Direction: Simon Langton
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Simon Langton. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Upstairs, Downstairs (TV Series)
1971 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Bill Bain · Christopher Hodson · Raymond Menmuir · Derek Bennett
Cast Gordon Jackson · David Langton · Jean Marsh · Angela Baddeley
Plot TV Series (1971-1975). 5 Seasons. 68 Episodes. The series follows the lives of both the family and the servants in the London townhouse at 165 Eaton Place. Richard Bellamy, the...
7.8
2K votes
7.8
2K votes
Pride and Prejudice (TV Miniseries)
1995 · Series · 300 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Simon Langton
Cast Colin Firth · Jennifer Ehle · David Bamber · Crispin Bonham-carter
Plot An adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel, set in the 19th century, about the prejudice and the class differences which would keep lovers apart.
7.8
5K votes
7.8
5K votes
Smiley’s People (TV Miniseries)
1982 · Series · 360 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Simon Langton
Cast Alec Guinness · Eileen Atkins · Bernard Hepton · Bill Paterson
Plot George Smiley is once again called out of innocent retirement to trace an enemy infiltrator in the department where he was once the prize employee. The shy and retiring master...
7.5
178 votes
7.5
178 votes
Jeeves and Wooster (TV Series)
1990 · Series · 55 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Clive Exton · Robert Young · Simon Langton · Ferdinand Fairfax
Cast Stephen Fry · Hugh Laurie · Robert Daws · Richard Dixon
Plot TV Series (1990-1993). 4 Seasons. 23 Episodes. Based on the well-loved novels of P.G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse, this British series featuring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, chronicles the misadventures (romantic...
7.4
109 votes
7.4
109 votes
Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Hollow (TV)
2004 · Movie · 89 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Simon Langton
Cast David Suchet · Jonathan Cake · Megan Dodds · Sarah Miles
Plot Poirot stumbles on the murder scene of philandering Dr Christow in a country house as his wife standing next to him with a revolver in her hand.
6.6
165 votes
6.6
165 votes
The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Miniseries)
1999 · Series · 540 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Patrick Lau · Simon Langton
Cast Richard E. Grant · Elizabeth McGovern · Martin Shaw · Ronan Vibert
6.4
83 votes
6.4
83 votes
Midsomer Murders (TV Series)
1997 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Caroline Graham · Renny Rye · Peter Smith · Richard Holthouse
Cast John Nettles · Jane Wymark · Barry Jackson · Jason Hughes
Plot TV Series (1997-). 21 Seasons. 128 Episodes. The British detective drama revolves around DCI Barnaby's efforts to solve numerous murders that take place in the fictional English county of Midsomer....
6.3
141 votes
6.3
141 votes
The Kingdom of Bones (Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes) (TV)
2001 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Simon Langton
Cast Miles Richardson · Charles Edwards · Crispin Bonham-carter · Ben Macleod
Plot Doyle assists his friend Reuben Proctor who has recently acquired an Egyptian mummy. They arrange for a gala evening at the museum where two eminent professors - Doyle's mentor Dr....
6.2
168 votes
6.2
168 votes
Anna Karenina (TV)
1985 · Movie · 150 min. · United States
Direction Simon Langton
Cast Jacqueline Bisset · Christopher Reeve · Paul Scofield · Ian Ogilvy
Plot A brief meeting at the Moscow train station and the dashing officer in the Russian Army is captivated by the beautiful woman who has been his mother's companion on the...
5.9
67 votes
5.9
67 votes
The Whistle Blower
1986 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Simon Langton
Cast Michael Caine · James Fox · Nigel Havers · John Gielgud
Plot A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a...
5.8
196 votes
5.8
196 votes
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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Do You Remember? (TV Series)
1978 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Kaye Cooper · John Frankau · Simon Langton · Marc Miller
Cast Brenda Bruce · Ian Holm · Jean Kent · Mel Martin
Plot TV Series (1978). 7 episodes.
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Mother Love (TV Miniseries)
1989 · Movie · 55 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Simon Langton
Cast Diana Rigg · David McCallum · James Wilby · Isla Blair
Plot A British yuppie couple have a presumably idyllic existence. Yet there is one troubling factor in their lives - an eccentric, and possibly, difficult mother-in-law. Her odd behavior is confirmed...
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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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Nancherrow (TV Miniseries)
1999 · Series · 100 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Simon Langton
Cast Joanna Lumley · Katie Ryder Richardson · Lara-Joy Körner · George Asprey
Plot A colonel's daughter is the new caretaker of the house. She fights to keep the house and deals with her love problems.
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Dead of Night (TV Series)
1972 · Series · 50 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Paul Annett · Simon Langton · Don Taylor · Rodney Bennett
Cast Peter Barkworth · Anna Cropper · Bernard Brown · Sylvia Kay
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The Duchess of Duke Street (TV Series)
1976 · Movie · 50 min. · United States
Direction John Hawkesworth · Bill Bain · Cyril Coke · Simon Langton
Cast Gemma Jones · Victoria Plucknett · John Welsh · John Cater
Plot (1976-1977). 2 seasons. Louisa Trotter works her way up from being a skivvy to being the Queen of cooks, cook to the King, and owner of the Bentinck Hotel. Her...
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The Cinder Path (TV)
1994 · Movie · 145 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Simon Langton
Cast Catherine Zeta-Jones · Lloyd Owen · Ralph Ineson · Maria Miles
Plot Tale of a farmer's son who gets involved with two sisters, then goes to fight in the trenches in WW1.
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Casanova (TV)
1987 · Movie · 122 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Simon Langton
Cast Richard Chamberlain · Faye Dunaway · Sylvia Kristel · Ornella Muti
Plot For Giacomo Casanova finally, his love affairs with the wives of the most powerful figures of the eighteenth century have taken their toll. This luxury teleflime, reviews his life from...
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Laguna Heat (TV)
1987 · Movie · 110 min. · United States
Direction Simon Langton
Cast Harry Hamlin · Jason Robards · Rip Torn · Catherine Hicks
Plot After his partner is killed, private detective Tom Shephard returns to his home in Laguna Beach, California, where he finds himself embroiled in a series of nightmarish murders that take...
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