Direction: Donald McWhinnie
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Donald McWhinnie. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Theatre 625 (TV Series)
1964 · Series · 90 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Christopher Morahan · Alan Cooke · Alan Gibson · Donald McWhinnie
Cast Michael Bryant · Judi Dench · Maurice Denham · Ronald Hines
Plot TV Series (1964-1968). 5 seasons. 115 episodes.
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Beasts (TV Miniseries)
1976 · Movie · 50 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Don Taylor · Richard Bramall · Don Leaver · Donald McWhinnie
Cast Michael Kitchen · Bernard Horsfall · Patrick Magee · Anthony Bate
Plot An anthology series concerning bestial horror created by Nigel Kneale. A clumsy shopgirl becomes convinced that there is something sinister living behind the walls of the shop where she works....
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Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series)
1978 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Donald McWhinnie · Roger Bamford · Julian Amyes · Robert Tronson
Cast Leo McKern · Jonathan Coy · Julian Curry · Marion Mathie
Plot (1978-1992). 7 seasons. Horace Rumpole is an "Old Bailey Hack," one of the underpaid barristers who ply the courtrooms of the Old Bailey, London's criminal court. Rumpole refused to handle...
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Mapp & Lucia (TV Series)
1985 · Series · 600 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Donald McWhinnie
Cast Geraldine McEwan · Prunella Scales · Nigel Hawthorne · Denis Lill
Plot Mrs Emmeline Lucas (Lucia) has just moved to the small English town of Tilling where she comes into conflict with the social ambitions of Miss Elizabeth Mapp. Until now, Miss...
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Country Matters (TV Series)
1972 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Donald McWhinnie · Barry Davis · David Giles · Peter Wood
Cast Peter Firth · Ian McKellen · Prunella Ransome · Stephan Chase
Plot TV Series (1972-1973). 2 Seasons, 13 Episodes. Country Matters portrays several romance stories, set in rural England just after the first World War. Each episode provides accurate and fascinating costume...
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BBC Play of the Month (TV Series)
1965 · Series · 120 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Cedric Messina · John Gorrie · Rudolph Cartier · Waris Hussein
Cast Charles Gray · Lally Bowers · Eileen Atkins · Janet Suzman
Plot TV Series (1965-1983). 16 seasons. 120 episodes
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The Sextet (TV Series)
1972 · Series · min. · United Kingdom
Direction Alan Bridges · James Ferman · Michael Hayes · Donald McWhinnie
Cast Denholm Elliott · Billie Whitelaw · Richard Vernon · Dennis Waterman
Plot TV Series (1972). 8 episodes. An anthology series of BBC television dramas on sexual themes. The same cast was featured in each production.
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Celebrity Playhouse (TV Series)
1981 · Series · 90 min. · United Kingdom
Direction David Cunliffe · John Glenister · Donald McWhinnie
Cast Celia Johnson · Eileen Atkins · Georgina Hale · Robert Powell
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The Lively Arts (TV Series)
1975 · Documentary · min. · United Kingdom
Direction Barrie Gavin · Peter Butler · Kenneth Corden · Donald McWhinnie
Cast Melvyn Bragg · Andre Previn · Benjamin Luxon · Richard Baker
Plot TV Series (1975-1981). 40 episodes. Documentary series taking a serious and wide-ranging look at the arts, encompassing intellectual subject matter and popular culture.
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Wings (TV Series)
1977 · Series · 50 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Barry Thomas · Peter Cregeen · John Sichel · Peter Jefferies
Cast Tim Woodward · Michael Cochrane · David Troughton · Nicholas Jones
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Moll Flanders (TV Miniseries)
1975 · Series · 90 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Donald McWhinnie
Cast Julia Foster · Kenneth Haigh · Ian Ogilvy · Diana Fairfax
Plot 2 Episodes. All kinds of misfortune befall Moll Flanders in 18th-century England; but she's a great survivor.
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Armchair Thriller (TV Series)
1967 · Series · 25 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Robert Tronson · Moira Armstrong · Donald McWhinnie · Robert D. Cardona
Cast Frank Duncan · Maria Aitken · Benjamin Whitrow · Zena Walker
Plot TV Series (1967; 1978-1980). Suspense and mystery-themed anthology series.
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Fall of Eagles (TV Miniseries)
1974 · Movie · 600 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Elliot · David Cunliffe · Bill Hays · Rudolph Cartier
Cast Patrick Stewart · John Rhys-Davies · Gemma Jones · Michael Kitchen
Plot A 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series portrays historical events from 1848 to 1918, dealing with the ruling dynasties Austria-Hungary (the Habsburgs), Germany (the...
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