 1960s espionage series, 'Callan', starring Edward Woodward. David Callan (Woodward) is a retired assassin who used to work for a shadowy government agency. The former hitman now owns a small war memorabilia shop, but is jolted out of his sleepy retirement when he ..read more »
50%
from 5 members
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Breaker Morant
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: John Waters, Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson
Director: Bruce Beresford
Certificate:
During the Boer War, the Australian unit led by Lieutenant Harry 'Breaker' Morant (Edward Woodward) is commanded to fight the Boers to the death. Morant, keen to avenge the death and mutilation of his best friend at the hands of the Boers, is happy to comply, but his capture and execution of ..read more »
73%
from 1,005 member
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The Bass Player and the Blonde
(1978)
Starring: Jane Wymark, Edward Woodward
Director: Dennis Vance
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All three episodes plus the pilot of the ITV drama following the unconventional love of an ageing bass player and a wealthy young woman who dreams of becoming a singer. Though the beautiful Terry (Jane Wymark) is engaged to be married, she has no reservations about running away with jazz musician ..read more »
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Stand Up Virgin Soldiers
(1977)
Starring: Robin Askwith, Nigel Davenport, George Layton
Director: Norman Cohen
Certificate:
The follow-up to THE VIRGIN SOLDIERS, STAND UP VIRGIN SOLDIERS continues the adventures of army buddies Pvt. Brigg and Sgt. Driscoll as they travel the world chasing military nurses and local women. In this sequel, the pair find themselves stationed in Singapore, where the beautiful women ..read more »
50%
from 2 members
Currently unavailable
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Callan - The Movie
on DVD
(1974)
Starring: Edward Woodward, Carl Mohner, Catherine Schell
Director: Don Sharp
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This feature film is an expanded rewrite of the first TV episode in whch the disgraced former secret service agent David Callan is given as opportunity to redeem himself with one more liquidation. His assignment is to kill a businessman responsible for a number of bombings and gun running, but not ..read more »
66%
from 334 members
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The Wicker Man
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Ingrid Pitt, Diane Cilento, Edward Woodward
Director: Robin Hardy
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Director's cut of the cult horror classic in which a devout Christian policeman (Edward Woodward) is summoned to a remote Scottish island to investigate the disappearance of a child. While there he uncovers a bizarre pagan cult, led by Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee). As preparations for a ..read more »
68%
from 21,237 members
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Whodunnit - Series 1 - Complete
(1972)
Starring: Russell Hunter, Kingsley Amis, Reginald Bosanquet
Director: Robert Reed
Certificate: 
All six episodes, plus the pilot, from the first series of the 1970s murder mystery game show. Each week host Edward Woodward invites a panel of celebrity sleuths to solve the clues in a dramatised murder by grilling the characters, before finally deciding on who they think is the culprit. Episodes ..read more »
45%
from 7 members
Not available for rental
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Young Winston
on DVD
(1972)
Starring: Patrick Magee, Jack Hawkins, John Mills
Director: Richard Attenborough
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Richard Attenborough directs this biopic telling the story of Winston Churchill's early years. Covering the young Churchill's childhood, his time as a war correspondent in India, and his military experience in the Boer War, the film culminates with the future Prime Minister's first speech in the ..read more »
70%
from 372 members
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The Edward Woodward Hour
(1971)
Starring: Edward Woodward
Certificate:
Actor Edward Woodward presents this light entertainment special made for Thames Television in the early 1970s. Three shows were originally screened but sadly the other two instalments have not survived.
35%
from 2 members
Not available for rental
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The Saint - S03 E14 - Flight Plan
(1966)
Starring: Roger Moore, Ivor Dean, Edward Woodward
Director: Roy Ward Baker
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The Osprey is an experimental vertical take off and land plane which was being test-flown by Mike Gregory until a recent court martial. Now Middle Eastern agents are using him to steal the plane by kidnapping his sister. The Saint rescues her, goes after Mike and has to learn how to fly the Osprey...
66%
from 21 members
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Callan - The Colour Years
Starring: Russell Hunter, Anthony Valentine, Edward Woodward
Certificate:
All 22 episodes from the third and fourth series of the ITV espionage drama, when the series began to be filmed in colour (from 1970). Edward Woodward stars as David Callan, the reluctant professional killer working for a shadowy branch of the British intelligence services known only as 'The ..read more »
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from 9 members
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...ourt room drama with added flash backs of the action described. Lovely to hear Edward Woodward singing. As it was based on real events and real people it once again leads me ...
