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
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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...
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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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Biography (TV Series)
1970 · Series · 85 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Glenister · Mark Cullingham · John Davies · Roderick Graham
Cast Anthony Hopkins · Alan Dobie · Michael Robbins · Tenniel Evans
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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
Direction John Glenister
Cast Ronald Pickup · Fiona Walker · David Swift · Melanie Parr
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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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All for Love (TV Series)
1982 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Robert Knights · Moira Armstrong · John Irvin · Jack Gold
Cast Maggie Smith · Jean Simmons · Rupert Graves · Joan Plowright
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Stay Lucky (TV Series)
1989 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction David Reynolds · Graeme Harper · Lawrence Gordon Clark · John Glenister
Cast Dennis Waterman · Jan Francis · Emma Wray · Niall Toibin
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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
Direction Martyn Friend · Alan Wareing · Michael Owen Morris · A.J. Quinn
Cast Jack Shepherd · Helen Masters · Tim Wylton · Aaron Harris
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