Simon Callow Movies

  • 2008
    Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

    Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

    Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

    7.72008HD

    An exclusive featurette in which directors and fellow actors speaks about Maggie Smith's career and her way of working.

    Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait
  • 2000
    Deadly Appearances

    Deadly Appearances

    Deadly Appearances

    72000HD

    Joanne Kilbourn, ex-detective turned university lecturer, is still haunted by the unsolved murder of her politician husband,

    Deadly Appearances
  • 2012
    Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story

    Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story

    Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story

    4.62012HD

    Told with the help of some of his most famous comic characters including Cupid Stunt and Quentin Pose, the story of pioneering radio DJ and...

    Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
  • 2022
    The Pay Day

    The Pay Day

    The Pay Day

    4.22022HD

    A broke and frustrated IT technician decides to embark on a one woman heist to steal valuable data worth millions on the black market.

    The Pay Day
  • 2014
    The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World

    The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World

    The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World

    02014HD

    Renowned actor Simon Callow traces the 200-year history of Silent Night, traveling to Oberndorf and Salzburg to uncover the carol’s humble...

    The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World
  • 1979
    Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

    Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

    Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

    4.51979HD

    BBC Play for Today. Maximillian Schreiber runs a series of gruelling motivational courses - all coming at a cost to the participants - including VAT.

    Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
  • 2023
    Dodger Special: Coronation

    Dodger Special: Coronation

    Dodger Special: Coronation

    102023HD

    Dodger and the gang return to London to pull off their biggest mission yet: to rob the Crown Jewels ahead of the Queen's Coronation.

    Dodger Special: Coronation
  • 2002
    Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening

    Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening

    Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening

    72002HD

    This star-studded gala celebrates the centenary of the birth of legendary Broadway composer Richard Rodgers. Rodgers' contribution to musical...

    Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening
  • 2009
    Theatreland

    Theatreland

    Theatreland

    02009HD

    8 part series behind the scenes at the famous Theatre Royal, Haymarket, with a focus on a production Waiting for Godot featuring Ian McKellen,...

    Theatreland
  • 2007
    How Gay Sex Changed the World

    How Gay Sex Changed the World

    How Gay Sex Changed the World

    42007HD

    Charting the evolution of public and political attitudes to homosexuality over the last four decades, from decriminalisation in 1967 to today's...

    How Gay Sex Changed the World
  • 2010
    Save Our Bacon

    Save Our Bacon

    Save Our Bacon

    02010HD

    The story of an honest Lincolnshire farmer, hit hard by the credit crunch, squeezed by a greedy supermarket and struggling to survive. All his...

    Save Our Bacon
  • 2011
    The British Guide to Showing Off

    The British Guide to Showing Off

    The British Guide to Showing Off

    6.32011HD

    Documentary about British artist Andrew Logan as he attempts to put on the 2009 edition of his Alternative Miss World. The film also presents a...

    The British Guide to Showing Off
  • 2005
    Revisiting Brideshead

    Revisiting Brideshead

    Revisiting Brideshead

    82005HD

    Documentary with an affectionate look back at the classic Granada TV dramatisation of Evelyn Waugh's famous novel "Brideshead Revisited".

    Revisiting Brideshead
  • 2006
    Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask

    Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask

    Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask

    5.62006HD

    This made-for-television documentary tells the story of the creation of the world's most successful musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom...

    Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask
  • 2008
    Chemical Wedding

    Chemical Wedding

    Chemical Wedding

    4.22008HD

    A shy, stuttering professor brings satanist Aleister Crowley back to life.

    Chemical Wedding
  • 2006
    The Madness of Boy George

    The Madness of Boy George

    The Madness of Boy George

    2.72006HD

    Documenting the days and weeks preceding Boy George's appearance in a New York courtroom in June 2006 for cocaine possession and his subsequent...

    The Madness of Boy George
  • 2005
    A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

    A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

    A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

    102005HD

    A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
  • 2025
    Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece

    Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece

    Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece

    02025HD

    Celebrate 40 years of Amadeus in this exclusive featurette

    Amadeus: The Making of a Masterpiece
  • 1998
    The Scarlet Tunic

    The Scarlet Tunic

    The Scarlet Tunic

    5.11998HD

    Passions erupt between a German hussar (Jean-Marc Barr) serving with King George III's personal cavalry and the only daughter of an English solicitor...

    The Scarlet Tunic
  • 2013
    The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2

    The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2

    The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2

    02013HD

    Collection of highlights from the first and second series of British comic Sarah Millican's show about television. The programme includes stand-up...

    The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2