Nuts in May 1976  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Roger Sloman, Alison Steadman, Anthony O'Donnell, Sheila Kelley, Stephen Bill, Richenda Carey, Eric Allan, Matthew Guinness, Richard Ireson, Sally Watts
A middle-class couple–Keith (Roger Sloman) and Candice Marie (Alison Steadman)–arrive at a campground prepared to tent camp and follow (to a fault) the guidebook's suggestions for discovering the countryside. Neighboring campers, however, prove to be more than small distractions to Keith's meticulously planned vacation.
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Santa Claus 1985  PG, 112 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
aka: Santa Claus: The Movie
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Cast: Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Burgess Meredith, Judy Cornwell, Jeffrey Kramer, Christian Fitzpatrick, Carrie Kei Heim, John Barrard, Anthony O'Donnell, Melvyn Hayes, Peter O'Farrell, Don Estelle, Tim Stern, Christopher Ryan
This tale begins years ago when Santa Claus was chosen to be the hero to children and deliver presents on Christmas Eve. Claus (David Huddleston) and his wife Anya (Judy Cornwell) are caught in a blizzard and are taken to the North Pole with their reindeer. The elves greet them, and Claus takes over the job of Santa Claus. But, one elf, Patch (Dudley Moore), later leaves for New York where he works for evil toy maker B.Z. (John Lithgow) who wants to destroy Santa Claus and take over the distribution of gifts. Will Patch save Santa Claus and the Christmas spirit?
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles 1998 TV, 210 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ian Sharp
Cast: Justine Waddell, Jason Flemyng, Oliver Milburn, John McEnery, Lesley Dunlop, Rosalind Knight, Anthony O'Donnell, Christine Moore, Bryan Pringle, Debbie Chazen, Linda Armstrong, Hannah Waterman, Candida Rundle, Amanda Brewster, Charlotte Bellamy
Country girl Tess (Justine Waddell) is sent to the home of her aristocratic relatives, the D'Urbervilles, where her innocence is turned into bitterness after cousin Alec D'Urberville (Jason Flemyng) seduces her, and she becomes pregnant. She loses the baby, leaves the mansion, and finds work as a farmhand. She falls in love with Angel Clare (Oliver Milburn), and he returns her love. But, happiness is not fated to be in the future for Tess, and tragedy follows in this good made-for-TV retelling of the classic Thomas Hardy story.
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| 1. Nuts in May (1976)
2. Santa Claus (1985)
aka: Santa Claus: The Movie
3. Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998)
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