Clothes in the Wardrobe 1992  TV, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Summer House
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Joan Plowright, Lena Headey, Julie Walters, David Threlfall, John Wood, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Catherine Schell, Maggie Steed, Gwyneth Strong
This British comedy/drama features Margaret (Lena Headey) as a young woman about to marry a mama's boy–40-year-old Syl (David Threlfall). Lili (Jeanne Moreau), a family friend, works to prevent the marriage.
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Conspiracy 2001  R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Pierson
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Kenneth Branagh, Colin Firth, Barnaby Kay, Ben Daniels, David Threlfall, Jonathan Coy, Brendan Coyle, Ian McNeice, Owen Teale, Nicholas Woodeson, Ewan Stewart, Kevin McNally, Brian Pettifer, Peter Sullivan
In 1942, Nazi leaders met in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee to discuss and decide actions to be taken to solve the Jewish "problem." Their conclusion: extermination. This HBO-produced film tells the story of that Wannsee Conference. Good cast, good film.
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Diana: Her True Story 1993  TV, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Serena Scott Thomas, David Threlfall, Elizabeth Garvie, Anne Stallybrass, Donald(2) Douglas, Jemma Redgrave, Jeremy Child, William Franklyn, Jean Anderson, Belle Connor, Anne Stallybrass, Tracy Hardwick, Aletta Lawson, Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy, Helen Masters
This disclosure about the British Royals tells the "real" story behind the marriage breakup of Princess Diana (Serena Scott Thomas) and Prince Charles (David Threlfall) that began with Diana's marriage to Prince Charles. The story follows her transformation into a public icon, her loneliness, and suicide attempts during the ill-fated marriage. When issued as a TV miniseries in Britain, the film was a big hit.
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 King Lear 1984 TV, 158 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Elliott
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Diana Rigg, Anna Calder-Marshall, Dorothy Tutin, Colin Blakely, John Hurt, Leo McKem, Jeremy Kemp, Robert Lindsay, David Threlfall, Brian Cox, Edward Petherbridge, Robert Lang, Geoffrey Bateman, John Cording
King Lear (Laurence Olivier) is aging and wants to leave his kingdom to the daughter who can prove that she loves him the most. When daughter Cordelia (Anna Calder-Marshall) remains steadfast in refusing to play her father's game, Lear exiles her. The other two daughters–Regan and Goneril (Diana Rigg and Dorothy Tutin)–plot to deceive their father. Meanwhile, Gloucester (Leo McKem) and his sons Edgar and Edmund (David Threlfall and Robert Lindsay) experience their own family problems, which are based on honesty and also the lack of trust. Tragedies lie ahead for both families. This version of the Shakespeare tragedy was first aired on television and won the Emmy.
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 1982  TV, 510 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Caird, Jim Goddard, Trevor Nunn
Cast: Roger Rees, Emily Richard, David Threlfall, John Woodvine, Jane Downs, Alun Armstrong, Ian McNeice, Lucy Gutteridge, Griffith Jones, John McEnery, Patrick Godfrey, Suzanne Bertish, Griffith Jones, Morland Graham, Ralph Truman
In this made-for-TV miniseries based on Charles Dickens' classic tale, Roger Rees takes on the role of Nicholas Nickleby who, along with his mother (Jane Downs) and sister (Emily Richard), must rely on help from his Uncle Ralph (John Woodvine) until Nicholas can find the means to rescue them from their lot in life. The film won an Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series and received nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor (Roger Rees) and Outstanding Supporting Actor (David Threlfall) in a Limited Series
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Mary, Mother of Jesus 1999  TV, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Christian Bale, Pernilla August, Melinda Kinnaman, David Threlfall, Geraldine Chaplin, Simone Bendix, Hywel Bennett, John Shrapnel, Robert Addie, Edward Hardwicke
This made-for-TV film tells the story of Mary of Nazareth (Pernilla August) raising her son, Jesus (Christian Bale), and their strong and loving relationship.
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Patriot Games 1992 R, 116 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Phillip Noyce
Cast: Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Patrick Bergin, Sean Bean, Thora Birch, James Fox, Samuel L. Jackson, Polly Walker, James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, J.E. Freeman, Alex Norton, David Threlfall, Alun Armstrong, Hugh Fraser
Former CIA analyst Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) and his family–wife Cathy (Anne Archer) and daughter Sally (Thora Birch)–are on a vacation in England. While they are preparing to tour Buckingham Palace, an assassination attempt is foiled when Jack saves Lord Holmes (James Fox) from a terrorist attack. Later, the Ryans return to the family home in Maryland but do not resume their normal routines because now they are the targets of those same terrorists, and Jack must come to the rescue.
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The Russia House 1990 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Sean Connery, Roy Scheider, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Fox, John Mahoney, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ken Russell, J.T. Walsh, David Threlfall, Michael Kitchen, Mac McDonald, Nicholas Woodeson, Martin Clunes, Ian McNeice, Colin Stinton
While in Russia for a book conference, publisher Barley Blair (Sean Connery) is handed a manuscript that reveals Soviet military secrets. British Secret Service agent Ned (James Fox) coerces Blair into finding information about the author and the authenticity of the manuscript. Reluctantly, Blair agrees and is pulled into a complex world where he becomes involved with Katya (Michelle Pfeiffer) who is a pawn in the deadly game.
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| 1. Clothes in the Wardrobe (1992)
aka: The Summer House
2. Conspiracy (2001)
3. Diana: Her True Story (1993)
4. King Lear (1984)
5. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
6. Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999)
7. Patriot Games (1992)
8. The Russia House (1990)
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