Movies: John Bett

  • 2007
    The Golden Compass

    The Golden Compass (2007)

    The Golden Compass

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    After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny....

    The Golden Compass
  • 1978
    The First Great Train Robbery

    The First Great Train Robbery (1978)

    The First Great Train Robbery

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    In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train....

    The First Great Train Robbery
  • 1979
    Tess

    Tess (1979)

    Tess

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    A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line, but is left traumatised from her experiences....

    Tess
  • 1994
    Shallow Grave

    Shallow Grave (1994)

    Shallow Grave

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    When David, Juliet, and Alex find their new roommate dead with a large sum of money, they agree to hide the body and keep the cash. However, this newfound fortune gradually corrodes their friendship....

    Shallow Grave
  • 2010
    Tamara Drewe

    Tamara Drewe (2010)

    Tamara Drewe

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    A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale....

    Tamara Drewe
  • 2013
    Not Another Happy Ending

    Not Another Happy Ending (2013)

    Not Another Happy Ending

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    When a struggling publisher discovers his only successful author is blocked, he knows he has to unblock her or he's finished. With her newfound success, she's become too happy and she can't write when she's happy. The only trouble is, the worse he ma...

    Not Another Happy Ending
  • 1982
    Britannia Hospital

    Britannia Hospital (1982)

    Britannia Hospital

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    Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking...

    Britannia Hospital
  • 1981
    Gregory's Girl

    Gregory's Girl (1981)

    Gregory's Girl

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    A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her....

    Gregory's Girl
  • 1999
    My Life So Far

    My Life So Far (1999)

    My Life So Far

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    A memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors h...

    My Life So Far
  • 1974
    The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

    The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1974)

    The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

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    In their songs, comedy and exuberant music, a travelling theatre company give a fiercely polemic account of Scottish history, from the aftermath of Culloden to the oil boom. Their production before a live audience is intercut with filmed reconstructi...

    The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
  • 2005
    The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

    The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle (2005)

    The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

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    What led Arthur Conan Doyle to create, and then destroy the world famous detective, Sherlock Holmes? This compelling drama explores the dark secrets that surround the author and his creation....

    The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
  • 1985
    Sacred Hearts

    Sacred Hearts (1985)

    Sacred Hearts

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    A tough nun (Anna Massey) demands belief and obedience from convent schoolgirls (Katrin Cartlidge, Oona Kirsch) in World War II England....

    Sacred Hearts
  • 1993
    Down Among the Big Boys

    Down Among the Big Boys (1993)

    Down Among the Big Boys

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    Set in Glasgow, Louie, the detective son of an upright police sergeant, is about to marry. His intended is the daughter of JoJo (Connolly), a wealthy and compulsive thief who attempts a spectacular robbery. Louie is put in charge of the investigation...

    Down Among the Big Boys
  • 2014
    Scotland In A Day

    Scotland In A Day (2014)

    Scotland In A Day

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    Mockumentary set on the day of the 2014 Scottish Independence referendum and designed to capture a snap shot of a nation on the brink of both triumph and disaster....

    Scotland In A Day
  • 1992
    Scotch & Wry 4 - Prince of Pochlers

    Scotch & Wry 4 - Prince of Pochlers (1992)

    Scotch & Wry 4 - Prince of Pochlers

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    Starring Rikki Fulton. Supercop, McGlinchey and of course, the Reverend I M Jolly are all back along with a host of hilarious take-offs including Robin Hood and Gone with the Wind....

    Scotch & Wry 4 - Prince of Pochlers
  • 1989
    Tank Malling

    Tank Malling (1989)

    Tank Malling

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    Tank is an investigative reporter and jailbird, framed on scant evidence supplied by the London mob. Helen is the sensuous call-girl who offers Tank ammunition and retribution. But, retaliation is swift and brutal, in the guise of Sir Robert Knights...

    Tank Malling
  • 1976
    The Caledonian Account

    The Caledonian Account (1976)

    The Caledonian Account

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    Examines the effect upon the Highlands of Scotland of Thomas Telford, builder of the Caledonian canal and of Sir Walter Scott. In the course of an autumn journey through the present day canal from Inverness to Fort William, actors impersonating Telfo...

    The Caledonian Account
  • 1987
    Up Line

    Up Line (1987)

    Up Line

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    Three alternative comedians get involved in a pyramid-selling organization, Pathway, in order to finance their act. They gain great success by deploying their skills as entertainers, only to eventually discover the sinister purpose behind the Pathway...

    Up Line
  • 1977
    The Thin End of the Wedge

    The Thin End of the Wedge (1977)

    The Thin End of the Wedge

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    A student faced with an ultimatum to find £5 by morning - or lose his girlfriend - searches for friends he can tap and discovers that the crises in their lives are even greater than his own....

    The Thin End of the Wedge
  • 1986
    Scotch & Wry

    Scotch & Wry (1986)

    Scotch & Wry

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    Video Compilation of the Scottish TV Comedy Sketch Show. Stand out characters include Supercop, an idiot motorcycle policeman whose catchphrase was 'Alright Stirling, oot the car' and whose goggles would spring off his helmet; Dirty Dickie Dandruff; ...

    Scotch & Wry