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Actors: Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, Colin Baker, Peter Davison, Tom Baker
Synopsis: Four years after its "official" demise as a weekly series, Doctor Who briefly resurfaced in the form of a two-part, off-length special. Created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the series' birth, "Dimensions in Time" was shown as a component of two other TV programs. Part One aired November Read More
Synopsis: Four years after its "official" demise as a weekly series, Doctor Who briefly resurfaced in the form of a two-part, 14-minute special. Created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the series' birth, Part One of "Dimensions in Time" was shown as a segment of the BBC's Children in Need Telethon. The Read More
Actors: Jim Dale, Bernard Cribbins, Maureen Lipman, Peter Richardson, Alexei Sayle
Synopsis: In this last gasp of the "Carry On" series, minus most of the "Carry On" players, Jim Dale plays Spanish map-maker Christopher Columbus, who has a plan to navigate a new route to India, bypassing the Sultan of Turkey (Rik Mayall) and his sky-high tributes. He convinces King Ferdinand of Spain (Leslie Phillips Read More
Synopsis: The titular "Little Green Man" was the protagonist of this animated British children's series. A visitor from outer space, our gobbledygook-spouting, egg-shaped hero and his fellow alien, the sun-shaped Zoom Zoom, became the pals of Sidney Keets, a very human young boy. Narrating the mismatched Read More
Actors: William Hartnell, Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson, Richard Hurndall
Synopsis: Doctor Who celebrated its 20th anniversary with the 90-minute special "The Five Doctors." The life of the present Doctor (Peter Davison) is jeopardized when his four previous incarnations -- played by William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, and Tom Baker -- are taken out of time by an Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Geoffrey Bayldon, Barbara Windsor, Billy Connolly, Una Stubbs
Synopsis: This British Christmas special starring the old time radio and movie character Worzel Gummidge finds the lovable, smart-mouthed cad bringing his trademark sense of fun and craziness to a swanky Christmas ball. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: James Mason, Billie Whitelaw, Bernard Cribbins, Joan Greenwood, David Tomlinson
Synopsis: Lionel Jeffries directed Water Babies, a children's fantasy based on the story by Charles Kingsley that incorporates live-action and animation in the tradition of The Incredible Mr. Limpet. In Dickensian London, a 12-year-old chimney sweep's apprentice named Tom (Tommy Pender) has to put up with Read More
Actors: Suzy Kendall, Christopher Neil
Synopsis: The British "Adventures Of..." series can be described as a dirtier "Carry On" (if such a thing is possible). Christopher Neil plays the title character in 1987's Adventures of a Private Eye. Neil's life is plunged into peril when he agrees to deal with a blackmailer. To achieve his purposes, our Read More
Actors: David Tomlinson, Frances de la Tour, Bonnie Langford, Bernard Spear, Yasuko Nagazumi
Synopsis: This children's fantasy is about the "Wombles," borrowed from a British TV series, who are furry creatures (actors in suits), normally invisible to anyone but themselves, and whose mission in life is to clean up after humans -- their first chore was to pick up the forgotten apple core in the Read More
Actors: Nicky Henson, Richard Todd, Aimi MacDonald
Synopsis: A dashing secret agent takes on a murderous villain in this parody of spy movies. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney, John Levene, John Bennett
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the six-part story "Invasion of the Dinosaurs," eco-fanatics Grover (Noel Johnson) and Whitaker (Peter Miles) step up their efforts to hurl the world back to the Prehistoric Era. The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and his UNIT colleagues manage to raid the villains' underground Read More
Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the six-part story "Invasion of the Dinosaurs," Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) is kidnapped by the people responsible for the dinosaur attack on London. The villains are a group of environmentalists who hope to thrust the world back into the Prehistoric Era. Can the Doctor (Jon Pertwee Read More
Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the six-part story "Invasion of the Dinosaurs," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) have uncovered a plot to hurl the world back to the Prehistoric Era with the help of a herd of revitalized dinosaurs. Unfortunately, before they can give this information Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Richard Franklin, Nicholas Courtney, John Levene
Synopsis: In the third episode of the six-part story "Planet of the Spiders," three spider-like creatures from Metebelis 3 arrive on earth by way of an English monastery. There mission: To retrieve a powerful blue crystal, previously stolen from them by the Doctor (Jon Pertwee), which is highly coveted by Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the six-part story "Planet of the Spiders," a trio of spider-like creatures from the planet Metebelis 3 are ordered to go to earth to retrieve a powerful blue crystal previously "borrowed" by the Doctor (Jon Pertwee). Unfortunately, there are several other parties Read More
Synopsis: Season 11 of Doctor Who came to a spectacular end with the six-part adventure "Planet of the Spiders." Written by Robert Sloman, this adventure finds the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) suffering the consequences of stealing a powerful blue crystal from the planet Meteblis 3 in the previous story arc "The Green Death Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Duncan Lamont, Julian Fox, Joy Harrison
Synopsis: In the third episode of the four-part story "Death to the Daleks," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) is caught between two warring factions on the planet Exxilon. Helped by rebel leader Bellal (Arnold Yarrow), the Doctor and Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) continue their search for a plague that threatens the Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the four-part story "Death to the Daleks," an energy drain on the planet Exxilon has rendered the TARDIS useless. During his enforced stay on the planet, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) ends up seeking out an antidote for a plague which has spread throughout the galaxy. Things Read More
Synopsis: Unable to control the TARDIS, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) materialize just outside a huge "living city" on the planet Exxilon. The Doctor soon discovers that, in a manner of speaking, he has been brought to the planet for a purpose: to locate the missing antidote for a Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the six-part story "Invasion of the Dinosaurs," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) have returned to London, only to find the all-but-deserted city under martial law. The reason? A herd of dinosaurs is running amok through the London streets, spreading Read More
Synopsis: The six-part Doctor Who adventure "Invasion of the Dinosaurs" begins as the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) arrive in London in the not-too-distant future. The two time travelers are surprised to learn that the city is virtually deserted, and what remains has been placed under Read More
