Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dame Virginia Anne McKenna, DBE (born 7 June 1931) is a British stage and screen actress, author, activist, and wildlife campaigner. She is best known for the films A Town Like Alice (1956), Carve Her Name with Pride (1958), Born Free (1966), and Ring of Bright Water (1969), as well as her work with The Born Free Foundation.

  • Title: Virginia McKenna
  • Popularity: 18.151
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1931-06-07
  • Place of Birth: London, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: Virginia Anne McKenna
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Virginia McKenna Movies

  • 1982
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    Blood Link

    Blood Link

    5.1 1982 HD

    A man who has been having psychic visions of himself killing naked women soon discovers that it's not himself he's seeing, it's his Siamese twin....

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Michael Moriarty

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  • 1957
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    The Smallest Show on Earth

    The Smallest Show on Earth

    6.621 1957 HD

    Jean and Bill are a married couple trying to scrape a living. Out of the blue they receive a telegram informing them Bill's long-lost uncle has died...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Virginia McKenna

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  • 1974
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    Swallows and Amazons

    Swallows and Amazons

    7.3 1974 HD

    On holiday with their mother in the Lake District in 1929 four children are allowed to sail over to the nearby island in their boat Swallow and set...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Virginia McKenna

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  • 1966
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    Born Free

    Born Free

    6.8 1966 HD

    At a national park in Kenya, English game warden George Adamson and his wife, Joy, care for three orphaned lion cubs. After the two larger lions are...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Virginia McKenna

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  • 1958
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    Carve Her Name with Pride

    Carve Her Name with Pride

    5.7 1958 HD

    London, England, during World War II. After living a tragic life experience, young Violette Szabo joins the Special Operations Executive and crosses...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Virginia McKenna

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  • 1953
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    The Cruel Sea

    The Cruel Sea

    6.8 1953 HD

    At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training....

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jack Hawkins

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  • 1955
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    The Ship That Died of Shame

    The Ship That Died of Shame

    6.9 1955 HD

    After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves. This may sound like a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: George Baker

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  • 1955
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    Simba

    Simba

    6.5 1955 HD

    A European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans against their white colonial masters. Based on the...

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Dirk Bogarde

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  • 1969
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    Ring of Bright Water

    Ring of Bright Water

    5.6 1969 HD

    Stuck in a dead-end job, Graham Merrill adopts an otter, Mij, as a pet and then moves to an isolated village in western Scotland. Together they set...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Bill Travers

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  • 1956
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    A Town Like Alice

    A Town Like Alice

    6.3 1956 HD

    In 1941 Malaysia, the advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no...

    Genre: War

    Cast: Virginia McKenna

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  • 1974
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    The Gathering Storm

    The Gathering Storm

    7 1974 HD

    Winston Churchill's life in the years leading up to World War II.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Richard Burton

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  • 1959
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    The Wreck of the Mary Deare

    The Wreck of the Mary Deare

    6.2 1959 HD

    A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Gary Cooper

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  • 1957
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    The Barretts of Wimpole Street

    The Barretts of Wimpole Street

    6.167 1957 HD

    Director Sidney Franklin's 1957 remake of his own 1934 film, about the romance of poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jennifer Jones

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  • 1952
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    Father's Doing Fine

    Father's Doing Fine

    6.3 1952 HD

    Lady Buckering, an English widow, has four daughters; Doreen, married to Dougall and about to give birth at home, and Gerda, Bicky and Catherine. The...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Richard Attenborough

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  • 1996
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    Rosamunde Pilcher: September

    Rosamunde Pilcher: September

    7.8 1996 HD

    Verena Steynton is holding a party for her daughter. All the aristocratic families of Strathcroy in the Scottish Highlands are attending, with all...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jacqueline Bisset

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  • 1961
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    Two Living, One Dead

    Two Living, One Dead

    7 1961 HD

    Three Post Office employees are at work when the facility is held up. The robber kills the supervisor and knocks out another employee. The third one...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Virginia McKenna

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  • 1969
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    An Elephant Called Slowly

    An Elephant Called Slowly

    6 1969 HD

    Bill and Ginny are invited by a naturalist friend to take care of his home in Africa while he is away, and they find themselves adopted by three...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Virginia McKenna

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  • 1979
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    Julius Caesar

    Julius Caesar

    8.5 1979 HD

    The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Richard Pasco

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  • 1976
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    Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

    6 1976 HD

    A beautiful girl agrees to marry a hideous, deformed beast and live in his castle in order to save her father's life.

