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Nigel Hawthorne
Well shown on the theatre circuit, particularly for his Shakespearean roles, Hawthorne was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as King George in The Madness Of King George (1995).
Hawthorne was best known to screen audiences for his ever-topical performance as Britain's top civil servant, Sir Humphrey Appleby, in the BBC's 1980s sit-com Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister. He was knighted himself in 1999.
Sir Nigel died in 2001.
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Nigel Hawthorne - filmography
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Victoria And Albert
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Victoria Hamilton, Jonathan Firth, Diana Rigg
Director: John Erman
Certificate: 
A dramatic miniseries featuring an acclaimed, superstar cast, VICTORIA & ALBERT is a history-based love story which tells of the passionate romance between the two royal figures. This epic production recaptures the court life of Victorian England with beauty and accuracy. In addition, it adds new ..read more »
 
70%
from 602 members
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The Last Polar Bears
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne
Director: Alan Simpson
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A whimsical grandfather sets off with his dog, Roo, to Great Bear Ridge in order to find the last polar bears. Along the way, Grandfather writes letters back to his grandchild at home describing his adventures. This animated film, narrated by Nigel Hawthorne, is based on the book by Harry Horse.
49%
from 120 members
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The Big Brass Ring
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Ron Livingston, Jefferson Mays, William Hurt
Director: George Hickenlooper
Certificate: 
A labyrinthine story of political ambition and intrigue based upon an unfinished screenplay by Orson Welles. Blake Pellarin is running for Governor of Missouri, but his real goal is to become president. When a dark shadow from his past threatens to expose a guarded family secret, Blake plots to ..read more »
43%
from 115 members
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Tarzan
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Lance Henriksen, Rosie O'Donnell
Director: Chris Buck, Kevin Lima
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Walt Disney Pictures' animated adventure "Tarzan" is an innovative and entertaining exploration of the classic tale by Edgar Rice Burroughs. With music by Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Phil Collins, "Tarzan" is an adventure that traces the story of a human baby who is orphaned in the ..read more »
68%
from 10,396 members
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Tarzan - Blu-ray
(1999)
Starring: Glenn Close, Wayne Knight, Minnie Driver
Director: Chris Buck, Kevin Lima
Certificate:
The legend of Tarzan is told in breathtaking fashion, from the loss of his parents in Africa to his adoption by a gorilla mother, Kala, to his rescue of Jane and the revelation that he is a human. Tarzan must decide where he belongs in life, while falling in love and saving his gorilla family from ..read more »
76%
from 13 members
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The Clandestine Marriage
(1999)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Joan Collins, Timothy Spall
Director: Christopher Miles
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A period film, set around an English country house whose owners want to arrange a marriage of convenience between their elder daughter and an aristocratic heir of a hard-up noble family. The planned marriage suffers a last-minute upset when the would-be husband switches affections to the bride's sister.
65%
from 9 members
Currently unavailable
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Madeline
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne, Hatty Jones
Director: Daisy Mayer
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Madeline and her 11 friends live at a school run by Miss Clavel in an old house in Paris. Madeline is the smallest of the girls and also the most adventurous. The future of the school is in jeopardy when its stuffy owner, Lord Covington, decides to sell it. With Pepito's help (the devilish son of ..read more »
64%
from 1,620 member
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Higher Love
(1998)
Starring: Minnie Driver, Jim Beaver, Greg Grunberg
Director: John Huddles
Certificate:
Ross (Rufus Sewell, A KNIGHT'S TALE)) needs a plan. As the member of an exceedingly eccentric British family on a large country estate in the west of the USA, he decides what he must do to earn his own fortune--sell the family wine stock and purchase a local manganese mine. But when Ross's ..read more »
46%
from 153 members
Currently unavailable
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Amistad
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey, Nigel Hawthorne
Director: Steven Spielberg
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In the summer of 1839, on a stormy night off the coast of Cuba, 53 Africans held captive in the cramped cargo holds of the Spanish slave ship La Amistad break free of their shackles. Led by Cinque, they arm themselves, take control of the ship and reclaim their freedom. They have one goal: to ..read more »
70%
from 6,511 members
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Twelfth Night
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Helena Bonham-Carter, Nigel Hawthorne, Imogen Stubbs
Director: Trevor Nunn
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The classic Shakespearean comedy about mistaken identity and gender confusion is brought to the screen once again in this British production, courtesy of screenwriter-director Trevor Nunn. Nunn has transferred the time period to the Victorian Era of the late 19th century. Two twins, Viola (Imogen ..read more »
67%
from 1,675 member
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Richard III
(1995)
Starring: Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent
Director: Richard Loncraine
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This updating of Shakespeare's classic history sets the tale in a stark version of 1930's Europe and features Sir Ian McKellen as the titular ruthless malcontent out to wrest control of the throne of England from any who would oppose him. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Art Direction ..read more »
68%
from 2,174 members
Not currently released
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Demolition Man - Blu-ray
(1993)
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock
Director: Marco Brambilla
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
San Angeles, a megalopolis stretching from Santa Barbara to San Diego, is the futuristic utopia of the politically correct. Red meat, salt, sugar, smoking and sex have all been outlawed. This spells h-e-l-l for John Spartan, a 20th century cop revived to chase down a 20th century terrorist on the ..read more »
75%
from 525 members
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Demolition Man
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock
Director: Marco Brambilla
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
The plot of this action film begins in 1996, with Los Angeles in a violence-crazed conflagration. One of the LAPD's most notorious cops, John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone), known as the demolition man, is in hot pursuit of blonde-haired psychopath Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes), who is so nasty he ..read more »
67%
from 21,377 members
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Rarg
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: nigel hawthorne (narr.), Nigel Hawthorne
Director: Tony Collingwood
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Rargians live in a dreamland called Rarg. These people discover that they only exist in the dream world of Edwin Barnes and as soon as he wakes up they'll disappear. Their fight for survival begins.
