Direction: David Richards

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


Direction David Richards

Cast Shirley Henderson · David Mitchell · Simon Chandler · Jaime Murray

Synopsis A young harridan MP marries a title in order to advance towards her goal of becoming party leader.

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Case Histories (TV Series)

2011 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Bill Anderson · Dan Zeff · Marc Jobst · Keith Boak

Cast Jason Isaacs · Amanda Abbington · Zawe Ashton · Millie Innes

Synopsis TV Series (2011-2013). 2 Seasons. 9 Episodes. Former soldier and policeman, Jackson Brodie, becomes a private investigator.

6.6

96 votes

6.6

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Reckless (TV Miniseries)

1997 · Movie · 310 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Richards · Sarah Harding

Cast Francesca Annis · Michael Kitchen · Robson Green · Conor Mullen

Synopsis 6 Episodes. Young doctor Owen Springer returns to Manchester to care for his ailing father and proceeds to fall in love with an older woman, who just happens to be married to his boss.

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Direction David Richards

Cast Alun Armstrong · Richard Ridings · James Laurenson · John Duttine

Synopsis This is a dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper murders of the late 1970s, showing the effect that it had on the health and career of Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield who led the enquiry.

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Hero of the Hour (TV)

2000 · Movie · 120 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Richards

Cast Ross Kemp · Maggie O'Neill · Julie Armstrong · Neil Boorman

Synopsis A security guard foils an armed robbery and becomes a national hero, but his new-found fame cannot appease his guilty conscience.

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Kiss and Tell (TV)

1996 · Movie · 120 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Richards

Cast Rosie Rowell · Peter Howitt · Daniel Craig · Ralph Ineson

Synopsis An undercover police officer must prove that a lonely man's missing wife was murdered.

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Direction David Richards

Cast Alan Cumming · Jack O'Connell · Joanna Vanderham · Keith Allen

Synopsis Cathy Connor and Eamonn Docherty are brought up together in the East End. As the daughter of a prostitute, Madge, Cathy's life is difficult, especially when everyone assumes that she will be following in her mother's footsteps. But when Cathy...

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Direction David Richards

Cast Frances Grey · Gillian Taylforth · Emily Joyce · Dani Biernat

Synopsis A man is buried alive, and Metcalfe must delve into a serial killer's psyche.

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Perfect Day (TV)

2005 · Movie · 95 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Richards

Cast Tom Goodman-Hill · Claire Goose · Aidan McArdle · Kate Ashfield

Synopsis A wedding day goes wrong when an ex lover of the bride turns up.

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Conviction (TV Series)

2004 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Marc Munden · David Richards

Cast William Ash · Ian Puleston-Davies · Reece Dinsdale · Laura Fraser

Synopsis TV Series (2004). 6 Episodes. The series is set in a grim, nameless Lancashire town and has as its focus two policemen who take the law into their own hands when they think that a suspected paedophile murderer may get...

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The Practice (TV Series)

1985 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Sarah Harding · David Richards · Pedr James · Charles Kitchen

Cast John Fraser · Brigit Forsyth · Michelle Holmes · Judith Barker

Synopsis British Medical ITV soap-opera in the fictional suburb of Castlehulme.

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Wild at Heart (TV Series)

2006 · Series · 47 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Nicholas Laughland · Paul Harrison · Maurice Phillips · Nigel Douglas

Cast Stephen Tompkinson · Deon Stewardson · Nomsa Xaba · Thapelo Mokoena

Synopsis This show was about a veterinarian and his family who travel to South Africa from England to a game reserve. The trip was to initially release a wild animal back into the wild, but then the vet falls in love...

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Reckless: The Movie (TV)

1998 · Movie · 102 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Richards

Cast Robson Green · Francesca Annis · Peter Pacey · Tony Barton

Synopsis One year on in their lives, Owen and Anna make impulsive plans to marry. But Anna's ex-husband Richard Crane has other ideas. Exploiting their weak spots, he schemes to tear the couple apart. Can Anna and Owen survive this emotional...

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DCI Banks (TV Series)

2010 · Series · 45 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Craig Pickles · James Hawes · Bill Anderson · Marek Losey

Cast Stephen Tompkinson · Andrea Lowe · Jack Deam · Caroline Catz

Synopsis TV Series (2010-Today). 32 Episodes. The tenacious and stubborn Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks unravels disturbing murder mysteries aided by his young assistants, DS Annie Cabbot and DI Helen Morton.

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Albert's Memorial (TV)

2009 · Movie · 68 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Richards

Cast David Jason · David Warner · Judith Hoersch · Michael Jayston

Synopsis London, 2000:- Terminally ill Albert summons old war buddies Frank and Harry to his hospital bed with a bizarre request. When he dies, he wants them to snatch his corpse from the hospital morgue and drive it, in Harry's taxi,...

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