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  • The Chain
  • The Chain review by BluePeta from Brighton, England
    Rated - 4.0 stars The Chain 4 October 2006
    ...how it's done). These scenes throw shadows on some of the younger performances (Denis Lawson's idler is an exception) which also remind us how recently British cinema becam...   Read customer review
  • Enid
  • Enid review by williamsgwynfa from gwaenysgor
    Rated - 4.0 stars superb drama.......................... 17 March 2010
    ...nneth Darrell Waters, a London surgeon who became her second husband (played by Denis Lawson). The film which is set in the 20th Century, explores how the orderly reassur...   Read customer review

Denis Lawson - filmography


  • No Holds Bard on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Ashley Jensen,  Barbara Rafferty,  Paul Higgins
    Director: Brian Kelly
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    No Holds Bard is a 60 minute comedy mocumentary following the lives of five people as they prepare to vie for the 2009 Cup O' Kindness, the trophy awarded to the grand champion in recitation of the works of Robert Burns. Held in Alloway, the birthplace of Burns himself, this prestigious competition ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 30 members
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  • Enid (2009)
    Starring: Helena Bonham-Carter,  Matthew MacFadyen,  Denis Lawson
    Director: James Hawes
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The film explores how the orderly, reassuringly clear worlds Enid Blyton created within her stories contrasted with the complexity of her own personal life. It sheds light on the ambitious and driven - but as yet unpublished - young woman, from the development of her rich imagination against the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 66 members
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  • The Passion (2 discs) on DVD (2008)
    Starring: James Nesbitt,  Joseph Mawle,  Paul Nicholls
    Director: Michael Offer
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Temple priests prepare themselves for the influx of pilgrims to Jerusalem for Passover, as does Roman governor Pontius Pilate (James Nesbitt, BLOODY SUNDAY). Meanwhile, Jesus the Galilean (Joseph Mawle, SILENT WITNESS), is about to enter Jerusalem through the East Gate on a donkey's colt. BBC mini-..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 82 members
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  • Jekyll - E04 (2007)
    Starring: James Nesbitt,  Gina Bellman,  Michelle Ryan
    Director: Matt Lipsey,  Douglas Mackinnon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    "You have my husband in a box!!" An ancient organisation, with a plan a century in the making, finally has Tom Jackman in its clutches. But why? Flashback. A young, foxy Claire dressed for a hot date and clearly trouble speeds down the country lanes on her way to dinner at her good friends ..read more »
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  • Jekyll - E06 (2007)
    Starring: James Nesbitt,  Gina Bellman,  Michelle Ryan
    Director: Matt Lipsey,  Douglas Mackinnon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    "Run if you want to live!" Far beneath an ancient country house, in long forgotten chambers, Claire Jackman discovers the truth about her husband. Above, a storm gathers: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are coming... Carver and his men receive their orders: “Now!” In a big country house, Syme and ..read more »
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  • Sensitive Skin - Series 2 on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Joanna Lumley,  Denis Lawson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Sensitive Skin looks at life through the eyes of a successful couple living in metropolitan London. Along with their friends, Al and Davina Jackson struggle with sexual temptation and professional jealousy and try to cope with their fear of the future.
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 159 members
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  • Jekyll - E01 (2007)
    Starring: James Nesbitt,  Gina Bellman,  Michelle Ryan
    Director: Matt Lipsey,  Douglas Mackinnon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    London, 2007. Tom Jackman, the only living descendent of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: a new man with an old problem. He's fighting back - but can he keep his wife and children safe from the "night shift"? Are all the resources of 21st Century surveillance technology enough to keep a Victorian demon ..read more »
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  • Jekyll - E02 (2007)
    Starring: James Nesbitt,  Gina Bellman,  Michelle Ryan
    Director: Matt Lipsey,  Douglas Mackinnon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    "Ever killed anyone? It's like sex only there's a winner." Dark forces are closing in on Tom Jackman. To keep his children safe, should he listen to the terrible voice whispering in his ear...? Tom awakes in a restaurant gents. No messages of explanation on his Dictaphone, lipstick on his ..read more »
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  • Jekyll - E05 (2007)
    Starring: James Nesbitt,  Gina Bellman,  Michelle Ryan
    Director: Matt Lipsey,  Douglas Mackinnon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    "It dies with you. Dr. Jekyll's last secret." Edinburgh, 1886: a deal is done, and the true story of Mr. Hyde's origins is buried and forgotten. Until now... The home of Dr Henry Jekyll, Edinburgh 1886. A man with a haunted and hollow look will be calling back to see him later that night. He ..read more »
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  • Jekyll - E03 (2007)
    Starring: James Nesbitt,  Gina Bellman,  Michelle Ryan
    Director: Matt Lipsey,  Douglas Mackinnon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    "When you sleep, I will eat your children." Tom Jackman wakes with blood on his hands. Has Hyde finally done the unthinkable...? Syme’s house. A constant dripping noise. Police arrive to kick down the door. A bloodied man lies unconscious in the undergrowth. A seedy seafront twelve hours ..read more »
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  • Jekyll - Season 1 (2 discs) on DVD (2006)
    Starring: James Nesbitt,  Michelle Ryan,  Gina Bellman
    Director: Matt Lipsey,  Douglas Mackinnon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    It is 2006 and there's a new Dr Jekyll, with an old problem - Mr Hyde. But they have a deal - a body share - and an impossible life is somehow lived. What Hyde doesn't know is that Jekyll is married. There's a wife and two children he'll do anything to protect from his dark side. With all the ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 1,916 member
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  • Sensitive Skin on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Denis Lawson,  Joanna Lumley
    Director: Hugo Blick
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    SESITIVE SKIN is a dark comedy focusing on Davina and Al - an age-fearing professional couple living in London and the wacky friends and relatives that orbit them.
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 355 members
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  • The Chain (1985)
    Starring: Warren Mitchell,  Nigel Hawthorne,  Denis Lawson
    Director: Jack Gold
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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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.
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 65 members
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  • Local Hero on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Burt Lancaster,  Peter Riegert,  Denis Lawson
    Director: Bill Forsyth
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A Texas oil company attempts to buy out a Scottish fishing village for a refinery, and the result is utter confusion. To make matters more complicated, one of the town's least prominent citizens owns a strategic piece of property which he refuses to sell. A warm, acclaimed comedy, starring Burt ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 7,399 members
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  • Armchair Thriller Vol.5 - The Girl Who W...
    Starring: Denis Lawson
    Director: Brian Farnham
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    With memorable and unsettling opening credits and exceptional performances and direction, Armchair Thriller became a massive hit for Thames Television in the late 1970s and early 1980s. With its trademark ghoulish, razor-sharp cliff hangers and iconic theme tune (by Roxy Music's Andy Mackay), this ..read more »
    0.5 stars out of 5 10% from 1 member
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  • Natural Lies on DVD
    Starring: Bob Peck,  Sharon Duce,  Denis Lawson
    Director: Ben Holt
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When Andrew Fell discovers that his ex-girlfriend has been murdered, he becomes convinced that she knew information which led to her death. As he becomes more and more involved in conspiracy theories, his suspicions are confirmed as a body turns up in his living room...
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 76 members
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  • A World In Arms on DVD
    Starring: Denis Lawson
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Through dramatic reconstructions and a consideration of contemporary journal and diary entries, this series provides an account of Britain's war against Napoleon.
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 24 members
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Denis Lawson facts

5 most recent films

Criminal Justice - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
No Holds Bard - 2.5 stars
Enid - 3.5 stars
The Passion - 3.5 stars
Jekyll - E04 - 3 stars

5 highest-rated films

Jekyll - Season 1 - 4.0 stars
Sensitive Skin - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
Criminal Justice - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
Sensitive Skin - 3.5 stars
Local Hero - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Armchair Thriller Vol.5 - The Girl Who Walked Quickly - 0.5 stars
A World In Arms - 2.5 stars
No Holds Bard - 2.5 stars
Natural Lies - 2.5 stars
Rock Follies - Series 1 - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

James Nesbitt - 16 times - show films
Gina Bellman - 15 times - show films
Michelle Ryan - 15 times - show films
Matthew MacFadyen - 4 times - show films
Sophie Okonedo - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Matt Lipsey - 15 times - show films
Douglas Mackinnon - 15 times - show films
Brian Farnham - 5 times - show films
Yann Demange - 3 times - show films
Marc Jobst - 3 times - show films