John Laurie Movies

W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles.

Compilation of sketches featuring the much-loved funnymen Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. Includes 'Anthony and Cleopatra' with Glenda Jackson, 'Monty...

Profile of actress Wendy Richard's remarkable television career, featuring classic clips and contributions from colleagues.

Old Mother Riley gets involved in a plot to steal an invention

Fearing her husband could become a killer, a woman seeks a psychiatrist's help.

A famous mystery writer uses his own plot tricks to murder a blackmailer in this British thriller.

An aristocrat won't economize, then his rich brother in law is found murdered in the grounds of the aristocrat's house

Farewell Again is a multiplotted British comedy/drama about soldiers on leave and the people they've left. Given a six-hour pass after a tour of duty...

The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.

Dramatised account of the achievements of Glasgow's William Thomson, Lord Kelvin.

David Barr is the manager and chief designer of a British shipyard in decline. The shipyard is in financial trouble but Barr has a design for a new...

In 19th century England, Jassy is a young Gypsy girl blessed with the gift of second sight. Pursued by superstitious villagers, she is rescued by the...

A British comedy about a struggling artist and his wife living on a houseboat. To raise money she pawns him! His new family takes a liking to him...

An orphan wreaks havoc on a remote Scottish island when she causes an age-old feud to be reignited.

The Agitator is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Mary Morris and John Laurie. Its plot follows a...

Michael Powell makes a moving return trip to the remote island of Foula, forty years after he shot his first major feature there - 'The Edge of the...

The inhabitants of Todday are content to live their lives in peace and quiet, until, that is, the government decides their little corner of the world...

An account of the technique of reading the tabloid press in an intelligent manor via differing editorial techniques that leads to three styles of...

The love affair between the French Emperor Napoleon and the lady Josephine leads through Napoleon's rise to power and their eventual divorce.

'Strange Stories' consists of two stories, 'The Strange Mr Bartleby' and 'The Strange Journey'. The stories were sometimes shown individually on...