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Diarmuid Lawrence



Filmography

Diarmuid Lawrence - filmography


  • Body Farm - Series 1 (3 discs) on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Tara Fitzgerald,  Finlay Robertson,  Keith Allen
    Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    All six episodes from the first series of the crime drama spin-off of Waking the Dead. The programme follows forensic scientist Eve Lockhart (Tara Fitzgerald) and her team as they help the police uncover the truth in various criminal investigations. In this series, they attempt to solve the deaths ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 245 members
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  • South Riding on DVD (2010)
    Starring: David Morrissey,  Anna Maxwell Martin,  Shaun Dooley
    Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Andrew Davies adapts Winifred Holtby's novel for this three-part BBC period drama starring Anna Maxwell Martin and David Morrissey. In the aftermath of the First World War, Sarah Burton (Maxwell Martin) returns to Yorkshire from London. Having lost her fiance to war, Sarah, now in her thirties, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 430 members
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  • Desperate Romantics (2 discs) on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Aidan Turner,  Rafe Spall,  Samuel Barnett
    Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    All six episodes of the BBC period drama series depicting the turbulent lives of four young artists in mid-19th century London: William Holman Hunt (Rafe Spall), John Millais (Samuel Barnett), Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Aidan Turner) and Fred Walters (Sam Crane). Against the backdrop of the industrial ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 582 members
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  • Messiah - Series 1 & 2 (2 discs) on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Michelle Forbes,  Jamie Draven,  Neil Dudgeon
    Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Over a sweltering summer in London, a serial killer is targeting wealthy men, slaughtering them and replacing their tongues with silver spoons. The man appointed to track the murderer down is Detective Superintendent Red Metcalfe (Ken Stott), renowned for his ability to get under the skin of any ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 3,506 members
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  • Jane Austin's Emma on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Guy Henry,  James Hazeldine,  Mark Strong
    Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Andrew Davies, who adapted 'Middlemarch' and 'Pride and Prejudice' for the BBC, takes on Jane Austen's 'Emma' for ITV. Kate Beckinsale stars as the eponymous heroine who is intent on finding partners for everyone - but only if she thinks they are the right coupling. Her efforts create confusion, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 3,227 members
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  • The Hanging Gale (2 discs) (1995)
    Starring: Joe McGann,  Michael Kitchen,  Stephen McGann
    Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The potato famine of 1846 provides the backdrop for this BBC drama, filmed on location in Donegal, and starring the McGann brothers. They play members of the Phelan family, each trying to make ends meet in the face of poverty and corruption on the part of the English landlords. Sean has a wife and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 388 members
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  • Jericho (2 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Robert Lindsay
    Director: Nicholas Renton,  Diarmuid Lawrence
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Robert Lindsay stars as an eminent 1950s Scotland Yard Detective, revered by his colleagues and the general public. Driven, clever and determined, Jericho (Lindsay) has risen rapidly through the ranks and is now in the front-line battle against crime in 1950s London. The public has complete ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 221 members
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  • Anglo Saxon Attitudes
    Starring: Elisabeth Spriggs,  Richard Johnsson
    Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Three-part British drama series starring Richard Johnson, Dorothy Tutin and Tara Fitzgerald. In Part 1, the tomb of a medieval Bishop is unearthed in the grounds of Melpham House and hailed as one of the most important archaeo- logical finds of the century. Could it be a hoax, however? In Part 2, ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 7 members
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Diarmuid Lawrence facts

5 most recent films

Body Farm - Series 1 - 3.0 stars
The Jane Austen Collection - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Jane Austen Collection - Blu-ray - Emma - 3.5 stars
South Riding - 3.5 stars
Desperate Romantics - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Messiah - Series 1 & 2 - 4.0 stars
Ultimate Force - Series 1 - Episodes 1 To 6 - 4.0 stars
South Riding - 3.5 stars
Desperate Romantics - 3.5 stars
Jane Austin's Emma - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Anglo Saxon Attitudes - 2.5 stars
Capital City - The Complete Second Series - 3.0 stars
Heat Of The Sun - 3.5 stars
Jericho - 3.0 stars
Body Farm - Series 1 - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

James Hillier - 10 times - show films
Jamie Draven - 6 times - show films
Samantha Bond - 4 times - show films
Samantha Morton - 4 times - show films
Kate Beckinsale - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Diarmuid Lawrence - 32 times - show films
Lance Kneeshaw - 12 times - show films
Jonny Campbell - 3 times - show films
Tom Clegg - 3 times - show films
Tim Leandro - 3 times - show films