
David Parfitt
Production · b. 1958 · Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK
Movies7
Movie7.1WarDramaIn 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
Henry V
1989 · 421 votes
Movie6.3HorrorHistoryIn Victorian England, graverobbers supply a wealthy doctor with bodies to research anatomy on, but greed causes them to seek an easier means of getting the job done.
The Doctor and the Devils
1985 · 60 votes
Movie6.2FantasyDramaMr Corbett is a cruel employer to Ben Partridge. One night on New Years Eve Ben is sent out to deliver some medicine. Along the way he wishes his master was dead, little knowing that the man he is delivering to is the Collector of Souls.
Mister Corbett's Ghost
1987 · 4 votes
Movie5.2TV MovieDramaA faithful dramatization of Virginia Woolf's novel. A lecturer, his family, the spinster Aunt Lily, an old friend, and a student, Charles Tansley, spend a summer in an isolated house in Cornwall just before World War I. The stern Mr. Ramsay scolds everybody, while Mrs. Ramsay is the linchpin in keeping the family together. Aunt Lily paints, and the family talk about sailing to the lighthouse, but the trip is always postponed.
To the Lighthouse
1983 · 9 votes
Movie9.0Recently made redundant, Jim takes his wife Bridget to meet his old scouting pal Nifty. As well as campfire memories to swop, there just might be the possibility of a job.
Crest of a Wave
1978 · 1 votes
Movie5.9DocumentaryIN 1988, rising star Kenneth Branagh tackled the role of Shakespeare’s prince of Denmark for the first time in his professional career under the guidance of celebrated actor Derek Jacobi. Narrated by Patrick Stewart, this hour-long film documents how Kenneth Branagh and Derek Jacobi, two intelligent and passionate men, found new depths in Shakespeare’s classic drama, Hamlet. Filmmakers Mark Olshaker and Larry Klein follow the company through four weeks of rehearsals, from the first read-throughs to opening night.
Discovering Hamlet
1990 · 7 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryTV MovieDocumentary exploring the harassment charges against Harvey Weinstein and his relationship with the UK film business.
Working With Weinstein
2018 · 4 votes
Series7
TV7.5DramaThis historical mini-series documents the reign of Elizabeth I with each episode focusing on one dramatic period in the lengthy reign of the Virgin Queen, including her ascension to the throne, her various marital intrigues, her problems with her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, and the threatened invasion of the Spanish Armada.
Elizabeth R
1971 · 22 votes
TV8.4ComedyCrimeRaffles was a 1977 television adaptation of the A. J. Raffles stories by Ernest William Hornung. The series was produced by Yorkshire Television and written by Philip Mackie. The episodes were largely faithful adaptations of the stories in the books, though occasionally two stories would be merged to create one. In Victorian-era London, gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, a renowned cricketer, and his friend, the eager but naive Bunny Manders, test their skills in relieving the wealthy of their valuables whilst avoiding detection, especially from the persistent Inspector Mackenzie.
Raffles
1977 · 5 votes
TV6.8DramaThe unconventional lives and loves of the family of Lord Alconleigh, dominated by the eccentric, irascible Uncle Matthew. The story encompasses the economic and political crises of the Thirties and the upheavals of the Second World War.
Love in a Cold Climate
1980 · 5 votes
- TV7.0Drama
Stalky & Co. is a faithful adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name (less one chapter and the afterstory chapter). Kipling was telling tales based on his own public school experiences as a boy (he is 'Beetle' in the book), and he did an excellent job of capturing the tenor of life in 'the Coll,' a school that catered to boys who would go on to govern and defend the British Empire in the Civil Service, Foreign Service and the military.
Stalky & Co
1982 · 1 votes
TV6.4Comedy...And Mother Makes Five is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1974 to 1976. Starring Wendy Craig, it is the sequel of ...And Mother Makes Three and aired for four series. ...And Mother Makes Five was written by Richard Waring, Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer. Wendy Craig also wrote some episodes under the pseudonym Jonathan Marr. It was made for the ITV network by Thames Television.
...And Mother Makes Five
1974 · 5 votes
TV6.6ComedySally Harrison is a harassed, well-meaning but scatterbrained young widow doing her best to bring up two boisterous sons, Simon and Peter.
...And Mother Makes Three
1971 · 5 votes
TVFamilySeparated from their father, a family go to live with relatives in Norfolk, where they learn about country life and adopt a piglet they call Johnnie.