Direction: John Gorrie
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by John Gorrie. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Doctor Who (TV Series)
1963 · Series · 25 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Sydney Newman · Douglas Camfield · David Maloney · Christopher Barry
Cast William Hartnell · Patrick Troughton · Jon Pertwee · Tom Baker
Plot TV Series (1963-1989). 26 Seasons. 696 Episodes. The quintessential "mortgage lifter" for many a financially flagging PBS station, the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who was not always a...
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7.0
1K votes
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series)
1979 · Series · 25 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Graham Evans · John Gorrie · Alan Gibson · Herbert Wise
Cast Roald Dahl · John Houseman · Andrew Ray · Joan Collins
Plot TV Series (1979-1988). 9 seasons. 112 episodes. A British anthology of mystery, suspense, horror and black comedy, highlighted by plot twists and surprise endings (in the early seasons, all by...
6.8
49 votes
6.8
49 votes
The Famous Five (TV Series)
1996 · Series · 50 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Michael Kerrigan · Andrew Morgan · Tony Kysh · Tim Leandro
Cast Jemima Rooper · Marco Williamson · Paul Child · Laura Petela
Plot This TV series features the adventures of a group of young children — Julian, Dick, Anne and Georgina (George) — and their dog Timmy.
6.2
149 votes
6.2
149 votes
Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus (TV)
1964 · Movie · 147 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Gorrie
Cast William Hartnell · William Russell · Carole Ann Ford · Jacqueline Hill
Plot On the planet Marinus, the scientist Arbitan locks the Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara out of the TARDIS in a desperate bid to convince them to embark on a quest...
5.8
63 votes
5.8
63 votes
The Wednesday Thriller (TV Series)
1965 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Silvio Narizzano · George R. Foa · Naomi Capon · John Gorrie
Cast Yootha Joyce · Kenneth Griffith · Sheila Hancock · George Benson
Plot A collection of one off thrillers, each ending with a disturbing twist.
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Private Lives (TV)
1976 · Movie · min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Gorrie
Cast Alec McCowen · Penelope Keith · Polly Adams · Donald Pickering
Plot Amanda and Elyot used to be tempestuously married to each other. Now, each has remarried, and they find themselves in adjoining suites at the same hotel.
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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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Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series)
1978 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Donald McWhinnie · Roger Bamford · Julian Amyes · Robert Tronson
Cast Leo McKern · Jonathan Coy · Julian Curry · Marion Mathie
Plot (1978-1992). 7 seasons. Horace Rumpole is an "Old Bailey Hack," one of the underpaid barristers who ply the courtrooms of the Old Bailey, London's criminal court. Rumpole refused to handle...
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Edward the Seventh (TV Series)
1975 · Series · 50 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Gorrie
Cast Timothy West · Annette Crosbie · Helen Ryan · Felicity Kendal
Plot TV Series (1975). 13 episodes. The life of Edward VII (1841-1910), the King of the United Kingdom. Before becoming the king he developed a reputation of a playboy which angered...
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The Tempest (TV)
1980 · Movie · 120 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Gorrie
Cast Michael Hordern · Derek Godfrey · David Waller · Warren Clarke
Plot Prospero, the true Duke of Milan is now living on an enchanter island with his daughter Miranda, the savage Caliban and Ariel, a spirit of the air. Raising a storm...
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Lillie (TV Miniseries)
1978 · Movie · 52 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Gorrie · Christopher Hodson · Tony Wharmby
Cast Francesca Annis · Catherine Feller · Peggy Ann Wood · Anton Rodgers
Plot TV Mini-Series (1978). 13 episodes. Lillie Langtry, trapped in a loveless marriage, takes full advantage of her beauty, attracting many lovers and admirers including the Prince of Wales and Oscar...
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Twelfth Night (TV)
1980 · Movie · 128 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Gorrie
Cast Alec McCowen · Robert Hardy · Felicity Kendal · Annette Crosbie
Plot Viola and Sebastian are lookalike twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself like her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino....
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Within These Walls (TV Series)
1974 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Christopher Hodson · Paul Annett · Philip Casson · Bryan Izzard
Cast Jerome Willis · Mona Bruce · Denys Hawthorne · Googie Withers
Plot Drama inside a women's prison.
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BBC Play of the Month (TV Series)
1965 · Series · 120 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Cedric Messina · John Gorrie · Rudolph Cartier · Waris Hussein
Cast Charles Gray · Lally Bowers · Eileen Atkins · Janet Suzman
Plot TV Series (1965-1983). 16 seasons. 120 episodes
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Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror (TV)
1964 · Movie · 147 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Henric Hirsch · John Gorrie
Cast William Hartnell · Jacqueline Hill · William Russell · Carole Ann Ford
Plot The TARDIS materialises not far from Paris in 1794 - one of the bloodiest years following the French Revolution of 1789. The travellers become involved with an escape chain rescuing...
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Angels (TV Series)
1975 · Series · 50 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Mary Ridge · Stephen Butcher · Patrick Tucker · Derek Martinus
Cast Carol Holmes · Kathryn Apanowicz · Julia Williams · Pauline Quirke
Plot TV Series (1975-1983). Angels was originally a British television seasonal drama series dealing with the subject of student nurses and was broadcast by the BBC between 1975 and 1978. The...
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The Dead Past (TV)
1965 · Movie · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Gorrie
Cast George Benson · James Maxwell · David Langton · Willoughby Goddard
Plot Time travel may still be impossible, but the Chronoscope, sensing the nearly imponderable tracks of ancient photons, allows a glimpse into any event in Earth's distant past. Historian Arnold Potterley...
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First Among Equals (TV Miniseries)
1986 · Movie · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Brian Mills · John Gorrie · Sarah Harding
Cast David Robb · Jeremy Child · Tom Wilkinson · James Faulkner
Plot Political drama about the parallel careers of four MPs who all join Parliament in the mid-1960s.
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Out of the Unknown (TV Series)
1965 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Peter Hammond · Roger Jenkins · Naomi Capon · John Gorrie
Cast Peter Copley · Geoffrey Palmer · Erik Chitty · Charles Tingwell
Plot TV Series (1965–1971). Features adaptations of stories by famous sci-fi authors such as Isaac Asimov, J.G. Ballard, Fredrik Pohl, John Wyndham and others.
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The Wednesday Play (TV Series)
1964 · Series · 75 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Sydney Newman · Gilchrist Calder · Ken Loach · James Ferman
Cast Edwin Brown · Neville Smith · Eileen Atkins · Colin Blakely
Plot TV Series (1964-1970). 171 episodes. Series of one-off plays made by BBC television which gave breaks to a wide range of writers and directors in the late 60s. The series...
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