Denys Hawthorne

Denys Hawthorne Trailers

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Denys Hawthorne’s long and distinguished career has encompassed extensive work in theatre, television and film, both in England and Ireland. Drama has included Shakespeare and Chekhov, as well as many contemporary plays, while he has been seen in popular TV series including Inspector Morse, and Father Ted, and The Russia House, and Emma on the wide screen. Throughout, radio performance has been a constant theme, notably in drama and poetry.

Most Popular Denys Hawthorne Trailers

Total trailers found: 33

The Inn Way Out Trailer (1967)

01 February 1967

A man encounters all sorts of strange places and people when he goes out for cigarettes.

The Price Trailer (1985)

10 January 1985

Geoffrey Carr is a wealthy, key player in Britain's emerging computer industry, and newly married to Frances , a much younger woman, with wilful daughter Clare from a previous marriage.

Eviction Trailer (1999)

02 December 1999

Set in 19th Century Ireland, the 'Molly Maguires' take revenge on an old man who has been telling tales to the Landlord.

Rogue Male Trailer (1976)

22 September 1976

In 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark.

The House of the Spirits Trailer (1993)

21 October 1993

A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.

A Breed of Heroes Trailer (1994)

04 September 1994

In 1971, fresh-faced, eager for heroics, the young officers arrive in Belfast. Pelted with rocks by kids, sniped at by the IRA, they take refuge in sex, black humour and the weird rituals of the officers' mess.

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George Trailer (1981)

04 March 1981

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George charts the life of the controversial Liberal politician with Philip Madoc in the titular role.

Easter 2016 Trailer (1982)

18 May 1982

Set in 2016 prior to the centennial of the Easter Rising at Northern Ireland's only integrated teacher training college.

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told Trailer (1996)

13 April 1996

A two-part biography of the Irish writer Samuel Beckett. The first part covers the traumas of his formative years: his ill-fated love affair with his first cousin, the death of his father, and his decorated service with the French Resistance.

In the Name of the Father Trailer (1993)

27 December 1993

A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.

Emma Trailer (1996)

02 August 1996

Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other.

Amy Trailer (1984)

02 January 1984

A tale of real-life British aviation pioneer Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly from Britain to Australia, who would later mysteriously disappear.

The Human Factor Trailer (1979)

18 December 1979

When a leak of information in the African section of British Intelligence is discovered, a security man is brought in to investigate.

Daylight Robbery Trailer (1986)

16 July 1986

Neglected by her family, kept apart from her grandchildren, desperately short of money, Bea begins to gamble - at first for small stakes, but ultimately for the highest stake of all: revenge for the past.

Blanc de Chine Trailer (1988)

20 April 1988

Mathieu is called on by the French government to investigate murders in the Asian community of Paris.

The Russia House Trailer (1990)

21 December 1990

Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate the purposes of Dante, a dissident scientist trapped in the decaying Soviet Union that is crumbling under the new open-minded policies.

A Woman Calling Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

Professor Broderick, a famous professor of Psychology, returns to his house by Belfast Lough to discover a woman waiting for him.

Wynne and Penkovsky Trailer (1985)

01 February 1985

The true story of Greville Wynne, the British businessman who doubled as a spy on his trips to Russia, and Colonel Penkovsky, the high-ranking Soviet Intelligence officer who passed key information to the West.

The Long March Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

A woman returns to Belfast after ten years in England and becomes involved in the Maze prison protest.

The Wife Swappers Trailer (1970)

09 September 1970

Six stories involving wife and husband swapping/swinging, are described in titillating detail while analyzed by a pseudo psychologist.

The Cry Trailer (1984)

31 July 1984

Ulster 1959. A young journalist visiting his quiet hometown is awakened by a scream in the night. He catches sight of a youth being beaten up and dragged away.

A Private Function Trailer (1984)

09 November 1984

In the summer of 1947, Britain prepares to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip.

Ireland, Mother Ireland Trailer (1971)

03 August 1971

A story of the timeless futility of war and death by war, of men who fought for their country, killed for a dream of freedom and died because they were betrayed.

Australia Trailer (1989)

13 September 1989

Following a stint as a WWII fighter pilot, Belgian-born Edouard falls in love with an Indonesian woman, has a daughter with her and immigrates to Australia, all without the knowledge of his family back home.

Gates of Gold Trailer (1983)

08 March 1983

Play by Maurice Leitch set in Country Antrim. Two evangelists are touring the area, stirring up religious fervour in the quiet Presbyterian backwaters.

An Englishman Abroad Trailer (1983)

29 November 1983

Actress Coral Browne travels to Moscow, and meets a mysterious Englishman. Turns out he's the notorious spy, Guy Burgess.

Crossfire Trailer (1988)

15 March 1988

A police computer expert is seconded to Belfast to track down the identity of an IRA mole.

The Englishman's Wife Trailer (1990)

08 January 1990

A woman and her daughter are stranded in a rambling old house deep in the countryside of County Tyrone.

Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids Trailer (1986)

22 November 1986

As evidence for the defense at his ongoing trial, the Doctor presents an adventure from his future when he is travelling with a computer programmer named Mel.

Suburban Wives Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

Seven stories of marital infidelity, told from the women's point of view. A spicy satire of modern manners and mores.

Shoot to Kill Trailer (1990)

03 June 1990

Shoot to Kill is a four-hour drama documentary reconstruction of the events that led to the 1984–86 Stalker Inquiry into the shooting of six terrorist suspects in Northern Ireland in 1982 by a specialist unit of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), allegedly without warning (the so-called shoot-to-kill policy); the organised fabrication of false accounts of the events; and the difficulties created for the inquiry team in their investigation.

Bloomsday Trailer (1964)

10 June 1964

One day in the life of assorted Dubliners, in the summer of 1904.

Carson Country Trailer (1972)

23 October 1972

Play set in Northern Ireland about Carson and the setting up of the Stormont Government of 1918-1920, after strong protests by the Northern Irish Protestants against Home Rule and separation from Great Britain.