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the four-part story "Death to the Daleks," the humans and the Daleks on the planet Exxilon have been forced into an uneasy alliance to destroy the "living city" which has been depleting everyone's energy sources. The Daleks intend to blow up the city from the outside, which Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Donald Gee, Nina Thomas, Rex Robinson
Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the six-part story "The Monster of Peladon," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) has learned that the Ice Warrior Azaxyr (Alan Bennion) intends to strip the planet Pelidon of the precious mineral trisilicate, the better to help Galaxy 5 win its war against the Galactic Federation. Read More
Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the six-part story "The Monster of Peladon," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) has traced the cause of all the dissension on the planet Peladon to a small subversive group, in league with the dreaded Ice Warriors, led by the formidable Azaxyr (Alan Bennion). Will the Ice Warriors Read More
Synopsis: In the third episode of the six-part story "The Monster of Peladon," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) discovers that the "ghost" of sacred Pel warrior Aggedor is actually an illusion, created by a matter projector. The real source of unrest and dissension on the planet Peladon is a a subversive named Read More
Synopsis: In the third episode of the six-part story "Invasion of the Dinosaurs," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) discovers the reason that London has been overwhelmed by a herd of huge, hostile dinosaurs. It seems that the "thunder lizards" are the vanguard of a master plan, concocted by a group of zealous Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney, Kevin D. Lindsay, David Daker
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the four-part story "The Time Warrior," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) has arrived in Medieval England in hopes of rescuing several kidnapped 20th century scientists. His efforts are impeded by Sontaran space warrior Lynx (Kevin D. Lindsay) and pirate chieftan Irongron (David Read More
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the six-part story "The Monster of Peladon," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) endeavors to rescue the Queen of Peladon (Nina Thomas) from the clutches of the subversive Eckersley (Donald Gee), who has been helping the Ice Warriors deplete Peladon's valuable supply of the mineral Read More
Actors: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Nicholas Courtney, John Levene
Synopsis: In the final episode of Doctor Who's 11th season, the Doctor endured a crisis of conscience, one so profound that he was forced into another of his periodic regenerations. In this way, Jon Pertwee was able to leave the series, to make way for the Fourth Doctor, who in turn was unveiled in the Read More
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the "transitional" six-part Doctor Who story "Planet of the Spiders," the Doctor returns the precious blue crystal to the Great One, the spider-empress of the planet Metebelis 3. As expected, the crystal endows the empress with incredible powers -- too incredible, in fact. The Read More
Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the six-part story "Planet of the Spiders," the Doctor travels to the planet Metebelis 3, in hopes of rescuing his companion, Sarah (Katy Manning). There he is given an ultimatum: immediately return the precious blue crystal, which he stole from Metebelis during a previous Read More
Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the six-part story "Planet of the Spiders," the crooked Lupton (John Dearth) has stolen the powerful blue crystal coveted by the spider empress of the planet Metebelis 3. The empress' minions take over Lupton's mind, enabling the Doctor (Jon Pertwee), who brought the Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the six-part story "The Monster of Peladon," the Doctor is forced to mediate between labor and management in a bitter mining dispute on the planet Peladon. Adding to the dilemma is the possibility that the ghost of the sacred Pel warrior Aggedor (Nick Hobbs) may again be Read More
Synopsis: The six-part Doctor Who adventure "The Monster of Peladon" takes place some 50 years after the events depicted in the ninth-season story arc "Curse of the Peladon." The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) makes a return visit to the troubled planet Pelodon, where he ends up in the middle of a war between hostile Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Roger Delgado, Vera Fusek, Michael Hawkins
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the six-part story "Frontier in Space," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) attempts to rescue Jo (Katy Manning) from the clutches of the Master (Roger Delgado), who has been trying to foment a war between the Earth and Draconia. In a surprise twist, it turns out that the Master is Read More
Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the six-part story "Frontier in Space," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) are now aware that the Master (Roger Delgado) is using mass hypnosis to spark a devastating war between the planets Earth and Draconia in the year 2450 A.D. The problem now is to convince Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Roger Delgado, Harold Goldblatt, Richard Shaw
Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the six-part story "Frontier in Space," Jo Grant (Katy Manning), traveling companion of the Doctor (Jon Pertwee), experiences some strange and disturbing visions. Meanwhile, the commissioner of Sirius 4 reveals himself to be the Doctor's old nemesis, the Master (Roger Delgado Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Bernard Horsfall, Tim Preece, Prentis Hancock
Synopsis: As the Earth-Draconia war introduced in the previous adventure "Frontier of Space" threatens to break out at any moment, the Daleks pitch camp on the planet Spiridon, where their warriors have been kept in a cryogenic state. Also showing up on Spiridon are the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning Read More
Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the six-part story "Planet of the Daleks," the Daleks have enslaved the inhabitants of the planet Spiridon, in hopes of learning their captors' secret of invisibility. Meanwhile, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee), Jo (Katy Manning), and a group of Thals step up their efforts to Read More
Synopsis: In the third episode of the six-part story "Planet of the Daleks," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) continue their efforts to thwart a Dalek scheme to conquer the universe from their new headquarters on planet Spiridon. Rescued from peril by a group of Thals, Jo revives the Doctor Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the six-part story "Planet of the Daleks," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) arrive on the planet Spiridon, whence the Daleks intend to inaugurate their takeover of the Universe. Having placed himself in a coma to recharge his energies, the Doctor is in danger Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Tenniel Evans, Ian Marter, Jenny McCracken
