Movies: Martin Jarvis

Adaptation of the classic novel. A priceless jewel, originally plundered from a Hindu shrine, is presented to Rachel Verinder on her 18th birthday. The jewel goes missing and suspicion falls over the household, threatening to destroy someone close t...

Tensions mount in the TV studio when a take-charge anchor is reunited with a man she has a "history" with....

Marking 40 years in show business, legendary comedian and entertainer Ken Dodd presents this comedy extravaganza, entertaining a host of celebrities including Frank Carson, Samantha Fox and Warren Mitchell....

Based on a Russian folk tale. A proclamation went out through all the land that whosoever could build a flying ship would win the hand of the Tsar's daughter. The youngest son of a simple peasant shows up to claim her, and the dumbfounded Tsar quickl...

Emily, a young Edwardian girl stifled by the constraints put on the women of her time, moves with her family to the ancestral home in the country, and begins to see the ghost of another girl....

A writer begins to discover that his femme fatale character has come to life in the real world....

An innocent game during an opulent weekend at a Scottish castle annoys the sinister housekeeper and causes several family skeletons to rattle in their cupboards....

Lots of pent up business people struggle to balance business with pleasure....

A shepherd’s son befriends a dragon, who is more inclined to compose poetry than attack the frightened villagers....

A quarter of classic horror stories presented by actor Martin Jarvis....

The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain present an abridged version of Shakespeare's play, with explanatory links and introductions by Martin Jarvis. Following the presentation of the play, members of the company are shown in a workshop with acto...

An on-set interview is quietly absurd....

When a couple lose their son in a factory accident, they use a magical monkey's paw to bring him back to life with horrific results......

During World War II, American officer Capt. Lee Mitchell (Stuart Whitman) and a British military unit boldly infiltrate German-occupied enemy territory and attempt to kidnap brilliant Nazi scientist Dr. Von Heinken (Pinkas Braun) and bring him back i...

One Windmill girl tells the tragic history of another who took to drink and, finally, killed herself after working in strip clubs....

Look at life in an estate of tower blocks in Bristol where the city council have built over a hundred in recent years....

A visit to the Isle of Man to discover why it wants greater independence....

A look at the increasing mechanisation of hop picking....

A look at the efforts being made to prevent Venice from sinking into the mud....

A look into the natural world of the butterfly and the reasons for the apparent shortage of them....