Keith Barron

Almost a Vision

John Glenister

Keith Barron, Jill Bennett

Champagne dialogue alleviates nervousness of sleeping together.

The Devil's Eggshell

Gareth Davies

Leonard Rossiter, Bernard Hepton

The discovery of mysterious egg-shaped objects at the sites of a series of disasters lead people to believe that we are being attacked by alien beings, but it is revealed to be a conspiracy.

Stand Up, Nigel Barton

Gareth Davies

Keith Barron, Jack Woolgar

Semi-autobiographical TV play by Dennis Potter, from the BBC's 'Wednesday Play' series. It deals with the experiences of Nigel Barton, a young man from a poor mining community who wins a scholarship to Oxford University. The villagers accuse him of snobbery, while the rich University students treat him like a peasant. Uncertain of which sphere he should be moving in, Nigel tries to reconcile himself with his proud but stubborn father, and also succeed at University, despite its pretentions which apall him.

Another Audience With Ken Dodd

Patricia Mordecai

Ken Dodd, Denis Norden

Once again, Ken Dodd (with over 40 years in his trade) performs his unique set in front of a host of celebrities gathered to show their appreciation of his enduring talent.

VOTE, VOTE, VOTE for Nigel Barton

Gareth Davies

Keith Barron, Valerie Gearon

Candidate Nigel Barton goes from idealism to cynicism as he becomes disillusioned and suspicious of hollow campaign promises.

Jessie

Bryan Forbes

Nanette Newman, Jennie Linden

A woman starts work as a nanny to a mute boy in a Victorian household. The boy's growing attachment to her however causes greater problems than his original detachment to his family. Part of the 1980 season of BBC Play for Today.

Melody

Waris Hussein

Mark Lester, Tracy Hyde

Two youngsters declare to their parents that they want to get married. Not sometime in the future but as soon as possible.

Plain Jane

John Woods

Kevin Whately, Emma Cunniffe

Drama set in 1911 about a love triangle concerning a father, his son and their maid, Jane.

God's Outlaw

Tony Tew

Bernard Archard, Keith Barron

A dramatized biography of William Tyndale, the 16th Century reformer determined to translate the Bible into English, which illegal act set him at odds with the Catholic Church, Sir Thomas More and King Henry VIII.

Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin

John Scholz-Conway

James Maxwell, Kim Darby

After two of her roommates disappear while out for a job interview, a woman answers a want ad for the same job.

Freelance

Francis Megahy

Ian McShane, Gayle Hunnicutt

A street-smart witness (Ian McShane) to a gangland slaying tries to beat the hit man at his own game.

Red Riding Hood

Joan Kemp-Welch

Rita Tushingham, Keith Barron

A repressed junior librarian, frustrated with looking after her sick father, finds herself drawn into a dangerous relationship with the man who might have murdered her mean-spirited grandmother.

In Love with Alma Cogan

Tony Britten

Roger Lloyd Pack, Niamh Cusack

The film revolves around, Norman, a world-weary manager of a pier theatre in a seaside resort. Norman has worked in the theatre for all of his life, but will not accept that the local council, which own the theatre are planning to install more commercial management in an attempt to boost audience numbers. As the story unfolds he realises it may be time to move on and put behind him the ghost of 50s & 60s singer Alma Cogan, who performed at the theatre many years ago. Sandra, his devoted long-suffering assistant and Norman decide to leave the theatre to fulfill her dream of being a professional singer and unexpectedly enjoying a late blossoming romance. From Wikipedia.

The Last Vampyre

Tim Sullivan

Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke

Sherlock Holmes investigates strange and tragic happenings in a village that appear linked to a man who seems to be like a vampire.

Madame Bovary

Tim Fywell

Frances O'Connor, Greg Wise

A young woman in her late teens, a reader of novels and with high hopes of romance and passion, marries a widowed country doctor. Although he dotes on her, she is soon bored and discontent. First, she gives her imagination to a law student in town, and next she takes a lover. When he refuses to run away with her, she takes up again with the law clerk. Her spending on dresses and furnishings mounts; these debts and her ill-advised professional counsel to her husband bring his ruin.

Grain Drain

Keith Barron

A short film informing viewers about the dangers of grain silos. Part of BFI collection "Worth the Risk?".