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  • Strictly Sinatra
  • Strictly Sinatra review by from London, England
    Rated - 3 stars Fly me to the moon ! 23 October 2004
    ...Entertaining gangster yarn set in Glasgow .. well acted by Ian Hart, Alun Armstrong and the beautiful Kelly Macdonald .. Storyline slightly disjointed, but enjoyable enough ...  
  • Our Friends In The North
  • Our Friends In The North review by from Aberdeen
    Rated - 5 stars The blueprint for British drama. 22 October 2004
    ...e spectrum in age range of actor due to the sheer span of the drama's timeline. Alun Armstrong is fantastic as the amiable but corrupted Austen Donoghue MP and Peter Vaughan ...  
  • New Tricks - Series 1
  • New Tricks - Series 1 review by williamsgwynfa from gwaenysgor in flintshire
    Rated - 5 stars superb.................. 25 July 2007
    ...this dvd is superb. James Bolam, Alun Armstrong and Denis Waterman play three retired CID officers, who are recalled from retirement, to investigate long standing unsolved mu...  

Alun Armstrong - filmography


  • Garrow's Law (2009)
    Starring: Andrew Buchan,  Alun Armstrong,  Lyndsey Marshal
    Director: Peter Lydon
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Legal drama inspired by the life of pioneering 18th century barrister William Garrow. In the late 18th century, a young, idealistic barrister, William Garrow, is given his first criminal defence case at the Old Bailey, by attorney and mentor John Southouse. He defends Peter Pace, who is accused ..read more »
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  • Little Dorrit (4 discs) on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Matthew McFadyen,  Andy Serkis,  Mackenzie Crook
    Director: Adam Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A victim of her father's debt, 'Little Dorrit' has spent her childhood behind the heavy, iron doors of Marshalsea Prison. But will a chance meeting change her life? Andrew Davies' gripping new series brings to life Dickens' classic tale of hardship and struggle in 1820s London, where larger-than-..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 79% from 1,382 member
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  • Eragon - BLU-RAY Version (2006)
    Starring: Edward Speleers,  Djimon Hounsou,  Jeremy Irons
    Director: Stefen Fangmeier
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Based on the first novel in Christopher Paolini's popular INHERITANCE trilogy, ERAGON is a fantastical adventure in a vein similar to that of the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy and THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA. A classic story of a quest driven by destiny and set in a land where elves, magicians, and humans ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 2,113 members
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  • Onegin on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Ralph Fiennes,  Liv Tyler,  Toby Stephens
    Director: Martha Fiennes
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Onegin (Fiennes) is a bored, unaffected St. Petersburg aristocrat who inherits his uncle's large estate. When he rejects the advances of his neighbor Tatyana (Tyler), her sister's fiance considers this an offense worth fighting over. In a senseless, tragic duel, Onegin prevails. Six years later, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 1,545 member
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  • The Saint on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Val Kilmer,  Elisabeth Shue,  Rade Serbedzija
    Director: Phillip Noyce
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Based on the popular television series of the same name, THE SAINT finds Val Kilmer taking over the mantle from George Sanders and Roger Moore to star as Simon Templar, the suave international espionage expert and man of 1,000 faces. Based on Leslie Charteris's popular series of spy novels, the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 4,150 members
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  • Our Friends In The North (4 discs) on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Christopher Eccleston,  Peter Vaughan,  Gina McKee
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    This nine-part miniseries follows the lives of four Newcastle friends--Nicky (Christopher Eccleston), Mary (Gina McKee), Geordie (Daniel Craig), and Tosker (Mark Strong)--from 1964 to 1995. The highly acclaimed production also features Malcolm McDowell, David Bradley, and many other familiar faces.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 79% from 2,830 members
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  • Inspector Morse - The Day Of The Devil on DVD (1993)
    Starring: John Thaw,  Kevin Whately,  Keith Allen
    Director: Stephen Whittaker
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    When John Peter Barrie escapes from a maximum security mental institution, the police assign all available resources to finding him. Barrie is a dangerous sex offender known as the Devil's Disciple. Morse is assisted by Barrie's psychiatrist, Dr. Esther Martin. Barrie contacts Morse and they begin ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 924 members
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  • Shakespeare - Animated (3 discs) on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Felicity Kendal,  Alun Armstrong,  Joss Ackland
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Features twelve animated adaptations of some of Shakespeare's finest plays. Includes 'Macbeth', 'Hamlet', 'Romeo And Juliet', 'Othello', 'Twelfth Night', 'As You Like It', 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 'The Taming Of The Shrew', 'A Winter's Tale', 'Richard III', 'Julius Caesar' and 'The Tempest'.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 274 members
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  • Inspector Morse - Series 7, Episode 3 - ... to Watch Now (1993)
    Starring: John Thaw,  Kevin Whately,  Samantha Bond
    Director: Herbert Wise
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 104 minutes
