Philby, Burgess And Maclean
(1977) [PG]

The most famous spy story of our time. The KGB infiltrated British Intelligence but no-one knew how or who was responsible until Maclean was uncovered....  More

Battle Of Britain (2 Disc Set)
(1969) [PG]

A magnificent war epic about the greatest air battle in history, when the outnumbered RAF fought off an invasion by the powerful German Luftwaffe. Packed with vivid and exciting action which used over 100 vintage aircraft in filming and boasting an all-star cast headed by Laurence Olivier....  More

The Day Of The Jackal
(1973) [PG]

The Day of the Jackal is a taut and colourful suspense thriller about the attempt by the right-wing OAS to assassinate General De Gaulle. Edward Fox portrays the ruthless anonymous assassin hired by exiled OAS chief Colonel Rodin (Eric Porter) to carry out the execution. Working under the...  More

Village Of The Damned
(1960) [PG]

In the small English village of Midwich everybody and everything falls into a deep, mysterious sleep for several hours in the middle of the day. Some months later every woman capable of child-bearing is pregnant and the children that are born out of these pregnancies seem to grow very fast and...  More

King And Country
(1964) [M]

Amidst the mud and blood of Passchendaele in 1917 Private Hamp (Tom Courtenay) awaits Court Martial for desertion. His crime? Simply walking away from the slaughter after three solid years at the front during which all his mates have been killed. Captain Hargreaves (Dirk Bogarde), the officer...  More

Stevie
(1978) [PG]

This movie portrays British poet/author Stevie Smith (Glenda Jackson) and her life with her beloved aunt (Mona Washbourne) through direct dialogue with the audience by Stevie, as well as flashbacks, and narration by a friend (Trevor Howard). The movie mainly focuses on her relationship with her...  More

Hue And Cry
(1946) [G]

This film, the first Ealing comedy, features a strong cast including Alastair Sim and Jack Warner. The story centers around the London East End of the 40's and a group of criminals who use a boys paper as a means of messages and information. This ploy is discovered by a group of East End boys who...  More

Brother Sun Sister Moon
(1973) [PG]

Franco Zeffirelli's Brother Sun, Sister Moon focuses on the early years of Francis of Assisi, who sought communion with the natural world by renouncing his family's riches to seek his own destiny unencumbered by material possessions. Francis was, in a sense, history's first "drop-out", he left a...  More

Doctor At Sea
(1955) [PG]

Dr. Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) tires of practising medicine on dry land so sets off to sea. Aboard a steamship, he encounters various eccentric characters whilst blundering his way through a series of comedy scrapes. Love interest comes in the delectable form of Brigitte Bardot in her first role for...  More

Lord Of The Flies
(1963) [PG]

In this classic 1963 adaptation of William Golding's novel, a planeload of schoolboys is stranded on a tropical island. Left to fend for themselves, they must take on the responsibilities of adults, even if they are not ready to do so. Inevitably, two factions form: one group (lead by Ralph)...  More

The Stones In The Park
(1969) [G]

The Rolling Stones perform live in Hyde Park.  More

A Doll's House
(1973) [PG]

Nora Helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald. Now she is being blackmailed lives in fear of her husband's finding out and of the shame such a revelation would bring to his career. But when the truth comes out, Nora is shocked to...  More

As You Like It (BBC)
(1978) [G]

This is one of Shakespeare's great comic triumphs; an exhilarating and joyful tale of love and harmony set in a mythical forest - the perfect romantic comedy. Filmed on location at Glamis Castle.  More

Monty Python's The Life Of Brian
(1979) [M]

Monty Python delivered a scathing, anarchic satire of both religion and Hollywood's depiction of all things biblical with their third film The Life of Brian. The setting is Judea 33 A.D., a time of poverty and chaos, with no shortage of messiahs, followers willing to believe in them, and...  More

Ulysses
(1967) [M]

Dublin; June 16, 1904. Stephen Dedalus, who fancies himself as a poet, embarks on a day of wandering about the city during which he finds friendship and a father figure in Leopold Bloom, a middle-aged Jew. Meanwhile, Bloom's day, illuminated by a funeral and an evening of drinking and revelry...  More

