Ian McKellen Movies
- 1985
Zina
Zina5.41985HD
Zina, the daughter of Leon Trotsky by his first wife, is undergoing freudian analysis in Berlin in the 'thirties. Meanwhile Trotsky is in exile in...
- 2004
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?02004HD
Profile of the life, work and ethos behind one of Britain's most controversial and prolific human rights campaigner: gay UK activist Peter Tatchell.
- 1992
Gladio
Gladio71992HD
In three programmes shown over consecutive weeks in BBC2's Timewatch strand, Allan Francovich interviewed key Gladio players such as Propaganda Due...
- 2025
Dragged Through Time
Dragged Through Time02025HD
Touching on major moments for the LGBTQ community throughout history.
- 2023
The One Note Man
The One Note Man72023HD
A musical man lives a careful life. Each day is like the next, just how he likes it. One day, however, misfortune and fate collide, breaking his...
- 1988
Scarfe's Follies
Scarfe's Follies01988HD
Cartoonist Gerald Scarfe looks at that most English of things - the folly.
- 1969
The Promise
The Promise01969HD
Set in Leningrad. Follows the lives of three young Russians from the terror of the German siege of Leningrad through the uncertainty of the postwar...
- 2013
The Egg Trick
The Egg Trick62013HD
Do you know the joke about the broken egg?
- 2006
Saint of 9/11
Saint of 9/115.72006HD
Saint of 9/11 presents the turbulent, restless, spiritual and remarkable journey of Father Mychal Judge. Compassionate champion of the needy and...
- 1983
Walter and June
Walter and June71983HD
Sequel to the TV film "Walter". In the United States, the two films have been released together on DVD as a package, called "Loving Walter".
- 1987
Süleyman the Magnificent
Süleyman the Magnificent01987HD
Süleyman (or Süleiman) the Magnificent was the longest-reigning emperor of the Ottoman empire. Known for his military campaigns spanning...
- 2007
For the Love of God
For the Love of God42007HD
'For the Love of God' is the wickedly irreverent tale of Graham (Coogan); an over-grown man-child still living at home under the suffocating glare of...
- 1997
A Bit Of Scarlet
A Bit Of Scarlet4.61997HD
A Bit of Scarlet excavates clips from Britain's cinema archives to create a moving and humorous testament to the closeted gay and lesbian images from...
- 2017
Edmund the Magnificent
Edmund the Magnificent7.22017HD
When news breaks that the county pig fete's being revived, the once-legendary Farmer decides to make one final roll of the dice - and invest his life...
- 2011
Looking for Lowry
Looking for Lowry02011HD
Looking for Lowry is an entertaining documentary film about the life and work of the much loved British artist L.S. Lowry (1887 – 1976). This...
- 2022
Quintessentially British
Quintessentially British3.82022HD
This unique and cheeky documentary explores Britain and what makes our country great from our traditions to our self-deprecating sense of humour.
- 2020
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet102020HD
Sir Ian McKellen reads the poetry, Michael Wood traces the journey on the ground. Together they conjure up the extraordinary life, times and words of...
- 2016
The Roof
The Roof6.32016HD
A brief comedy about a visit from a legendary theatre maker and his legion of fans.
- 1970
Hamlet
Hamlet01970HD
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the Prince cannot decide...
- 1970
Richard II
Richard II01970HD
The Tragedy of King Richard II