The Blackheath Poisonings 1992  TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Orme
Cast: Christine Kavanagh, Ian McNeice, Zoe Wanamaker, Judy Parfitt, Patrick Malahide, James Faulkner, Christien Anholt, Julia St. John, Ian Bartholomew, George Anton, Nicholas Woodeson, Donald Sumpter
Set in 19th century Britain, this made-for-TV miniseries chronicles the events surrounding a series of mysterious deaths following a poisoning in an upper-class family. Many suspects exist in this adequate tale.
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Hands of a Murderer 1990  TV, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
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
Sherlock Holmes' nemesis Moriarty is back in business after escaping from jail and then stealing secret government documents from Sherlock's brother, Mycroft, while kidnapping Mycroft in the process. Made-for-TV.
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The Heist 1989 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Stuart Orme
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Tom Skerritt, Wendy Hughes, Noble Willingham, Tom Atkins, Robert Prosky, Stephen Apostolina, Ben Mittleman, Roger Hewlett, Joseph Carberry, Chino "Fats" Williams, Art Frankel
In this made-for-TV movie, Neil Skinner (Pierce Brosnan) has been framed by his ex-partner, Ebbet Berens (Tom Skerritt), and sent to jail. Now, released from prison, Neil sets out to exact revenge on Ebbet who not only took his money but his girlfriend, Sheila (Wendy Hughes), as well.
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 Ivanhoe 1997  TV, 300 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Stuart Orme
Cast: Steven Waddington, Victoria Smurfit, Ralph Brown, Rory Edwards, James Cosmo, Chris Walker, Susan Lynch, Aden Gillett, Christopher Lee, Ciaran Hinds, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Nick Brimble, Trevor Cooper, Ronald Pickup, Sian Phillips
This rousing, made-for-TV miniseries is a good retelling of Sir Walter Scott's tale of the young knight Ivanhoe (Steven Waddington) who battles the evil Prince John (Ralph Brown) and his templar cohorts in 12th-century England. After returning from the Crusades, a disguised Ivanhoe finds himself in the middle of Prince John's efforts to replace Richard (Rory Edwards) as king of England. Ivanhoe enters a tournament to win back the love of Rowena (Victoria Smurfit). He wins the tournament but is injured, and is nursed back to health by Rebecca (Susan Lynch) with whom he falls in love. More problems lie ahead when Rebecca is condemned as a witch and is sentenced to be burned at the stake. Ivanhoe rescues Rebecca, but will he be able to restore Richard to the throne?
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The Puppet Masters 1994 R, 108 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror
aka: Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters
Director: Stuart Orme
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner, Richard Belzer, Keith David, Will Patton, Tom Mason, Yaphet Kotto, Dale Dye, Benjamin Mouton
Special effects and Donald Sutherland are the redeeming qualities in this film about scientists protecting Earth from an alien parasite. Based on top sci-fi novelist Robert A. Heinlein's book.
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| 1. The Blackheath Poisonings (1992)
2. Hands of a Murderer (1990)
aka: Sherlock Holmes and the Prince of Crime
3. The Heist (1989)
4. Ivanhoe (1997)
5. The Puppet Masters (1994)
aka: Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters
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