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An Englishman In New York (2009)
Starring: John Hurt
Director: Richard Laxton
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In 1975, John Hurt starred in a BBC television adaptation of Quentin Crisp's autobiography THE NAKED CIVIL SERVANT, playing the flamboyantly gay author and actor, and in 2009 Hurt revisits the role in this comedy-drama based on the latter years of Crisp's life. Crisp rose to fame in the UK ..read more »

Rate this: 65% from 7 members
Due for release on 28th December 2009

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Grow Your Own on DVD (2007)
Starring: Nathalie Armin, William Atkinson, Olivia Colman
Director: Richard Laxton
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An English community gets testy when a refuge family is granted a plot of land on which to grow vegetables.

Rate this: 69% from 6,290 members

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Life & Lyrics on DVD (2006)
Starring: Ashley Walters, Carla Bartley, Tony Bowden
Director: Richard Laxton
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As a posse of South London DJs battle their rivals to the North, Danny (Walters)falls for a singer from the other crew.

Rate this: 59% from 1,666 member

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Lovejoy - Complete Series 6 (3 discs) on DVD (2005)
Starring: Ian McShane, Christopher Fairbank, Kenneth Cope
Director: Richard Laxton, Paul Harrison, Ian White
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All ten episodes from the sixth series of the popular drama focusing on the charismatic antique dealer, poised ever more precariously on the knife edge of the law.

Rate this: 71% from 367 members

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Sea Of Souls - Series 1 (2 discs) on DVD (2003)
Starring: Bill Paterson, Archie Panjabi, Peter McDonald
Director: James Hawes, Nick Willing, Richard Laxton
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One man's truth is another man's mystery and that is where Dr Douglas Monaghan (Bill Paterson) and his team come to the fore. They make up the fictional Parapsychology Unit at Clyde University that is at the heart of Sea of Souls, a fascinating and compelling BBC drama which looks at the power of ..read more »

Rate this: 69% from 1,442 member

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Inspector Lynley - Series 1 And Pilot (3 discs) on DVD (2001)
Starring: Nathanial Parker, Sharon Small, Bill Nighy
Director: Richard Laxton, Robert Young, Kim Flitcroft
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Inspector Lynley and Sargent Havers first team up for a murder case in Keldale. In the first series they investigate four crime mysteries including the disappearance of a boy from a public school, the murders of a playwright, a University student and the guests at a dinner party. Based on the ..read more »

Rate this: 68% from 513 members

Invasion: Earth (1998)
Starring: Vincent Regan, Maggie O'Neill, Fred Ward
Director: Patrick Lau, Richard Laxton
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In the lonely Scottish highlands, a small band of military personnel fight a desperate battle against a formidable alien intruder to prevent an invasion of the Earth.

Rate this: 65% from 16 members

Outlaws - Complete Series One (2 discs) on DVD
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.

Rate this: 74% from 261 members

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Poldark - Complete Series 2 (4 discs) on DVD
Starring: Christopher Biggins, Kevin McNally, Angharad Rees
Director: Richard Laxton
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PLEASE NOTE: THE DISC NUMBERS MAY NOT FOLLOW EACH OTHER. PLEASE CHECK EPISODES BEFORE RETURNING YOUR DISC.First broadcast in 1975, this release features the first half of Series Two of Poldark.

Rate this: 71% from 511 members

Richard Laxton facts

5 most recent films

An Englishman In New York - 3.5 stars
Grow Your Own - 3.5 stars
Life & Lyrics - 3.0 stars
Lovejoy - Complete Series 6 - 3.5 stars
Sea Of Souls - Series 1 - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Outlaws - Complete Series One - 3.5 stars
Poldark - Complete Series 2 - 3.5 stars
Lovejoy - Complete Series 6 - 3.5 stars
Sea Of Souls - Series 1 - 3.5 stars
Grow Your Own - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Invasion: Earth - 3.5 stars
An Englishman In New York - 3.5 stars
Life & Lyrics - 3.0 stars
Inspector Lynley - Series 1 And Pilot - 3.5 stars
Grow Your Own - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Martin Jarvis - 2 times - show films
Danny Cunningham - 1 times - show films
Sharon Small - 1 times - show films
Omid Djalili - 1 times - show films
Peter McDonald - 1 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Kim Flitcroft - 1 times - show films
Nick Willing - 1 times - show films
Paul Harrison - 1 times - show films
James Hawes - 1 times - show films
Ian White - 1 times - show films

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