John McGrath Movies

  • 1991
    Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

    5.71991HD

    The Swashbuckling legend of Robin Hood unfolds in the 12th century when the mighty Normans ruled England with an iron fist.

    Robin Hood
  • 1967
    Billion Dollar Brain

    Billion Dollar Brain

    Billion Dollar Brain

    5.61967HD

    A former British spy stumbles into in a plot to overthrow Communism with the help of a supercomputer. But who is working for whom?

    Billion Dollar Brain
  • 1974
    The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

    The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

    The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

    01974HD

    In their songs, comedy and exuberant music, a travelling theatre company give a fiercely polemic account of Scottish history, from the aftermath of...

    The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
  • 1995
    Carrington

    Carrington

    Carrington

    6.21995HD

    Painter Dora Carrington develops an intimate but extremely complex bond with writer Lytton Strachey. Though Lytton is a homosexual, he is enchanted...

    Carrington
  • 1969
    The Virgin Soldiers

    The Virgin Soldiers

    The Virgin Soldiers

    6.61969HD

    The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier named Private Brigg, a worldly professional soldier...

    The Virgin Soldiers
  • 1988
    The Dressmaker

    The Dressmaker

    The Dressmaker

    41988HD

    In England during World War II, a repressed dressmaker and her sister struggle looking after their 17-year-old niece, who is having a delusional...

    The Dressmaker
  • 1970
    The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

    7.21970HD

    Michael Marler, a successful businessman in London, is about to make his way to the top. After 37 years, the death of his father brings him back to...

    The Reckoning
  • 1968
    The Bofors Gun

    The Bofors Gun

    The Bofors Gun

    5.71968HD

    A national service NCO (David Warner) comes face to face with an embittered Irish Gunner (Nicol Williamson) who is determined to humiliate him.

    The Bofors Gun
  • 2000
    Aberdeen

    Aberdeen

    Aberdeen

    6.62000HD

    Kaisa is a Scot, a successful London lawyer, who snorts coke and has one-night stands with strangers. Her mother calls from Aberdeen with some story...

    Aberdeen
  • 1964
    The Diary of a Nobody

    The Diary of a Nobody

    The Diary of a Nobody

    01964HD

    Ken Russell's silent film treatment of the 19th century comic novel by the Brothers Grossmith - George and Weedon. Starring Bryan Pringle, Avril...

    The Diary of a Nobody
  • 1966
    Shotgun

    Shotgun

    Shotgun

    01966HD

    The story of a long love affair is told from three different viewpoints.

    Shotgun
  • 1986
    Blood Red Roses

    Blood Red Roses

    Blood Red Roses

    01986HD

    A woman looks back on her life as a political activist in Scotland from the 1950s to the 1970s.

    Blood Red Roses
  • 1971
    Orkney

    Orkney

    Orkney

    01971HD

    Three stories reflecting life in the Orkney Islands, two set in the past, and one in the present.

    Orkney
  • 1980
    The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something

    The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something

    The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something

    01980HD

    Frank, a young lad from Sheffield, leaves home to seek his fortune in London; he finds the big city not all what he had expected

    The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something
  • 1972
    The Bouncing Boy

    The Bouncing Boy

    The Bouncing Boy

    01972HD

    A young couple have a baby boy. However, the new father doesn't take to his new position quite as well as expected.

    The Bouncing Boy
  • 1993
    The Long Roads

    The Long Roads

    The Long Roads

    01993HD

    An elderly woman learns that she is dying of cancer. She and her husband leave their small farm on the Isle of Skye to visit their children to inform...

    The Long Roads
  • 1969
    Double Bill

    Double Bill

    Double Bill

    01969HD

    In the first part, The Compartment, an insane man boards a quiet railway coach and starts to annoy a patient man trying to read a paper with...

    Double Bill
  • 1996
    Half The Picture

    Half The Picture

    Half The Picture

    01996HD

    A dramatized account of the Scott Inquiry about the sales of arms to Iraq.

    Half The Picture
  • 2023
    imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester

    imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester

    imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester

    02023HD

    imagine... tells the story of Aviva Studios, Manchester’s colossal new cultural venue, and goes behind the scenes at the world premiere of its...

    imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester
  • 1980
    The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

    The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

    The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

    01980HD

    In his further adventures Frank finds success and unhappiness.

    The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice