Alan Webb

Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptista, a wealthy merchant, announces that he will not allow Bianca, his youngest daughter, to marry until the temperamental and unruly Katherina, his eldest daughter, does.

Canterbury'e giden bir grup keşiş, yolda vakit öldürmek için birbirlerine öyküler anlatmaya başlarlar. Fakat bütün bu öykülerin ortak bir yanı vardır: hepsi de son derece açık saçık öykülerdir. Bu noktadan itibaren sırayla anlatılan öyküleri dinlemeye ve izlemeye başlarız. Açık saçık olmalarının yanında aslında hepsi de, kilise ve papazların yaşam tarzlarına yöneltilen bir eleştiri ve insan doğasında bulunan zaafların mizahi bir yoldan ele alınmasını içermektedir.

1855 yılında ingiltere'de gerçekleşen tarihin ilk ve en büyük tren soygunu... Kırım savaşındaki askerler için gidecek olan altını o zamana kadar denenmemiş bir usûlle soymayı planlayan iki kafadar soyguncuyu ve macerasını anlatır. tabii bu gözüpek ikiliye bir de kadın yardım eder, ortaya sürükleyici bir macera çıkar...

Keith Carradine, Napolyon Fransasında kendi halinde efendi bir atlı suvaridir. Harvey Keitel ise kuduz köpek gibi karşısınana çıkıp ta dallamaca laf edeni (etmeyeni de) düelloya davet eden bir başka .çılgın süvaridir. gün gelir, bir düello sonrasında Carradine Keitel'e generalin emrini iletmekle görevlendirilir; böylelikle seneler boyunca sürecek bir kavga başlamış olur. bir türlü birbirlerini öldüremezler. Carradine'in pek umurunda değildir mesele ama, kariyerinde ilerledikçe ve görüp geçirdikçe, en olmadık yerlerde birden karşısına çıkar Keitel, ve düelloya davet eder kendisini.

King Lear is a proud man who solicits praise from his three daughters in return for inheritance of the kingdom. Daughters Goneril and Regan profess their affection vehemently. Cordelia, who does not respect the process her father has chosen, does not humor him. Lear's perceived rejection from Cordelia leads to her banishment, thus splitting the kingdom between the other two. This hasty decision becomes his fatal error.

Growing up in the sheltered confines of a 1920s English coal-mining community, free-spirited sisters Gudrun and Ursula explore erotic love with a wealthy playboy and a philosophical educator, with cataclysmic results for all four.

Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.

Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels.

En önemli Shakespeare uyarlamalarından biridir ve Orson Welles’in belki de son başyapıtıdır. Bu filmde her şeyden biraz var: komedi, sanatsal kamera açıları, heyecan verici savaş sahneleri ve Orson Welles’in Shakepeare’in hikayelerinden keşfettiği akıcı hikaye anlatımı. İmkansızlıklar film kalitesini düşürmüş olsa da, bu filmi bir başyapıt olmaktan alıkoymuyor.

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.

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. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also harden themselves to rescuing survivors of U-Boat attacks, while seldom able to strike back. Traumatic events afloat and ashore create a warm bond between the skipper and his first officer.

In Afghanistan, the ruthless sport of buzkashi is a game of great pride. When Uraz breaks his leg and loses a spirited match, he brings shame to his village, especially his father. After losing his leg below the knee, Uraz, to regain his honor, must learn to ride again and win with a special, one-of-a-kind horse.

Film Japonlara esir düşmüş İngiliz ve Amerikalı askerlerin Singapur'daki Changi kampındaki son günlerini anlatıyor. Filmde Japonları neredeyse hiç görmüyoruz. karaborsanın, yalanın dolanın gırla gittiği, yüce askeri değerlerin, rütbelerin hiç bir anlam ifade etmediği kampın kralı amerikalı onbaşı king rolünde George Segal [ki kendisini just shoot me'nin babası olarak hatırlayabilirsiniz], king'in gerçek hayatta aynı salonlarda bulunmasının pek mümkün olmadığı kankası pete marlowe rolünde james fox ve bu ikisine beslediği düşmanlıkla ayakta duran sevimsiz teğmen grey rolünde tom courtenay harikalar yaratıyorlar.

