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

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

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

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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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Not rated