The Grass Is Greener
(1960) [PG]

Hollywood legends Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons team up for this lush romantic comedy that proves that variety is the spice of love. When a struggling British earl (Grant) opens his manor to the public, what he wants is some badly needed money… what he gets is a...  More

Mahler
(1974) [M]

The film takes place on a single train ride, in which the sickly, aged composer Gustav Mahler and his wife, Alma, confront the reasons behind their faltered marriage and dying love. Each word seems to evoke memories of past, and so the audience witnesses events of Mahler's life that explain...  More

Serious Charge
(1959) [PG]

This is Cliff Richard's first film in which he introduced 'Living Doll', his first UK No. 1 hit. In an atmosphere of sexuality and false witness, the story builds to a dramatic climax as Rev. Howard Phillips (Anthony Quayle) attempts to clear his name after being wrongly accused of a homosexual...  More

Carry On Sergeant
(1959) [G]

Drill Instructor Sergeant Grimshawe is retiring. Before he does, he is determined to lead the Star Squad of recruits. But with soldiers consisting of a hypochondriac, a girl-mad private and a rock 'n' roll singer, things aren't really as simple as one would expect. With the day drawing near,...  More

Carry On Nurse
(1958) [G]

The men's surgical ward of the Haven Hospital is staffed by efficient and hardworking nurses. The patients are full of practical jokes and visiting hours provide the only time for a semblance of law and order. But one evening a visitor brings some champagne into the ward, culminating in a riotous...  More

The Lavender Hill Mob
(1951) [PG]

Sir Alec Guinness received his first Oscar nomination as Best Actor for his delightful performance as Henry Holland, a meek clerk who devises an ingenious plan to rob a fortune in gold bullion from his own bank. But when Henry and his odd accomplice (Stanley Holloway) melt the gold into souvenir...  More

Kind Hearts And Coronets
(1949) [PG]

Set in the stately Edwardian era, Robert Hamer's Kind Hearts And Coronets is black comedy at is best, with the most articulate and literate of all Ealing screenplays. Sir Alec Guinness gives a virtuoso performance in his Ealing comedy debut, playing all eight victims standing between a...  More

The Young Ones
(1961) [G]

Nicky and his friends find that their youth club is in danger of being flattened to make way for a new office block unless they can come up with ?1500 to pay the new owner, the ruthless property tycoon Hamilton Black. To help raise the cash, Nicky records a song and his friends broadcast it via a...  More

Summer Holiday
(1963) [G]

Four London Bus mechanics strike up a deal with London Transport. They do up a double decker London Bus, drive it around Europe as a hotel and if they make it, they will own and be in charge of a whole fleet. While on the road in France they pick up three ladies whose car breaks down and offer to...  More

Secret Agent
(1936) [G]

Alfred Hitchcock filmed Somerset Maugham’s WWI spy story 'Ashenden' with his typical mix of ironic humour and suspenseful set pieces. Novelist Edgar Brodie (John Gielgud) has his death faked by British Intelligence. Giving him a new identity as Richard Ashenden, they persuade him to undertake...  More

Make Mine Mink
(1960) [G]

Retired major Terry-Thomas, ex-con Billie Whitelaw, eccentric dowager Athene Seyler and disgruntled teacher of etiquette Hattie Jacques are among the peculiar residents of a boarding house who turn into modern day Robin Hoods, stealing furs for charity. This film version of the hilarious farce...  More

Song Without End
(1960) [G]

Beautiful music, sumptuous production and the story of composer Franz Liszt.  More

The Early Bird
(1965) [G]

A comedy about the deadly rivalry between a giant milk marketing company and an old-fashioned one-horse dairy.  More

On The Beat
(1962) [G]

Norman wants to be a policeman like his father was, but he fails the height test (amongst others). One day he gets out his father's old uniform and "walks the beat". This leads to a level of chaos that only Norman could cause.  More

Just My Luck
(1957) [G]

Norman works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dresser across the road from his workshop. He wants to buy her a diamond pendant but calculates it will take him over 100 years to save up for it. He is talked into betting a pound on a six horse...  More