Judy Parfitt – MRQE

“Call the Midwife”

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.

Alice Through the Looking Glass (TV)

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

1973 BBC TV movie adaptation of the book by Lewis Carroll.

Champions

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

The true story of jockey Bob Champion who overcame cancer to win the 1981 Grand National

“Pride and Prejudice”

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

The arrival of a young, well-off, eligible man named Mr. Bingley sends the Bennet household–with five girls of a marrying age–into a tizzy. But it’s the introduction of Mr. Bingley’s friend, Mr. Darcy, that sets in motion the fate of Elizabeth Bennet, resolved only after a labyrinth of social and personal complexities.

“Jewel in the Crown, The”

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

A sweeping drama about the ruling and ruled classes of World War II India, the story begins with an unjust arrest for rape. The consequences of this arrest echo throughout the series with questions of identity and personal responsibility being explored against a background of war and personal intrigue.

Hamlet

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Tony Richardson’s Hamlet is based on his own stage production. Filmed entirely within the Roundhouse in London (a disused train shed), it is shot almost entirely in close up, focusing the attention on faces and language rather than action.

W.E.

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

In 1998, an auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor causes great excitement. For one woman, Wally Winthrop, it has much more meaning. Wally becomes obsessed by their historic love story. As she learns more about the sacrifices involved, Wally gains her own courage to find happiness.

Dean Spanley

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

Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirely to be trusted, Fisk Senior has little time or affection for his son, but when the pair visit an eccentric Indian, they start a strange journey that eventually allows the old man to find his heart.

The Aryan Couple

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

A WWII Drama about a German/Jewish industrialist who, in order to ensure his family’s safe passage out of Germany, is forced to hand over his business to the Nazis.

Girl with a Pearl Earring

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

This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting “Girl With A Pearl Earring” by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.