Direction: Martyn Friend
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Martyn Friend. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 15
AfterLife (TV Series)
2005 · Series · 45 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Stephen Volk · Charles Beeson · Martyn Friend · Maurice Phillips
Cast Lesley Sharp · Andrew Lincoln · Kate Duchêne · Anna Wilson-Jones
Synopsis University lecturer Robert Bridge (Andrew Lincoln) becomes involved in a series of supernatural events surrounding medium Alison Mundy (Lesley Sharp) in this chilling TV series.
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6.2
305 votes
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington (TV)
1987 · Movie · 110 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Martyn Friend
Cast Joan Hickson · Juliette Mole · David Beames · Mona Bruce
Synopsis When Miss Marple's visiting friend sees a woman being strangled on a passing train, they immediately report it to the police. Inspector Slack sees Miss Marple as a bit of a busy body and drops the investigation after only a...
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217 votes
6.2
217 votes
New Tricks (TV Series)
2003 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Nigel McCrery · Roy Mitchell · Martyn Friend · Rob Evans
Cast Alun Armstrong · Dennis Waterman · Amanda Redman · James Bolam
Synopsis TV Series (2003-Present). Drama series featuring an eccentric bunch of ex-policemen, brought out of retirement to investigate unsolved crimes.
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21 votes
6.0
21 votes
Seaforth (TV Series)
1994 · Series · 50 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Stuart Burge · Martyn Friend · Peter Smith
Cast Linus Roache · Lia Williams · Raymond Pickard · Gary Lydon
Synopsis TV Series. 1 season. 9 episodes.
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All Passion Spent (TV Miniseries)
1986 · Movie · 55 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Martyn Friend
Cast Harry Andrews · Patrick Barlow · Geoffrey Bayldon · Faith Brook
Synopsis Lady Slane husband’s death. She has been the dutiful wife of a “great man” in public life, Viceroy of India and a member of the House of Lords. Her children plan to share her care between them much as they...
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Fair Stood the Wind for France (TV Miniseries)
1980 · Movie · 55 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Martyn Friend
Cast David Beames · Cécile Paoli · John Flanagan · Bernard Kay
Synopsis TV Mini-Series (1980). 4 episodes. The adventures of an English air crew during WW2 who are sheltered by a French family after their plane crashes.
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Enemy at the Door (TV Series)
1978 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Bill Bain · Jonathan Alwyn · Christopher Hodson · Martyn Friend
Cast Alfred Burke · Bernard Horsfall · Antonia Pemberton · Simon Cadell
Synopsis TV Series (1978-1980). 26 episodes. Drama about the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands during the Second World War.
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The Voyage of Charles Darwin (TV Series)
1978 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Martyn Friend
Cast Malcolm Stoddard · David Ashton · Charles Bolton · Andrew Burt
Synopsis Tracing the life of naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-82), from his university days through his five-year exploratory voyage on the HMS Beagle to the controversy surrounding the 1859 publication of his landmark 'On the Origin of Species.'
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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
Synopsis (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 most suits and will never prosecute. Each of his trials...
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Alleyn Mysteries (TV Series)
1990 · Series · United Kingdom
Direction Silvio Narizzano · Martyn Friend · John Woods · Sarah Pia Anderson
Cast William Simons · Patrick Malahide · Belinda Lang · Tim Dutton
Synopsis Drawing on her love of theatre and art, New Zealand author Ngaio Marsh created elegant crime-puzzlers full of quirky characters with hidden agendas, all brought meticulously to life in this BBC series.
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Screen One (TV Series)
1985 · Series · United Kingdom
Direction Les Blair · Robert Young · Robert Bierman · Dewi Humphreys
Cast Alfred Molina · Geraldine James · Timothy West · Sean Bean
Synopsis (1985-2002). 6 seasons. Producer Kenith Trodd was part of a 1984 team brought together to study how the BBC should respond to Channel Four's pioneering efforts in making films for both television and theatrical release. The result was a transition...
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Rebus (TV Series)
2000 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Roger Gartland · Matthew Evans · Martyn Friend · Maurice Phillips
Cast Ken Stott · Claire Price · Jennifer Black · Gregor Gillespie
Synopsis Set in Edinburgh, the mercurial Detective Inspector John Rebus's investigations lead him through the city's ancient beauty and into its more sinister quarters.
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Winter Solstice (TV)
2003 · Movie · 130 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Martyn Friend
Cast Jan Niklas · Geraldine Chaplin · Sinead Cusack · Emma Streets
Synopsis Elfrida and Oscar intend to celebrate the Christmas Season very simply after moving to Sutherland in the north of Scotland in November. Oscar has recently lost his wife and daughter in a motor accident. Oscar has a half-share in an...
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Summer's Lease (TV Miniseries)
1989 · Movie · 55 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Martyn Friend
Cast Susan Fleetwood · Rosemary Leach · Gabrielle Anwar · Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
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Wycliffe (TV Series)
1994 · Series · 50 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Martyn Friend · Alan Wareing · Michael Owen Morris · A.J. Quinn
Cast Jack Shepherd · Helen Masters · Tim Wylton · Aaron Harris
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