Michael Elphick Movies

Arthur is the groundsman. He's a perfectionist who has lovingly tended the cricket pitch for 45 years. Now he is given a new assistant.

Born to twin sisters on the same day in London, France and Margaret are more like brother and sister than cousins. The close relationship between the...

Three men at three different times in history come to Mow Top hill in search of sanctuary from their troubles. A Roman soldier, a medieval rebel and...

There's big money in pigeon racing if you've got a fast flyer, and Joe Desmond's blue-pied hen is a natural winner. But Joe's lucky streak with the...

Louise is an alienated boarding school student in the midst of a hot and heavy affair with the husband of her headmistress, Veronica. Suspicion and...

A farmer who lives alone decides to advertise for a companion-housekeeper to come and live with him.

Life changes dramatically for radio amateur Norman when he gets in touch with a round-the-world yachtsman who introduces him to a different life -...

Behind the scenes documentary of Lars von Trier's The Element of Crime (1984).

This film looks at the tough training regime undertaken by London's black cab drivers as they prepare for one of the hardest examinations they will...

Tony Richardson's Hamlet is based on his own stage production. Filmed entirely within the Roundhouse in London (a disused train shed), it is shot...

The Ballad of Kid Divine: The Cockney Cowboy is a very funny spaghetti western-Peckinpah-Leone pastiche that sees Michael Elphick's charlatan elixir...

Four men attempt "The Knowledge" examination to qualify as London taxi drivers.

A middle class man finds life as a Labour MP challenging.

The documentary features the British miners and their family experiences told through songs, poems, pictures and words.

A trio of journalists look into the murder of a young girl in a seaside town. For the men though it’s more about who gets the big story than...

A beautiful Chilean exile called Tina is stranded in a new country.

A procedural routine murder investigation written by a former Detective Inspector

Joe and Michael, 13-year-old Brits, become separated from their class outing, stranded on a small island, and captured by armed men.

How do you kill time when you're 15 years old, have no money and live in a dull London suburb? Rod, Kip and Mul may be short of cash, but not ideas.

Eddie's 40th birthday party reunites friends not seen since the old days of ton-up bikes and early rock and roll. It could be a chance to relive...