Jim Carter Movies

In the early 19th century, a young woman with a harelip falls foul of her family's ambition and the superstitions of the local community, but meets a...

In 19th century Victorian England, Mrs. Isabella Beeton produced what became an essential book for housewives of the day. She was married at a...

The story of the Australian Rugby League's first visit to England.

A documentary that investigates the phenomenon of Scandinavian crime drama and its worldwide success.

A nightingale sings for a lovesick student. The student is pining for a girl who will only dance with him if he presents her with a red rose. The...

Using drama and documentary this film tells the remarkable story of Cromwell, one of the most important characters of British history, yet revered...

A compelling study of personal ambition versus the good of the state.

Documentary about the pre-Beatles rock era, when a series of British acts created a unique copy of American rock 'n' roll

This mockumentary follows the world's worst boxer and the events that led to his meteoric rise in the year 1969.

It is the late 1930s and some British households still eagerly await the arrival of electricity. When a pylon is erected in the garden, Morris's...

In the 1800s, a bass player's attempts to woo a young woman lead to both parties being trapped in an awkward situation.

Jim Carter tells the story of Lonnie Donegan - a crucial trailblazer in the birth of pop music and modern culture who inspired Lennon and McCartney.

Beryl Bainbridge on Samuel Johnson and her novel According To Queenie - Johnson through the eyes of Queenie Thrale, the eldest daughter of Henry and...

A feature-length tribute to the age and spirit of Punk, which begins as a gentle ramble through the pasture of popular culture and spirals into a...

Hairdresser Maria is fixated by The Sound of Music - it was the film she saw the night she was jilted 18 years ago. In a bid to confront her demons,...

Documentary about the tragedy which struck the Welsh mining village of Aberfan in 1966, when a mountain of coal slurry engulfed a school, claiming...

Two rival detectives investigate a murder that involves black magic.

Hugh Williams is a father trapped in an endless nightmare of repetition and ritual as family life continues around him. This observational...

A Quintet Film in association with the National Theatre