Andrew Morgan Movies

Based on the children's novel by Alan Temperly, the British miniseries Harry and the Wrinklies got underway when young Harry (Nicholas Robinson) moved in with his elderly aunts, Bridget (Mona Bruce), and Florrie (Elsie Kelly), and Dot (Toni Palmer). Imagine his surprise when he discovers that his sweet old aunties were actually the brains of a clever gang of thieves. But since it was all for a good cause (the ladies stole from the undeserving rich to give to the deserving poor), Harry elected to join the gang himself. Featuring such flawless farceurs as Victor Spinetti and George Sewell, Harry and the Wrinklies was broadcast in four 25-minute installments by ITV from May 11 to June 1, 2000. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Previously filmed in 1914, 1921, and 1936, and adapted for television in 1976 and 1980, Francis Hodgson Burnett's classic novel Little Lord Fauntleroy was again brought to the small screen by BBC1 in 1994. Largely taped on location at Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire, England, the familiar story concerned an outwardly all-American lad named Cedric (Michael Benz), who at the behest of his crusty, aristocratic grandfather (George Baker), was separated from his widowed mother and ensconced in rural England under the new title Lord Fauntleroy. Eventually, Cedric's down-to-earth goodness and sincerity melted the heart of his dour grandpa, and also served to confound a group of fortune-hunters who intended to sack the estate of its wealth. First shown in England in 1994, the six half-hour episodes of Little Lord Fauntleroy were seen on American cable TV in the summer of 1995. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the second episode of the four-part story "Remembrance of the Daleks," the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and Ace (Sophie Aldred) have arrived in 1963 London, in search of a stellar manipulator known as the Hand of Omega. Impressed by the pop-cultural trappings of her new surroundings, Ace is blissfully unaware that her movements are being monitored by the two armies in a Dalek civil war -- both of whom are willing to wipe out all mankind to get their mitts on the Hand of Omega before the Doctor does. First telecast October 12, 1988, "Remembrance of the Daleks, Episode 2" was written by Ben Aaronovitch. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The Totter's Land Junkyard site that had figured so prominently in many an earlier episode of Doctor Who is again given a good workout in the four-episode adventure "Remembrance of the Daleks." Having reprogrammed the Hand of Ortega, a remote stellar manipulator, the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) hands the device over to one of two warring Dalek factions. It is the Doctor's fervent hope that the device will end up destroying not only both Dalek armies, but also their home planet Skaro. But what effect will all this destruction have on poor London? First telecast October 26, 1988, "Remembrance of the Daleks, Episode 4" was written by Ben Aaronovitch. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the second episode of the four-part story "Time and the Rani," the newly regenerated Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) must deal with the renegade Time Lady known as the Rani (Kate O'Mara). Hoping to create her own time manipulator by brain-draining the Doctor and other intergalactic geniuses, the Rani has chosen as her headquarters the peaceful planet Lakertya -- thereby breaking the peace in the process. Originally shown on September 14, 1987, "Time and the Rani, Episode 2" was written by Pip and Jane Baker. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the conclusion of the four-part story "Time and the Rani," the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) frees the reptilian residents of the planet Lakertya, then prepares himself for a final showdown with the Rani (Kate O'Mara), whose time-manipulating device could result in the end of the planet, if not the entire universe. The explosive climax takes place on an asteroid hovering high over Lakertya, a triumph of "making a lot out of a little" for the series' artistic designer Geoff Powell. Originally shown on September 28, 1987, "Time and the Rani, Episode 4" was written by Pip and Jane Baker. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide