The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead 1944

6.38

A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.

1944

Hamlet

Hamlet 1948

7.40

Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.

1948

The Purple Plain

The Purple Plain 1954

6.50

An RAF airfield in Burma in 1945, during World War II. Canadian bomber pilot Bill Forrester is a bitter man who lives haunted by a tragic past. He has became a reckless warrior, and is feared by his comrades, who consider him a madman. Dr. Harris, the squadron physician, is determined to help him heal his tormented soul.

1954

In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve 1942

6.80

The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship's first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him and the country, but—most importantly—to themselves.

1942

Henry V

Henry V 1944

6.64

In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.

1944

Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit 1945

6.94

An English mystery novelist invites a medium to his home, so she may conduct a séance for a small gathering. The writer hopes to gather enough material for the book he's working on, as well as to expose the medium as a charlatan. However, proceedings take an unexpected turn, resulting in a chain of supernatural events being set into motion that wreak havoc on the man's present marriage.

1945

Vice Versa

Vice Versa 1948

6.30

Businessman Paul Bultitude is sending his son Dick to a boarding school. While holding a magic stone from India, he wishes that he could be young again. His wish is immediately fulfilled and the two change bodies with each other. Mr Bultitude becomes a school boy who smokes cigars and has a very conservative view on child upbringing, while his son Dick becomes a gentleman who spends his time drinking lemonade and arranging children's parties.

1948

Adam and Evelyne

Adam and Evelyne 1949

6.60

A handsome gambler unwittingly becomes guardian of an orphaned, teenaged girl.

1949

Personal Affair

Personal Affair 1953

6.20

A schoolgirl disappears for three days after a frank talk with the wife of a Latin teacher she loves.

1953

To Paris with Love

To Paris with Love 1955

5.00

A father and son go to Paris to help each other find love.

1955

This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed 1944

7.10

In 1919, Frank Gibbons returns home from army duty and moves into a middle-class row house in the suburbs, bringing with him wife Ethel, carping mother-in-law Mrs. Flint, sister-in-law Sylvia and three children. Years pass, with the daily routine of family infighting and reconciliation occasionally broken by a strike or a festival, and even another World War.

1944

The Lamp Still Burns

The Lamp Still Burns 1943

5.40

A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.

1943

Madness of the Heart

Madness of the Heart 1949

5.90

A blind Englishwoman weds a French nobleman and moves into his family's chateau, but she quickly realizes someone there wants her out of the way.

1949

Freedom Radio

Freedom Radio 1941

6.30

Hitler's doctor is gradually realising that the Nazi regime isn't as good as it pretends to be when his friends start to "disappear" into the camps. His wife is courted by the party and accepts a political post in Berlin. Meanwhile Dr Karl decides to try to do something to counteract the Nazi propaganda and with the help of an engineer and a few friends he sets up the Freedom Radio to counteract the Nazi propaganda.

1941

School for Secrets

School for Secrets 1946

7.00

Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Without it the little island could well have been overrun.

1946

The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner 1949

6.60

A strange and tragic tale of a young boy who is able to predict race winners at the horse track by riding his own rocking horse to aid his parents out of their endless round of debts.

1949

The Reluctant Widow

The Reluctant Widow 1950

6.50

A young governess becomes embroiled in French spy intrigue, in this adaptation of a Georgette Heyer novel.

1950

The Weaker Sex

The Weaker Sex 1948

6.00

A British housewife does her own battles against the enemy during World War II.

1948

Beware of Pity

Beware of Pity 1946

6.50

A paraplegic baroness mistakes a man's pity for love - and tragedy ensues.

1946

The Gentle Sex

The Gentle Sex 1943

7.00

During the War seven women from very different backgrounds find themselves together in the Auxiliary Territorial Services. They are soon drilling, driving lorries, and manning ack-ack batteries.

1943