William Ivory Movies
- 2012
This earnest docudrama travels back to 1948, and follows the events leading up to the Olympic competition of two extraordinary athletes: Oxford alumnus Richard 'Dickie' Burnell (Sam Hoare) and working-class boatbuilder's son Bert Bushnell (Matt Smith). These two eager young men find themselves thrown together as partners in a double-sculling event, a mere six weeks before the big games - and must overcome their vastly different socioeconomic backgrounds. The supporting cast includes Geoffrey Palmer and James Frain. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- 2011
This adaptation of work originally written by D.H. Lawrence stars Rosamund Pike and Rachel Sterling as sisters who suffer personal ups and downs. The script for this version of Women In Love also cribs from Lawrence's previous novel, The Rainbow. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
As produced by heavyweight Stephen Woolley (The Crying Game) and headlined by Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky) and Bob Hoskins (The Long Good Friday), this period docudrama brings to life a pivotal event from British history. In 1968, women's rights took a broad leap forward when workers at the Ford Dagenham automobile plant -- buckling beneath deplorable working conditions rightly perceived as gender discrimination -- suddenly stormed out into the streets and began to strike in protest of the unfair treatment levied at them. Little could they have foreseen the ramifications that this courageous and noble act would engender in successive years. Christopher Smith directs. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, (more)
- 2008
This seriocomic British TV series stars Warren Clarke and Anthony Head as Maurice Riley and Syd Woolsey, a pair of professional burglars who have always managed to evade capture or detection, thereby earning the soubriquet "The Invisibles." Hoping to spend their declining days as peaceful pensioners in a Devon fishing village, Maurice and Syd's dreams of retirement when they run out of the money they've pilfered over the years. Now forced to return to the "old life", our heroes find that they are woefully out of touch with modern criminal methods, obliging them to team up with Hedley Huthwaite (Dean Lennox Kelly), the larcenous but none-too-ambitious son of their former partner in crime. Meanwhile, Maurice must deal with his wife Barbara (Jenny Agutter), who wants him to pack it in and lead an honest life, and with his daughter Grace (played by Anthony Head's real-life daughter Emily Head), whom he has carefully shielded from his perfidious activities and who is completely in the dark as to what her dear old dad has been doing for a living. As for the much-married Syd, he must learn how to get along without women complicating his "second career". Created by William Ivory, The Invisibles (working title: Desperadoes) initially ran for six hour-long episodes on BBC1 from May 1 to June 5, 2008. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Anthony Head, Warren Clarke, (more)
- 2000
Unexpectedly sprung from prison before his sentence was up, former getaway driver Len Green (Pete Postlethwaite) was determined to leave his life of crime behind by accepting a position with the undertaking firm run by his Uncle Irwin (Frank Finlay). Alas, in each subsequent 50-minute episode of the British miniseries The Sins, Len's resolve is sorely tested by a variety of temptations, all of them linked to the Seven Deadly Sins of old. Making matters worse, Len was being nagged to return to his old gang, while his Gloria (Geraldine James), unaccustomed to living in poverty, had herself turned to thievery to make ends meet. The seven-episode The Sins was originally telecast by BBC1 beginning October 24, 2000. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 2000
- PG13
In a small Irish village where herding sheep is still one of the major industries, the largely male, unmarried population has grown dissatisfied with their lot in life; when a shipping error sends the wrong film to the local movie house, the citizens are treated to a racy item from the United States. The movie is cut short by the village priest, but it plants an idea in a few of the men: America is overflowing with beautiful women, so why not get a few of them to come to Ireland? Pooling their resources, a group of men places personal ads in an American newspaper in hopes of luring a few ladies away from life in the States for the more rustic pleasures of the Irish countryside. The debut film from director Aileen Ritchie, The Closer You Get stars Niamh Cusack, Ian Hart, Sean McGinley, and Ruth McCabe. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ian Hart, Sean McGinley, (more)
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