Diarmuid Lawrence

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​ Diarmuid Lawrence (born 15 October 1947) is a British television director. Born in Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex, Lawrence began his career in 1978 as a production assistant on the BBC television drama Pennies from Heaven. Two years later he made his directorial debut with Play for Today. Lawrence's credits include Grange Hill, Anglo Saxon Attitudes, Minder, Casualty, Silent Witness, Little Dorrit, Messiah, and Desperate Romantics. In 1990, Lawrence's direction of Beyond the Pale won him the Golden Gate Award for Best Television Feature at the San Francisco International Film Festival. He also is the recipient of the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Serial for Anglo Saxon Attitudes.

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The Billion Dollar Bubble Trailer (1978)

08 June 1978

The Billion Dollar Bubble is a 1976 film made for the BBC series Horizon and directed by Brian Gibson about the story of the two billion dollar insurance embezzlement scheme involving Equity Funding Corporation of America.

The Land of Dreams Trailer (1990)

08 August 1990

Joseph Mnwana arrives at Heathrow on a flight from Johannesburg and asks for political asylum. But what is he fleeing from? The authorities are suspicious, and Joseph has an uncertain future in store.

August Saturday Trailer (1990)

29 December 1990

Grania did something 15 years ago that brought her great happiness but also great pain. The events of that day have been a heavy secret to bear that, if discovered, would devastate those closest to her.

Peter & Wendy Trailer (2015)

26 December 2015

Lucy is a young girl admitted to Great Ormond Street with a heart condition. Whilst there she makes d

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.

Loving Trailer (1996)

19 October 1996

An upper class English family owns a villa in the Irish countryside. When the man of the house leaves to fight in WW2, his mother, wife, dying butler, maid and other staff's life becomes a bit hectic and some love affairs start to bloom.

The Murder Room Trailer (2004)

31 October 2004

London's Dupayne Museum is in danger of closing since one of the trustees feels that the money expended on preserving the past could be better spent addressing the problems of living people.

Ladies Trailer (1980)

27 March 1980

MIRIAM: "Here we are; celebrating a marriage, eating a cake, drinking, standing in a uniform, standing in a canteen .

Carla Trailer (2003)

15 September 2003

The meeting of the quiet Helen North and the charismatic Carla on a beautiful Greek island leads to tragic consequences.

Emma Trailer (1996)

02 October 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.

The Lady Vanishes Trailer (2013)

17 March 2013

Young socialite Iris Carr befriends an older woman while traveling solo by train. When Iris wakes from a nap, the woman is gone and other passengers claim she never existed.

Beyond The Pale Trailer (1989)

30 August 1989

Milly and her friends have been going on holiday together ever since they've known each other. This summer they return to one of their favourite haunts, a beautiful Irish country hotel.

My Dear Palestrina Trailer (1980)

05 December 1980

'One of your Popes had a great thing to say once. He had been listening to some music by Palestrina with Palestrina himself.

The Hanging Gale Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

In this historical miniseries created for BBC Northern Ireland, four brothers struggle to survive during the Irish potato famine of the 1840s while facing persecution from an agent (Michael Kitchen) of their indifferent English landlord.

The Beggar Bride Trailer (1997)

24 August 1997

How far will she go for money? "Don't you see, Billy, people like them owe people like us." Young, beautiful and living on the breadline with a feckless husband and a sickly child, Angela Harper decides to take matters into her own hands in order to save her family from the poverty trap.

Deep Secrets Trailer (1996)

06 April 1996

Gripping drama about an undercover police officer who infiltrates the Manchester underworld to invese

Exploits at West Poley Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

Somerset 1850. Two boys exploring an underground cave, divert the course of a river and drastically change the lives of the people of two villages.

The Witches and the Grinnygog Trailer (1983)

14 November 1983

An ancient church is being dismantled and moved to a new location, stone by stone. One of the gargoyles from the stones falls into the possession of a mother who takes the stone man back to her family.