Synopsis: In the third episode of the four-part story "Carnival of Monsters," the miniaturized Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) are still imprisoned in the Miniscope, an intergalactic carnival sideshow device. Hoping for a quick getaway, the Doctor matches wits with Vorg (Leslie Dwyer), a crooked Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the four-part story "Carnival of Monsters," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) have apparently materialized on an ocean liner in the year 1935. But the time-travelers soon discover that the ship is actually a tiny scale model and that they have been Read More
Synopsis: The four-part adventure "Carnival of Monsters" begins on a positive note, as the Doctor (Jon Pertwee), finally released from his earthly exile, takes Jo (Katy Manning) for a trip in his newly repaired TARDIS. Unfortunately, the time-traveling machine still has a few bugs in it, and instead of Read More
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the four-part story "Carnival of Monsters," the miniaturized Doctor and Jo attempt to escape from the traveling carnival sideshow display in which they have been imprisoned. Their getaway is impeded by such nuisances as a political revolution, a swarm of carnivorous worms, a Read More
Synopsis: In the third episode of the six-part story "Frontier in Space," the ill will between the planets Earth and Draconia intensifies as the space vessels of both worlds are attacked by space pirates. The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) has been accused of being a Draconian spy, and is thus unable to intervene. Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Vera Fusek, Michael Hawkins, Peter Birrel
Synopsis: In the second episode of the six-part story "Frontier in Space," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) try to find out who is behind a series of pirate attacks against the space vessels of the planets Earth and Draconia in the year 2540. Unfortunately, the Doctor is put out of commission Read More
Synopsis: Making his first tenth-season Doctor Who appearance, the Master (Roger Delgado) is once again up to his old villainous tricks. This time, he attempts to spark a war between the Earth and the planet Draconia in the year 2540 A.D. At first, the Doctor is unaware that his old nemesis the Master is Read More
Actors: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney
Synopsis: In the third episode of the four-part story "The Three Doctors," the ancient and revered Time Lord Omega (Stephen Thorne) has vowed to destroy his brethren and take over the universe. To this end, he traps the current Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and the two previous Doctors (William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the four-part story "The Three Doctors," the present Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and his two predecessors (William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton) investigate the strange, roving black hole in space which has been depleting the Time Lords of their energy. It turns out that the Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Richard Franklin, Nicholas Courtney, John Levene
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the six-part story "The Green Death," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) continues his efforts to fend off an invasion by a pollution-generated species of huge, radioactive maggots. Salvation comes unexpectedly, as the fungus discovered by the Doctor's companion Jo Grant proves to be a Read More
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the four-part story "The Three Doctors," the first, second, and third Doctor (played respectively by William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, and Jon Pertwee) are still trapped in Omega's black hole, along with the third Doctor's friends Jo (Katy Manning), the Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney Read More
Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the six-part story "Planet of the Daleks," the mutant Daleks are on the verge of discovering the Spiridons' secret of invisibility. Despite this grim turn of events, the enslaved Spiridons may still turn on their Dalek masters. Either way, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and his Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the four-part story "The Time Warrior," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) continues to investigate the disappearances of several UNIT scientists. Having seen the ghost of a Sontaran warrior, the Doctor jumps into his TARDIS and follows the ghost back in time to the Medieval era. Read More
Synopsis: Written by Robert Holmes, the four-part adventure "The Time Warrior" launched Doctor Who's 11th season on December 15 1973. The action begins when a Sontaran spaceship crash-lands in Medieval England, near the castle of the pirate Irongron (David Daker). Discovering that the locals do not have the Read More
Synopsis: The six-episode Doctor Who adventure "The Green Death" is set in Wales in the near future. After paying a visit to Metebelis 3, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) arrive in the Welsh village of Llanfairfach to investigate several mysterious deaths near the Global Chemical Plant. It is Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Bernard Horsfall, Tim Preece, Jane Howe
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the six-part episode "Planet of the Daleks," the revived Dalek warriors prepare to launch their campaign to conquer the Universe from their new home base on the planet Spiridon. Though it may be too late, the Doctor hopes to prevent this cataclysmic event with the strategic Read More
Synopsis: In the third episode of the four-part story "The Time Warrior," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) arrive in Medieval England, where they locate several UNIT scientists who have been abducted from the 20th century by Sontaran warrior Lynx (Kevin D. Lindsay). Hoping to use the Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the six-part story "The Green Death," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee), Jo (Katy Manning), and the UNIT members investigate several mysterious deaths near the new Global Chemical Plant in Llanfairfach, Wales. Sensing that the deaths are linked to pollution, the Doctor joins local Read More
Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the six-part story "The Green Death," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) must prevent the takeover of the world by the malevolent super-computer BOSS. He manages to break the computer's hypnotic hold on Stevens (Jerome Willis), the head of the eco-unfriendly Globe Chemical Plant. But Read More
Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the six-part story "The Green Death," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) has learned that the environment-unfriendly Global Chemical Planet is controlled by a huge computer named BOSS. Intending to take over the world, BOSS has linked itself with every other computer in existence. Read More
Synopsis: In the third episode of the six-part story "The Green Death," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) runs up against a stone wall of corporate resistance in trying to persuade the Global Chemical Plant from polluting the nearby Welsh countryside. Adopting a disguise, he invades the company's executive offices Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Garick Hagon, Rick James
