James MacTaggart

Most Popular James MacTaggart Trailers

Total trailers found: 39

All the Way Up Trailer (1970)

01 June 1970

Fred Midway may be a bit short on brains, but he's got plenty of ambition. However, before he can gain promotion as a salesman, he must make his family more socially acceptable.

The End of Arthur's Marriage Trailer (1965)

17 November 1965

In this off-beat musical – a satire that combines fantasy, social observation and songs – a working class man goes to put a deposit on a new house only to find he prefers spending to saving and is happy to spend his money on a few hours of happiness rather than a lifetime's conventionality.

The Coming Out Party Trailer (1965)

22 December 1965

When a boy discovers that both his parents are in prison, he sets out to find them.

The Bone Yard Trailer (1964)

30 September 1964

Extraordinary things happen at an ordinary police station.

Orkney Trailer (1971)

13 May 1971

Three stories reflecting life in the Orkney Islands, two set in the past, and one in the present.

Baby Blues Trailer (1973)

06 December 1973

Lavinia has been yearning and trying for ten years to conceive, and finally gives birth to a live baby.

The Pistol Trailer (1965)

16 June 1965

A young private with a pistol deals with the aftershock of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The Franchise Trail Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

Moving On Trailer (1965)

24 March 1965

A soldier faces a court-martial for killing his friend.

Wear a Very Big Hat Trailer (1965)

17 February 1965

A young couple celebrate their wedding anniversary with a night on the town.

Tomorrow, Just You Wait Trailer (1965)

24 November 1965

Jimmy is young, earning good money and going out with a smashing girl. What more could a man wish for?

The Importance of Being Earnest Trailer (1974)

17 February 1974

Adaptation of the play by Oscar Wilde.

A Tap on the Shoulder Trailer (1965)

06 January 1965

Ken's Loach's first production for The Wednesday Play is a story of a group of criminals planning a robbery, with the unwitting aid of a wealthy, well-connected society acquaintance.

Auto Stop Trailer (1965)

21 April 1965

A young couple go on a hitch-hiking tour of Europe.

Moonlight on the Highway Trailer (1969)

12 April 1969

Writing for ITV's SATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE series, Dennis Potter introduced the notion that popular music expresses the yearning of the human spirit for a better world.

The Man in the Sidecar Trailer (1971)

27 May 1971

Examines the relationship between Edith, a famous and successful novelist, and her writer husband, and how her own domestic situation is paralleled in her latest book about a woman enjoying the self-destruction of her husband.

The Interior Decorator Trailer (1965)

14 April 1965

An interior decorator takes a millionaire's wife on a guided tour of her new home.

Drums Along The Avon Trailer (1967)

24 May 1967

A liberal white man becomes a Muslim to promote racial harmony.

Way Off Beat Trailer (1966)

08 June 1966

Arthur Bradshaw is a successful fixer, with plans to start a night club.

Akropolis Trailer (1968)

11 November 1968

A performance based on Stanisław Wyspiański’s dramatic epic poem, first presented at Teatr Laboratorium, Wrocław, Poland, October 10, 1962.

A Little Temptation Trailer (1965)

17 March 1965

A writer is having an affair with a married woman and gets embroiled with the other women in her life.

And Did Those Feet ? Trailer (1965)

02 June 1965

Lord Fountain hates his illegitimate twin boys as he does not seem to be able to produce legitimate heirs.

Still Waters Trailer (1972)

13 January 1972

A middle-aged couple who are fairly tired of each other go out on a picnic for the day. However, they row, and Maud wanders off and talks to other people she meets.

Ashes to Ashes Trailer (1965)

10 February 1965

Barbara is an assertive, clever, liberated woman, her own boss. Who'd think she could be swept off her feet by a handsome stranger for whom she'd give up her career, London, everything? Especially as her new husband maybe wants to kill her.

The Man Without Papers Trailer (1965)

09 June 1965

Years ago, it was Roscoe who kept his friends alive in a Korean prison camp. Now, he's penniless and without papers in London - will his now-prosperous former friends help him?

A Knight in Tarnished Armour Trailer (1965)

07 July 1965

Tom is a working class Scots teenager, but he dreams of much more.

The Bond Trailer (1965)

01 December 1965

Newlyweds Chris and Sally are young and attractive, with successful careers and a beautiful home. Their future is rosy.

The Portsmouth Defence Trailer (1966)

30 March 1966

Up the Junction Trailer (1965)

03 November 1965

The lives and loves of three young working class women, set in the pubs, terraced houses and factories of Battersea, South London.

Alice Through the Looking Glass Trailer (1973)

25 December 1973

1973 BBC TV movie adaptation of the book by Lewis Carroll.

The Girl Who Loved Robots Trailer (1965)

20 October 1965

Night club girl Victory Ducann is found murdered, the main suspect is an astronaut, but police are prevented from approaching him as he is due to fly off to the Moon.

Alice Trailer (1965)

13 October 1965

In this look at Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), aka Lewis Carroll, Dennis Potter mixed biographical drama with a psychological profile to explore the roots of Dodgson's creativity.

The Duchess of Malfi Trailer (1972)

10 October 1972

The Duchess of Malfi is recently widowed and her greedy brothers are determined she will not marry again, so they employ Daniel De Bosola, a murderer in their pay to spy on her.

Stand Up, Nigel Barton Trailer (1965)

08 December 1965

Semi-autobiographical TV play by Dennis Potter, from the BBC's 'Wednesday Play' series. It deals with the experiences of Nigel Barton, a young man from a poor mining community who wins a scholarship to Oxford University.

Robin Redbreast Trailer (1970)

10 December 1970

After the break-up of a long-term relationship, urban sophisticate Norah seeks refuge in a remote house in the country.

Fable Trailer (1965)

27 January 1965

In Great Britain a reversal of African apartheid comes into place, and the country is governed by black people with whites as the subservients.

Man Friday Trailer (1972)

30 October 1972

Play based on the tale of Robinson Crusoe, examining the relationship between Crusoe and Man Friday, with a new twist by which both characters believe they are teaching the other.

Three Clear Sundays Trailer (1965)

07 April 1965

Ken Loach production for The Wednesday Play, reflecting contemporary debates surrounding the abolishment of capital punishment.

Robinson Crusoe Trailer (1974)

29 December 1974

A man struggles to survive after being shipwrecked on a deserted island.