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David Giles
Filmography
David Giles - filmography
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Hannay Series 1 And 2
(4 discs)
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Dominique Barnes, Charles Gray, Robert Powell
Director: David Giles
Certificate: 
All 13 episodes from the television drama series, following the exploits of Major Richard Hannay (Robert Powell) - spy, soldier and adventurer - as he helps save the British Empire in the days before the First World War. In these episodes, Hannay finds himself charged with murder and suspects he ..read more »
 
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from 258 members
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The Darling Buds of May - S02 E01 - Oh t...
(1992)
Starring: David Jason, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks
Director: David Giles
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Mariette gives birth to a boy, John. Sister Primrose takes a shine to the young parson organising the christening. Pop buys junk from Mrs Meredith and is accused of swindling her by her nephew. When Pop discovers it's the nephew he makes him pay over the odds for a vase, giving his aunt the takings.
74%
from 38 members
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The Darling Buds of May - S01 E03 - A Br...
(1991)
Starring: David Jason, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks
Director: David Giles
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The Larkins go to Brittany for a holiday, but the food is awful and the weather bad. Things improve when the pension owner sees the crest on Pop's car and assume they're nobility giving them the royal treatment. Charley and Mariette fight when she cavorts on the beach and he gets drunk on the railway.
77%
from 47 members
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The Darling Buds of May - S01 E04 - Chri...
(1991)
Starring: David Jason, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks
Director: David Giles
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It's Christmas time and Ma is baking mince pies while Mariette is pregnant. When Pop is out delivering Christmas trees, he bumps into an escaped convict. The Larkins help him see his family provided he goes back to prison afterwards. And he's Santa Claus for the party at the village hall!
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from 67 members
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Forever Green - Series 1 - Complete
(1989)
Starring: Pauline Collins, John Alderton
Director: David Giles
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Jack and Harriet Boult, played by real life couple John Alderton and Pauline Collins, escape the rat race of city life by moving from London to the countryside. But these erstwhile urban socialites find it difficult to adjust to the quirks of village life and the eccentricities of their neighbours. ..read more »
56%
from 9 members
Not available for rental
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Miss Marple - A Murder is Announced
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Joan Hickson, Renee Anderson, Joan Sims
Director: David Giles
Certificate: 
The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Miss Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisment in the local gazette which reads: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday 29th October, at Little Paddocks at 6.30pm.' Is it a hoax? As the time approaches, the crowds gather at ..read more »
77%
from 959 members
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Mansfield Park - BBC
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Nicholas Farrell, Bernard Hepton, Sylvestra Le Touzel
Director: David Giles
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1986 BBC adaptation of the novel by Jane Austen. When Fanny Price (Sylvestra Le Touzel) is sent to live with her rich aunt and cousins by her debt-ridden mother, she struggles to adjust to her new aristocratic lifestyle. Her 'superior' relatives constantly ignore her, and only her cousin, Edmund (..read more »
56%
from 853 members
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Richard II
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Jon Finch
Director: David Giles
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In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. Richard II, ..read more »
68%
from 208 members
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The Barchester Chronicles
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Alan Rickman, Susan Hampshire
Director: David Giles
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Seven part adaptation of two Trollope novels set in the fictitious Victorian town of Barchester. Reverend Septimus Harding commands the respect of his parish, and with his son-in-law installed as the Archdeacon, intends to keep religious authority within the family. Zealous reformer John Bold comes ..read more »
72%
from 1,601 member
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Henry V
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: David Gwillim, Keith Drinkel, Bryan Pringle
Director: David Giles
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William Shakespeare's repute spans the world - the beauty of his language, his profound insight into human nature and the complexity and integrity of his characters, confirming him as the greatest ever playwright. These BBC adaptations, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilise the best ..read more »
63%
from 120 members
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Henry IV - Part Two
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: David Gwillim, Michele Dotrice, Jon Finch
Director: David Giles
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In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. Prince Hal's ..read more »
68%
from 140 members
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Henry IV - Part One
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Anthony Quayle, Jon Finch, David Gwillim
Director: David Giles
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In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. These are ..read more »
66%
from 188 members
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Mayor Of Casterbridge
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1978)
Starring: Alan Bates, Anna Massey, Anne Stallybrass
Director: David Giles
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A 1978 BBC adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel. Eighteen years after selling his wife, Michael Henchard (Alan Bates) is set to become mayor of Casterbridge. When his wife and her daughter return, they set a disastrous chain of events in motion.
66%
from 473 members
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The Strauss Family
(3 discs)
on DVD
(1972)
Starring: Derek Jacobi, Stuart Wilson, Jane Seymour
Director: David Giles
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Lavish eight-part ITV drama series made in 1972, following Vienna's Strauss family through most of the 19th century. The saga spans 85 years and focuses primarily on the waltz kings of the day, composers Johann Strauss the father and Johann Strauss the son. Derek Jacobi, Jane Seymour and Stuart ..read more »
63%
from 102 members
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The First Churchills - Part 1
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1969)
Starring: John Neville, Susan Hampshire, John Standing
Director: David Giles
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The first part of the late Sixties television dramatisation of the lives of John Churchill (John Neville), the first Duke of Marlborough and his wife Sarah (Susan Hampshire). The episodes included are: 'The Chaste Nymph', 'Bridals', 'Plot Counter Plot', 'The Lion and the Unicorn', 'Rebellion' and '..read more »
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from 225 members
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The First Churchills - Part 2
(2 discs)
(1969)
Starring: John Neville, Richard Pearson, Susan Hampshire
Director: David Giles
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The second part of the late Sixties television dramatisation of the lives of John Churchill (John Neville), the first Duke of Marlborough and his wife Sarah (Susan Hampshire). The episodes included are: 'Trial of Strength', 'The Queen Commands', 'Reconciliation', 'A Famous Victory', 'Breaking the ..read more »
65%
from 137 members
Currently unavailable
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Vanity Fair - BBC
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1967)
Starring: Deddie Davies, Susan Hampshire, Robert Flemyng
Director: David Giles
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Susan Hampshire stars as Becky Sharp in this classic adaptation of W.M. Thackeray's novel 'Vanity Fair'. Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley leave the comfortable surroundings of Miss Pinkerton's Boarding School for the wider world in search of fortune, love and marriage.
46%
from 178 members
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The Forsyte Saga
(7 discs)
on DVD
(1967)
Starring: Eric Porter, Fay Compton, John Welsh
Director: David Giles, James Cellan Jones
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This celebrated BBC adaptation of John Galsworthy's remarkable work, chronicling nearly fifty turbulent years of a wealthy English family was first transmitted on BBC television to great acclaim, and is now captured forever on BBC DVD.
70%
from 638 members
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