Michael Bates Movies

  • 1976
    The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

    The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

    The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

    31976HD

    Another stab at Henry Fielding's hilarious novel about the amorous misadventures of a dashing young man in 18th century England. The brilliant 1963...

    The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
  • 1956
    The Spanish Gardener

    The Spanish Gardener

    The Spanish Gardener

    6.21956HD

    Harrington Brande, a British diplomat who recently broke up with his wife, is stationed in a small coastal town in Spain with his son, Nicholas....

    The Spanish Gardener
  • 1969
    Male of the Species

    Male of the Species

    Male of the Species

    5.51969HD

    Never trust a man whoever he is. This is the bitter lesson learned by Mary MacNeil in her relationships with three different men: her father, a...

    Male of the Species
  • 1969
    Arthur? Arthur!

    Arthur? Arthur!

    Arthur? Arthur!

    31969HD

    The inventor of sure-fire failures leads such an abysmal life that he creates a second identity, that of a dashing, debonair womaniser.

    Arthur? Arthur!
  • 1968
    The Brahmin Widow

    The Brahmin Widow

    The Brahmin Widow

    01968HD

    A British soldier returns to India to find the woman he fell in love wit

    The Brahmin Widow
  • 1971
    The Fox Trot

    The Fox Trot

    The Fox Trot

    01971HD

    The first in a series of new plays. Arthur and Gwen, a cosy middle-aged couple, remember with nostalgia the pre-Motorway Britain of their youth. When...

    The Fox Trot
  • 1978
    Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook

    Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook

    Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook

    01978HD

    A BAFTA award winning short tribute to the artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), which explores a small number of the thousands of drawings he is...

    Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook
  • 1965
    A Passage to India

    A Passage to India

    A Passage to India

    01965HD

    The BBC's 1965 adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, screened as part of their Play of the Month strand, adapted by Santha Ramu Rau and John Maynard,...

    A Passage to India
  • 1969
    Sling Your Hook

    Sling Your Hook

    Sling Your Hook

    01969HD

    A group of coal miners from Nottingham go on their annual trip to Blackpool.

    Sling Your Hook
  • 1966
    Macready's Gala

    Macready's Gala

    Macready's Gala

    01966HD

    The Headmaster and governors of a boarding school are accidentally locked in the new memorial room with the convicted Great Train Robbers.

    Macready's Gala