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Donald Sinden
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Donald Sinden - what members say
review by Martinbuckley from London, England
Above average war story, but wavery direction 19 January 2007
review by A customer from Cardiff, Wales
The comic side of medical students' tribulations 11 July 2005
review by from Wirral, Merseyside
Rewarding.and a wonderful homage to the WW2 Royal Navy Escort Service 31 March 2012
Donald Sinden - filmography
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Judge John Deed - Series 6
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Malcolm Sinclair, Jenny Seagrove, Kim Thomson
Director: Steve Kelly
Certificate: 
All four episodes from Series 6 of the BBC crime drama following the career of maverick judge John Deed (Martin Shaw). Deed has made it to the High Court without the help of the old boys' network, and struggles against an overly-bureaucratic system in his constant quest for justice and truth. ..read more »
 
81%
from 82 members
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Judge John Deed - Series 2
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Jenny Seagrove, Martin Shaw, Donald Sinden
Director: Andy Hay
Certificate:
Complete second series about the maverick judge, played by Martin Shaw, who has made it to the High Court without the help of the old boys' network and who struggles against an overly-bureaucratic system in his search for justice and truth. In this series a call girl is murdered and an Arab Sheikh ..read more »
81%
from 486 members
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The Canterville Ghost
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Patrick Stewart, Neve Campbell, Donald Sinden
Director: Sydney Macartney
Certificate: 
Oscar Wilde's tale of action, comedy, magic and suspence comes to the screen in this classic film, featuring and array of outstanding stars. When American millionaire Hiram B. Otis and his family move into the historic Canterville Chase, they waste no time in announcing some changes. But little do ..read more »
68%
from 255 members
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Playing Shakespeare
(3 discs)
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Norman Rodway, Ben Kingsley, David Suchet
Certificate: 
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
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Two's Company - The Complete Fourth Series
(1979)
Starring: Elaine Stritch, Donald Sinden
Certificate:
All eight episodes from the third series of the 1970s LWT sitcom. Dorothy McNab (Elaine Stritch) is a prickly American writer who moves to a flat in London's fashionable Chelsea. When she employs stuffy butler Robert Hiller (Donald Sinden) as a domestic help, Dorothy's new money style soon clashes ..read more »
42%
from 4 members
Not available for rental
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Two's Company - The Complete Third Series
(1978)
Starring: Elaine Stritch, Donald Sinden
Certificate:
All eight episodes from the third series of the 1970s LWT sitcom. Dorothy McNab (Elaine Stritch) is a prickly American writer who moves to a flat in London's fashionable Chelsea. When she employs stuffy butler Robert Hiller (Donald Sinden) as a domestic help, Dorothy's new money style soon clashes ..read more »
36%
from 5 members
Not available for rental
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Two's Company - The Complete Second Series
(1977)
Starring: Elaine Stritch, Donald Sinden
Director: John Reardon
Certificate: 
All eight episodes from the second series of the 1970s LWT sitcom. Dorothy McNab (Elaine Stritch) is a prickly American writer who moves to a flat in London's fashionable Chelsea. When she employs stuffy butler Robert Hiller (Donald Sinden) as a domestic help, Dorothy's new money style soon clashes ..read more »
41%
from 6 members
Not available for rental
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The Island At The Top Of The World
on DVD
(1974)
Starring: Jacques Marin, David Hartman, Mako
Director: Robert Stevenson
Certificate:
It is 1908 and Sir Antony Ross (Donald Sinden) from London has co-ordinated a team of explorers to go looking for his missing son in the Arctic Circle. The group's expert is John Ivarson (David Hartman), a professor of Nordic history. On their voyage they stumble into uncharted land - a mysterious ..read more »
61%
from 218 members
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Day Of The Jackal
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Eric Porter, Cyril Cusack, Edward Fox
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Certificate: 
In this involving political thriller, a secret French paramilitary organization plans to assassinate French President Charles De Gaulle (Adrien Cayla-Legrand) because of their disagreement with his policies during the Algerian War. They hire a professional killer, known only as The Jackal (Edward ..read more »
72%
from 9,598 members
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The National Health
(1973)
Starring: Lynn Redgrave, Bob Hoskins, Colin Blakely
Director: Jack Gold
Certificate: 
Based on the play by Peter Nichols. Comedy satire about overworked doctors and nurses who are doing their best to cope in a depressing and poorly-equipped National Health hospital.
50%
from 1 member
Currently unavailable
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Rentadick
(1972)
Starring: John Wells, Graham Chapman, Richard Briers
Director: Jim Clark
Certificate:
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Private-eye parody co-written by John Cleese and Graham Chapman. A nerve gas that causes temporary disability by paralysing people from the waist down has been stolen from a chemical company, and it's up to the boys from Rentadick, Inc. to recover it before it's too late.
36%
from 47 members
Not available for rental
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The Prisoner - E05 - Schizoid Man
(1967)
Starring: Patrick McGoohan, Leo McKern, Peter Wyngarde
Director: Pat Jackson
Certificate:
Number Six wakes up in a different flat and discovers he has a new appearance, has become left-handed and has a different taste in food. He's now Number Twelve. A double of Number Six has been brought in to crack him. The only clue that can help the real Six is a bruised fingernail.