70%
from 21 members
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Yes, Prime Minister - The Complete Series 2
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Paul Eddington, Deborah Norton
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Featuring the following episodes: Man Overboard, Official Secrets, A Diplomatic Incident, A Conflict of Interest, Power To The People, A Patron of the Arts, The National Education Service, The Tangled Web
81%
from 2,260 members
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The Black Cauldron
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, John Hurt, Freddie Jones
Director: Ted Berman, Richard Rich, Ted
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Walt Disney Pictures produced this ambitious, animated tale of sorcery and swordfighting. Taran (voice of Grant Bardsley), is an assistant to Dallben (voice of Freddie Jones), a pigkeeper in the mythical land of Prydain. Taran longs to be a knight, and he's given his chance to live out his dream ..read more »
62%
from 3,324 members
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Turtle Diary
(1985)
Starring: Glenda Jackson, Ben Kingsley, Richard Johnson
Director: John Irvin
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Two separate people, a man and a woman, find something very stirring about the sea turtles in their tank at the London Zoo. They meet and form an odd, but sympathetic camaraderie as they plan to steal two of the turtles and free them into the ocean.
80%
from 1 member
Currently unavailable
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The Chain
(1985)
Starring: Warren Mitchell, Nigel Hawthorne, Denis Lawson
Director: Jack Gold
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Comical British comedy which takes a sideways look at the potential minefield of moving house, a minefield made even more explosive by the inclusion of such virulent vices as sloth, envy, greed, avarice and pride.
68%
from 69 members
Not available for rental
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Yes Minister - Series 3
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds
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Featuring all the episodes from Series Three of Yes Minister, plus the 1984 Christmas Special Party Games. Episode titles: Equal Opportunities, The Challenge, The Skeleton in the Cupboard, The Moral Dimension, The Bed of Nails,The Whisky Priest, The Middle-Class Rip-Off.
78%
from 3,087 members
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Yes Minister - Series 2
on DVD
(1981)
Starring: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds
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In this 1980s sitcom, James Hacker (Paul Eddington) portrays the Minister for Administrative Affairs, who continually meets opposition in the form of the tenacious Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne), Permanent Secretary of the Department. And stuck in the middle is private secretary Bernard ..read more »
79%
from 3,039 members
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The Knowledge
(1981)
Starring: Mick Ford, Michael Elphick, Nigel Hawthorne
Director: Bob Brooks
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THE KNOWLEDGE stars Nigel Hawthorne, Michael Elphick, Mick Ford, and Gary Holton as four men attempting to pass the "Knowledge of London" exam to become cab drivers. As they prepare for the test, they learn more than expected.
64%
from 293 members
Not currently released
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Yes Minister - Series 1
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds
Director: Sydney Lotterby
Certificate:
In the 1980s sitcom, YES MINISTER, James Hacker (Paul Eddington) is the new Minister for Administrative Affairs. However, Hacker meets continual opposition in the form of the tenacious Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne), Permanent Secretary of the Department. And stuck in the middle is private ..read more »
76%
from 4,834 members
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S*P*Y*S
(1974)
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Zouzou
Director: Irvin Kershner
Certificate: 
In 1974, flanked by such filmic monuments to paranoia and corruption as Chinatown and The Parallax View, Elliott Gould and Donald Sutherland tried to re-create the screwball nonchalance of their earlier M*A*S*H performances in this lightweight spy spoof, directed by Irvin Kershner. Gould and ..read more »
40%
from 2 members
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