Carlton Cinema

Period drama set in northern France about a liberal young man who tries to help the repressed workers in a mining community. He is appalled at the working conditions and encourages the miners to strike. Matters are complicated when he falls for a young woman who, along with her lover, goes to work at another pit during the strike

Series of documentaries taking an overview of British cinema. This programme profiles the popular British actress Phyllis Calvert, known for her roles in period romantic dramas such as ‘Madonna of the Seven Moons’ and ‘The Man in Grey’

Historical drama about the life of the young and spirited British prime minister who was in power during the Napoleonic era. As a politician, Pitt came to prominence early, leading the nation aged just 24 towards confrontation with the French. Despite his ailing health and a series of battlefield defeats, his leadership qualities inspired the respect of even his most derisive political nemesis, Charles James Fox

Romantic adventure set in 1850s San Francisco, where a nightclub owner and a prospector vie for the attentions of a dancer from the East Coast

Disney tale about two children who run away with their pet lion after the death of the boy’s grandfather. Fearing he might be sent to an orphanage, young Napoleon Wilson and his friend Samantha decide the only person that can help them is the mysterious Danny, who lives in the mountains of Oregon. The pair set off on their quest, along with Major - a retired circus lion - in tow. This was Jodie Foster’s film debut

Drama in which an archaeologist leaves his fiancee for a woman who loves the wild side of life, but the relationship is complicated when blackmail rears its ugly head

Romantic comedy in which three Hungarian working girls pool their savings to rent a plush apartment in Budapest to help in their quest to find wealthy husbands

Ealing comedy about an American financier who is conned into sending his valuable cargo from Glasgow to a Scottish island via a ramshackle old boat. As the American pursues the ancient tub, he finds himself falling under the spell of ‘The Maggie’

Turn-of-the-century melodrama following the fortunes of the illegitimate daughter of a member of parliament whose life changes dramatically when her foster father, the owner of a brothel, is murdered. Also known as ‘Man of Evil’, a title referring to James Mason’s villain of the piece

Medical comedy in which a newly qualified young doctor is trying to find a surgeon’s post. He ends up taking a circuitous route via the Riviera, where he comes up against his old nemesis. One of a popular British series from the 50s

An uncompromising biochemist working deep in the South American jungle makes a discovery which could change the course of medical history. Dr Robert Campbell, a bad tempered loner absorbed in ecological research, stumbles across a cure for cancer, but can’t duplicate the formula. When his sponsors send another scientist to discover what he is doing, she finds her preconceptions about the environment are challenged

A British mercenary incites a political coup on a Caribbean island and return years later to lead troops against the men he helped gain political power.