A fine traditional adventure yarn based on a Rudyard Kipling tale and set on the wild North West Frontier of the British Raj. Two penniless adventurers, mistaken for Gods, decide to carve themselves out a kingdom in a remote region of the Himalayas, but when one decides to rule, rather than thieve the jewels, the trouble starts. A meditation on power?

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An outstanding, compelling drama, deservedly nominated for 8 Academy Awards. Hopkins is electrifying as the misguidedly loyal butler who through his devotion to duty, stifles his feelings for the feisty young housekeeper (Thompson), the only woman he will ever love. Tragic, beautiful, brilliant. find out more...

They are elegant, arrogant and assured; they dine, shoot pheasants, gossip and flirt, and they observe the rigorous etiquette expected of them. However it's 1913 and they are the last of the Edwardians, their society is collapsing and their lives about to be devasted by the coming slaughter.

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A visually extravagant production of this classic tale of adventure and romance. There's lots of swashbuckling action as D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers try to return the stolen diamonds to the Queen of France in time for the ball. With energetic performances this is a fun film to see! find out more...

Based on the novel 'The Midwich Cockoos' by John Wyndham, this creepy classic sees George Sanders fighting a community of platinum-blonde children hell-bent on mind-control and total world domination. find out more...

A pukka adaptation of Graham Greene's wartime thriller as a regiment of German paratroopers, disguised as RAF Engineers, infiltrate a remote town, but suspicions gradually arise amongst the townsfolk. Housewives find themselves killing the enemy with an almost hysterical relish and any film that includes Thora Hird as a flighty seductress has to be worth watching. Tense, realistic drama with a cold and brutal depiction of wartime subversion. Superb. find out more...

A chilling story of the supernatural, adapted from a story by the Victorian writer M R James, set in the bleak Norfolk landscape and revolving around the horrifying consequences of one man's intellectual pride. Made in 1968 by the BBC, as part of its Omnibus series, and with the deceptively innocuous rating of 'PG', 'Whistle and I'll Come to You' is a beautifully realised and haunting tale of terror. find out more...