Rosalind Lloyd Movies
- 1982
- R
Released in the U.S. under the title The Final Option, this action thriller was produced and set in Great Britain. The British Special Air Services, an anti-terrorist group, is pitted against an organization of international terrorists who plan to take over the U.S. Embassy in London and hold everyone hostage. Captain Skellen (Louis Collins), a member of the Special Air Services, assumes a false identity in order to infiltrate the terrorists, who are rogue members of the anti-nuclear-weapons movement -- and uncover their plans. Judy Davis appears as Frankie, a key member of the anti-nuclear group. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lewis Collins, Judy Davis, (more)
This unsettling British Alien clone (released in the U.K. under the sleazy title Inseminoid) is set in the labyrinthine underground caverns of a remote planet, where a team of scientific explorers find themselves in the bizarre predicament of defending themselves from a rampaging, pregnant crew member (Judy Geeson). It seems the poor woman has been impregnated by a slime-covered insectoid alien (as depicted in a surreal and truly disgusting flashback), and the resulting hormonal imbalance has transformed her into an inhumanly strong, psychopathic killer. She promptly sets about dismembering and eating everyone in sight (no doubt because of the baby's nutritional requirements) before finally giving birth to a pair of snarling little mutants bearing a more-than-passing resemblance to the terror tykes from the It's Alive series. Aside from the admittedly "unique" premise, this is a fairly standard rip-off -- complete with characters resembling their Alien counterparts -- and the lovely Geeson's rabid, eye-popping performance is more than a bit uncomfortable to watch. The American video release is missing a great deal of the original's graphic violence. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Starring:
- Judy Geeson, Robin Clarke, (more)
- 1978
In the second episode of the four-part story "The Pirate Planet," the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Romana (Mary Tamm) have traced the second segment of the Key to Time to the planet Calufrax. Unfortunately, the planet is under the control of a band of pirates who use their awesome (and mysterious) powers to rob other worlds of their life forces. Written by Douglas Adams, "The Pirate Planet, Episode 2" first aired on October 7, 1978. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1978
In the conclusion of the four-part story "The Pirate Planet," the Doctor (Tom Baker) tries to free the planet Calufrax from the grip of a band of space pirates, who are using their own planet to suck the life-forces from other world. Unless the Doctor succeeds, the second segment of the Key to Time will be forever lost -- and with it, the universal balance between Good and Evil. But in rescuing Calufrax, the Doctor may also be destroying his ability to locate the Key's remaining elements. Written by Douglas Adams, "The Pirate Planet, Episode 3" first aired on October 14, 1978. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1978
In the third episode of the four-part story "The Pirate Planet," the Doctor (Tom Baker) is unable to recover the second segment of the Key to Time, thanks to the villainy of an interplanetary pirate captain (Bruce Purchase). From his subterranean headquarters on the planet Zanak, the captain is able to pilot the planet throughout space, sucking the life forces from other planets all along the way. Could all this have something to do with the still-unseen Black Guardian, who is determined to prevent the Doctor from reassembling the Key to Time, thereby restoring the balance between Good and Evil? Written by Douglas Adams, "The Pirate Planet, Episode 3" first aired on October 14, 1978. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The plot of this of this adaptation of the Daniel Carney's novel, sprinkled throughout a series of extended Sam Peckinpah-inspired action sequences, deals with a collection of mercenary toughguys -- Colonel Allen Faulkner (Richard Burton), Lieutenant Shawn Fynn (Roger Moore), Rafer Janders (Richard Harris), Pieter Coetzee (Hardy Kruger) -- who are hired to parachute into the African bush country and abscond with deposed African president Julius Limbani (Winston Ntshona) and reinstall him as a reigning monarch of an African country, to satisfy British mercantile interests. The action sequences were successful enough to spawn a sequel -- appropriately titled Wild Geese II. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Richard Burton, Roger Moore, (more)
- 1972
The six-part British drama series Wives and Daughters was adapted from the Elizabeth Gaskell novel of the same name. Set in the mid-19th century, this was the story of Molly Gibson (Zhivila Rocke), whose tranquil existence was shattered when her widowed father remarried. Saddled with a flirtatious stepsister named Cynthia (Rosalind Lloyd), Molly tried to make the best of an uncomfortable situation -- at least until both girls fell in love with the same man. Originally telecast in 1972, Wives and Daughters was remade on a more lavish scale in 1999. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Zhivila Roche, Rosalind Lloyd, (more)
