John Barrett Movies

A Scotland Yard detective is investigating a string of robberies and a murder, and the information he uncovers leads him to the estate of a wealthy bu...

A funny thing happened to Lurkalot, serf to Sir Coward de Custard, on the way to Custard Castle. Lurkalot sells lusty love potions and rusty chastity...

Jimmy Jewel and Hylda Baker star in this big screen spin-off of one of ITV's most popular comedy series of all time. When the father of Eli and Nellie...

Three children rejuvenate an old traction engine and enter it for the County Championship.

Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.

When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious sc...

A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the s...

In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to England, where his bishop gives him his new assignment...

The first Play for Today is the story of one man's obsession (to win the world long distance piano playing record) and the battle for good (his wife)...

An adaptation of Winifred Holtby's classic novel

When Lady Sheila Boothroyd hears that the planning authorities are determined to drive a road through her grounds, she announces her intention to kill...

Billy is his own boss. But Darkly has plans for him ...

A tough young girl lives with her aging grandfather near a cove on the coast of Cornwall. She supports herself and him by gathering seaweed to sell as...

Early adaption of Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four as part of the Theatre 625 series.

Ben Packman leaves an old people's home to return to the Welsh mountains.

Wally, a caretaker in a block of flats, loses his job when the flats are used to rehouse Bhengali families.

A criminal gang sets out to pull off the heist of a large army payroll.

A skiving bin gang are on high alert when their new inspector takes an interest.

A megalomaniac dictator, in charge of a former colony, installs a nuclear bomb in its London Embassy. He threatens to set it off, unless a huge ransom...

Prevented by health reasons from joining the Army, a man lives out his military fantasies by leading a failing marching band. His life changes when he...