Ray Lonnen Movies
- 1990
One of a handful of British "culture clash" cop shows of the 1990s, Yellowthread Street was set in Hong Kong during its waning days as a British colony. The six hour-long episodes focused on a group of police officers stationed in one of the colony's toughest and most vice-ridden districts. Leading the multicultural law-enforcement squad was Ray Lonnen as Chief Inspector Vale. Based on the best-selling police novels by William Marshall (described by one critic as "one-part Ed McBain, one-part Suzie Wong), Yellowthread Street originally aired in 1990. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ray Lonnen, Mark McGann, (more)
- 1988
Hubert (Daniel Colas) is an anthropologist who is shipwrecked with his friend on a remote island in this black cannibal comedy. His friend ends up on the menu of three beautiful female cannibals, but they keep Hubert around as a boytoy. A mid-movie flashback explains how the trio of femmes became flesh eaters. They soon tire of live man meat when they feel the pangs of hunger once again. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Catriona MacColl, Roberta Weiss, (more)
- 1986
An Englishwoman (Ali MacGraw) returns to her native land after losing her meager fortune in America, but finds that a serial killer stalking the countryside is more of a threat. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
- 1984
Ray Lonnen starred in this British miniseries as Army Captain Harry Brown, assigned to go undercover in strife-ridden Northern Island. It was Harry's mission to locate and knock off the IRA assassin who killed a British cabinet minister. Among the many obstacles in Harry's path were the fact that the local police were unaware that he was on "their side," and his personal problems with his wife back in London. Along the way, Harry fell in love with a Belfast woman who may or may not have been an associate of the man (or woman?) he was hired to eliminate. Produced by Yorkshire Television, the three hour-long episodes of Harry's Game were seen over Channel Four from October 25 to 27, 1982. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1974
A Fleet Street reporter-turned-aspiring novelist experiences the ultimate real life plot twist when his wife is brutally murdered and he is wrongly accused of the crime. Guy Foster (Peter Barkworth) is an ace reporter who has fallen on hard times. One night, as Guy is struggling to pen his first novel, his wife falls prey to a vicious killer. As if losing his beloved bride isn't painful enough, all evidence points to Guy as the culprit. Now, with the authorities fast closing in and a killer on the loose, Guy must race to catch the true party responsible for the crime before it's too late. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Barkworth, Moira Redmond, (more)
- 1973
Making his first tenth-season Doctor Who appearance, the Master (Roger Delgado) is once again up to his old villainous tricks. This time, he attempts to spark a war between the Earth and the planet Draconia in the year 2540 A.D. At first, the Doctor is unaware that his old nemesis the Master is pulling the strings; he only knows that the Earthlings and the Draconians are busy accusing each other of piracy in deep space. Written by Malcolm Hulke, the six-part "Frontier in Space" was launched on February 24, 1973. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, (more)
- 1973
In the second episode of the six-part story "Frontier in Space," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) try to find out who is behind a series of pirate attacks against the space vessels of the planets Earth and Draconia in the year 2540. Unfortunately, the Doctor is put out of commission when he is accused of being a Draconian double agent -- while the Master (Roger Delgado) continues to foment an all-out war between the two planets. Written by Malcolm Hulke, "Frontier in Space, Episode 2" originally aired on March 3, 1973. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, (more)
- 1971
Set during World War I, Zeppelin stars Michael York as Geoffrey Richter-Douglas, a British defector who goes to work in the fledgling German airship industry. In truth, Richter-Douglas is a spy, who has feigned defection in order to steal the plans for the revolutionary new Zeppelin. Our hero goes under cover so well that, when he tries to inform his own government of a German plan to steal the Magna Carta and thus irreparably damage British morale, no one believes him! Marius Goring costars as the inventor of the Zeppelin, who is racked with guilt when he learns that his creation is to be used for underhanded purposes, while Elke Sommer plays Goring's wife, who ends up helping Richter-Douglas to thwart the robbery scheme. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael York, Elke Sommer, (more)
- 1962
The incredibly durable cop show Z Cars (pronounced "Zed Cars") was one of the great guilty pleasures of British television -- a program which everyone watched, but no one would admit to watching. Created by Troy Kennedy Martin, the series focused on a "typical" crime-ridden Liverpool police precinct. The cars driven by the law-enforcement officers were all Ford Zephyrs, hence the series' title. Understandably, there was a huge cast turnover during the series' 16 years on the air, with some of the original regulars leaving early on to star in the spin-off show Softly Softly. Debuting in a weekly 25-minute slot in 1962, Z Cars had expanded to 50 minutes weekly by the time its run ended in 1978; 667 episodes were filmed in all -- an astronomical figure by anybody's standards, even American television. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Stratford Johns, Frank Windsor, (more)
