
Acting
Marcia Warren
Born 1943-11-26 · Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Acting credits
5.3Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they're accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing around London's trendiest hotspots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more!
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
6.9When yet another anniversary passes without a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Anna decides to take action. Aware of a Celtic tradition that allows women to pop the question on Feb. 29, she plans to follow her lover to Dublin and ask him to marry her. Fate has other plans, however, and Anna winds up on the other side of the Emerald Isle with handsome, but surly, Declan -- an Irishman who may just lead Anna down the road to true love.
Leap Year
2010
6.3William has failed to kill himself so many times that he outsources his suicide to aging assassin Leslie. But with the contract signed and death assured within a week (or his money back), William suddenly discovers reasons to live... However Leslie is under pressure from his boss to make sure the contract is completed.
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
2018
6.0After her husband leaves her, a woman travels to London for the funeral of the pop star, Victor Fox, she's adored all her life. There, she meets the lover of the dead pop star, and convinces him to come back to Chicago with her to figure out who killed the singer.
Unconditional Love
2002
6.0Downtrodden wife and mother Nella's life takes an unexpected turn for the better after she joins the Women's Voluntary Service office in Barrow-in-Furness during the Second World War. However, her new-found happiness is shattered when her son Cliff leaves to join the troops - provoking a painful confrontation with her husband Will.
Housewife, 49
2006
4.8An fifty-year-old mild-mannered gardener becomes a lovable legend in his town for his talent to romantically please every woman that fancies him.
Mr. Love
1986
3.9Three unlikely heroines set out to thwart a Roman invasion and save Celtic Britain in their own unique and outrageous style.
Gladiatress
2004
6.7A light hearted look at future Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's rise from research chemist in 1949 to becoming MP for Finchley in 1959, encompassing her early relationship and marriage to oil millionaire Denis Thatcher.
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
2008
NRStrangely-farcical goings-on are in store for a group of unwitting guests, who have all booked adjoining rooms on the ninth floor of the Zanzibar hotel in London
Zanzibar
2018
4.0This is the time of year when friends and family gather round the television to exchange the traditional greeting -“Don’t bother, there’s nothing on”. Well this Christmas join Victoria Wood for her ‘Mid Life Christmas’ featuring highlights from the Mid Life Olympics 2009, with the most unlikely sporting events and a dance number that brings together the killer combo of midriff bulge. Victoria then dons a bonnet and corset, for the popular costume drama Lark Pies to Cranchesterford, and revel in the further adventures of soap star Bo Beaumont played by long term collaborator Julie Walters. DVD extras include the searing in-depth documentary (!) ‘What larks!’
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
2009
6.7All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005
6.4Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the popular romance publishing phenomenon Mills & Boon, a colourful and camp drama which charts the witty and moving stories of three very different women affected by the brand's success: co-founder Charles Boon's wife Mary, daydreaming 1970s writer Janet and modern-day literature lecturer Kirstie.
Consuming Passion
2008
4.6Vanessa and Maria are twins, although not so identical...Maria is a nun while Vanessa is a go go dancer. Leading very different lives they don't interact much, however they are forced to switch lives when Vanessa is chased by Gromek, a powerful drug dealer. The girls must stop Gromek and also save the monastery Maria lives in from being sold.
Good Girl, Bad Girl
2006
6.6Anna lives a hermit's life in her Mum's garden shed, making videos starring her thumbs. She wants to stay there but her Mum has other plans.
Emotional Fusebox
2014
7.0Cary Grant sits in his plush dressing room at Culver Studios, waiting to be called to set by his director, Alfred Hitchcock. Suddenly he gets a visitor, Dr. Timothy Leary. Having read about Grant’s dabbling with LSD in an interview with Good Housekeeping Magazine, Leary is keen to try the magical new drug. Grant however, is insistent that the powerful substance only be taken under medical supervision. Together, the men explore past, present, and future memories.
When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD
2017
NRDean has a rare talent. He can be made happy. He exudes happiness and confidence like a rare blossom. Both Sarah in the past, and Julia now, could do this for him. But where are they now that he is alone in Battersea Park with two suitcases and no memory?
The Emergency Channel
1973
7.0Peter Capaldi embarks upon a personal journey to discover the shocking history of the stars of north London's famous film studios, Cricklewood Film Studios.
The Cricklewood Greats
2012
NRCartoonist Gerald Scarfe looks at that most English of things - the folly.
Scarfe's Follies
1988
5.7Reveals how the home life of the larger-than-life Carry On actress Hattie Jacque was blown apart by a secret sexual liaison with her handsome young driver while she was married to Dad's Army star John Le Mesurier.
Hattie
2011
NRAgatha's in need of a well-earned break and with Christmas just around the corner it looks like the perfect opportunity to relax. When she receives a letter from an old lady begging for protection, she can't help but spring into action.
Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye
2021
5.8Two teenage girls with parallel lives but coming from different socio-economic backgrounds meet one summer to discover friendship and a sexual awakening.
Fear of Water
2015
8.0In 1977, after a fourteen year dry spell, the novelist Barbara Pym was nominated for a Booker Award for her novel, Quartet in Autumn. This drama documentary biopic sees Patricia Routledge as Pym and follows the day of the prize presentation, as she observes people and reminisces about life and love.
Miss Pym's Day Out
1992
Martha is a widow living out in the remote English countryside. She's also living at a time when overpopulation has strained the world's limited resources, and global governments regularly cull people over 80 who aren't living with family or other caretakers as part of an initiative called "The Exit Plan."
The Exit Plan
2021
10.0A reserved schoolteacher battles against family conflict when he falls in love with the 'wrong' young woman.
The Jealous God
2005