Alastair Sim

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The Littlest Horse Thieves
6.9

The Littlest Horse Thieves

When the owner of a Yorkshire coal-mine decides to mechanize to increase profits, the mine’s pit ponies are scheduled to be destroyed. So, ...
Rogue Male
6.6

Rogue Male

Sep. 22, 1976

Rogue Male

In 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Captured and tortured by the ...
Royal Flash
6.3

Royal Flash

Oct. 10, 1975

Royal Flash

Cowardly rogue Harry Flashman’s (Malcolm McDowell) schemes to gain entry to the royal circles of 19th-century Europe go nowhere until he ...
The Ruling Class
7.3

The Ruling Class

Sep. 13, 1972

The Ruling Class

When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average ...
Left Right and Centre
6.2

Left Right and Centre

Jun. 23, 1959

Left Right and Centre

At the Earndale by-election natural history expert and TV personality Bob Wilcot for the Conservatives finds himself up against Billingsgate girl ...
School for Scoundrels
7.3

School for Scoundrels

Mar. 24, 1960

School for Scoundrels

Hapless Henry Palfrey is patronised by his self-important chief clerk at work, ignored by restaurant waiters, conned by shady second-hand car ...
The Millionairess
5.4

The Millionairess

Oct. 18, 1960

The Millionairess

When her father dies, Epifania Parerga, an Italian in London, becomes the world’s richest woman. She feels incomplete without a husband and ...
The Doctor’s Dilemma
5.9

The Doctor’s Dilemma

Four doctors face a serious dilemma when the beautiful wife of a TB-stricken artist begs one of them to cure her brilliant, but amoral, husband.
Blue Murder at St. Trinian’s
6.4

Blue Murder at St. Trinian’s

With their headmistress under lock and key in her majesty’s prison, the St Trinian’s girls find themselves under the protection of ...
The Green Man
7.1

The Green Man

Dec. 21, 1956

The Green Man

Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for ...
Geordie
6.8

Geordie

Sep. 02, 1955

Geordie

Concerned about his small stature, a young Scottish boy applies for a mail-order body building course, successfully gaining both height and ...
An Inspector Calls
7.5

An Inspector Calls

Mar. 16, 1954

An Inspector Calls

Based on a famous stage play and set in the year 1912, an upper crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a ...
The Belles of St. Trinian’s
6.7

The Belles of St. Trinian’s

The unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian’s are more interested in men and mischief than homework and hockey. But greater trouble than ever ...
Innocents in Paris
5.8

Innocents in Paris

Jul. 22, 1953

Innocents in Paris

Romantic comedy about a group of Britons flying to Paris for the weekend.
Folly to Be Wise
6.1

Folly to Be Wise

Dec. 04, 1952

Folly to Be Wise

A newly-arrived army chaplain is put in charge of camp entertainment and has the idea of putting on a Brains Trust with local notables. ...
Scrooge
8.1

Scrooge

Nov. 28, 1951

Scrooge

Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman; until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who ...
Laughter in Paradise
7.1

Laughter in Paradise

Jun. 01, 1951

Laughter in Paradise

When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can collect the cash they must each do something ...
Stage Fright
7

Stage Fright

Feb. 23, 1950

Stage Fright

A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he’s accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.
The Happiest Days of Your Life
7.2

The Happiest Days of Your Life

Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. ...
Hue and Cry
6.7

Hue and Cry

Feb. 01, 1947

Hue and Cry

A gang of street boys foil a master crook who sends commands for robberies by cunningly altering a comic strip’s wording each week, unknown ...
Captain Boycott
6.4

Captain Boycott

Aug. 26, 1947

Captain Boycott

Based on real events, this historical drama is set in 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken tenants dispossessed by greedy landowner Capt. ...
Green for Danger
7.4

Green for Danger

Dec. 07, 1946

Green for Danger

In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?
Cottage to Let
6.7

Cottage to Let

Sep. 06, 1941

Cottage to Let

Allied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime hospital) with interests on an inventor’s ...
The Squeaker
6.1

The Squeaker

Nov. 11, 1937

The Squeaker

London’s jewel thieves are under the thumb of a mysterious fence, who ruthlessly exposes any thief who crosses him. Desperate, Scotland ...
A Fire Has Been Arranged
5.5

A Fire Has Been Arranged

A pair of friends robs from a jewelry shop, and buries their loot in a field out in the country before they get caught. They spend ten years in ...
World on Fire
7.3

World on Fire

Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. ...