An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.

A prominent London psychologist seems to have taken his own life, causing stunned disbelief amongst his colleagues and patients. His teenage daughter refuses to believe it was suicide as this would go against all of the principles her father stood for, therefore she is convinced it was murder. She enlists the help of a former patient to try to get to the truth. However, the truth turns out to be both surprising and disturbing.

When Lassie's master dies, an old friend tries to convince a judge that the dog's life should be spared.

In 1945, the Carlions assemble at an English country house for a family gathering. During the event, they must determine who is to take over the family brewing empire, since the present head of the business, Sir Frederick, is getting old. The results of the 1945 general election causes a major stir, and some angry farmers occupy a barn.

A television dramatization based on the life and work of Florence Nightingale. The story, set in 1856, relates the incidents in her life following the war in the Crimea, where she had gained such fame that her name was virtually a household word.

Geraldine, a psychiatric social worker, has an accident whilst in the country. The inhabitants of a nearby house come out to help her and she discovers that one of the family members prefers cows to people.

A young female journalist in London falls in love with a married orchestra conductor.

William Thorne, vicar of a small village, leads a modest life as a clergyman. Supporting his wife Vera and musically talented daughter Susan with his work, Thorne is also thoroughly devoted to his community. When he finds out that he doesn't have long to live, however, Thorne rethinks his staid existence and develops a more vibrant way of being, affecting all of those around him.

The Mediterranean, 1941/42 - Axis forces are using frogmen and manned torpedoes to attack previously impregnable harbours. The Allied forces need to come up with something to answer this threat, which they find in the form of Lt. Lionel "Buster" Crabb.

An aging nymphomaniac and her closeted gay brother are enamored with their father's killer and blackmail him into satisfying their outlandish desires.

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.

A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.

Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.

ITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter, Rhys Adrian and Alan Sharp. The series began in black and white, but was later shot in colour and was produced by various companies for the ITV network, a format that would inspire Dramarama. Actors appearing in the series included Leslie Anderson, Gwen Nelson, Ricky Alleyne, Pat Heywood, Michael Elphick, Ian Hendry, Edward Woodward, Margaret Lockwood, Jessie Matthews and Lloyd Peters.

An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by well-known authors. Classic authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, and Charles Dickens all had stories adapted for the series, while contemporary authors such as Roald Dahl and Gore Vidal also contributed.

Public Eye is a British television drama broadcast from 1965 to 1975 on ITV1. Produced by ABC Television for three series, and Thames Television for a further four, the programme follows the investigations and cases handled by the unglamourous enquiry agent Frank Marker.

The Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It was Anderson's second TV series using live actors as opposed to electronic marionettes, and also his second to be firmly set in contemporary times. It was also the only Gerry Anderson produced television series that was not of the fantasy or science fiction genres. It was produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company. Despite not featuring marionettes or any real science fiction elements, The Protectors became one of Anderson's most popular productions, easily winning a renewal for a second season. A third season was in the planning stages when the show's major sponsor pulled out, forcing its cancellation. The Protectors first aired in 1972 and 1973, and ran to 52 episodes over two series, each 25 minutes long - making it one of the last series of this type to be produced in a half-hour format. It starred Robert Vaughn as Harry Rule, Nyree Dawn Porter as the Contessa Caroline di Contini, and Tony Anholt as Paul Buchet. Episodes often featured prominent guest actors.

Pulled from actual case histories and utilizing newsreel and documented narratives, the activities of spies from various countries are depicted as far back as the American Revolution and as recent as the Cold War.

Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.

An anthology of 1920s set plays and musicals, transmissioned from 10 September to 10 December 1968 on BBC One.

Late Night Theatre is a UK television anthology series produced by Granada Television, Scottish Television (STV), Southern Television, and Westward Television. Forty-four episodes were aired on ITV (TV network) from 1972–1974.

A series of real trials from British history, famous and notorious, dramatised from the court records.