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Ian Richardson

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Midsummer Night's Dream, AMidsummer Night's Dream, A (1968)
Dir. Sir Peter Hall
Feat. Helen Mirren, David Warner, Diana Rigg
The Royal Shakespeare Company's film production of one of Shakespeare's most hilarious and witty plays, featuring a strong ensemble cast.
Bernard Shaw Collection, TheBernard Shaw Collection, The (The Millionairess; Mrs. Warren's Profession; The Apple Cart ; Pygmalion; Heartbreak House; You Never Can Tell; The Man of Destiny; Androcles and the Lion; The Devil's Disciple; Arms and the Man) (1972-1989)
Dir. David Jones
Feat. Maggie Smith, John Gielgud, Patrick Stewart
Star–studded BBC adaptations of ten masterpieces of the stage by George Bernard Shaw. This set includes, over 8 discs the following…
Ike (TV Mini-series)Ike (TV Mini-series) (1979)
Dir. Boris Sagal, Melville Shavelson
Feat. Robert Duvall, Lee Remick, Dana Andrews
Robert Duvall is expectedly good in this three–part miniseries detailing the life of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who commanded American forces during…
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, SpyTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1980) Recommended
Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Alec Guinness, Ian Richardson, Michael Jayston
Alec Guinness returns as John Le Carre's retired agent George Smiley, this time lured back to trace an infiltrator at his old stomping ground.
Present Laughter / Star QualityPresent Laughter / Star Quality (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 5) (1981-1985)
Feat. Donald Sinden, Ian Richardson, Susannah York
– 'Present Laughter' (81') Semi–autobiographical comedy following a self–obsessed actor as he prepares himself for a tour amid a…
Private Schulz Private Schulz (1981)
Feat. Michael Elphick, Ian Richardson, Billie Whitelaw
Gleefully macabre farce focuses on the scheming titular character who convinces the Nazis to mass counterfeit millions of five pound notes in a bid…
Hound of the Baskervilles, TheHound of the Baskervilles, The (1983)
Dir. Douglas Hickox
Feat. Ian Richardson, Martin Shaw, Denholm Elliott
Ian Richardson (HOUSE OF CARDS) plays Sherlock Holmes in this crafted version of Conan Doyle’s most famous mystery, in which a monstrous…
Porterhouse Blue (Mini-series)Porterhouse Blue (Mini-series) (1987)
Dir. Robert Knights
Feat. Ian Richardson, David Jason
Stuffy Powerhouse College, with its old boy archaism and hermetically sealed traditions, is given a jolt of reform by new headmaster Ian Richardson.…
House of Cards, The (TV Series)House of Cards, The (TV Series) (1990-1993) Recommended
Dir. Paul Seed
Feat. Ian Richardson
A sardonic and blackly humourous look at British politics, with a reptilian Ian Richardson plotting and blackmailing his way into power in three…
Gravy Train, The (TV Mini-series)Gravy Train, The (TV Mini-series) (1990-1991)
Dir. David Tucker, James Cellan Jones
Feat. Ian Richardson, Alexei Sayle, Francesca Annis
Intriguing political TV Mini–series based around a scheming Director of European Economic Community and his naive assistant travelling across…
Woman In White, TheWoman In White, The (1997)
Dir. Tim Fywell
Feat. Tara Fitzgerald, Justine Waddell, Ian Richardson
Suitably creepy, if not entirely faithful, BBC adaptation of Wilkie Collins' gothic tale of murder, love and greed, in which a pair of half sisters…
Alice Through The Looking GlassAlice Through The Looking Glass (1998)
Dir. John Henderson
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Jonathan Bailey, Steve Coogan
Impressively cast version of Lewis Carroll's second Alice book takes the unusual liberty of presenting Alice (Beckinsale) as a young adult woman.…
Gormenghast (TV Mini-series)Gormenghast (TV Mini-series) (2000)
Dir. Andy Wilson
Feat. Christopher Lee, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ian Richardson
Immaculately designed – if somewhat overstated – BBC rendition of Mervyn Peake's cult novel set in an immense castle where the…
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series)Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) (2000)
Dir. Paul Seed
Feat. Ian Richardson, Robin Laing, Charles Dance
A rather fascinating speculation which dramatises the real–life relationship between "Sherlock Homes"–author Arthur Conan Doyle (Laing)…
Cheers and Tears (TV Series)Cheers and Tears (TV Series) (The Booze Cruise) (2003)
Dir. Paul Seed
Feat. Martin Clunes, Mark Benton, Neil Pearson
"Nothing goes according to plan" in this delightful series of British tele–movies in which an eccentric group of friends set sail on a series…
Joyeux NoelJoyeux Noel (Merry Christmas) (2005) Recommended
Dir. Christian Carion
Feat. Ian Richardson, Diane Kruger, Daniel Bruhl
Fact–based WWI drama centred around how, on Christmas Eve, 1914, opposing French, German and British soldiers called a temporary ceasefire amid…
HogfatherHogfather (Terry Pratchett's Hogfather) (2006)
Dir. Vadim Jean
Feat. David Jason, Marc Warren, Nigel Planer
Another installment in Terry Pratchett's universe sees Discworld's equivalent to Father Christmas 'the Hogfather' go missing on Hogswatch eve with…
Twice Upon a TimeTwice Upon a Time (Désaccord parfait) (2007)
Dir. Antoine de Caunes
Feat. Jean Rochefort, Charlotte Rampling, Isabelle Nanty
Agreeable Pan–Euro comedy recounting what happens when a former showbiz couple – a director and his actress muse – reunite thirty years…

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