Glynis Barber Movies

Los Angeles store owner Dana (Victoria Foyt) is shopping in Israel where a meeting with a mysterious woman leads her to Paris and the White Cliffs of Dover, an appropriate spot to fall in love with English painter Sean (Stephen Dillane) who is married. Soon, however, Dana is off to London to rejoin her business-partner/fiancé Alex (Michael Brandon). Dana and Alex, and Sean and his wife all wind up together as weekend house guests of John ('60s rock performer Noel Harrison), brother of Skelly (Vanessa Redgrave). With true love looming on the horizon, Dana and Sean decide to abandon their companions for each other. The screenplay was written by Foyt and director Henry Jaglom, who took a different approach to the theme of love and affection in his autobiographical Always (1985). ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

This demented fusion of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with the legend of Jack the Ripper marks one of the final roles for Anthony Perkins, and certainly one of the weirdest performances of his career. Perkins plays Dr. Jekyll as more of a dedicated 19th-century man of medicine than an obsessed eccentric -- whose research into a safe form of anaesthetic leads to the accidental discovery of cocaine! Jekyll's inadvertent freebasing of the vapors from a cocaine/ether mixture triggers his transformation into Hyde - a murderer of prostitutes who dubs himself "Jack," thus allowing the convenient transition into the "Jack the Ripper" phase of the plot. This Hungarian production has fairly high production values, but Perkins' over-the-top antics and some glaring anachronisms (Jack's streetwalker victims sport accessories that look like Madonna's hand-me-downs) make it impossible to take seriously as a horror film. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

In this classic mystery story, Sherlock Holmes (Ian Richardson) is requested to investigate deaths around the Baskerville mansion because Henry (Martin Shaw), the last direct heir to the Baskerville fortune is worried that he may die by their unique curse; a ghost hound has eliminated his ancestors and is now wreaking havoc in the woods again. The crafty Holmes sends faithful Dr. Watson (Donald Churchill) ahead to check things out, while unknown to Watson, Holmes assumes the disguise of a local gypsy to observe the mansion and anyone connected with it. As the mist of Grimpen Moor and the howling hound lend an eerie atmosphere to the tale, false leads take the protagonists into dead ends, and the real culprit waits in the wings for his chance. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

A former CIA agent is forced by crooked agents of the government to pose as a notorious smuggler of the Tangier Straits who happens to be a stiff. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi

Avon hopes to escape Xenon by overriding Dorian's security lock and taking charge of the space vessel Scorpio. Meanwhile, the crew members find themselves in the thick of a fierce battle between the men and women of the planet. This time around, it falls to Dayna (Josette Simon) to rescue herself and her comrades. As was the case in the previous episode, Peter Tuddenham pulls double duty as the voices of master computers Slave and Orac. "Power" first aired on October 5, 1981. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Having been frustrated in her previous efforts to knock off the Scorpio crew, Servalan (Jacqueline Pearce) hires a chameleonlike professional assassin named Cancer (John Wyman). In their efforts to get to Cancer before he can get to them, the crew members inadvertently cause the death of the slave Nebrox (Richard Hurndall). Another slave, the beautiful Piri (Caroline Holdaway), becomes the romantic bone of contention between Avon (Paul Darrow) and Tarrant (Steven Pacey) -- but there's something deadlier than an amorous rivalry at work here. "Assassin" originally aired on November 9, 1981. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Dayna (Josette Simon) is marooned on a strange planet with Justin (Peter Byrne), her former mentor and sweetheart. Justin is in the midst of developing genetic creatures, designed to work around high radiation. Both the "good guys," represented by Avon, and the villains, headed by Servalan, would like to use those creatures for their own purposes; unfortunately, Servalan gets to Dayna and Justin first. "Animals" was initially broadcast on October 26, 1981. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Avon (Paul Darrow) agrees to trade the ship's computer, Orac, for a new, highly destructive long-range weapon, the tachyon funnel. Unfortunately, the inventor of the weapon, a megalomaniac recluse named Egrorian (John Savident) double-crosses Avon and sabotages the Scorpio crew's space shuttle. The lives of the space travelers are dependent upon Vila (Michael Keating), who may have to jettison himself into space to allow his comrades to escape their latest predicament. "Orbit" was first telecast on December 7, 1981. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Bitter enemies Servalan (Jacqueline Pearce) and Tarrant (Steven Pacey) are stranded on Virn, a planet controlled by living, omnivorous sand. Servalan braces herself for the worst: Her lover, Don Keller (Jonathan David), has already been devoured by the sand, along with several other colonists. For some curious reason, the sand spares the lives of both Servalan and Tarrant -- but the danger has only just begun. "Sand" first aired on November 23, 1981. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In order to produce an antidote for the Federation's mind-controlling drugs, Avon must forge an alliance within a group of anti-Federation warlords. One of these leaders is Zukan (Roy Boyd), who has a pretty daughter named Zeeona (Bobbie Brown). When it turns out that Zukan is in league with Federation president Servalan (Jacqueline Pearce), the fate of the crew may hinge upon Zeeona's growing fondness for Tarrant (Steven Pacey). This penultimate Blakes 7 episode first aired on December 14, 1981. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Jackie Collins screenplay falters in this so-so melodrama about a soccer player and his road to fame and fortune. Rod Turner (Ian McShane) is a has-been soccer whiz who one day gets a second chance to reach for the brass ring. He joins a team owned by a playboy rock star (Paul Nicholas) and managed by Jake (Adam Faith), a vicious, mean-spirited devil. In spite of the manager and a suddenly complex personal life as he gets involved with the rock star's girlfriend (Suzanne Somers), Rod is determined to make this second chance work. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Travis (Stephen Greif) uses captured female freedom fighter Avalon (Julia Vilder) to lure his longtime enemy, Blake (Gareth Thomas), into a trap. Curiously, Blake is permitted to complete his current mission, that of rescuing Avalon from Travis. The plot hinges on the fact that Avalon isn't really Avalon at all, but a well-crafted android clone -- a fact that both hero and villain intend to use to their advantage (though not, of course, at the same time). "Project Avalon" originally aired on February 27, 1978. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi