Thora Hird Movies
- 1999
Julie and the Cadillacs
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Julie and The Cadillacs, a struggling young pop group, are enticed to London and signed up by London PR men...
- 1999
Lost for Words
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Deric Longden and his wife, Aileen, come to terms with the fact that his mother, Annie, is getting too old to live on her own. Annie suffers her...
- 1988
Consuming Passions
Consuming Passions81988HD
Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic accident at Chumley's chocolate factory when hapless...
- 1992
Memento Mori
Memento Mori71992HD
Several elderly friends and acquaintances in 1950s London are disturbed to receive mysterious telephone calls predicting their impending deaths...
- 1953
Street Corner
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London policewomen handle rescues and larceny as they go about their work in Chelsea.
- 1979
Afternoon Off
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Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested...
- 1955
Tiger by the Tail
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On the first night of his London assignment, newsagency reporter John Desmonmd becomes heavily involved with enigmatic Anna Ray. The affair ends when...
- 1982
Intensive Care
Intensive Care01982HD
When Denis Midgley's father is rushed to hospital, Midgley drops everything to be by his side. They've never really got on, so Midgley wants to be...
- 1942
Go to Blazes
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Ministry of Information-sponsored comedy short showing wartime audiences how to deal with the threat of incendiary bombs.
- 1958
A Clean Sweep
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George Watson's domestic bliss is shattered when his wife discovers he has broken his promise never to gamble again.
- 1952
The Frightened Man
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Kicked out of Oxford, a junk dealer's son joins a gang of thieves fenced by his father.
- 1953
Background
Background61953HD
Two years of deterioration sees John and Barbara Lomax's marriage reduced to bitter sniping and "keeping up appearances" for the sake of the...
- 1988
Talking Heads
Talking Heads51988HD
Six monologues tell the stories of six different repressed souls: a man dominated by his mother, a vicar's wife, an inveterate letter writer, a...
- 1977
The Mayor's Charity
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Olive Major is determined that her year of office as Mayor will be a happy and successful one. But her appointment of Ex-Warrant Officer Higham as...
- 1966
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!01966HD
The uneasy relationship between elderly couple Thora Hird and Ron Moody and a cheerful stranger who moves in with them (Ronald Lacey). Written by...
- 1949
The Cure for Love
The Cure for Love01949HD
Sergeant Jack Hardacre returns from the war to his contemptible fiancée Janey Jenkins intending to reconcile with her against all odds. But he...
- 1971
The Fox Trot
The Fox Trot01971HD
The first in a series of new plays. Arthur and Gwen, a cosy middle-aged couple, remember with nostalgia the pre-Motorway Britain of their youth. When...
- 1970
Emma and Grandpa
Emma and Grandpa01970HD
Filmed in rural Sussex in 1982 and re-edited in 2008 with a new sound track, the charm of this period piece does not date. Each month there is a...
- 1982
Say Something Happened
Say Something Happened01982HD
An inexperienced social worker is sent to interview an elderly couple deemed to be “at risk”, but ends up learning just as much about...