Philip Jackson
16 titles
Filmography
16 results

Agatha Christie's Poirot
As more gruesome murders unfold, David Suchet's Belgian detective Poirot's unique talents are tested to the limits in more ways than one.

Mike Bassett: England Manager
(2001)When Phil Cope (Malcolm Terris), the manager of the England football team, suffers a heart attack during the qualifying rounds of the World Cup, the Football Association opts to replace him with Norwich FC manager Mike Bassett (Ricky Tomlinson). Followed everywhere he goes by a documentary crew, Bassett gets off to a rocky start when his boys lose to Poland, and he doesn't fare much better in games against Belgium and Slovenia. The press are against him, and the country as a whole seems to have little hope for the national team, but can Bassett do the impossible and turn the lads' game around?

Friend Request Pending
(2011)Dame Judy Dench stars in this comedy drama about the mature generation dating in the modern world of social networking. With a special appearance by Tom Hiddleston (Avengers).

Crooked House
Written by and starring Mark Gatiss, Crooked House is a haunting tale of three spine-chilling ghost stories, woven together as one terrifying treat. Young teacher Ben finds an ancient door-knocker in the garden of his new home. Intrigued, he prompts the curator to tell him some of the stories about the house.

Above the Clouds
(2018)When 18-year-old Charlie discovers her parents have hidden her real father from her, she sets off to Scotland with a homeless companion to find him.

High Hopes
(1989)Mike Leigh writes and directs this class struggle comedy drama portaying the intertwined lives of an extended family in London during the Thatcher years.

Patrick's Day
(2014)Patrick is a warm, open, twenty-six year old virgin schizophrenic. Pills and his mother's protection means Patrick is no threat to himself or others. Until he falls in love. Maura is Patrick's obsessive mother and her need to control her son blinds her to the reality that sometimes the only thing more damaging than hate is misguided love.

My Week with Marilyn
(2011)While working on a movie set, Sir Laurence Olivier’s assistant becomes enamored with Marilyn Monroe and helps her escape from the pressures of fame.

Cruise of the Gods
(2002)Out of the blue, the washed-up hero of a cult 1980s Sci-Fi series is offered to headline a fan club cruise of unknown mayhem around the Greek Isles.

Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
(2020)In a one-off celebratory programme, Agatha Christie: 100 Years Of Poirot and Miss Marple, and with access to the Christie estate archives, we explore her ten most iconic works in chronological order; from Murder on the Orient Express to And Then There Were None and Curtain: Poirot's Last Case, these timeless depictions remind us of another age, and also the brilliance of her literature.

The Best Offer
(2013)Virgil Oldman (Geoffrey Rush) is a solitary, cultured man whose reluctance to engage with others, especially women, is matched only by the dogged obsessiveness with which he practices his profession as a high-end antiques dealer. One day Virgil receives a phone call from a mysterious young heiress, Claire (Sylvia Hoeks), who asks him to evaluate some family works of art. It will be the beginning of a relationship that will change his life forever...

Brassed Off
(1996)Ewan McGregor and Pete Poslethwaite star in this typically British award winning comedy about a Yorkshire mining town turning to music for inspiration when faced with the loss of its way of life.

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
(2008)This biopic follows a young Margaret Thatcher as she faces setbacks, bias and backroom politics to earn a seat in Parliament against all expectations.

Little Voice
(1998)World-class stars Michael Caine (Hannah and Her Sisters), Brenda Blethyn (Secrets and Lies) and Ewan McGregor (Star Wars: Episode I, Trainspotting) deliver acclaimed performances in an inspirational story about a painfully shy young woman and how the power of music leads her to an amazing transformation!

Scum
(1979)Ray Winstone stars in one of the most seminal films of 1980's Britain. After assaulting a warder, young offender Carlin (Ray Winstone) is transferred to a tough Borstal where the staff decide to break him with savage, relentless violence. Carlin knows that there is only one way to survive. He must fight back and become the new 'Daddy'.

A Little Trip to Heaven
(2005)An insurance investigator goes to an isolated spot in Minnesota to deal with a poor couple that stands to inherit a fortune after a suspicious death.