Iola Gregory Movies
- 1988
Television comes to a remote Welsh town and a young boy becomes a man in this off-beat comedy. The town is Aberheli and the year is 1957. The town newspaper editor loathes the noisesome invention so much that he secretly builds a transmitter to block all television broadcasts. Family trouble ensues because the editor's son begins making a living installing TV antennas for his father's rival who owns Excelsior Electronics. Meanwhile, the young boy gets more than an eyeful of the secret lives of his neighbors while he installs his antennae. At first he keeps it all to himself, but then he begins using his scandalous information for his own gain. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Arwel Gruffydd, Judith Humphreys, (more)
- 1987
- PG
This modest and engaging story, set in a dormant south Wales town (with the unique distinction of having Welsh dialogue), has much to offer in the way of setting and cultural background. Trevor (Dafydd Hywel) works at the local movie theater as a projectionist and Mona (Iola Gregory) tends the confection stand selling ice cream. The patched-up theater is in terrible shape and the owner finally decides to put it out of its misery and shut it down. This leaves Trevor and Mona without a source of income. Desperate for a way to support his ex-wife and their three children, Trevor borrows several hundred pounds from the manager of the theater, promising to pay him back as soon as he can. Circumstances conspire to force repayment much quicker than Trevor planned, so he and Mona hit upon a scheme to raise mushrooms in the dank, dark interior of the movie house as a novel way of paying their bills. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dafydd Hywel, Iola Gregory, (more)
- 1984
Robert Ginty plays an avaricious British lawyer who uses his wiles to keep a crooked union leader out of jail. For his trouble, Ginty is awarded one million pounds. It soon becomes obvious, however, that the union fully intends to get its money back by any means possible. Ginty must now do battle with the very same "dirty tricks" he's been employing all his life. Let's face it: it's hard to root for a lawyer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Richard Love, Iola Gregory, (more)
