Brideshead Revisited 1981  TV, 660 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Charles Sturridge
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Phoebe Nicholls, Diana Quick, Jane Asher, Simon Jones, Claire Bloom, John Gielgud, Richard Hope, Laurence Olivier, Stephane Audran, Brian Hayes, Charles Keating, Roger Milner, Jenny Runacre
Set around the era of World War I and World War II, this 11-hour miniseries reveals the problems of a particular British aristocracy. The tale is spun through the friendship of two young men–Charles Ryder and Sebastian Flyte (Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews)–who came from diverse backgrounds and meet at Oxford.
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David Copperfield 2000  TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Medak
Cast: Hugh Dancy, Max Dolbey, Michael Richards, Sally Field, Nigel Davenport, Eileen Atkins, Anthony Andrews, Frank MacCusker, Freddie Jones, Edward Hardwicke, Emily Hamilton, Julie Cox, Sarah Smart, Alan Howard, Alec McCowen
In this made-for-TV, two-part Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation, Max Dolbey takes on the role of young David Copperfield while Hugh Dancy plays the adult David as Charles Dickens' semi-autobiographical novel is once again presented on film. The setting, filmed in Ireland, gives the look and feel of Copperfield's 19th-century England in which he grew up under the thumb of his cruel stepfather Murdstone (Anthony Andrews) but with support from others such as Aunt Betsy (Sally Field).
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Hands of a Murderer 1990 TV, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery / Action / Adventure
aka: Sherlock Holmes and the Prince of Crime
Director: Stuart Orme
Cast: Edward Woodward, John Hillerman, Anthony Andrews, Kim Thomson, Peter Jeffrey, Warren Clarke, Terence Lodge, Christopher Fairbank, Harry Audley, David Sibley, John Tordoff, Michael Tezcan, Daniel Newman, Faith Kent, David Neal
Sherlock Holmes' nemesis Professor Moriarty (Anthony Andrews) is back in business after escaping from jail and then stealing secret government documents from Sherlock's brother, Mycroft (Peter Jeffrey), while kidnapping Mycroft in the process. Made-for-TV.
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The Holcroft Covenant 1985   R, 112 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Michael Caine, Anthony Andrews, Victoria Tennant, Lilli Palmer, Mario Adorf, Michael Lonsdale, Bernard Hepton, Richard Munch, Carl Rigg, Andre Penvern, Shane Rimmer, Andy Bradford
Based on Robert Ludlum's novel, this story revolves around the efforts of Noel (Michael Caine) to find the fortune willed by his German General father to make war reparations. The plot contains so many twists and turns that it is difficult to separate the good guys from the bad.
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 Ivanhoe 1982  TV, 150 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Douglas Camfield
Cast: James Mason, Anthony Andrews, Sam Neill, Michael Hordern, Olivia Hussey, Lysette Anthony, Julian Glover, John Rhys-Davies, Ronald Pickup, George Innes, David Robb, Stuart Wilson, Michael Gothard, Tony Haygarth, Philip Locke
This TV version of the Sir Walter Scott classic is well done; the photography is excellent, with good performances all around. Wilfred of Ivanhoe (Anthony Andrews) returns to England after the Crusades only to immediately get involved in a struggle against the tyranny of Prince John (Ronald Pickup). King Richard (Julian Glover) has been kidnapped, and Prince John refuses to pay the ransom. With help from Rebecca (Olivia Hussey)–whose Jewish father, Isaac of York (James Mason), was held by the anti-Semites and Ivanhoe rescued–Ivanhoe finds hope in rescuing the throne of England. Then, Ivanhoe's partnership with Robin Hood (David Robb) will right many of the wrongs in England.
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Jewels 1992  TV, 240 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Danielle Steel's 'Jewels'
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Annette O'Toole, Anthony Andrews, Jurgen Prochnow, Corinne Touzet, Sheila Gish, Simon Oates, Robert Wagner, Bradley Cole, Ursula Howells, Geoffrey Whitehead
Sarah Thompson (Annette O'Toole) and nobleman William Whitfield (Anthony Andrews) wed, move to France, and start a family. After World War II, they help war survivors by buying their jewelry and eventually have a thriving jewel business. But descendents of the survivors and their own children become players in the future of the thriving business. Originally a TV miniseries.
