Michael Bates Movies

  • 1968
    Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

    Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

    Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

    6.11968HD

    George Lester is a man who is chasing rainbows, looking for the pot of gold at the end. When his wife, Pamela grows tired of being dragged all over...

    Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
  • 1969
    Arthur? Arthur!

    Arthur? Arthur!

    Arthur? Arthur!

    31969HD

    The inventor of sure-fire failures leads such an abysmal life that he creates a second identity, that of a dashing, debonair womaniser.

    Arthur? Arthur!
  • 1973
    No Sex Please: We're British

    No Sex Please: We're British

    No Sex Please: We're British

    5.11973HD

    A porn-store owner orders some new stuff from his supplier, but the delivery address gets mixed with the address of the local Barclays Bank. Here,...

    No Sex Please: We're British
  • 1954
    The Stratford Adventure

    The Stratford Adventure

    The Stratford Adventure

    61954HD

    This short film depicts how a small Canadian city, bearing the name of Stratford and by a river Avon, created its own renowned Shakespearean theatre....

    The Stratford Adventure
  • 1966
    Macready's Gala

    Macready's Gala

    Macready's Gala

    01966HD

    The Headmaster and governors of a boarding school are accidentally locked in the new memorial room with the convicted Great Train Robbers.

    Macready's Gala
  • 1969
    Sling Your Hook

    Sling Your Hook

    Sling Your Hook

    01969HD

    A group of coal miners from Nottingham go on their annual trip to Blackpool.

    Sling Your Hook
  • 1965
    A Passage to India

    A Passage to India

    A Passage to India

    01965HD

    The BBC's 1965 adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, screened as part of their Play of the Month strand, adapted by Santha Ramu Rau and John Maynard,...

    A Passage to India
  • 1955
    Quay South

    Quay South

    Quay South

    01955HD

    Facing pressure from authorities to relinquish control of his ship the Ebb Tide, Capt. Daniel Thwaite (Roger Livesey) struggles to decide what course...

    Quay South
  • 1971
    The Fox Trot

    The Fox Trot

    The Fox Trot

    01971HD

    The first in a series of new plays. Arthur and Gwen, a cosy middle-aged couple, remember with nostalgia the pre-Motorway Britain of their youth. When...

    The Fox Trot
  • 1978
    Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook

    Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook

    Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook

    01978HD

    A BAFTA award winning short tribute to the artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), which explores a small number of the thousands of drawings he is...

    Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook