Joan Plowright Movies

  • 1993
    The Clothes in the Wardrobe

    The Clothes in the Wardrobe

    The Clothes in the Wardrobe

    5.61993HD

    Margaret is a shy, pale, middle-class Englishwoman who is reluctantly engaged to her older, twittish neighbor Syl. Both bride- and groom-to-be still...

    The Clothes in the Wardrobe
  • 1987
    The Birthday Party

    The Birthday Party

    The Birthday Party

    6.71987HD

    It is Stanley's birthday, but the party he is given is not quite what he expects. [A BBC production broadcast on the Theatre Night series.]

    The Birthday Party
  • 1973
    The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

    71973HD

    An Edwardian take on the Shakespeare play starring Laurence Olivier.

    The Merchant of Venice
  • 1994
    The Return of the Native

    The Return of the Native

    The Return of the Native

    6.11994HD

    Eustacia Vye, an exquisite beauty despairing at her boring life on an English moor, sets up a fateful lovers' triangle when she uses her wiles to...

    The Return of the Native
  • 1982
    Laurence Olivier: a life

    Laurence Olivier: a life

    Laurence Olivier: a life

    101982HD

    A multi-award winning biography covering the life and career of legendary screen and stage actor/director Laurence Olivier.

    Laurence Olivier: a life
  • 2002
    Callas Forever

    Callas Forever

    Callas Forever

    6.32002HD

    Aging opera singer Maria Callas tries to make a comeback by performing in a production of Bizet's "Carmen."

    Callas Forever
  • 2001
    Bailey's Mistake

    Bailey's Mistake

    Bailey's Mistake

    52001HD

    "Bailey's Mistake" is the name of a cold, dreary island that a bitter widow finds herself stuck on. Seems Liz Donovan got cut out of her husband's...

    Bailey's Mistake
  • 1995
    A Pin for the Butterfly

    A Pin for the Butterfly

    A Pin for the Butterfly

    4.81995HD

    Communism seen through the eyes of a young girl who watches her beloved uncle struggle with the oppressive government .

    A Pin for the Butterfly
  • 1970
    Three Sisters

    Three Sisters

    Three Sisters

    3.81970HD

    Nearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow, Chekhov's Three Sisters live in virtual exile. Olga , a schoolmistress, attempts to support...

    Three Sisters
  • 2000
    Back to the Secret Garden

    Back to the Secret Garden

    Back to the Secret Garden

    6.3092000HD

    A youngster living in a stately home discovers the magical garden Mary, Colin & Dickon stumbled across years before - but faces a battle with the...

    Back to the Secret Garden
  • 1995
    A Pyromaniac's Love Story

    A Pyromaniac's Love Story

    A Pyromaniac's Love Story

    5.11995HD

    A pastry boy and the son of a hair-piece mogul become involved in an arson scandal. Sergio is offered a bribe in exchange for taking the blame for...

    A Pyromaniac's Love Story
  • 1994
    A Place for Annie

    A Place for Annie

    A Place for Annie

    61994HD

    Baby Annie is HIV positive and has been left in the clinic by her drug addicted mother. To prevent her from being placed in a home where they'd just...

    A Place for Annie
  • 1994
    On Promised Land

    On Promised Land

    On Promised Land

    61994HD

    In the 1950s, the Ween family live and work on land that was promised to their family. The landowners, the Appletree family, use the promise of the...

    On Promised Land
  • 1980
    The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

    5.51980HD

    The story of a 13-year-old Jewish girl and her family who are forced into hiding by the Nazis during World War II.

    The Diary of Anne Frank
  • 1985
    Revolution

    Revolution

    Revolution

    5.31985HD

    New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous...

    Revolution
  • 2018
    Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

    Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

    Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

    02018HD

    Franco Zeffirelli passed away on 15th June 2019. Chris Hunt's biography explores how Zeffirelli's sense of drama was born out of his own experience...

    Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
  • 1988
    The Importance of Being Earnest

    The Importance of Being Earnest

    The Importance of Being Earnest

    4.71988HD

    Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using...

    The Importance of Being Earnest
  • 2001
    Scrooge and Marley

    Scrooge and Marley

    Scrooge and Marley

    102001HD

    Ebenezer Scrooge is back in a made-for-TV film produced by Coral Ridge Ministries. The ill-tempered miser is played by skilled Christian actor Dean...

    Scrooge and Marley
  • 1982
    A Dedicated Man

    A Dedicated Man

    A Dedicated Man

    01982HD

    Edith is a hotel waitress, single and in her mid-forties, with a major infatuation on Maurice Silcox, the hotel's head waiter. But Edith becomes...

    A Dedicated Man
  • 1963
    Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

    41963HD

    Adaptation of Chekhov's play from the Chichester Festival.

    Uncle Vanya