Acting
A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.
In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by commanding officer Lieutenant Hirth attempts to cross the border into the United States, which has not yet entered the war and is officially neutral. Along the way, the German soldiers encounter brave men such as a French-Canadian fur trapper, Johnnie, a leader of a Hutterite farming community, Peter, an author, Philip and a soldier, Andy Brock.
An Italian racketeer on the run in London holes up in a disused theatre with a hard-drinking journalist out to get the full story.
The men from U.N.C.L.E. must stop the assassination of an African head of state with the help of a simple housewife.
A way of life is dying on a remote Scottish island, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.
A betrayed queen takes a terrible revenge.
A modern-day retelling of Arnold Bennett's novel, in which a Treasury official with a reputation for fiscal prudence is left a great deal of money and has no idea how to cope with sudden personal wealth.
In this delightful fantasy adventure, a mild-mannered writer of adventure stories for girls finds himself presented with an intriguing proposition from an elderly fan. She suggests that they conspire to steal a secret whiskey formula from ruthless distillers, who themselves stole it from her family in years gone by. With the recipe back in hand however, it's not long before they attract attention from the Inspectors of Scotland Yard.
A homicide detective goes after a woman-hating serial killer, who uses knives to murder his victims.
A physician is forced to operate on a mystery figure under shady circumstances.
During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.
When Ex Colonel Merton discovers a burglar ransacking his home, he is shocked to find out that the thief is a former soldier from his tank regiment. When the thief escapes, Merton tries to contact former members of the regiment, in order to find out what set the thief on the road to crime.
A lighthouse-keeper’s daughter is trapped in her marriage and longs for the sea.
A chance photograph may reveal a murderer's identity - and someone's after the photographer!
While in London trying to nab several fugitives who stole a million dollars from a U.S. Treasury vault, American federal agent Dennison (Dennis O'Keefe) assists Scotland Yard Insp. McClaren (Philip Friend) in his search for a missing atomic scientist (Paul Hardtmuth). The detective duo discovers that the key to solving both cases may rest with the scientist's daughter (Margaret Sheridan) and her fascinating diamond.
The last few days in the life of Socrates, including his trial.
The rise of the legendary 19th-century British politician and prime minister Benjamin Disraeli.
Three adaptations of Edgar Allen Poe’s stories were presented by the BBC for the 100th anniversary of his death. "The Cask of Amontillado", "Some Words with a Mummy" and "The Fall of the House of Usher".