Pauline Collins Movies
British lead and supporting actress Pauline Collins is most closely associated with the role of Shirley Valentine from the play and 1988 film. For her portrayal of the frowsy British housewife who escapes to Greece to find herself, Collins won a Golden Globe, a BAFTA award, and an American Oscar nomination. For the theatrical version, which opened in 1989 at the Booth Theater in New... (read more) York, she won many awards including a Tony, a Drama Desk Award, and the Outer Critics Circle Award. In Great Britain, Collins is perhaps best known for her many years as a television actress in shows such as Upstairs Downstairs, Thomas and Sarah, and Forever Green, in which she co-starred with her husband, John Alderton. In 1997, Collins played a leading role in Paradise Road, the story of women incarcerated in a POW camp during WWII who defied their Japanese captors by founding a vocal orchestra. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Albert Nobbs
R 2011
Glenn Close co-wrote and stars in this period drama based on the short story The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs by author George Moore, centering on the experiences of...
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
R 2010
Two couples find their lives turned upside down by their unfulfilled longings in this ensemble comedy from director Woody Allen. Alfie (Anthony Hopkins) and...
Mrs. Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003
Ian Sharp's Mrs. Caldicot's Cabbage War concerns itself with Thelma Caldicot (Pauline Collins), whose life changes radically after the death of her husband. After her...
Little Grey Rabbit [Animated Series]
2000
Allison Uttley's children's books The Squirrel, The Hare, and (of course) The Little Grey Rabbit served as source material for this animated British series. {%The...
The Ambassaor: Series 02
1999
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The Ambassaor: Series 01
1998
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Paradise Road
R 1997
Based on the testimony of survivors, this historical drama recounts the WWII heroism of female prisoners of war. (Glenn Close) stars as Adrienne Partiger, a society doyenne who...
My Mother's Courage
1995
This drama, set during WWII, was co-written by acclaimed playwright George Tabori and features the writer as both narrator and an observer during the filming of incidents from...
City of Joy
PG13 1992
In this drama, a wealthy American doctor learns some important lessons about life in one of the poorest cities on Earth. Max Lowe (Patrick Swayze) is a Houston surgeon who has...
Shirley Valentine
R 1989
Since its London and Broadway stage debut, playwright Willy Russell's Shirley Valentine has proven an excellent showcase for any number of talented actresses (Loretta...
The Black Tower
1985
Not even a vacation can stop Commander Adam Dalgliesh from ferreting out criminals in this made-for-TV mystery based on the novel by P.D. James. While recuperating after...
Knockback
1984
When a prison volunteer and a convicted murderer who is serving a life sentence meet and fall in love, despite all the problems involved in the relationship, the couple decide to...
Thomas and Sarah [TV Series]
1978
Thomas and Sarah was the much-heralded spin-off to the long-running British historical drama series Upstairs Downstairs. Antedated to 1911 (Upstairs Downstairs itself...
No, Honestly [TV Series]
1974
Based on the books by Charlotte Bingham, the 1974 Brit-com No, Honestly starred real-life husband and wife John Alderton and Pauline Collins as a witty married couple....
Upstairs, Downstairs: Series 02
1972
Inasmuch as Season One of the British drama series Upstairs, Downstairs covered the years 1903 to 1909, logic dictates that the second season should have moved on to the second...
Upstairs, Downstairs: Series 01
1971
The first season of the British drama series Upstairs, Downstairs takes place from November 1903 through June 1909, an era popularly known as "Edwardian" in honor of King...
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones, Episode 2
1967
In the second episode of the six-part story "The Faceless Ones," both Ben (Michael Craze) and Polly (Anneke Wills) mysteriously vanish not long after the TARDIS has...
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones, Episode 3
1967
In the third episode of the six-part story "The Faceless Ones," the Doctor (Patrick Troughton) has tumbled to the fact that the Chameleon Tours air service is actually...
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones, Episode 4
1967
In the fourth episode of the six-part story "The Faceless Ones," Chameleon Tours prepares to transport another load of passengers, who are blissfully unaware that their "hosts"...
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones, Episode 5
1967
In the fifth episode of the six-part story "The Faceless Ones," the Doctor (Patrick Troughton) again tries to prevent the alien Chameleons from robbing unwary Earthlings...