Ronald Squire – MRQE

My Cousin Rachel

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

A young man plots revenge against the woman he believes murdered his cousin, but his plans are shaken when he comes face to face with the enigmatic beauty.

The Rocking Horse Winner

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

A strange and tragic tale of a young boy who is able to predict race winners at the horse track by riding his own rocking horse to aid his parents out of their endless round of debts.

Law and Disorder

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

When Percy Brand, a habitual confidence trickster, keeps being sent down, he goes to great lengths to ensure that his son Colin, does not find out about his criminal past. But when Colin becomes an assistant to the Judge, who is about to try Percy for his latest escapade, Percy and his gang have to come up with a plan, to stop them meeting in court.

Count Your Blessings

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

Englishwoman Grace Allingham marries Frenchman Charles Edouard de Valhubert, but their marriage quickly becomes unusual. Because Charles cheats on her and lives away from his family out of professional obligation to his government, Grace ends up raising the couple’s son, Sigismond, on her own. Grace and Charles are finally reunited after nearly a decade apart, and, while they seem headed for a permanent split, there’s still a spark between them.

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

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

All her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Not qualified to be sent there as a missionary, Gladys works as a domestic to earn the money to send herself to a poor, remote village. There she eventually lives a full and happy life: running the inn, acting as “foot inspector”, advising the local Mandarin, and even winning the heart of mixed race Captain Lin Nan. But Gladys discovers her real destiny when the country is invaded by Japan and the Chinese children need her to save their lives. Based on a true story.

The Silken Affair

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

An accountant who is creative with his firm’s books uses the money to fund a romantic spree.

Footsteps in the Fog

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

A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid that discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.

Raising a Riot

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

Commander Peter Kent of the Royal Navy and his wife May have three children, ranging form five to eleven years: Peter, Anne and Fusty. Kent comes home after three years abroad with no idea how to handle the children. When Mary has to fly to Canada, Peter takes his children to his father’s new country home, which turns out to be a windmill. They end up clashing with an American family in the neighborhood.

The Million Pound Note

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

An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him like a king and let him have whatever he likes for free. Ultimately, the money proves to be more troublesome than it is worth when it almost costs him his dignity and the woman he loves.

Always a Bride

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

Set against the glitz and glamour of the French Riviera, this comedy follows the misadventures of a father and daughter con artist team (Ronald Squire and Peggy Cummins) who pose as a married couple and swindle wealthy clients at the region’s swankiest resorts. But their scams take on a whole new dimension when daughter Clare falls for a British government bureaucrat (Terence Morgan) who may have a secret or two of his own. [Netflix]