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  • The Chain
  • The Chain review by from Brighton, England
    Rated - 4 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...  

Denis Lawson - filmography


  • 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 It sheds light on the ambitious and driven - but as yet unpublished - young woman, from the development of her rich imagination against the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 3 members
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  • Criminal Justice - Series 2 (2009)
    Starring: Steven Mackintosh,  Denis Lawson,  Maxine Peake
    Director: Yann Demange,  Marc Jobst
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Joe Miller (Matthew Macfadyen) is a barrister at the height of his professional powers. He is married to Juliet (Maxine Peake) who is fragile and isolated at home with her 13-year-old daughter Ella. When one night Juliet stabs Joe in their bed, she sets in motion a chain of events as hard and ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 79% from 25 members
    Due for release on 4th January 2010
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  • No Holds Bard (2009)
    Starring: Ashley Jensen,  Barbara Rafferty,  Paul Higgins
    Director: Brian Kelly
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
    Due for release on 18th January 2010
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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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 49 members
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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.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 80% from 117 members
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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 »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 79% from 1,604 member
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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.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 38 members
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  • Local Hero on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Burt Lancaster,  Peter Riegert,  Denis Lawson
    Director: Bill Forsyth
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Unfortunately this title is currently unavailable for rental. This may be due to the title being deleted or on a limited release. We will continue to rent this title as soon as stock becomes available.A Texas oil company attempts to buy out a Scottish fishing village for a refinery, and the result ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 5,783 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.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 53% from 21 members
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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...
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 68 members
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  • The Chain to Watch Now (1984)
    Starring: Denis Lawson,  Rita Wolf,  Phyllis Logan
    Director: Jack Gold
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 93 minutes
    The Chain is linked by a series of moves. As one couple moves out of their current residence to live in posher quarters, another moves in, and so it goes all the way up to the lavish mansion owned by self-made millionaire Leo McKern. The cycle starts all over again when McKern, wishing to be closer ..read more »
    Rate this: 1 star out of 5 15% from 2 members
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Denis Lawson facts

5 most recent films

Enid - 3.5 stars
Criminal Justice - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
No Holds Bard - 3 stars
The Passion - 3.5 stars
Sensitive Skin - Series 2 - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Sensitive Skin - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
Jekyll - Season 1 - 4.0 stars
Sensitive Skin - 3.5 stars
Local Hero - 3.5 stars
Rock Follies Of '77 - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

No Holds Bard - 3 stars
Armchair Thriller Vol.5 - The Girl Who Walked Quickly - 3 stars
A World In Arms - 3.0 stars
The Chain - 3.0 stars
The Passion - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Maurice Denham - 2 times - show films
Warren Mitchell - 2 times - show films
Herbert Norville - 2 times - show films
Judy Parfitt - 2 times - show films
Charlotte Cornwell - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Brian Farnham - 3 times - show films
Jack Gold - 2 times - show films
Marc Jobst - 1 times - show films
James Hawes - 1 times - show films
Jon Scofield - 1 times - show films


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