David Watkin Movies

  • 1962
    The Signal Engineers

    The Signal Engineers

    The Signal Engineers

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    A film about one of the most responsible and professional jobs on British Railways. Practical work in shop and signal box, on gantry and trackside,...

    The Signal Engineers
  • 1977
    Joseph Andrews

    Joseph Andrews

    Joseph Andrews

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    Lady Booby alias 'Belle', the lively wife of the fat landed squire Sir Thomas Booby, has a lusty eye on the attractive, intelligent villager Joseph...

    Joseph Andrews
  • 1958
    A Desperate Case

    A Desperate Case

    A Desperate Case

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    A cautionary tale of a typical holiday suitcase. Crammed beyond its capacity, imperfectly fastened, inadequately and confusedly labelled, the...

    A Desperate Case
  • 1997
    Obsession

    Obsession

    Obsession

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    Two men become entangled in a torrid love affair with the same woman. Pierre is Miriam's longtime lover. John is desperately searching for clues...

    Obsession
  • 1964
    Rhythm 'n' Greens

    Rhythm 'n' Greens

    Rhythm 'n' Greens

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    Short film starring and featuring the music of The Shadows

    Rhythm 'n' Greens
  • 1968
    Red, White, and Zero

    Red, White, and Zero

    Red, White, and Zero

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    Composed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of Britain’s most-celebrated...

    Red, White, and Zero
  • 1966
    Mademoiselle

    Mademoiselle

    Mademoiselle

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    A sexually repressed school teacher releases her pent up passions in a series of shocking crimes.

    Mademoiselle
  • 1979
    That Summer!

    That Summer!

    That Summer!

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    A teenager gets out of reform school and heads to Torquay for a swimming contest, where he meets a pair of young Northern lasses working as hotel...

    That Summer!
  • 1959
    Diesel Trainride

    Diesel Trainride

    Diesel Trainride

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    Through the forward-looking windows of the new diesel multiple-unit trains reveals a new world of signs, signals and railway sights to those who ride...

    Diesel Trainride
  • 1994
    It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

    It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

    It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

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    A BBC documentary about a pre-rehearsal workshop held in New York prior to the Goodman Theater’s 1994 production of The Merchant of Venice,...

    It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
  • 1957
    Lancashire Coast

    Lancashire Coast

    Lancashire Coast

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    The holiday attractions of the Lancashire coast, including a beauty contest in Morecambe, Southport flower show and Blackpool Fun Fair.

    Lancashire Coast
  • 1956
    Men on the Mend

    Men on the Mend

    Men on the Mend

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    When Joe Miller breaks his ankle on the shop floor, he is sent with some trepidation to the British Railways rehab centre, a cross between a modern...

    Men on the Mend
  • 1956
    The Long Night Haul

    The Long Night Haul

    The Long Night Haul

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    The history of the BRS (British Road Services), the general haulage network of the UK. Part of BFI collection "Points and Aspects."

    The Long Night Haul
  • 1961
    The Travolators

    The Travolators

    The Travolators

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    Approximately 40,000 people use the Waterloo & City Underground line every day. For years they had walked to and from the platforms at the Bank by a...

    The Travolators
  • 1960
    Blue Pullman

    Blue Pullman

    Blue Pullman

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    Blue Pullman is a 1960 short documentary film directed by James Ritchie, which follows the development, preparation and a journey from Manchester to...

    Blue Pullman