Michael Elphick Movies

A farmer who lives alone decides to advertise for a companion-housekeeper to come and live with him.

Aspiring dancer Phyllis Dixey makes her name as a stripper.

This film looks at the tough training regime undertaken by London's black cab drivers as they prepare for one of the hardest examinations they will...

The story of the British betting scandal of 1964, uncovered by journalist Mike Gabbert which saw a number of British professional footballers were...

Buddy is an aspiring teenager who is a very good musician and has pressure to go further than his Dad's teddy boy rocker days...

A middle class man finds life as a Labour MP challenging.

Tony Richardson's Hamlet is based on his own stage production. Filmed entirely within the Roundhouse in London (a disused train shed), it is shot...

It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit South East Asia) are called to the...

The documentary features the British miners and their family experiences told through songs, poems, pictures and words.

Born to twin sisters on the same day in London, France and Margaret are more like brother and sister than cousins. The close relationship between the...

A 1976 play concerning an unemployed school leaver becomes involved with professional car thieves. Part of the ITV Playhouse strand.

A trio of journalists look into the murder of a young girl in a seaside town. For the men though it’s more about who gets the big story than...

At the moment money is scarce and times are hard for everyone -even villains like Charlie and Denny are feeling the pinch. But their luck could...

A beautiful Chilean exile called Tina is stranded in a new country.

There's big money in pigeon racing if you've got a fast flyer, and Joe Desmond's blue-pied hen is a natural winner. But Joe's lucky streak with the...

How do you kill time when you're 15 years old, have no money and live in a dull London suburb? Rod, Kip and Mul may be short of cash, but not ideas.

One Saturday evening Rosa Priore is preparing a magnificent Sunday lunch for her family and their friends. By Sunday afternoon her life and marriage...

Behind the scenes documentary of Lars von Trier's The Element of Crime (1984).

Eddie's 40th birthday party reunites friends not seen since the old days of ton-up bikes and early rock and roll. It could be a chance to relive...

Joe and Michael, 13-year-old Brits, become separated from their class outing, stranded on a small island, and captured by armed men.