Basil Dearden

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The Ship That Died of Shame
6.7

The Ship That Died of Shame

After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves. This may sound like a ...
The Man Who Haunted Himself
6.4

The Man Who Haunted Himself

Executive Harold Pelham suffers a serious accident after which he faces the shadow of death. When, against all odds, he miraculously recovers, he ...
Only When I Larf
5.9

Only When I Larf

May. 27, 1968

Only When I Larf

A master conman leads a pair of British accomplices on an international adventure of highly profitable dirty tricks.
Khartoum
6.8

Khartoum

Jun. 09, 1966

Khartoum

English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians ...
Masquerade
5.5

Masquerade

Apr. 13, 1965

Masquerade

The British send an American and a war hero to kidnap and hide an oil-country prince.
Woman of Straw
6.8

Woman of Straw

Apr. 28, 1964

Woman of Straw

Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he ...
A Place to Go
6.5

A Place to Go

Jul. 01, 1963

A Place to Go

Set in contemporary Bethnal Green in east London, A Place to Go charts the dramatic changes that were happening in the lives of the British ...
The Mind Benders
6.4

The Mind Benders

Feb. 01, 1963

The Mind Benders

A British scientist is discovered to have been passing information to the Communists, then kills himself. Another scientist decides that they ...
Life for Ruth
7.1

Life for Ruth

Sep. 06, 1962

Life for Ruth

John Harris finds himself ostracized and placed on trial for allowing his daughter Ruth to die. His religious beliefs forbade him to give consent ...
Victim
7.7

Victim

Aug. 01, 1961

Victim

Barrister Melville Farr is on the path to success. With his practice winning cases and a loving marriage to his wife, Farr’s career and ...
Man in the Moon
6.1

Man in the Moon

Oct. 31, 1960

Man in the Moon

William is an unsuccessful guinea pig for a medical group interested in researching the common cold. He is soon fired and offered a job by the ...
All Night Long
7.1

All Night Long

Feb. 06, 1962

All Night Long

Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic partners Aurelius Rex and Delia Lane, a jealous, ...
Sapphire
7.2

Sapphire

Nov. 02, 1959

Sapphire

Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of ...
The League of Gentlemen
7.2

The League of Gentlemen

Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the ...
The Smallest Show on Earth
7

The Smallest Show on Earth

Jean and Bill are a married couple trying to scrape a living. Out of the blue they receive a telegram informing them Bill’s long-lost uncle ...
Who Done It?
5.6

Who Done It?

Mar. 20, 1956

Who Done It?

This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private ...
The Rainbow Jacket
6.4

The Rainbow Jacket

May. 27, 1954

The Rainbow Jacket

A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.
The Square Ring
6.4

The Square Ring

Jul. 13, 1953

The Square Ring

Boxing drama following the lives of 5 different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.
I Believe in You
6.8

I Believe in You

Mar. 05, 1952

I Believe in You

A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of “The Blue Lamp”(1950) . Various sub-plots follow the ...
The Gentle Gunman
6.3

The Gentle Gunman

Oct. 23, 1952

The Gentle Gunman

The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.
Pool of London
7.1

Pool of London

Feb. 20, 1951

Pool of London

Jewel thieves, murder and a manhunt swirl around a sailor (Bonar Colleano) off a cargo ship in London.
Cage of Gold
6.4

Cage of Gold

Oct. 23, 1950

Cage of Gold

The love that Judy, a young painter, feels for Alan, a promising doctor to whom she is engaged, falters when Bill, an old friend, suddenly appears.
The Blue Lamp
6.8

The Blue Lamp

Jan. 19, 1950

The Blue Lamp

P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to ...
Train of Events
6.5

Train of Events

Jan. 18, 1949

Train of Events

A train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how it will affect them and how they deal with it.
Saraband for Dead Lovers
6.6

Saraband for Dead Lovers

Sophie Dorothea is a young woman forced into a loveless marriage with Prince George Louis of Hanover. George Louis is later crowned King George I ...
Frieda
7.2

Frieda

Jun. 19, 1947

Frieda

A young German girl marries an Englishman and moves into his family’s household during the last days of World War II. The family and ...
The Captive Heart
7

The Captive Heart

Apr. 29, 1946

The Captive Heart

A series of stories about the lives and loves of nine men in a Prisoner of War Camp over five years. Location shooting in the British occupied ...
Dead of Night
7.6

Dead of Night

Sep. 09, 1945

Dead of Night

Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring ...
They Came to a City
6.2

They Came to a City

Aug. 21, 1944

They Came to a City

People from different walks of life mysteriously find themselves at the gate of an unknown city
My Learned Friend
7

My Learned Friend

Oct. 25, 1943

My Learned Friend

An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Hay is on the list, and co-opts Claude Hulbert to try and stop ...
The Halfway House
6.6

The Halfway House

Feb. 01, 1944

The Halfway House

A group of travellers, each with a personal problem that they want to hide, arrive at a mysterious Welsh country inn. There is a certain ...
The Bells Go Down
6.7

The Bells Go Down

May. 16, 1943

The Bells Go Down

Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of ...
The Goose Steps Out
6.5

The Goose Steps Out

Aug. 01, 1942

The Goose Steps Out

Schoolteacher William Potts is the double of a captured German spy, so he is sent to Germany by British Intelligence to obtain the plans of a new ...
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
6.7

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

A professor teaching at a correspondence school discovers that a Nazi agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and ...