Ian La Frenais

Ian La Frenais

  • Title: Ian La Frenais
  • Popularity: 2.566
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1937-01-07
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Ian La Frenais Movies

  • 2016
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    British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

    British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

    5.7 2016 HD

    Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a...

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  • 2004
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    The Commitments - Looking Back

    The Commitments - Looking Back

    1 2004 HD

    Documentary about the 1991 film

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  • 2019
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    An Accidental Studio

    An Accidental Studio

    6.2 2019 HD

    Charts the early years of HandMade Films seen through the eyes of the filmmakers, key personnel, and the man who started it all: former Beatle George...

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  • 2008
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    Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

    Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

    7.8 2008 HD

    A documentary about the legendary and influential comedian, actor and writer, who went out from the BBC to conquer Hollywood, but sadly the system...

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  • 1998
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    Still Crazy

    Still Crazy

    6.7 1998 HD

    In the seventies Strange Fruit were it. They lived the rock lifestyle to the max, groupies, drugs, internal tension and an ex front man dead from an...

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  • 1998
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    Still Crazy

    Still Crazy

    6.7 1998 HD

    In the seventies Strange Fruit were it. They lived the rock lifestyle to the max, groupies, drugs, internal tension and an ex front man dead from an...

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  • 1979
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    The Prisoner of Zenda

    The Prisoner of Zenda

    5.7 1979 HD

    Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. Following the story somewhat, friends of the new...

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  • 1969
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    Otley

    Otley

    6.1 1969 HD

    A petty crook finds himself mistaken for a murderer and a secret agent.

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  • 1967
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    The Jokers

    The Jokers

    6 1967 HD

    Brothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not for criminal purposes, but to make themselves...

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  • 2007
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    Across the Universe

    Across the Universe

    7.1 2007 HD

    When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are...

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  • 1971
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    Villain

    Villain

    6.2 1971 HD

    In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.

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  • 2006
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    Flushed Away

    Flushed Away

    6.3 2006 HD

    London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the sewer bowels of...

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  • 2006
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    Flushed Away

    Flushed Away

    6.3 2006 HD

    London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the sewer bowels of...

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  • 1991
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    The Commitments

    The Commitments

    7.279 1991 HD

    Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First...

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  • 2008
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    The Bank Job

    The Bank Job

    6.8 2008 HD

    Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old...

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  • 1969
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    Hannibal Brooks

    Hannibal Brooks

    6.4 1969 HD

    A POW in World War II is put to work in a Munich zoo, looking after an Asian elephant. The zoo is bombed by the Americans and the director of the zoo...

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  • 2005
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    Goal!

    Goal!

    6.761 2005 HD

    Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer... However, living in the Barrios section of...

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  • 2000
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    Honest

    Honest

    1.7 2000 HD

    The film is an edgy black comedy set in swinging London in the late 60s. The All Saints girls play three street wise sisters who head 'up West' to...

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  • 1979
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    Porridge

    Porridge

    6.7 1979 HD

    Times are hard for habitual guest of Her Majesty Norman Stanley Fletcher. The new prison officer, Beale, makes MacKay look soft and what's more, an...

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  • 2011
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    Killing Bono

    Killing Bono

    6.3 2011 HD

    The true story of Neil and Ivan McCormick, two Irish brothers who attempt to become rock stars but can only look on as their high school friends U2...

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  • 1976
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    The Likely Lads

    The Likely Lads

    6.1 1976 HD

    With the destruction of their previous neighbourhood has inevitably come the destruction of the lads’ favoured watering hole The Fat Ox. Again,...

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  • 1971
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    Catch Me a Spy

    Catch Me a Spy

    4.6 1971 HD

    While on vacation, a woman's husband is taken by the Russian government. After one attempt fails, she begins looking for a suitable spy to capture...

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  • 1969
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    The Virgin Soldiers

    The Virgin Soldiers

    6.6 1969 HD

    The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier named Private Brigg, a worldly professional soldier...

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  • 1979
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    To Russia... with Elton

    To Russia... with Elton

    6.4 1979 HD

    Footage of a concert given in Moscow, Russia, by rock singer Elton John.

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  • 1971
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    A Severed Head

    A Severed Head

    5.3 1971 HD

    Antonia Lynch-Gibbon, wife of upper-crust wine dealer Martin, falls in love with her husband's best friend, noted psychiatrist Palmer Anderson. While...

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  • 1988
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    Vice Versa

    Vice Versa

    5.8 1988 HD

    A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.

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  • 1988
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    Vice Versa

    Vice Versa

    5.8 1988 HD

    A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.

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  • 1974
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    Percy's Progress

    Percy's Progress

    3.9 1974 HD

    Percy, the man with the world's first penis transplant, discovers that there is a chemical in the world's water that makes men impotent.

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  • 1968
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    The Touchables

    The Touchables

    3.5 1968 HD

    British rock star with a love-'em-and-leave-'em reputation. The tables are turned when four cute young girls kidnap the singer. After several days of...

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  • 1976
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    Porridge: The Desperate Hours

    Porridge: The Desperate Hours

    1 1976 HD

    Fletcher and Godber are in trouble for brewing liquor in the lead-up to Christmas, but are caught up in a hostage situation in the Governor's office.

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  • 1975
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    Porridge: No Way Out

    Porridge: No Way Out

    1 1975 HD

    Fletcher discovers that his fellow inmates are planning to escape.

