Francesca Annis
Actor
- Macbeth (1971)
- Dir. Roman Polanski
Feat. Jon Finch, Francesca Annis
- This version of violent tragedy benefits from Polanski's fine sense of storytelling. Bloodythirsty and geniunely eerie, it comes…
- Edward VII (TV Series) (1975)
- Dir. John Gorrie
Feat. Timothy West, John Gielgud, Robert Hardy…
- Superb period drama covers the complicated 'Royal' Edward VII, who was almost an old man by the time he finally became King of England in the early…
- Lillie (TV Mini-Series) (1978)
- Dir. Tony Wharmby, Christopher Hodson, John Gorrie
Feat. Francesca Annis, Catherine Feller, Anton Rodgers…
- Fascinating costume drama about the life and loves of scandalous British actress Lillie Langtry, who's numerous admirers included the Prince Of Wales…
- Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)
- Dir. Tony Wharmby
Feat. James Warwick, Francesca Annis, John Gielgud…
- A classic Agatha Christie TV adaptation in which a vicar sets out to discover the meaning behind "Why didn't they ask Evans?", the last words spoken…
- Krull (1983)
- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Ken Marshall, Francesca Annis
- Well–remembered though mostly incoherent grafting of fantasy and sci–fi elements, in which laser–beams jostle with monsters, Celtic…
- Agatha Christie: Partners in Crime (TV Series) (1983)
- Feat. Francesca Annis, James Warwick, Reece Dinsdale
- Crisp adaptation of some of Dame Agatha's lesser known short mysteries. The protagonists here are husband and wife sleuths Tommy and Prudence…
- I'll Take Manhattan (Mini-Series) (1987)
- Dir. Douglas Hickox, Richard Michaels
Feat. Valerie Bertinelli, Barry Bostwick, Francesca Annis…
- When Maxi Amberville's father is found at the bottom of a cliff, she and her siblings must do battle to save his magazine empire from their…
- 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…
- Absolute Hell (1991)
- Dir. Anthony Page
Feat. Judi Dench, Francesca Annis
- Classic BBC television production based on Rodney Ackland's book of the same name: a black, bleak comedy about about a sex–addicted , boozy…
- Debt Collector, The (1999)
- Dir. Anthony Neilson
Feat. Billy Connolly, Francesca Annis
- Billy Connelly plays it straight as former hard man who finds latter day respectability as a novelist and sculptor, but the resentful, dishonoured…
- Wives and Daughters (2000)
- Dir. Nicholas Renton
Feat. Francesca Annis, Ian Carmichael, Michael Gambon…
- A BBC adaptation of the 19th century writer Elizabeth Gaskell's neglected masterpiece, in which the daughter of a widower is thwarted by her new…
- Marple (TV Series) [Geraldine McEwan] (2004-2005)
- Dir. Andy Wilson, John Strickland, Charles Palmer
Feat. Geraldine McEwan, Derek Jacobi, John Hannah…
- Four episodes from the most recent adaptation of Agatha Christie's novels set around her indefatiguable elderly heroine and amateur detective Miss…
- Cranford (TV Mini-series) (2007)
- Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Philip Glenister…
- Outstanding, atypical British costumer with Dame Judy and other bonneted Victorian women chewing the fat in 1840s Cheshire, England. Based on…
- Return to Cranford (TV Mini-Series) (2009)
- Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Julia McKenzie…
- Winning follow–up to the acclaimed drama is set one year after the marriage of Dr. Harrison and Sophy Hutton. There's some exciting additions…
- Little House, The (2010)
- Feat. Francesca Annis, Rupert Evans, Jonathan Aris…
- Tense little drama with Griffiths as a reluctant mum who finds herself in a battle of wills with her new mother–in–law. Francesca Annis…
- Home Fires (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Francesca Annis, Samantha Bond
- Quality BBC drama following a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community during World War II.