Synopsis: In the third episode of the six-part story "The Mutants," the efforts by the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) to help the Solonians to begin their evolutionary process are resisted by the despotic Marshal (Paul Whitsun-Jones) of the orbiting Earth Skybase. Equally intent upon crushing a resistance movement Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the six-part story "The Mutants," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) arrive on the planet Solos, there to help the primitive inhabitants begin their crucial evolutionary process. This assignment is complicated by the dictatorial Marshal (Paul Whitsun-Jones) of Read More
Synopsis: In the first episode of the six-part story "The Mutants," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) are summoned to the 30th century, where they are ordered by the Time Lords to deliver a secret package to the planet Solos. The fact that the package contains some crucial bio-readings is but a Read More
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the six-part story "The Mutants," the despotic Marshal (Paul Whitsun-Jones) of the orbiting Earth Skybase prepares to launch an invasion of the planet Solos. But thanks to the combined efforts of the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and resistance leader Ky (Garrick Hagan), the Marshal is Read More
Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the six-part story "The Mutants," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) have handed over the package of bio-readings that will enable the primitive inhabitants of the planet Solos to begin their evolutionary process. In so doing, the Doctor incurs the wrath of the Read More
Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the six-part story "The Mutants," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) catches up with Solonian rebel Ky (Garrick Hagan), who has been framed for murder by the dictatorial Marshal (Paul Whitsun-Jones) of the orbiting Earth Skybase. Realizing that it is Ky to whom he is to deliver a Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, David Troughton, Geoffrey Toone, Alan Bennion
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the four-part story "The Curse of Peladon," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) discovers that the much-feared sacred Pel beast Aggredor is actually as timid and docile as a lamb. He also realizes at last that neither Aggredor nor the dreaded Ice Warriors are responsible for sabotaging Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the four-part story "Day of the Daleks," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) are taken prisoner by the Ogrons, a group of guerilla fighters from the 22nd century. Having traveled 200 years back in time, the Ogrons are determined to assassinate diplomat Sir Read More
Synopsis: In the third episode of the four-part story "Day of the Daleks," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) have been whisked forward to the 22nd century, where a post-apocalyptic earth is under the dictatorial control of the Doctor's old enemies, the mutant Daleks. A group of guerilla Read More
Synopsis: In the first episode of the four-part story "The Curse of Peladon," the Time Lords dispatch the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) to the future to investigate the planet Peladon, which has petitioned for membership in the Galactic Federation. No sooner have they arrived than the two Read More
Synopsis: In the third episode of the four-part story "The Curse of Peladon," the efforts by the King of Peladon to gain entry into the Galactic Federation are brought to a grinding halt by the resurrection of the sacred -- and apparently deadly -- Pel beast Aggredor. The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) suspects that Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the four-part story "The Curse of Peladon," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) investigate a murder which may ruin the planet Peladon's bid for membership in the Galactic Federation. It turns out that the killer may be the resurrected spirit of the sacred Pel Read More
Synopsis: New Year's Day 1972 brought forth the ninth season of Doctor Who, with episode one of the four-part "Day of the Daleks." The action commences when British diplomat Sir Reginald Styles (Wilfred Carter) claims to have seen a ghost at Auderly House. Inasmuch as this sighting may well compromise Sir Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Roger Delgado, Edwin Richfield, June Murphy
Synopsis: Making its debut on February 26, 1972, the six-part Doctor Who story "The Sea Devils" is a sequel to the seventh-season adventure "Dr. Who and the Silurians." Though he has finally been thrown in prison by the Doctor (Jon Pertwee), the renegade time lord the Master (Roger Delgado) is still very Read More
Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the six-part story "The Time Monster," the title character, Kronos the Kronavore (Marc Boyle), embarks upon a rampage of destruction throughout time and space. The Master (Roger Delgado) is delighted, figuring that he can harness Kronos' energy for his own evil purposes. Read More
Synopsis: In the third episode of the six-part story "The Time Monster," the Master (Roger Delgado) has unleashed the all-powerful Kronos the Kronavore (Marc Boyle) from centuries of hibernation. Unfortunately, Kronos escapes from the Master and returns to his own time, where he destroys the continent of Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the six-part story "The Time Monster," the inventor of the matter-transmitting device TOMTITT, kindly Professor Thascales, is revealed to be the villainous Master (Roger Delgado) in disguise. In his efforts to take over the world -- and, as a bonus, to confound his old Read More
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the four-part story "Day of the Daleks," the 22nd century Ogrons prepare to journey back in time to assassinate Sir Reginald Styles (Wilfred Carter), the diplomat whom they hold responsible for plunging the world into nuclear war, thereby paving the way for a Dalek takeover. Read More
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the six-part story "The Time Monster," those eternal enemies the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and The Master (Roger Delgado) are forced to rely upon each other to survive the rampaging "time-eater" Kronos the Kronavore. In a final showdown, the two TARDISes owned by the rival Time Read More
Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the six-part story "The Time Monster," the Master (Roger Delgado) continues in his efforts to use the dreaded "time-eater" Kronos (Marc Boyle) as a means of conquering the universe. But his plan hits a snag when Queen Galleia (Ingrid Pitt), who originally helped the Master Read More
Synopsis: The six-part Doctor Who adventure "The Time Monster" begins as Professor Thascales of the Newton Institute unveils his newest invention, the Transmission of Matter Through Instellar Time machine, or TOMTITT for short. Unfortunately, the Professor's device is disrupting the natural flow of time Read More
Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the six-part story "The Sea Devils," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) tries to "reach" the title characters, a race of bipedal earth reptiles. Knowing that the Master (Roger Delgado) intends to use the Sea Devils to wipe out all mankind, the Doctor attempts to appeal to the Read More
