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Her Majesty Mrs Brown
(1997) [PG]

Queen Victoria, the world's most powerful woman. John Brown, a simple Scottish Highlander. Their extraordinary friendship transformed an empire. A sweeping epic, based on the true-life relationship between England's Queen Victoria and John Brown, a royal servant, Mrs Brown paints a revealing...  More

Tom Jones
(1963) [M]

Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Picture, and featuring a cast of superb actors headed by the young Albert Finney and Susannah York, Tony Richardson's wickedly funny adaptation of Henry Fielding's novel (scripted by John Osbourne) is a rollicking, picaresque period comedy to savour....  More

Vanity Fair (BBC 2 disc set)
(1987) [PG]

In an England on the brink of bankruptcy and war, only the wily may prosper. Becky Sharp is a governess, temptress and social climber supreme, a woman who more than compensates in brains and beauty for what she conspicuously lacks in breeding. To what lengths will she go in order to secure...  More

Elizabeth
(1998) [MA]

England, 1554. Under the rule of Queen Mary I, a zealous Catholic, England has been reduced to a country racked by financial and religious instability. Now close to death, Mary (Kathy Burke) steps up her policy of protestant repression. Even Princess Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett), her younger sister...  More

Shakespeare In Love
(1998) [M]

London, 1593: the Elizabethan Era. Young, handsome William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) is craving inspiration due to his failing creativity. He seeks a soul mate to cure his writer's block, so he may continue to work on his upcoming play. Fate would leave its mark, and love will show its face in...  More

Ryan's Daughter (2 Disc Set)
(1970) [M]

In this epic tale of love, David Lean recreates the evocative atmosphere of a bygone era of film making. Written by Robert Bolt, Ryan's Daughter is a bitter sweet tale of love and loyality between Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles and Christopher Jones played out against the backdrop of early 20th...  More

David Copperfield (BBC)
(1999) [PG]

Charles Dickens' haunting semi-autobiographical tale of a boy who is sent away by his stepfather after his mother dies but manages to triumph over incredible adversities.  More

My Life So Far
(1999) [PG]

Memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian (Rosemary Harris), her daughter (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), her inventor husband (Colin Firth), their ten year old son (Robbie Norman), and his older sister (Kelly MacDonald)....  More

Mansfield Park
(1999) [M]

At 10, Fanny Price, a poor relation, goes to live at Mansfield Park, the estate of her aunt's husband, Sir Thomas. Clever, studious, and a writer with an ironic imagination and fine moral compass, she becomes especially close to Edmund, Thomas's younger son. Fanny is soon possessed of beauty as...  More

Onegin
(1999) [M]

A compelling tale of romantic tragedy in nineteenth century Russia. Alexander Pushkin's epic novel "Eugene Onegin" has been brought to life by academy award winning actor Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient, Schindlers List). Evgeny Onegin (Ralph Fiennes) disillusioned with St Petersburgh's high...  More