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Catherine Cookson: The Cinder Path (1994)
Director: Simon Langton
Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Tom Bell, Lloyd Owen
A man tries to overcome his abusive childhood in Catherine Cookson's 'The Cinder Path'. Lloyd Owen, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Tom Bell star. Read more
Forbidden Territory (1997)
6.7/10
Director: Simon Langton
Starring: Aidan Quinn, Nigel Hawthorne
Set in 1869, this sweeping historical drama examines the relationship between Henry Morton Stanley (Aidan Quinn) and Dr. David Livingstone (Nigel Hawt... Read more
Pride and Prejudice (BBC) (1995)
8.9/10
Director: Simon Langton
Starring: Alison Steadman, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Colin Firth, David Bamber, Jennifer Ehle, J...
Elizabeth Bennett, a spirited and independent young woman, is the subject of her mother's obsessive goal to marry off her five daughters to the wealth... Read more
The Whistle Blower (1986)
6.2/10
Director: Simon Langton
Starring: Michael Caine, James Fox, Nigel Havers, John Gielgud
A tense thriller of espionage, spies and counterspies, in which one man's search leads him to the top levels of government intelligence where things a... Read more
Smiley's People (1982)
8.7/10
Director: Simon Langton
Starring: Alec Guinness, Alan Rickman, Patrick Stewart, Bernard Hepton, Anthony Bate, Eile...
John Le Carre's government operative George Smiley comes out of retirement again when a former colleague is murdered. Using his keen intuition and esp... Read more
Poirot: The Hollow (2003)
8.6/10
Director: Simon Langton
Starring: David Suchet, Edward Fox, Lysette Anthony, Jonathan Cake, Claire Price
Poirot's (David Suchet) fascination for observing human behaviour leads him to accept an invitation to The Hollow, the beautiful country retreat of th... Read more
I Remember Nelson (1981)
7.9/10
Director: Simon Langton
Starring: Anna Massey, Geraldine James, John Clements, Kenneth Colley, Paolo Bonacelli, Ph...
From the acclaimed 'Masterpiece Theatre' series comes this portrait of national hero, Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson. His personal life was as explosive... Read more
Rough Diamond: The Complete Series (2005)
7.5/10
Director: Simon Langton, Paul Harrison
Starring: David Jason, George Cole, Roy Marsden, Gary Whelan
AKA 'Diamond Geezers'. Award-winning actor David Jason stars as cheeky diamond thief Des Parker in this hugely successful comedy drama. He's a master... Read more
Thin Ice: The Inside Story of Climate Science (2015)
8.1/10
Director: David Sington, Simon Lamb
Geologist Simon Lamb takes a look at what's really happening with global warming, filming scientists at work in the Arctic, Antarctic, Southern Ocean,... Read more
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999)
7.5/10
Director: Graham Theakston, Simon Langton, Patrick Lau
Starring: Richard E Grant, Elizabeth McGovern, Martin Shaw, Anthony Green, Ronan Vibert, C...
Filmed in Prague for its similarity to 18th Century revolutionary Paris (and lack of satellite dishes), this BBC mini-series of Baroness Emmuska Orzcy... Read more
Rosemary and Thyme: Series 2 (2004)
Director: Simon Langton, Brian Farnham, Gwennan Sage
Starring: Pam Ferris, Felicity Kendal, Anthony Andrews, Oliver Ford Davies, Phyllida Law
Our amiable sleuths travel to the gorgeous French Riviera and the Italian coast, uncovering murder and wrong-doing at home and abroad. Though they try... Read more
The Duchess of Duke Street: Series 1 (1976)
8.4/10
Director: Cyril Coke, Raymond Menmuir, Simon Langton, Bill Bain
Starring: Christopher Cazenove, Gemma Jones, Victoria Plucknett, John Welsh
The beloved BBC miniseries about a young cook's rags-to-riches ascension from scullery maid to proprietress of the most fashionable hotel in turn-of-t... Read more
Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected: 1.2 (1979)
Director: Alastair Reid, Claude Whatham, Herbert Wise, Michael Tuchner, Simon Langton
Starring: John Alderton, Joan Collins, Joseph Cotten, Jose Ferrer, Michael Gambon, Susan G...
Like his children's books, Roald Dahl's adult stories never fail to suprise. Each stand alone, playfully macabre story in this acclaimed series is a b... Read more