English lead actress Cheryl Campbell has been onscreen from 1980. ~ Rovi... (read more)English lead actress Cheryl Campbell has been onscreen from 1980. ~ Rovi

Tamara Drewe
R 2010
Stephen Frears directed this comedy drama about an ugly duckling who's followed by a handful of suitors after maturing into a sexy swan. Tamara Drewe (Gemma Arterton)...

The Way We Live Now
2001
The six-part British miniseries The Way We Live Now was adapted from the satirical 1875 novel by Anthony Trollope. The central character was Augustus Melmotte (David...

Midsomer Murders: Beyond the Grave
2000
The 13th feature-length episode of the British detective series Midsomer Murders, "Beyond the Grave" is set in motion by a mysterious act of vandalism at the Aspen Tallow...

Monsignor Renard
1999
Created by Russell Lewis, the four-episode British miniseries Monsignor Renard was set in the French town of St-Josse-des-Bois during the Nazi occupation of the 1940s. The...

The Mill On the Floss
1997
Graham Theakston directed this Hugh Stoddart adaptation of the 1860 George Eliot novel about the strong bond between Maggie Tulliver (Emily Watson) and her brother Tom...

Bramwell: Series 03
1997
Jemma Redgrave returns as determined young physician Eleanor Bramwell in this five-part miniseries, the third in the popular Bramwell series. Set in London before the...
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes: The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
1991
The gorgeous and graceful Lady Frances Carfax has seemingly disappeared from the face of the earth. Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett) suspects foul play, but he has only...

The Shooting Party
1984
This British Merchant-Ivory look-alike was adapted from a novel by Isabel Colgate. In the summer before World War I, British nobleman James Mason invites an assorted...

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
PG 1984
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes is a reverent retelling of the Edgar Rice Burroughs original, with a 1980s-sensibilities slant. Shipwrecked on the coast of...
Winter Harvest
1984
It should not be surprising that the three-part British miniseries Winter Harvest was written by a woman. Cheryl Campbell essayed the leading role as the wife of a...

The Seven Dials Mystery
1981
This lighthearted Agatha Christie whodunit concerns a group of friends who spend the weekend at The Chimney's, a gorgeous old palatial estate,. When one individual fails to awaken...

Hawk the Slayer
PG 1981
Hawk the Slayer will appeal most to undiscriminating fans of the sword-and-sorcery genre. The title character, played by John Terry, is on a lifelong quest for "The Power", an...

Chariots of Fire
PG 1981
Based on a true story, Chariots of Fire is the internationally acclaimed Oscar-winning drama of two very different men who compete as runners in the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric...
McVicar
R 1980
The autobiography of British prison-escapee John McVicar is given a no-frills screen treatment herein. Roger Daltrey, lead singer of the Who, plays McVicar, who after...
Rain on the Roof
1980
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Lillie
1979
Francesca Annis, previously seen on the Masterpiece Theatre presentation of Madame Bovary, plays the title role in the 13-installment Masterpiece offering...
Malice Aforethought
1979
The four-part British miniseries Malice Aforethought was based on a 1931 British crime novel, which in its time was considered innovative in that it revealed the identity and...