Direction: John Glenister

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


The Six Wives of Henry VIII (TV) (TV Miniseries)

1970 · Series · 540 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Naomi Capon · John Glenister

Cast Keith Michell · Anthony Quayle · Patrick Troughton · Bernard Hepton

Plot A six-episode dramatization of Henry VIII's relationships with each of his six wives. Each episode is devoted to one wife, and is a complete play in itself.

6.9

119 votes

6.9

119 votes

Maigret (TV Series)

1992 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction James Cellan Jones · John Glenister · Stuart Burge · Nicholas Renton

Cast Michael Gambon · Geoffrey Hutchings · Jack Galloway · James Larkin

Plot Maigret was a British television series that ran on ITV for twelve episodes between 1992 and 1993. It was an adaptation of the books by Georges Simenon featuring his fictional...

6.4

47 votes

6.4

47 votes

Emma (TV) (TV Miniseries)

1972 · Series · 240 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Glenister

Cast Doran Godwin · John Carson · Donald Eccles · Constance Chapman

Plot This BBC production, set in the small town of Highbury depicts the often hilarious attempts of Miss Emma Woodhouse to make proper marital matches for all of her friends. Though...

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Love for Lydia (TV Series)

1977 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Tony Wharmby · Christopher Hodson · John Glenister · Piers Haggard

Cast Mel Martin · Christopher Blake · Jeremy Irons · Sherrie Hewson

Plot TV Series (1977). 13 episodes. This thirteen-part series explores just how painful love can be for young people. Would-be writer Edward Richardson is in love with heiress Lydia Aspen and...

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Shades of Darkness (TV Series)

1983 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Peter Hammond · Simon Langton · John Glenister · John Gorrie

Cast Norma West · Kate Harper · Michael Shannon · Annette Wilkie-Miller

Plot An anthology of short mysterious dramas, each with a supernatural twist.

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Casanova (TV) (TV Miniseries)

1971 · Series · 300 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Mark Cullingham · John Glenister

Cast Frank Finlay · Norman Rossington · Zienia Merton · Christine Noonan

Plot TV Miniseries. 6 episodes. The Italian adventurer and libertine Giovanni Jacopo Casanova lived from 1725 to 1798, but in this six-part series Dennis Potter attempted to find a contemporary relevance...

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A Bit of a Do (TV Series)

1989 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Reynolds · John Glenister · Ronnie Baxter · Les Chatfield

Cast David Jason · Gwen Taylor · Nicola Pagett · Stephanie Cole

Plot TV Series (1989). 13 episodes. This series was set in a fictional Yorkshire town and based on the books by David Nobbs, the creator of Reginald Perrin and Henry Pratt....

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Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura (TV)

1983 · Movie · min. · United Kingdom

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Celebrity Playhouse (TV Series)

1981 · Series · 90 min. · United Kingdom

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All for Love (TV Series)

1982 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

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Stay Lucky (TV Series)

1989 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

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Microbes and Men (TV Series)

1974 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Peter Jones · Simon Langton · John Glenister · Denis Postle

Cast Frank Gillard · Arthur Lowe · Antonia Pemberton · James Grout

Plot TV Series (1974). 6 episodes.

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Screen Two (TV Series)

1985 · Series · min. · United Kingdom

Direction Tristram Powell · Udayan Prasad · Christopher Morahan · Sandy Johnson

Cast Geoffrey Chater · Bernard Hill · Pete Postlethwaite · Patrick Godfrey

Plot (1985-2002). 10 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...

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Marie Curie (TV Miniseries)

1977 · Series · 250 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Glenister

Cast Jane Lapotaire · Nigel Hawthorne · Richard Bebb · Hugh Dickson

Plot TV Mini-Series (1977). 5 episodes.

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Wycliffe (TV Series)

1994 · Series · 50 min. · United Kingdom

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