Thora Hird Movies

  • 1948
    Portrait from Life

    Portrait from Life

    Portrait from Life

    5.91948HD

    A British army officer becomes fascinated by the portrait of a young woman. He travels to Germany to find her, only to discover that she is suffering...

    Portrait from Life
  • 1998
    Talking Heads 2

    Talking Heads 2

    Talking Heads 2

    71998HD

    A series of monologues.

    Talking Heads 2
  • 1953
    The Great Game

    The Great Game

    The Great Game

    61953HD

    The wealthy chairman of First Division Football Club, Burnville United, makes an unethical approach to a star player of another club, and the ensuing...

    The Great Game
  • 1958
    Further Up the Creek

    Further Up the Creek

    Further Up the Creek

    61958HD

    The sequel to 'Up The Creek' sees David Tomlinson return as bumbling navy boffin Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather. This time he is skipper of the ship...

    Further Up the Creek
  • 1955
    The Love Match

    The Love Match

    The Love Match

    7.81955HD

    After being arrested for assaulting a football referee, desperate train driver Bill (Arthur Askey) raids the railwaymen's holiday fund to cover his...

    The Love Match
  • 1949
    Fools Rush In

    Fools Rush In

    Fools Rush In

    61949HD

    Howes plays Pamela Dickson, an impulsive young bride-to-be, while Guy Rolfe portrays her long-lost father Paul. Ostensibly a cad and bounder, Paul...

    Fools Rush In
  • 1942
    The Black Sheep of Whitehall

    The Black Sheep of Whitehall

    The Black Sheep of Whitehall

    7.81942HD

    A professor teaching at a correspondence school discovers that a Nazi agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and...

    The Black Sheep of Whitehall
  • 1957
    The Good Companions

    The Good Companions

    The Good Companions

    01957HD

    The story revolves around the Dinky Doos, a provincial musical troupe living from hand to mouth.

    The Good Companions
  • 1942
    Go to Blazes

    Go to Blazes

    Go to Blazes

    101942HD

    Ministry of Information-sponsored comedy short showing wartime audiences how to deal with the threat of incendiary bombs.

    Go to Blazes
  • 1961
    Over the Odds

    Over the Odds

    Over the Odds

    01961HD

    A bookmaker struggles to cope with his two mothers-in-law.

    Over the Odds
  • 1949
    The Cure for Love

    The Cure for Love

    The Cure for Love

    01949HD

    Sergeant Jack Hardacre returns from the war to his contemptible fiancée Janey Jenkins intending to reconcile with her against all odds. But he...

    The Cure for Love
  • 1972
    The Villa Maroc

    The Villa Maroc

    The Villa Maroc

    01972HD

    A stolid British family from Bishops Stortford are adventurous and book a holiday in a villa in Morocco, where things befall them.

    The Villa Maroc
  • 1958
    A Clean Sweep

    A Clean Sweep

    A Clean Sweep

    01958HD

    George Watson's domestic bliss is shattered when his wife discovers he has broken his promise never to gamble again.

    A Clean Sweep
  • 1978
    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

    01978HD

    A repressed night-school teacher, secretly homosexual, struggles to cope with his demanding, eccentric mother.

    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
  • 1989
    The Tailor of Gloucester

    The Tailor of Gloucester

    The Tailor of Gloucester

    01989HD

    An ill tailor is trying to finish a coat for a wealthy man. He is hindered by his cat and helped by some grateful mice.

    The Tailor of Gloucester
  • 1979
    Afternoon Off

    Afternoon Off

    Afternoon Off

    01979HD

    Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested...

    Afternoon Off
  • 1970
    Emma and Grandpa

    Emma and Grandpa

    Emma and Grandpa

    01970HD

    Filmed in rural Sussex in 1982 and re-edited in 2008 with a new sound track, the charm of this period piece does not date. Each month there is a...

    Emma and Grandpa
  • 1966
    Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

    Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

    Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

    01966HD

    The uneasy relationship between elderly couple Thora Hird and Ron Moody and a cheerful stranger who moves in with them (Ronald Lacey). Written by...

    Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
  • 1977
    The Mayor's Charity

    The Mayor's Charity

    The Mayor's Charity

    01977HD

    Olive Major is determined that her year of office as Mayor will be a happy and successful one. But her appointment of Ex-Warrant Officer Higham as...

    The Mayor's Charity
  • 1982
    Say Something Happened

    Say Something Happened

    Say Something Happened

    01982HD

    An inexperienced social worker is sent to interview an elderly couple deemed to be “at risk”, but ends up learning just as much about...

    Say Something Happened