By Common Consent

By Common Consent 1975

1

In a foreign port two boys come to a fisherman saying they are refugees from a country where a military take-over has organised a gigantic League of Youth.

1975

The Machine Stops

The Machine Stops 1966

1

The future. The material needs of people are tended by the Machine, which makes their environment, in vast tunnels beneath the earth, comfortable and safe. But if the Machine stops, what then?

1966

In the Labyrinth

In the Labyrinth 1976

1

After 30 years apart, a man is reunited with his mother, who resides on a psychiatric ward.

1976

Nineteen96

Nineteen96 1989

1

Britain in the mid-1990s: a divided, violent nation where civil disorder and urban terrorism are on the increase. Scotland Yard detective Commander Jack Bentham is seconded to Wales to look into a series of shootings by police officers, and uncovers a complex web of deceit and corruption

1989

The Stick Insect

The Stick Insect 1975

1

A married couple go to stay at a remote cottage. Once there, they discover there is no running water for tea. Then, a stranger appears, accompanied by his stick insect.

1975

Visitors

Visitors 1987

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A British businessman whose family company has been taken over by a multinational corporation clashes with his new American manager while they both vacation with their families at an Italian villa at their employer's expense. The manager's son fantasizes a murderous outcome.

1987

Dummy Run

Dummy Run 1974

1

Some ex-rugby players gather at a stadium to reminisce.. They meet a TV commentator to rehearse the discussion of the scoring of "the most momentous try in rugby history." Discord follows, when a lone voice declares that the try was awarded in error.

1974

No Place Like Earth

No Place Like Earth 1965

1

Earth is no more, destroyed by nuclear war; but itinerant handyman Bert Foster, wandering the canals of Mars, is possessed by a restlessness for a home which no longer exists. He considers a move to an isolated outpost on Venus.

1965

The Cornet Lesson

The Cornet Lesson 1973

1

A young woman wants to play the cornet in a Salvation Army band. She receives tuition, until the bandmaster questions her commitment to Christianity.

1973

After Man

After Man 1989

1

A stop-motion adaptation of the 1981 novel by geologist Dougal Dixon of the same name, which explores the speculative paths of evolution of modern animals into the far future.

1989

Padre Pio

Padre Pio 1968

1

BBC TV movie about the life of the late Francesco Forgione, widely known as Padre Pio.

1968

The Counterfeit Man

The Counterfeit Man 1965

1

On Jupiter's moon Ganymede, an alien life-form has taken over the body of a human astronaut, creating an almost perfect copy. It then begins the long return journey to Earth.

1965

The Midas Plague

The Midas Plague 1965

1

The Future. Robot labour and free energy make the creation of goods easy and automatic. Now people are continually supplied with more things than they can possibly consume.

1965

The Flight Fund

The Flight Fund 1975

1

Angie, Tony and their son Farnley go to stay with Uncle Edward. The routine of Edward and his companion servant, Blades, becomes unsettled when Edward and Angie develop a close bond.

1975

Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor

Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor 1985

1

In 1985, cameras take a look inside the Berkshire Music Center, the most prominent pre-professional classical music academy in the US. Seiji Ozawa, Leonard Slatkin and others work with the next generation younger conducting talent.

1985

Level Seven

Level Seven 1966

1

Level 7 is the deepest and the safest level in a nuclear bunker. The nerve centre of the government is based here. But how safe is it?

1966

Kipper

Kipper 1977

1

Kipper is obsessed with Manor Park Football Club. At his workplace, this obsession attracts the derision of two of his colleagues. Meanwhile, Manor Park are to play against Dutch club Ajax

1977

Talkin' Blues

Talkin' Blues 1977

1

John and Helen have moved into a house in Brixton, sourh London. John then gets to know a couple of his neighbours, his next door neighbour, who is black, and a white neighbour and his young leather-clad son.

1977

Dallas — The Big Store

Dallas — The Big Store 1981

1

Records the run up to Christmas 1980 in Dallas, Texas, from the point of view of the city's largest department store, Neiman-Marcus.

1981