Direction: David Drury

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by David Drury. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Inspector Lewis (TV Series)

2006 · Series · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Bill Anderson · Dan Reed · Nicholas Renton · Tim Fywell

Cast Kevin Whately · Laurence Fox · Clare Holman · Rebecca Front

Synopsis TV Series (2006-2015). 9 Seasons. 33 Episodes. Inspector Robert Lewis steps out of the shadow of his mentor, the inimitable Inspector Morse, in this highly-acclaimed series of intricate mysteries. Together with his brooding, inscrutable partner, Detective Sergeant James Hathaway, they...

7.5

52 votes

7.5

52 votes

Direction David Drury

Cast Shaun Evans · Tom Hardy · Charlotte Riley · Kierston Wareing

Synopsis He's got family, he's got power, but he's got issues.

7.3

132 votes

7.3

132 votes

Prime Suspect 3 (TV)

1993 · Movie · 207 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Drury

Cast Helen Mirren · Peter Capaldi · Michael Shannon · Greg Saunders

Synopsis Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison moves to a new district and is put in charge of a vice investigation instead of homicide. But soon a homicide case impinges on her new job when a very young male prostitute is murdered...

7.3

110 votes

7.3

110 votes

The Paradise (TV Series)

2012 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Bill Gallagher · David Drury · Marc Jobst · Susan Tully

Cast Joanna Vanderham · Emun Elliott · Stephen Wight · Sonya Cassidy

Synopsis TV Series (2012-2013). 2 Seasons. 16 Episodes. The story of a young girl who works in a department store and gets caught up in the charms of the modern world.

6.4

573 votes

6.4

573 votes

Our Girl (TV)

2013 · Movie · 95 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Drury

Cast Lacey Turner · Matthew McNulty · Branwell Donaghey · Andrew Scarborough

Synopsis Our Girl is the story of Molly Dawes, born and raised in the London Borough of Newham. Molly is the eldest of five kids with little future, a difficult father and a mother who always wanted more for her. Leaving...

6.3

33 votes

6.3

33 votes

Defence of the Realm

1986 · Movie · 96 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Drury

Cast Gabriel Byrne · Greta Scacchi · Denholm Elliott · Ian Bannen

Synopsis After a newspaper reporter helps expose a Member of Parliament as a possible spy, he finds that there's much more to the story than that.

5.9

28 votes

5.9

28 votes

Hostile Waters (TV)

1997 · Movie · 94 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Drury

Cast Rutger Hauer · Martin Sheen · Max von Sydow · Colm Feore

Synopsis In October 1986, a Russian submarine carrying nuclear missles collides with an American nuclear submarine off the coast of Bermuda.

5.0

102 votes

5.0

102 votes

Kidnap and Ransom (TV Series)

2011 · Series · 47 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Patrick Harbinson · Andy Wilson · David Drury

Cast Trevor Eve · Helen Baxendale · Natasha Little · Scott Sparrow

Synopsis Expert British hostage negotiator Dominic King (Trevor Eve) is called upon when a businesswoman (Emma Fielding) from the UK is kidnapped in South Africa by a sinister figure named Willard (John Hannah). When the release of the woman goes wrong...

4.7

26 votes

4.7

26 votes

Split Decisions

1988 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction David Drury

Cast Craig Sheffer · Jeff Fahey · Gene Hackman · John McLiam

Synopsis When a boxer is killed because he wouldn't take a dive, his brother tries to find a way to avenge him even if only symbolically.

4.6

32 votes

4.6

32 votes

Marian, again (TV)

2005 · Movie · 180 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Drury

Cast Stephen Tompkinson · Owen Teale · Samantha Beckinsale · Kelly Harrison

Synopsis School teacher Chris Bevan is a dutiful husband to his dull wife, Josie, and ingrate daughters. His best friend knows Chris' heart always belonged to Marian, his vibrant, flippant fiancée, who mysteriously disappeared years ago. Suddenly he sees her in...

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Direction David Drury

Cast Martin Shaw · Frances Barber · Neal Pearson · Philip Godawa

Synopsis 8 episodes. It tells the story of Cecil Rhodes, the British 19th-century businessman who became the wealthiest man in the Western world and founded the nation Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).

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Love Lies Bleeding (TV)

2006 · Movie · 170 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Drury

Cast Martin Kemp · Hugo Speer · Claire Goose · Elizabeth Berrington

Synopsis Self-made millionaire Mark Terry (Martin Kemp) has no idea that his world is about to turn upside down when an old school friend appears with a grudge against him.

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Intrigue (TV)

1988 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction David Drury

Cast Scott Glenn · Robert Loggia · William Atherton · Martin Shaw

Synopsis A spy is looking for his old colleague who now works for the other side.

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Blue Murder (TV Series)

2003 · Series · 138 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Juliet May · Paul Wroblewski · Pip Broughton · Alex Pillai

Cast Caroline Quentin · Ian Kelsey · Paul Loughran · Nicholas Murchie

Synopsis Single mother DCI Janine Lewis struggles with the problems of bringing up four children while leading her team of detectives in solving high-profile murders.

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The Cry (TV)

2002 · Movie · 194 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Drury

Cast Sarah Lancashire · Emma Cunniffe · Anthony Calf · Joe Duttine

Synopsis Psychological thriller about a woman child-protection officer tramautized by her stillbirth who befriends a woman in hospital and then becomes convinced that the daughter is being abused.

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Forever Young

1983 · Movie · 84 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Drury

Cast James Aubrey · Nicholas Gecks · Karen Archer · Alec McCowen

Synopsis A lonely young boy idolizes his local priest. An old acquaintance of the priest shows up one day, and the boy learns that his idol isn't exactly what he seems to be--it turns out that many years before, the priest...

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The Secret Agent (TV Miniseries)

1992 · Series · 162 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Drury

Cast David Suchet · Peter Capaldi · Cheryl Campbell · Warren Clarke

Synopsis 3 episodes. A triple agent attempts to blow up the Greenwich Observatory in 1894, a time of unrest and anarchist violence throughout Europe.

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Trust (TV)

2000 · Movie · 113 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Drury

Cast Caroline Goodall · Mark Strong · Nathaniel Parker · Chris Armstrong

Synopsis Anne Travers (Caroline Goodall) is a solicitor whose career comes first in her life. Her adulterous husband Michael Mitcham (Mark Strong) is a psychologist, but doesn’t seem to figure out that his wife has had it on with his best...

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