Maureen Lipman Movies

Based on the story of Nina Voronel's husband, a physics professor and Jewish "dissident" in the Soviet Union.

When D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a notorious criminal kingpin, he uncovers the details of...

A dark-themed and redesigned West End production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's seminal Broadway musical tells the story of farm girl Laurey and her...

In 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo...

Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the King and Queen of Spain to finance his expedition...

A young woman trades her upper-class existence for a new life in an economically depressed suburb of London.

British comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters, Judi Dench and Dawn French in this 1988 special....

Doting parents must adjust to life without their children as their offspring leave for college and form relationships.

The girls of St Trinian's decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike.

A traumatized and troubled teenager is sent to an all-girls detention home where she strikes up an unlikely friendship with a fellow inmate.

A dark and delicious foray into Angela Carter's extraordinary life with animation by Peepshow Collective, rare archive and family photos, and...

A scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three years, only to have a diplomatic visit from a French princess and...

When Elfrida Philips abandons London for a country village, she settles in quickly. She is very poor, but has a tiny cottage, her four-legged friend...

On a day in the summer of 1912, the family of retired matinee idol James Tyrone grapples with the morphine addiction of Tyrone's wife Mary, the...

The making of the 1999 film 'Oklahoma!'

A movie in three acts following three couples who, over three years, each host a Christmas party. The camera stays in the kitchen and we are treated...

Four men attempt "The Knowledge" examination to qualify as London taxi drivers.

Vinny Mathews is a small time boxing promoter who struggles with his conscience over what to do with a fighter he knows is unfit to face his...

A young Jew in 1911 Wales tries to make his living by selling fabrics door to door, but to do so he must hide his nationality. On one of his sales he...

Rebellious and irreverent, Captain Jack is a man on a mission. Come hell or high water, he's determined to follow in the footsteps of Whitby's unsung...