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Rodney Bennett - filmography


  • Madame Bovary (2 discs) on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Francesca Annis,  Tom Conti,  Denis Lill
    Director: Rodney Bennett
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Dramatic adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's novel which follows the illicit affairs of Emma Bovary as she tries to escape from the banality of her married life to a country doctor.
    2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 155 members
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  • Doctor Finlay - Snowblind on DVD (1996)
    Starring: David Rintoul,  Jessica Turner,  Annette Crosbie
    Director: Rodney Bennett
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Completing the popular series, this festive episode sees Dr Cameron suffering from a heart attack while dining at Arden House. With the phone line out of order and the roads blocked with snow, Dr Finlay must rely on his own resources to act fast and save his colleague's life.
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 18 members
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  • Monsignor Quixote (1985)
    Starring: Alec Guinness,  Leo McKern,  Ian Richardson
    Director: Rodney Bennett
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Alec Guinness portrays the title character in this made-for-television adaptation of Graham Greene's novel--itself a meditation on Cervantes' "Don Quixote." A provincial Spanish clergyman embarks on a trip to Madrid with a rigid Communist his only company. The unlikely pair converse to pass the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 356 members
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  • Rumpole Of The Bailey - Series 4 (2 discs) on DVD (1981)
    Starring: Leo McKern
    Director: Roger Bamford,  Rodney Bennett
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Leo McKern stars in this long-running series as Horace Rumpole, an eccentric London defence lawyer. Rumpole must contend with various difficult cases and, of course, his wife. This release features the entire 4th season. Episodes include: 'Rumpole And The Old, Old Story', 'Rumpole And The Blind ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 74% from 385 members
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  • Doctor Who - The Ark In Space on DVD (1974)
    Starring: Tom Baker,  Elisabeth Sladen
    Director: Rodney Bennett
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    In this feature-length space story the Doctor, Harry and Sarah arrive on an artificial satellite where the survivors of Earth lie in cryo-genic suspension, waiting for a new life. But the Doctor soon discovers there has been a sinister intrusion and some of the survivors are not now what they seem...
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 2,351 members
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  • Lord Peter Wimsey - Murder Must Advertise (2 discs) on DVD (1973)
    Starring: Ian Carmichael
    Director: Rodney Bennett
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The BBC's television adaptations of Dorothy L. Sayer's legendary mystery stories, the LORD PETER WIMSEY series follows the titular aristocratic sleuth (Ian Carmichael) as he cracks yet another perplexing murder mystery with charm, wit, and style. MURDER MUST ADVERTISE finds Sayer drawing on ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 399 members
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Rodney Bennett facts

5 most recent films

Madame Bovary - 2.5 stars
The Darling Buds Of May - The Best Of - 3.0 stars
Doctor Finlay - Snowblind - 3.0 stars
Soldier Soldier - Complete Series 4 - 3.5 stars
The House Of Eliott - Series 1 - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The House Of Eliott - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
Doctor Who - Masque Of Mandragora - 4.0 stars
Rumpole Of The Bailey - Series 4 - 4.0 stars
The Darling Buds Of May - The Collection - 3.5 stars
Soldier Soldier - Complete Series 4 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Doctor Finlay - Snowblind - 3.0 stars
Madame Bovary - 2.5 stars
The Legend Of King Arthur - 3.0 stars
J.M. Barrie's The Lost Boys - 3.0 stars
The Darling Buds Of May - The Best Of - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Pam Ferris - 13 times - show films
David Jason - 13 times - show films
Philip Franks - 11 times - show films
Catherine Zeta Jones - 10 times - show films
Cathy Murphy - 7 times - show films

Most frequent directors

David Giles - 10 times - show films
Jeremy Silberston - 7 times - show films
Michael Brayshaw - 5 times - show films
Anthony Garner - 5 times - show films
Roger Bamford - 3 times - show films