David Purcell Movies

Two strangers with almost no common ground are stuck travelling across Europe together in this British comedy. Sally (Lindsay Duncan) is an ardent feminist from London who, with the help of two of her closest friends, builds her own car. Sally and her comrades are to attend a conference on women's rights in Germany, and they intend to drive the new vehicle there as a symbolic gesture. However, when the time for the symposium rolls around, her friends are unable to attend, and Sally doesn't care to drive that far on her own. Searching for a travelling companion, at the last minute she settles on Harry (Stephen Rea), whom she's told is a leftist gay man. However, Harry is not the person Sally thought he was; he turns out to be a bullheaded and thoroughly heterosexual football supporter who regards the women's movement as little more than a joke. Will these two make it all the way to Germany without killing each other? ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

The British rock quarry location which figured prominently in many a previous Doctor Who adventure was utilized once more in "The Hand of Fear." Barely escaping death in a nuclear power plant explosion, Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) stumbles upon a fossilized hand which dates back 150,000,000 years. Needless to say, this hand won't remain fossilized for long -- and, in consequence, there is plenty of trouble in store for the Doctor (Tom Baker). Written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin, "The Hand of Fear, Episode 1" began this adventure's four-episode run on October 2, 1976. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi