Alastair Sim – MRQE

The Anatomist (TV)

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A horror drama directed by Dennis Vance.

A Christmas Carol (TV)

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Ebenezer Scrooge, a skinflint visited by the spirits of Christmas past, present and future one fateful Christmas Eve. It’s up to them to help the old crab see the error of his ways. And they do, to the delight of Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim.

Escapade (1957/II)

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An English pacifist’s (John Mills) sons run away from school and hijack a plane to Vienna to petition for peace.

Rogue Male (TV)

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Early in 1939 Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo and left for dead, Sir Robert makes his way back to England where he discovers the Gestapo has followed him. Knowing that his government would turn him over to German authorities, Sir Robert goes underground in his battle with his pursuers.

The Green Man

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a dictator and millionaire, Hawkins is assigned to kill a politician who is heading to a remote hotel, The Green Man, for a secret tryst with his secretary. There, however, Hawkins’ plot is discovered by vacuum salesman William Blake, who determines to stop him.

School for Scoundrels

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Hapless Henry Palfrey is patronised by his self-important chief clerk at work, ignored by restaurant waiters, conned by shady second-hand car salesmen, and, worst of all, endlessly wrong-footed by unspeakably rotten cad Raymond Delauney who has set his cap at April, new love of Palfrey’s life. In desperation Henry enrolls at the College of Lifemanship to learn how to best such bounders and win the girl.

The Man in the Mirror

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A mild-mannered, somewhat mousy man is astounded when his reflection in a mirror comes to life and begins to do all the wild and crazy things that he always wanted to but never could.

Stage Fright

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he’s accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.

Escape from the Dark

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

When the owner of a Yorkshire coal-mine decides to mechanize to increase profits, the mine’s pit ponies are scheduled to be destroyed. So, three children plan to steal them to keep them safe. But when they’re caught, it’s up to the mine owners and the miners themselves to decide what’s right

The Ruling Class

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to own the estate, the Gurney family plots to steal Jack’s inheritance. As their outrageous schemes fail, the family strives to cure Jack of his bizarre behavior, with disastrous results.