    Genre: Family

    Cast: George C. Scott

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  • 1970
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    Waterloo

    Waterloo

    7.106 1970 HD

    After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the...

    Genre: History

    Cast: Rod Steiger

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  • 1998
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    The Scold's Bridle

    The Scold's Bridle

    7 1998 HD

    Detective Cooper investigates the bizarre circumstances surrounding the murder of Matilda who was found dead in her bath wearing the Scold's Bridle.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Bob Peck

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  • 2010
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    Love/Loss

    Love/Loss

    1 2010 HD

    A chance meeting reunites Mary and Joe, childhood sweethearts from the 1940s. But after 60 years apart, is there still love between them? How have...

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Keith Michell

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  • 1977
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    Holocaust 2000

    Holocaust 2000

    5.9 1977 HD

    An executive in charge of a nuclear power plant in the Mid-East must stop his son-- who turns out to be the Anti Christ -- from blowing it up.

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Kirk Douglas

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  • 1969
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    The Lions Are Free

    The Lions Are Free

    1 1969 HD

    The true life sequel to the movie classic Born Free. The actors from the movie Born Free, Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, with the help of their...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: George Adamson

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  • 1968
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    The Admirable Crichton

    The Admirable Crichton

    6 1968 HD

    A group of people are shipwrecked when their yacht runs around on a South Pacific island. The usable hierarchy in a upper-class British family breaks...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Norman Barrs

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  • 1984
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    Puccini

    Puccini

    1 1984 HD

    In Torre del Lago, by Lake Massaciuccoli, Puccini is writing "The Girl of the Golden West" when his wife Elvira accuses him of a dalliance with their...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Robert Stephens

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  • 2001
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    The Whistle-Blower

    The Whistle-Blower

    8 2001 HD

    A bank employee, Laura Tracey, places herself and her family in mortal danger after reporting irregularities in the firm's overseas accounts to the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Amanda Burton

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  • 2016
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    Golden Years

    Golden Years

    6.4 2016 HD

    Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived to force law abiding, retired couple, Arthur and...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Bernard Hill

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  • 1994
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    Staggered

    Staggered

    5.3 1994 HD

    Very much in love, Neil's wedding plans are sabotaged, beginning when he is abandoned, naked, on a Scottish island. A road trip ensues, with Neil...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Martin Clunes

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  • 1971
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    The Lion at World's End

    The Lion at World's End

    8 1971 HD

    The astonishing true story of a zoo-born lion who found himself in the pet department of Harrods, then the cellar of an antique shop in London and,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Bill Travers

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  • 2016
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    Ethel & Ernest

    Ethel & Ernest

    7.3 2016 HD

    This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Jim Broadbent

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  • 1958
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    Storm Over Jamaica

    Storm Over Jamaica

    6 1958 HD

    A British schoolteacher moves to Jamaica to teach after a tumultuous divorce and meets an exciting new woman.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Virginia McKenna

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  • 1998
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    Sliding Doors

    Sliding Doors

    6.563 1998 HD

    London publicist Helen, effortlessly slides between parallel storylines that show what happens when she does or does not catch a train back to her...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow

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  • 2013
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    Leona Calderon

    Leona Calderon

    1 2013 HD

    Leona Calderon is a retiring altruistic music lover earning her living cleaning establishments and private homes. Having a fun loving nature she is...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Pilar Pilapil

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  • 1976
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    Peter Pan

    Peter Pan

    6 1976 HD

    Peter Pan is a 1976 musical adaptation of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, produced for television as part of the Hallmark...

    Genre: Fantasy

    Cast: Mia Farrow

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  • 1953
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    The Oracle

    The Oracle

    5 1953 HD

    An Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national uproar.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Robert Beatty

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  • 2013
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    Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

    Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

    7.5 2013 HD

    A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips takes a look at the life of Leslie Phillips; the legendary actor, writer and veritable British institution. Leslie's...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Leslie Phillips

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  • 2019
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    Widow's Walk

    Widow's Walk

    4.4 2019 HD

    Eve's husband has been killed in Afghanistan. She takes her young son to a Suffolk beach house on the edge of the North Sea to grieve. But someone...

