When Ben-Hur and long time friend Messala have a falling-out over political views Ben-Hur is sent to the galleys and his family to prison. He never stops looking for his family and promises himself revenge. ... more about Ben-Hur
Nineteenth century England. When Nicholas Nickleby's father dies and leaves his family destitute, his uncle, the greedy moneylender, Ralph Nickleby, finds Nicholas a job teaching in a repulsive school in Yorkshire. ... more about Nicholas Nickleby
Dr. Sparrow graduates and sets out into the world. Hilarious internships with a miserly doctor and his young wife, a country doctor paid in kind not cash, and a quack specializing in rich neurotic women. ... more about Doctor at Large
The residents of a small English village are about to lose their ancient railroad. They decide to rescue it by running it themselves, in competition with the local bus company. ... more about Titfield Thunderbolt
Sam Palmer is a cricket player who is playing his last matches of his career. His son, Jackson, is a poet who disappoints Sam by not attending his next-to-last game. Then Jackson is suddenly invited to the home of Alexander Whitehead. ... more about Final Test
Set just after the end of WWII (but filmed in the middle of it) in a time of general euphoria at having won the war, with full employment and general happiness for all (or nearly all). ... more about Give Us the Moon