Hamlet

Hamlet 1948

7.42

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 Way Ahead

The Way Ahead 1944

6.47

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

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

Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit 1945

7.00

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

Henry V

Henry V 1944

6.63

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

1944

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 Purple Plain

The Purple Plain 1954

6.40

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

Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out 1947

7.35

Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.

1947

In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve 1942

6.84

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

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

One Good Turn

One Good Turn 1955

6.10

Norman is the oldest orphan at Greenwood Children's Home and now acts as their caretaker. All the orphans are very happy and well cared for. The adventures start when a nasty property developer (boo hiss) who is also the chairman of the orphanage board wants to close the orphanage and build a factory on the site. The children are sent to Brighton for the day and Norman is very excited because he's "Never seen the Sea". When they get back they discover the plan to close the orphanage and have to decide what to do

1955

Highly Dangerous

Highly Dangerous 1950

6.00

A US newsman and a British entomologist spy on germ-warfare research in a mythical country.

1950

Hungry Hill

Hungry Hill 1947

5.40

Life becomes a tragedy for the wife of an Irish heir to a 19th-century family feud and fortune.

1947

Adam and Evelyne

Adam and Evelyne 1949

6.60

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

1949

The October Man

The October Man 1947

6.20

Jim Ackland, who suffers from a head injury sustained in a bus crash, is the chief suspect in a murder hunt, when a girl that he has just met is found dead on the local common, and he has no alibi for the time she was killed.

1947

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

Beware of Pity

Beware of Pity 1946

6.50

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

1946

The History of Mr. Polly

The History of Mr. Polly 1949

7.40

Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father to marry and to set up shop in a small town. His heart is in neither of these enterprises and he eventually resorts to desperate measures to break free. His random wanderings in the countryside lead him to a new opportunity that just might be what he's been looking for all along.

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