3 Movies Starring David Threlfall

When the Whales Came

When the Whales Came

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-10-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (273 Reviews)

Director:

Clive Rees

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Morpurgo (novel)

Michael Morpurgo (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A pair of children befriend an accentric old man, who lives isolated on the far shore of their island home. But it turns out that the old man knows a terrible secret about the island and the narwhales who sometimes come. Meanwhile WWI is making life hard in the village.

Nowhere Boy

Nowhere Boy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-10-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, Canada

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (27291 Reviews)

Fullplot:

The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth of The Beatles.

Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This

Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-04-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

100 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (265 Reviews)

Director:

Benjamin Caron

Genres:

Biography

Cast:

Writer:

Simon Nye

John Fisher (book)

Fullplot:

With his trade-mark fez and bumbling stage persona involving clever conjuring tricks which appear to have gone wrong Tommy Cooper is one of Britain's most popular comedians, respected by his peers. However behind the public image is a curmudgeonly man who drinks too much. Mother of his children Tom Junior and Vicky, his wife Gwen - known as Dove - frequently travels with him to his performances but now feels that her place is at home with the children. Afraid of loneliness Tommy asks the married stage manager Mary Kay to join him on tour . Whilst Dove is concerned that his drinking and late nights are damaging to his health and a sign for him to give up, Mary is encouraging - partly as she sees Tommy as being helpful to her husband's writing aspirations. Soon Tommy is declaring his love for Mary whilst remaining married to Dove, with whom there are violent domestic exchanges. Surprisingly Tommy is able to sustain relationships with both women until his death on stage in 1984, a fact which causes sarcastic comments from Miff, his plain-spoken agent, who is not afraid to tell Tommy exactly what he thinks of him.

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