84%
from 5 members
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The Prisoner - E09 - Checkmate
(1967)
Starring: Patrick McGoohan, Leo McKern, Peter Wyngarde
Director: Don Chaffey
Certificate:
Number Six discovers a game of live chess on the Village green - the chessmen are the villagers and the players call out the moves. Six is a pawn and only reluctantly obeys orders. Afterwards, Six enacts a new escape plan with the help of one of the rooks from the game who's known to be rebellious.
85%
from 7 members
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The Captain's Table
on DVD
(1958)
Starring: June Jago, Joan Sims, Maurice Denham
Director: Jack Lee
Certificate:
Comedy from director Jack Lee, in which Captain Ebbs (John Gregson) is delighted to win his dream job at the helm of a luxury liner, only to find that it is riddled with disastrous complications. Ebbs has been a lowly cargo-ship captain his entire life, but dreams of a more glamorous title. When he ..read more »
58%
from 45 members
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Doctor At Large
on DVD
(1957)
Starring: Derek Farr, Michael Medwin, Shirley Eaton
Director: Ralph Thomas
Certificate:
Third in the Doctor series, with Dirk Bogarde returning as the young doctor Simon Sparrow. This time he is a qualified doctor and working in Casualty. However, when he is rather rude to a very important patient he is fired. Sparrow soon gets another job but finds that, despite the perks of constant ..read more »
63%
from 464 members
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Doctor In The House
on DVD
(1954)
Starring: Kenneth More, Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlov
Director: Ralph Thomas
Certificate:
Junior doctor Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) gains a position at St Swithin's Hospital in London and ends up sharing 'digs' with a bunch of slightly older young medics, all of whom have failed the previous year on account of their inability to keep to the curriculum. Sparrow tries to find a balance ..read more »
61%
from 947 members
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A Day To Remember
on DVD
(1953)
Starring: Bill Owen, Stanley Holloway, Donald Sinden
Director: Ralph Thomas
Certificate:
1950s British drama following a group of London pub darts players on a day trip to France. The members of the group have various interests to pursue in France. While some are going just for the darts, one man plans to buy cheap watches and smuggle them back to Britain for a profit. Jim Carver (..read more »
61%
from 37 members
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A Day To Remember
on DVD
(1953)
Starring: Bill Owen, Stanley Holloway, Odile Versois
Director: Ralph Thomas
Certificate:
Arts history programme following the sculptor Paul Day as he creates the Battle of Brtain Monument sited on London's Victoria Embankment. As well as exploring Day's career and his thoughts on his commission, the programme also focuses on the Battle of Britain itself and includes interviews with ..read more »
22%
from 5 members
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Mogambo
on DVD
(1953)
Starring: Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly
Director: John Ford
Certificate:
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Romantic adventure filmed on safari in Africa, directed by John Ford. Clark Gable stars as Victor Marswell, a safari leader in the jungles of Kenya who becomes the target for the affections of both his boss's wife (Grace Kelly), and a sassy Broadway showgirl (Ava Gardner).
59%
from 310 members
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The Cruel Sea - Blu-ray
(1953)
Starring: Jack Hawkins, Meredith Edwards, Denholm Elliott
Director: Charles Frend
Certificate:
World War Two drama, based on the best-selling book by Nicholas Monsarrat, starring Jack Hawkins. Lt. Commander Ericson (Hawkins) has already lost one ship to an enemy attack when he is given command of the frigate Saltash Castle. A subsequent confrontation in the North Atlantic tests Ericson's ..read more »
76%
from 144 members
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The Cruel Sea
on DVD
(1953)
Starring: Jack Hawkins, Meredith Edwards, Denholm Elliott
Director: Charles Frend
Certificate:
World War Two drama, based on the best-selling book by Nicholas Monsarrat, starring Jack Hawkins. Lt. Commander Ericson (Hawkins) has already lost one ship to an enemy attack when he is given command of the frigate Saltash Castle. A subsequent confrontation in the North Atlantic tests Ericson's ..read more »
72%
from 3,587 members
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Morning Departure
on DVD
(1950)
Starring: John Mills, Eric Portman, Peter Hammond
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Certificate:
World War Two thriller starring John Mills. While out on routine patrol, the Royal Navy submarine Trojan accidentally strikes an electronically-operated drifting mine, and plunges immediately to the sea bed. As time - and air - start to run out, the Captain, Lt Cmdr Armstrong (Mills) gathers the ..read more »
71%
from 167 members
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Two's Company - The Complete First Series
Starring: Elaine Stritch, Donald Sinden
Director: John Reardon
Certificate:
Complete first series of the classic 1970s television sitcom. Dorothy McNab (Elaine Stritch) is a prickly American writer who moves to a flat in London's fashionable Chelsea. Employing stuffy butler Robert Hiller (Donald Sinden) as a domestic help, it isn't long before Dorothy's new money style ..read more »
60%
from 85 members
Not available for rental
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Donald Sinden facts
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...e a lot of very dodgy films, in fact this is possibly his best). The scene when Donald Sinden tries to push off a mine with his feet is amazingly badly done. The film also m...
