An off-beat minimalist thriller from idiosyncratic director Maxwell Munden The House in the Woods stars B-movie stalwarts Patricia Roc and Michael Gough as a trendy couple who get in over their head in their quest for a little peace and quiet. Though The House in the Woods is presented here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio there are still some issues with the soundtrack. While they have been corrected as much as possible viewers will notice intermittent audio issues. Geoffrey Carter a highly strung author suffering from writer's block petulantly insists to his wife that they flee their annoying neighbours and move somewhere more peaceful. They find a delightfully remote woodland cottage which the owner a melancholic widowed artist with a Larry Adler fixation is happy to rent them at a pittance. All too soon they realise that something is not quite right with their landlord and much to Geoffrey's horror he realises that the plot of his new murder mystery is being played out for real...
Terry Milligan (Peter Reynolds) is a greedy small time criminal specialising in petty theft. After his latest robbery, Terry is trying to sell some jewellery to local ˜fence' Bernie Shelton (Sydney Tafler). Shelton and his partner Linders (Arthur Mullard) are planning a bank robbery and need a getaway driver. Milligan talks himself into the heist for a small cut of the loot. The robbery goes to plan but a bank employee is injured during the robbery and later dies in hospital. The gang divide the cash and split up with instructions to lie low for a while. Milligan however sees it as an opportunity to impress local tart Della Byrne (Sandra Dorne) and splashes the cash. With the Police closing in on the gang Milligan begins to panic and demands a larger share of the cash with dangerous consequences!!
A collection of vintage films about life in the British Railway industry in the 1940s and 1950s. The programme comprises: The Railwaymen (1946): A fascinating insight into the lives of railwaymen and the wide variety of job opportunities available. Shunter Black's Night Off (1941): Joe Black's evening pipe is interrupted by a Luftwaffe raid on his marshalling yard on the Southern Railway. Portrait of an Engineer (1954): a day in the life of a production engineer at the Vulcan Foundry. British Locomotives (1959 colour): locomotive manufacturers face the challenge of the British Railways modernisation programme to convert to diesel and diesel electric locomotives.
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