Direction: Francis Whately

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


Seven Ages of Rock (TV Series)

2007 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction William Naylor · Sebastian Barfield · Andrew Graham-Brown · Anna Gravelle

Plot Seven Ages of Rock was a BBC Two series, co-produced by BBC Worldwide and VH1 Classic in 2007 about the history of rock music. Each episode focused on one type...

7.6

690 votes

7.6

690 votes

How Art Made the World (TV Miniseries)

2005 · Documentary · 300 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Robin Dashwood · Mark Hedgecoe · Ben McPherson · Nick Murphy

Cast Nigel Spivey · David Attenborough · George Miller

Plot TV Miniseries (2005). 5 Episodes. 1 - More Human Than Human 2 - The Day Pictures Were Born 3- The Art of Persuasion 4 - Once Upon a Time 5...

7.4

43 votes

7.4

43 votes

David Bowie: Five Years (TV)

2013 · Documentary · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Francis Whately

Cast David Bowie · Brian Eno · Tony Visconti · Rick Wakeman

Plot David Bowie - Five Years is an intimate portrait of five key years in David Bowie’s career. Featuring a wealth of previously unseen archive, this film looks at how Bowie...

7.1

322 votes

7.1

322 votes

David Bowie: The Last Five Years (TV)

2017 · Documentary · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Francis Whately

Cast David Bowie · Tony Visconti · Floria Sigismondi · Michael C. Hall

Plot A documentary about David Bowie's final two albums "The Next Day" (2013) and "Blackstar" (2016) and Broadway musical "Lazarus".

7.1

333 votes

7.1

333 votes

David Bowie: Finding Fame (TV)

2019 · Documentary · 91 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Francis Whately

Cast David Bowie · Tony Visconti · Lindsay Kemp · Dana Gillespie

Plot Part three of Francis Whately’s Bowie trilogy. This is the David Bowie story you don’t know. The story of how David Robert Jones became David Bowie, how David Bowie became...

6.6

169 votes

6.6

169 votes

Glastonbury: 50 Years and Counting

2022 · Documentary · 100 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Francis Whately

Plot A social and musical history of (probably) the world’s greatest music festival, as told by its principal curators, Michael and Emily Eavis, and many of the key artists who’ve appeared...

6.1

33 votes

6.1

33 votes

Dolly Parton: Here I Am (TV)

2019 · Documentary · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Francis Whately

Cast Dolly Parton · Jane Fonda · Lily Tomlin · Dabney Coleman

Plot In this documentary, the life, career and music of Dolly Parton are reflected in interviews with friends and companions and the artist herself, interlaced with clips of Parton's performances.

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Kim Philby: His Most Intimate Betrayal (TV)

2014 · Documentary · 118 min. · United Kingdom

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Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain (TV Series)

2007 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Tom Giles · Fatima Salaria · Francis Whately · Robin Dashwood

Cast Andrew Marr

Plot Andrew Marr presents a history of Britain from the end of the Second World War to the start of the third millennium.

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Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain (TV Series)

2009 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Robin Dashwood · Roger Parsons · Fatima Salaria · Francis Whately

Cast Andrew Marr

Plot An epic account of the events that shaped Britain, from the death of Queen Victoria to the end of the Second World War.

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Not rated