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Percy's Progress 1974  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: It's Not the Size That Counts
Director: Ralph Thomas
Cast: Leigh Lawson, Elke Sommer, Denholm Elliott, Judy Geeson, Milo O'Shea, Vincent Price, George Coulouris, Harry H. Corbett, Adrienne Posta, Julie Ege, Barry Humphries, James Booth, Barnard Lee, Ronald Fraser, Anthony Andrews
In "Percy" (1971), Edwin Anthony received the world's first penis implant and named it Percy. In this sequel, Leigh Lawson takes on the role of Percy Edwin. When every man in the world is rendered impotent after being contaminated by chemicals in the water, Percy is the only man who escapes. Now, his prized asset is sought by the world's women.
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QB VII 1974 TV, 315 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Tom Gries
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ben Gazzara, Leslie Caron, Lee Remick, Alan Napier, Robert Stephens, Dan O'Herlihy, Anthony Quayle, Mark Lenard, Shane Rimmer, Milo O'Shea, Kristoffer Tabori, Julian Glover, Vladek Sheybal, Anthony Andrews
Originally a TV miniseries, this story is based on Leon Uris' book and tells the story of Adam Kelno, a Polish doctor who escaped from a Nazi death camp in World War II. Being anti-Communist, he is targeted by them after the war and is accused of war crimes. Acquitted, he and his wife go to Arabia where they work to improve the health of the Arabian people. After he returns to England 20 years later, he is again maligned, this time in a book, which accuses him of conducting medical experiments on Jews. An exciting courtroom battle ensues. Great cast, especially Anthony Hopkins as the doctor. QB VII refers to the courtroom where the trial occurs (Queen's Bench, room #7).
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The Scarlet Pimpernel 1982 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance / Action
Director: Clive Donner
Cast: Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellen, James Villiers, Eleanor David, Malcolm Jamieson, Denis Lill, Ann Firbank, Richard Morant, Julian Fellowes, Timothy Carlton, David Gant, John Quarmby, Gordon Gostelow, Carol MacReady
Combining two of the Baroness Orczy's classic tales, this is the story of the rescue of French aristocrats condemned to death at the guillotine. Sir Percy Blakeney (Anthony Andrews) disguises himself and, unbeknownst to his wife Lady Marguerite (Jane Seymour), he rescues innocent victims of the French Revolution. He leaves behind him a small red pimpernel flower for which he is named. When Citizen Chauvelin (Ian McKellen) is sent to investigate, he closes in and uses Marguerite to confront Blakeney.
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1989 TV, 55 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Cast: Anthony Andrews, George Murdock, Laura Dern, Nicholas Guest, Denholm Elliott, Gregory Cooke, I.M. Hobson, Lisa Langlois, Mary Kohnert, Elizabeth Gacen, Rue McClanahan, Heather Halley
In this version of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, the change of Dr. Jekyll (Anthony Andrews) into the evil Mr. Hyde (Anthony Andrews) is performed from the psychological perspective with a drastic personality change as the focus.
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Under the Volcano 1984 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews, Ignacio Lopez Tarso, Katy Jurado, James Villiers, Emilio Fernandez, Dawson Bray, Carlos Riquelme, Jim McCarthy, Jose Rene Ruiz, Eleazar Garcia Jr., Salvador Sanchez, Sergio Calderon, Araceli Ladewuen Castelun
World War II is about to begin, and the former British Consul in Mexico, Geoffrey Firmin (Albert Finney), is drinking himself to death over the state of the world and the infidelity of his former wife Yvonne (Jacqueline Bisset). Yvonne arrives in Mexico with Geoffrey's brother Hugh (Anthony Andrews) hoping to stop his drinking and to talk him into coming to the United States. But, Geoffrey has other plans for his future, and they don't include redemption. This is Malcolm Lowry's autobiography. Finney's performance is great, and he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
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| 1. Brideshead Revisited (1981)
2. David Copperfield (2000)
3. Hands of a Murderer (1990)
aka: Sherlock Holmes and the Prince of Crime
4. Haunted (1995)
5. The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
6. Ivanhoe (1982)
7. Jewels (1992)
aka: Danielle Steel's 'Jewels'
8. Percy's Progress (1974)
aka: It's Not the Size That Counts
9. QB VII (1974)
10. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)
11. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1989)
12. Under the Volcano (1984)
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