 1984 1984  R, 123 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Romance / Thriller
aka: Nineteen Eighty-Four
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack, Gregor Fisher, James Walker, Peter Frye, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Andrew Wilde, Phyllis Logan, David Trevena, David Cann, Anthony Benson, Corinna Seddon, Rupert Baderman
"Big Brother is watching you." That is the theme of George Orwell's story of life in a totalitarian society. The lack of incentive for improving the quality of life is vividly depicted in this thought-provoking story in which Winston Smith (John Hurt) is a Party official in the Ministry of Propaganda. He meets and falls in love with Party member Julia (Suzanna Hamilton), and they engage in a sexual affair. Sex is forbidden in this society, and when they are caught, Winston is beaten and starved under the orders of his former friend O'Brien (Richard Burton). Later, Winston is exposed to rats that gnaw at his face, and Winston admits to his affair with Julia. Meanwhile, Julia, has also confessed and turns against Winston. Previously made in 1956.
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Alibi 2003  TV, 115 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: David Richards
Cast: Michael Kitchen, Sophie Okonedo, Phyllis Logan, Simon Hyde, Paul Thornley, Adam Kotz, Stefan Weclawek, Francis Magee, Jerome Willis, Jem Wall
Following the surprise anniversary party Greg (Michael Kitchen) throws for his wife, Linda (Phyllis Logan), caterer Marcey (Sophie Okonedo) spots Greg lugging the dead body of Linda's lover. Greg convinces Marcey that it was an accident and talks her into helping him hide the corpse. But, during the ensuing police investigation, Marcey begins to doubt her trust in Greg.
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 All the King's Men 1999  TV, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julian Jarrold
Cast: David Jason, Maggie Smith, David Troughton, Ian McDiarmid, William Ash, Stuart Bunce, Sonya Walger, James(2) Murray, Phyllis Logan, Tom Burke, Ben Crompton, Emma Cunniffe
This BBC offering examines what really happened to the Royal British Army's Sandringham Company, which was made up entirely of servants and gardeners from King George V's Estate. The Company marched off to World War I in 1915 and was never seen again.
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Another Time, Another Place 1983 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: Phyllis Logan, Giovanni Mauriello, Gianluca Favilla, Claudio Rosini, Paul Young, Gregor Fisher, Tom Watson, Jennifer Piercey, Denise Coffey, Yvonne Gilan
In Scotland during World War II, a local woman, Jamie (Phyllis Logan), falls in love with an Italian POW, Luigi (Giovanni Mauriello).
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The Doctor and the Devils 1985 R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Freddie Francis
Cast: Timothy Dalton, Jonathan Pryce, Twiggy, Julian Sands, Stephen Rea, Phyllis Logan, Beryl Reid, Patrick Stewart, Sian Phillips
In this Mel Brooks production, Doctor Thomas Rock (Timothy Dalton) enlists the aid of grave robbers to obtain cadavers for his scientific experiments.
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Freddie as F.R.O.7 1992 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Jon Acevski
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Jenny Agutter, Billie Whitelaw, Brian Blessed, John Sessions, Nigel Hawthorne, Michael Hordern, Jonathan Pryce, Prunella Scales, Phyllis Logan, James Earl Jones, Victor Maddern
In this animated film, French secret agent Freddie (a human-sized frog) is called onto a case in England. His mission is to prevent an evil takeover of the world.
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Goldeneye: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming 1989 TV, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Don Boyd
Cast: Charles Dance, Phyllis Logan, Reg Gadney, Julian Fellowes, Donald Hewlett, Lynsey Baxter, Ed Devereaux, Donald(2) Douglas, Stephan Grothgar, Joseph Long
Ian Fleming had many of the characteristics of the man he invented: James Bond. This biographical made-for-TV film follows the adventures of this playboy/adventurer/spy, concentrating on his World War II adventures and romances.
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Secrets & Lies 1996  R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Elizabeth Berrington, Lesley Manville, Michele Austin, Lee Ross, Ron Cook, Emma Amos, Brian Bovell, Travor Laird
A reunion brings together family members for Roxanne's (Claire Rushbrook) 21st birthday. Those attending are Roxanne's lonely mother, Cynthia (Brenda Blethyn); Cynthia's brother, Maurice (Timothy Spall); and his wife, Monica (Phyllis Logan)–and a surprise guest, Hortense (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), a young Black woman searching for her biological mother who turns out to be Cynthia.
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| 1. 1984 (1984)
aka: Nineteen Eighty-Four
2. Alibi (2003)
3. All the King's Men (1999)
4. Another Time, Another Place (1983)
5. The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
6. Freddie as F.R.O.7 (1992)
7. Goldeneye: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1989)
8. Secrets & Lies (1996)
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