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  • 1985
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    Water

    Water

    5.8 1985 HD

    A British diplomat to a West Indian island nation finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when a large American drilling company finds a huge...

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  • 1985
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    Water

    Water

    5.8 1985 HD

    A British diplomat to a West Indian island nation finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when a large American drilling company finds a huge...

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  • 2017
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    My Generation

    My Generation

    7 2017 HD

    The vivid and inspiring story of British film icon Michael Caine's personal journey through 1960s swinging London.

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  • 2017
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    My Generation

    My Generation

    7 2017 HD

    The vivid and inspiring story of British film icon Michael Caine's personal journey through 1960s swinging London.

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  • 1979
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    To Russia... with Elton

    To Russia... with Elton

    6.4 1979 HD

    Footage of a concert given in Moscow, Russia, by rock singer Elton John.

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  • 1979
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    To Russia... with Elton

    To Russia... with Elton

    6.4 1979 HD

    Footage of a concert given in Moscow, Russia, by rock singer Elton John.

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  • 1991
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    The Commitments

    The Commitments

    7.279 1991 HD

    Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First...

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  • 1983
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    Sunset Limousine

    Sunset Limousine

    4 1983 HD

    Alan O'Black is a comic who wants to hit it big. But his endless attempts at stardom have worn down his relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Julie....

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  • 1983
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    Bullshot

    Bullshot

    5.5 1983 HD

    The dashing Captain Hugh "Bullshot" Crummond - WWI ace fighter pilot, Olympic athlete, racing driver, part-time sleuth and all round spiffing chap -...

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  • 2000
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    Honest

    Honest

    1.7 2000 HD

    The film is an edgy black comedy set in swinging London in the late 60s. The All Saints girls play three street wise sisters who head 'up West' to...

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  • 1978
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    The South Bank Show

    The South Bank Show

    5 1978 HD

    The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show that was produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new series began on Sky Arts from 27 May...

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  • 1982
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    Wogan

    Wogan

    4.5 1982 HD

    Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.

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  • 2007
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    Comedy Map of Britain

    Comedy Map of Britain

    1 2007 HD

    Comedy Map of Britain is a BBC documentary series which visits the places that have inspired many of Britain's leading comedians. It first aired on...

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  • 2006
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    Legends

    Legends

    5 2006 HD

    The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy.

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    6 1970 HD

    Comedy Playhouse is a long-running British anthology series of one-off unrelated sitcoms that aired for 120 episodes from 1961 to 1975. Many episodes...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    8.1 1970 HD

    Porridge is a British situation comedy broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977, running for three series, two Christmas specials and a feature film also...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    7.4 1970 HD

    The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    8.5 1970 HD

    Tracey Takes On... is a sketch comedy series starring comedienne Tracey Ullman. The show ran for four seasons on HBO and was commissioned after the...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    7.8 1970 HD

    Seven British construction workers escape Britain's ever growing dole queues and travel to Germany to work on a site in Dusseldorf. We follow their...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    8.5 1970 HD

    Tracey Takes On... is a sketch comedy series starring comedienne Tracey Ullman. The show ran for four seasons on HBO and was commissioned after the...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    6.5 1970 HD

    British ITV sitcom starring John Thaw and Bob Hoskins as two friends in a love triangle.

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    5 1970 HD

    Maxine Chandler (Anne Bancroft) is a fading Hollywood star who is living in a suite at the Savoy Hotel while she's working in London. She employs a...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    6.6 1970 HD

    A military attaché at the French embassy is drawn into a world of abduction, betrayal and intrigue in the diplomatic salons and back alleys of...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    5.5 1970 HD

    Astronauts was a British sitcom that aired on ITV in 1981. It was written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, two of The Goodies. Dick Clement and Ian...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    6.6 1970 HD

    A military attaché at the French embassy is drawn into a world of abduction, betrayal and intrigue in the diplomatic salons and back alleys of...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    6.227 1970 HD

    Fluke Kelso, a dissipated, middle-aged former Oxford historian, who is in Moscow to attend a conference on the newly opened Soviet archives, receives...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    1 1970 HD

    Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais' adaptation of Jonathon Coe's novel follow a group of Birmingham teenagers, and their families, through the 1970s.

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    1 1970 HD

    Sketches and clips from his greatest television comedy performances

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    7.5 1970 HD

    Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? is a British sitcom which was broadcast between 9 January 1973 and 9 April 1974 on BBC1. It was the colour...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    7.3 1970 HD

    The Likely Lads was a black and white British sitcom created and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and produced by Dick Clement. Twenty-one...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    7.679 1970 HD

    Going Straight is a BBC sitcom which was a direct spin-off from Porridge, starring Ronnie Barker as Norman Stanley Fletcher, newly released from the...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    8.1 1970 HD

    Porridge is a British situation comedy broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977, running for three series, two Christmas specials and a feature film also...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    7.4 1970 HD

    The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    7 1970 HD

    Jimmy Nail plays tough cop Spender, forced to return to his native Newcastle after a failed undercover operation in London. He uses tough and...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    5 1970 HD

    A minimum-security prison is the setting for gallows humor by wisecracking inmates.

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    6.6 1970 HD

    A military attaché at the French embassy is drawn into a world of abduction, betrayal and intrigue in the diplomatic salons and back alleys of...

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  • 1970
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    Legends

    Legends

    1 1970 HD

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