Yorkshire Television Movies

  • 1990
    The Old Man and the Sea

    The Old Man and the Sea

    The Old Man and the Sea

    6.31990HD

    Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway. Santiago goes out on his usual fishing trip and makes a huge catch, the biggest of his life. Then a shark...

    The Old Man and the Sea
  • 1997
    Black Velvet Band

    Black Velvet Band

    Black Velvet Band

    71997HD

    Period drama Black Velvet Band takes us back to Victorian times when a gang of petty crooks find themselves sentenced to transportation to Australia,...

    Black Velvet Band
  • 2002
    Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

    Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

    Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

    72002HD

    James Bolam portrays serial killer Dr. Harold Shipman in this made-for-TV drama. The film follows the story of Shipman, a general practitioner who...

    Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
  • 1973
    Take the World From Another Point of View

    Take the World From Another Point of View

    Take the World From Another Point of View

    8.51973HD

    In 1973 Yorkshire public television made a short film of the Nobel laureate while he was there. The resulting film, Take the World From Another Point...

    Take the World From Another Point of View
  • 2006
    Ghostboat

    Ghostboat

    Ghostboat

    6.82006HD

    Jack Hardy is the sole survivor of a mysterious submarine disaster in World War II. Now, in 1981, the ill-fated submarine Scorpion has resurfaced,...

    Ghostboat
  • 1972
    What Makes Shaw Run Run?

    What Makes Shaw Run Run?

    What Makes Shaw Run Run?

    01972HD

    Alan Whicker meets Chinese film mogul, Run Run Shaw, at his Hong Kong studios and sees examples of the swordfight films, of which he is producing...

    What Makes Shaw Run Run?
  • 2002
    A Is for Acid

    A Is for Acid

    A Is for Acid

    7.12002HD

    Dramatisation of the true story of the notorious 'acid bath murderer' John Haigh, who murdered women and disposed of their bodies in vats of acid in...

    A Is for Acid
  • 2006
    Best Ever Spitting Image

    Best Ever Spitting Image

    Best Ever Spitting Image

    02006HD

    A documentary about Spitting Image (1984) and the impact it had, including clips of the most memorable moments and contributions from many of the...

    Best Ever Spitting Image
  • 1981
    Pygmalion

    Pygmalion

    Pygmalion

    01981HD

    Adaptation of the play by Bernard Shaw.

    Pygmalion
  • 1993
    15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight

    15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight

    15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight

    51993HD

    A teen, jailed in an adult prison in Britain, takes his own life in July 1990.

    15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight
  • 1984
    Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

    4.91984HD

    A scientist who is obsessed with creating life finally does it, with tragic results.

    Frankenstein
  • 1977
    Love Lies Bleeding

    Love Lies Bleeding

    Love Lies Bleeding

    01977HD

    Theo and Rowena are giving a dinner party - but outside their house a death occurs. Drama set against the backdrop of a dinner party. The guests are...

    Love Lies Bleeding
  • 1974
    Sounds Like Les Dawson

    Sounds Like Les Dawson

    Sounds Like Les Dawson

    01974HD

    Les Dawson invites some familiar friends to join him in this one off special in which he performs sketches and musical numbers. Watch out for a rare...

    Sounds Like Les Dawson
  • 1979
    The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?

    The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?

    The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?

    01979HD

    Spoof story, set in the 1950s, about espionage in a humberside village.

    The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
  • 1978
    Aren't We All

    Aren't We All

    Aren't We All

    01978HD

    production of the play by Frederick Lonsdale. Lord Grenham, a womaniser all his life, tries to mend his son's marriage and finds he might have met...

    Aren't We All
  • 1988
    Tears in the Rain

    Tears in the Rain

    Tears in the Rain

    4.91988HD

    When Casey Cantrell's mother died, her last wish was that her daughter would give a letter to Lord Richard Bredon, living in the UK. When Casey...

    Tears in the Rain
  • 1999
    The Flint Street Nativity

    The Flint Street Nativity

    The Flint Street Nativity

    5.8571999HD

    With angels crying in the toilets all because of a jealous Angel Gabriel, it could only be the eagerly awaited performance of the Primary school...

    The Flint Street Nativity
  • 1987
    1914 All Out

    1914 All Out

    1914 All Out

    71987HD

    A village cricket team plays its last match before most of its players go off to fight in World War I, confident that "it will all be over by...

    1914 All Out
  • 2002
    Best Ever Bond

    Best Ever Bond

    Best Ever Bond

    52002HD

    Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.

    Best Ever Bond
  • 1985
    Romance on the Orient Express

    Romance on the Orient Express

    Romance on the Orient Express

    5.21985HD

    Lily, an American travelling on the famous Orient Express train from Venice, Italy to Paris, France, suddenly runs into her former lover, Alex, who...

    Romance on the Orient Express