    Morse's police work and love of music come together as he investigates the murder of a journalist who was writing about college benefactor Andrew Baydon, and is witness when opera singer Gwladys Probert is shot while standing next to Baydon at the annual procession.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 80% from 2 members
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  • Inspector Morse - Series 7, Episode 1 - ... to Watch Now (1993)
    Starring: John Thaw,  Kevin Whately,  Samantha Bond
    Director: Stuart Orme
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 104 minutes
    Dr. Mathew Brewster's suicide takes a particular twist when the pathologist determines that he had also been bound and gagged. The Brewsters, both medical doctors, ran a private clinic and their son John, who lived at home, is doctoral candidate in philosophy. One possible suspect is Michael ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 76% from 3 members
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  • Inspector Morse - Series 7, Episode 2 - ... to Watch Now (1993)
    Starring: John Thaw,  Kevin Whately,  Samantha Bond
    Director: Stephen Whittaker
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 104 minutes
    When John Peter Barrie escapes from a maximum security mental institution, the police assign all available resources to finding him. Barrie is a dangerous sex offender known as the Devil's Disciple. Morse is assisted by Barrie's psychiatrist, Dr. Esther Martin. Barrie contacts Morse and they begin ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 80% from 3 members
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  • Inspector Morse - Series 6, Episode 3 - ... to Watch Now (1992)
    Starring: John Thaw,  Kevin Whately,  Samantha Bond
    Director: Colin Gregg
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 104 minutes
    Morse and Lewis find themselves in Vicenza, Italy looking into the death of May Lawrence who was killed while attending a psychotherapy clinic there. The clinic is run by Russell Clark, a convicted fraudster who is well known to Morse and the British authorities. Morse is particularly enjoying the ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 76% from 3 members
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  • Inspector Morse - Series 6, Episode 4 - ... to Watch Now (1992)
    Starring: John Thaw,  Kevin Whately,  Samantha Bond
    Director: Antonia Bird
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 104 minutes
    A convicted fraudster, one of three former business partners at an open prison, dies following an assault. Morse has to investigate the death while dealing with a brash subordinate and trying to avoid offending the prison authorities.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 3 members
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  • Inspector Morse - Series 6, Episode 5 - ... to Watch Now (1992)
    Starring: John Thaw,  Kevin Whately,  Samantha Bond
    Director: Danny Boyle
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 104 minutes
    Personal tragedy strikes as Morse's niece, Marilyn Garrett, commits suicide. Morse was very fond of her and had hopes that she would accomplish many of the things he had not done in his life. While Morse is away on personal leave, Lewis is studying for his inspector's exams and is temporarily ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 76% from 3 members
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  • Inspector Morse - Series 6, Episode 1 - ... to Watch Now (1992)
    Starring: John Thaw,  Kevin Whately,  Samantha Bond
    Director: John Madden
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 104 minutes
    Henry Fallon, who is wheelchair bound and is suffering from a neurological disorder, apparently commits suicide and Morse has mixed feelings working on this case as he was once engaged to the dead man's wife, Susan Fallon. The body was found by his son-in-law Peter Rhodes, a local antiques dealer ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 80% from 4 members
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  • Inspector Morse - Series 6, Episode 2 - ... to Watch Now (1992)
    Starring: John Thaw,  Kevin Whately,  Samantha Bond
    Director: Adrian Shergold
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 104 minutes
    Morse and Lewis investigate the murder of wealthy industrialist Sir John Balcombe. There is little love lost in the Balcombe family and no great remorse when Sir John is found dead, obviously bludgeoned to death. The dead man's wife and two sons all seem worried about other things. To Morse's ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 75% from 2 members
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  • Billy The Kid And The Green Baize Vampire to Watch Now (1985)
    Starring: Phil Daniels,  Alun Armstrong,  Bruce Payne
    Director: Alan Clarke
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 90 minutes
    "When I've finished with the Green Baize Vampire, he's gonna need a blood transfusion, a brain transplant and a set of National Health railings!" This comedy-horror-musical pits new boy on the block, Billy the Kid (Phil Daniels), against the old man on the block, The Green Baize Vampire, Maxwell ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 40% from 2 members
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Alun Armstrong facts

5 most recent films

Garrow's Law - 3 stars
Little Dorrit - 4.0 stars
New Tricks - Series 4 - 4.5 stars
New Tricks - Series 3 - 4.0 stars
Eragon - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

New Tricks - Series 4 - 4.5 stars
New Tricks - Series 3 - 4.0 stars
New Tricks - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
Our Friends In The North - 4.0 stars
Little Dorrit - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Garrow's Law - 3 stars
Blue Ice - 2.0 stars
New Tricks - Series 5 - 4.0 stars
It's All About Love - 2.0 stars
With Or Without You - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Rupert Graves - 10 times - show films
Samantha Bond - 9 times - show films
Adrian Dunbar - 9 times - show films
Martin Clunes - 9 times - show films
Michael Kitchen - 9 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Rob Evans - 6 times - show films
Martyn Friend - 4 times - show films
Julian Simpson - 4 times - show films
none - 2 times - show films
Alan Clarke - 2 times - show films