Synopsis: In the third episode of the six-part story "The Sea Devils," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) have been called in to investigate the disappearances of several military vessels on the high seas. It isn't long before both of the time travelers are attacked by the Sea Devils, a race of Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the six-part story "The Sea Devils," the Master (Roger Delgado) has broken out of prison and headed out to the high seas. Here he hopes to summon a race of bipedal earth reptiles called the Sea Devils. The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) must prevent these creatures from helping the Read More
Synopsis: Doctor Who celebrated its tenth year on television with the epochal four-part adventure "The Three Doctors." Attacked by an unknown entity, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee), Jo (Katy Manning), the Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney), and Sgt. Benton (John Levene) take refuge in the TARDIS. Worried that the Read More
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the six-part story "The Sea Devils," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) has apparently smashed the efforts by the reptilian Sea Devils to destroy mankind. This, however, does not entirely eliminate the perpetrator of the present crisis, the Doctor's old nemesis the Master (Roger Read More
Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the six-part story "The Sea Devils," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) realizes he will never be able to negotiate a truce between the British Navy and the reptilian Sea Devils as long as the Master (Roger Delgado) is stirring up hostilities. Things become even hairier when the Read More
Synopsis: In the third episode of the four-part story "Terror of the Autons," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) comes face to face with his old enemy, the renegade Time Lord known as the Master (Roger Delgado). Relishing the moment, the Master gleefully reveals his scheme to reawaken the Nestene Consciousness (the Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the four-part story "Terror of the Autons," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) continues his investigation of the disappearance of the last Nestene Intelligence Energy Sphere. Having previously escaped death at the hands of the Nestene's Auton warriors, the Doctor is naturally on Read More
Synopsis: Season eight of Doctor Who began on January 2, 1971, with episode one of the four-part "Terror of the Autons." In a follow-up to the previous season's "Spearhead From Space," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) investigates the disappearance of the last Nestene Intelligence energy sphere. He does not yet Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the four-part story "The Claws of Axos," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) is not entirely trustful of the visitors from Axos, who have come to earth bearing a food-replenishing element called Axonite. As it turns out, the Doctor's insticts are right on target; in league with the Read More
Synopsis: The Master (Roger Delgado) returns to further bedevil his arch rival, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee). This time, the renegade Time Lord arranges for a "friendly" organic spacecraft to land on Earth, offering to give mankind a food-replenishing element called Axonite. But the Doctor suspects that neither Read More
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the four-part story "Terror of the Autons," the Master (Roger Delgado) steps up his plan to take over the world with the aid of the Nestene Consciousness -- not to mention the Nestene's dreaded Autons. Aware that the Master, as a fellow Time Lord, is savvy to his bag of Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Nicholas Pennell, John Ringham, Helen Worth
Synopsis: In the third episode of the six-part story "Colony in Space," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) takes time off from mediating an argument between the Earth colonists of the planet Uxarius and the Interplanetary Mining Corporation to investigate the whereabouts of the planet's original inhabitants. He Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the six-part story "Colony in Space," the Earth colonists on the planet Uxarius are embroiled in a property-rights battle with the Interplanetary Mining Corporation. Hoping to mediate between the two combatants, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) will soon be aided and abetted by Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney, Nicholas Pennell, John Ringham
Synopsis: The titular colony in this six-part Doctor Who adventure is located on the planet Uxarius in the year 2472 A.D. Traveling through space and time in the temporarily reactivated TARDIS, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) hope to retrieve a Time Lord file stolen by the Doctor's perennial Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney, Roger Delgado, Nicholas Pennell
Synopsis: In the conclusion to the six-part story "Colony in Space," the Adjudicator, sent from earth to mediate a land dispute between the colonists of the planet Uxarius and the Interplanetary Mining Corporation, has revealed himself to be the Master (Roger Delgado), longtime nemesis of the Doctor (Jon Pertwee Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Roger Delgado, Nicholas Pennell, John Ringham
Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the six-part story "Colony in Space," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) tries to persuade the Guardian (Norman Atkyns) of the planet Uxarius to destroy a doomsday machine that is worshipped as a god by the local natives. But he is thwarted in this pursuit by the Master (Roger Delgado Read More
Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the six-part story "Colony in Space," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) discovers that the natives of the planet Uxarius have deified a machine which is capable of wiping out entire planets. Likewise taking an interest in this doomsday device is the Master (Roger Delgado), who has Read More
Synopsis: In the third episode of the four-part story "The Claws of Axos," the Doctor believes he can prevent the depletion of the earth's nourishment at the hands of the visitors from Axos. He is even guardedly confident that he can stop the Time Lord (Roger Delgado) from stealing his time-travel secrets. Read More
Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the six-part story "The Mind of Evil," the Master (Roger Delgado), renegade Time Lord and perennial nemesis of the Doctor (Jon Pertwee), has revealed his presence at a World Peace Council. Going one better, the Master also reveals his current scheme: By sapping the evil Read More
Synopsis: In the third episode of the six-part story "The Mind of Evil," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) once more crosses the path of his arch-rival, the Master, who has assumed the guise of mild-mannered Professor Emil Keller, and infiltrated a world peace conference. It doesn't take long for the Master to wreak Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Richard Franklin, John Levene, Nicholas Courtney
