Elizabeth Spriggs Movies
- 1981
The Cause
The Cause01981HD
"I wish I could write ... about what Spain was like - a real cause. Not just Cornford, Hemingway and Orwell, but the ordinary blokes who went." A...
- 1992
The Old Devils
The Old Devils01992HD
An adaptation of the novel by Kingsley Amis about a group of university friends reunited in retirement. Alun Weaver has found success as a celebrated...
- 1979
Afternoon Off
Afternoon Off01979HD
Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested...
- 1980
Richard's Things
Richard's Things51980HD
Following her husband's death, a wife discovers and confronts her husband's lover. Their mutual pain, love, envy and jealousy bring them together in...
- 2007
James Ellis: An Actor's Life
James Ellis: An Actor's Life02007HD
Documentary tracing the life of James Ellis, one of Northern Ireland’s best loved actors.
- 1968
Work Is a 4-Letter Word
Work Is a 4-Letter Word31968HD
Dreamlike satire about a young man who resists getting a job at the lone employing conglomerate in his dreary industrial town, but changes his mind...
- 1976
Love Letters on Blue Paper
Love Letters on Blue Paper01976HD
Why has Sonia taken to writing letters to her husband, posted to him in the letter-box just outside their house – love letters, on blue paper,...
- 1984
The Cold Room
The Cold Room3.31984HD
A girl visiting modern day East Germany with her estranged father begins reliving the horrifying events that happened to a young girl living there...
- 1980
Fox
Fox11980HD
The thirteen-part series recounted the lives of the titular Fox family, who lived in Clapham in South London and had gangland connections.
- 1984
Sakharov
Sakharov71984HD
Biography of Russian physicist & dissident Andrei Sakharov focuses on his first acts in his civil rights.
- 1982
Intensive Care
Intensive Care01982HD
When Denis Midgley's father is rushed to hospital, Midgley drops everything to be by his side. They've never really got on, so Midgley wants to be...
- 1980
The Enigma
The Enigma01980HD
When John Fielding, MP, disappeared on the way home to his country estates he was, perhaps, cracking the first good joke of his life. Sergeant...
- 2004
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls62004HD
Set in post-war England, a mysterious woman arrives at the Prettys' rural family home on the eve of young Jack's 16th birthday. Her remarkable...
- 2000
For My Baby
For My Baby22000HD
A young Austrian comedian struggles with the nightmare of his past and a dead sister who refuses to die by laying claim to his soul.
- 1979
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar8.51979HD
The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic.
- 1981
Fothergill
Fothergill01981HD
John Fothergill, aesthete and scholar, becomes the proprietor of the Spread Eagle, in Thame, Oxfordshire, with the intent of turning it into the most...
- 1981
The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe
The Kindness of Mrs Radcliffe01981HD
A day in the life of Mrs Radcliffe , who believes that the advice she so freely gives is done only out of kindness.
- 1987
The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple61987HD
Shaw turned to the classic Victorian melodrama to focus on the insincerity of much that his audience held dear, especially family and marriage. In...
- 1987
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers6.51987HD
The Doctor and Mel visit Paradise Towers, a residential complex that promises a peaceful life to its residents. However, the establishment is far...
- 1968
All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well01968HD
An adaptation directed by Claude Whatham for the BBC's Theatre 625 slot. Essentially a recording of John Barton's acclaimed Royal Shakespeare Company...