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White Heat on DVD (2012)
Starring: Sam Claflin, Claire Foy, MyAnna Buring
Director: John Alexander
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White Heat is a new drama series about the interwoven lives, loves and betrayals of seven characters whose relationships are forged in the white heat of the Sixties through to the present day.

65% from 48 members

Zen - E03 (2011)
Starring: Rufus Sewell, Caterina Murino, Stanley Townsend
Director: John Alexander, Jon Jones, Christopher Menaul
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Detective Zen works against the clock to recover the kidnapped Ruggerio Miletti, a wealthy industrialist with political ties. The involvement of the manipulative family and a beautiful grieving widow complicate matters. Meanwhile, Tania's husband does everything he can to get rid of Zen.

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Exile on DVD (2011)
Starring: John Simm, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Coleman
Director: John Alexander
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John Simm and Jim Broadbent give compelling performances in this Paul Abbott-created, Danny Brocklehurst-written claustrophobic drama about father-son relationships and many other things. The marvellous Olivia Colman provides fine support, proving she does drama as brilliantly as comedy.

74% from 515 members

Zen - E02 (2011)
Starring: Rufus Sewell, Caterina Murino, Stanley Townsend
Director: John Alexander, Jon Jones, Christopher Menaul
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Zen is drawn into the shadowy world of The Cabal - a powerful and secretive organisation.

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Zen - E01 (2011)
Starring: Rufus Sewell, Caterina Murino, Stanley Townsend
Director: John Alexander, Jon Jones, Christopher Menaul
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Zen is sent to a village to re-investigate a murder which may spark a political scandal.

80% from 1 member

Zen (2 discs) on DVD (2011)
Starring: Rufus Sewell, Caterina Murino, Callum Blue
Director: John Alexander
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Set in and around Rome, and based on the best-selling novels by the late Michael Dibdin, the series will feature many of the combined attractions of Italy and the Dibdin novels – thrilling investigations, fun, warmth and beautiful people.

73% from 735 members

Small Island on DVD (2010)
Starring: Ruth Wilson, Naomie Harris, David Oyelowo
Director: John Alexander
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Adapted from Andrea Levy's best-selling award-winning novel, and shown on BBC One this two-part drama Small Island is an epic love story about the determined pursuit of dreams in the face of seemingly insurmountable barriers. Set against the backdrop of the Second World War in a time when ..read more »

76% from 800 members

Survivors (3 discs) on DVD (2008)
Starring: Julie Graham, Phillip Rhys, Zoe Tapper
Director: John Alexander, Andrew Gunn
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Imagine being the only survivor of a disease that kills every member of your family; that kills friends, lovers, nearly everyone you have ever met... You are among the lonely few to live and now you must survive in a strange new world where things that were once safe are made disturbing and unsafe -..read more »

74% from 2,210 members

Sense and Sensibility on DVD (2008)
Starring: Jean Marsh, Janet McTeer, David Morrissey
Director: John Alexander
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From acclaimed writer Andrew Davies comes this enchanting new adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel about love and marriage. Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby, ignoring her sister Elinor's warning that her ..read more »

79% from 1,711 member

Life On Mars - Series 1 (4 discs) on DVD (2006)
Starring: John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White
Director: John Alexander, John McKay
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LIFE ON MARS is a throwback to the crime-fighting style of the 1970s, drawing its inspiration from such TV series as THE SWEENEY and THE PROFESSIONALS. As was characteristic of classic 60s fantasy, the creators have taken some risks with the show's politically incorrect references, daring to be ..read more »

82% from 15,604 members

Outlaws - Complete Series One (2 discs) (2005)
Starring: Phil Daniels, Ray Emmet Brown, Georgia Mackenzie
Director: Harry Bradbeer, Richard Laxton, John Alexander
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In Outlaws Phil Daniels plays a cynical back street lawyer determined to bleed the legal aid system dry. This release features all the episodes from Season One.

74% from 278 members
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Teachers - Series 2 - Episodes 1 To 10 (3 discs) on DVD (2002)
Starring: Andrew Lincoln, Nina Sosanya, Richard Dale
Director: Peter Lydon, John Alexander, Jo
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Channel 4's comedy drama TEACHERS returns with a second series of extracurricular activity. Andrew Lincoln (THIS LIFE) stars as Simon, a feckless English teacher whose enthusiasm is somewhat eroded by his sharp-tongued and uninspired Year Eights. In addition to problematic pupils, he finds himself ..read more »

76% from 3,565 members

Men In Black - Blu-ray (1997)
Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Fiorentino
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
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In the 1950s a super-secret government agency was formed to monitor and police the activities of extraterrestrial aliens on the planet Earth. Some 40 years later a founding father of the agency, Agent Kay (Tommy Lee Jones), finds himself with a new smart-mouthed partner fresh from the NYPD who is ..read more »

74% from 3,218 members

Men In Black on DVD (1997)
Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Fiorentino
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
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In the 1950s a super-secret government agency was formed to monitor and police the activities of extraterrestrial aliens on the planet Earth. Some 40 years later a founding father of the agency, Agent Kay (Tommy Lee Jones), finds himself with a new smart-mouthed partner fresh from the NYPD who is ..read more »

69% from 38,103 members

Roberto Devereux - Donizetti on DVD (1975)
Starring: Beverley Sills, John Alexander
Director: Kirk Browning
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Beverly Sills and John Alexander perform the lead roles in Donizetti's three-act opera. Performed in the Filene Center at the Wolf Trap Park For The Performing Arts in Vienna, Virginia, 1975. Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

56% from 28 members

Hearts And Bones - Series 1-2 - Complete (4 discs) on DVD
Starring: Hugo Speer, Damien Lewis, Dervla Kirwan
Director: Tom Shankland, John Alexander
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Hearts And Bones follows the lives and loves of a group of friends searching for happiness and fulfilment in London.

69% from 147 members

Life On Mars - Series 1 - Complete - Blu-ray (2 discs)
Starring: John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White
Director: John Alexander, John McKay
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LIFE ON MARS is a throwback to the crime-fighting style of the 1970s, drawing its inspiration from such TV series as THE SWEENEY and THE PROFESSIONALS. As was characteristic of classic 60s fantasy, the creators have taken some risks with the show's politically incorrect references, daring to be ..read more »

83% from 1,424 member

John Alexander facts

5 most recent films

White Heat - 3.0 stars
Zen - E03 - 3 stars
Exile - 3.5 stars
Zen - E02 - 3 stars
Zen - E01 - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Life On Mars - Series 1 - Complete - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Life On Mars - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
Sense and Sensibility - 4.0 stars
Teachers - Series 2 - Episodes 1 To 10 - 4.0 stars
Small Island - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Roberto Devereux - Donizetti - 3.0 stars
White Heat - 3.0 stars
Hearts And Bones - Series 1-2 - Complete - 3.5 stars
Men In Black - 3.5 stars
Zen - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

John Simm - 10 times - show films
Caterina Murino - 9 times - show films
Rufus Sewell - 9 times - show films
Marshall Lancaster - 8 times - show films
Dean Andrews - 8 times - show films

Most frequent directors

John McKay - 8 times - show films
Christopher Menaul - 6 times - show films
Jon Jones - 6 times - show films
Tom Shankland - 5 times - show films
Peter Lydon - 4 times - show films