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Miranda Raison

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  • 1983
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    The Case of the Frightened Lady

    The Case of the Frightened Lady

    1 1983 HD

    A woman tries to protect her family's name when one relative becomes a murderer.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Virginia McKenna

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  • 1977
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    The Disappearance

    The Disappearance

    5.583 1977 HD

    The wife of a contract killer disappears. When he is hired by an international organisation to carry out a hit, he suspects they are connected with...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Donald Sutherland

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  • 2020
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    Wings

    Wings

    1 2020 HD

    A heartwarming love story that spans over six decades, between two Land Army girls during World War II.

    Genre:

    Cast: Miriam Margolyes

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  • 1992
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    Duel of Hearts

    Duel of Hearts

    7 1992 HD

    Lady Caroline Faye meets Lord Vane Brecon and is attracted to him. When she finds out that he is being accused of a murder he did not commit, she...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Alison Doody

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  • 1992
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    The Lady in Waiting

    The Lady in Waiting

    6.3 1992 HD

    In 1970s New York, a drag queen and elderly woman meet during a blackout. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Virginia McKenna

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  • 1965
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    A Passage to India

    A Passage to India

    1 1965 HD

    The BBC's 1965 adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, screened as part of their Play of the Month strand, adapted by Santha Ramu Rau and John Maynard,...

    Genre:

    Cast: Sybil Thorndike

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  • 1970
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    Echoes of Camusfearna

    Echoes of Camusfearna

    1 1970 HD

    This fascinating and haunting wildlife program is narrated by Virginia McKenna and centers on the West of Scotland not far from the Isle of Mull, the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Virginia McKenna

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  • 2000
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    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    6.2 2000 HD

    The Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 2 August 1987 and 11 October 2000.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: George Baker

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  • 2008
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    Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

    3.1 2008 HD

    Richard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show originally aired on Channel 4,...

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Richard Madeley

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  • 1994
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    Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

    7.3 1994 HD

    The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ian McShane

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  • 2011
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.8 2011 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1985
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    BBC Television Shakespeare

    BBC Television Shakespeare

    5.2 1985 HD

    The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and...

    Genre: Drama

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  • 1970
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    Mystery and Imagination

    Mystery and Imagination

    5 1970 HD

    Mystery and Imagination is a British television anthology series of classic horror and supernatural dramas. Five series were broadcast from 1966 to...

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  • 1997
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    Noel's Telly Years

    Noel's Telly Years

    1 1997 HD

    Genre:

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  • 1992
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    The Camomile Lawn

    The Camomile Lawn

    5.5 1992 HD

    The Camomile Lawn is British adaptation of the Mary Wesley's classic novel that aired on Channel 4. As storm clouds gather over Europe in 1939, five...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Rosemary Harris

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  • 2010
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    GMTV

    GMTV

    5.818 2010 HD

    GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3...

    Genre: News

    Cast: Anthea Turner

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  • 1973
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    The Edwardians

    The Edwardians

    5.667 1973 HD

    It was a time when England was a nation on the cusp of change, an evolving landscape tht lay between Victorian England and the First World War. 'The...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Thorley Walters

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  • 2020
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    Natural World

    Natural World

    6.976 2020 HD

    Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand....

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: David Attenborough

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  • 2013
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    Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

    7.7 2013 HD

    The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Julia McKenzie

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  • 1984
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    The First Olympics: Athens 1896

    The First Olympics: Athens 1896

    6 1984 HD

    This two part mini-series shows the trials and tribulations all the participants endured to be a part of the very first Olympic Games in Athens in...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: David Ogden Stiers

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  • 1996
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    September

    September

    5 1996 HD

    Scottish aristocrats' secrets and relationships are threatened by the return of a woman who left under suspicious circumstances 20 years earlier.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jacqueline Bisset

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  • 1967
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    The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

    5.3 1967 HD

    The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC,...

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Merv Griffin

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  • 1983
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    BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

    5 1983 HD

    Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 2011
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.8 2011 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 2011
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.8 2011 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 2011
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.8 2011 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 2004
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    After They Were Famous

    After They Were Famous

    6 2004 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Matthew Kelly

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