Synopsis: In the first episode of the six-part story "The Mind of Evil," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) head to Stangmoor Prison to see the Keller Machine, a new rehabilitation aid. Alas, the deployment of the machine causes several other observers to literally die of fright. Somehow, this Read More
Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the six-part story "The Mind of Evil," the Master (Roger Delgado) has set his latest plan in motion. This time, he intends to use the combined negative energy gleaned from imprisoned criminals to seize a nerve-gas missile, with which he hopes to bomb a world peace Read More
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the six-part story "The Mind of Evil," the Master (Roger Delgado) has launched a nerve-gas missile, armed with the combined negative emotions of a group of imprisoned criminal and aimed at a world peace conference. The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) hurriedly attempts to deactivate the Read More
Actors: John Bennett, Peter Cushing, Denholm Elliott, Christopher Lee, Jon Pertwee
Synopsis: This anthology picture about a bad-luck mansion is a thriller with four episodes--all framed by a police investigation. A review of the files of the local policeman (John Bennett) shows that everyone who has owned the mansion has died in a horrible fashion. In the first episode, "Method for Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Richard Franklin, Nicholas Courtney, Roger Delgado
Synopsis: In the second episode of the five-part story "The Daemons," an archeological dig at the small and superstition-ridden village of Devil's End has aroused the interest of both the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and his arch-nemesis, the Master (Roger Delgado). Posing as a clergyman, the Master hopes to use Read More
Synopsis: On May 22, 1971, Doctor Who began the final adventure of its eighth season, the five-part "The Daemons." The story opens in the British village of Devil's End, where a TV crew is providing live coverage of an archeological excavation. The smoothness of the operation is disrupted by the Read More
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the four-part story "The Claws of Axos," the Doctor successfully tricks the Axons into outwitting themselves. At the very least, this will save the earth's nourishment from being totally depleted. But the Doctor is less successful in capturing his elusive rival, the Master (Roger Delgado Read More
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the five-part story "The Daemons," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) is unable prevent the Master (Roger Delgado) from stealing the powers of Azal, last of the Daemon race. It takes an act of awe-inspiring selflessness on the part of the Doctor's companion, Jo (Katy Manning), to Read More
Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the five-part story "The Daemons," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) realizes that the spirit of Azal, last of the Daemons, has been summoned by the heavily disguised Master (Roger Delgado), who wants to harness the Daemons' awesome powers for himself. Alas, the Doctor dare not Read More
Synopsis: In the third episode of the five-part story "The Daemons," the renegade Time Lord the Master (Roger Delgado) has summoned the spirit of Azal, last of the Daemon race. Though in the past Azal has benefited mankind with his scientific expertise, the Master hopes to use the spirits awesome powers for Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, John Levene, Olaf Pooley
Synopsis: In the second episode of the seven-part story "Inferno," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) hopes that the sticky substance found near the earth's core during a government drilling project will enable him to reactivate the TARDIS. It does: Thrust sideways in time, the Doctor re-emerges in an alternate Read More
Synopsis: Doctor Who's incredibly brief seventh series concluded with its fourth adventure, "Inferno." Written by Don Houghton, this story arc lasted seven episodes, the first of which aired May 9, 1970. The titular Inferno is a government project dedicated to drilling into the center of the earth in search Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Paul Darrow, Paul Barton
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the seven-part story "Doctor Who and the Silurians," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) is able to foil the Silurians' scheme to gain control of the earth, and has forced the reptilian race to take shelter underground. Alas, the Doctor's hopes to negotiating a lasting peace with the Read More
Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the seven-part story "Inferno," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) is unable to convince the fascist government of the "alternative-universe" England to halt Project Inferno, wherein the earth's core is drilled in search of new energy sources. Just as the Doctor has feared, the Read More
Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the seven-part story "Inferno," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) is still trapped in an alternate universe, where the fascist government of England insists upon pursuing Project Inferno, intended to find new energy sources at the center of the earth. Alas, the Doctor is armed with Read More
Synopsis: In the third episode of the seven-part story "Inferno," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) has piloted his TARDIS into an alternate universe, where England is ruled by fascist dictatorship. Even so, Project Inferno, the government's effort to find new energy resources at the center of the earth, goes on Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Gerald Perreau-Saissine, Paul Darrow
Synopsis: In the sixth episode of the seven-part story "Doctor Who and the Silurians," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) is able to prevent an epidemic which would have wiped out all humankind. But the Silurians, an ancient race of superintelligent reptiles bent on reclaiming the world for themselves, will not Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Gerald Perreau-Saissine, Norman Jones
Synopsis: In the second episode of the seven-part story "Doctor Who and the Silurians," a series of power failures and sudden electrical upsurges at the Wesley Moore nuclear research station uncovers evidence that an earlier, hyper-intelligent species existed on Earth before the emergence of homo Read More
Synopsis: Though originally filmed in color, the seven-part Doctor Who adventure "Doctor Who and the Silurians" presently exists in black-and-white only. First telecast on January 31, 1970, Episode One finds the Doctor (Jon Pertwee), the Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney), and Liz (Caroline John) investigating a Read More
Synopsis: Jon Pertwee was the third actor to play the titular good-natured Time Lord on the long-running British sci-fi series Doctor Who, and this video pays tribute to his four-year run in the role. Doctor Who: The Pertwee Years features three classic episodes from the show in which Pertwee starred -- "Frontier in Space Read More
Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the seven-part story "Doctor Who and the Silurians," the efforts by the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) to negotiate a truce between the reptile-like Silurians and Humankind fall through disastrously. A faction of younger, more impulsive Silurians launch an epidemic designed to wipe Read More
Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the seven-part story "Doctor Who and the Silurians," the reptile-like Silurians set in motion their plan to regain control of the Earth from mankind. Though the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) is naturally resistant to these efforts, he cannot help but admire the Silurians' Read More
Synopsis: In the third episode of the seven-part story "Doctor Who and the Silurians," a freak electrical surge has revived the Silurians, a super-intelligent reptilian race who ruled the earth before the emergence of mankind. Disdainful of the "evolved apes" currently in control of the world, the Silurians Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Ronald Allen, John Abineri
Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the seven-part story "The Ambassadors of Death," Liz (Caroline John) is kidnapped and forced to conduct experiments on the astronauts who have returned from Mars Probe 7. Conducting his own investigation in space, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) discovers that the "astronauts" Read More
Synopsis: In the third episode of the seven-part story "The Ambassadors of Death," the returning astronauts from the Mars Probe 7 project have apparently been kidnapped. In the course of U.N.I.T.'s investigation, Liz Shaw (Caroline John) notices that the amount of radiation in the recovery capsule would Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the seven-part story "The Ambassadors of Death," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) investigates the bizarre behavior of an astronaut who has just returned from Mars. The root of the problem would seem to be a top-level government conspiracy -- but, as is usually the case on Doctor Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, John Levene, Michael Wisher
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the seven-part story "The Ambassadors of Death," disgruntled ex-astronaut General Carrington (John Abineri) has stepped up his scheme to foment a war between the earth and a formerly peaceful planet. To prevent this catastrophe, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) must find a way to Read More
Synopsis: In the sixth episode of the seven-part story "The Ambassadors of Death," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) discovers that a renegade ex-astronaut on earth is trying to spark an interplanetary war. The only hope for mankind's salvation is the return of three alien ambassadors (who have been forced to take Read More
Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the seven-part story "The Ambassadors of Death," the mystery surrounding Mars Probe 7 deepens. It is now clear that the astronauts involved in the probe have been replaced by alien duplicates. Warned that the earth will be destroyed if the duplicates -- referred to as Read More
Synopsis: The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) assists U.N.I.T. in its efforts to find out why the Mars Probe 7 project has suddenly cut of all radio contact with earth. The mystery deepens when one of the astronauts successfully returns from Mars, only to begin behaving like a lunatic. Written by Don Houghton and Read More
Actors: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Hugh Burden, John Breslin
Synopsis: Jon Pertwee stepped into the role of Doctor Who in the series' seventh-season opener, "Spearhead From Space." Written by Robert Holmes, this adventure finds the Doctor exiled to earth by the Time Lords as punishment for his behavior during the sixth-season finale "The War Games." In the first Read More
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the seven-part story "Inferno," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) is able to escape the destruction of the alternative-universe earth, brought about by a drilling project designed to locate new energy sources. Returning to his own universe, the Doctor races to prevent a similar Read More
Synopsis: In the sixth episode of the seven-part story "Inferno," the efforts by the alternative-universe English government to find new energy resources at the earth's core have resulted in a chain reaction which dooms the earth to extinction. Fortunately, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) has found a way to save Read More
Synopsis: In the conclusion of the four-part story "Spearhead From Space," the final pod has been found and the Nestene Consciousness is able to reconstruct itself on Earth. This will mean disaster for everyone on the planet unless the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) finds some way of disabling the Consciousness' Read More
Synopsis: In the third episode of the four-part story "Spearhead From Space," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) squares off against the alien Autons, who, in league with plastics manufacturer Channing, have arrived on earth as a vanguard for the invading Nestene Consciousness. Unfortunately, neither the Doctor nor Read More
Synopsis: In the second episode of the four-part story "Spearhead From Space," the "new" Doctor (Jon Pertwee) joins U.N.I.T. members Brig. Lethbridge-Stewart (Nicholas Courtney) and Dr. Liz Shaw (Caroline John) in investigating a strange meteor shower. The trio soon discovers that the meteorites are pods Read More
Synopsis: In this video of the enormously popular British sci-fi television series, several orphaned episodes are bundled together with an introduction and linking narration to give a quick overview of Patrick Troughton's time playing the second incarnation of the Doctor. This feature provides a historical Read More
Actors: Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton, Jack Gilford, Michael Crawford
Synopsis: Director Richard Lester uses the Burt Shevelove/Larry Gelbart/Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical hit as a launching pad for some of his wildest slapstick gaggery. Zero Mostel repeats his stage role as Pseudolus, the cunning Roman slave who'll do anything to win his freedom. The plot hinges on three Read More
Actors: Harry H. Corbett, Kenny Williams, Fenella Fielding, Joan Sims, Charles Hawtrey
Synopsis: One of several satirical films in the British "Carry On" series, this is a broad spoof of horror films in general and of Universal monster movies in particular. The buffoonish heroes -- a pair of inept Scotland Yard inspectors named Bung and Slowbottom -- are investigating the disappearance of Read More
Actors: Michael Callan, Lionel Jeffries, Terry-Thomas, Gabriella Licudi, Patricia Viterbo
Synopsis: You Must be Joking? draws its laughs from an Army endurance test. Over a 48-hour period, five officers in the British army-including American transplant Michael Callan-must wend their way through a maze, retrieve a hood ornament from a Rolls Royce and steal a lock of hair from beauteous pop singer Read More
Actors: Diana Rigg
Synopsis: Steed and Emma are called on the scene when several members of the British Venusian Society, an astronomical organization, suddenly die of extreme old age. It turns out that all of the dead stargazers had been looking directly at Venus, which, according to "expert" testimony, is poised to invade Read More
Actors: Sidney James, Kenny Williams, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims
Synopsis: The multi-million dollar film extravaganza Cleopatra was too convenient a target for Britain's "Carry On" funsters to ignore. The plot of Carry on Cleo, if one can discern a plot amidst the sight gags and outrageous puns, involves the attempts by a bungling slave (Kenneth Connor) to rescue Julius Read More
