The Wolves of Willougby Chase (1989)
Jul 31, 2010Victorian Children's Fantasy
Criminally neglected Victorian children's fantasy. Superbly designed with a beautifully dark and much more adult emotional range than a regular children's film
Stuart Orme
The Puppet Masters (1994)
Dec 15, 2007Alien Body Snatchers
This adaptation of the Robert Heinlein novel was not a success when it came out but is a modest addition to the alien body snatchers genre with some undeniably effective moments
The Last Train (1999)
Jun 4, 2025Train Crash Survivors Emerge into a Post-Apocalyptic World
A mini-series where a group of people aboard a train go into suspended animation and emerge to find a devastated world
The Lost World (2001)
Feb 4, 2021Lost Plateau of Dinosaurs
TV mini-series adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle lost world story produced by the BBC as a glorious period adventure with CGI dinosaurs
Fungus the Bogeyman (2004)
Feb 26, 2007Secret World of Filth-Loving Bogeys
BBC mini-series adaptation of Raymond Briggs' classic children's book about a secret underworld of bogeys who love all that is filthy and disgusting and their encounter with a human family
Cold Blood (2005-2006)
Sep 9, 2007Serial Killer Thriller
One of the best copies of The Silence of the Lambs, a British tv mini-series in which police must seek the help of imprisoned serial killer Matthew Kelly, who delivers a great performance in the role
Ghostboat (2006)
Nov 22, 2008Haunted Submarine
Modestly effective tv mini-series about the crew of a British submarine in the 1980s being taken over by the ghosts from a World War II submarine
Cold Blood: The Last Hurrah (2007)
May 4, 2008Serial Killer Thriller
The fifth and final of the Cold Blood films, brings Matthew Kelly's serial killer back but still lacks the gripping tension of the first two films