
Acting
Jane Merrow
Born 1941-08-26 · Hertfordshire, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jane Merrow (born 26 August 1941) is a British actress, born in London to an English mother and German refugee, who was active in the 1960s and 1970s in England and the US. She is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her most notable role was as Alais, the mistress of Henry II (played by Peter O'Toole) in The Lion in Winter (1968), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination in the category of actress in a supporting role, losing to Ruth Gordon who won for Rosemary's Baby. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jane Merrow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting credits
7.4Christmas 1183, Angevin Empire: King Henry II plans to announce his successor to the throne. Jockeying for the crown, though, is complex. Henry has three sons and wants his boy Prince John to take over. Henry's wife, Queen Eleanor, believes their son Prince Richard should be king. As family and various schemers gather for the holiday, each tries to make the indecisive king choose their option.
The Lion in Winter
1968
7.3France, 1815. Sharpe seems to have settled down for life on a tranquil French farm with his new partner Lucille when the sudden news of Napoleon's return from exile compels him to go back to the army to fight in the great Battle of Waterloo. He joins the staff of Wellington's ally, the Prince of Orange. Once again reunited with the Chosen Men, Sharpe abandons his inept commander to organise the defence of the British key positions on the farm of La Haie Sainte and plays a courageous and important role in securing one of Britain's most famous victories.
Sharpe's Waterloo
1997
5.3While mainland Britain shivers in deepest winter, the northern island of Fara bakes in the nineties, and the boys at the Met station have no more idea what is going on than the regulars at the Swan. Only a stand-offish visting scientist realizes space aliens are to blame.
Night of the Big Heat
1967
6.5The dramatic account of actress Patricia Neal's miraculous recovery from a near-fatal stroke in 1966 with the help of her then-husband, author Roald Dahl, and their close friend, veteran actress Mildred Dunnock.
The Patricia Neal Story
1981
4.9A commercial-jet captain (Chuck Connors) has ghosts on board from stones of an English abbey being shipped overseas.
The Horror at 37,000 Feet
1973
6.1Prophetic nightmares precede a family's confrontation with an evil, unseen force.
The Appointment
1983
6.2A series of murders occur that mirror those committed by the Whitechapel Ripper. Through his experiments with psychoanalysis Dr Pritchard discovers a deadly violence in one of his young female patients. As he delves into the recesses of her mind he uncovers that Anna is possessed by her dead father's spirit, willing her to commit acts of gruesome savagery over which she has no control. But the most chilling revelation of all is the identity of her father: Jack the Ripper himself.
Hands of the Ripper
1971
7.3Reflecting Peter O'Toole's theatrical legacy, this feature documentary is structured into four acts, each introduced by a quote about O'Toole that encapsulates his life during a specific period.
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
2022
5.0A team of American parapsychologists travel to Wales to conduct a study of Margam Castle, one of the UK's most haunted buildings.
The Haunting of Margam Castle
2020
6.3Philip Scott, the boss of a toy company, is secretly also the chief of a British spy organization. Scott's cover is destroyed when enemy agents kidnap his girlfriend to force him to reveal the identities of his fellow spies.
Assignment K
1968
6.1A psychiatrist plots to murder his wife so he can be with his mistress, but his wife mysteriously disappears before he can carry out his plan.
Diagnosis: Murder
1974
6.3In a seaside village, a group of local young men mingle among the seasonal tourists in search of sexual conquests. Near the end of one summer, the leader of the group, Tinker, a strolling photographer, aims to conquer a fashion model from a well-to-do family, but he finds himself unexpectedly falling in love. The tables thus turned, Tinker begins to see that maybe it's not the tourists who are being used in these sexual games.
The System
1964
4.9Holmes and Dr. Watson tackle the case of a curse on the Baskerville bloodline in this ABC Movie of the Week adaptation.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1972
7.0Early adaption of Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four as part of the Theatre 625 series.
The World of George Orwell: 1984
1965
4.8An Edinburgh travel agent loses his keys and his fiancé in one night. A friend finds the keys and makes loads of copies with his address attached as a joke. She gives them to him as he leaves for a holiday. He gives the keys to several women he romances across the continent. He gets engaged again by phone and arranges to meet his fiancé at his flat, but the flat isn't empty...
Don't Bother to Knock
1961
6.1A rich woman who uses meditation to deal with pain is visited by her niece who returns from Paris. The woman can be a handful and one of her employees suggests to her husband that he kill her freeing them both. When an affair starts between the husband and the niece murder becomes a real possibility. However some people won't stay dead.
Catacombs
1965
6.9Adam is a young American wrongly accused of being an accomplice to murder while on shore leave in Liverpool. He is sentenced to death by hanging but the sentence is commuted to twenty years in a convict settlement in Australia.
Adam's Woman
1970
NRA modern-day reimagining of Alice-in-Wonderland with the beloved creatures turned into human characters and follows Alicia on a wildly magical trip into the Wonderland that is Budapest. Having recently lost her beloved mother, Alicia backpacks through Europe to fulfill her mother's last wish. A chance encounter with a strange girl forces Alicia on a mind-bending overnight adventure, where she meets not only a mysterious young man, but a whole menagerie of individuals that take her on an odyssey that will open her heart and mind.
Get Lost
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8.0A California businessman on a trip to Hong Kong is drawn into a love affair with a girl half his age, discovering they have known each other in previous lives.
A Time for Love
1974
NRWith a central theme of the medical macabre, Amicus Productions' new anthology draws inspiration from the iconic British horror label's 1960s and '70s classics “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors,” “Tales from the Crypt” and “Asylum,” and spotlights four tales rooted in the works of revered authors such as H.P. Lovecraft, Ambrose Bierce and E.F. Benson.
In the Grip of Terror
2025
10.0Interviewing cast and crew behind the scenes on UFO, this documentary lifts the lid on Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's first venture into live action science fiction.
UFO From Earth to the Moon
2016
2.0A quarter of classic horror stories presented by actor Martin Jarvis.
New Chilling Tales: The Anthology
2018
A woman slowly goes insane while confined to a room covered in hideous yellow wallpaper.
The Yellow Wallpaper
2013
NRWhen 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...
Beware of What You Wish For
2010
Behind the camera
A man is killed by a mysterious creature while out hunting.
The Damned Thing
2014
A man is killed by a mysterious creature while out hunting.
The Damned Thing
2014
A man murders his elderly neighbour and is haunted by his relentless heartbeat.
The Tell-tale Heart
2011
A man murders his elderly neighbour and is haunted by his relentless heartbeat.
The Tell-tale Heart
2011
A woman slowly goes insane while confined to a room covered in hideous yellow wallpaper.
The Yellow Wallpaper
2013
NRWhen 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...
Beware of What You Wish For
2010
NRWhen 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...
Beware of What You Wish For
2010