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1. Lillie (1979)
directed by Tony Wharmby
featuring Francesca Annis, Anton RodgersFrancesca Annis, previously seen on the Masterpiece Theatre presentation of Madame Bovary, plays the title role in the 13-installment Masterpiece ... More
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2. Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime [TV Series] (1980)
directed by John A. Davis, Paul Annett, Tony Wharmby
featuring James Warwick, Francesca AnnisThis sporadically telecast British series was based on the "Tuppence and Tommy" stories by Agatha Christie. James Warwick and Francesca Annis starred ... More
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3. Reckless (1998)
Love at first sight leads to a difficult and dangerous liaison in this romantic drama. Owen Springer (Robson Green) is a young surgeon whose father ... More
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4. Copenhagen (2002)
directed by Howard Davies
featuring Stephen Rea, Daniel Craig, Francesca AnnisAdapted from the Tony award-winning play by Michael Frayn, Copenhagen is set in the titular Denmark capitol in the year 1941. According to existing ... More
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5. I'll Take Manhattan (1987)
directed by Douglas Hickox, Richard Michaels
featuring Valerie Bertinelli, Francesca Annis, Perry KingThis glitzy miniseries based on the Judith Krantz novel is a wicked soap opera about sex, power, and betrayal. Valerie Bertinelli stars as Maxi, ... More
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6. Reckless: The Sequel (1998)
directed by David Richards
featuring Francesca Annis, Robson Green, Michael KitchenThis sequel to the popular TV series finds Owen (Robson Green) and Anna (Francesca Annis) making an impulsive decision to marry. Their plans are ... More
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7. Wives and Daughters (1999)
directed by Nicholas Renton
featuring Anthony Howell, Francesca Annis, Justine Waddell, Keeley HawesDebuting November 28, 1999, over BBC1, the four-part British miniseries Wives and Daughters was the second of two TV adaptations of Elizabeth Gaskell ... More
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8. Jane Eyre (2006)
directed by Susanna White
featuring Ruth Wilson, Toby Stephens, Francesca Annis, Christina ColeScreen newcomer Ruth Wilson assumes the role of Charlotte Brontë's eponymous heroine in director Susanna White and screenwriter Sandy Welch's ... More
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9. Krull (1983)
directed by Peter Yates
featuring Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones, Francesca Annis, Alun ArmstrongMeant to be a whimsical sword-and-sorcery film about a prince out to save his princess from the jaws of the Beast, Krull has enough scenes borrowed ... More
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10. Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
directed by Prince
featuring Prince, Steven Berkoff, Francesca Annis, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jerome BentonDiminutive pop star Prince plays another variation on the suave gigolo in this vanity piece. Set on the French Riviera, the story follows Christopher ... More
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11. Cranford (2007)
directed by Simon Curtis
featuring Judi Dench, Philip Glenister, Francesca Annis, Michael Gambon, Simon WoodsList of all editionsThe small town gossip, secrets, and romance of Mary Gaskells' popular series of novels comes to the small screen in this BBC drama series from ... More
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12. Cranford: Return to Cranford (2009)
directed by Simon Curtis
featuring Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Julia McKenzie, Francesca Annis, Rory KinnearList of all editionsThe specter of the railroad looming heavy in her conscience, Miss Matty (Judi Dench) rejoices upon learning that her maid Martha (Claudie Blakley) ... More
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13. The Pleasure Girls (1966)
directed by Gerry O'Hara
featuring Ian McShane, Francesca Annis, Klaus Kinski, Mark Eden, Tony TannerList of all editionsIn this drama, the difficulties of being a young woman during the 1960s are examined. The story centers upon a country girl who comes to London to ... More
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14. Dune (1984)
directed by David Lynch
featuring Francesca Annis, Leo Cimino, Brad Dourif, José Ferrer, Linda Hunt, Kyle MacLachlan, Jürgen ProchnowList of all editionsDavid Lynch wades through dark waters in his adaptation of Frank Herbert's cult science fiction novel. In condensing Herbert's rambling and complex ... More
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15. The Debt Collector (1999)
directed by Anthony Neilson
featuring Billy Connolly, Ken Stott, Francesca Annis, Iain Robertson, Annette CrosbieList of all editionsThe first feature of Anthony Neilson, The Debt Collector is a dark contemporary thriller set in Edinburgh. The protagonist, Nick Dryden, has just ... More
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16. Macbeth (1971)
directed by Roman Polanski
featuring Terence Bayler, Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, Nicholas Selby, John Stride, Vic Abbott, Stephen ChaseList of all editionsPerhaps William Shakespeare meant to have Lady Macbeth perform her sleepwalking scene in the nude -- it was this X-rated scene and the film's much ... More
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17. Flipper's New Adventure (1964)
directed by Leon Benson
featuring Luke Halpin, Pamela Franklin, Helen Cherry, Tom Helmore, Francesca Annis, Brian KellyList of all editionsThis 1964 sequel to the 1963 box-office hit Flipper is unnecessarily melodramatic at times, but at least it isn't a cookie-cutter imitation of the ... More
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18. Weep No More My Lady (1993)
directed by Michel Andrieu
featuring Daniel J. Travanti, Kristin Scott Thomas, Francesca Annis, Stéphane Audran, Robin RenucciList of all editionsIn this suspenseful mystery, two rival sisters vie for the love of a powerful businessman. One of them ends up murdered and then the real trouble ... More
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19. Saturday Night Out (1964)
directed by Robert Hartford-Davis
featuring Heather Sears, Bernard Lee, Erika Remberg, Colin Campbell, John Bonney, Francesca AnnisList of all editionsThis British comedy details what happens to five sailors and a passenger as they spend fifteen hours on shore leave in London while waiting for their ... More
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20. Murder Most Foul (1964)
directed by George Pollock
featuring Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Charles "Bud" Tingwell, Andrew Cruickshank, Megs Jenkins, Dennis Price, Ralph Michael, James Bolam, Stringer Davis, Francesca Annis, Alison Seebohm, Terry ScottList of all editionsMurder Most Foul represented Margaret Rutherford's third appearance as Agatha Christie's spinsterish sleuth Miss Marple. The film opens with Marple ... More







