Movies: Richard Ireson

  • 1991
    The Object of Beauty

    The Object of Beauty (1991)

    The Object of Beauty

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    American couple Jake and Tina are living in an expensive London hotel above their means, incurring a sizeable debt. When they are asked to pay a lavish dinner bill and Jake's card is declined, he suggests they sell Tina's tiny, expensive Henry Moore ...

    The Object of Beauty
  • 1987
    Prick Up Your Ears

    Prick Up Your Ears (1987)

    Prick Up Your Ears

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    When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with h...

    Prick Up Your Ears
  • 1982
    The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A. Cup Final

    The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A. Cup Final (1982)

    The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A. Cup Final

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    A slow-witted couple decide to start a family....

    The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A. Cup Final
  • 1990
    Chicago Joe and the Showgirl

    Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990)

    Chicago Joe and the Showgirl

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    During World War II, an American serviceman in London decides to impress his English girlfriend by acting as an American gangster, which soon turns deadly....

    Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
  • 1976
    Nuts in May

    Nuts in May (1976)

    Nuts in May

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    A middle-class couple go camping in Dorset, but peace and quiet elude them....

    Nuts in May
  • 1984
    Scandalous

    Scandalous (1984)

    Scandalous

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    An investigative reporter following an espionage story goes to London and gets involved with murder, scam artists and rock concerts....

    Scandalous
  • 1981
    Sons and Lovers

    Sons and Lovers (1981)

    Sons and Lovers

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    An adaptation for television by Trevor Griffiths of DH Lawrence's classic novel...

    Sons and Lovers
  • 1984
    Charlie

    Charlie (1984)

    Charlie

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    Charlie Alexander is a private detective who gets caught up in sinister trade union machinations when he stumbles across the dying Stan Peace, a shop steward in the Distributive Worker's Union. Peace dies, but Charlie wants to know why his name was i...

    Charlie
  • 1975
    A Pint of Plain

    A Pint of Plain (1975)

    A Pint of Plain

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    'A Pint of Plain' was filmed on location in and around Shepherd's Bush, here in West London. Because O'Sullivan enabled his actors to use improvisation and gave them no formal script, the film has a raw, gripping and truthful 'drama – documentary' fe...

    A Pint of Plain
  • 1975
    Through the Night

    Through the Night (1975)

    Through the Night

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    The play tells the story of Christine Potts, who undergoes an unexpected mastectomy, and struggles to cope with the aftermath and the deficiencies of her post-operative care....

    Through the Night
  • 1972
    The Darwin Adventure

    The Darwin Adventure (1972)

    The Darwin Adventure

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    The story of Charles Darwin's journey on The Beagle....

    The Darwin Adventure
  • 1985
    Christmas Present

    Christmas Present (1985)

    Christmas Present

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    A Christmas black comedy based on the tradition in Hammond's Bank that a member of the board should take a turkey and 6 pence to a deserving poor family....

    Christmas Present
  • 1988
    Border

    Border (1988)

    Border

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    Czechoslovakia, 1952. For some, life under the post-war Stalinist regime is hardly worth living and although the escape route to the West is almost suicide, the rewards - prosperity, political freedom, even luxury - make it a risk worth taking....

    Border
  • 1987
    Will You Love Me Tomorrow

    Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1987)

    Will You Love Me Tomorrow

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    Inspired by the true story of Mary Bell; Freedom fascinates and frightens Jackie, encountering the real world for the first time in years, She clings to an ideal : 'What I want most in the whole world is to be in love and to be loved'. Reality can be...

    Will You Love Me Tomorrow
  • 1976
    Bet Your Life

    Bet Your Life (1976)

    Bet Your Life

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    Like alcoholism, gambling is a disease. Ches, a compulsive gambler, is sent for medical help. A wonder drug perhaps? Or hypnosis maybe? Ches finds that his psychiatrist has other ideas....

    Bet Your Life
  • 1976
    Sunshine in Brixton

    Sunshine in Brixton (1976)

    Sunshine in Brixton

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    Sixteen-year-old Otis loathes school. He wants to be a professional footballer, but is good at drawing, so his mother wants him to be a draughtsman. Then, a new sports teacher appears at his South London comprehensive school, and life starts to look ...

    Sunshine in Brixton