Actors: Billy Fury, Amanda Barrie, Michael Medwin, Marjorie Rhodes, Bill Fraser
Synopsis: In this comedy, an irresponsible pop singer avoids rehearsing for his gig for a summer show by the sea in favor of playing with his dogs. He then purchases a racehorse and goes off to watch it race. The show's opening night totally slips his mind until the very last minute. He gets back in the Read More
Actors: Peggy Mount, Harry H. Corbett, Miriam Karlin, Avril Elgar
Synopsis: A British charwoman and her colleagues strike it rich on the stock market when she discovers a wastebasket filled with market tips in this drama. Later they decide to use their money for good after they overhear a wicked financier planning to destroy the cleaning woman's neighborhood. Together Read More
Actors: Sidney James, Kenny Williams, Jim Dale, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims
Synopsis: In one of the best of the long-running Carry On series, Western clichés are run through the Carry-On wringer. The film takes place in wild and woolly Stodge City, a town held in thrall to the nasty dealings of The Rumpo Kid (Sidney James). The Rumpo Kid holds the town in such abject terror that Read More
Actors: Jimmy Edwards, Kenneth Connor, Shirley Eaton, Richard Wattis
Synopsis: Essentially a one-joke comedy hanging on the thinnest of plots, this routine series of slapstick situations is directed by Don Chaffey and concerns the ineptitude of an Air Force officer, Captain Kingsley (Jimmy Edwards). The likeable Captain has a fixation on mechanical contrivances, but at the Read More
Synopsis: The title of this British farce, one assumes, does not refer to the producers' assessement of its box office success. Richard Murdoch, Sandra Dorne and Jon Pertwee star as, respectively, an American secret agent, a pretty British customs official, and a vain TV star. This less-than-dynamic trio Read More
Synopsis: Joe is played by Leslie Randall in this lean British programmer. Working at a detergent company, Joe is ignored by his bosses and co-workers alike. But when the opportunity arises for Joe to become a hero, well, watch out! Motivating the plot is a bit of industrial espionage involving the theft of Read More
Synopsis: In this comedy, a common chemist lives up to his lineage (he's a direct descendant of Dr. Jekyll), and creates a concoction which changes him into a suave jewel thief. After pulling off a caper, the thief becomes his original self and then helps bring in a gang of robbers. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Read More
Actors: Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Broderick Crawford, Buddy Ebsen, Robert Keith
Synopsis: Robert Wagner stars as insensitive Southern landowner who gets a much-overdue dose of humility and democracy when he's drafted into the army. Unable to curb his arrogance, Wagner runs afoul of a sadistic military officer (Broderick Crawford), who makes it his mission in life to break the Read More
Synopsis: In this comedy, an American learns that he is an English earl. He travels to Great Britain to run his estate. Mayhem ensues when he falls in love with a girl there. His girl friend back home is not amused until she finds a new love of her own. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: Wilfred Pickles, Petula Clark
Synopsis: A dog's best friend is not always his man, as is seen in this comedy set against the backdrop of professional dog racing. The story centers around a man and his supposedly beloved greyhound. The man spends most of his time caring for the speedy canine. But when the man hears of a dog that could Read More
Actors: George Cole, Veronica Hurst, Jon Pertwee, James Hayter, Heather Thatcher
Synopsis: Based on the stage farce by Vernon Sylvanie, Will Any Gentleman? stars George Cole as milquetoast bank clerk Henry Sterling. While attending a music hall show, Sterling accidentally falls under the spell of stage hypnotist Mendoza (Alan Badel). Undergoing a complete change of character, Sterling Read More
Synopsis: This early nuclear satire offers a twisted retelling of the old fairy tale "The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg." The story begins as two American newlyweds move to live on an English farm recently inherited by the husband. Unaccustomed to the ways of British country auctions, the husband Read More
Synopsis: In the Anglo-American The Body Said No!, actor Michael Rennie plays his most challenging role: "himself." The scene is a British TV studio, where Rennie is performing in a live dramatic broadcast. On another set, singer Yolande Donlan mistakes a director's hand signals as "secret code" in a murder Read More
Actors: Garry Marsh, Jon Pertwee, Jack Livesey, Eliot Makeham, Jimmy Edwards
Synopsis: The tantalizingly titled Mystery at the Burlesque was originally released in England as Murder at the Windmill. It must be explained that, for many years, London's Windmill Theatre was famous for its scantily clad chorus girls and potty-mouthed comedians. Filmed on location at the Windmill, the Read More
Actors: Yolande Donlan, Michael Rennie, Garry Marsh, Emrys Jones, Reginald Beckwith
Synopsis: Miss Laramie Pilgrim (Yolande Donlan) is an American factory girl. Anxious to see what life is like outside her own backyard, Miss Pilgrim trades places with a British lass. After reels and reels of culture-clash comedy, the heroine comes to the rescue of her new friends and neighbors, who are Read More
Actors: Sheila Sim, Dirk Bogarde, Glynis Johns
Synopsis: Cecil Parker is the whole show in Dear Mr. Prohack, just as he'd been in the stage version by Edward Knoblock. The eponymous Prohack is a Royal Treasury official who is an expert at managing other people's money. Alas, when he himself inherits a fortune, Prohack is as financially naïve as a kid Read More
Synopsis: A persistent case of hiccups causes all sorts of problems for a pretty young socialite in this comedy. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: Like such later American programmers as Rock Around the Clock, the British Trouble in the Air is essentially an excuse to parade popular radio entertainers before the cameras. The plot is but a sliver: When a team of small-town bellringers is picked to perform over the BBC, their village is Read More
Actors: Garry Marsh, Jane Welsh, Hugh Cross
Synopsis: The popular "William" novels of British author Richmal Crompton were brought to the screen several times in 1930s and 1940s. William Goes to Town one of the better efforts in this off-and-on series. Young William Graham plays the eponymous wise-mouthed little schoolboy who causes all sorts of Read More
Actors: Hugh Sinclair, Griffith Jones, Francis L. Sullivan, Frank Lawton, Anna Lee
Synopsis: The eponymous Four Just Men of this film are British World War I comrades, who reunite in peacetime to bring disaster to their country's enemies. The quartet is not above murder and sabotage to achieve their ends, but their patriotism is never in question. The goal of the heroes is to thwart a Read More
Actors: Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Vivien Leigh, Edmund Gwenn
Synopsis: A Yank at Oxford was filmed in England at MGM's "sister studio", Elstree. Robert Taylor plays Lee Sheridan, an arrogant young American scholar/athlete who intends to show the "Brits" a thing or two while attending Oxford University. His abrasive attitude grates against the Oxonian students, who Read More
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