Based on the C.S. Forester's classic adventure stories. Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars Horatio Hornblower (Ioan Gruffudd) a young and shy midshipman rises through the ranks to become an admiral braving bloody engagements at sea and close quarter encounters with passionate ladies every bit as tenacious as his treacherous foes.
The complete collection of Horatio Hornblower's (Ioan Gruffudd) hi-jinks on the high seas! Set during the 18th Century Napoleonic Wars this action packed epic award-winning series is based on C.S. Forester's classic novels.
Based freely on the classic novels by CS Forester, Hornblower is a series of TV films following the progress of a young officer through the ranks of the British navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The series greatest asset is the handsome and charismatic Ioan Gruffudd in the lead role, surely a major star in the making. For television films, the production values are very good, though as Titanic, Waterworld and The Perfect Storm demonstrated, filming an aquatic adventure is a very expensive business, and it is clear that the Hornblower dramas simply make the best of comparatively small budgets. No more faithful to Forester's books than the 1951 Gregory Peck classic Captain Horatio Hornblower, the real inspiration seems to have come from the success of Sharpe, starring Sean Bean, which likewise featured a British hero in the Napoleonic Wars. Nevertheless, while rather more easy-going than the real British navy of the time, the Hornblower saga delivers an entertaining adventure, greatly enhanced by the presence of such guest stars as Denis Lawson, Cheri Lunghi, Ronald Pickup and Anthony Sher. --Gary S Dalkin
Now in her thirties and head of a giant hotel empire Meredith Sanders (Melissa Gilbert) returns to the English village where she was born to visit Agnes (Ginny Holder) her childhood friend from their harsh days in the orphanage. She also meets Lucas (Jeremy Sheffield) who has experienced his own devastating losses. But Agnes is now dying and Meredith's return is soon to unlock an incredibly emotional chain of events that begins with the startling discovery that Meredith's mother is still alive. Soon the inevitable confrontation and a shocking revelation are to propel Meredith on a heart-wrenching journey that finally enables her to release her true feelings and find the courage to love again.
The complete third series of the hugely popular army drama starring Robson Green Jerome Flynn Holly Aird and Gary Love. These thirteen episodes see the King's Fusiliers on location in New Zealand and Germany... Episodes Comprise: 1.Shifting Sands 2.Live Fire 3.Base Details 4.Fall Out 5.Disintegration 6.Hide And Seek 7.Trouble And Strife 8.Hard Knocks 9.Camouflage 10.Staying Together 11.Dutch Courage 12.Stand By Me 13.Leaving
A landmark for Black and Queer British film, Isaac Julien's iconic, beautifully crafted 1991 period piece has been newly remastered by the BFI. A convincing picture of late 70s London, youth culture meets identity politics in this part-thriller, part-gay love story set days before the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations. The hedonistic world of pirate DJs Chris and Caz is shattered when a close friend is killed while cruising in the local park. The black community suspect the National Front, but the police have other ideas. Product Features Audio commentary with director Isaac Julien and cinematographer Nina Kellgren, moderated by the BFI's William Fowler Original theatrical trailer Newly created optional English subtitles for the Deaf and hard of hearing Newly created optional audio description track **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet featuring a new essay by Alex Ramon, archival writing on the film and cast and credits
The complete collection of Horatio Hornblower's (Ioan Gruffudd) hi-jinks on the high seas!
From the acclaimed artist and filmmaker Issac Julien comes this powerful drama set on an East London housing estate in the summer of 1977. Focussing on Chris and Caz a pair of pirate radio DJs living amongst punks and skinheads Julien's film explores the social and sexual tensions that arise in a community following the murder of a local black gay man.
Denzel Washington adopts a British accent for the grim if compelling, 1989 social drama, For Queen and Country. Akin in mood and story to several American films (notably Rolling Thunder) about Vietnam veterans who return home to face indifference or hostility, For Queen and Country stars Washington as paratrooper Reuben James, a decorated veteran of the Falklands war and Britain's occupation of Northern Ireland. Returning to civilian life in the early '80s, Reuben discovers Thatcher's England (specifically London's East End) to be an intensely racist, violent ground for class warfare, crime, and drugs. Unable to find work, hassled by white cops, pressured by old mates to run afoul of the law, and rejected by a woman (Amanda Redman) who sees him as another product of a cruel and bloody era, Reuben's hope diminishes despite efforts to do the right thing. The downbeat, predictable drama is elevated by Washington's charismatic performance. --Tom Keogh
Summer 1977 the week of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. Passion is in the air of the dark blue London sky. TJ is out cruising the park for love and is murdered. A beatbox lying in the bushes is the only clue... Soul mates since childhood Chris and Caz are two young black disc jockeys who run the coolest pirate radio station in town Soul Patrol. The skins on Chris's housing estate mock him and Caz; they envy their black soul boy style. However Chris has ambitions beyond the pirat
Based freely on the classic novels by CS Forester, Hornblower is a series of TV films following the progress of a young officer through the ranks of the British navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The series' greatest asset is the handsome and charismatic Ioan Gruffudd in the lead role, surely a major star in the making. For television films the production values are very good, though as Titanic, Waterworld and The Perfect Storm demonstrated, filming an aquatic adventure is a very expensive business, and it is clear that the Hornblower dramas simply make the best of comparatively small budgets. No more faithful to Forester's books than the 1951 Gregory Peck classic Captain Horatio Hornblower, the real inspiration seems to have come from the success of Sharpe, starring Sean Bean, which likewise featured a British hero in the Napoleonic Wars. Nevertheless, while rather more easygoing than the real British navy of the time, the Hornblower saga delivers an entertaining adventure, greatly enhanced by the presence of such guest stars as Denis Lawson, Cheri Lunghi, Ronald Pickup and Anthony Sher. --Gary S Dalkin
Based freely on the classic novels by CS Forester, Hornblower is a series of TV films following the progress of a young officer through the ranks of the British navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The series' greatest asset is the handsome and charismatic Ioan Gruffudd in the lead role, surely a major star in the making. No more faithful to Forester's books than the 1951 Gregory Peck classic Captain Horatio Hornblower, the real inspiration seems to have come from the success of Sharpe, starring Sean Bean, which likewise featured a British hero in the Napoleonic Wars. Nevertheless, while rather more easygoing than the real British navy of the time, the Hornblower saga delivers an entertaining adventure, greatly enhanced by the presence of such guest stars as Denis Lawson, Cheri Lunghi, Ronald Pickup and Anthony Sher. Beginning in 1794 with the 17-year-old midshipman joining the fleet at Portsmouth, "The Even Chance" offers a rather rushed introduction. --Gary S Dalkin
Betrayal. Revenge. Murder. A crime of passion or a state of mind? Grace Hazlett reeling from the brutal discovery of her husbands adultery takes their young son Adam to move back to her old family home. Her mother Isabel now widowed is a busy GP and set in her own ways. Home as Grace discovers is not always so sweet...In the midst of this emotional turmoil Grace who is an experienced criminal psycologist is asked by the police to determine the guilt or innocence of Julian
Adam and Claire live in a remote farmhouse in the Brecon Beacons. Their marriage is already imploding when five old friends turn up for a New Year's Eve party. Beth burns her way through her inheritance while mistaking sex for love. Frank pines for Beth while shoving as much coke up his nose as will fit. Suzanne is the sanest; and bitterest. Finally there is Sean who refuses to settle down or grow up and brings his latest girlfriend a lap dancer. A couple of boozy nights of rows bad judgement bed-hopping wilted careers and varying degrees of disappointment.
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