Jan Pester

Most Popular Jan Pester Trailers

Total trailers found: 19

The Girl in the Picture Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

Alan and Mary are pretty miserable together and split up. As a very presentable Glaswegian photographer, Alan soon has chances to find consolation elsewhere, but more and more thinks of Mary.

Tube Tales Trailer (1999)

19 November 1999

Nine short stories based on the true experiences of London Underground passengers: "Mr. Cool" (Amy Jenkins, dir.

Hogfather Trailer (2007)

12 October 2007

It's the night before Hogswatch, usually a time of joy on Discworld, but there are suspicious going-on and the criminal underworld is abuzz.

The Odd Man Trailer (1978)

13 November 1978

A documentary profile of three Scottish screenwriters: Edward Boyd, Gordon Williams and Alan Sharp.

Persuasion Trailer (1995)

01 May 1995

In early 19th-century England, dire financial straits reacquaint the aristocratic Anne Elliot with her wealthy ex-fiance Frederick Wentworth.

The Mission Trailer (1986)

06 September 1986

When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission.

The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain Trailer (1995)

12 May 1995

When an English cartographer arrives in Wales to tell the residents of the Welsh village of Ffynnon Garw that their 'mountain' is only a hill, the offended community sets out to remedy the situation.

The Decoy Bride Trailer (2011)

06 June 2011

A local woman is hired to draw paparazzi away from a Hollywood actress who has come to Scotland to get married.

England, My England Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

The story of Henry Purcell.

The Winter Guest Trailer (1997)

27 December 1997

It's winter in a small Scottish village near the sea, and multiple lives intersect in a day. Frances has just lost her husband to an early death, so her mother, Elspeth, travels to Frances' house to reconnect with her daughter and grandson, Alex.

Gregory's Girl Trailer (1980)

29 November 1980

A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.

The Happiness Salesman Trailer (2009)

24 June 2009

Karen is resigned to a life of suburban ennui, the dreams of her youth a distant memory. On an autumn afternoon as she struggles to get her baby to sleep she is disturbed by a door-to-door Salesman.

The Wicker Tree Trailer (2011)

27 August 2011

Gospel singer Beth and her cowboy boyfriend Steve leave Texas to preach door-to-door in Scotland. When, after initial abuse, they are welcomed with joy and elation to Tressock, the border fiefdom of Sir Lachlan Morrison, they're about to learn the real meaning of sacrifice.

Heavenly Pursuits Trailer (1986)

11 July 1986

Vic Mathews teaches a remedial class at the Blessed Edith Semple School in Scotland. Some at the school are trying to discover the two more miracles that would promote the late Edith Semple to sainthood; Mathews, a non-believer, wishes the school would concentrate on teaching the children.

The Hard Case Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

A short film about a player and a gambler.

Hollow Reed Trailer (1996)

24 June 1996

Following the break-up of his marriage after revealing his homosexuality, GP Martin Wyatt loses custody of his son Oliver to his now ex-wife Hannah and her new partner Frank.

That Sinking Feeling Trailer (1980)

01 October 1980

Ronnie, Wal, Andy and Vic are four bored, unemployed teens in dreary, rainy Glasgow. Ronnie comes up with a great idea.

Wild Country Trailer (2005)

01 October 2005

A group of friends are pursued by a sinister force after rescuing an abandoned child.

Ashes Trailer (1990)

24 April 1990

A young man must confront his family's past when he returns to his childhood home on the Isle of Skye for the funeral of his father.