Thora Hird Movies

  • 1958
    Further Up the Creek

    Further Up the Creek

    Further Up the Creek

    61958HD

    The sequel to 'Up The Creek' sees David Tomlinson return as bumbling navy boffin Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather. This time he is skipper of the ship...

    Further Up the Creek
  • 1953
    Street Corner

    Street Corner

    Street Corner

    5.81953HD

    A pseudo-documentary focusing on the daily work and routine of women police officers built around three different storylines.

    Street Corner
  • 1953
    Turn the Key Softly

    Turn the Key Softly

    Turn the Key Softly

    6.21953HD

    A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.

    Turn the Key Softly
  • 1949
    Boys in Brown

    Boys in Brown

    Boys in Brown

    6.51949HD

    Jackie lives in poverty with his widowed mother. In a bid to escape poverty he gets involved in a robbery that sees him sentenced to three years in...

    Boys in Brown
  • 1977
    The Mayor's Charity

    The Mayor's Charity

    The Mayor's Charity

    01977HD

    Olive Major is determined that her year of office as Mayor will be a happy and successful one. But her appointment of Ex-Warrant Officer Higham as...

    The Mayor's Charity
  • 1970
    Emma and Grandpa

    Emma and Grandpa

    Emma and Grandpa

    01970HD

    Filmed in rural Sussex in 1982 and re-edited in 2008 with a new sound track, the charm of this period piece does not date. Each month there is a...

    Emma and Grandpa
  • 1961
    Over the Odds

    Over the Odds

    Over the Odds

    01961HD

    A bookmaker struggles to cope with his two mothers-in-law.

    Over the Odds
  • 1955
    Tiger by the Tail

    Tiger by the Tail

    Tiger by the Tail

    5.61955HD

    On the first night of his London assignment, newsagency reporter John Desmonmd becomes heavily involved with enigmatic Anna Ray. The affair ends when...

    Tiger by the Tail
  • 1942
    The Black Sheep of Whitehall

    The Black Sheep of Whitehall

    The Black Sheep of Whitehall

    7.21942HD

    A professor teaching at a correspondence school discovers that a Nazi agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and...

    The Black Sheep of Whitehall
  • 1998
    Talking Heads 2

    Talking Heads 2

    Talking Heads 2

    71998HD

    A series of monologues.

    Talking Heads 2
  • 1942
    Go to Blazes

    Go to Blazes

    Go to Blazes

    101942HD

    Ministry of Information-sponsored comedy short showing wartime audiences how to deal with the threat of incendiary bombs.

    Go to Blazes
  • 1982
    Intensive Care

    Intensive Care

    Intensive Care

    01982HD

    When Denis Midgley's father is rushed to hospital, Midgley drops everything to be by his side. They've never really got on, so Midgley wants to be...

    Intensive Care
  • 1952
    The Frightened Man

    The Frightened Man

    The Frightened Man

    6.21952HD

    Kicked out of Oxford, a junk dealer's son joins a gang of thieves fenced by his father.

    The Frightened Man
  • 1999
    Julie and the Cadillacs

    Julie and the Cadillacs

    Julie and the Cadillacs

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    Julie and The Cadillacs, a struggling young pop group, are enticed to London and signed up by London PR men...

    Julie and the Cadillacs
  • 1999
    Lost for Words

    Lost for Words

    Lost for Words

    71999HD

    Deric Longden and his wife, Aileen, come to terms with the fact that his mother, Annie, is getting too old to live on her own. Annie suffers her...

    Lost for Words
  • 1972
    The Villa Maroc

    The Villa Maroc

    The Villa Maroc

    01972HD

    A stolid British family from Bishops Stortford are adventurous and book a holiday in a villa in Morocco, where things befall them.

    The Villa Maroc
  • 1949
    Fools Rush In

    Fools Rush In

    Fools Rush In

    61949HD

    Howes plays Pamela Dickson, an impulsive young bride-to-be, while Guy Rolfe portrays her long-lost father Paul. Ostensibly a cad and bounder, Paul...

    Fools Rush In
  • 1971
    The Fox Trot

    The Fox Trot

    The Fox Trot

    01971HD

    The first in a series of new plays. Arthur and Gwen, a cosy middle-aged couple, remember with nostalgia the pre-Motorway Britain of their youth. When...

    The Fox Trot
  • 1958
    A Clean Sweep

    A Clean Sweep

    A Clean Sweep

    01958HD

    George Watson's domestic bliss is shattered when his wife discovers he has broken his promise never to gamble again.

    A Clean Sweep
  • 1966
    Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

    Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

    Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

    01966HD

    The uneasy relationship between elderly couple Thora Hird and Ron Moody and a cheerful stranger who moves in with them (Ronald Lacey). Written by...

    Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!