Brenda Blethyn
Actor
Films to Rent on DVD
- Grown-Ups (1980)
- Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Philip Davis, Lesley Manville, Brenda Blethyn
- A working class couple discovers the joys of living in a council flat in this early Mike Leigh drama for the BBC (part of the 'Play for Today'…
- Henry VI (Henry the Sixth) (1981-1983)
- Dir. Jane Howell
Feat. John Benfield, Peter Benson, Brenda Blethyn
- BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's three–part play across three discs.
- Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) (1982- 1983)
- Dir. Various
Feat. Peter Cushing, Brenda Blethyn, Liza Goddard…
- Fondly remembered British television series of self–contained stories – each with a twist – inspired by the adult macabre of Roald…
- King Lear (1982)
- Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, John Shrapnel, Norman Rodway…
- BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's powerful tragedy, with Michael Hordern in the lead role as the troubled King.
- Chance in a Million (TV Series) (1984-1986)
- Feat. Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn
- A young Simon Callow and Brenda Blethyn star as Tom Chance and his long–suffering girlfriend Alison in this 'classic' Brit–com based…
- Poor Little Rich Girl - The Barbara Hutton Story (Mini-Series) (1987)
- Dir. Charles Jarrott
Feat. Farrah Fawcett, Burl Ives, Bruce Davison…
- Farrah Fawcett divides and conquers in this sizable biopic on the life and times of heiress Barbara Hutton, whose lineage to the Woolworth fortune…
- Secrets and Lies (1996)
- Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Brenda Blethyn, Timothy Spall, Claire Rushbrook…
- Winner of the Palm D'or at Cannes '96, and surprise box–office smash thanks to good old word of mouth.
A dramatic tour–de–force…
- Little Voice (1998)
- Dir. Mark Herman
Feat. Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Michael Caine…
- The creator of BRASSED OFF trumps up another salty, crowd–pleasing musical of aspirations, survival and opportunism in the English…
- In the Winter Dark (1998)
- Dir. James Bogle
Feat. Miranda Otto, Brenda Blethyn, Ray Barrett…
- The spooky qualities of the Australian Outback enhance this tale from Tim Winton's novel, which has an unknown marauder attacking stock in a remote…
- Daddy and Them (1999)
- Dir. Billy Bob Thornton
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Laura Dern, Kelly Preston…
- Low–key, quirky and casually paced, dir. Thornton's tribute to his roots unfolds as an Arkansas clan draw together to support their imprisoned…